After a fifteen year delay, the Grateful Dead will release the final
installment in its From the Vault series.
The archival recording, Three from the Vault, captures the group’s February 19, 1971 show at Port Chester, NY’s
Capitol Theatre. The 20-song performance features the return of the group’s
original lineup, which includes Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron
"Pigpen" McKernan and Bob Weir, shortly after the start of Mickey
Hart’s brief hiatus from the band. The album was mixed, mastered, and originally
slated as a follow-up to Two From The
Vault, before being put on the back burner and forgotten for a decade and a
half. During the more than two hour show, the Dead debut "Bird Song"
and "Deal," from Garcia’s then new self-titled solo album, and offer the second-ever performances of "Loser,"
"Bertha," "Playing In The Band " and "Wharf Rat."
The two-disc set also includes an early version of "Greatest Story Ever
Told, still known at the time by its working title, “Pump Song.” The primitive version
of the song is missing its "Abraham and Isaac" bridge, offering
listening a look at the number’s evolution. Other key tracks include “Casey
Jones,” "Truckin'," "China Cat Sunflower," "I Know You
Rider, ""Easy Wind" and "That's It For The Other One."
The album will be available on June 26.
In other news, the Grateful Dead’s official webpage , www.dead.net, will
re-launch later this month. The new site is being modeled after the Grateful Dead Almanac and is expected to
offer a variety of interactive components, including message boards.
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