The Wall of Sound Presents #2: “4 in ’15 – 415: The San Francisco Sound – Part II (The ’70s)”
Original airdate: Friday, November 13, 2015
The Postman intro
The Postman / The Wall of Sound promo over “China Cat Sunflower” by The Grateful Dead from Europe ’72 (1972)
“Forever Goldrush” (Postman excerpt) by Grub Dog from Amazing Sweethearts (1998)
Doctor Who main title theme 1970
“Passenger” by The Grateful Dead from Terrapin Station (1977)
“Long John Silver” by Jefferson Airplane from Long John Silver (1972)
“Keep on Truckin'” by Hot Tuna from Burgers (1972)
“Estimated Prophet” by The Grateful Dead from Terrapin Station (1977)
“Truckin'” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
“Sugar Magnolia” by The Grateful Dead from Europe ’72 (1972)
Postman outro over “Truckin'” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
SECOND HALF-HOUR
Postman intro: “…deep deep deeeeeeep into the ’70s… so let’s get groovy!”
“New Speedway Boogie” by The Grateful Dead from Workingman’s Dead (1970)
Lead vocal: Jerry Garcia
“Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen” by Santana from Abraxas (1970)
“China Cat Sunflower” → “I Know You Rider” by The Grateful Dead from Europe ’72 (1972)
Lead vocal: Jerry Garcia
“Samson & Delilah” by The Grateful Dead from Terrapin Station (1977)
Lead vocal: Bob Weir
“Operator” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
Lead vocal: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Postman outro over “Truckin'” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
THIRD HALF-HOUR
Postman intro: “…the ’70s continue… more ’70s is on the way…”
“Oye Como Va” by Santana from Abraxas (1970)
“Fire on the Mountain” by The Grateful Dead from Shakedown Street (1978)
“Second That Emotion” by The Grateful Dead (covering Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 1967 hit later hitting again as covered by the duet group Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations in 1969) from Ladies and Gentlemen… The Fillmore East 1971 (2000)
Lead vocal: Jerry Garcia
Note: Recorded live from The Fillmore East in New York on April 25, 1971.
“Playing in the Band” by The Grateful Dead from Grateful Dead (1971) aka “Skull & Roses”
Lead vocal: Bob Weir
Note: Recorded live from Manhattan Center in New York City on April 6, 1971
“Ripple” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
“Till the Morning Comes” by The Grateful Dead from American Beauty (1970)
Postman outro: “…deep into a serious mellow groove – but fear not: the final half-hour you will rock out!”
FINAL HALF-HOUR
Postman intro: “…let’s rock on with the ’70s…”
“Bertha” by The Grateful Dead from Grateful Dead (1971) aka “Skull & Roses”
Lead vocal: Jerry Garcia
“Hard to Handle” by The Grateful Dead (covering the 1968 posthumous hit by Ottis Redding) from Ladies and Gentlemen… The Fillmore East 1971 (2000)
Lead vocal: Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Notes: Recorded live from The Fillmore East in New York on April 25, 1971.
An awesome version of the fave live rave-out hit as lead by Pigpen and The Grateful Dead. This is one of my all-time fave Pigpen/Dead versions and was made into a music video as seen as the opening offering on the sweet video collection Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992). The video for “Hard to Handle” has footage from the actual audio performance mixed with vintage scenes from The Grateful Dead’s history during the 1960s and the early 1970s.
“Johnny B. Goode” (covering the 1958 rock hit by Chuck Berry) by The Grateful Dead from Grateful Dead (1971) aka “Skull & Roses”
Lead vocal: Bob Weir
Note: Recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California on March 24, 1971.
“Sugar Magnolia” by The Grateful Dead from Europe ’72 (1972)
Note: Recorded live during The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 tour at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France on May 3, 1972.
Postman outro over “Dark Star” by The Grateful Dead from Ladies and Gentlemen… The Fillmore East 1971 (2000)
Notes: Recorded live from The Fillmore East in New York on April 28, 1971.
Alas, via a time constraint, this last half-hour was shorter than intended by a little over eight minutes, ending a bit too soon. “Uncle John’s Band” (from Workingman’s Dead, 1970) and another song would have been included before the final “Dark Star” / Postman outro (although, I should have just let this live 13:55 “Dark Star” finish out the show. We’ll do better next episode, in which, we will explore the 1980s vibe…