Set One:

d1t01 - I Know You Rider

d1t02 - Big Boss Man

d1t03 - Standing On The Corner

d1t04 - Beat It On Down The Line

d1t05 - In The Pines

d1t06 - Cardboard Cowboy

d1t07 - Nobody's Fault But Mine

d1t08 - Next Time You See Me

d1t09 - He Was A Friend Of Mine

d1t10 - Cream Puff War



Set Two:

d1t11 - Viola Lee Blues

d1t12 - Don't Ease Me In ->

d1t13 - Pain In My Heart

d1t14 - Minglewood Blues ->

d1t15 - Sittin' On Top Of The World

d2t01 - You Don't Have To Ask

d2t02 - Cold Rain And Snow ->

d2t03 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl ->

d2t04 - It's All Over Now Baby Blue

d2t05 - Dancin' In The Streets

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Reviewer: fillmore bro - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 17, 2014

Subject: Magic of 66 The Dead exploded in 66. After lots of practice starting in 65 and playing in many dive bars, high schools, and auditoriums the band blossomed in 66.



Nobody on the planet had a repertoire like this. Blues, rock, country, and hippie jams. Jerry was the strongest player, but it takes a band to shine.



This recording is bit funky and parts of the performances are odd. But I would have rather seen this show than lots of the late 70's, 80's and 90's shows I went too.



Later in the year it is even better. The Pride records recording at the Matrix and Avalon in Sept and Nov 66 are as good as any they ever did in my opinion.(To bad they basically stole the recording from the Dead.)



You not with it unless you understand and love 66. This is a very significant recording. - July 17, 2014Magic of 66

Reviewer: weab76 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 28, 2012

Subject: 5 stars First time ive heard any early Dead stuff live, WOW!!!! - September 28, 20125 stars

Reviewer: jb95 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 19, 2012

Subject: Woo-hoo! Incredible! - August 19, 2012Woo-hoo!

Reviewer: rschwz28 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 5, 2012

Subject: Five stars I consider myself a hardcore Dead Head, even though (or because!) I rarely listen to any show later than 1972. And I'll consider any arguments that '69, 70 or '71 was their peak year. But...



Ron's Vox! And Jerry's Starfire!



Now, what could improve this page on the archive? A copy of the second set (Airplane). What I wouldn't give for that. - July 5, 2012Five stars

Reviewer: bbhsu2 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 28, 2010

Subject: birth of the dead a lot of the tracks here are on Birth of the Dead. There is a recording here on the archive from may 66 and you can tell a huge difference. wish we had more recordings of 66 and especially 67, there were probably huge evolution from week to week even. if you saw these guys back then you must have known that they were going to be something great one day. - February 28, 2010birth of the dead

Reviewer: Mojo P - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 22, 2009

Subject: This was the begining of the Dead End This was my first dead show I ever had. My Buddy was a big dead head and I liked smokin with him. One day we got stoney and he through this show in the tape deck and that was it... I was hooked. Never looking back. I had just turned 15 and never relized the trouble this music, this culture would get me in. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love the kind folks I've meet at shows on tour and on the road. I love you all! We are a grate group of wierdos. But thats for puttin this one on this page. Power to the peaceful - September 22, 2009This was the begining of the Dead End

Reviewer: dean720 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 2, 2009

Subject: This is great. As a fan of the Grateful Dead's early sound, I really love this show. Great stuff here. - May 2, 2009This is great.

Reviewer: oh_uh_um_ah - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 15, 2009

Subject: The GRATEFUL DEAD "Live On Stage" July 16, 1966 at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. <>--<>--<>--<>--<>



5 stars for the mix

5 stars for the recording

5 stars for the performance

5 stars for the Charlie Miller Transfer.



SUMMER OF 66'...at the FILLMORE AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO.



"the oldest juveniles in California, the GRATEFUL DEAD"



Hard to believe when this show was performed, LSD was not an illegal substance. It's even harder to beileve San Francisco was once a cheap place to live, and no one lived in Marin.



Vocal track panned left, music track panned right.

Pigpen's organ can be clearly and easily heard. I love the sound of Pigpen's organ, his playing is outstanding. His organ was the "Sound" of the GRATEFUL DEAD.



Putting the audio tracks in mono changes the sound, it puts everything center, the vocals come forward and the organ drops back.



I like this version of "Pain In My Heart" better than the 11-19-66 Fillmore performance. A rare treat for us Pigpen fans. Otis Redding recorded this song in 1963.



I highly recommend adding this show to your 1966 GRATEFUL DEAD collection.



Hard to believe BEATLE MANIA was raging on the east coast, while San Francisco was giving birth to a behemoth like the GRATEFUL DEAD.



The Fillmore crowd is very well behaved, but hey it's 1966. Some of the best music ever written and performed had not yet been created, and some of it was and the GRATEFUL DEAD were playing it.



Get it while you can, get it while it's free, get it now or you will be sorry.



The tape runs out on "Dancin' In The Street" at 6:34.



Delightfully wonderful and truely a "MUST HAVE" show.



Eat, Drink, Be Merry and Listen to the GRATEFUL DEAD.



Thanks for the LOVE from 1966.



I miss 1966. - February 15, 2009The GRATEFUL DEAD "Live On Stage" July 16, 1966 at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Reviewer: jakester76 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 16, 2008

Subject: GOOD GOOD STUFF!! Wow, just listened to the show and thought it was GRATE!! GMLSG was awesome. This music sounds almost like their first album, only better cuz its LIVE and the tunes are much longer. - July 16, 2008GOOD GOOD STUFF!!

Reviewer: bomberman - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 27, 2008

Subject: How sweet! Can't believe there aren't more reviews! A good ol' fun show complete with the bubble gum feel. Sounds like you're listening to a 60's Haight Ashbury documentary. Only wish Jerry was a little bit higher in the mix. You can't have everything I guess. - April 27, 2008How sweet!