Help On The Way-> Slipknot!, The Music Never Stopped, They Love Each Other, Beat It On Down The Line*-> Franklin's Tower, Big River, It Must Have Been The Roses, Truckin'-> The Eleven Jam-> Drums -> Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey-> Not Fade Away -> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad -> One More Saturday Night

SBD : MR > DAT > CDR (HHb850); DAT > CDR transfer by Dan Sisler; Seeded to etree by Alan J. Fink

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Reviewer: BurtTheButcher - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 23, 2019

Subject: Fun and Free Went to this show...cut school to make it there....had to leave early to get back to Concord in time. Walking out of the park while Dead were still playing...getting music on the wind...stopping to jam a bit, then it was gone....



I remember Starship playing, and the power went out for a while.



Remembering back as well as I can, I thought we all pretty much knew the Dead were going to play - a not so well kept secret... - April 23, 2019Fun and Free

Reviewer: GenXHead33 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 19, 2018

Subject: Solid show, great energy This show, like all ‘75 shows is unique. Their energy during this show is dripping with psychedelia, apparently the last time they all dropped acid before a show (according to Phil in his biography). Comparisons to other shows are IMHO unnecessary, every show is a unique entity unto itself and tends to take away from the awesomeness. This show offers the listener scintillating Jerry jams, solid tightness from the rest of the band and just a unique palpable desire to propel the music to a fresher, newer, sleeker, funkier & Jammie’s direction. As awesome as GAMH is, there’s amazingness here that the much more popular 1 from the vault is. I sometimes prefer this and the winterland show to GAMH. This show at times crackles and buzzed with energy. Sure Truckin may be sloppy but the help-slip-music never stopped is unique (never seen that pairing before or since). The jams in Franklins are heavy-metal-like very grungy dirty sound from Jerry. And just cause a jam is in 11/8 doesn’t make it The Eleven, lets just agree to call jams like these awesome jams. Everything IMHO from ‘75 is required listening/learning. - June 19, 2018Solid show, great energy

Reviewer: lindleymeadows75 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 18, 2017

Subject: My first show Hitched from Palo Alto on a rumor. Wandered around Golden Gate for a while and found the meadow. That's when it all began. Amazing to listen after all these years and be transported back. Thanks for the bus ride boys, see you in Boulder come June. - March 18, 2017My first show

Reviewer: ToddWCorey - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 24, 2016

Subject: "Eleven" Yes, this jam is in 11/8 time. Yes, this means you can rightfully call it an "eleven" jam. But that doesn't make it "The Eleven". Just because a jam is in 7 doesn't make it Estimated or Money Money; just because a jam is in 10 doesn't make it Playing. A VERY cool jam, to be sure, but this cannot rightfully be called "The Eleven Jam". Call it a jam in 11, but this jam has none of "The Eleven"'s signature licks or chord changes.



Check out 8/6/82 St Paul for another great jam (after Space) that features The Other One theme in 11 time! - April 24, 2016"Eleven"

Reviewer: dperk - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 25, 2015

Subject: Got to love it... esp. because of "it must have been the roses", Jerry does a great job both singin' and playin'. Love that song.

To record this and anything else from the web, get a copy of "wondershare streaming audio recorder". Have your media player opened at the same time and the songs will go in and then you can make cd's. Best thing ever. I have quite the collection now. The program can be a little fickle, so keep trying. - August 25, 2015Got to love it...

Reviewer: GratefulPack - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 31, 2015

Subject: I need a copy of this show



Jerry's playing on GDTRFB is nuts. Does anyone have any idea how I might find a cd or digital copy of this show with recording quality we're listening to on this page? Archive.org has a downloadable version of this show, but it's not the quality of this version, which is incredible.Jerry's playing on GDTRFB is nuts. - May 31, 2015I need a copy of this show

Reviewer: sallymander57 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 27, 2015

Subject: Barely missed this show The jammin from Truckin till the end of the show is the best ever. Big advantage for the '70s, no screeching Donna Jean, her mike was turned way down.

Years later Phil said that this was the last time the entire band was stoned on acid while playing. - March 27, 2015Barely missed this show

Reviewer: beedub - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 5, 2013

Subject: Bolinas to SF Never forget this day; woke up in Bolinas, hitched to GGPark, saw the Dead and ended up at home in Berkeley that night. The show? C'mon, you kidding? Just listen to it. - November 5, 2013Bolinas to SF

Reviewer: loose overhang - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 23, 2012

Subject: A great weekend in San Fransisco So there I was standing at the side of I5 trying to hitch a ride back north to Canada after spending a few weeks climbing in Yosemite when some fine folks from LA stopped and asked me if I'd like to join them in San Fransisco to help them help their cousin move out of his house AND to attend the free concert in Golden Gate Park featuring The Dead. Lucky me. I had a place to stay, some excellent people to show me the sights of the great city and a concert to look forward to.



I'm not a huge fan of the Dead, but they did put on a pretty good show and the experience of mingling with the crowd and the very uniqueness of it all made it one of those peak life moments. One thing that did surprise me was how large Grace Slick had become. - November 23, 2012A great weekend in San Fransisco

Reviewer: barreramusic - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2012

Subject: Rokin' Show! I've had a copy of this show for the longest...one of my all time fav's. - April 5, 2012Rokin' Show!

Reviewer: btmcp - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 9, 2011

Subject: The jam after Truckin IS an Eleven jam The reason the song "The Eleven" is called "The Eleven" is because of its time signature. The time signature is in 11/8. 11/8 time means that there are 11 beats per measure and each beat is represented by an eight note. 1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11. 1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11...

An "Eleven Jam" does not necessarily have to sound like "The Eleven" the way a traditional jam might sound like its birth song. As long as the time signature is 11/8 (and this jam certainly is - just count along with it) it can rightfully be called "The Eleven Jam".

Another example of this is "The Seven", much more rarely played. - October 9, 2011The jam after Truckin IS an Eleven jam

Reviewer: GDAEN - favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 14, 2011

Subject: I just realized this is maybe the worst butchering of Truckin' lyrics ... I've listened to this show for years - almost every Saturday ... but never realized until now just how bad the Truckin' lyrics are.

The 2nd & penultimate verses were not sung at all ... - August 14, 2011I just realized this is maybe the worst butchering of Truckin' lyrics ...

Reviewer: Since 77 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 11, 2011

Subject: Wonderful stuff! Yeah, I have to say that I don't know what's not to like about this show. In parts the playing is a little "loose," but the great tones and very creative playing make up for any nitpicky issues of tightness. I love '74 and I love '76. This show has elements of both, yet is quite unique in its own right. I can't think of another show that compares real closely to this one in terms of style. Hard to single out high points; there are simply too many places in this show that make your jaw drop (or at least an eyebrow raise) and say, "Whoa, this is some really cool playing!"

The overall playing and the audio itself sounds good to my ears. Puts a smile on my face. Five stars, no kidding! - July 11, 2011Wonderful stuff!

Reviewer: clementinescaboose - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 24, 2010

Subject: agree w/ Dylan M the jam after truckin' is NOT the Eleven, this and the '11/4' jam from 81(?) can't touch the real song.



pretty nice show, but as others have said, a bit heavy on the slop factor relative to 8/13/75 and most of '74 or '76... - October 24, 2010agree w/ Dylan M

Reviewer: j'o - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 4, 2010

Subject: A Day in The Park Heavenly, we bailed on painting the house when we heard the show was happening. I was 16 and had had my license for a month or so. Weeeeewwhoooooo onto gg park and find some nice trees to climb and watch for awhile. Beyond that it was a great feeling to be with... so many off the grid folks. Beautiful amazing gathering. A jam with friends at home. Totally different than tour. Could be nice if there had been more time outs like 1975. j'o -- May 4, 2010A Day in The Park

Reviewer: gratefuldiver - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 14, 2010

Subject: Don't discount this version! I don't tend to review performances--way too subjective. To this 77 fan, the worst show from May of that year is better than anything from, say, a half decade of the late 80s. That being said, 09/28/75 sounds like a live concert as opposed to the tentative, studio-like feel to the GAMH show.



As for sound quality, after reading H. Seamon's comparison of the Fink and Ashley versions for use in his Matrix, I gave a serious listen to both. Contrary to my expectations, the Fink version has some real advantages--channel separation being the most obvious. (J. Ashley, I still humbly bow to you and your amazing work.) It's a matter of personal taste, but to any serious collector, I recommend listening to this version.



...__[8]o - April 14, 2010Don't discount this version!

Reviewer: Malbuff - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 11, 2010

Subject: From the memory banks I was at this show, arrived late, during Jefferson Starship's set. I'd been out most of the previous night, didn't even hear the Dead rumors until Marty Balin announced it from stage.



Chilly day, but a great show. I will clarify, for those still wondering, that it was indeed Matthew Kelly on harmonica. I recognized him right away because Kingfish had been busy at the time and I was at several of their shows.



For a 19-year-old Deadhead who'd arrived in town just a month earlier, to actually be there for a free show in Golden Gate Park was indescribable. It's a good thing cell phones weren't invented yet, because I'd've been calling up all my friends back East, saying "You ain't gonna believe this!" - April 11, 2010From the memory banks

Reviewer: verylazylightning - favorite favorite favorite - February 12, 2010

Subject: Somewhat Atypical Dead Great fun to listen to when you want something a

little different from the boys. Tonally quite dissimilar from the other offerings of a very strange year (1975). Contrast with the Great American Music Hall classic, which to my ears

comes across as a more sophisticated, challenging

effort while retaining that endearing "chunk-a-chunk" quality unique to the period (sorry, that's the best way I can describe it).

I'm certainly not complaining, but the quality

of the recording seems to vary over time, while

never being near unacceptably low. Still, on GDTRFB in particular and in other stretches, doesn't it sound like they're playing through

really cheap or borrowed equipment? But it fits

the honky-tonk, unaffected style of the playing.

Strange stuff, definitely worth the listen! - February 12, 2010Somewhat Atypical Dead

Reviewer: jsunsh - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 11, 2010

Subject: take a step back,,, in time...WOW I have this buried on a reel to reel somewhere in my archives and just as a whim dialed it up as I cleaned my kitchen tonight...there is such a fun and loose feel to this show. The band is obviously having a ball and playing their collective ass off. This is one of a kind from a special point in GD history- the "vacation". Such an interesting stylistic edge to this performance - nothing like the '74 marathons and nothing like the '76 lighter mellower Dead (which I loved also). I remember missing the band in '74 thus having to wait an extra year 'til '76 to catch 'em again when I first acquired this tape. As i said its been on my shelf for ages - glad I checked it out again - wholeheartedly agree with whomever said - turn this one on and CRANK IT! - February 11, 2010take a step back,,,

Reviewer: Active8Now - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 29, 2009

Subject: This was a surprise! I rarely wander into the 1975 woods and how surprise I was to find this living there!! It's got some of the most free and confident Garcia guitar you'll find anywhere. Just listen to Franklin's Tower! And Truckin'!! Turn it up loud and just let it take you for a magic carpet ride. What a delight! - July 29, 2009This was a surprise!

Reviewer: cb18201 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 19, 2009

Subject: how can some people bash this show? while i know the majority didnt, it makes me laugh how some people can. this show is really awesome, the great american music hall show is great too but there is something different about this show, i think the jams here are a little more spacey. the quality of this board is certainly the best one on here imo. the auds are cool to listen to for the audience reaction too. i honestly dont hear anything "sloppy" about this show. all the playing sounds pretty tight to me, maybe there are a few very small mistakes but nothing really noticable. this version of "they love each other" is really different sounding and i love it. a great "help on the way" followed by an epic "slipknot" and a rockin "franklins tower" are a few more heady tracks. the harmonica is also a nice and quite rare addition. i wish it was a little louder so it can be heard better but it is still audible. give this show a listen for sure, this is a gem from a year where the shows were few an far between (actually just few, they were all in San Fran) and they were making music that sounded like nothing they had ever played before and after this period never wrote anything that sounded like this stuff again. everyone whos heard the Blues for Allah album knows what im talking about, just the sound quality of the album and their instruments and even the way they are playing. enjoy! - January 19, 2009how can some people bash this show?

Reviewer: NRPS - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 28, 2008

Subject: Great Show!

SwanSong_79@



Thank you to the Archive and to the tapers! Can someone help me download this?! My new computer came with Vista and I am beyond confused! Please Help!SwanSong_79@ hotmail.com Thank you to the Archive and to the tapers! - September 28, 2008Great Show!

Reviewer: CricKeT420 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 25, 2008

Subject: Thumbs up! This has always been one of my favorites. Such a jewel to listen too. Great sounding recording. - February 25, 2008Thumbs up!

Reviewer: the_psychedelic_ranger - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 26, 2008

Subject: I love this show!!!

grabbed this one among others before they pulled them...

anybody need a copy, i'll b&p..

shoot me an email to do so..

hippyjamez@

peas always has been one of my favs....grabbed this one among others before they pulled them...anybody need a copy, i'll b&p..shoot me an email to do so..hippyjamez@ hotmail.com peas - January 26, 2008I love this show!!!

Reviewer: Dylan M - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 11, 2007

Subject: The Eleven Jam, answered I guess you could say that the jam after truckin' is an "Eleven Jam", but since I navigated the show because it supposedly sported the "only Eleven" post 68'-69' and the hedeys of Saint>William Tell>Eleven, I have to say I was let down by this label. While Phil's base twinges might smell of The Eleven and Jerry's progesssions also might beat around the bush, we never get an official confirmation. Infact, I dont nesssesarily think that they even inteded it, just a misleading label.



But it does make sense for 75 considering this was their "hiadous" year, playing only few and far between as opposed to every waking moment of the year. This leaves room for some non-traditional bust outs (King Solomans) but I can't buy that the "Truckin'" jam is an "Eleven Jam", just because it would insult the original versions which were flowing with excitement, acidic fluidity, and tight group formation. This jam is too loose and jazzy to be considered that.



Rest of the setlist is good, but like others have been saying, refer to One From The Vault for a better example from this time period. Yeah, also a sick TLEO, transending the old versions to a newer, slower, reggae thang, kinda of like Good Lovin' from 1976-12-31 at Cow Palace. Worth your listen, historically and musically (but the "Eleven Jam" is bullshit) - November 11, 2007The Eleven Jam, answered

Reviewer: ManchesterCitizen - favorite favorite favorite - September 29, 2007

Subject: Yes, Matthew Kelly! - The Eleven Jam? According to Deadbase X: Matt Kelly plays on "Music" & "BIODTL"



Deadbase X also refers to "Jam" as "The Eleven Jam," although myself and others cannot hear "The Eleven" anywhere in "Jam." Anybody have any notes or ideas on this one?



Decent show all around. Short but sweet one-setter. Historically significant due to year, decent quality recording. - September 29, 2007Yes, Matthew Kelly! - The Eleven Jam?

Reviewer: GratefulDavo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 29, 2007

Subject: great show A great show in 1975, good sound. Some songs have a loose feel. "One from the vault" is a great show also from 1975 and might be better but this is still a Great show. "One from the vault" has some different songs and was a different setting, It was their maiden Voyage concert at the Great American Music Hall for "Blues For Allah". This show was performed at Golden Gate Park about 5 weeks later, it has a similar feel. It's kinda the sister show to "One from the Vault" show. Both of these shows, in parts sound just like Blues for Allah, in sound tone, quality and in instumentation. This show has a great laid back energy. Great jams. Jerry's playin' and vocals are beautful. Bob's singing is tight. Phil, Bill and Mickey what a rhythm section. Keith is complementing. Donna does Donna good. Who's playin the harmonica? "Help on the way/Slipknot" amazing. "They love each other "solo, Wow Jerry, Does it again during his second pass on the solo, wow!. "Franklin's Tower' Jerry is fired up. 'Stronger than dirt or Milkin' that turkey" aka King Solomon's Marbles is awesome.

Great show for 1975 and there weren't very many. - September 29, 2007great show

Reviewer: gruUbic - favorite favorite favorite - September 6, 2007

Subject: 9-28-75 FUN and SB sound

mellow 75th

yet....dozed - September 6, 20079-28-75

Reviewer: Finster Baby - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 25, 2007

Subject: Enjoyable Very interesting show. Especially enjoyed everything from Help thru to Franklin's.

Very interesting version of Slipknot. - May 25, 2007Enjoyable

Reviewer: zipper - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 7, 2007

Subject: GREAT! BLOWEN AWAY WHEN WE SAW IT. SOMEBODY SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR WHAT THEY WERE MISSING, IT WAS -IS SO HIGH ENERGY. JUST A FEW SHOWS THAT YEAR, AND KEITH ON ELECTRIC KEYS!IF NOTHING ELSE THEY SURE HAD A FUN, YOU COULD -CAN, HEAR IT. ANY PIX YOU SEE ALWAYS SMILING JER WAS VERY HAPPY THAT DAY.A VERY FUN DAY MUSICALY AND IN EVERY OTHER WAY - April 7, 2007GREAT!

Reviewer: unclejohnnyd - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 29, 2006

Subject: Five Stars! How could anyone not love this show? Extremely one of a kind. I've had the tape - audience tape - for years and a couple few years ago recieved the CD. I made a point to look for the AUDIENCE tape over the soundboard and I'd recommend that choice to anyone. First of all the audience recording sounds excellent, everything is captured in the mix. Very punchy cool sound and the crowd / show ambiance is captured perfectly. With all the hub bub with the baby and all this is clearly an example where the audience recording is a much superior choice to the SBD. I'd like to make the same case for 7-27-03 watkins glenn soundcheck - I'll take the audience ( capturing even Billy's crisp symbols ) over the SBD ANY day of the week. - June 29, 2006Five Stars!

Reviewer: DTSECOFR21 - favorite favorite favorite - June 9, 2006

Subject: Hmmmm...okay Sound Quality 3.5; Show Quality 3.0. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. - June 9, 2006Hmmmm...okay

Reviewer: tamedturtle - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 21, 2006

Subject: love this year short year only four shows but boy were they hot have had this tape for a long long time and i still break it out as a perenial good stuff on here the truck>11 sweet sweet love the 1st opening with help slip and closing with frank great set and i love golden gate park combination makes a remarkable show experience not quite a 5 but a heavy 4 - April 21, 2006love this year

Reviewer: ScarletPetunia - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 6, 2006

Subject: Best of the four '75 shows!!! Couldn't disagree more. This show buries 8/13. They're letting it rip and having a blast! - April 6, 2006Best of the four '75 shows!!!

Reviewer: Cliff Hucker - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2006

Subject: So What! The guys are not even close to playing as tight as 8/13/75. That said, this show is packed with

amazing jazzy jams & leads! They also take a some chances and it pays off! - April 5, 2006So What!

Reviewer: skuzzlebutt - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 4, 2006

Subject: Kicks Butt!!!!! I'll go ahead and indulge in some heresy here by saying that I think this beats the Music Hall show by a comfortable margin (and that's saying something). Maybe it was because of the less formal setting but this show is looser (in a good way) and seems to have more kick. They're showcasing the new stuff, of course, but there's still a just a slight hint of the old '73-'74 "take off" feeling to the jams.



Not sure what the comment below about the sound was referring to; my copy sounds great. - April 4, 2006Kicks Butt!!!!!

Reviewer: Ellerson - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 7, 2006

Subject: sweetness!



Anyway, I always dug this show a lot as it has a more loosey goosey & fun feel than does the exceptionally tight and crisp GAMH show.



Unfortunately, I missed the free download time at this great site....but the streaming is still sweet as Vermont maple syrup.



If anyone is willing to work out a trade or something for a SBD of this show, by all means, send me a note!



ellerson418@ I used to have a cassette copy of this show and it was always one my favorites of the collection. Alas, I lent to an old ski buddy of mine (Ryan, are you reading this??!! :-) ) in Maine and I haven't seen it since...Anyway, I always dug this show a lot as it has a more loosey goosey & fun feel than does the exceptionally tight and crisp GAMH show.Unfortunately, I missed the free download time at this great site....but the streaming is still sweet as Vermont maple syrup.If anyone is willing to work out a trade or something for a SBD of this show, by all means, send me a note!ellerson418@ hotmail.com - March 7, 2006sweetness!

Reviewer: 1970Junkie - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2006

Subject: Solid Show Great set list, good sound quality, memorable venue and time in the Dead's career. 4 1/2 stars. - January 3, 2006Solid Show

Reviewer: familiarfan - favorite favorite favorite - December 10, 2005

Subject: Think of others I live in what basically equals out to be a nursing home. But, anyway , a old lady with an oxegyen tank seemed to enjoy that version of Franklin's Tower.

Relax, Jerry Garcia isn't your understudy or anything. - December 10, 2005Think of others

Reviewer: doodoopie - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 7, 2005

Subject: first live dead show i ever heard I wasnt a fan of the dead untill i was in about 9th grade (my freind gave me this show)I was instantly hooked..before that I had only heard album /(radio)dead material,this show was (and still is) my fav. show :) - December 7, 2005first live dead show i ever heard

Reviewer: octothorp - favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 2, 2005

Subject: Great show, nearly great sound They're certainly "on" in this show. Sound quality is just the slightest bit soft, but this could actually be a 5-star show in fact. - December 2, 2005Great show, nearly great sound

Reviewer: earthbra - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 29, 2005

Subject: rookie me For me, this show is in the first-tape-syndrome-therefore-love-it category. 'twas one of my first live dead listens as a middle schooler and i'll always love this particular show. i need the soundboard copy here just for, if nothing else, the woman having a baby during the show, bobby clarifying for the crowd that Truckin' is NOT pronounced Truck-ing. also, the slipknot is pretty nuggy on this occasion.

worth a listen if nothing else. - October 29, 2005rookie me

Reviewer: JacobSlay - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 30, 2005

Subject: Hearing something different Dissenting voice and i are hearing something different this is a really good show from a special time. I also love 75 Dead and the sound quaility here is great. I wish i could have been there. - September 30, 2005Hearing something different

Reviewer: grendelschoice - favorite favorite - September 29, 2005

Subject: A dissenting voice I hate to do this, really....but i'm VERY disappointed with this show based on the glowing reviews i've read here.



This is sloppy stuff...the band feels like it's still trying to get together the Blues for Allah material (they probably are) and there are mistakes galore in both the playing and lyrics...this show compares not even close to the One from the Vault version of the virtually same set list which blows this out of the water.



There's just no power to the playing here...the very opening notes of "Help" will confirm that, and while, yes, the Slipknot is pretty good, it doesn't make up for the weak Help lead-in. The Franklin's is equally tepid and Jerry clearly isn't used to the song yet, both in words and music.



Things do pick up with the post Truckin jam into GDTRFB but other than that and a fairly different sounding TLEO--sort of halfway between the early fast version and later slower versions, this show is nothing to get excited about.



Sorry, but i'm calling this one like I hear it. - September 29, 2005A dissenting voice

Reviewer: dr. flashback - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 28, 2005

Subject: Happy Anniversary !! Hard to believe it's been 30 years since this magical "retirement" show. They're about as close to home base as they could be - Golden Gate Park, and boy do they deliver the goods! A fine, crisp SBD for the ears, and this may be the very first show where Jerry plays his new custom built Travis Bean guitar. The star of Set One is naturally the Help>Slipknot, played slowly but deliberately and they bring off the complex riffs with flying colors. The rest of Set One is average to good, with a reggae TLEO and a hot Big River the other standouts for me.

Then Set Two shows that though they've been off the road for almost a year, they definitely haven't forgotten how to jam. Jerry really shines on the Truckin Jam, now with 2 drummers weaving texture into the groove. Keith's Fender Rhodes work is very tasty here as well. The Stronger Than Dirt Jam is amazingly fast, fluid and exciting all the way.The whole Set Two sounds easily as good as any 1977 show. If all the 1976 shows were this good, that year would be in competition with 1977 big time!

Then they blow it out with a blazing version of NFA and GDTRFB where the whole band seems to be saying "We're back folks!" A little two disc wonder, short on long jams, but a real pearl nonetheless.

Don't be cryin' if they release this one before you get it - get it now! Trip back 30 years to a time when Saturday Night Live was brand new, there was plenty of Dazed and Confused to go around, and an honest, intelligent peanut farmer was about to be President. Highly recommended and a rare classic!

Dr. flashback :-) - September 28, 2005Happy Anniversary !!

Reviewer: aloharob - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 24, 2005

Subject: Kickin'.... Just a smokin' show all the way around. I love '75 Dead and this one sure doesn't dissapoint. Jerry's in the f-in' ZONE. Check out the sublime GDTRFB and the killer Truckin' jam. Wow... download this gem and you won't be sorry. - June 24, 2005Kickin'....

Reviewer: maprow - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 26, 2005

Subject: Matthew Kelly on harp???



I've know Matthew Kelly for over 10 years now and have done several gigs (I'm a drummer) in Thailand with Kingfish and even one with Matthew and Bobby Weir in Jan 1996. Anyway, after reading your post I sent Matthew and email asking him if he played at this show. Here's his reply:



"As far as me having played harp with the Dead in 1975 in Golden Gate park,the time lines all seem to fit, but I have no recollection of it. However,I do believe that you definitely used the appropropriate term when you referred to the "cobwebs of my mind". Afterall, things were pretty hazy back then and there's a veritable plethera of gigs that people assure me that I have done, with pictures and tapes to prove their case of which I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever. So in answer to your question ,who knows??

" To vadead and other archive.org fans:I've know Matthew Kelly for over 10 years now and have done several gigs (I'm a drummer) in Thailand with Kingfish and even one with Matthew and Bobby Weir in Jan 1996. Anyway, after reading your post I sent Matthew and email asking him if he played at this show. Here's his reply:"As far as me having played harp with the Dead in 1975 in Golden Gate park,the time lines all seem to fit, but I have no recollection of it. However,I do believe that you definitely used the appropropriate term when you referred to the "cobwebs of my mind". Afterall, things were pretty hazy back then and there's a veritable plethera of gigs that people assure me that I have done, with pictures and tapes to prove their case of which I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever. So in answer to your question ,who knows?? - May 26, 2005Matthew Kelly on harp???

Reviewer: vadead - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 6, 2005

Subject: Overlooked This is one of my favorites! I have the audience version of this show and I miss the audience response to the new material. I also miss the baby announcement as well as a guy near the stage yelling , "we love it" during Franklin's Tower. Still this is a 5 star show if I've ever heard one!!!By the way, for the first time I can hear a harmonica, is it Matthew Kelly? - May 6, 2005Overlooked

Reviewer: Jimi @ Holy Grail Studios - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 9, 2005

Subject: Great '75 Show! Great performance,good recording.Download now. - April 9, 2005Great '75 Show!

Reviewer: shallwego - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 4, 2005

Subject: ur darn tootin' giddy-up! - April 4, 2005ur darn tootin'

Reviewer: ming - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 2, 2005

Subject: Short good show This is Far superior to the muddy tape I've had. Now I can hear it! Got a great laid back rockin' feel, and that ain't no oxymoron. Isn't this the show where Phil asks for a doctor as someone is having a baby? Not all songs fit onto one CD, so I may have deleted that part. They do sound "in-between" eras here and it sounds fresh, straight to the point, a mistake here and there, but a damn fine listen. ming -- April 2, 2005Short good show

Reviewer: panicfan93 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 2, 2005

Subject: 10 days old I was just a babe of ten days old when this show was played. This gives it a nice sentimental feel for me. That not withstanding, the show itself is pretty interesting. Rare Help>Slipknot w/o the Franklin followup. Excellent sound. Nice funky feel with Phil very high in the mix. Good show from a thin year in Dead history. - February 2, 200510 days old

Reviewer: brendanmcauley - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 3, 2004

Subject: It's all true! Everything the previous reviewers have said i agree with 100%.



I just need to underscore that the pitch in Jerry's guitar is just awesome. It is metalic and as heavy-metal-ized as it will ever be, especially noticeable in Franklins Tower. In fact, crank up your stereo and check out Franklins. The jam that jerry literally just rips into has a life of its own.



Download this show and realize why the dead are so distinctly a jam band. The franklins jam is such raw jamming by Jerrry. He wants it bad! - December 3, 2004It's all true!

Reviewer: BluesforAllah - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 4, 2004

Subject: Just a few seconds.... of listening to this and you will be convinced

to download this for yourself. No need to sell

you here, Jerry Garcia's guitar does all that for

me. Just an excellent Help>Slipknot!

Why are you reading this!? Just download the sucker! - October 4, 2004Just a few seconds....

Reviewer: flashbackmagic - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 27, 2004

Subject: wow that lead in Franklins DID bring down the house. Short but so sweet! Out of nowhere too.

Great feeling thru-out the show, Music never stopped a little lack luster, but acceptable. Going over to check out that American Music hall show. Havnt spent too much time in 75 as there isn't much there to listen too, but glad I made the venture. Sweet Slipknot, really grabbed my attention, along with Jerrys lead 4 minutes into GDTRFB - September 27, 2004wow

Reviewer: Mountainman1969 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 26, 2004

Subject: I like it I've been watching the reviews for months now and listening to the top 20 as it has evolved. And I don't know that this is the Holy Grail. But, there's something magical about this one. They don't hide the fact that they're way out there that day. The sound quality is wonderful. It's strong and raw, yet warm and fuzzy. The set list is odd in that it is devoid of the typical warm up songs. They get lucid right out of the gate and stay that way. The jerrysite has pics from that day. I know we'll find more gems but I'm happy to add this one to my rapidly growing collection. Meanwhile I'll keep searching for the Holy Grail. - September 26, 2004I like it

Reviewer: sheikyerbouti - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 1, 2004

Subject: This does not get going till farther into the show It's wierd they seem to be at a crossroads literally and figuratively and Jerry et al do not seem sure how they want to sound - it's almost as if there was a concious effort to rebrand after '74 witness TLEO oddest sounding version ever like a holiday inn band.... but the hot jam out of truckin lets you know they still have it and he prob reached back into what he knew best thats when they start clicking on this stronger than dirt>not fade hot - for me the rest of this is sort of a novelty more than anything else.... - September 1, 2004This does not get going till farther into the show

Reviewer: metaldeadhead - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 22, 2004

Subject: BEST HELP-SLIPKNOT EVER!! Wow just here the help-slip-nothing hotter i'll tell you that right know,phil is just strumming that bass,"INCREDIBLE"!The rest of the show is just incredible,a great show to take a break for a while,simply the dead in there prime,if it ain't 5 I don't know what is!Get it now. - August 22, 2004BEST HELP-SLIPKNOT EVER!!

Reviewer: mil2k - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 13, 2004

Subject: Free Concert This was the only free show in the park for years. Rumors for months. Top ten shows I have ever seen. Jefferson Starship opened. Transition Blues For Allah materail. Sound that day was awesome. Jams were stellar. Franklin was new, but the crowd loved it right away. - August 13, 2004Free Concert

Reviewer: Franchi$e - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 15, 2004

Subject: Saucy To me, this is a quasi-One from the Vault show. A lot of the same material from the very same era. Kind of a shaky start, but it cooks up pretty quickly. Nice 6 minute Slipknot!, a very nice TLEO, and Jerry TEARS into the main lead break on Franklin's. The sound is excellent, and if you listen real close, you'll hear someone playing harmonica on some of the songs (and pretty well, too - it's too bad it isn't louder in the mix. Was that just some freak cranking up the harp in the front row, or is it just too quiet in the mix?)

I give it 4, just because the American Music Hall show is superior, and the remastering they did on it is so great - it's hard to imagine listening to this show all that often...but it does have its share of gems, no doubt. - May 15, 2004Saucy

Reviewer: fez_43 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 11, 2004

Subject: some comments what a spectacular show! I had not heard this show before it was posted here, and most of my experience with 1975 comes from the 'one from the vault' recording. This show is even better in my opinion, with an amazing versions of help>slip>music and TLEO to kick it off. Add in a slow, funky, syncopated franklins and its a classic. sounds amazing too! fez_43 -- May 11, 2004some comments