Neal Cassady & The Warlocks 1965

1. Speed Limit

studio recording/Prankster production tape circa late 1965

Straight Theater, Haight Street, San Francisco, CA July 23, 1967

2. Neal Cassady Raps (backed by The Dead)

recording released as a flexi-disc in the 1st printing of The Dead Book

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Reviewer: zhdason - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 12, 2019

Subject: Lots of Fun



@Boobounder mentions a trumpet at 4:00. This is not Phil, it is actually a recording of the tune “Tijuana Gift Shop” from the Charles Mingus’ album “Tijuana Moods” (the trumpet player on the album is Clarence Shaw). I first hear the Mingus track at around the

I love it that this happened and that it’s available to listen to, what a time they were having!@Boobounder mentions a trumpet at 4:00. This is not Phil, it is actually a recording of the tune “Tijuana Gift Shop” from the Charles Mingus’ album “Tijuana Moods” (the trumpet player on the album is Clarence Shaw). I first hear the Mingus track at around the 2:15 mark during “Speed Limit” and it comes in and out sporadically up until around the 5:00 mark. Prior to that, around 1:50 or so you can hear a saxophone, which is John Coltrane, which is from the tune “Aisha” on his album “Olé”. - September 12, 2019Lots of Fun

Reviewer: tron1969 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2018

Subject: Thanks, Internet Archive! I'll start my Grateful Dead year right now, right here! This is just... GREAT, HUGE, WONDERFUL!!! - January 3, 2018Thanks, Internet Archive!

Reviewer: rillathe - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2016

Subject: My journey begins here 1 4/5 - November 15, 2016My journey begins here

Reviewer: bdub98 - favorite favorite favorite - August 15, 2015

Subject: okay - lovelight jam at end of "Rap" At about the 1:50 mark in the second track - a little Lovelight, perhaps? - August 15, 2015okay - lovelight jam at end of "Rap"

Reviewer: blueblossom - favorite favorite favorite - April 20, 2015

Subject: historic what a neat little piece of history! Very interesting to hear Cassady. Wish there was more to it than just these snippets. - April 20, 2015historic

Reviewer: Boobounder - favorite - October 14, 2014

Subject: Almost Unlistenable (But Historically Interesting)



There are parts, like after the



There's also a trumpet played around the I hope this was recorded from one of the open microphones they'd have had scattered around at an acid test. That might explain some of the unexplainable parts of the first few minutes.There are parts, like after the 6:00 mark where the playing is hot.There's also a trumpet played around the 4:00 mark. Phil, was that you? - October 14, 2014Almost Unlistenable (But Historically Interesting)

Reviewer: sheflinm - - April 29, 2014

Subject: Not Grateful Dead from 1965 I spoke with Lawrence Schiller, who made the original record that sampled this tape. The group was called Fire and Ice, from LA.



Originally I thought someone misread 'sounds of the "Acid Test"' from the sleeve and inferred the band snippets were the Dead; but that refers to a recording of Kesey and his weird music from (I think) January 29, 1966.



But, this appears to have been released from a studio session that was not itself released. They put out an LP - The Happening - just after Schiller's (and Dr. Sidney Cohen's) record, but this track - Speed Limit - is not on it. - April 29, 2014Not Grateful Dead from 1965

Reviewer: ACJK714 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 18, 2013

Subject: More Cassady There is an extended version of Cassady & The Dead from the Straight Theater opening here: http://www.thestraight.com/sounds.html ENJOY! Historic to say the least...glad it survived. - August 18, 2013More Cassady

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite - November 1, 2011

Subject: Funny to be listening to this on the Day of the Dead, 2011. This is the second time I've heard this, and it was the first recording I listened to on the archive, 1 year ago! It's definitely a must-have for collectors. You kind of have to be in the right mood for it. - November 1, 2011Funny to be listening to this on the Day of the Dead,

Reviewer: foxandnova69 - - July 9, 2011

Subject: ends pretty quick Is there another fuller version circulating? muzikmeplz24@ gmail.com thanks =) - July 9, 2011ends pretty quick

Reviewer: nigeldavahah - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 1, 2010

Subject: neal Cassidy ! - November 1, 2010neal

Reviewer: fudoki - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 16, 2009

Subject: It's ah flashback... Uh, it made me flashback to the....



Now we know where Cap'n Beefheart got his technique ("it's recorded through a fly's ear, you gotta have a fly's eye to see it...") and I can see it, even if nobody else can....



What great stuff! If only Jerry could cut loose and get past the sluggish guitar riff's.... hahahahahahahahaaa! Now we know where Frank Zappa got his obsession with "fast", yet made subtle cuts about Jerry over the years...



Even so, it is clear that the seeds were sown and I could hear the roots of at least three later songs in all the "art".



Worth repeated listens! - July 16, 2009It's ah flashback...