History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1: Bear’s Choice

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1 to 8 rec. live Fillmore East, New York, NY 13-14/2/1970.
Tracks 9 to 11 rec. live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 5 & 8/2/1970.

Tracks 1 to 7 first released as Warner Bros. LP BS-2721, 6/7/1973.

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-05 19:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Katie Mae
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-13)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Katie Mae (on 1970-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
54:44
2Dark Hollow
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-14)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
Dark Hollow (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
53:52
3I’ve Been All Around This World
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-14)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
Been All Around This World (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
54:19
4Wake Up Little Susie
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-13)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie (on 1970-02-13)
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
52:31
5Black Peter
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-13)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13)
live recording of:
Black Peter (on 1970-02-13)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
57:28
6Smokestack Lightnin’
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-13)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (on 1970-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
517:59
7Hard to Handle
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-14)
producer:
Owsley Stanley
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14)
live cover recording of:
Hard to Handle (on 1970-02-14)
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
56:30
8Good Lovin’
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-13)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Good Lovin’ (on 1970-02-13)
writer:
Rudy Clark (US songwriter) and Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Hudson Bay Music and Trio Music Company
58:57
9Big Boss Man
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-05)
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-05)
live cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (on 1970-02-05)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
54:54
10Smokestack Lightnin’ (version two)
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-08)
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-08)
live cover recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (on 1970-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
515:11
11Sitting on Top of the World
recording engineer:
Bear (on 1970-02-08)
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-08)
live cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1970-02-08)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
53:20

Credits

Release

art direction:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Rachel Gutek
photography:Fred Ordower
liner notes:Bear
associate producer:Michael Wesley Johnson
executive producer:Peter McQuaid
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
David Lemieux
mastering:Joe Gastwirt
acoustic guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Bob Weir
drums (drum set):Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)
Bill Kreutzmann
guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Bob Weir
harmonica, organ and percussion:Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
vocals:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Bob Weir
design:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
Rachel Gutek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Strategic Marketing (in 1973, in 2001)
Grateful Dead Productions (in 2001)
pressed by:Cinram, Olyphant, PA (pressing plant; acquired by Technicolor in late 2015)
mastered at:Oceanview Digital Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
remaster of:History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1: Bear’s Choice
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3183996 [info]
ASIN:US: B00007LTIO [info]