“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!”
Jerry Garcia Band
The Stone, San Francisco, CA
February 1, 1980
*Grand Opening of The Stone*
MAC > CD > EAC > SHN.
Recorded by John and Harry Angus, mic uncertain
(on the rail, directly in front of Jerry) >
Sony TC-D5 (Maxell UD-XLIIs) > Sony TC-D5
After featuring an evening from The Stone in ‘87 last week, we look back seven years to the opening of The
Stone with this fine, fine audience recording: And check out the fire alarm ringing during “I’ll Take A
Melody”…nobody leaves, and the band plays on!e recording: And check out the fire alarm ringing during “I’ll
Take A Melody”…nobody leaves, and the band plays on!
Disc One – Set 1:
1. //Sugaree
2. Catfish John
3. Let It Rock
4. Simple Twist Of Fate >
5. That’s Alright Mama
Disc Two – Set 2:
1. crowd & tuning
2. I’ll Take A Melody
3. How Sweet It Is
4. Russian Lullaby
5. //When I Paint My Masterpiece