JG - Wondering What to Choose 1960
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xx/xx/60Pre Warlocks 8 Disc Compilation
 tapes provided by pat lee, michael parrish, joani walker and paul scotton. tracking, tweaking and disc info by ihor slabicky (74min+59min+26min+76min+62min+31min+31min+54min); Disc 1 of 8 - pwa ( 25 / 73:57 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, Provided by Pat Lee, College of San Mateo Folk Festival, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA, November 10, 1962, Jerry Garcia - guitar, 1. tuning (0:14), 2. Little Birdie (3:25), 3. Walking Boss (3:02), College of San Mateo Folk Festival, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA, November 10, 1962, Jerry Garcia and David Nelson, 4. intro ("honest Jerry Garcia") (0:16), 5. The Miller's Will (3:25), 6. Deep Elem Blues (4:04), 7. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (4:35), 8. I Truly Understand (4:21), 9. "Cousin Elmer" (3:07), 10. The Raging Sea (3:42), 11. Cannonball Blues (3:19), 12. The Cuckoo (4:20), 13. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Jerry Garcia - a capella) (3:40), The Hart Valley Drifters, College of San Mateo Folk Festival, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA, November 10, 1962, Jerry "Earl Scruggs" Garcia - banjo and guitar, Robert Hunter - bass, David Nelson - guitar, Norman Van Mastricht - guitar and dobro, 14. tuning (1:59), 15. intro > Handsome Molly (x) (2:44), 16. tuning (1:48), 17. intro > Handsome Molly (3:08), 18. "Cousin Elmer is back..." (2:35), 19. Pig In A Pen (2:19), 20. Banks Of The Ohio (4:18), 21. "Cousin Elmer" (3:25), 22. Pay My Money Down (3:07), 23. Nine Pound Hammer (2:27), 24. Salty Dog Blues (2:30), 25. "For our final group, Dean Hammer and, his Nails..." > If I Had A Hammer (2:05), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 2 of 8 - pwba_16_20_16p_17p ( 22 / 58:54 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, The Wildwood Boys, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, February 22, 1963, Jerry Garcia - banjo, Robert Hunter - guitar, David Nelson - mandolin, Norman Van Mastricht - bass, 1. Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms (2:54), 2. Introductions (0:55), 3. Jerry's Breakdown (2:12), 4. Standing In The Need Of Prayer (3:01), 5. Muleskinner Blues (3:41), 6. Saturday Night Shuffle (2:52), 7. "we're back again" > Pike County Breakdown (2:14), 8. The Little Sparrow (4:52), 9. (x) We Shall Not Be Moved (2:46), The Second Story Men, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, xx-xx-63, Rod Albin, Peter Albin, Ellen Cavanaugh, Ron McKernan, 10. When The World's On Fire (2:55), 11. Hard Luck Woman > Katie Mae (4:48), 12. Jenny Jenkins (3:06), 13. Rocky Mountain Blues (3:49), 14. Billy Grimes, The Rover (2:54), 15. Jubilee (1:56), Peter Albin and Ron McKernan, (NOTE: tape is too fast?), The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, xx-xx-64, 16. (x) John Henry (2:07), 17. Hoochie Coochie Man (2:17), Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, xx-xx-64, 18. Jerry Garcia talks... (0:51), 19. I'm Satisfied With my Gal (1:54), 20. The Rub (Ain't It Crazy) (1:53), Peter Albin and Ron McKernan, (NOTE: pitched down to 90% of tracks 16. and 17.), The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, xx-xx-64, 21. (x) John Henry (2:21), 22. Hoochie Coochie Man (2:34), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 3 of 8 - pwc ( 15 / 25:43 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, The Black Mountain Boys, March 6, 1964, Jerry Garcia - banjo, Robert Hunter - bass, David Nelson - mandolin, Eric Thompson - guitar, 1. (x) Monroe's Hornpipe (1:42), 2. Katie Kline (2:07), 3. Intros (0:45), 4. Homestead On The Farm (2:30), 5. talking about "Barefoot Nellie" (1:02), 6. Barefoot Nellie (2:33), 7. song intro (0:52), 8. She's More To Be Pitied (2:19), 9. song intro (1:09), 10. Noah's Blues (2:09), 11. Somebody Touched Me (2:31), 12. talk (0:34), 13. Who'll Sing For Me? (2:05), 14. Darling Aller Lee (2:07), 15. Outro (John Hardy (?)) and break (1:17), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 4 of 8 - pwda ( 35 / 75:27 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers, The 'new' Boar's Head Coffeehouse, Jewish Community Center, San Carlos, CA, June 11, 1962, Jerry Garcia - guitar and banjo, Marshall Leicester - banjo and guitar, Dick Arnold - fiddle, 1. (x) Run Mountain (3:13), 2. talk (0:21), 3. Billy Grimes, The Rover (2:50), 4. looking for a capo talk (0:49), 5. Cannonball Blues (2:48), 6. fiddle player talk (1:02), 7. Devilish Mary (3:12), 8. intros (0:35), 9. Buck Dancer's Choice (1:49), 10. Little Birdie (3:15), 11. "...tough luck, we're back..." (0:41), 12. Sally Gooding (1:27), 13. talk (0:36), 14. Hold The Woodpile Down (3:28), 15. end of set talk (0:20), 16. tuning (0:21), 17. Crow Black Chicken (2:34), 18. talk (0:15), 19. tuning > The Johnson Boys (4:03), 20. talk (0:33), 21. Shady Grove (2:25), 22. talk and tuning (2:33), 23. Uncle Joe (2:12), 24. tuning (and gap) (1:19), 25. Sweet Sunny South (3:10), 26. All Go Hungry Hash House (3:54), 27. Man Of Constant Sorrow (2:22), 28. Yonder He Goes (Rabbit Chase) (3:00), 29. Three Men Went A-Hunting (2:06), The 'new' Boar's Head Coffeehouse, Jewish Community Center, San Carlos, CA, possibly June 11, 1962, Jerry Garcia, Ron McKernan, and Mike Sector, 30. Blues Jam (2:23), 31. Careless Love > In The Pines (4:02), 32. Going To Chicago (3:07), 33. Mike Sector introduces himself (0:21), 34. Jerry Garcia introduces Ron > 99 Years (5:14), 35. Blue Goose (possibly just Mike Sector) (3:02), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 5 of 8, All selections are from a KFOG re-broadcast, Provided by Michael Parrish, Jerry Garcia and Sarah Ruppenthal Garcia, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, May 4, 1963, Jerry Garcia - vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin; Sarah, Ruppenthal Garcia [Garcia's first wife] - vocals and guitar, 1. KFOG deejay > (x) Deep Elem Blues (3:03), 2. Will The Weaver (2:41), 3. I Truly Understand (3:16), 4. All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (3:12), 5. Long Black Veil (4:40), 6. JG and SR got married the previous week on April 25, 1963 >, The Man Who Wrote 'Home Sweet Home' Never Was A Married Man (3:26), 7. Keno The Rent Man (2:19), 8. Some Foggy Mountain Top >, "Wow!" KFOG deejay (2:52), The Wildwood Boys, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, February 22, 1963, Jerry Garcia - banjo, Robert Hunter - guitar, David Nelson - mandolin, Norman Van Mastricht - bass, 9. Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms (2:52), 10. Intro by Hunter (0:58), 11. Jerry's Breakdown (2:10), 12. Standing In The Need Of Prayer (3:03), 13. Muleskinner Blues (3:39), 14. Saturday Night Shuffle (a Merl Travis tune)(2:44), 15. Pike County Breakdown (2:00), 16. intro > The Little Sparrow (x) (2:51), 17. (x) intro (0:41), 18. The Little Sparrow (3:52), 19. We Shall Not Be Moved (2:25), 20. KFOG deejay and Richard Rafel (0:32), The Second Story Men, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, xx-xx-63, Rod Albin, Peter Albin, Ellen Cavanaugh, and Ron McKernan, 21. Hard Luck Woman > Katie Mae (4:43), 22. Rocky Mountain Blues (3:45), 23. "Oh, boy..." KFOG deejay (0:04), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 6 of 8 - pwfa ( 8 / 30:46 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, NOTE: tape may or may not have had Dolby ON, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, Jerry Garcia and Sarah Ruppenthal Garcia, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, May 4, 1963, Jerry Garcia - vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin; Sarah, Ruppenthal Garcia [Garcia's first wife] - vocals and guitar, 1. (x) Deep Elem Blues (3:46), 2. Will The Weaver (3:35), 3. I Truly Understand (3:51), 4. All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (3:35), 5. Long Black Veil (4:43), 6. The Man Who Wrote 'Home Sweet Home' Never Was A Married Man (3:51), 7. Keno The Rent Man (3:44), 8. Some Foggy Mountain Top (3:59), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 7 of 8 - pwg ( 8 / 30:36 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, NOTE: tape may or may not have had Dolby ON, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, Jerry Garcia and Sarah Ruppenthal Garcia, The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA, May 4, 1963, Jerry Garcia - vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin; Sarah, Ruppenthal Garcia [Garcia's first wife] - vocals and guitar, 1. (x) Deep Elem Blues (3:16), 2. Will The Weaver (3:36), 3. I Truly Understand (3:51), 4. All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (3:34), 5. Long Black Veil (4:42), 6. The Man Who Wrote 'Home Sweet Home' Never Was A Married Man (3:50), 7. Keno The Rent Man (3:46), 8. Some Foggy Mountain Top (3:59), ------------------------------------------------------------------, Disc 8 of 8 - pwh ( 21 / 53:08 ), PA mixer > reel > cassette > cassette > CDR, Provided by Joani Walker, via Paul Scotton, (NOTE: the date for either of these is not certain; different sources, switch the dates for these two), Burlingame, CA, January xx, 1962, Jerry Garcia and others (possibly Robert Hunter?), 1. Bolshevik In Hell (0:46), 2. talk about the bomb (0:15), 3. Rose Connelly (1:49), 4. Long Lonesome Road (2:45), 5. Railroad Bill (3:37), 6. The Wagoner's Lad (2:01), 7. Fortune (3:45), 8. Pay Me My Money Down (2:12), 9. Greenback Dollar (2:20), 10. Instrumental (1:10), 11. I'm A Good Old Rebel (1:49), 12. (x) Wealthy Old Maid (2:31), Carlos Bookstall's loft called 'Boar's Head', San Carlos, CA, July xx, 1961, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, and Marshall Leicester, 13. (x) talk, tuning, Banjo Instrumental (2:35), 14. 'last night a banjo string broke' > Poor Ellen Smith (4:00), 15. Wildwood Flower (3:15), 16. (x) Brown's Ferry Blues (2:19), 17. Jesse James (4:44), 18. talk (2:20), 19. No One Will Stand By Me (2:55), 20. All The Good Times Are Past And Gone (3:13), 21. Darling Corey (2:45) Ckfog broadcasts are less full than Joani Walker and Paul Scotton versions except on d5t21-23 where kfog is warmer with less hiss and distortion; d1 is muffled like with noise reduction and also has some distortion rates C-; on d2 2/23/62 rates B+; on d2 63 second story men rates B-; d2 Peter Albin and Ron McKernan 64 rates C; d8 7/61 rates C-; d2 Mother McCree 64 rates B; on d4 boars head rated B ; d7 5/4/63 rates A-; d8 62 rates B-; 3/6/64 has hiss rates B ***