I wish more shows with Clementine circulated. I love this song; it is replete with long, intense jams. To my ears it's a pretty song too.
Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Dave & all: > > > > Jam (1) contains more than just Clementine hints, it's > > a full-out instrumental version. If you compare it to > > 1/26/69, you'll hear that they play the whole squence > > straight through. > > > > This song is suprisingly well-developed on these > > Matrix shows & 1/26/69, and I wouldn't be suprised if > > this was played more often in late '68 than we have > > evidence of. > > > > Have any other studio rehearsals of this song leaked > > out besides what turned up on the remastered > > AoxomoxoA? > > > > tim > > > > > > > > Band Jerry Garcia And Friends > > Venue The Matrix > > Location San Francisco, CA > > Date 10/30/68 - Wednesday > > Set One Dark Star Jam > Death Letter Blues ; The Other > > One Jam > Turn On Your Lovelight Jam ; Jam (1) > The > > Eleven Jam > Death Don't Have No Mercy ; Jam ; > > Prisoner Blues (2) ; Jam ; Dark Star Jam > > Comments The "on the town" column in the San Francisco > > Chronicle newspaper, by Ralph J. Gleason, which which > > gave listings of what bands were playing locally, says > > that "Jerry Garcia & Friends" are playing at The > > Matrix on these dates (see the San Francisco Chronicle > > for Monday October 28, 1968 pg 45). Bobby and Pigpen > > were absent. (1) contains Clementine hints. (2) with > > Elvin Bishop. On page 26 of issue #34 (Summer 1996) of > > Dupree's Diamond News, Dick Latvala stated in an > > interview "What I know exists in our Vault are the > > shows, and they are on four-track 15 i.p.s." and > > "There are two dates, 10/28 and 10/29, both of which > > have four reels. On 10/30 there's a Dark Star Jam into > > a Jerry vocal, could be Death Letter Blues". He also > > stated "That's what's written on the box. I haven't > > listened to it." > > Recordings 180 SB Circulating recordings of the 1968 > > Matrix shows trace back to Bill Gadsden's reels. Bill > > and Peter Kafer made copies of Peter Abram's (owner of > > the Matrix) two track 7" Scotch reels in the summer of > > 1974. Peter Abram's reels were either Masters or 1st > > gens. There are also multi-track masters of some of > > these shows in the vault. > > Contributors David Sorochty , Bill Gadsden , Dick > > Latvala, Brian Pollard > > > > > >
