One of the Earliest ! & Finest !! " Pre " Grateful Dead Recordings that Exists ! ... Featuring Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir & Ron ' Pigpen ' McKernan in " Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions " - way-back ... in '64 !!!!!
Grateful Dead Fans ! who don't own this 1964 Music Treasure ?! ... Whoa ! -- just like Bill Walton once said ... " So, Where Have You Been ?!? " Well, as you might well expect ... this is a Rare ! one - and Musically ? ... for Real-Good reason !!! Talk about " Pre-Grateful Dead " Roots at their Finest ... well this it It ! Truly one of the Best ! Pre-'65 ( Magoos Pizza Parlor ! ) recordings that even exists ... and, very-fine audio quality too - considering the circumstances ... Ha ! The Title is no joke at all either here fellow Fans - as this is indeed the " Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions " 6-Piece Band performing Live ! at the ' Top of the Tangent' in Palo Alto, California ... in 1964 !!! And, this " 6-Piece " line-up went just like this ... you know, 50-Years Ago ! -- and, just about 1-Year before The Grateful Dead were even ' officially ' Born ! as a Band in 1965 ... Jerry Garcia on Guitar, Kazoo, Banjo & Vocals -- Ron " Pigpen " McKernan on Harmonica & Vocals -- Bob " Pre-Ace ! " Weir on Guitar, Washtub Bass, Foot Crasher Jug, Kazoo & Vocals -- Dave Parker on Washboard Tub, Kazoo, Tin Cup & Vocals -- Tom Stone on Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar & Vocals -- and Mike Garrett on Washtub Bass, Guitar & Kazoo !!!!!! A tried & true " Jug Band " in the true sense of the word, and the lost art form too ! Wow ... Even Jeffrey Norman remastered this one too, way back in 1999 - so naturally ... sound quality just as nice as you could ever hope for ! --- from '64 !?! This one came out around 25-Years-Ago ! now days ... and it was well-received ! by the Dead Fan Faithful to say the very least, as before this - nothing had even remotely come out .. as rare & as cool to date. And, come to think of it -- what else even has been pro-released that is this Awesome, Vintage, Vital - and just really Off-the-Wall - ' Different ' ... but in a Solid ! Musically-Talented way !!? There is some Serious - Spirit !! in these Eighteen ( 18 ) Live Tracks contained, and it is almost to the point where you just get the feeling that these Boys were just looking to actually " make it " as a Jug Band ! ... just Clearly ! giving there all for this Seriously-Lucky ! Palo Alto Crowd ! A Home-Town Show too even, if I may. Hey Now though ... let's just be glad, thankful, and count our lucky stars that this Band ' didn't ' hit the big-time ... right ? I mean that in itself could have made that Glorious ! 30-Year Grateful Dead career a thing that never happened ?!? Wow !!? Hey, well let's just say this ... you had better get to clearing a little extra space on that " keep forever " CD Rack of yours in that ' Cherished ' Music Collection -- because this one is Nothing ! short of a Jug Band Treasure !!! Enjoy !!!!!
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions : 1964 : ' Live ' at the Top of the Tangent - Palo Alto, California ( CA ) :
Overseas Stomp
Ain't It Crazy ( The Rub )
Boo Break
Yes She Do, No She Don't
Memphis
Boodle Am Shake
Big Fat Woman
Borneo
My Gal
Shake That Thing
Beat It On Down The Line
Cocaine Habit Blues
Beedle Um Bum
On The Road Again
The Monkey And The Engineer
In The Jailhouse Now
Crazy Words, Crazy Tune
Band Interview
Item Condition : This Very Rare ! Out of Print ( 1999 GDR / GDP release ( GDCD 4064 ) ) Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions - Live at the Top of the Tangent - Palo Alto, California ( CA ) 1-CD Set is in Very Good (Very Good/Like New) condition - close to Like New (Near Mint). CD ( 1-CD ) is in Very Good (Very Good/Like New) condition - close to Like New (Near Mint) with one faint-light mark/scratch on the playing surface (please see photos). Liner Notes ( Tri-Fold Front Insert ( 6-Page ) & Back Insert Card ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos). CD Case ( 1-CD Jewel Case ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos). This 1999 GDP issued CD Set has been very-carefully stored inside protective plastic in my professional CD rack. One of the Earliest ! incarnations of The Grateful Dead ! - The Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions ' Live ' in Palo Alto, CA ! - in 1964 !! ... the 1999 Grateful Dead Records ! Vintage-Treasure ! of a CD Pro-release ! - Enjoy !!!
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