Live at Hampton Coliseum is an album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 4, 1979, at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Produced as a two-disc vinyl LP, in a limited edition of 7,900 numbered copies, it was released on April 19, 2014, in conjunction with Record Store Day.[1][2][3]
| Live at Hampton Coliseum | ||||
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| Released | April 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | May 4, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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The May 4, 1979 concert was the band's first show at Hampton Coliseum, and their third with then-new keyboardist Brent Mydland.[4]
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "Loser" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 7:39
- "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14
- "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:20
- "Passenger" (Phil Lesh, Peter Monk) – 5:36
- Side two
- "I Need a Miracle" (Bob Weir, John Barlow) – 4:26
- "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:26
- "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 6:51
- "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36
- Side three
- "Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:24
- "Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:21
- Side four
- "Truckin'" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:14
- "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:39
- "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 7:20
Personnel
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- Mickey Hart – drums
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Phil Lesh – bass guitar
- Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Production
- Produced by Grateful Dead
- Produced for release by David Lemieux
- Executive producer: Mark Pinkus
- Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ryan Wilson
- LP mastering: Jeffrey Norman
- Lacquers cut by: Chris Bellman
- Recording: Dan Healy
- Illustrations: Kyle Field
- Photography: James R. Anderson
- Art direction, design: Jonathan Lane
Concert set list
editThe complete set list for the May 4, 1979 concert at Hampton Coliseum was:[5]
- First set: "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" > "Franklin's Tower", "Mama Tried" > "Mexicali Blues", "Candyman", "Lazy Lightning" > "Supplication", "Loser"*, "New Minglewood Blues"*, "Don't Ease Me In"*, "Passenger"*
- Second set: "I Need a Miracle"* > "Bertha"* > "Good Lovin'"*, "Ship of Fools"*, "Estimated Prophet"* > "Eyes Of The World"* > "Drums" > "Space" > "Truckin'"* > "Stella Blue"* > "Around and Around"*
* Included in Live at Hampton Coliseum
References
edit- ^ "Grateful Dead: Live at Hampton Coliseum, Record Store Day. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Live at Hampton Coliseum at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Patrick (April 15, 2014). "As Vinyl Sales Rise, Record Store Day Plays It Forward", USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Record Store Day: Grateful Dead Live at Hampton Coliseum", JamBase, March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 44. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.