8/xx/66 - Grateful Dead Live at Unknown

Jerry & Pig, Summer 1966. Photo by Herb Greene

The next show in line available on archive is a small selection from an unknown date, labeled as "Live at Various 8/1/66. That date is simply not correct, and I don't believe that it's the dead live at various, but is rather a small selection from a single unknown show.

One commenter relates that Dick Latvala said that this tape originally came from a box with the label "Longshoreman's Hall 1st Night." Bear Stanley added that it likely dates the show to April of '66 after the band had returned from Los Angeles.


Grateful Dead
Unknown - Likely Longshoreman's Hall
San Francisco, CA
8/xx/66

Setlist:
1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl >
2. You Don't Love Me >
3. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

The tape that remains from this mysterious date is an excellent listen. This may be the first Dead Sandwich we've encountered in the record as we move forward. The sound has a tad of hiss to it, and I thought Pigpen's voice was just a small tick off. The music, however, does come through clear. Schoolgirl, although not explored deeply, has some real authority to it. Jerry's guitar is crisp and quick

The real highlight for me was the transition into and out of "You Don't Love Me." I wasn't watching the tracks change on archive, and did not notice that they had transitioned into another song until Jerry started his lyrics. I had to go back and re-listen to catch the seemless change. If you want a reason to listen to this tape, it's for that alone.

In the closing of Schoolgirl, the band picks up the pace during Pigpen's rap, at around the 2:00 mark. They keep it up for a few minutes before slowing back down. Schoolgirl is cut at the end. I am not sure how much music is missing.


Listen to this '66 selection at archive: https://archive.org/details/gd66-xx-xx.sbd.jools.19514.19529.sbeok.shnf