I Welcome You On Behalf Of The Group, Great American Music Hall, August 13, 1975

The real story of this gig is at the great Lost Live Dead blog  

http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-13-1975-great-american-music.html.

As usual, mine is just a fan site add-on.

When I picked up Make Believe Ballroom sometime late in 1975 or early in 1976 in Cambridge at one of those independent record for oh about $5, I couldn't believe it. I had loved Blues for Allah since its 9-1-1975 release date, but this was on another level. This bootleg was the closest thing to a guidepost of how the Dead would sound when I first saw them in June 9 and 12 in 1976 at the Boston Music Hall (although I wouldn't hear Help Slip Franklin's until my fourth show on April 23, 1977.)  A girl I know from college was gifted this record oh about 1978 and she says she still has it it. You are lucky Liz in Indy. A little bit more on Make Believe is ...  https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/5iba18/the_grateful_dead_make_believe_ballroom_the_1975/  I couldn't risk  had to get another copy just now from Japan ebay.

Coming Soon to Me :)

I saw a show here at Great America Music Hall only once in 1981, I remember the Tony Rice Unit (yes from The Pizza Tapes), because I knew this kid from Lewiston, Maine (yes that Lewiston) Ted Carpenter, who was now known as Fred Carpenter who has a fiddle shop around Nashville.  Hi Ted. http://www.jaredingersol.com/carpenter-may/

The Famous Bill Graham Introduction into Help on the Way into Slipknot into Franklin's Tower into The Music Never Stopped is so fame I can't believe it. So Is the Eyes>Stronger then Dirt.  But the Seocond Set is also crazy good   Crazy Fingers>The Other One>Sage & Spirit>GDTRFB>US Blues followed by Blues for Allah makes this a special unique show.

Here is the music etc from this show.

Blues for Allah Versions

Inspired by jerlouvis on archive.org, I was curious about the various version of Blues for Allah attempted by the band members after the first three shows in 1975.

It appears there were two Allah-like jams in 1981 in London and 1984 in Marin, you can judge for yourselves those versions.

I was lucky to see this version with the great Phil Q on June 27, 2001 at the Greek in LA (which I drove by less than one hour ago, haha)

https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/pOW3rD9x6F1pPrlGb20CGlm3Thx6cpAFV2dST1iSDsO?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy

All the 2001 versions including the first in Charlotte  https://archive.org/details/2001-04-20.paf.sbd.philleshnet.4230.sbefail.flacf  are worth it with Jimmy and Warren ripping them up.  I was expecting another on New Year's Eve, but the ship had sailed on these in November.

furthur later did four versions including one in 2010 at the Blues for Allah album recreation in Angel's Camp.


Grateful Dead

3/23/1975 Kezar Blues For Allah > Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey > Drums > Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey > Blues For Allah

6/17/1975 Winterland Blues For Allah > Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey > Drums > Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey > Blues For Allah

8/13/1975 Great American Blues For Allah (playing for you now)

Grateful Dead Allah-Like Jams

10/6/1981 London Estimated Prophet > He's Gone > Drums > Allah-Like Space > The Wheel > Sugar Magnolia > Stella Blue > Good Lovin' (not offically recognized)

3/31/1984 Marin He's Gone > Drums > Allah-Like Space > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away

Phil & Friends

4/20/2001 Charlotte Darkstar> *Blues For Allah> Darkstar> Night of 1000 Stars, Help> Slipknot!> I Am The Walrus> Franklin's Tower

4/24/2001 DC Night of 1000 Stars> Cryptical Envelopment> Blues For Allah> Other One> Cryptical> Sugaree

6/27/2001 Greek LA Jam> Alligator> Jam> Midnight Train> Jam> Wharf Rat> Jam> Help on the Way> Slipknot!> Blues For Allah> Slipknot!> Golden Road

7/6/2001 Red Rocks Jam> Watchtower> Mercury Jam> Eyes of the World> Lady With A Fan> Blues For Allah> Terrapin Station> Comes A Time

7/17/2001 Clarkston Jam> Comes A Time> Venus Jam> St. Stephen> Revolution Help on the Way> Slipknot!> Blues for Allah> Slipknot!> Franklin’s Tower

7/27/2001 Homdel Unbroken Chain> Jam> The Eleven> Jam> Revolution> Caucauphony Jam> Blues For Allah> Eyes of the World> Golden Road

11/8/2001 Chicago Phil Solo Bass Jam> Quintet Jam> The Eleven> Blues For Allah> Watchtower> Help on the Way> Slipknot!> Franklin's Tower

Furthur

5/30/2010 Angels's Camp Blues for Allah (LP recreation)

6/27/2010 Brooklyn Let It Grow, Fire > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Blues for Allah, Morning Dew > Eyes of the World > Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower

7/11/2010 Philly Mountains of the Moon > St. Stephen > Blues for Allah > At a Siding > Terrapin Flyer > Let It Grow, Morning Dew, Unbroken Chain > The Wheel, Not Fade Away

11/21/2011 Indianapolis The Mountain Song > All Along the Watchtower > Fire on the Mountain > Lady with a Fan > Terrapin > At a Siding > Terrapin Flyer > Blues for Allah > The Other One > Morning Dew