| Author | Message | ||
| hydrargyrum
Advanced Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 235 Registered: 3-2004 |
I was browsing the sugar megs website, when I ran across a file titled "alembic rehearsals." Can anyone further illuminate the story behind what this might entail? Here is a link to the music: http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/gd1968xx-yyAlembicRehearsals.asx | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4797 Registered: 5-2002 |
Certainly sounds nice! | ||
| hankster
Member Username: hankster Post Number: 97 Registered: 6-2004 |
Sugar Magnolia? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4801 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's streaming, so you can't fast forward; you have to listen to the whole thing. It starts out with Lovelight; second is Dark Star; third is St. Stephen. That's as far as I've listened (37 minutes). This may be the Aoxomoxoa sessions. At 41 minutes they finally transition from St. Stephen to The Eleven. Ok, I found a track listing here!! I'm up to 47 minutes; this is actually pretty cool. (Message edited by davehouck on February 23, 2007) (Message edited by davehouck on February 23, 2007) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4802 Registered: 5-2002 |
I'm supposed to be working. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4803 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've changed my mind. My current guess is that this is after the recording of Aoxomoxoa and is probably rehearsals for the tour whose shows are represented on 1969's Live/Dead. The whole thing ended up being about an hour and a half. I changed my mind again. The first time St. Stephen is followed by The Eleven is 8/21/68 at the Fillmore West in a show that also includes Lovelight and Dark Star. So perhaps this rehearsal predates that show. I haven't listened to the 8/21/68 show to see if the transition practiced here is in that show. (Message edited by davehouck on February 23, 2007) | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Intermediate Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 107 Registered: 10-2006 |
All I'm getting is 7 seconds at the end of Sugar Magnolia! Bummer. Peter | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2120 Registered: 7-2004 |
I too heard only the sugar mag bit. Then I hit play again and waited. After 15 - 30 seconds the rest started to play. Very interesting cut. Pigpen's organ is very prominent - and very underwhelming. Bill, tgo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4805 Registered: 5-2002 |
Here it is at the archive. Streaming format plus you can choose which track you want to listen to! Check out track 14! | ||
| paulman
Advanced Member Username: paulman Post Number: 204 Registered: 2-2005 |
I've had this in MP3 for a few years. If I remember this is from the Sausilito Heliport, at which the Alembic "shacks" were behind the Dead's space. $.02 |
