Jerry Garcia Band Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD 9/1-2/89 (4 CD!) Grateful Dead

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Jerry Garcia Band : Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD: September 1 & 2, 1989 (4 CD Disc Set!) Grateful Dead : Out of Print & Very Rare ! Two (2) Commanding Performances by the Jerry Garcia Band on the Massive 1989 East Coast Tour in Maryland !!! What a Massive release for a Massive J.G.B. East Coast '89 Summer Tour !!!! Alright Garcia Fans & Deadheads... just take a sec to think back here of just how big, important & vital this 1989 Garcia Band Summer Tour really was! With the exception of the 18 monumental Acoustic & Electric performances at the Lunt-Fontanne on Broadway in New York City during October of 1987, the "Electric" Jerry Garcia Band had not graced the East Coast with its one-of-a-kind magic since August 1984. Outside of that, a few short Acoustic (Jerry & John) runs were the only chance that East Coasters had to see Jerry plug-in unless they hopped on planes, or took the coast-to-coast drive out west! This 5-year hiatus from touring 'electric' was partially due to Garcia's decline in health in '86, and then was again put on the back-burner (but in a more positive way) by Jerry's involvement with the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, and their associated studio projects & short touring stints. So as it goes without saying - the eager crowd anticipation on the East Coast was hot & at an all-time high, as everybody was just so stoked to see their Jerry Band! And the best part is that Garcia took control of his recent health issues, and was just downright ready-to-go on this run! This was a 12-Date, 10-Venue/State (MD, PA, CT, NY, NJ, MA, ME, WI & IL) East Coast swing that was blistering hot from start-to-finish. Jerry & the band's energy was infectious throughout this entire run, and at the time it almost seemed like they were as pumped-up as the crowd in the spirit of this fine welcome & return back east. This Massive 4-CD release captures the J.G.B. right out of the starting-gates on this tour, and offers the entire 1st Two (2) nights of this tour at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland (right outside out nation's capital!) in magnificent fashion. M.P.P. is a sweet venue, and is an very old & cherished one - as musicians the likes of the Jimi Hendrix Experience have even played there, so it indeed offers some fine Rock 'n Roll history in it's own self. However, to the Deadheads... this Tour was even sweetened, and the ticket-demand was definitely heightened because you also had Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman opening for the J.G.B. this entire tour, on their "Scaring The Children" Tour. I think that was the name of it? Or at least that's what all of the T-Shirts circulating in the parking lot said on them. Yeah, this was that big - a chance to see Jerry with Bobby opening back in '89!! Arguably to many Deadheads, the Grateful Dead hit their late-Prime (or maybe even their "Prime" period in 1989-90). Those days folks... were indeed the good-old days looking back on them now & whomever decided to release these both of these two (2) tour-openers as a pro-release (together!) deserves a Dead-Fan "Badge of Honor" for doing so. How Sweet It Is !!! Item Condition : This Out of Print & Very Rare 4-CD Disc Set is in overall "Very Good" almost like new condition. CD's (Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3 & Disc 4) are in Very Good and Like New condition with a few light marks/scratches on the entire 4-CD Set. The Quad-Fold CD Case is in Very Good/Like New condition, with light surface wear and some indentation marks on the spine of the case. There was no Booklet or Liner Notes with this Disc Set when purchased new. Photo included is of the actual items you will receive.Please ask any questions before bidding & Best of Luck !!( also... please feel free to ! )*************************************************************************************************************************************************************** TRACK LISTING >>> DISC 1 (September 1, 1989, First Set) : How Sweet It IsStop ... read more

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