Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on April 25, 1977. It was produced as a four-disc vinyl LP, in a limited edition of 7,700 copies, and released on April 16, 2016, in conjunction with Record Store Day.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77
A wooden sailing ship with a crew of turtles, and a skull and roses design on the mainsail
Live album by
ReleasedApril 16, 2016
RecordedApril 25, 1977
VenueCapitol Theatre
Passaic, New Jersey
GenreRock
LabelRhino
ProducerGrateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 17
(2016)
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77
(2016)
Dave's Picks Volume 18
(2016)

The same concert recording was also released in October 2015, as part of the 30 Trips Around the Sun box set.

Track listing

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Side 1
First set:
  1. "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:12
  2. "Deal" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:41
  3. "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) – 3:07
  4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:17
Side 2
  1. "Looks Like Rain" (Bob Weir, John Barlow) – 8:33
  2. "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:16
Side 3
  1. "Lazy Lightning" > (Weir, Barlow) – 3:32
  2. "Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:58
  3. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:40
  4. "Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:59
Side 4
  1. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:06
  2. "The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:46
Encore:
  1. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:33
Side 5
Second set:
  1. "Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:52
  2. "Fire on the Mountain" (Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 11:08
Side 6
  1. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:55
  2. "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:37
Side 7
  1. "Playing in the Band" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 9:23
  2. "Drums" (Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 4:12
Side 8
  1. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 17:34
  2. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 3:31

Personnel

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Grateful Dead
Production
  • Produced by Grateful Dead
  • Produced for release by David Lemieux
  • Executive producer: Mark Pinkus
  • Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ivette Ramos
  • Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson
  • Mastering: David Glasser
  • Tape-to-digital transfers: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth
  • Lacquer cutting: Chris Bellman
  • Cover illustration: Tony Millionaire
  • Art direction, design: Steve Vance
  • Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson
  • Archival research: Nicholas Meriwether

References

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  1. ^ Bernstein, Scott (March 8, 2016). "Record Store Day 2016 to Include Releases from Phish & Grateful Dead", JamBase. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Grow, Kory (March 8, 2016). "Record Store Day 2016: David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Metallica Lead Releases; Other Notable Exclusives Include Recordings by Johnny Cash, Grateful Dead, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac and Alanis Morissette", Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Brown, Eric Renner (March 8, 2016). "Record Store Day Releases Include Fleetwood Mac, Outkast, Patti Smith, and More", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Gallucci, Michael (March 8, 2016). "Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty and More Classic Rockers Highlight Record Store Day 2016", Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Phish, Grateful Dead Vinyl Among Those Included on Full Record Store Day List", Live for Lilve Music, March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Grateful Dead – Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ 4/25/77", Record Store Day. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Grateful Dead – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77", Discogs. Retrieved April 18, 2016.