History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1: Bear’s Choice

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1 to 8 rec. live Fillmore East, New York, NY 13-14/2/1970.
Tracks 9 to 11 rec. live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 5 & 8/2/1970.

Tracks 1 to 7 first released as Warner Bros. LP BS-2721, 6/7/1973.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Katie Mae recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-13) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13) live cover recording of: Katie Mae (on 1970-02-13) lyricist and composer: Lightnin’ Hopkins publisher: Prestige Music Co.	4:44
2	Dark Hollow recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-14) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14) live recording of: Dark Hollow (on 1970-02-14) lyricist and composer: [traditional]	3:52
3	I’ve Been All Around This World recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-14) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14) live recording of: Been All Around This World (on 1970-02-14) lyricist and composer: [traditional]	4:19
4	Wake Up Little Susie recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-13) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13) live cover recording of: Wake Up Little Susie (on 1970-02-13) writer: Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc., House of Bryant Publications, MCA Music and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music	2:31
5	Black Peter recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-13) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13) live recording of: Black Peter (on 1970-02-13) lyricist: Robert Hunter composer: Jerry Garcia publisher: Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.	7:28
6	Smokestack Lightnin’ recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-13) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13) live cover recording of: Smokestack Lightning (on 1970-02-13) lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	17:59
7	Hard to Handle recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-14) producer: Owsley Stanley recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-14) live cover recording of: Hard to Handle (on 1970-02-14) writer: Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding publisher: Irving Music, Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)	6:30
8	Good Lovin’ recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-13) recorded at: Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-02-13) live cover recording of: Good Lovin’ (on 1970-02-13) writer: Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick publisher: Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Hudson Bay Music and Trio Music Company	8:57
9	Big Boss Man recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-05) recorded at: Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-05) live cover recording of: Big Boss Man (on 1970-02-05) writer: Luther Dixon and Al Smith publisher: Arc Music Corp., Conrad Music, Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ロックンロールミュージック	4:54
10	Smokestack Lightnin’ (version two) recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-08) recorded at: Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-08) live cover recording of: Smokestack Lightning (on 1970-02-08) lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	15:11
11	Sitting on Top of the World recording engineer: Bear (on 1970-02-08) recorded at: Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1970-02-08) live cover recording of: Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1970-02-08) writer: Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson publisher: Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.	3:20

Credits

Release

art direction:	Greg Allen Hugh Brown Rachel Gutek
photography:	Fred Ordower
liner notes:	Bear
associate producer:	Michael Wesley Johnson
executive producer:	Peter McQuaid
producer:	James Austin David Lemieux
mastering:	Joe Gastwirt
acoustic guitar:	Jerry Garcia Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Bob Weir
drums (drum set):	Mickey Hart Bill Kreutzmann
guitar:	Jerry Garcia Bob Weir
harmonica, organ and percussion:	Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
vocals:	Jerry Garcia Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Bob Weir
design:	Greg Allen Rachel Gutek

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Strategic Marketing (in 1973, in 2001) Grateful Dead Productions (in 2001)
pressed by:	Cinram, Olyphant, PA

mastered at:	Oceanview Digital Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States

remaster of:	History of the Grateful Dead, Volume 1: Bear’s Choice

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3183996 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00007LTIO [info]

Release group

included in:	Live Albums Collection The Golden Road (1965–1973)

Wikipedia:	en: History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/18481 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1246228 [info]