One of the shortest-lived iterations of the Grateful Dead was the band that existed December 1971 through March 1972. Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, Pigpen, and Keith formed a formidable version of the Dead that only played a few shows together before Donna Jean joined as vocalist, and before Pigpen would depart the stage for good in June 1972. What this sextet lacked in quantity of shows it made up for with creativeness, power, and inspiration.
When Pigpen re-joined the Dead on December 1, 1971, after a few months off during which Keith had joined as piano player, the band was now an unstoppably powerful live juggernaut it hadn’t been since the height of the Primal Dead era in late 1968-1969. Widely considered one of the best shows from the Pigpen-Keith era of the Grateful Dead, December 10, 1971 in St. Louis has it all: Pigpen singing lead on four songs including an 18-minute version of Good Lovin’ and a very rare performance of Run Rudolph Run; a deep dive into the Dead’s psychedelic recent past with a monster version of The Other One; plus plenty of the new material from earlier in 1971 like Bertha, Loser, Sugaree, and Playing In The Band.
They also hit upon much of the music that would appear the following year on Europe ‘72, such as Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mr. Charlie, and One More Saturday Night. And no Dead show of this vintage would be complete without the “hits”: Truckin’, Sugar Magnolia, and Casey Jones all make appearances. This is truly one of the deepest, most dynamic, exciting, and accessible live shows in the entire Grateful Dead canon.
5LP Tracklist
LP1
Side A
1. Bertha
2. Me And My Uncle
3. Mr. Charlie
4. Loser
Side B
1. Beat It On Down The Line
2. Sugaree
3. Jack Straw
4. Next Time You See Me
LP2
Side C
1. Tennessee Jed
2. El Paso
3. Big Railroad Blues
4. Casey Jones
Side D
1. Good Lovin'
LP3
Side E
1. Brokedown Palace
2. Playing In The Band
3. Run Rudolph Run
4. Deal
Side F
1. Sugar Magnolia
2. Comes A Time
LP4
Side G
1. Truckin'
2. Drums
Side H
1. The Other One
2. Sitting On Top Of The World
3. The Other One
LP5
Side I
1. Not Fade Away
2. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
3. Not Fade Away
4. One More Saturday Night / J. [Etched]
3CD Tracklist
CD1
1. Bertha
2. Me And My Uncle
3. Mr. Charlie
4. Loser
5. Beat It On Down The Line
6. Sugaree
7. Jack Straw
8. Next Time You See Me
9. Tennessee Jed
10. El Paso
11. Big Railroad Blues
12. Casey Jones
CD2
1. Good Lovin'
2. Brokedown Palace
3. Playing In The Band
4. Run Rudolph Run
5. Deal
6. Sugar Magnolia
7. Comes A Time
CD3
1. Truckin'
2. Drums
3. The Other One
4. Sitting On Top Of The World
5. The Other One
6. Not Fade Away
7. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
8. Not Fade Away
9. One More Saturday Night
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