History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)

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History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	July 13, 1973
Recorded	February 13 – 14, 1970
Genre	Rock and roll Psychedelic rock Folk rock
Length	47:28
Label	Pride Records (1973) Rhino Records (2003)
Producer(s)	Owsley Stanley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Grateful Dead chronology
Europe '72 (1972)	History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) (1973)	Wake of the Flood (1973)

History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) is a live album by the Grateful Dead. It offers concert highlights from the Grateful Dead's February 13 and 14, 1970 performances at the Fillmore East. Dick’s Picks, Volume 4 also chronicles these performances. The album was released on July 13, 1973 and is a tribute of sorts to Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who died while the album was being prepared. The "Bear" of the title is Owsley Stanley, underground chemist turned Dead sound man. Fans often simply refer to the album as Bear's Choice. [1]

The album was originally intended to be a first in a series, but Volume Two never came to be due to the fact that this was the band's last album on their deal with Warner Bros. Records.

The album was remastered in 2001 as part of The Golden Road (1965-1973) box set and later released as a separate album in 2003.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 1.3 2003 reissue 2 Track production details 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 See also

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Katie Mae" (Hopkins) – 4:44
2. "Dark Hollow" (Browning) – 3:52
3. "I've Been All Around This World" (traditional) – 4:18
4. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Bryant, Bryant) – 2:31
5. "Black Peter" (Garia, Hunter) – 7:27

[edit] Side two

1. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) – 17:59
2. "Hard to Handle" (Isbell, Jones, Redding) – 6:29

[edit] 2003 reissue

1. "Katie Mae" (Hopkins) – 4:44
2. "Dark Hollow" (Browning) – 3:52
3. "I've Been All Around This World" (traditional) – 4:18
4. "Wake Up Little Susie" (Bryant, Bryant) – 2:31
5. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:27
6. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) – 17:59
7. "Hard to Handle" (Isbell, Jones, Redding) – 6:29
8. "Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick) – 8:56
9. "Big Boss Man" (Dixon, Smith) – 4:53
10. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) – 15:11
11. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Chatmon, Vinson) – 3:20

[edit] Track production details

• "Katie Mae", "Wake Up Little Susie", "Black Peter" and "Smokestack Lightnin'" - recorded on February 13, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City.
• "Dark Hollow", "I've Been All Around This World" and "Hard to Handle" - recorded on February 14, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City.

[edit] Personnel

Grateful Dead:

• Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Ron McKernan - acoustic guitar, organ, percussion, harmonica, vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass
• Mickey Hart - drums
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums

Production:

• Dave Collins - pre-mastering assistant
• Joe Gastwirt - pre-mastering
• Owsley Stanley - producer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	60

[edit] See also

• Grateful Dead
• Grateful Dead discography
• Owsley Stanley
• Dick's Picks: Volume 4

The Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Vince Welnick • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart
Brent Mydland • Keith Godchaux • Donna Jean Godchaux • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan • Tom Constanten
Discography
Studio albums: The Grateful Dead | Anthem of the Sun | Aoxomoxoa | Workingman's Dead | American Beauty | Wake of the Flood | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel | Blues for Allah | Terrapin Station | Shakedown Street | Go to Heaven | In the Dark | Built to Last
Live albums: Live/Dead | Grateful Dead | Europe '72 | History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) | Steal Your Face | Reckoning | Dead Set | Without a Net | One From the Vault | Infrared Roses | Two from the Vault | Hundred Year Hall | Dozin' at the Knick | Fallout from the Phil Zone | Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 | Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead | View From The Vault, Volume One | View From The Vault, Volume Two | Nightfall of Diamonds | Grateful Dead Documentary | Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 | View from the Vault, Volume Three | Go to Nassau | The Closing of Winterland | Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead | The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack | Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 | Truckin' Up to Buffalo | Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) | Digital Download Series (12 Volumes)
Compilations/Box Sets: Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been | Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) | The Arista Years | Selections from the Arista Years | So Many Roads (1965-1995) | The Golden Road (1965-1973) | Postcards of the Hanging | Birth of the Dead | The Very Best of the Grateful Dead | Beyond Description (1973-1989) | The Complete Fillmore West 1969 | Fillmore West 1969 | Grayfolded | Live at the Cow Palace |
Lyricists
Robert Hunter • John Perry Barlow • Gerrit Graham • Bobby Petersen
Spin-off Bands
Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils
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