Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977

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Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977
Live album by Jerry Garcia Band
Released	2004
Recorded	July 1977
Genre	Rock
Label	Jerry Made
Producer	Christopher Sabec, Peter McQuaid
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Music Box link
Jerry Garcia Band chronology
Shining Star (2001) Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977 (2004) After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 (2004)
Jerry Garcia chronology
Been All Around This World (2004) Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977 (2004) After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 (2004)

Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977 is the first release in the Pure Jerry series of live recordings by Jerry Garcia and his various solo bands.^[1] As the title suggests, it was recorded on July 29 and July 30, 1977, at the Theatre 1839 in San Francisco. It features one track, "Gomorrah", of the then-unreleased new album by the Jerry Garcia Band, Cats Under the Stars.

Theatre 1839 was reissued in July 2007 exclusively at Borders stores.^[2] This release features the same track listing with slight alterations to the color of the packaging.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc One 1.2 Disc Two 1.3 Disc Three 2 Personnel 2.1 Musicians 2.2 Production 3 Recording dates 4 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc One

1. "Mystery Train" (Junior Parker, Sam Philips) — 10:19
2. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) — 12:52
3. "That's What Love Will Make You Do" (James Banks, Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen) — 11:33
4. "Stir It Up" (Bob Marley) — 12:41
5. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan) — 9:29
6. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers) — 9:51
7. "Catfish John" (Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds) — 11:58

[edit] Disc Two

1. "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) — 8:54
2. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) — 27:00
3. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robbie Robertson) — 9:49
4. "They Love Each Other" (Hunter, Garcia) — 7:22
5. "I Second That Emotion" (Robinson) — 10:27
6. "Let Me Roll It" (Paul McCartney) — 9:15

[edit] Disc Three

1. "The Harder They Come" (Jimmy Cliff) — 12:43
2. "Gomorrah" (Hunter, Garcia) — 6:39
3. "Tore Up Over You" (Hank Ballard) — 9:43
4. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Dylan) — 10:18
5. "My Sisters and Brothers" (Charles Johnson) — 7:44

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Jerry Garcia — guitar, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux — vocals
• Keith Godchaux — keyboards, vocals
• John Kahn — electric bass
• Ron Tutt — drums

[edit] Production

• Executive producers — Christopher Sabec, Peter McQuaid
• Production supervisor — Tom Flye
• Recording — Betty Cantor-Jackson
• Mastering — Paul Stubblebine
• Tape research — David Lemieux
• Photography — Jonathan Hyams
• Special thanks to Carlos & Star

[edit] Recording dates

• disc 1 & disc 2, tracks 1-3 recorded on July 29
• disc 2, tracks 4-6 & disc 3 recorded on July 30

[edit] References