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🗓️ 30 March 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Bear’s Choice 50
The Deadcast returns to the Fillmore East and digs into the Dead’s 1st archival live album, History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice), produced by former LSD alchemist Owsley Stanley & released as a tribute to Pigpen just after his death.
Guests: Allan Arkush, Gary Lambert, David Lemieux, Starfinder Stanley
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0:00.0 | The Good Old Grateful Deadcast, the official podcast of The Grateful Dead. |
0:09.9 | I'm Rich Mayhan with Jesse Jarno, exploring the music and legacy of The Grateful Dead |
0:14.6 | for the committed and the curious. |
0:18.4 | Ladies and gentlemen, fellow deadheads, welcome to season 7 of The Good Old Grateful Deadcast. |
0:24.2 | I'm your co-host, Rich Mayhan. |
0:26.2 | Thank you very much for tuning in. |
0:28.8 | We hope you enjoyed the past two episodes covering the life and times of Ron Pigpen McCurnen. |
0:34.8 | This episode follows suit thematically as we cover the 50th anniversary of Bear's Choice, |
0:40.6 | the history of The Grateful Dead Volume 1, which is widely regarded as the dead's tribute |
0:45.8 | to Pigpen. |
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1:11.8 | You know we have transcripts for a lot of your favorite deadcast episodes now, right? |
1:17.0 | Well those of you waiting on season 1 don't have to wait any longer. |
1:21.2 | Season 1 transcripts are now up for your viewing pleasure at dead.net slash deadcast-index. |
1:29.3 | Check them out. |
1:31.7 | Announcing history of The Grateful Dead Volume 1, Bear's Choice 50th anniversary remaster, |
1:37.6 | this is the original album newly remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Glasser |
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