TAPES FROM FILLMORE EAST FEBRUARY 1970 


Reportedly it was during this Late Show that clever and industrious Fillmore
East stagecrew members including John Chester and Alan Mande managed to
patch a Revox reel-to-reel deck with 15-inch reels underneath the stage into
the PA feed, and the moment when our circulating SBD tape picks up the Dark
Star, 10:23 after its opening, is the moment when they managed to get their
jury-rigged system patched together, up and running. Circulating copies of
this SBD master break off 3:41 before the end of the Lovelight; perhaps this
cut is on the master. In addition to this 45 minute from 2/11/70 our
enterprising heroes taped the Late Shows on the 13th and 14th (but
apparently not the Early Shows), and copies of these tapes have been in
circulation since the early 70s. 


Bear also ran SBD masters of the 13th and 14th, and much of this material
has now been released on Bear's Choice and Dick's Pick 4. However, it is
unclear whether there is any SBD from the 11th in the vault. For the Dick's
Picks 4 release, Jeffrey Norman patched gaps in the vault SBDs of the 13th
and 14th using the surreptitious second SBD masters -- good karma all
around. The GD Records / Polygram Records CD, "Allman Bros Band Fillmore
East February 1970," (GDCD 4063) releases tape of the Allmans from this run
and may contain tunes from this date. 


Besides the several SBDs from this run there are also two AUD tapes in
circulation, one of the 2/11/70 Late Show and one of the 2/13/70 Early Show
(see Comments under this date). There is a complete copy of the 2/11/70 AUD
master in circulation, and it also appears as patches for the first 10:23 of
the Dark Star and last 3:41 of the Lovelight, otherwise missing on the
circulating SBD tapes. The AUD of the 2/13/70 Early Show could easily be by
the same taper as the 2/11/70 AUD. Both tapes have strong saturation and
strong bass, and both have decent but not perfect mic placement, and as a
result boomy in the bass with considerable hall resonance and audience
noise. There is no evidence of AUD tape from the 14th in circulation.
RECORDING 90 A? 45 SB
CONTRIBUTORS Jim Powell Alan Mande Steve Silberman 



BAND Grateful Dead
VENUE Fillmore East
CITY New York
STATE NY
DATE 02/13/70a FRIDAY EARLY SHOW
SET1 [37:37 +] Cold Rain & Snow [5:27]; [1:03]; Beat It On Down the Line
[2:01]; [0:27]; Good Lovin' [1:41] › drums [2:04] › Good Lovin' [4:41] %
[0:33]; Mama Tried [2:31] › Black Peter [9:12]; [1:50]; Hard to Handle
[6:12] % St. Stephen › Not Fade Away %
SET2 
SET3 
ENCORE Casey Jones [#2:48]; [0:07] %
COMMENTS Early Show total time 40:32 +. BIODTL has 5 beats. The entire
set except St. Stephen › Not Fade Away circulates on the 45 AUD, with the
fragment of Casey Jones moved to the beginning of the tape. See Comments
under 2/11/70 for more on the tapes. This tape is often mislabeled
"Fillmore East 2/10/70," sometimes also "Fillmore East 2/12/70" or "Ungano's
2/12/70." The Allman Bros. and Love were also on the bill (DeadBase IX).
The GD Records / Polygram Records CD, "Allman Bros Band Fillmore East
February 1970," (GDCD 4063) releases tape of the Allmans from this run and
may contain tunes from this date.
RECORDING 37:37 A?
CONTRIBUTORS Jim Powell digaman@well.com (Well, Tapes 400 #29) 



BAND Grateful Dead
VENUE Fillmore East
CITY New York
STATE NY
DATE 02/13/70b FRIDAY LATE SHOW
SET1 [2:48:09 +] [1:15 Intro by Robert Hunter]; China Cat Sunflower
[2:53] › jam [2:07] › I Know You Rider [4:13]; [0:53]; Me & My Uncle [3:10];
[1:07]; Dire Wolf [3:58]; [0:59]; Smokestack Lightnin [18:00]; [5:22];
Monkey & The Engineer [1:37]; [0:53]; Little Sadie [2:45]; [0:15]; Wake Up
Little Susie [2:36] › Black Peter [7:20]; Uncle John's Band [6:50#]; [3:12];
Katie Mae [3:57]; [2:54]; Dark Star [29:21] › Cryptical Envelopment [1:56] ›
drums [7:36] › The Other One [13:48] › Cryptical Envelopment [6:38] ›
Lovelight [30:12] %
SET2
SET3
ENCORE [0:56]; We Bid You Goodnight [2:19#] %
COMMENTS Late Show total time 2:51:24 +. Total time Early & Late Shows
3:31:56 +. Late Show timings are from the circulating tape except Dark Star
through Lovelight, which is from the CD. Set 1 is the complete Late Show
Dead set. This is all one set; the band never leaves the stage en masse and
there is no set-break. 


The first five tunes are electric Dead. At the conclusion of I Know You
Rider they start to go into High Time but immediately pull up short. Total
time for this first electric segment through Smokestack Lightnin is 38:35.
During the pause after this tune the stage is re-rigged for the acoustic
segment of the set but there is no set break and the band does not leave the
stage en masse. From here through Katie Mae is acoustic Dead (31:47 + total
time). The conclusion of Uncle John is clipped on the circulating tape.
There is another extended pause while Pigpen's guitar mic is set up, and
then he concludes the acoustic segment with Katie Mae. The remainder of the
set is electric Dead again. This second electric segment of the set times
1:29:31 total. The end of the encore is clipped on the tape in circulation. 


Smokestack Lightnin, Wake Up Little Susie › Black Peter and Katie Mae appear
on Bear's Choice. Dark Star through Lovelight appears on Dick's Picks 4.
See Comments under 02/11/70 for more on the tapes. The Allman Bros and Love
were also on the bill. The GD Records / Polygram Records CD, "Allman Bros
Band Fillmore East February 1970," (GDCD 4063) releases tape of the Allmans
from this run and may contain tunes from this date.
RECORDING 180 SB Bear's Choice Dick's Picks 4
CONTRIBUTORS Jim Powell Alan Mande 



BAND Grateful Dead
VENUE Fillmore East
CITY New York
STATE NY
DATE 02/14/70a SATURDAY EARLY SHOW
SET1 [1:05:17 +] Cold Rain And Snow; Dark Star [23:31] › St. Stephen
[6:42#] › The Eleven [#8:59] › Lovelight [23:33]; [0:33] %
SET2 
SET3 
ENCORE 
COMMENTS Early Show total time 1:05:17 +. The Allman Bros. and Love were
also on the bill (DeadBase IX). The GD Records / Polygram Records CD,
"Allman Bros Band Fillmore East February 1970," (GDCD 4063) releases tape of
the Allmans from this run and may contain tunes from this date.
RECORDING 70 SBD vault none in circulation 2/98
CONTRIBUTORS Jim Powell digaman@well.com (Well, Tapes 400 #29) 



BAND Grateful Dead
VENUE Fillmore East
CITY New York
STATE NY
DATE 02/14/70b SATURDAY LATE SHOW
SET1 [2:26:05 +] [1:51 Intro by Zacherle]; Casey Jones [4:29]; [0:05];
Mama Tried [2:31]; [1:24]; Hard To Handle [6:06]; [3:18]; Monkey And The
Engineer [1:32]; [0:43]; Dark Hollow [2:37]; [0:43]; All Around This World
[4:02]; [0:18]; Wake Up Little Susie [2:22] › Black Peter [7:19]; [0:04] %
Uncle John's Band [5:#54]; [2:30]; Katie Mae [3:19]; [0:20] % [2:31]; Dancin
In The Streets [9:15]; [0:25]; China Cat Sunflower [3:09] › jam [2:37] › I
Know You Rider [4:18] › High Time [6:41] › [0:10] › Dire Wolf [4:06];
[0:44]; Alligator [3:44] › drums [12:48] › Me & My Uncle [3:07] › Not Fade
Away [13:59] › Mason's Children [3:53] › Caution [14:25] › Feedback [8:42] ›
We Bid You Goodnight [1:39]; [0:14] %
SET2 
SET3 
ENCORE 
COMMENTS Late Show total time 2:26:05 +. Early and Late Show total time
3:31:22 +. Timings are from the SBD tape in circulation except for the
tunes included in Dick's Picks 4, which are timed from the CD. 


SET 1 is the complete Late Show Dead set. This is all one set; the band
never leaves the stage en masse and there is no set-break. The first three
tunes are electric Dead and time 14:34. During the pause after Hard To
Handle the stage is re-rigged for the next seven tunes, which are acoustic
Dead and time 31:43 total. There is a brief clip in the circulating SBD of
Uncle John at 1:08. The rest of the set from Dancin through Bid You
Goodnight is electric Dead and times 1:24:19 total. 


Hard To Handle, Dark Hollow and All Around This World are included on Bear's
Choice. The Introduction by Zacherle, Casey Jones, and the entire
concluding electric segment from Dancin through Bid You Goodnight appear on
Dick's Picks 4. See Comments under 02/11/70 for more on the tapes. The
Allman Bros and Love were also on the bill. The GD Records / Polygram
Records CD, "Allman Bros Band Fillmore East February 1970," (GDCD 4063)
comprises tape of the Allmans from this run and may contain tunes from this
date.
RECORDING 180 SB Bear's Choice Dick's Picks 4
CONTRIBUTORS Jim Powell Alan Mande