Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15-30, 1987

~ Release by Jerry Garcia Band (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

3 CD archive release of music from the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and Jerry Garcia Band muic from the two week series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City during October 1987. The 10/31/87 shows were released as a separate 4 CD set. This Best of The Rest is a selection of music from the other Lunt-Fontanne shows. One disc comprises all acoustic songs that were not performed on 10/31/87. The other two discs comprise music from electric sets.

The back cover of this set includes the following text about the source of the recording:
The soundboard tapes from which this CD package originated were created under far less than ideal, and in certain senses downright intimidating, circumstances. Aside from their main purpose - presenting a gloriously abundant slice of the Jerry Garcia Band's legendary 13 Magical Nights On Broadway - the recordings contained herein also clearly prove the worth of courage, hard work and modern science. Rest assured, as you enjoy this music, it hasn't sounded nearly this good since performed live.

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-24 19:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Electric
#TitleRatingLength
1I'll Take a Melody
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-19)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-19)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-19)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-19)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-19)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-19), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-19) and Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-19)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-19)
live cover recording of:
I’ll Take a Melody (on 1987-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
12:20
2Forever Young
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-30)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-30)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-30)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-30)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-30) and Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-30)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-30)
live cover recording of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song) (on 1987-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music
9:37
3Think
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-24)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-24)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-24)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-24)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-24)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-24), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-24) and Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-24)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-24)
live cover recording of:
Think (on 1987-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Deadric Malone and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
7:27
4The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-21)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-21)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-21)
instruments:
David Kemper (on 1987-10-21)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-21)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-21), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-21) and Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-21)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-21)
live cover recording of:
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (on 1987-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
9:39
5Simple Twist of Fate
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-24)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-24)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-24)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-24)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-24)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-24), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-24) and Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-24)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-24)
live cover recording of:
Simple Twist of Fate (on 1987-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
11:16
6When I Paint My Masterpiece
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-25)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-25)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-25)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-25)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-25), Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-25)
live cover recording of:
When I Paint My Masterpiece (on 1987-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Special Rider Music and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1971 to present)
5:57
7Deal
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-25)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-25)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-25)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-25)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-25), Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-25)
live recording of:
Deal (on 1987-10-25)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
7:29
8All Along the Watchtower
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-25)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-25)
electric bass guitar:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-25)
guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
organ:
Melvin Seals (on 1987-10-25)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1987-10-25), Jaclyn LaBranch (on 1987-10-25) and Bob Weir (on 1987-10-25)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-25)
live cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower (on 1987-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
5:27
2▶CD: Electric
3▶CD: Acoustic

Credits

Release

photography:Herb Greene (U.S. Photographer and art director)
engineer:Tom Flye
Robert Gatley (engineer)
executive producer:Peter McQuaid
Hale Milgrim
Christopher Sabec (Manager)
mastering:John Cuniberti
manufactured by, distributed by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jerry Garcia Estate LLC
ASIN:US: B071DW3HFZ [info]