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The Closing of Winterland : December 31 1978

Grateful Dead

Initial release: December 2003

Rhino / Grateful Dead Records

Four CD set of the entire show from December 31, 1978 at Winterland. The entire show with bonus material is also available on DVD.

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Tracks

Disc 1

  • Sugar Magnolia
  • Scarlet Begonias
  • Fire On The Mountain
  • Me and My Uncle
  • Big River
  • Friend of the Devil
  • It's All Over Now
  • Stagger Lee
  • From The Heart Of Me
  • Sunshine Daydream
Disc 2
  • Samson and Delilah
  • Ramble On Rose
  • I Need A Miracle
  • Terrapin Station
  • Playing In The Band
Disc 3
  • Rhythm Devils
  • Not Fade Away
  • Around And Around
Disc 4
  • Dark Star
  • The Other One
  • Dark Star
  • Wharf Rat
  • St. Stephen
  • Good Lovin'
  • Casey Jones
  • Johnny B. Goode
  • And We Bid You Goodnight
Musicians

  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
Special guests:
  • Bill Graham - master of ceremonies
  • Dan Aykroyd - midnight countdown
  • John Cipollina - guitar
  • Ken Kesey - thunder machine
  • Matthew Kelly - harmonica
  • Lee Oskar - harmonica
  • Greg Errico - drums
Credits

  • Producer - David Lemieux, Jeffrey Norman
  • Rhythm Devils engineer, mixing - Tom Flye, Mickey Hart
  • Archival research - Eileen Law / Grateful Dead Archives
  • Cover art - Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley
  • Photography - Ed Perlstein
  • Additional photography - Michael Zagaris, Steve Schneider
  • Liner notes - Gary Lambert, Glenn Lambert
  • Package design, production - Robert Minkin
Related releases

The Closing of Winterland show was also released as a 2 DVD set;

For information about other releases that include music from this period see the 1978 section of the Dead by Date page.


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