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Grateful Dead: History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice)

On July 13, 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice)”, the fourth Grateful Dead live album (the ninth Grateful Dead album overall). It was recorded in February 1970, and was produced by Owsley Stanley.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Garcia –vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lead guitar
  • Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – vocals, acoustic guitar, organ, percussion, harmonica
  • Bob Weir – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar
  • Phil Lesh – vocals, bass guitar
  • Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
  • Peter McQuaid – executive production 

Track listing:

  1. Katie Mae – Lightnin’ Hopkins
  2. Dark Hollow – Bill Browning
  3. I’ve Been All Around This World – traditional
  4. Wake Up Little Susie – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
  5. Black Peter – Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
  6. Smokestack Lightning – Howlin Wolf
  7. Hard to Handle – Al Bell, Allen Jones, Otis Redding
  8. Good Lovin’ – Rudy Clark. Arthur Resnick
  9. Big Boss Man – Al Smith, Luther Dixon
  10. Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf
  11. Sitting on the Top of the World – Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson

The Staple Singers: Be Attidude: Respect Yoirself

On February 14, 1972, “Stax” label released “Be Altitude: Respect Yourself”, the 19th Staple Singers (The) album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Al Bell.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Pops Staples – vocals
  • Cleotha Staples – harmony and backing vocals
  • Yvonne Staples – harmony and backing vocals

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Staple Sisters – harmony and backing vocals
  • Terry Manning – guitar, lead guitar, fuzz guitar, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vibraphones, marimba, harmonica
  • Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Raymond Banks – guitar
  • The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love) – horns
  • Ben Cauley – horns
  • Al Bell – arrangements
  • Johnny Allen – arrangements
  • Terry Manning – engineer
  • Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Ralph Rhodes – engineer

Track listing:

  1. This World – William Friedman, Herb Schapiro
  2. Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
  3. Name the Missing Word – Horner Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
  4. I’ll Take You There – Alvertis Isbell
  5. This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Convay, Wilson Pickett, William Stevenson
  6. We the People – Booker T. Jones, Carl Smith
  7. Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
  9. I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. Who – Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom