''Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71'' is a live album by the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
. As the title suggests, it was recorded at the
Fox Theatre in
St. Louis, Missouri on December 10, 1971. It was released as a three-disc CD and digitally on October 1, 2021, and as a five-disc LP on November 19, 2021.
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The same recording was released on October 8, 2021, as part of the seven-concert, 20-CD box set '' Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73''.
At the December 10, 1971 concert, and at the other shows on this tour, the opening act was the ]New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969 and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. The band is sometimes referred ...
.[
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Track listing
Disc 1
:''First set:''
#"Bertha" (Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
, Robert Hunter (lyricist), Robert Hunter) – 6:32
#"Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips (musician), John Phillips) – 3:48
#"Mr. Charlie" (Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Ron McKernan, Hunter) – 4:25
#"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:22
#"Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:49
#"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:49
#"Jack Straw (song), Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
#"Next Time You See Me" (Bill Harvey (bandleader), Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) – 4:37
#"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:43
#"El Paso (song), El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:56
#"Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis (musician), Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:12
#"Casey Jones (song), Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:42
Disc 2
:''Second set:''
#"Good Lovin' (Rudy Clark, Artie Resnick, Arthur Resnick) – 22:12
#"Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:06
#"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 6:57
#"Run Rudolph Run" (Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie) – 3:39
#"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50
#"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:54
#"Comes a Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:41
Disc 3
#"Truckin' (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:09
#"Drums" (Bill Kreutzmann) – 3:21
#"The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 13:13
#"Sitting on Top of the World, Sittin' On Top of the World" (Lonnie Carter, Walter Vinson, Walter Jacobs) – 3:10
#"The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:02
#"Not Fade Away (song), Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin) – 5:58
#"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:13
#"Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:59
:''Encore:''
#"One More Saturday Night (song), One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:52
Personnel
Grateful Dead
*Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
– guitar, vocals
*Keith Godchaux – keyboards
*Bill Kreutzmann – drums
*Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
*Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, vocals
*Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Production
*Produced by Grateful Dead
*Produced for release by David Lemieux (archivist), David Lemieux
*Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
*Recording: Rex Jackson
*Tape restoration and speed correction: Jamie Howarth, John Chester
*Art direction: Rory Wilson, Liane Plant
*Original art: Liane Plant
*Package design: Rory Wilson
*Photos: Bob Marks
*Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether
Charts
References
{{Grateful Dead
2021 live albums
Grateful Dead live albums
Rhino Records live albums