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. It was recorded from August 25 to August 29, 1993 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, the Bottom Line in Nagoya, and Banana Hall in Osaka. It was released by Relix Records on September 27, 1994. ''Live in Japan'' includes performances of three

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songs — "Dire Wolf", "Ripple", and "

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Track listing

#"Henry" ( John Dawson) – 4:16 #" Dire Wolf" (

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) – 3:41 #"Rainbow" (Dawson) – 4:07 #"Early in the Morning" (traditional) – 9:50 #"Keep On Keepin' On" (Dawson) – 6:02 #" Ripple" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:20 #"I Don't Know You" (Dawson) – 3:47 #"

" (Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) – 5:35 #"Portland Woman" (Dawson) – 12:58

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

* John Dawson –

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, vocals * Rusty Gauthier – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, vocals * Gary Vogensen – electric guitar, vocals

Production

*Rusty Gauthier – producer, mixing *Carolyn Gauthier – recording *Evana Gerstman – graphic art and design *John Dawson, Elanna Wyn Ellis – cover concept *Sadayoshi Sukegawa – photographs

Notes

{{Authority control New Riders of the Purple Sage live albums 1994 live albums Relix Records live albums