''View from the Vault, Volume One'', sometimes known simply as ''View from the Vault'', is the first release in a series of DVDs and companion soundtracks by the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, Folk music, folk, country music, country, bluegrass music, bluegrass, roc ...

known as " View from the Vault". The audio is taken from the soundboard and the video from the video screens at the concerts. The first volume was recorded and filmed at

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on July 8, 1990 with bonus material recorded two days earlier at

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. The set was

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Gold by the

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on February 2, 2001. The soundtrack was released as a 3-CD set.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Touch of Grey" > ( Robert Hunter,

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 196 ...

) – 6:36 #"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Hunter,

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead ...

) – 4:44 #"Jack-a-Roe" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 5:09 #"New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) – 7:18 #"Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:50 #"Mama Tried" > (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

) – 2:32 #" Mexicali Blues" ( John Barlow, Weir) – 5:31 #"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

) – 6:13 #"Let It Grow" (Barlow, Weir) – 12:15

Disc two

#"Samson and Delilah" > (trad., arr. Weir) – 7:05 #"Eyes of the World" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 15:14 #"Estimated Prophet" > (Barlow, Weir) – 11:40 #"Terrapin Station" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 14:56 #"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 4:46 #"Drums" > (Hart,

Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...

) – 7:38 #"Space" > (Garcia,

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30 ...

, Weir) – 9:04

Disc three

#"I Need a Miracle" > (Barlow, Weir) – 5:28 #"

Wang Dang Doodle "Wang Dang Doodle" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. Music critic Mike Rowe calls it a party song in an urban style with its massive, rolling, exciting beat. It was first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1960 and released by Chess Records in 1 ...

" > (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) – 5:20 #"Black Peter" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:42 #"Throwing Stones" > (Barlow, Weir) – 9:22 #"Turn On Your Lovelight" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 8:39 #"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (Dylan) – 7:07 :Bonus tracks from July 6, 1990: #

"Standing on the Moon" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:44 #"He's Gone" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:41 #"KY Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 13:42

Personnel

*Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals *Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals *Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals *

Brent Mydland Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 until his death in 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the ...

–

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, sound was created ...

, keyboards, vocals *Mickey Hart – drums, percussion *Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion *Len Dell'Amico - co-producer, director *Dan Healy – recording * Dick Latvala – tape archivist *David Lemieux – tape archivist *Jeffrey Norman – mastering *Lindsay Planer – booklet notes *Bob Minkin, – graphic design, photography

References