Grateful Dead
6/19/68
Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA


Source: SBD
Lineage: Bear's Ampex C-90 Master Cassette > DAT > CD

This copy via Dave Sorochty

Disc 1
1.  Turn On Your Lovelight >              20:21
2.  Not Fade Away >                        4:40
3.  Lovelight Reprise                      9:37
4.  Chanting, etc.                        25:37
Total time:                               60:15

Disc 2
1.  Jam >                                 11:09
2.  Main Ten Jam >                         6:35
3.  Jam >                                 17:44
4.  The Other One Jam                     12:39
Total time:                               48:07


GSH listening notes:
The sound for much of this recording is variously flawed. Most of D1t01 (Lovelight)
has serious disortion, buzzing around the bass, static etc. The sound improves considerably
around 18:01 of d1t01, but vocals are frequently muted or distant. Weir's vocal on NFA is 
barely discernible, and Pigpen's vocal on D1t03 (Lovelight reprise) is similarly low.

D1t04 does sound like on-stage antics between sets.

The instrumental portions are better, and disc 2 contains a good deal of interesting and 
atypical playing.

Notes from the info file for the etree version (http://db.etree.org/
shninfo_detail.php?shnid=4511):
"This is a very strange show. The start of Lovelight is clipped, with the recording 
improving from what is a ragged condition at first. The sound system has technical 
difficulties, with an intermittent buzz during portions of Lovelight from a bad 
electrical connection. There is some minor static at 9:30 of the first track. The 
vocals are very low in the mix, and difficulties with the sound system might explain 
a lack of singing during the second set, though the jams are very inspired. The recording 
includes a group chant between sets, which may include members of the band, crowd, 
a woman who sounds like Grace Slick, a child, an imposter-drummer, security etc."

Notes from Deadlists:
"This is a very strange show. It's very hard to say where one song ends and the next 
begins. It sounds as though maybe Set 1 ended with Lovelight and this [subsequent] jam with 
some chanting is what was happening on stage between the sets. There is an unknown 
guest guitarist on the part listed under Set 2. The last 34 min initially circulated 
separately with some copies having more of the audience at the end than others. It sounds 
like it might not be the end of the show. This also circulates as 8/29/68, due to 
misreading Dick's handwriting on a tape box. Some circulating CDRs have the Other One 
Jam cut and others are complete. Some CDRs have the tracks split differently also. 
A ticket for this show is in the Art of Rock and it says "Carousel Ballroom "Soul 
Scene" Benefit Dance for the Blackman's Free Store, Weds. June 19 7:30pm, Admission 
ticket, $1.50 advance, $2.00 at door". Listed as performing are Richie Havens and 
the Grateful Dead."

The following are Dave Sorochty's notes that came with the original info file:
"This one has been in circulation for a few months. It is a very
strange show, lots of chanting and strange stuff.    These timings come
from a circulating set of CDRs (I don't have it on CDR - the info was
forwarded to me), but it is tough to say where one song ends an another
begins.   I got it on dat, but I've been out of town the last week, so I
haven't had a chance to listen to all of it yet.

The last half hour or so has been circulating separately for a while
longer than the whole thing.  Also - that last half hour circulates
incorrectly as 8/29/68, due to a misreading of handwriting.

Dave Sorochty"