Bear's Sonic Journals: Sing Out! Berkeley Community Theater, 4/25/1981 (3CD)

Sing Out! features a stellar line-up of acoustic performances by Bay Area folk heroes, including Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and a percussion set by the Dead’s drummers – billed as the Rhythm Devils. The event was described by Wavy Gravy as a “mini-Woodstock,” and it is the last major show to be mixed and recorded by famed Grateful Dead soundman Owsley Stanley, aka “Bear.” It is also the final live recording he made of any members of the Grateful Dead.

– Exquisite live sound quality; A 48-page booklet with essays penned by Grateful Dead scholars, Nicholas G. Meriwether and Jesse Jarnow; original artwork by Grammy Award-winner Susan Archie; new interviews with the friends and family of this spectacular lineup; and never-before-seen photography.

– 36 tracks and more than 2.5 hours of music Rare treats for Deadheads include Jerry and Bobby playing one of the only acoustic performances of Buddy Holly’s “Oh Boy!” and a singular rendition of “Friend of the Devil” for the first time in an acoustic set since 1970.

Track List:

Disc 1:
Wavy's Welcome
Save The Whales
Janis
Picks and Lasers
Slide Trombone Blues
Oh! Susanna
Yankee Doodle
Country Joe dedicates tonight's cheer
Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
Wavy Gravy running things like a Swiss watch
For The Lovin' Of The Game
If You Love Me
12 Adler Place
Postcard From India
You've Got To Go To Sleep Alone
Scared To Be Alone
I Remember Loving You

Disc 2:
Wavy Introduces Kate Wolf
You're Not Standing Like You Used To
Shining!
20/20 Vision
Unfinished Life
Eyes Of A Painter
Let's Get Together
Like A River
Rhythm Devils

Disc 3:
Introduction and Tuning
Deep Elem Blues
Dark Hollow
Jack-A-Roe
Monkey And The Engineer
Friend Of The Devil
El Paso
Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie
On The Road Again
Oh Boy!