Description: Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions ( Grateful Dead Early-Roots ! - 1964 ' Live ' ) : Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions - Featuring Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - " Pigpen " : 1964 : ' Live ' at the Top of the Tangent ! - Palo Alto, California ( CA ) !!! : 1 CD : 1999 (1964/1999) Grateful Dead Records / Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDR / GDP ) : Very-Rare !!! One of the Earliest ! & Finest !! " Pre " Grateful Dead Recordings that Exists ! ... Featuring Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir & Ron ' Pigpen ' McKernan in " Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions " - way-back ... in '64 !!!!! Grateful Dead Fans ! who don't own this 1964 Music Treasure ?! ... Whoa ! -- just like Bill Walton once said ... " So, Where Have You Been ?!? " Well, as you might well expect ... this is a Rare ! one - and Musically ? ... for Real-Good reason !!! Talk about " Pre-Grateful Dead " Roots at their Finest ... well this it It ! Truly one of the Best ! Pre-'65 ( Magoos Pizza Parlor ! ) recordings that even exists ... and, very-fine audio quality too - considering the circumstances ... Ha ! The Title is no joke at all either here fellow Fans - as this is indeed the " Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions " 6-Piece Band performing Live ! at the ' Top of the Tangent' in Palo Alto, California ... in 1964 !!! And, this " 6-Piece " line-up went just like this ... you know, 50-Years Ago ! -- and, just about 1-Year before The Grateful Dead were even ' officially ' Born ! as a Band in 1965 ... Jerry Garcia on Guitar, Kazoo, Banjo & Vocals -- Ron " Pigpen " McKernan on Harmonica & Vocals -- Bob " Pre-Ace ! " Weir on Guitar, Washtub Bass, Foot Crasher Jug, Kazoo & Vocals -- Dave Parker on Washboard Tub, Kazoo, Tin Cup & Vocals -- Tom Stone on Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar & Vocals -- and Mike Garrett on Washtub Bass, Guitar & Kazoo !!!!!! A tried & true " Jug Band " in the true sense of the word, and the lost art form too ! Wow ... Even Jeffrey Norman remastered this one too, way back in 1999 - so naturally ... sound quality just as nice as you could ever hope for ! --- from '64 !?! This one came out around 25-Years-Ago ! now days ... and it was well-received ! by the Dead Fan Faithful to say the very least, as before this - nothing had even remotely come out .. as rare & as cool to date. And, come to think of it -- what else even has been pro-released that is this Awesome, Vintage, Vital - and just really Off-the-Wall - ' Different ' ... but in a Solid ! Musically-Talented way !!? There is some Serious - Spirit !! in these Eighteen ( 18 ) Live Tracks contained, and it is almost to the point where you just get the feeling that these Boys were just looking to actually " make it " as a Jug Band ! ... just Clearly ! giving there all for this Seriously-Lucky ! Palo Alto Crowd ! A Home-Town Show too even, if I may. Hey Now though ... let's just be glad, thankful, and count our lucky stars that this Band ' didn't ' hit the big-time ... right ? I mean that in itself could have made that Glorious ! 30-Year Grateful Dead career a thing that never happened ?!? Wow !!? Hey, well let's just say this ... you had better get to clearing a little extra space on that " keep forever " CD Rack of yours in that ' Cherished ' Music Collection -- because this one is Nothing ! short of a Jug Band Treasure !!! Enjoy !!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions : 1964 : ' Live ' at the Top of the Tangent - Palo Alto, California ( CA ) : Overseas Stomp Ain't It Crazy ( The Rub ) Boo Break Yes She Do, No She Don't Memphis Boodle Am Shake Big Fat Woman Borneo My Gal Shake That Thing Beat It On Down The Line Cocaine Habit Blues Beedle Um Bum On The Road Again The Monkey And The Engineer In The Jailhouse Now Crazy Words, Crazy Tune Band Interview Item Condition : This Very Rare ! Out of Print ( 1999 GDR / GDP release ( GDCD 4064 ) ) Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions - Live at the Top of the Tangent - Palo Alto, California ( CA ) 1-CD Set is in Good condition - close to Very Good overall. CD ( 1-CD ) is in Good condition - close to Good/Very Good with light-medium scratches/marks on the playing surface (please see photos). Liner Notes ( Tri-Fold Front Insert ( 6-Page ) & Back Insert Card ) are in Good condition - close to Good/Very Good with light-medium indentations (please see photos). CD Case ( 1-CD Jewel Case ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). This 1999 GDP issued CD Set has been carefully stored for years inside protective plastic in my professional CD rack. One of the Earliest ! incarnations of The Grateful Dead ! -- The Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions ' Live ' in Palo Alto, CA ! - in 1964 !! ... the 1999 Grateful Dead Records ! Vintage-Treasure !! of a CD Pro-release !!! -- Enjoy !!!! Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck ! ( also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2023-2024).
Price: 229.99 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
End Time: 2024-11-24T18:39:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - " Pigpen "
CD Grading: Good Plus (G+)
Record Label: Grateful Dead Records / Grateful Dead Productions, Inc.
Release Title: Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Case Type: Jewel Case / Standard ( 1-CD )
Color: Multicolor
Case Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Inlay Condition: Good Plus (G+)
Catalog Number: GDCD 4064
Edition: Collector's Edition, First Edition, Live, Rarities Edition, Special Edition, 1999 Grateful Dead Records / GDP, Inc., Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Featuring Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - " Pigpen ", GDCD 4064 ( 1999 Grateful Dead Records / GDP ), Grateful Dead Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Featuring Jerry Garcia Bob Weir Pigpen 1964 Live, 1999 (1964/1999) Grateful Dead Records / GDP, Inc., 1st Edition, Live Recording, Grateful Dead Records CD
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, CD: Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Pigpen, 1964
Type: Album
Format: CD
Release Year: 1999 (1964/1999) Grateful Dead Records / GDP, Inc.
Language: English
Producer: Michael Wagner
Era: 1960s
Instrument: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Percussion, Voice, Kazoo, Washtub Bass, Foot Crasher, Jug, Tin Cup
Style: 1960s, Acoustic Blues, Alternative Country, American Folk, Art Rock, Blues Rock, Country Blues, Country Folk, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Folk Jazz, Folk Revival, Folk Rock, Harmonica Blues, Jazz Rock, Progressive Country, Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Vocal, Folk/Country Rock, Progressive/Art Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Jugband, Jug Band
Features: Live Recording, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Grateful Dead, Featuring Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - " Pigpen ", Recorded Live at the Top of the Tangent July 1964, Springfromnight1989 Listing, Top of the Tangent - Palo Alto California ( CA ), 1999 (1964/1999) Grateful Dead Records/GDP, Inc, GDCD4064 / GDCD 4064 (1999 Grateful Dead Records), Grateful Dead Records / GDP, Inc. ( 1999 ), Early incarnation of The Grateful Dead ( 1964 ) !, Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron Pigpen McKernan, Dave Parker - Tom Stone - Mike Garbett, Mother McCrees Upton Jug Champions, Grateful Dead Early Roots ( 1964 - Palo Alto, CA ), Jerry Garcia : Guitar - Banjo - Vocals - Kazoo, Tangent 1964, Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Pigpen ( Grateful Dead ), Rare Out Of Print GDCD release ( 1999 ) GDCD 4064, 1st Edition, Grateful Dead Records CD
Genre: Acoustic, Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Oldies, Progressive, Psychedelic, R&B & Soul, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, World Music
Run Time: 1-CD
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
