Jerry Garcia Band - 'After Midnight' - GarciaLive Volume 20

Jerry Garcia Band performs “After Midnight” from June 1st, 1981 at The Stone in San Francisco as featured on GarciaLive Volume 20: June 18th, 1982 Cape Cod Coliseum.


GarciaLive Volume 20: June 18th, 1982 Cape Cod Coliseum presents the complete, previously unreleased Jerry Garcia Band performance in The Bay State’s vacationland – plus 45+ minutes of additional incendiary, uncirculated recordings captured on June 1st, 1981 at The Stone in San Francisco.

The early 80’s marked a transitional period for the Jerry Garcia Band. After beginning the decade with the lean & mean quartet showcased on After Midnight and GarciaLive Volume One, Garcia & John Kahn would go on to experiment with personnel configurations expanding the line-up considerably. By the time the Jerry Garcia Band rolled into the Cape Cod Coliseum co-headliners Bobby & the Midnites, the line-up included Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Melvin Seals (organ), Jimmy Warren (electric piano) and Liz Stires & Julie Stafford (backing vocals). While the co-headline format limited each group to a single 90-minute set, Garcia’s 8-song set packed plenty of punch. The requisite “How Sweet It Is” opener wastes no time getting down to business with a galloping tempo punctuated by crisp solos from Garcia, Warren, & Seals. The relative rarity “Valerie,” marking its first appearance here on an archival release, and extended, show-stopping takes on “Dear Prudence” and “Don’t Let Go” follow to the crowd’s obvious delight. Other highlights from Cape Cod include a poignant take on Dylan’s “Simple Twist of Fate” and the freshly written “Run for the Roses.”

For the first time in the series, GarciaLive Volume 20 also includes a bit of filler. We turned to the Jerry Garcia Band’s June 1st, 1981 performance at The Stone in San Francisco to select four stand-outs from the previously uncirculated/unheard recordings, including a high-octane performance of “After Midnight,” “Deal - Tangled Up in Blue,” and Jimmy Cliff’s “Sitting In Limbo.”

[SpacestationWilly]

HOLY SHIT! 🤯 This might be the most thrilling JGB recording I’ve ever heard. They were cookin with jet fuel!! Absolutely insane

[terrym]

The title in my feed states "Jerry Garcia uploaded"
Oh how I absofreakingloutley wish he could 😢

[toddsmith]

Listened to all of about 30 seconds of this before preordering. Straight fire!!!!

[catfish_otiel]

Holy smokes!!! The dual keys set up of Melvin Seals and Jimmy Warren produced some spectacular shows. Straight fire and Tiger is roaring.

[mattkav]

seemed like JG did not play fast just to play fast, but when he wanted to....wow.

[veneta]

Back pocket southern grit mother fkin nasty’s by a very straightened out Jerry trying to get through the crowded line

[StevenSacto]

Thanks. One of the better ones I've heard.

[darrinwahlberg]

Turned up the pace on this sweet rendition 🙂

[jeffmark]

Interrupted by a commercial. I mean, really… 🤔😉😊 😮

[davidlawrence]

Great music, hilariously bad cover art. Come on down folks.