Grateful Dead — 1969-04-04 — Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco

Set 1

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Doin' That Rag, Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Death Don't Have No Mercy

Set 2

Turn On Your Lovelight¹, Dark Star > Saint Stephen² > The Eleven > Feedback

Notes

With Bob Powell (?) on organ
Includes William Tell Bridge

Additional Notes

Good Friday

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April 4-6, 1969 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco: Grateful Dead/Flying Burrito Brothers/AUM
LostLiveDeadMar 19, 2010
The live broadcast of the April 6, 1969 Avalon Ballroom show provided one of the best of the 1969 Grateful Dead shows that were widely circu...

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SBDCassetteStream OnlyTaper unknownMSR > C > DATs > CDRs > EAC > SHN35,176 Downloads4.25/5 Stars13 Reviews
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Taper
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