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

3CD set

Sing Out! features a stellar line-up of acoustic performances by Bay Area folk heroes, including Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and a percussion set by the 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 Bear.  It is also the final live recording he made of any members of the Grateful Dead.

“On this magical night, the limbs of the groupmind reassembled one more time, two-thirds of the Grateful Dead and a chief architect of their collective, collaborative vision [Owsley], let loose to make one more recording together.” -Jesse Jarnow

“In McDonald’s set, we can hear how the heart of a music once called psychedelic was in fact an authentic heir to American folk music.” – Nicholas G. Meriwether

“Rosalie is one king-hell songwriter; her songs are so close to the bone that I get nervous listening to them.” – Hunter S. Thompson

“When Kate sings, it’s nothing less than the sound of pure love.” – Hawk, OSF founding board member

 Featuring:

• Exquisite live sound quality 
• A 50-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.