| 1. Truck Drivin' Man |
| 2. Rainbow |
| 3. Lochinvar |
| 4. Groupie |
| 5. Stage Announcement - White Bird Tent |
| 6. Whatcha Gonna Do |
| 7. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud Loud Music) |
| 8. Hello Mary Lou |
| 9. Stage Announcement - Field Tripping |
| 10. Whiskey |
| 11. Stage Announcement - Salt Tabs & Blue Acid |
| 12. Runnin' Back To You |
| 13. I Don't Need No Doctor |
| 14. Linda |
| 15. Louisana Lady |
| 16. Last Lonely Eagle |
| 17. Willie and The Hand Jive |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
In the summer of 1969, John Dawson was looking to showcase his songs while Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was looking to practice his brand new pedal steel guitar. The two played in coffeehouses and small clubs initially, and the music they made became the nucleus for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Along with guitarist David Nelson and the rhythm section of Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh from the Dead, the New Riders played every chance they got. By 1970, Dave Torbert took over on bass, and soon enough, smoky clubs all over the San Francisco bay area were filling up with whooping, foot-stomping crowds as their music got tighter and more dynamic. Through extensive tours with the Dead, and the addition of Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden taking over for Hart and the talented Buddy Cage filling the pedal steel spot that Garcia had to vacate, the New Riders emerged as a fully independent unit. An excitingly creative band with a special brand of music—sweet country harmonies mixed with pulsing rock rhythms. Throughout the 1970s, the New Riders recorded seven album for Columbia, of which their 1973 release, The Adventures of Panama Red, is probably their most widely known. They wound out the seventies recording 3 albums for MCA, going through a few more personnel changes, with Dawson carrying the NRPS torch throughout the 1980s and early 1990s until he retired to the hills of Mexico. The New Riders of the Purple Sage received a Lifetime Achievement Award from High Times magazine at their Doobie Awards in September, 2002 and performed a brief set at the festivities at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City.
Product Description:
August 27, 1972 found the New Riders once again on the bill with the Grateful Dead for what turned out to be one of the more legendary events in this subculture’s history. Chuck Kesey (brother of author and Merry Prankster icon Ken Kesey) put together this benefit concert, which quickly became known as the "Field Trip," for the Springfield Creamery. As fellow Prankster Ken Babbs recalls, "no one ever suspected it would become a historic event with an attendance of 20,000 on the hottest day ever…they ran out of water, the guitars warped in the heat and now everyone you talk to, hundreds of thousands, were there on that all time greatest most spectacular day."
ROK had a Flyer handed to him at the BCT Show, and it said: "Cum to the Creamery" a Field Trip for the Freaks in Veneta, Oregon will happen on Sunday Aug 27, Starring the Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Merry Pranksters and Many surprises !!! It was Hand-Made, But, there it was, Sunday, two days from now, somewhere in Oregon, Man, this was HUGE !!!! I was all of 15 years old, there was no way my parents were gonna allow me to up and Go 500 miles North, to a "Gathering of the Tribes". ROK, was 17 and didn't give a %#*$ about what his parents were going to say or do to him. So, needless to say ROK, found a ride North and went on a 'Field Trip' (That Guy could write Quite a Book of all his adventures, I'm still waiting!).
This Show, that became: "THE SHOW" as soon as ROK got back home, (The following Tuesday). The stuff of Legends...The One not to be Missed.
Great Soundboard Tapes of BOTH The Grateful Deads & New Riders Sets have been traded since the Late 80's AND The Wonderful Bootleg Video called: "Sunshine Daydream" captures the whole Vibe Quite Nicely. But, this CD is the first "Official" release to see the Light of Day, and it's a "Must-Have" Purchase for any Fan of the NRPS. With 17 Cuts (3, are Stage Annoucements), this is the "Classic Line-Up" in all their Glory. John Dawson, David Nelson, Dave Tolbert, Buddy Cage & Spencer Dryden. Check out the Song selection and you will see the best stuff from the first three records: "Last Lonely Eagle", "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Lochinvar" and "Louisiana Lady". This CD has the same great sound of that tape I heard way back in the 80's (It's a Bettyboard). Do not Pass this one up, BUY IT... Or, find a Time Machine because I for one would sure like to go back to 1972 for this one.
GREAT DISK... FIVE STARS...FER REAL!!!
Originally a benefit concert for a local small business, it was apparently intended to be a relatively small affair, also featuring the Grateful Dead (though they don't appear on this disc). But as might be expected, it ballooned into a bona fide "event" in an almost "Woodstockian" fashion (though of less biblical proportions). Many more people attended than were ever expected, and in addition, it was reportedly hot as hell. But it sounds as if a great time was had by all.
New Riders never sounded better, and the sound quality of the recording is amazingly good. The intent seems to have been to present the event as it happened, with a minimum of editing. Stage announcements and rap with the audience are included pretty much intact, and the whole thing really does remind one of the old "Woodstock" album, except more intimate and genuine and a helluva lot better recorded. You can really imagine yourself in the audience (and by all attendance reports, if you lived in the area, you probably were).
There aren't many places you can still go to find this kind of a scene and atmosphere-- nor this kind of music, for that matter-- and that's a real drag. Fans of the so-called "alternative" scene (damned if I can figure out what it's supposed to be an alternative to) could learn a lot from discs (and bands) like this one. This is what music is supposed to be about-- and used to be, before the money became more important than the music. We 'll never see this time again, but it's great that discs like this one exist to remind us of what once was. Great stuff!
In the summer of 1969, John Dawson was looking to showcase his songs while Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was looking to practice his brand new pedal steel guitar. The two played in coffeehouses and small clubs initially, and the music they made became the nucleus for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Along with guitarist David Nelson and the rhythm section of Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh from the Dead, the New Riders played every chance they got. By 1970, Dave Torbert took over on bass, and soon enough, smoky clubs all over the San Francisco bay area were filling up with whooping, foot-stomping crowds as their music got tighter and more dynamic. Through extensive tours with the Dead, and the addition of Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden taking over for Hart and the talented Buddy Cage filling the pedal steel spot that Garcia had to vacate, the New Riders emerged as a fully independent unit. An excitingly creative band with a special brand of music—sweet country harmonies mixed with pulsing rock rhythms. Throughout the 1970s, the New Riders recorded seven album for Columbia, of which their 1973 release, The Adventures of Panama Red, is probably their most widely known. They wound out the seventies recording 3 albums for MCA, going through a few more personnel changes, with Dawson carrying the NRPS torch throughout the 1980s and early 1990s until he retired to the hills of Mexico. The New Riders of the Purple Sage received a Lifetime Achievement Award from High Times magazine at their Doobie Awards in September, 2002 and performed a brief set at the festivities at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City.
Product Description:
August 27, 1972 found the New Riders once again on the bill with the Grateful Dead for what turned out to be one of the more legendary events in this subculture’s history. Chuck Kesey (brother of author and Merry Prankster icon Ken Kesey) put together this benefit concert, which quickly became known as the "Field Trip," for the Springfield Creamery. As fellow Prankster Ken Babbs recalls, "no one ever suspected it would become a historic event with an attendance of 20,000 on the hottest day ever…they ran out of water, the guitars warped in the heat and now everyone you talk to, hundreds of thousands, were there on that all time greatest most spectacular day."
THIS CD WAS PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL 16-TRACK ANALOG MASTER TAPES RUNNING AT 15 I.P.S. WE’VE TRIED TO PRESERVE THIS DAY AS IT WAS…AN OUTDOOR EVENT ON AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF MERRY PRANKSTERS ON THE LOOSE. WE THINK YOU’LL ENJOY!
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ASIN: B00030M9Y2 Release Date: 2004-09-21 |
Tracks:
- Truck Drivin' Man
- Rainbow
- Lochinvar
- Groupie
- Stage Announcement - White Bird Tent
- Whatcha Gonna Do
- Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud Loud Music)
- Hello Mary Lou
- Stage Announcement - Field Tripping
- Whiskey
- Stage Announcement - Salt Tabs & Blue Acid
- Runnin' Back To You
- I Don't Need No Doctor
- Linda
- Louisana Lady
- Last Lonely Eagle
- Willie and The Hand Jive
Album Description
August 27, 1972 found the New Riders once again on the bill with the Grateful Dead for what turned out to be one of the more legendary events in this subculture's history. Chuck Kesey (brother of author and Merry Prankster icon Ken Kesey) put together this benefit concert, which quickly became known as the "Field Trip," for the Springfield Creamery. As fellow Prankster Ken Babbs recalls, "no one ever suspected it would become a historic event with an attendance of 20,000 on the hottest day ever…they ran out of water, the guitars warped in the heat and now everyone you talk to, hundreds of thousands, were there on that all time greatest most spectacular day."THIS CD WAS PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL 16-TRACK ANALOG MASTER TAPES RUNNING AT 15 I.P.S. WE'VE TRIED TO PRESERVE THIS DAY AS IT WAS…AN OUTDOOR EVENT ON AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF MERRY PRANKSTERS ON THE LOOSE. WE THINK YOU'LL ENJOY!
Customer Reviews:
Sun-Stoke Daydream.......2007-06-13
ROK had a Flyer handed to him at the BCT Show, and it said: "Cum to the Creamery" a Field Trip for the Freaks in Veneta, Oregon will happen on Sunday Aug 27, Starring the Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Merry Pranksters and Many surprises !!! It was Hand-Made, But, there it was, Sunday, two days from now, somewhere in Oregon, Man, this was HUGE !!!! I was all of 15 years old, there was no way my parents were gonna allow me to up and Go 500 miles North, to a "Gathering of the Tribes". ROK, was 17 and didn't give a %#*$ about what his parents were going to say or do to him. So, needless to say ROK, found a ride North and went on a 'Field Trip' (That Guy could write Quite a Book of all his adventures, I'm still waiting!).
This Show, that became: "THE SHOW" as soon as ROK got back home, (The following Tuesday). The stuff of Legends...The One not to be Missed.
Great Soundboard Tapes of BOTH The Grateful Deads & New Riders Sets have been traded since the Late 80's AND The Wonderful Bootleg Video called: "Sunshine Daydream" captures the whole Vibe Quite Nicely. But, this CD is the first "Official" release to see the Light of Day, and it's a "Must-Have" Purchase for any Fan of the NRPS. With 17 Cuts (3, are Stage Annoucements), this is the "Classic Line-Up" in all their Glory. John Dawson, David Nelson, Dave Tolbert, Buddy Cage & Spencer Dryden. Check out the Song selection and you will see the best stuff from the first three records: "Last Lonely Eagle", "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Lochinvar" and "Louisiana Lady". This CD has the same great sound of that tape I heard way back in the 80's (It's a Bettyboard). Do not Pass this one up, BUY IT... Or, find a Time Machine because I for one would sure like to go back to 1972 for this one.
GREAT DISK... FIVE STARS...FER REAL!!!
It just don't get better than this!.......2006-09-07
Originally a benefit concert for a local small business, it was apparently intended to be a relatively small affair, also featuring the Grateful Dead (though they don't appear on this disc). But as might be expected, it ballooned into a bona fide "event" in an almost "Woodstockian" fashion (though of less biblical proportions). Many more people attended than were ever expected, and in addition, it was reportedly hot as hell. But it sounds as if a great time was had by all.
New Riders never sounded better, and the sound quality of the recording is amazingly good. The intent seems to have been to present the event as it happened, with a minimum of editing. Stage announcements and rap with the audience are included pretty much intact, and the whole thing really does remind one of the old "Woodstock" album, except more intimate and genuine and a helluva lot better recorded. You can really imagine yourself in the audience (and by all attendance reports, if you lived in the area, you probably were).
There aren't many places you can still go to find this kind of a scene and atmosphere-- nor this kind of music, for that matter-- and that's a real drag. Fans of the so-called "alternative" scene (damned if I can figure out what it's supposed to be an alternative to) could learn a lot from discs (and bands) like this one. This is what music is supposed to be about-- and used to be, before the money became more important than the music. We 'll never see this time again, but it's great that discs like this one exist to remind us of what once was. Great stuff!
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