I have 2 discs labeled Scorpio Demos featuring endless multiple studio takes of
Stealin' IKYR Don't Ease Taste Bud Cardboard Cowboy Cold Rain Instrumental which sounds very similar to the VLB rehearsals material. Is it possible that the VLB rehearsals are from the same date/dates? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 1966 Viola Lee Blues rehearsals Hello gang, we are about to release a SHN set of Viola Lee rehearsals from 1966. Following is a detailed breakdown of the contents. The sound quality is really good considering the age and unknown lineage. January 1966 seems a plausible time frame for this tape since they're obviously still going through the basic stages of the song. 47:01 total time 01 02:31 talk & tunings - "It's just Weir and his ass-holed guitar" 02 00:52 Viola Lee Blues #1 verse 1 - aborted 03 01:33 Viola Lee Blues #2 verses 1 & 2 - aborted - "watch it pig! b, man, b" 04 01:09 talk & tunings 05 00:14 Viola Lee Blues #3 with harmonica - aborted 06 01:26 discussions 07 01:28 Viola Lee Blues #4 with organ verse 1 & harmonica - aborted 08 01:44 tape playback? more talk 09 01:48 Viola Lee Blues #5 verse 1 - "same verse again" - verse 1 - aborted 10 00:34 Phil comments 11 01:55 Viola Lee Blues #6 verses 1 & 2 - aborted 12 02:44 more discussions 13 01:29 Viola Lee Blues #7 verses 1 & 2 & 3 - then stopped 14 01:19 talk & tunings - "that's tasty" - "let's just play" 15 02:27 Viola Lee Blues #8 verse 1 - aborted 16 00:28 talk & wild comments & confusion 17 03:57 Viola Lee Blues #9 verses 2 & 3 - aborted 18 03:39 talk, "You may know by ..." passage repeated 19 15:36 Viola Lee Blues #10 verses 1 & 2 & 3 ; jam ; tape cuts The long jam in the last Viola Lee is excellent early Dead. There is some extremely funny banter here too. Now, does anyone have more information about this ? Where does this come from ? Anyone have a more complete tape ? Is this the same tape than the one used for the Deadlists entry of 1966 Viola Lee rehearsals ? (This tape has no Cardboard Cowboy.) Hanno Bunjes & Uli Teute
