Thanks to people too numerous to mention, here is updated and near-complete
notation for the September 7, 1986 Ranch Rock Festival held at Pyramid Lake in
Nixon, Nevada. This concert featured various Grateful Dead members and many
favorite Bay area musicians jamming the day and night away, when The Dead were
on unexpected hiatus due to Jerry Garcia's diabetic coma and recovery. This
day was also a major treat for John Cipollina fans, as he played with every
band.
Some things I noticed along the way of compiling this information is that
countless people have sets from this show, but few have all of it, and even fewer
have accurate setlists or lineups for the various bands, so I hope this
posting will help many people needing more notation for this show. I also noticed
that many online lists containing this show have it listed as a soundboard
recording. While a soundboard may certainly exist, I checked out half a dozen
different copies and all of them were the same extremely clear audience recording.
Research leads me to believe that the best tapes made that day originated
from various people patched off the same rig of Nak 700s with capsules mounted
on plexiglass pressure zone plates. There were a few different masters made
that day that were patched into this rig and these recordings are very nice with
everything on stage clearly audible.
All the setlists are now complete and accurate. I'm fairly sure all the band
personel and guest information is also accurate, but if you notice any
mistakes, please let me know. Likewise, if anyone has or knows where a high
resolution scan of the poster for this show can be found, please let me know. This
show had a great looking poster but I can only find tiny thumbnail copies online.
I'll also entertain a few B&Ps and trades for this if theres interest. Send a
list if wishing to trade. Heres the notation. I hope the formatting doesnt
get too screwy in cyberspace. Stu
Ranch Rock 86 Festival
Pyramid Lake, Nixon, Nevada
Sunday, September 7, 1986
Disc 1:
Zero
John Cipollina - guitar
Steve Kimock -guitar
Martin Fierro - sax
Lowell Levinger (Banana) - keyboards
Bobby Vega -bass
Greg Anton - drums
*Gregory Elmore
+Wavy Gravy, David Tennenbaum, Frank Winnomucca
Wavy Gravy Intro
1 Baby, I Love You (9:51)
2 Tangled Hangers (6:31)
3 Higher Ground (10:13)
4 *Tear Tags off Mattresses (11:17)
5 Little Wing (4:17)
6 Straight Jackets (11:57)
7 +Golden Road (9:54)
Disc 2:
Problem Child
Chris Cole - vocals
Greg Douglas - guitar, vocals
John Cipollina - guitar, vocals
Les Lizama-bass
Gregory Elmore -drums
unknown guest - occasional keyboards
Wavy Gravy Intro
1 Hideaway (5:51)
2 Fever Dreams (6:12)
3 Help Me (4:53)
4 Goin Down (8:19)
5 Rumble (4:31)
6 All Worth The Price You Pay (8:38)
7 --Crowd/Tuning-- (0:25)
8 Mona (10:59)
Disc 3 &4:
Kingfish
Anna Rizzo - vocals
Matthew Kelly - harmonica, guitar, vocals
Steve Kimock - guitar
Barry Flast - keyboards, vocals
Steve Evans - bass
Dave Perper - drums
John Cipollina - guitar
*Bob Weir - vocals
Wavy Gravy Intro
1 Juke 4:08
2 Jump for Joy 4:07
3 I Know You Rider 4:28
4 Don't You Lie To Me 4:00
5 Goodbye Yer Honor 3:35
6 Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:33
7 Band Introduction 1:13
8 One Night Stand 3:40
9 Love Love Love 5:22
10 Sea Cruise 3:19
11 Tell Mama 4:44
12 Hypnotize 10:10
13 --Crowd/Tuning--Bob Weir Intro 2:30
1 *Poison Ivy 3:05
2 *Festival 4:44
3 *Youngblood 3:22
4 *Big Iron 4:37
5 *Book of Rules 4:50
6 *I Hear You Knockin 3:45
7 *City Girls 3:42
8 *Easy To Slip 7:09
9 *Willie and the Hand Jive-> 5:58
10 Drums-> 3:23
11 *Josephine 7:31
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Disc 5:
Robert Hunter and the Mystery Band
Robert Hunter - guitar, vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Steve Kimock - guitar
David Frieberg - keyboards, vocals
Bobby Vega -bass
Mickey Hart -drums
*John Cipollina - guitar
Wavy Gravy Intro
1 One Thing To Try 6:35
2 Rock Columbia 5:22
3 Molly Dee 5:51
4 Tiger Rose 3:41
5 Aim at the Heart 5:56
6 Chingo! 5:01
7 --Crowd/Tuning-- 2:10
8 *Fire on the Mountain 9:59
9 *Promontory Rider 6:44
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Disc 6:
Mickey and the Daylites
Kathi McDonald - vocals
Barry Melton - guitar, vocals
Dave Jenkins - guitar, vocals
David Frieberg - keyboards
Bobby Vega -bass
Mickey Hart - drums, vocals
**John Cipollina - guitar
Wavy Gravy Intro
1 The Shape I'm In 5:37
2 Piece of my Heart 4:40
3 *Walkin' Blues 3:49
4 *Codine 4:42
5 *Pride of Man 4:20
6 Whiter Shade of Pale 5:35
7 --Crowd/Tuning-- 0:53
8 Knock on Wood 6:06
9 Bring It On Home To Me 2:21
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