I spoke with Nelson about this yesterday. We're going to get together soon to listen to that bit of 9/21/68 together and see if it's him. He has no idea who "Vic" might have been.
On Apr 25, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Caleb Kennedy wrote: > Some info from David Lemieux: > > "That November 68 tape is not in the vault as far as I know, and I went > through everything from Fall of 1968 a few years ago. I know the > session, though, and am quite certain it's TC learning the material." > > I'll add that a date of November (or earlier) wouldn't rule out TC - > he could have visited the Dead in the studio while on leave, as he did > when they were recording Anthem. Considering his work on that album, > it makes sense he'd be first choice to work on the Aoxomoxoa material > as well. It would also partly explain why he sounds so cautious & > unfamiliar with the material, as he might not have played any of it > before that day. So that's something else to consider. > > As a sidenote, there's an interesting development in the 9/21/68 > studio jam I mentioned. Lemieux mentions that there were two other > guitar players (on one track of the recording), listed only as "David > and Vic." > > Gans suggests that one of the players is David Nelson, but I don't > know who Vic is. (The brief jam included on the Taper's Section seems > to be just an excerpt from the start of the session.) > > David Gans - [email protected] or [email protected] Truth and Fun, Inc., 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730 Blog: http://cloudsurfing.gdhour.com Web site: http://www.dgans.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgans Music: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/dgans
