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Grateful Dead : ' Live & Acoustic !!! ' : 1970 Family Dog At The Great Highway - April 18, 1970 ( 4/18/70 : 4/18/1970 ) - San Francisco, California ( CA ) : 1 CD : 2013 (1970/2013) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino ( GDP / Rhino ) - 2013 Record Store Day Issue ( RSD 2013 ) - R2 537164 : Brand New / Factory Sealed ! : 1970 G.D. Acoustic Show ! - ' Returned ' to the G.D. Vault !! ... by Mountain Girl !!! The Amazing ! ... Jaw-Dropping !!! 1970 ( 4/18/70 ) " Family Dog " Grateful Dead ' Acoustic Show ' that barely Anyone ! knew existed ... " Returned to the G.D. Vault " !!! ... by Mountain Girl !!!!! Wow !!!!!!! Fellow Grateful Dead Fans ! who have always lived ! for those " R " for Rarities !! Well, then 2013 comes along years ago ... and here indeed ! is a curve-ball of a release, that " none " of us could ever get a piece of ?!?!? Well, that is ... unless you are a member of either " Mickey Hart and His Heartbeats " ! or ... " Bobby Ace and The Cards from the Bottom of His Deck " !! - or, if you were at the Family Dog in San Francisco on April 18, 1970 ( 4/18/70 ) .... or, if you are Mountain Girl ! My oh my, has she ever made 2013 a " Happy " one for my ears, and the ears of Waves ! of Grateful Dead Fans -- who love that " Good Ol' Grateful Dead " ... in the Acoustic ! format !!! Oh Wow ! This one is nowhere even near ! a stones-throw from Deadbase I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X,XI !!!!! Or ! in any of the Deadhead's Taping Compendiums !! Just a way-random rarity, that really no one out there ... except a very-select few - with darn good memories ! even Knew ! existed. Yes indeed ... as Carolyn Garcia ! returned these just around the middle of 2013, and the powers that be ... they got to work ! Apparently, all the reels that were ' returned ' were from 1970 & 1971, with this one really being the knock-down, drag-out Best ! And just to think that when I was a kid ... I used to spend my whole Summers ! ( minus the Dead Tour part, naturally ... ) just looking & hunting & actively-seeking ! this kind of " Magic ! ". The Grateful Dead indeed Did ! play on this night ... 4/18/70 at the Family Dog ! - and the Show Bill was shared with the Charlie Musselwhite ! - and none other than the New Riders of the Purple Sage !! ... and, I'm not even going to get into the Set List !, and/or the details here - because if you are indeed like me ... you like Surprises ! And frankly, this is one of the Hugest !!! Grateful Dead surprises in a long-time, right up there with the " Houseboat Tapes " ( Dick's Picks #35 ), the N.C. / N.J. 1969 / 70 Fillmore West ' return ' ( aka. Dave's Picks #6 ) ... but, this one is " Acoustic ! " Grateful Dead that we are talking about here - and my oh my, I don't know about You ? ... but this stuff is always near & dear to my Heart ! Oh, and as I'm sure you already well-imagined ... Pigpen is in the House !!! And so-is Bear, as he takes a little fun-loving lashing ! from the Boys - from the apparently crossed-up wires on the Stage-Monitors & the Sound ! Ha ! Pretty hilarious, I'll tell 'ya. But ! That's the only little hints into this one that I'm gonna give, and don't look below at the Set List ! if you-too ! want to be " Surprised " ! I actually managed to get this one in the house, opened & into the Home Stereo System ! ... without even looking at the back of the case - and, this Magical ! & Awesome !! Set List !!!!! And ... I have to say, Whoa !!! - my jaw was pretty much dropped, and after a few decades upon my head of G.D. Goods ... it takes a lot ! And this one, dang ... it had the Right Stuff !!! Three-Cheers for Mountain Girl ! As, come to think of it ... I even saw her at the Eugene Furthur Show ! I didn't know something like this was coming down the pike, or I would have needed to say Thanks ! A Complete & Total ! 1970 Spring, Grateful Dead ' Acoustic ' Treasure !!!!! Life May Be Sweeter For This !!! -- Enjoy !!!!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead recorded ' Live ' at The Family Dog At The Great Highway - April 18, 1970 ( 4/18/70 ) in San Francisco, California ( CA ) : I Know You Rider Don't Ease Me In Silver Threads And Golden Needles Friend Of The Devil Deep Elm Blues Wake Up Little Susie > Candyman Cumberland Blues New Speedway Boogie Me And My Uncle Mama Tried Katie Mae Ain't It Crazy ( The Rub ) Roberta Bring Me My Shotgun The Mighty Flood > Black Snake Item Condition : This Grateful Dead at the Family Dog At The Great Highway ( Acoustic Show ! ) on April 18, 1970 ( 4/18/70 ) is Brand New / Factory Sealed ! Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. The recently-surfaced ( in 2013 ! ) G.D. " Acoustic-Show ! " at the Family Dog on the Great Highway !! ... 4/18/70 !!! - Enjoy !!!!! Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck ! 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