Thanks, this was a fantastic read as always. As a new fan, this site is an ever-expanding treasure trove of discoveries for me, and it’s difficult to express how valuable I find these posts, both the new updates and the ones in the deep archive of the blog.
Anyway, I am a proud Deadhead with a knack for finding informative websites about them (my discovery of your blog is an extension of this), and I can definitely tell you that I believe there are far more than 7 performances of MLB in the Dead’s history. For listening proof beyond obscure forum debates, I’ve downloaded a fan-made mix of 30 instances totaling nearly two hours, including 7 from fall 1973. Here’s the link to the blog it’s posted on: https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/grateful-dead-mind-left-body-jam-1972-1993. The post also links to a great piece of fan scholarship about the jam. I should also note that The Music Never Stopped is a direct compositional outgrowth of the MLB jam, which you can hear in one instance from that mix taken from a 1975 studio rehearsal of TMNS. Happy listening!
Yes, I love the Save Your Face mixes! And if you haven't heard it (and want to hear lots more from me about the Dead), allow me to self-plug 36 From The Vault, my podcast with Steven Hyden about the Dick's Picks series: https://www.osirispod.com/podcasts/36-from-the-vault/
Thanks! Always looking for new awesome media about my favorite music. I’ll definitely check it out. It’ll probably be weird to hear your voice after having read your words silently for so long, but I bet I’ll enjoy it.
Thanks, this was a fantastic read as always. As a new fan, this site is an ever-expanding treasure trove of discoveries for me, and it’s difficult to express how valuable I find these posts, both the new updates and the ones in the deep archive of the blog.
Anyway, I am a proud Deadhead with a knack for finding informative websites about them (my discovery of your blog is an extension of this), and I can definitely tell you that I believe there are far more than 7 performances of MLB in the Dead’s history. For listening proof beyond obscure forum debates, I’ve downloaded a fan-made mix of 30 instances totaling nearly two hours, including 7 from fall 1973. Here’s the link to the blog it’s posted on: https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/grateful-dead-mind-left-body-jam-1972-1993. The post also links to a great piece of fan scholarship about the jam. I should also note that The Music Never Stopped is a direct compositional outgrowth of the MLB jam, which you can hear in one instance from that mix taken from a 1975 studio rehearsal of TMNS. Happy listening!
Yes, I love the Save Your Face mixes! And if you haven't heard it (and want to hear lots more from me about the Dead), allow me to self-plug 36 From The Vault, my podcast with Steven Hyden about the Dick's Picks series: https://www.osirispod.com/podcasts/36-from-the-vault/
Thanks! Always looking for new awesome media about my favorite music. I’ll definitely check it out. It’ll probably be weird to hear your voice after having read your words silently for so long, but I bet I’ll enjoy it.
This ruled.