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Jan 1, 1966

Viola Lee Blues Reahearsals

?, CA

▶ Listen on Archive.org Psychedelic era · Raw, experimental, Acid Tests

what 1966 sounds like

a sample from this year to set the ear before reading the setlist.

Big Boss Man — Fillmore Aud., 7/17/66 (ballroom intimacy)
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20 songs · 47 min total
  1. talk & tunings 2:31
  2. Viola Lee Blues #1 verse 1 - aborted 0:52
  3. Viola Lee Blues #2 verses 1 & 2 - aborted - 1:33
  4. talk & tunings 1:09
  5. Viola Lee Blues #3 with harmonica - aborted 0:14
  6. discussions 1:26
  7. Viola Lee Blues #4 with organ verse 1 & harmonica - aborted 1:28
  8. tape playback? more talk 1:44
  9. Viola Lee Blues #5 verse 1 - 1:48
  10. Phil comments 0:34
  11. Viola Lee Blues #6 verses 1 & 2 - aborted 1:29
  12. more discussions 0:25
  13. Viola Lee Blues #7 verses 1 & 2 & 3 - then stopped 2:44
  14. talk & tunings - "that's tasty" - "let's just play" 2:06
  15. Viola Lee Blues #8 verse 1 - aborted 0:16
  16. talk & wild comments & confusion 2:53
  17. Viola Lee Blues #9 verses 2 & 3 - aborted 0:27
  18. more talk - "I think you're against us" - "Pigpen's a conspiracy" 3:57
  19. "You may know by ..." passage repeated 3:39
  20. Viola Lee Blues #10 verses 1 & 2 & 3 ; jam ; tape cuts 15:37
← previous show Nov 3, 1965 Golden State Studios next show → Jan 8, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium

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