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Grateful Dead 09/14/1978
Gizah Sound and Light Theater, Cairo, Egypt
| Source | Compilation by Ken Kessey |
| Media | DVD-R 1 disc |
| Notes | Comments on the footage: This has that 'home video' feel. It is a mix of live concert footage, informal interviews, and sightseeing adventures in Egypt. There is roughly 90 minutes of footage. The editing is amateur at best. I believe this was shot on video, not film. The footage shows signs of age, but is *pretty* decent all things considered. No idea on the audio source. The audio leaves a little to be desired, as the vocals are often very low. BTW - sorry, I don't have a screen image to post. The live concert footage was almost exclusively shot from stage left, slightly elevated above the band. It is a one-camera shoot, meaning that there are no cuts to a different angle. There is the rare crowd shot thrown into the mix, but not a whole lot as far as establishing the atmosphere. The footage randomly flips from one night to the next, so there is absolutely no continuity. This is far from your standard concert footage, in other words. The big downer is that very few songs are in their entirety. Most cut in just before the vocals, and we are cruelly teased with maybe a minute or two each of Terrapin and Estimated Prophet. This really leaves me wanting more! But the footage is still wonderful and a real gem. One of the highlights is the footage of the Grateful Dead flag being hung atop a pyramid, to the tune of Fire on the Mountain The interviews are *very* informal and include Bill Kruetzman and Bob Nichols, among others. Some classic moments, like Kruetzman prophesizing that on the third night the band and crowd will strike such a chord that the pyramid will crumble and reveal the hidden UFO inside... and he is dead serious!!! ?We know this wasn?t designed to be a tomb, maaaaan!? My point in this is not to bash the footage or point out each and every flaw. I just want folks to have realistic expectations. It is a far cry from the quality of an official release. Go into this expecting to see a home movie from a very, very cool road trip and you won't be disappointed Comments on the DVD-R: ***Sorry for any confusion, this is ONE DVD with 2 parts. Overall, the DVD-R is very good. Occasionally the video speeds up or slows down temporarily, but it is tolerable IMO. Also, the chapter markers are completely random. The DVD-R contains 25 minutes of 'bonus' material I am omitting from the (S)VCD copy (so that it'll fit nicely on 2 discs). The footage is very obviously from the 60s, and the audio quality is EXCELLENT. However, the audio is waaaaay out of synch with the video and is very annoying in that respect. It was obviously shot on film. The footage has timecode running in the lower right corner, but it isn't too annoying to me. Text file I am circulating with the disc: Grateful Dead Gizah Sound and Light Theater Gizah, Egypt September 14-16, 1978 This footage is from Ken Kesey's archive. He appears in some shots with the boom pole. Camera operator is unknown. No other info is available on the source at this time. Footage from all three nights was used for this compilation and assembled in a random fashion. Released by Zane Kesey on VHS. THANK YOU! VHS > DVD-R by Robbe Smith (robbe on phishhook.com) and his brother. No other info available at this time. Circulated by Xan Bonneau (xanbo on phishhook.com) on 10-16-2003. This circulates in VCD, SVCD, and DVD+/-R formats. DVD-R Part 1: 01. 00:00 Anubian Folk Song w/ Hamza El-Din 02. 01:56 Ollin Arageed w/ Hamza El-Din 03. 05:03 The Grateful Dead take the stage 04. 12:10 One More Saturday Night (9-16) 05. 16:10 Paul Krasner interviews Lawrence of Winterland 06. 16:44 Truckin' (9-14 or 9-16) 07. 18:41 site seeing 08. 20:25 Paul Krasner interviews Bob Nichols 09. 21:54 Bertha > 10. 29:14 Good Lovin' (9-16) 11. 36:48 Ollin Arageed 12. 37:37 Paul Krasner interviews Blaze part 1 13. 38:45 Iko Iko (9-16) 14. 44:17 Paul Krasner interviews Blaze part 2 15. 44:47 Truckin' (9-14 or 9-16) 16. 49:40 Estimated Prophet (9-15) 17. 50:58 Paul Krasner interviews Bill Kreutzman part 1 18. 53:54 I Need a Miracle (9-16) 19. 55:13 inside the pyramids part 1 DVD-R Part 2: 01. 00:00 inside the pyramids part 2 02. 03:46 I Need a Miracle > It's All Over Now (intro) 03. 07:29 Jack Straw (9-15) 04. 13:22 Paul Krasner interviews Bill Kreutzman part 2 05. 13:56 Truckin' (9-14 or 9-16) 06. 14:38 Grateful Dead flag gets planted on pyramid 07. 15:51 Fire On the Mountain (9-14) 08. 20:24 Ken Kesey discussion 09. 20:55 Row Jimmy 10. 32:15 Terrapin Station 11. 33:29 'Bonus' 60's footage |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Ratings | Sound: A- |
| Reference / Generation | 0004981511 |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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