Go Ahead
October 11, 1986
The Warehouse, Rochester, NY

Source: Sony D6 Audience Master (unknown stereo microphone) recorded by ﻿Brad P. TRT: 85:25

Transfer: Maxell MX90 Master Cassette (no dolby) > Nakamichi ZX-7 > Revolution 2 x 2 > 24/48 wav > FLAC done by Doug Rice with additional level adjustments and tracking by Alan Bershaw

Personnel:
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
Alex Ligertwood - guitar, vocals
Jerry Cortez - guitar, vocals
David Margen - bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, comedian (on 6)
House Mix - Harry Popick

Tracklist
1	tuning up				02:19
2	Warmup Jam > Not Fade Away		07:19
3	She's Not There				05:38
4	I Don't Need Love			05:53
5	Medicated Goo				04:15
6	Billy speaks / band introductions	03:08
7	Man Smart, Woman Smarter		06:08
8	Black Magic Woman >			03:37
9	Gypsy Queen				03:32
10	Take Me To The River >			06:57
11	Jam >					11:09
12	Bass Solo				05:14
13	Hey Jude				05:29
14	Dear Mr. Fantasy			06:40
15	Hey Pocky Way >				04:35
16	Drum Solo…//				03:27

Notes:
This previously uncirculating Go Ahead show (and recording) will be a welcome addition to anyone into this band, as it’s one of the better audience recordings to have surfaced.  Despite it being a noisy bar, Brad found the sweet spot, as this is a remarkably clear in-your-face recording.  It also helps that Harry Popick’s house mix is exceptional for such a small venue, with extremely clear vocals and the instruments well balanced.

Brad paused the deck between some songs when the tuning got long, resulting in a few songs starting abruptly with a split-second missing.  His tape also ran out during Billy’s drum solo, but the 85:25 that he captured sounds quite nice.

One thing that is unusual about this show is the band extends “Take Me To The River” to over 23 minutes long with a spontaneous improvisation that oddly enough, concludes into a 5 minute bass solo!  I tracked the three sequences out, but it's actually a single continuous performance.

My thanks to Doug Rice for his continued sleuthing for untapped archives in upstate New York and getting Brad’s master transferred for us all to enjoy!   - Alan


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03 She's Not There.flac:61ac0198d7e5d6223c3e2fcd2eea7757
04 I Don't Need Love.flac:b34c30f5b9790992370844d8017e6362
05 Medicated Goo.flac:020bd1724adeb37cdb2732e1935be637
06 Billy Speaks and Band Introductions.flac:ae8a5ffe92f34dc833a6e5fba3c82b43
07 Man Smart, Woman Smarter.flac:db720f876a21951bf718a4c058225370
08 Black Magic Woman.flac:ed998e2a4c771c503a966ba224249c14
09 Gypsy Queen.flac:7f3d3ceeba4ecf499fa9830b2b81c4a7
10 Take Me To The River.flac:b7c2198b2ce7d0cc59e82973fd0fb536
11 Long Jam.flac:35525317bd87cb4275e03ef9c0b27b92
12 Bass Solo.flac:4a3b8cc8c6e1a85da61db916a3a50068
13 Hey Jude.flac:f1125a3e9bd71d48c9d87d15d7f6de91
14 Dear Mr. Fantasy.flac:1dde594a1e48d695aba90f1b979de261
15 Hey Pocky Way.flac:ab61f5541ac0f4840ee14de1cb104b64
16 Drum Solo.flac:936ec6b0ae8638049dbd1259a90b71d2



