Hundred Year Hall is a two-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It was the first album to be released after Jerry Garcia's death, and one of the first releases in a continuing rush of live albums from the band's vault. It contains about two thirds of the April 26 concert at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, West Germany, during the Dead's Spring 1972 tour of Europe (a tour originally represented by the Europe '72 album, released in 1972; though that release contained no tracks from the Frankfurt date). Disc one includes a number of songs from the first set, followed by the last part of the second set. Disc two includes the first part of the second set.
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Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
Recorded | April 26, 1972 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 142:23 | |||
Label | Grateful Dead | |||
Producer | John Cutler, Phil Lesh | |||
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Hundred Year Hall was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 8, 1997.[3]
The concert in its entirety was later released as part of Europe '72: The Complete Recordings (with the previously released tracks receiving a slightly different mix).
"Hundred Year Hall" is a literal translation of "Jahrhunderthalle"; "Centennial Hall" is the usual translation.
Set list
editFollowing is the full set list from the April 26, 1972, concert in Frankfurt.[4]
- First set: "Bertha"*, "Me and My Uncle"*, "Mr. Charlie", "He's Gone", "Black-Throated Wind", "Next Time You See Me"*, "China Cat Sunflower"* → "I Know You Rider"*, "Jack Straw"*, "Big Railroad Blues"*, "Playing in the Band"*, "Chinatown Shuffle", "Loser", "Beat It On Down the Line", "You Win Again", "Good Lovin'", "Dire Wolf", "Casey Jones"
- Second set: "Truckin'"* → "The Other One"* → "Comes a Time"* → "Sugar Magnolia"*, "El Paso", "Tennessee Jed", "Greatest Story Ever Told", "The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)"**, "Turn On Your Love Light"* → "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad"* → "One More Saturday Night"*
*appears on Hundred Year Hall
** later released as a bonus track on Europe '72
Track listing
editDisc one
edit- "Bertha" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:41
- "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:05
- "Next Time You See Me" (Earl Forest, William Harvey) – 4:15
- "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:14 →
- "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14
- "Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Hunter) – 4:47
- "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 3:54
- "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 9:17
- "Turn On Your Love Light" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 19:13 →
- "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:32 →
- "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:44
Disc two
edit- "Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 17:45 →
- "Cryptical Envelopment" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 36:29 →
- "Comes a Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:45 →
- "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:23
- Note: The track listed as "Cryptical Envelopment" is usually called "The Other One".
Personnel
edit- Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, vocals, organ
- Keith Godchaux – piano
- Donna Godchaux – vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
Production
edit- John Cutler – producer
- Phil Lesh – producer
- Jeffrey Norman – mastering
- Dick Latvala – tape archivist
- Gecko Graphics – artwork and design
- Robert Hunter – CD liner notes
Charts
editAlbum – Billboard
Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | The Billboard 200 | 26[5] |
References
edit- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Hundred Year Hall: 4-26-72". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Metzger, John. Hundred Year Hall, The Music Box, March 1996
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database — Hundred Year Hall". Retrieved November 17, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 24. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.
- ^ "Billboard album chart history — Hundred Year Hall". Retrieved November 17, 2009.