Elvis Costello & Jerry Garcia Sweetwater Liberated Bootleg

All Songs recorded at "Sweetwater" Mill Valley, California: Recording date 24 April 1989.
(The bootleg artwork suggests the date is 29 April 1989)

This a good to Very good recording, copied from silver bootleg on 2 October 2007.


Linage: CD (silver) -> EAC -> Traders Little Helper (flac 8) -> Dime

Information (below) and artwork can be found at:
http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Bootleg:_Sweetwater

Tracks [73:57]
01. Accidents Will Happen (2:58)
02. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (4:36)
03. Mystery Dance (3:14)
04. Poisoned Rose (5:47)
05. God's Comic (10:42)
06. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (2:45)
07. New Lace Sleeves (3:45)
08. Pads, Paws And Claws (3:04)
09. Radio Sweetheart / Jackie Wilson Said (5:47)
10. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? (3:54) - with Nick Lowe
11. The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (4:05)
12. Leave My Kitten Alone (3:30)
13. You Win Again (4:08)
14. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down (2:49)
15. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)? (2:08)
16. C.C. Rider (3:53) - sung by Bob Weir
17. Lovelight (6:52) - sung by Bob Weir


Release Information
Date: 1995
Media: CD
Catalogue number (comments): Moonlight ML 9503 (Czech Republic)

Comments
EC & Jerry Garcia live at Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA, 1989-04-24.
The performance goes from a solo acoustic set to a wind-up full band at the end, with the band
comprised at various times of Nick Lowe, Jerry Scheff, James Burton, Austin de Lone,
Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Scott Matthews, Sammy Hagar & Pete Sears.

Quality
Good to very good. A little wobbly on the high end, either a heavily duped soundboard
or very good audience recording. My ears adjusted quickly to the sound quality.
The show strikes me as particularly bland, especially as more band members join in.
It turns more and more into the jam session it is (and I don't mean that in a good way!),
and after a while EC isn't even running the mic as various unknown voices take over the vocals and stage patter.
Good between song chat from EC, particularly during God's Comic. "C.C. Rider" couldn't sound more lifeless.
However, if you like The Grateful Dead kind of airy shuffle then this may appeal more to you than it did me. - Bruce White

I love this disc, EC is funny, chatty & charming. Has a feeling of trotting out old favourites & trying out new material
in front of a friendly, but discerning crowd. The last 2 tracks are pointless jams,
but the acoustic part is cool & loose-limbed (great version of Radio Sweetheart). - Eddie Gorodetsky

A little tape hiss during the 10 acoustic numbers. Maybe not essential, but get it for the solo tracks. - Dean Martucci