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The Barn, Novato: Discography

This page lists albums that were recorded or partly recorded at The Barn, Novato, CA.

Mickey Hart, of the Grateful Dead, moved to The Barn in Novato in 1969 and it became a meeting place and part-time residence for members and crew of the band. A studio was built at The Barn in 1970. Over the next three years this studio was used for a number of recordings by Grateful Dead members and by other musicians. The studio is listed on released recordings as The Barn or, sometimes, Rolling Thunder.

Unreleased projects that were recorded at The Barn include Old & In The Way studio recordings, a Barry Melton solo album that was rerecorded elsewhere before release, and a number of Mickey Hart / Dead related projects including Fire On The Mountain, Area Code 415 and The Silent Flute. Tapes circulate of some of the music from these projects.

This page is an attempt to list all released albums that were recorded or mixed at The Barn. It is probably incomplete. Additions and corrections are welcome

1971/72

Rolling Thunder, Mickey Hart, 1972

Recorded at The Barn over a lengthy period through 1971 and 1972 and mixed at Alembic Studios in San Francisco.

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1973/74

Seastones, Ned Lagin, 1975

Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios (The Barn), Ace's Studio, MIT Architecture Machine Group, and Brandeis University Electronic Music Studio mainly (probably) in 1973 and 1974.

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Seastones (Extended version), Ned Lagin, 1991

A CD release comprising the original Seastone plus a previously unreleased second version. Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios (The Barn), Ace's Studio, MIT Architecture Machine Group, and Brandeis University Electronic Music Studio mainly (probably) in 1973 and 1974.

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Seastones: Set 4 and Set 5, Ned Lagin, 1991

A vinyl release of previously released and unreleased sections of Seastone recordings. Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios (The Barn), Ace's Studio, MIT Architecture Machine Group, and Brandeis University Electronic Music Studio mainly (probably) in 1973 and 1974.

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1974

Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, Robert Hunter, 1974

Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios (The Barn) in 1974.

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Tiger Rose, Robert Hunter, 1974

Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios (The Barn) in 1974 and maybe 1975.

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1975

Pistol Packin' Mama, The Good Old Boys, 1976

Recorded at Rolling Thunder (The Barn) on January 27-29 1975.

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Diga, Diga Rhythm Band, 1976

Recorded and mixed at The Barn with additional mixing at Wally Heider Studios in 1975.

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Love's Little Sisters, Katie Lee, 1975

Recorded live at The Barn probably in 1975.

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1977

Sings Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle, Katie Lee, 1977

An album of 28 traditional cowboy songs recorded at The Barn probably in 1977. Katie Lee also produced a book with the same title.

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Jubilation, The Rowans, 1977

This album was recorded at The Barn in Novato and mixed at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco.

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Sibling Rivalry / Jubilation, The Rowans, 2004

A 2-on-1 CD release. One of the albums, Jubilation, was recorded at The Barn in Novato and mixed at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco.

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Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon, Norton Buffalo, 1977

Recorded at Funky Features, San Francisco; The Barn, Novato; Sailor Music Studios, Novato and Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco probably in 1977.

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Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon / Desert Horizon, Norton Buffalo, 1995

Parts of both albums on this 2-on-1 CD release were recorded at The Barn in 1977 and 1978.

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1978

Eclipse, Hamza El Din, 1997

Recorded at The Barn in January 1978.

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Desert Horizon, Norton Buffalo, 1978

Recorded at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles; The Barn, Novato; and Fimways/Heider Recording, Hollywood probably in 1978.

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Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon / Desert Horizon, Norton Buffalo, 1995

Parts of both albums on this 2-on-1 CD release were recorded at The Barn in 1977 and 1978.

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1980

The Rhythm Devils Play River Music, Rhythm Devils, 1980

Recorded at Club Front, San Rafael in April 1979 and The Barn, Novato, in March 1980.

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The Apocalypse Now Sessions, Rhythm Devils, 1989

Recorded at Club Front, San Rafael in April 1979 and The Barn, Novato, in March 1980.

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Rare, Live and Classic, Joan Baez, 1993

The two tracks on this collection feature members of the Grateful Dead and were recorded at The Barn, Novato in 1980.

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1982

Yamantaka, Mickey Hart / Henry Wolff / Nancy Hennings, 1983

Recorded at the Grateful Dead Sound Studios in San Rafael and Rolling Thunder Studio in Novato in November 1982.

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1983

Music To Be Born By, Mickey Hart / Taro Hart, 1989

The music on this release was recorded at The Barn in 1983.

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Last updated March 2023