Grateful Dead Family Discography: Cow Palace Discography

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Cow Palace Discography

This is a discography of albums recorded at Cow Palace in San Francisco.

The Cow Palace, which is located on the boundary between San Francisco and Daly City, was completed in 1941 and originally called California State Livestock Pavilion. As the name suggest the original intention was for the building to host livestock and rodeo events. Shortly after opening the building was handed over to the army for the duration of the war. In 1946 the building returned to its intended use and has continued to host sports events, a wide range of shows (dogs, flowers, boats, bikes, etc), circuses, political events and music. The Grateful Dead first used the Wall Of Sound sound system at the Cow Palace in 1974. More information at the Cow Palace web site.

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1963

KYA's Memories Of The Cow Palace, Various Artists, 1964
A compilation of live material.
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1974

Dick's Picks, Volume Twenty Four, Grateful Dead, 2002
A 2 CD set of music from the March 23, 1974 show at Cow Palace.
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1976

Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976, Grateful Dead, 2006
A 3 CD set of music from the December 31, 1976 show at Cow Palace.
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Wings Over America: Deluxe Box Set, Wings, 2012
A 3 CD/1 DVD box set.Comprises the original Wings Over America album on CDs 1 and 2, live recordings from the Cow Palace in San Francisco on June 13-14, 1976 on CD 3, and the Wings Over The World TV special on the DVD.

1978

Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1979
One track on this album was recorded live at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in October 1978. Other live tracks were recorded at the Boarding House in San Francisco, McNichols Arena in Denver and St Paul Civic Center. Two tracks are studio recordings and some of the live tracks have studio overdubs.
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Live_Rust, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1979
Eight of the tracks on this double album of live material were recorded t the Cow Palace in San Francisco in October 1978. The other tracks were recorded in Boston, Chicago, St Paul and Denver.
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Rust Never Sleeps (video/DVD), Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1993/2002
Video/DVD release of a live performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on October 22, 1978.
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Roadie Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1980
The Styx track on this double LP soundtrack release was probably recorded at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in 1979.

1987

Tango In The Night (video/DVD), Fleetwood Mac, 1988/2003
Video/DVD release of a live performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in 1987.
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1992

Sweating Bullets, Megadeath, 1992
Three tracks on this four track single were recorded at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in December 1992.

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Alternative NRG, Various Artists, 1992
Two of the tracks on this collection were recorded at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
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Countdown To Extinction Deluxe Edition, Megadeath, 2012
The bonus CD of this 2 CD release is a 17 track live recording from the Cow Palace in San Francisco in December 1992.

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Countdown To Extinction (20th Anniversary Edition), Megadeath, 2012
The bonus CD of this 2 CD release is a 17 track live recording from the Cow Palace in San Francisco in December 1992.

Last updated September 2016