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Heart Of Gold Band

Heart Of Gold Band

Initial release : 1998

Grateful Dead Records

This release compiles previously released recordings by the Heart Of Gold Band featuring Keith and Donna Godchaux. It includes two Garcia/Hunter songs.

Tracks

  • Watching the River Flow (Dylan)
  • Scarlet Begonias (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Stir It Up (Marley)
  • Gomorrah (Garcia/Hunter)
  • Strange Man (D. Lovecoats)
  • It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Dylan)
  • Lonesome Highway (Bramlett/Russell)
  • Show Boat (Brian Godchaux/Donna Godchaux/Keith Godchaux)
  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Dylan)
  • Solid Rock (Dylan)
  • Golden Road (Anton/Kimock)
  • Maybellene (Berry)
  • Ride Out (Anton/Rosenberg)
Musicians

Tracks 1 to 9 are the original Heart Of Gold Band;

  • Keith Godchaux - piano, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Steve Kimock - guitar
  • Greg Anton - drums
  • Dexter LaBlanc - bass
  • Greta Rose - vocals
Tracks 10 and 11 were recorded sometime in 1980 by;
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Steve Kimock - guitar
  • David Mackay - bass
  • Greg Anton - drums
  • Mark Adler - piano
  • Greta Rose - vocals
Tracks 12 and 13 were recorded in December 1979 by;
  • Keith Godchaux - piano, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Bill Middlejohn - guitar
  • John Cipollina - guitar
  • Greg Anton - drums
  • Larry Klein - bass
  • Greta Rose - vocals
  • Billy Travis - vocals
  • Don Gaynor: guitar (Maybellene)
  • Greg Anton - piano (Ride Out)
  • Irv Rosenberg - '49 Harley Davidson Panhead (Ride Out)
  • Dave Court - 850 Norton Commando (Ride Out)
  • Greg Anton - '70 Harley Davidson Shovelhead (Ride Out)
Credits

  • Producer - Greg Anton
  • Compilation Engineer: Brian Risner
  • Art work - Gary Kroman
  • Design - Dean Burns
  • Photography - Sister Charles Mayer R.S.M
  • Design - Gecko Graphics
  • Historical Notes - Alan Trist
  • Co-ordination, Wardrobe - John Cipollina
  • Motorcycle recordings - Susan Rosenberg
  • Engineers - Dan Healy, Bob Matthews, Leroy Shyne, Joe Tarantino, Richard Van Doren, B.T.
  • Studios - Front Street, Tewksbury, Tres Virgos, Prairie Sun, Harbor Sound, Fantasy Studios
  • Also starring - Zion Rock, Mupp, Gene, Hal and Brian Godchaux, Jamie and Ivan Thatcher, Rolling Thunder, David Frieberg, Pete Sears, Robert Hunter, Smoking Moccasin, Mickey Hart, John Kahn, Donna McKay, Dino Valenti, Chevy Marie, Marty Levine, Courtney Pollack, Nancy May, Laura, Dan and Carol, Peter Monk, Hope, Fu, Jerilyn, Hodge, Debbie Trist, Gary Kephart, N.F.B., Jeff Bogart, Howie, Dan Cort, Kenny and Dee, Don Gaynor, Les Kippel, Michael Peri, Payton Massey, Avatar Studio, The Stoop Sisters, Peter McQuaid and Cameron Sears.
    • Tracks 1 to 9 recorded Live at the Back Door, San Francisco, CA 7/10/80
    • Tracks 10 and 11 recorded Live in Arcata, CA 1980
    • Tracks 12 and 13 studio recordings from December 1979
    For the original recording of Playing In The Heart Of Gold Band;
    • Mixing, Editing, Making It Right - Dan Healy
    • Co-ordination, Wardrobe - John Cipollina
    • Engineering - Bob Matthews, Leroy Shyne, Joe Tarantino, Richard Van Doren, B.T.
    • Studios - Front Street, Tewksbury, Tres Virgos, Prairie Sun, Harbor Sound
    • Executive Production - Greg Anton, Alan Trist
    • Mastered by George Horn, Fantasy Records.
    For the original recording of the 1986 release Heart Of Gold Band;
    • Producer - Greg Anton
    • Recording - B.T.
    • Additional engineering - Brian Risner
    • Photography - Sister Charles Mayer, R.S.M.
    • Recorded Live at the Back Door, San Francisco, Ca 7/10/80
    Notes

    The Heart of Gold Band began with Keith. After one concert he was gone and we were left with this one night stand. Who knows what might have been. Here is the raw beginning. For those who loved and remember Keith, this record is for you. God Bless You.

    Donna Godchaux Mackay
    Related releases

    Scarlet Begonias, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Solid Rock, Golden Road, Maybellene and Ride Out (and three other songs not included here) were originally released on;

    Stir It Up, Watching the River Flow, It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry, Strange Man and Lonesome Highway were originally released on; All the material from the above two releases was included on; Gommorah and Show Boat are previously unreleased.

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