Grateful Dead: A View From the Vault III

Director: Len dell'Amico Len dell'Amico

Overview

The Grateful Dead had been archiving audio recordings of their concerts for years when, in the 1980s, they also began keeping a library of video recordings of their shows, often from large-venue performances where a multi-camera video setup would be used to provide a better view for those in the back of the hall. Grateful Dead: A View From the Vault, Vol. 3 is the third home video release from the Dead's concert video archive; this preserves the June 16, 1990 performance at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Selections include "Touch of Gray," "Friend of the Devil," "Estimated Prophet," "China Cat Sunflower," and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2013
UPC:	0826663142457
Original Release:	1990
Source:	Shout Factory
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	3:30:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jerry Garcia	Performer
Grateful Dead	Primary Artist,Actor
Mickey Hart	Performer
Bill Kreutzmann	Performer
Phil Lesh	Performer
Bob Weir	Guitar,Vocals
Brent Mydland	Performer,Vocals,Keyboards
Bob Weir	Performer
Jerry Garcia	Guitar,Vocals
Phil Lesh	Bass,Vocals
Mickey Hart	Drums
Len Dell'amico	Director
Bill Kreutzmann	Drums

Technical Credits

Eileen Law	Research
Bill Kreutzmann	Composer
Bob Dylan	Composer
Bob Weir	Composer
David Lemieux	Tape Archivist
Sam Cooke	Composer
Jeffrey Norman	Producer,Mastering
Jerry Garcia	Composer
Merle Haggard	Composer
Ken Friedman	Photography
Al Smith	Composer
Brent Mydland	Composer
Dan Healy	Live Recording
Luther Dixon	Composer
John Dawson	Composer
Johnny Cash	Composer
Robert Hunter	Composer
Phil Lesh	Composer
Ziggy Modeliste	Composer
Mickey Hart	Composer
Art Neville	Composer
George Porter, Jr.	Composer
Leo Nocentelli	Composer
Grateful Dead	Composer
Robert Minkin	Package Design
John Perry Barlow	Composer
Traditional	Composer

Editorial Reviews

The third installment in the Grateful Dead's View from the Vault series of archival audio/video releases is once again available in the DVD and VHS home video formats. The main performance consists of two complete sets and an encore from June 16, 1990, and the DVD bonus footage is derived from October 3, 1987. Both capture the Dead practically in their own backyard at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. This venue became a Mecca for Dead shows, as the band performed there a total of 39 times between 1987 and 1995. 1990 commenced in much the same way that 1989 had ended, with the group beginning to once again show signs of true innovation, spontaneity, and unpredictability on-stage. This reveals itself as the Dead take a few notable liberties with their performance repertoire. The inclusion of both "Truckin'" and "One More Saturday Night" during the first half of the show contrasts their standard placement, usually buried somewhere later in the concert. Visually, the band appear inspired and likewise motivated with the incorporation of newer material -- such as keyboardist Brent Mydland's ecological anthem "We Can Run." As with the previous volumes in the View from the Vault series, during the second set -- especially during the extended instrumental sections -- the on-stage camera work has been substituted for some decidedly uninspired and dated computer-generated graphics. Although these visual distractions remain true to what attendees would have seen on the giant screens that adorned both sides of the Shoreline Amphitheatre's stage, at times the effects are notably irritating. Likewise, by choosing to store over three hours of information on a single-sided/double-layer DVD, there is a brief pause after "Terrapin Station," prior to the extended instrumental section. This technical anomaly is not a defect, although it ultimately freezes both the audio and video. [The video portion was later released on DVD.] ~ Lindsay Planer