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Dead and Garcia fans are gonna need this: a copious collection of the earliest known Jerry Garcia recordings, from a 1961 performance of folk songs at a birthday party (featuring Jerry’s future songwriting partner Robert Hunter) to more polished coffeehouse gigs with bluegrass bands through ’64. You’ll see all that led up to that "long strange trip" of the Dead as you hear those birthday-party performances ("Santy Anno," "All My Trials," "Trouble in Mind") and coffeehouse performances ("Railroad Bill," "Cannonball Blues," "Shady Grove") plus KZSU radio Studio A recordings ("Pig in a Pen," "Cripple Creek," "Sugar Baby"), performances by the Wildwood Boys ("The Little Sparrow," "We Shall Not Be Moved"), Jerry & Sara ("Deep Elem Blues," "Long Black Veil"), Black Mountain Boys ("Salt Creek," "Raw Hide," "True Life Blues," "Walkin’ the Dog"), Asphalt Jungle Mountain Boys ("These Men of God," "Goodbye Old Pal") and more on 4 CDs or five vinyl LPs! Caroline.