Grateful Dead Acid Tests Supplement (Disc5) The Acid Test Reels Compilation The supplement disc containing: Watts Acid Test: 2/12/66 Expanded Pico Acid Test: 3/12/66 The Watts Acid Test Youth Opportunities Center, Compton, CA February 12, 1966 1. Who Cares Rap (Pigpen, Weir, etc.) [6:20} The Pico Acid Test Danish Center, Los Angeles, CA March 12, 1966 2. Viola Lee Blues [11:01] 3. One Kind Favor [3:27] 4. I Know You Rider [2:25] 5. You See A Broken Heart [3:12] 6. It's A Sin [3:20] 7. Beat It On Down The Line [2:50] 8. Heads Up [3:55] 9. Next Time You See Me [2:49] 10. unknown blues instrumental[7:06] 11. Death Don't Have No Mercy [5:50] 12. Midnight Hour [10:45] Notes: The 8th song, previously notated as "unknown instrumental" on Deadlists, is a cover of Freddy King's "Heads Up." The 9th tune, previously listed as "The Same Thing (instrumental)," is definitely NOT that song. Although it is a standard blues and sounds similar at the beginning, closer listening makes it pretty obvious that it is an entirely different song, title unknown. The Viola Lee Blues on this expanded version is a different version than on the previous three song version of Pico Acid Test. This is an ongoing mystery, although it should be said that both versions are worth having. This 5th "supplement disc" now completes this project. Thank you to Jeff Lester (who supplied the missing 6 minute Watts sequence) and Bill Kristy (who tracked down the expanded Pico material). _____________________________________ My original intentions for compiling "The Acid Test Reels" material was to chronologically include every single Acid Test related recording known to exist, as it is notated in Volume One of The Compendium. I intentionally left some time at the end of disc #1, so that the Watts Acid Test "Who Cares Rap" (approx 6:00) would fit there and then Volume 1 through 4 would indeed contain every last Acid Test related recording in The Compendium (plus more) in chronological order. Here is the complete notation for this project. Note that I have now included the Watts sequence where it was originally intended at the end of disc #1. Folks who already have the original 4 discs compiled in March 2001 should get the supplement disc that includes both Watts and the expanded Pico recordings. I hope everyone enjoys these efforts but for God's sake, listen to it in small doses and not all at once! ;-) Alan Merry Pranksters & The Grateful Dead: THE ACID TEST REELS (Discs 1-5) __________________________________________________________ DISC ONE: Fillmore Acid Test/Sound City Acid Test/Watts Acid Test The Fillmore Acid Test Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA January 8, 1966 1. Stage Chaos/More Power Rap 2. King Bee 3. I'm A Hog For You Baby 4. Caution: Do Not Step On Tracks-> 5. Death Don't Have No Mercy 6. Star Spangled Banner/closing remarks The Sound City Acid Test 363 6th Street, San Francisco, CA January 29, 1966 7. Ken Kesey interviewed by Frank Fey 8. Ken Babbs and harmonica 9. Take Two: Ken Kesey 10. Bull 11. Peggy The Pistol 12. One-way Ticket 13. Bells And Fairies 14. Levitation 15. Trip X 16. The End 7-16 The Acid Test: A Sound City Production (LP)* *Tape sourced. Not sourced from vinyl, no surface noise. The Watts Acid Test Youth Opportunities Center, Compton, CA February 12, 1966 17. Who Cares Rap (Pigpen, Weir, etc.) ____________________________________________ DISC TWO: Pico Acid Test /S.F. State U Acid Test (pt.1) The Pico Acid Test Danish Center, Los Angeles, CA March 12, 1966 1. Viola Lee Blues 2. You See A Broken Heart 3. In The Midnight Hour The San Francisco State Acid Test "Whatever It Is" Festival San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Stereo Control Room Master (rec. 4:00AM - 6:00AM) October 2, 1966 4. The Head Has Become Fat Rap 5. A Mexican Story: 25 Bennies 6. A Tarnished Galahad 7. Get It Off The Ground Rap-> 8. Its Good To Be God Rap-> 9. Nirvana Army Rap-> 10. The Butcher Is Back 11. Acid Test Graduation Announcement 12. Send Me To The Moon->Closing Rap Credits: Voices: Ken Kesey and Hugh Romney Guitar: Ken Kesey Violin: Dale Kesey Organ: Jerry Garcia (also guitar on #5) Engineering: Steve Newman, Ken Kesey, Mountain Girl ____________________________________________ DISC THREE: S.F. State U Acid Test (pt. 2)/Graduation Jam The San Francisco State Acid Test "Whatever It Is" Festival San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA October 2, 1966 1. Ken Kesey's dialogue Ken Kesey's Isolated Dialogue Recording Merry Prankster Sound Collage Sequences October 2, 1966 2. Prankster Music/Sound Collage (sequence 1) 3. Kesey Rap->Prankster Music/Sound Collage (sequence 2) 4. Prankster Sound Collage->Prankster Raga(sequence 3) Prankster Recordings broadcast over the P.A. End of "Whatever It Is" Festival October 2, 1966 (5:45AM - 6:00AM) 5. Closing Jam 6. Prankster Electronics Acid Test Graduation Jam Winterland, San Francisco, CA October 31, 1966 7. Jam Session (musicians unknown) from "The World Of Acid" film soundtrack _________________________________________________ Disc Four: Related Recordings Neal Cassidy & The Warlocks 1965 1. Speed Limit studio recording/Prankster production tape circa late 1965 Straight Theater, Haight Street, San Francisco, CA July 23, 1967 2. Neal Cassidy Raps (backed by The Dead) recording released as a flexi-disc in the 1st printing of "The Dead Book" Acid Tests Production Reel 3. Jerry Garcia commentary with Acid Test audio 710 Haight Street House, San Francisco, CA summer 1967 4. Jerry Garcia one hour Interview about music, drugs, politics and social changes circa 1967 ______________________________________________ Disc Five: (Expanded Pico) The Pico Acid Test Danish Center, Los Angeles, CA March 12, 1966 1. Viola Lee Blues 2. One Kind Favor 3. I Know You Rider 4. You See A Broken Heart 5. It's A Sin 6. Beat It On Down The Line 7. Heads Up 8. Next Time You See Me 9. (unknown blues) Instrumental 10. Death Don't Have No Mercy 11. Midnight Hour ______________ Below are Alan's Notes: Here is my complete notation up to this point for your reference. First, is my notation for the 5th suppliment disc (and I've noted a few mistakes I noticed in previous documentation on Deadlists), followed by complete notation for the finished set (Discs 1-5). Feel free to repost where needed. Thanks for helping to spread these around! Alan