Notes
Steve Brown tape #37
Speculative dating. Tape came into circulation in 2017 labeled as “First Day” and sometimes assumed to be the first day of the Blues For Allah sessions, but almost certainly the first day of the S.N.A.C.K. rehearsals with the expanded Jerry Garcia and Friends lineup featuring David Crosby (12-string electric guitar), Mickey Hart (drums), Ned Lagin (keyboards), and Merl Saunders (organ).
It contains one complete run-through of the “Space Age” suite performed at that show.
The date is certainly uncertain but it’s unlikely to be before the given date, and based on content seems to precede the next fileset dated 3.21, which is also uncertain datewise.
In addition to the sources listed, there is also an mp3 source that runs 46:52 and contains a duplicate of the 137598 Space Age suite with an additional 20-odd minutes of rehearsal material, mostly before the duplicated material, with another short fragment after. This source runs closer to correct speed/pitch but it both has a lossy step and at some
point was transferred with too much gain.