Venue:
unknown. Probably northeast USA, Washington D.C. area, or Virginia
Sound:
this is a soundboard -- there is no nearby chatter, and the vocals are hard-panned left while the instruments are hard-panned right -- not a very likely scenario for audience capture
Small club. Probably an average "C" quality tape for the time period.
Maxell XLII source cassettes w/no Dolby
Reasoning for dating:
This came with two other (1971) Grin shows with dates that are clearly incorrect from examination of the song lists("1969-1970" and May 1969"). Given the band's repretoire here...two long blues covers, an apparently unreleased Lofgren original, and a smattering of songs from what would become the band's first three albums, there is obviously no coherency to promote any LPs, nor any mention of an LP. The mild reaction of the small crowd also contributes to the belief that this is prior to any LP release, and probably prior to any recording for the 1st LP.
Grin released their first two LPs in 1971, so the first must have been very early in 1971 The recording sessions, for same, would probably have been late 1970. Jimi Hendrix died in September of 1970, and if this gig were in 1970, after that date, there would be some mention of him in the song intro to "Red House", but there is none. That probably pushes this recording's date prior to September 1970. Yet the arrangements of the first LP songs played are is virtually the same as that LP, so the gig can't be too far ahead of those recording sessions. The best guess... summer or fall of 1970. As far as location...the band probably didn't stray too far from home in Virginia
>trk 1 appeared on a 1st album acetate, but was pulled and later appeared on the 3rd LP, possibly in a re-recorded version
>trks 2,10 are covers
>trks 3,4,5,7 appeared on the 1st LP
>trks 6,8 appeared on 2nd LP
>trk9 I believe this to be a Lofgren original, and have never heard it, or heard of it, anywhere else
Nils Lofgren; guitar, vocals
Bob Berberich; drums, vocals
Bob Gordon; bass, vocals