Sold Date: January 12, 2023
Start Date: January 5, 2023
Final Price: $61.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 15
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You are bidding on a LP Vinyl issue of Jerry Garcia’s (Grateful Dead) 1975 live bluegrass album, entitled “Old and In The Way”.  This LP is on the Round Records label (RX-103; White with Black writing). The musicians include David Grisman, Peter Rowan, John Kahn, and the esteemed Vassar Clements.  It was recorded on October 8, 1973 at the Boarding House in San Francisco.  The LP contains an absolutely gorgeous cover of the Stones’ “Wild Horses.”

This issue appears to be a 1979 issue; it contains a United Artists sticker on the back cover.   

We purchased this item in the early 1980’s, played it (and enjoyed it!), and it has been sitting in our home (vertically) for the last few decades.   

The LP is in excellent condition, (considering its age), and the LP cover is in very nice shape.  We graded it only VG+ due to signs of wear around the corners. (See Photos).  Please remember that this album was well taken care of, but it was played as part of our record collection decades ago. We have tried to show the LP Cover flaws with pictures posted in this listing.

This item has been stored at room temperature, in a smoke free home.  Please see photos of actual item being sold. 

“Jerry Garcia: ” (Round Records RX-103)

“Old & In The Way The first release from Jerry Garcia's short-lived backcountry bluegrass act was this 1973 recording that also highlighted the amazing skills of mandolin player David Grisman. The quintet actually released only this record, recorded at a series of performances in 1973, but the sound caught on with Grateful Dead fans and the record actually built up the group's legacy long after they disbanded. The songs themselves, mostly penned by guitarist Peter Rowan and Grisman as well as a handful of traditional numbers and even a revamped version of the Rolling Stones' classic "Wild Horses," are delivered with the sincere reverence of true bluegrass fanatics. Soaring multi-part harmonies; fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin lines that seamlessly intertwine with a good-time feel; and exceptionally solid musicianship round out the ten-track effort. Fans of the Grateful Dead's jolly throwback tunes should already have this in their collection, but even those put off by the member's psychedelic resumés will find that Old & in the Way is nothing of the sort. This is the sound of purists re-creating the music they grew up with and it's both enjoyable and inspiring to listen to. Like American Beauty and Workingman's Dead, this record showcases Garcia going back to his roots, and it shows that he and his buddies have more than the chops required to live up to their legend”.