Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71

Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	October 1, 2021
Recorded	December 10, 1971
Venue	Fox Theatre
Genre	Psychedelic rock[1]
Length	183:37
Label	Rhino
Producer	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 39 (2021) Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 (2021) Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 (2021)

Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 is a live album by the Grateful Dead. As the title suggests, it was recorded at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri on December 10, 1971. It was released as a three-disc CD and digitally on October 1, 2021, and as a five-disc LP on November 19, 2021.^[2][3][4][5]

The same recording was released on October 8, 2021, as part of the seven-concert, 20-CD box set Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73.

At the December 10, 1971 concert, and at the other shows on this tour, the opening act was the New Riders of the Purple Sage.^[6]

Track listing

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Bertha" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:32
2. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:48
3. "Mr. Charlie" (Ron McKernan, Hunter) – 4:25
4. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:22
5. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:49
6. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:49
7. "Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
8. "Next Time You See Me" (Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) – 4:37
9. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:43
10. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:56
11. "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:12
12. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:42

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 22:12
2. "Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:06
3. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 6:57
4. "Run Rudolph Run" (Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie, Chuck Berry) – 3:39
5. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50
6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:54
7. "Comes a Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:41

Disc 3

1. "Truckin'" (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:09
2. "Drums" (Bill Kreutzmann) – 3:21
3. "The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 13:13
4. "Sittin' On Top of the World" (Lonnie Carter, Walter Jacobs) – 3:10
5. "The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:02
6. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 5:58
7. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:13
8. "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:59

Encore:

9. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:52

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by Grateful Dead
• Produced for release by David Lemieux
• Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
• Recording: Rex Jackson
• Tape restoration and speed correction: Jamie Howarth, John Chester
• Art direction: Rory Wilson, Liane Plant
• Original art: Liane Plant
• Package design: Rory Wilson
• Photos: Bob Marks
• Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether

Charts

Chart performance for Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7]	8

References

1. Collette, Doug (December 25, 2021). "Grateful Dead: Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71)". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
2. Rowe, M A (July 20, 2021). "Grateful Dead – Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71 on 5LP and 3CD Sets". MusicTAP. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
3. Blistein, Jon (July 21, 2021). "Grateful Dead to Collect Early Seventies St. Louis Shows in New Set 'Listen to the River'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021 – via Yahoo Entertainment.
4. Bernstein, Scott (July 21, 2021). "Grateful Dead Details 'Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73' Box Set". JamBase. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
5. Friedlander, Matt (July 21, 2021). "The Grateful Dead Releasing 20-CD Box Set Featuring Seven Early-'70s Concerts in St. Louis". ABC Audio. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
6. Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 23. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.
7. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 15, 2021.