To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the club date that changed the shape of contemporary bluegrass. The original Old & In The Way LP release, containing 10 tracks and featuring Vassar Clements, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Peter Rowan and John Kahn was the largest selling bluegrass recording for many years, and two subsequent Old & In The Way CD releases (Breakdown and That High Lonesome Sound) on Acoustic Disc contained 11 more tracks all from this one show. Now with the addition of six previously-unissued tracks, the Complete Show has been re-assembled as it was originally played that night - two sets and 27 tunes - over 100 minutes of music.
At the request of David Grisman, this recording is available exclusively in the highest quality download format (FLAC) and on-demand compact disc.
Recorded live by The Bear. Notes from TheBear.org: "With the formation of the group, Old and in the Way, I had a wonderful opportunity to try the various ideas I had about the production of a realistic stereo sound from multiple microphones. Binaural recordings are traditionally done with a simple stereo pair. I experimented with the placement of the mics, and to a certain extent with kinds of mics. I was limited in the choices available and I vastly preferred omnidirectional types. Incidentally, none of the microphones that were used in the recording were also fed to the PA. The mics were clipped onto the PA stands. I was able to capture a stereo "space", which while different from the actual on stage sound, gives the listener the impression of being in amongst the performers, and isn't dependent on the listener being in any particular position with regards to the placement of the speakers. Something like a hologram, is the way I like to think of it. In contrast with my sonic journal tapes, this was a purpose recording not related to the PA mix at all."
some songs are faded in and out due to edits on the master reels
edited by David Grisman, October 2008, with additional edits by Micah Gordon
