The Closing of Winterland

The Closing of Winterland
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	December 16, 2003
Recorded	December 31, 1978
Genre	Country rock, folk rock, jam
Label	Rhino Records
Producer	Jeffrey Norman David Lemieux
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The Closing of Winterland is a 4 CD live album of the Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve show 1978. The concert was also released as a 2 disc DVD. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the Closing as an approximately five hour long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of longform video, selling 200,000 units.

Preordered box sets included a bonus CD containing an additional nine tracks recorded on New Year's Eve in 1971, 1972 and 1977.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Sugar Magnolia" (Robert Hunter, Bob Weir) – 7:21
2. "Scarlet Begonias" (Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 11:55
3. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hunter, Mickey Hart) – 13:12
4. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:11
5. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 7:05
6. "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Hunter, Garcia) – 10:48
7. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) – 8:55
8. "Stagger Lee" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:03
9. "From the Heart of Me" (Donna Godchaux) – 3:49
10. "Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 3:15

Disc Two

1. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arr. Weir) – 9:17
2. "Ramble on Rose" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:35
3. "I Need a Miracle" (John Barlow, Weir) – 11:19
4. "Lady with a Fan" / "Terrapin Station" (Hunter, Garcia) – 12:23
5. "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 13:06

Disc Three

1. "Rhythm Devils" (Hart, Bill Kreutzman) – 19:23
2. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 19:34
3. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 9:19

Disc Four

1. "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Phil Lesh, Pigpen, Weir) – 12:05
2. "The Other One" (Kreutzman, Weir) – 4:45
3. "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Pigpen, Weir) – 1:15
4. "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:00
5. "Saint Stephen" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 7:52
6. "Good Lovin'" (Artie Resnick, Rudy Clark) – 11:00
7. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:17
8. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:42
9. "And We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 1:30

Disc Five (Bonus)

1. "Easy Wind" – 9:35
2. "Jam" – 2:07
3. "Black Peter" – 8:42
4. "Playing in the Band" – 18:26
5. "Lazy Lightning" – 3:36
6. "Supplication" – 5:35
7. "Sugar Magnolia" – 11:59
8. "Scarlet Begonias" – 8:48
9. "Fire on the Mountain" – 10:06

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
• Donna Godchaux – vocals
• Keith Godchaux – piano
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
• Bill Kreutzman – drums, percussion

Guests

• Bill Graham – master of ceremonies
• Dan Aykroyd – midnight countdown
• John Cipollina – guitar
• Ken Kesey – thunder machine
• Matthew Kelly – harmonica
• Lee Oskar – harmonica
• Greg Errico – drums

Production

• Producers – David Lemieux, Jeffrey Norman
• Mixing – Jeffrey Norman
• Archival research – Eileen Law
• Cover art – Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley
• Photography – Ed Perlstein
• Additional photography – Michael Zagaris, Steve Schneider
• Package design & production – Robert Minkin
• Liner notes – Gary Lambert, Glenn Lambert