
Grateful Dead FROM THE MARS HOTEL
Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Phil Lesh (vocals, bass instrument); Keith Godchaux (harpsichord, keyboards); Bill Kreutzmann (drums); Donna Jean Godchaux (background vocals).Personnel: Ned Lagin (synthesizer).Additional personnel: John McFee (pedal steel guitar); Ned Lagin.Audio Mixer: Tom Flye.Liner Note Author: Joel Selvin.Recording information: Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL; PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA; Springfiled Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA; Winterland, San Francisco, CA.Photographers: Richard Pechner; Ed Perlstein; Bruce Polonsky.FROM THE MARS HOTEL is immediately distinguished by the beautiful, futuristic Kelly/Mouse cover with its lonely hotel and backward lettering, but the music inside has plenty to offer as well. Some of the Grateful Dead's long-standing live favorites are on this fine studio effort, including the danceable jam "Scarlet Begonias" and the infectious "Loose Lucy."The beautiful "S