Mickey Hart And The Hartbeats – Living On The Edge

here is the info file from Dime

Mickey Hart and the Hartbeats (Primal Jammin’ Grateful Dead!) – Mega-rare restored LP “Living On The Edge” Matrix 1968-10-08/30 SOUNDBOARD, Primal Jammin’ Dead! THANKS LL – GRAB THIS NOW, DAMMIT! (mp3 sample provided)

It has been said that fan-base hater and all-around loser Todd Rundgren (getting used to oblivion over there, Toddy boy?) went to the Guinness Book Of Records in order to secure the spot for the longest-playing vinyl album. Well, I’m happy to say he’s been surpassed… by a bootleg. Sweet justice, it’s DA DEAD! Three of the four sides here top 41 minutes. Each that is, giving new meaning to the words “Long Playing Record”. You will need to make extra space for this one. In fact, you might want to use a separate CD for each side. More on that in a moment.

First of all I want to thank Lossless Legs member Andy1099 for shipping me these LPs all the way across the pond. I’ve been wanting to hear them for the longest time; you will also really like this music even if you don’t normally care for the Dead. This album is labeled “Mickey Hart And The Heart Beats (Grateful Dead) Living On The Edge 1968 California”. It consists of two different sets from when the Dead were very young. The sound quality is amazingly good considering the length of the record sides. Lots and lots of jamming here, so much in fact that this two-record set is mostly instrumental. Many thanks to LL member fangedesire for the following information, as well as the sources and correct track information: There are no commercial releases at all from these sets of music. The October 8th portion appears to be an upgrade from the commonly-available source material.

So with all of that in mind and due to the extreme length of this album as a whole, I’ve given each side its own directory folder and have only generally broken the songs up. Original cover art for the lps courtesy of LL member marcap.

Side A October 8, 1968 (34:11)

Dark Star

Cosmic Charlie

Next Time You See Me Jam

Side B October 8, 1968 (41:30)

Clementine Jam->Eleven Jam

Death Don’t Have No Mercy

Seven Jam

Side C October 30, 1968 (42:53)

Dark Star

Death Letter Blues

Other One Jam

Side D October 30, 1968 (44:06)

St. Stephen Jam

Turn On Your Lovelight Jam

Clementine Jam pt 1

Clementine Jam pt 2

Clementine Jam pt 3 ->Eleven Jam

Death Don’t Have No Mercy

October 8, 1968

Clementine Jam (false start, amp dies)

Lineage: LPs ->Sound Forge ->Click and crackle removal tool -> FLAC via TLH level 6, sectors aligned and verified, FLAC integrity checked

Enjoy!

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