Fallout from the Phil Zone is a double compilation album of live recordings by the Grateful Dead handpicked by the band's bassist Phil Lesh. It contains the first Grateful Dead CD releases of "In the Midnight Hour" (clocking in at over 30 minutes) and Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna".
The album title has multiple meanings. Since the performances were selected by Phil, they are the ones in his "zone". It also refers to the so-called "Phil Zone", an area directly in front of the bass amps onstage where some fans would stand, feeling the full-impact of the vibrations of Lesh's bass-playing. Lastly, it is a reference to the TV series The Twilight Zone. Lesh stated that, in addition to selecting personal favorites, he wanted to compile rarer material that may not have been released as part of a complete concert.Fallout from the Phil Zone on deaddisc.com
Content
The album includes a nearly 32-minute-long version of "In The Midnight Hour". Lesh said that he picked it because someone accused them of playing it for 45 minutes. He then tried to find the longest version. The album also includes a high-quality audience recording of "Hard to Handle" from the 8/6/71 concert at the Hollywood Palladium.
Track listing
Notes:
"Easy Wind" also appears on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 "Mason's Children" also appears on Dave's Picks Volume 30 "The Music Never Stopped" also appears on Weir Here – The Best of Bob Weir "Jack-A-Roe" also appears on May 1977
Personnel Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums (except disc 1, track 6 and disc 2, track 3) Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, organ, vocals (disc 1, tracks 1–2, 4 and 6 and disc 2, track 3) Tom Constanten – organ (disc 1, tracks 3 and 5) Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals (disc 2, tracks 1 and 5) Keith Godchaux – piano (disc 2, track 2) Vince Welnick – keyboards (disc 2, track 4)
Production Phil Lesh – producer, liner notes John Cutler – producer Dick Latvala – tape archivist Jeffrey Norman – engineer Joe Gastwirt – mastering Alan Trist – publisher Shawn Kennedy – cover art Rob Cohn – photography Amy Finkle – package design
Charts Album – Billboard YearChartPosition1997The Billboard 20083
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