1979-01-30 Reconstruction

Keystone, Berkeley, CA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Merl Saunders - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
Ron Stallings - saxophone, vocals
Gaylord Birch - drums, vocals
Ed Neumeister - trombone

Guest Musicians
unidentified-19790130-01 (partial show) - vocals

Set 1:
Another Star [1] , Do I Move You [1][2] , Long Train Running [3] , Linda Chicana [3] , I Just Wanna Stop [3] > Welcome To The Basement [3]

Set 2:
Nessa [3] , Lovely Night For Dancing [3] , It Ain't No Use [4] , Soul Roach [5] , Let's Go Get Stoned [3]

[1] First known performance but played on 1978-10-03 by Merl Saunders Band as guest
[2] With unidentified-19790130-01 on vocals
[3] First known performance
[4] First known performance (by Reconstruction) last known performance 1978-10-28 by JGB
[5] First known performance (by Reconstruction) last known performance 1975-07-06 by LOM

Songs By Album

Heavy Turbulence: 1
Fire Up: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Another Star	First known performance but played on 1978-10-03 by Merl Saunders Band as guest	Instrumental		first	1
Do I Move You	First known performance but played on 1978-10-03 by Merl Saunders Band as guest With unidentified-19790130-01 on vocals	Merl Saunders		first	1
Long Train Running	First known performance	Instrumental		first	1
Linda Chicana	First known performance	Instrumental		first	2
I Just Wanna Stop >	First known performance	Ron Stallings		first	1
Welcome To The Basement	First known performance	Instrumental	Heavy Turbulence	first	2

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Nessa	First known performance	Instrumental		first	5
Lovely Night For Dancing	First known performance	Merl Saunders		first	1
It Ain't No Use	First known performance (by Reconstruction) last known performance 1978-10-28 by JGB	Jerry Garcia		first	1
Soul Roach	First known performance (by Reconstruction) last known performance 1975-07-06 by LOM	Instrumental	Fire Up	first	2
Let's Go Get Stoned	First known performance	Merl Saunders		first	1

Run

Keystone Berkeley January 1979

Audio

Reconstruction 1-30-1979

Notes

There may actually be two female vocalists on "Do I Move You?", doing some big R&B backing work.

Ed Neumeister recalled "I had no idea to be honest the following that Jerry had. I showed up for that first gig and there were wall-to-wall people" (Sforzini 2012).

Historical

First known performance of Reconstruction with Garcia as a member

Torrents for Date

1979-01-30 [Tue]

Keystone, Berkeley, CA

Set 1

Set 2