The B List: 10 Great Wolfgang’s Vault Videos

3. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up (11/30/1979)

Bob Marley’s last-ever performance in the Bay Area was a memorable one as the reggae legend brought a huge band including horns and backing vocalists to the Oakland Auditorium. Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones even got in on the act as you can see in this clip of Get Up, Stand Up.
Audio Quality: A, Video Quality: C+, Black & White

4. The Who – Sparks (07/07/1970)

Tanglewood in The Berkshires of Massachusetts is a venue known for hosting classical music but in the summer of 1970 impressario Bill Graham put on a series of concerts at the shed including a phenomenal performance by The Who. As The Who blazed through Tommy in its entirety they offered a killer take on Sparks, which shows off the whirl of motion theatrics of drummer Keith Moon.
Audio Quality: A, Video Quality: A-, Color

5. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesday’s Gone (03/07/1976)

When Lynyrd Skynyrd pulled into the Winterland on March 7, 1976 they were riding high after four successful albums and had seen the band expand with the addition of backing vocalists. This clip gives  a rare taste of Skynyrd with the vocalists but without guitarist Steve Gaines, who would start his tenure with the group a few months later.
Audio Quality: A, Video Quality: B, Black & White

6. The Sex Pistols – No Fun (01/14/1978)

For the last tune of their performance at Winterland in January ’78, punkmeisters The Sex Pistols covered No Fun by The Stooges. The song was clearly picked to make a point as the band was finishing off a brief tour of the States filled with infighting and outfighting.  In fact, No Fun would be the last song this incarnation of the band would ever play with Johnny Rotten famously quipping “Ever get the feeling you’re being cheated?” before walking off stage.
Audio Quality: A-, Video Quality: A, Color

7. Grateful Dead – Estimated > Eyes > St. Stephen > Sugar Magnolia > Sunshine Daydream (12/27/1977)

There isn’t much video that circulates of the Grateful Dead from 1977, arguably one of the band’s best years, so thankfully Wolfgang’s Vault put up all of the Dead’s December 27, 1977 show from the Winterland. While the quality isn’t too hot and the group stumbles through some songs, you should check out this seamless clip which includes the meat of the second set.
Audio Quality: B+, Video Quality: C+,  Black & White

8. Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do? (07/02/1977)

Back in 1977, Bill Graham put together a lineup of Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws and Santana for his annual Day On The Green concert at Oakland Coliseum Stadium. Frampton, fresh off the runaway success of Frampton Comes Alive the previous year, showed the many different sides of his music during his set. On this night, Do You Feel Like We Do? was a monstrous 24-minute version that featured the guitarist doing some voicebox-driven call-and-response with the audience.
Audio Quality: A, Video Quality: A+, Color

9. The Band – Rag Mama Rag (11/25/1976)

Martin Scorsese’s cameras weren’t the only ones filming The Band’s legendary Last Waltz concert at the Winterland as Bill Graham’s house cams were also capturing the magical event. Plenty of the performances from the show never made it into Scorsese’s flick including this take on Rag Mama Rag.
Audio Quality: A-, Video Quality: B, Black & White

10. The Byrds – Eight Miles High (09/23/1970)

Both The Byrds and the Allman Brothers Band’s sets at the Fillmore East on September 23, 1970 were filmed for a PBS program called Welcome To The Fillmore East. One of the highlights from The Byrds’ set is this nearly 10-minute take on the psychedelic-tinged Eight Miles High.
Audio Quality: A, Video Quality: A, Color

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  1. Unbelievable. A whole new dimension for W’sV. In addition to Mr. Bernstein’s insightful rec’s above, also check out the Peggy-O from 12/27/77, a ragged Can’t You See from the MTB in ’75, and a crisp Newport set from Gillian and David. Prime stuff. Years of stuff to explore here.

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