3/24/71: winterland ballroom, san francisco, CA w/the NRPS

the dead play a benefit gig along with a very mysterious crew, which featured a sufi choir, a few whirling dervish dancers, and yogi bhajan (the sikh teacher who introduced kundalini yoga to the west). if this wasn’t weird enough, local members of kailas shugendo, a buddhist sect dressed in oriental-style hiking attire, presented ritual segments, including a fire-walk on stage. jerome and the boys finally plugged in at 11 pm for their regular set. the charlie miller transfer from the ¼“ master reels is crisp and ready for aural consumption.

https://archive.org/details/gd71-03-24.sbd.miller.25313.flac16