Peter Rowan

DATE PRECISION: EXACT (April 10, 1974) CENSUS 2026-06-05: STUDIO CONFIRMED — Record Plant, Sausalito. VERIFIED. Discogs credits: 'Recorded: April 1974, Record Plant Sausalito, California.' Hooterollin blog via original tape reels: date confirmed April 10, 1974. Warner Bros-financed demo session. Four tracks recorded in one day: Sweet Melinda, Four Corners, Vacant Sea, I Can't Help It. Personnel: Peter Rowan (vocals, guitar, mandola), Chris Rowan, Lorin Rowan (harmony vocals), Jerry Garcia (electric guitar, steel guitar), David Grisman (mandolin), John Kahn (bass), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Flaco Jimenez (accordion on some tracks). Garcia and Grisman walked from the Wake of the Flood sessions in the adjacent studio. Demo never intended for release; issued by Appaloosa (Italy) in 1980 alongside 1979 Texas live tracks. Studio Role: Recorded. Ownership Era: Record Plant (Sausalito). Sources: Discogs (explicit Sausalito city), AllMusic, Hooterollin blog (tape reels confirm date). [SITE] candidate: Garcia/Grisman/Kreutzmann lineup, Grateful Dead adjacency, April 1974.

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