DAVID CROSBY If I Could Only Remember... These Sessions (Stunning Rehearsal Tapes) 1971

If I Could Only Remember... These Sessions (1971 Demos)
Over 3 Hours Of Stunning Unreleased Studio Tapes
Acoustic / Electric / Residue

David Crosby's now classic If I Could Only Remember My Name featured members of CSN&Y, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Santana on the illustrious guest list. On these rare studio session tapes, now almost 3 hours, loosely split into Acoustic, Electric and Residue, they can all be heard molding the songs that would appear (and some that didn't) on Crosby's unqualified 1971 masterpiece. Although the sessions are loose, the sound is stunning. Astute listeners might pick out Mickey Hart, Jorma Kaukonen, Phil Lesh or Paul Kantner rehearsing before Crosby's words or arrangements are even finished. Listen above to how good "Walking In The Mountains 1" is the first time the band hears it. This is live magic. Jerry Garcia is prominent, especially on "Loser," a new song he introduces that would later become a Dead staple. There are band jams, too. Long ones. And, alternate takes of finished material. "Kids And Dogs" is here twice, as Residue includes Crosby's remaster of the previously unreleased song from his Voyage box set. It's fitting these tapes sound so good. Even before it was recently remastered in 5.1, If I Could Only Remember My Name was regarded as one of the best sounding albums of the 1960s and 1970s.

Acoustic
Is It Really Monday? (5:09)
Under Anesthesia (a.k.a. You Sit There) 1 (False Start) (0:58)
Under Anesthesia (a.k.a. You Sit There) 2 (5:05)
Over Jordan/Wayfaring Stranger (3:21)
Walking In The Mountains 1 (1:43)
Walking In The Mountains 2 (5:25)
Walking In The Mountains 3 (3:51)
Walking In The Mountains 4 (8:18)
Loser 1 & 2 (3:18)
Loser 3 & 4 (5:25)
Rounds (a.k.a. EEP Hour) (Instrumental) (4:49)
Kids And Dogs (6:56)
The Wall Song 1 (Demo) (4:25)
Music Is Love (Rough Mix) (3:21)
Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves) 1 (Demo) (3:18)

Electric
Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves) 2 (3:23)
What Are Their Names? (Rehearsal) (4:16)
Tamalpias High (At About 3) 2 (Full Blown) (9:01)
The Wall Song 2 (6:18)
Jorma & Jerry's Jam 1 (Instrumental) (14:20)
Cowboy Movie 1 (Instrumental) (11:08)
Cowboy Movie 2 (Rough Mix) (8:09)
Wild Turkey (a.k.a. Leather Winged Bat) (Instrumental) (4:27)

Residue

Wooden Ships (Demo) (1:54)
"Dope Rap" (w/piano) (2:35)
Piano Continued (Instrumental) (3:51)
Slide Jam (Instrumental) (7:31)
Jorma & Jerry's Jam 2 (Instrumental) (9:39)
Cowboy Movie (Studio Version) (10:57) - alt version from Voyage Box Set
Kids And Dogs (Unissued Song) (6:59) - from Voyage Box Set