Grateful Dead - Europe '72 [1972] (2 x CD's) + Grateful Dead - June 1976 [2020] (15 x CD's) + Grateful Dead - 30 Trips Around the Sun, The Definitive Live Story [2015] (4 x CDs)

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Grateful Dead - Europe '72 [1972] (2 x CD's) + Grateful Dead - June 1976 [2020] (15 x CD's) + Grateful Dead - 30 Trips Around the Sun, The Definitive Live Story [2015] (4 x CDs)

Grateful Dead - Europe '72 [1972] (2 x CD's)

Previously posted September 5, 2022

The Grateful Dead's first tour outside of North America was immortalized on 'Europe '72', a triple live album that distilled peak moments from the 22 shows the band played in six countries for thousands of Europeans. It took place on April 7, 1972, at Wembley Empire Pool in London.  This sprawling three-records-on-two-CDs set offers a healthy cross-section of material and finds the band honing even further its blend of musical languages. There are country-inflected boogies, blues rave-ups, passionate ballads, and, of course, the extended, adventurous jams that made them famous. Many of the Dead's best-loved tunes made their initial vinyl appearances here, including "He's Gone," "Jack Straw," "Brown-Eyed Women," "Ramble on Rose," and "Tennessee Jed"--most of which reveal a heavy country influence, especially in Robert Hunter's lyrics. In addition to introducing these new songs, Europe '72 also showcases brilliantly fine-tuned versions of "Truckin'" (complete with a lengthy "Epilogue") and "China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider," which became the first of the band's many magical song combinations. (Amazon)

The audio quality is just wonderful. I keep saying I won't buy anymore and yet every time I do, I am so happy. Absolutely marvelous recordings, terrific song selections. The interplay between musicians is at times unbelievable. Everyone has their favourite era of the Dead, this is mine, the music is just superb and takes me back to happier, carefree times.

Grateful Dead - June 1976 [2020] (15 x CD's)

Previously posted April 10, 2020

"June 1976" is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it comprises five complete concerts on 15 CDs. It was recorded from June 10 to June 19, 1976 at the Boston Music Hall in Boston, the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. It was released on March 20, 2020, in a limited edition of 12,000 copies. The shows included in the box set were part of the Grateful Dead's first concert tour following a year-and-a-half period during which they performed live only a few times. This tour also marked the return of Mickey Hart after a five-year absence from the band. (Wikipedia)

"June 1976" includes previously unreleased recordings of five concerts from the band’s first tour back after the longest hiatus of their 30-year career. It contains recordings made by engineer Betty Jackson-Cantor. "Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead,” notes a description of the box set. “It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean (Godchaux) was in lockstep with the sirens’ call. Jerry (Garcia) and Bob (Weir) delivered orphic delight with solo musings like ‘Mission In The Rain’ (the only tour they ever played it on), ‘The Wheel,’ and ‘Cassidy,’ emboldened by group effort.” ...

Grateful Dead - 30 Trips Around the Sun, The Definitive Live Story [2015] (4 x CDs)

30 Trips Around the Sun, The Definitive Live Story 1965-1995 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains 30 songs recorded in concert, one from each of the years 1966 through 1995, plus one song recorded in a 1965 studio session. All of the tracks are selected from the 80 CD box set 30 Trips Around the Sun, which contains 30 previously unreleased complete shows. The album was released on September 18, 2015.

Speaking about the selection of concerts for the box set from which the Definitive Live Story tracks were excerpted, producer and tape archivist David Lemieux said, "Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band's history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent."  (Wikipedia)

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Track lists

Grateful Dead - Europe '72 [1972] (2 x CD's)

CD1

01 Grateful Dead Cumberland Blues 5:42

02 Grateful Dead He's Gone 6:53

03 Grateful Dead One More Saturday Night 4:48

04 Grateful Dead Jack Straw 4:48

05 Grateful Dead You Win Again 4:02

06 Grateful Dead China Cat Sunflower 5:32

07 Grateful Dead I Know You Rider 5:04

08 Grateful Dead Brown-Eyed Woman 4:38

09 Grateful Dead Hurts Me Too 7:19

10 Grateful Dead Ramble On Rose 6:00

CD2

01 Grateful Dead Sugar Magnolia 7:10

02 Grateful Dead Mr. Charlie 3:39

03 Grateful Dead Tennessee Jed 7:10

04 Grateful Dead Truckin' 13:07

05 Grateful Dead Epilogue 5:04

06 Grateful Dead Prelude 7:37

07 Grateful Dead (Walk Me Out In The) Morning Dew 11:26

Grateful Dead - June 1976 [2020] (15 x CD's)

CD1    Boston, Massachusetts 10 June 1976

01    Promised Land    3:50

02    Sugaree    9:51

03    Cassidy    5:00

04    They Love Each Other    8:28

05    The Music Never Stopped    5:47

06    Brown-Eyed Women    5:37

07    Lazy Lightning    2:55

08    Supplication    4:25

09    Row Jimmy    9:22

10    Big River    6:28

11    Mission in the Rain    7:26

12    Looks Like Rain    9:38

CD2    Boston, Massachusetts 10 June 1976

01    Might as Well    5:57

02    Samson and Delilah    7:17

03    Help on the Way    4:47

04    Slipknot!    6:58

05    Franklin's Tower    11:17

06    Let It Grow    11:36

07    Friend of the Devil    8:32

CD3    Boston, Massachusetts 10 June 1976

01    Playing in the Band    14:18

02    Dancing in the Street    11:02

03    U.S. Blues    5:48

CD4    Boston, Massachusetts 11 June 1976

01    Might as Well    6:08

02    Mama Tried    3:24

03    Tennessee Jed    8:59

04    Cassidy    5:05

05    Candyman    8:28

06    Big River    6:18

07    Scarlet Begonias    10:16

08    Looks Like Rain    8:52

09    It Must Have Been the Roses    7:10

10    Lazy Lightning    2:53

11    Supplication    5:21

12    Brown-Eyed Women    5:54

CD5    Boston, Massachusetts 11 June 1976

01    Promised Land    3:36

02    St. Stephen    9:49

03    Dancing in the Street    11:57

04    The Music Never Stopped    5:41

05    Ship of Fools    7:24

CD6    Boston, Massachusetts 11 June 1976

01    Samson and Delilah    6:57

02    Sugaree    11:05

03    Sugar Magnolia    6:03

04    Eyes of the World    13:12

05    Stella Blue    10:48

06    Sunshine Daydream    3:28

07    Johnny B. Goode    4:14

CD7    New York, New York 14 June 1976

01    Cold Rain and Snow    6:48

02    Mama Tried    3:45

03    Row Jimmy    10:13

04    Cassidy    5:08

05    Brown-Eyed Women    5:25

06    Big River    6:20

07    Might as Well    6:00

08    Lazy Lightning    2:55

09    Supplication    4:52

10    Tennessee Jed    9:35

CD8    New York, New York 14 June 1976

01    Playing in the Band    19:22

02    The Wheel    6:09

03    Samson and Delilah    6:35

04    High Time    9:51

05    The Music Never Stopped    5:26

06    Crazy Fingers    11:21

CD9    New York, New York 14 June 1976

01    Dancing in the Street    12:24

02    Cosmic Charlie    8:46

03    Help on the Way    4:55

04    Slipknot!    13:00

05    Franklin's Tower    11:02

06    Around and Around    7:17

07    U.S. Blues    5:51

CD10    New York, New York 15 June 1976

01    Promised Land    4:25

02    Sugaree    9:43

03    Cassidy    4:57

04    Candyman    7:48

05    The Music Never Stopped    5:52

06    It Must Have Been the Roses    7:17

07    Looks Like Rain    7:05

08    Tennessee Jed    9:43

09    Let It Grow    13:13

10    Might as Well    5:25

CD11    New York, New York 15 June 1976

01    St. Stephen    11:10

02    Not Fade Away    12:14

03    Stella Blue    13:53

04    Samson and Delilah    6:24

05    Friend of the Devil    9:09

CD12    New York, New York 15 June 1976

01    Dancing in the Street    12:33

02    The Wheel    4:44

03    Sugar Magnolia    6:04

04    Scarlet Begonias    4:48

05    Sunshine Daydream    3:39

06    Johnny B. Goode    4:11

CD13    Passaic, New Jersey 19 June 1976

01    Help on the Way    5:50

02    Slipknot!    6:30

03    Franklin's Tower    9:38

04    The Music Never Stopped    6:05

05    Brown-Eyed Women    5:27

06    Cassidy    4:54

07    They Love Each Other    7:34

08    Looks Like Rain    8:01

09    Tennessee Jed    9:05

CD14    Passaic, New Jersey 19 June 1976

01    Playing in the Band    18:44

02    Might as Well    6:24

03    Samson and Delilah    7:07

04    High Time    10:07

CD15    Passaic, New Jersey 19 June 1976

01    Let It Grow    12:45

02    Dancing in the Street    10:20

03    Cosmic Charlie    9:11

04    Around and Around    6:28

05    Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad    7:15

06    One More Saturday Night    4:57

07    Not Fade Away    8:03

Grateful Dead - 30 Trips Around the Sun, The Definitive Live Story [2015] (4 x CDs)

CD1

01    Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) (feat. The Emergency Crew)    3:17

02    Cream Puff War (Live at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 7/3/66)    5:09

03    Viola Lee Blues (Live at Shrine (Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA1/10/67)    15:16

04    Dark Star (Live at Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA 10/20/68)    10:31

05    Doin' That Rag (Live at Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA 2/22/69)    6:52

06    Dancing In The Street (Live at Winterland, San Francisco,CA 4/15/70)    11:30

07    Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) (Live at Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO 3/18/71)    4:42

08    Tomorrow Is Forever (Live at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 9/24/72)    5:32

09    Here Comes Sunshine (Live from San Diego Sports Arena 11/14/73)    12:59

CD2

01    Uncle John's Band (Live from Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France 9/18/74)    9:28

02    Franklin's Tower (Live From Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 9/28/75)    7:52

03    Scarlet Begonias (Live at Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI 10/3/76)    12:00

04    Estimated Prophet (Live at Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ 4/25/77)    7:59

05    Samson And Delilah (Live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 5/14/78)    10:20

06    Lost Sailor>Saint Of Circumstance (Live at Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA 10/27/79)    12:27

07    Deep Elem Blues (Live at Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL 11/28/80)    4:59

CD3

01    Shakedown Street (Live at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5/16/81)    16:31

02    Bird Song (Live at Manor Downs, Austin, TX 7/31/82)    9:42

03    My Brother Esau (Live at The Centrum, Worchester, MA 10/21/83)    5:21

04    Feel Like A Stranger (Live at Agusta Civic Center, Agusta, ME 10/12/84)    10:06

05    Let It Grow (Live at River Bend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/24/85)    12:38

06    Comes A Time (Live at Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 5/3/86)    7:51

07    Morning Dew (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/18/87)    11:21

CD4

01    Not Fade Away (Live at Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME 7/3/88)    8:02

02    Blow Away (Live at Miami Arena, Miami, FL 10/26/89)    7:52

03    Ramble On Rose (Live at Zenith, Paris, France 10/27/90)    7:32

04    High Time (Live From Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/10/91)    7:38

05    Althea (Live at Copps Coliseum, Ontario Canada 3/20/92)    7:30

06    Broken Arrow (Live at Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY 3/27/1993)    6:03

07    So Many Roads (Live at Boston Garden, Boston, MA 10/1/94)    7:30

08    Visions Of Johanna (Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2/21/95)    10:22

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