Dave's Picks Volume 41

Dave's Picks Volume 41
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	January 28, 2022
Recorded	May 26, 1977
Venue	Baltimore Civic Center
Genre	Rock
Length	183:00
Label	Rhino
Producer	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 40 (2021) Dave's Picks Volume 41 (2022) Dave's Picks Volume 42 (2022)

Dave's Picks Volume 41 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on May 26, 1977, at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. It was released on January 28, 2022, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies.^[1][2][3][4]

The album includes one bonus track – "U.S. Blues", the encore from the July 19, 1990 show at Deer Creek Music Center. This song had been omitted from Dave's Picks Volume 40 due to lack of space.

Critical reception

On AllMusic Timothy Monger wrote, "May 26, 1977 saw the Dead occupying the Baltimore Civic Center for a spirited night of that era's staples and early workouts from the newly recorded but not-yet-released Terrapin Station album."^[5]

Track listing

Disc 1

First set:

1. "The Music Never Stopped" (Bob Weir, John Barlow) – 8:07
2. "Sugaree" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 15:37
3. "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard) – 4:12
4. "Sunrise" (Donna Godchaux) – 4:14
5. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
6. "Passenger" (Phil Lesh, Peter Monk) – 3:45
7. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:02
8. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:51
9. "Jack-a-Roe" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:23
10. "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:04
11. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:21

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:00
2. "High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
3. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 7:00

Bonus track – July 19, 1990 Deer Creek encore:

4. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:22

Disc 3

Second set, continued:

1. "Terrapin Station" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:57
2. "Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 9:42
3. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:31
4. "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 16:45
5. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:25
6. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 8:11

Encore:

7. "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:56

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards
• Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
• Mickey Hart – drums
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums

Note: On "U.S. Blues" Keith and Donna are replaced by Brent Mydland on keyboards and vocals.

Production

• Produced by Grateful Dead
• Produced for release by David Lemieux
• Executive producer: Mark Pinkus
• Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ivette Ramos
• CD mastering: Jeffrey Norman
• Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson
• Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson
• Art direction, design: Steve Vance
• Cover art: Matt J. Adams
• Photos: Peter Simon
• Liner notes essay: David Lemieux

Charts

Chart performance for Dave's Picks Volume 41

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[7]	1

See also

• Dave's Picks Volume 1 – recorded the night before, on May 25, 1977
• To Terrapin: Hartford '77 – recorded two nights after, on May 28, 1977

References

1. Gatta, John Patrick (December 26, 2021). "Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux on Note-Taking and "Happy-Making"". jambands.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
2. "The 2021 Grateful Dead Almanac Has Arrived". Rhino. October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
3. "Dave's Picks Vol. 41: Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD 5/26/77". dead.net. January 19, 2022. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
4. "Dave's Picks Volume 41: Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD 5/26/77". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
5. Monger, Timothy. "Dave's Pick, Vol. 41 – Grateful Dead". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
6. "Grateful Dead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
7. "Grateful Dead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.