Dave's Picks Volume 43
2022 live album by Grateful Dead
Dave's Picks Volume 43 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead . It was recorded on November 2, 1969 at the Family Dog at the Great Highway in San Francisco, California , and on December 26, 1969 at McFarlin Memorial Auditorium in University Park, Texas . It was released on July 29, 2022, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The two concerts were taped by audio engineer and LSD chemist Owsley "Bear" Stanley . They document the band in a transition period between the recording of the psychedelic rock album Live/Dead and the folk rock album Workingman's Dead .
Upon release, the album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 11 on the week of August 13, 2022, becoming the group's second-highest charting album, behind 1987's In the Dark .[ 5]
The third song of the second set of the December 26 concert, "Cold Rain and Snow ", was omitted due to lack of space. It was included as a bonus track on Dave's Picks Volume 44 .
Critical reception
On AllMusic Timothy Monger said, "For this special two-concert set, archivist David Lemieux dug into Bear's personal vault of sealed banana boxes to uncover a pair of late 1969 Grateful Dead gems.... Both are notable for their clarity of sound, 20-plus-minute versions of "Dark Star", and prime late-'60s glory."[ 3]
Track listing
Disc 1
Family Dog, November 2, 1969:
"Cold Rain and Snow " (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:19
"In the Midnight Hour " (Steve Cropper , Wilson Pickett ) – 8:23
"Seasons of My Heart " (George Jones , Darrell Edwards) – 4:32
"Mama Tried " (Merle Haggard ) – 2:55
"Next Time You See Me " (Bill Harvey , Earl Forest ) – 4:51
"Good Lovin' " (Rudy Clark , Arthur Resnick ) – 9:23
"Big Boss Man " (Al Smith, Luther Dixon ) – 6:59
"Casey Jones " (Jerry Garcia , Robert Hunter ) – 4:39
"Dancing in the Street " (William "Mickey" Stevenson , Marvin Gaye , Ivy Jo Hunter ) – 9:06
McFarlin Auditorium, December 26, 1969, set one:
"The Monkey and the Engineer" (Jesse Fuller ) – 2:41
"Little Sadie " (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:57
"Long Black Limousine " (Vern Stovall, Bobby George) – 6:09
"I've Been All Around This World" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:03
"Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet" (Marvin Baumgardner) – 3:10
Disc 2
Family Dog, November 2, 1969:
"Dark Star " (Garcia, Mickey Hart , Bill Kreutzmann , Phil Lesh , Ron "Pigpen" McKernan , Bob Weir , Hunter) – 30:32
"St. Stephen " (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:43
"The Eleven" (Lesh, Hunter) – 8:59
"Death Don't Have No Mercy " (Reverend Gary Davis ) – 11:47
McFarlin Auditorium, December 26, 1969, set one continued:
"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:05
"Uncle John's Band " (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:32
Disc 3
McFarlin Auditorium, December 26, 1969, set two:
"Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12
"Hard to Handle " (Otis Redding , Alvertis Isbell , Allen Jones ) – 4:54
"China Cat Sunflower (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:55
"I Know You Rider " (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:26
"High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:04
"Me and My Uncle " (John Phillips ) – 4:14
"Dark Star" (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 24:52
"New Speedway Boogie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:36
"Turn On Your Lovelight " (Joe Scott , Deadric Malone ) – 14:54
Personnel
Grateful Dead
Production
Produced by Grateful Dead
Produced for release by David Lemieux
Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
Recording: Owsley Stanley
Tape transfers and restoration: Jamie Howarth and John K. Chester - Plangent Processes
Art direction, design: Steve Vance
Cover art: Matt J. Adams
Photos: Rosie McGee
Liner notes: Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, Pete Bell, David Lemieux
References
^ Bernstein, Scott (July 13, 2022). "Grateful Dead Selects 1969 Concerts For 'Dave's Picks Volume 43' " . JamBase . Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ "Dave's Picks Vol. 43: San Francisco, 11/2/69 · Dallas, 12/26/69" . dead.net . July 13, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Dave's Picks, Vol. 43: San Francisco 11/2/69 – Dallas 12/26/69" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2022 .
^ "Dave's Picks Volume 43: San Francisco, 11/2/69 / Dallas, 12/26/69" . Grateful Dead Family Discography . Retrieved August 12, 2022 .
^ "Grateful Dead Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 8 April 2023 .
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