Here Comes Sunshine 1973
2023 live album by Grateful Dead
Here Comes Sunshine 1973 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead . Packaged as a box set, it contains five complete concerts on 17 CDs. It was recorded in May and June 1973. It was released on June 30, 2023, in a limited edition of 10,000 copies.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Here Comes Sunshine 1973 contains recordings of these concerts:
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds , Des Moines, Iowa
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium , Santa Barbara, California
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium , San Francisco, California
June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium , Washington, D.C.
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.
The box set also includes a poster and a tenugui .
At the June 10 concert, Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band sat in for the final set of music. The song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry " from that set was previously released on the album Postcards of the Hanging .
The June 10 concert was also produced as a separate album called RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 . It was released as a four-disc CD on June 30, 2023, and as an eight-disc LP on July 28, 2023.
Track listing
Disc 1
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – first set:
"Promised Land " (Chuck Berry ) – 3:48
"Deal" (Jerry Garcia , Robert Hunter ) – 5:11
"Mexicali Blues " (Bob Weir , John Perry Barlow ) – 3:56
"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:49
"Box of Rain " (Phil Lesh , Hunter) – 5:35
"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:55
"Beat It On Down the Line " (Jesse Fuller ) – 3:32
"China Cat Sunflower " > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:44
"I Know You Rider " (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:50
"El Paso " (Marty Robbins ) – 5:18
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:03
"Me and My Uncle " (John Phillips ) – 3:49
"Don't Ease Me In" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:40
"Around and Around " (Berry) – 4:41
Disc 2
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – second set:
"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:12
"Big River " (Johnny Cash ) – 5:10
"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:22
"Jack Straw " (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01
"Sugaree " (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:36
"Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:37
"Playing in the Band " (Weir, Mickey Hart , Hunter) – 29:10
Disc 3
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part one:
"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:16
"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:50
"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – encore:
"Casey Jones " (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:42
Disc 4
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part two:
"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:38
"Truckin' " > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 13:23
"The Other One " > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann ) – 19:07
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:04
"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:20
"Sugar Magnolia " (Weir, Hunter) – 9:29
Disc 5
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – first set:
"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
"Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:15
"Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:07
"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:55
"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:07
"The Race Is On " (Don Rollins) – 3:03
"China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
"I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:33
"Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:15
"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:39
"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 19:29
Disc 6
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – second set:
"Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:37
"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:40
"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:06
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:17
"Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis , arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:14
"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:04
"Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:31
"Big River" (Cash) – 4:57
"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:00
"El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:23
"Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:58
Disc 7
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – third set:
"Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:04
"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 11:16
"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 10:37
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:12
"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:14
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – encore:
"Johnny B. Goode " (Berry) – 4:01
Disc 8
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – first set:
"Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:26
"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:17
"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:53
"The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:42
"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:57
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:33
"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 17:04
Disc 9
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – second set:
"Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:26
"El Paso" (Robbins) – 5:04
"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:10
"Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
"You Ain't Woman Enough " (Loretta Lynn ) – 3:41
"Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 3:28
"China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:27
"I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:37
"Big River" (Cash) – 5:29
"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:19
"Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:51
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part one:
"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
"Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:08
Disc 10
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part two:
"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:12
"Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:05
"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 17:32
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:41
"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:11
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – encore:
"Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:04
Disc 11
June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set:
"Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:24
"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:12
"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:53
"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
"Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:43
"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:11
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:46
"El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
"Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:39
"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:24
"Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:48
"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05
Disc 12
June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:42
"China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:52
"I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:14
"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:20
"Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 12:33
"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 22:43
Disc 13
June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
"Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:38
"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
"Big River" (Cash) – 5:08
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:28
"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:42
"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:29
Disc 14
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part one:
"Morning Dew " (Bonnie Dobson , Tim Rose ) – 11:55
"Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
"Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:59
"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
"Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:03
"Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:12
"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:23
"The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:36
"El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:34
Disc 15
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part two:
"Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:08
"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 18:01
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 22:06
"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
"Big River" (Cash) – 5:17
"Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:54
Disc 16
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
"Around and Around" (Berry) – 6:16
"Dark Star " > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron McKernan , Weir, Hunter) – 26:37
"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:34
"Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:04
"Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:53
"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:51
Disc 17
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – third set:
"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry " (Bob Dylan ) – 8:12
"That's All Right " (Arthur Crudup ) – 12:52
"Promised Land" (Berry) – 4:49
"Not Fade Away " > (Norman Petty , Charles Hardin ) – 11:27
"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:36
"Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 5:52
"Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:33
"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:18
Personnel
Grateful Dead
Additional musicians
Production
Produced by Grateful Dead
Produced for release by David Lemieux
Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
Recording: Kidd Candelario, Betty Cantor-Jackson , Owsley Stanley
Tape to digital transfers and speed correction: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth – Plangent Processes
Artwork, package design: Masaki Koike
Liner notes: Ray Robertson , The Owsley Stanley Foundation, David Lemieux
References
^ Bernstein, Scott (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Preps Massive 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box Set Featuring 5 Previously Unreleased Shows" . JamBase . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ Iahn, Buddy (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Issuing 17 CD Limited Edition 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box" . The Music Universe . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ Rapp, Allison (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Announces 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box Set" . Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ Goldstein, Tiffany (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Set to Release 'Here Comes Sunshine', Featuring Unreleased Concerts from 1973" . American Songwriter . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^ Kemp, Sam (May 3, 2023). "Grateful Dead to Release Limited Edition Live Box Set 'Here Comes Sunshine' " . Far Out Magazine . Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
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