''Dave's Picks Volume 18'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on July 17, 1976 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California. It was produced as a limited edition of 16,500 copies, and released on May 1, 2016. The album also includes seven songs recorded live at the same venue the previous night. A bonus disc, included with shipments of the album to 2016 ''Dave's Picks'' subscribers, contains eight more songs from the July 16 concert.

Recording

In July 1976 the Grateful Dead played a six-show, seven-night concert run at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. The shows were promoted by Bill Graham. The final show of the run, on Sunday, July 18, was broadcast by KSAN radio. Each audience member was provided with a glass of champagne, used for a surprise toast to the band at the beginning of the concert. At the July 17 concert, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux was absent from the second set.

Track listing

;Disc 1 :''First set:'' #" Promised Land" ( Chuck Berry) – 4:37 #"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...

) – 9:42 #" Mama Tried" ( Merle Haggard) – 3:04 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:58 #" Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:14 #" Big River" (

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

) – 6:23 #"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:30 #"

Johnny B. Goode "Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. Released as a single, it peaked at number two on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart. "Johnny B. Goode" is con ...

" (Berry) – 4:24 :''Second set:'' #

" Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:41 ;Disc 2 #"Comes a Time" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:00 #"Drums" > (

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

, Bill Kreutzmann) – 1:39 #"The Other One" > (

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

, Kreutzmann) – 5:46 #"Space" > (Garcia,

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

, Weir) – 10:00 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:37 #"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 7:21 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 3:36 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:10 #" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 6:12 :''First encore:'' #

"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:16 ;Disc 3 :''Second encore:'' #" Not Fade Away" ( Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 14:26 :''Selections from July 16, 1976:'' #

"Big River" (Cash) – 7:02 #"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50 #"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, John Barlow) – 7:35 #"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:19 #"The Music Never Stopped" > (Weir, Barlow) – 5:53 #"

Scarlet Begonias "Scarlet Begonias" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. The live debut of "Scarlet Begonias" came on March 23, 1974 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The song begins in ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:56 #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:33 ;Dave's Picks 2016 Bonus Disc :''Selections from July 16, 1976:'' #"

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the s ...

" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 15:54 #"Cosmic Charlie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:03 #"Spanish Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:08 #"Drums" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 3:53 #"The Wheel" > (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 6:35 #"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:51 #"High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:13 #"

Sugar Magnolia "Sugar Magnolia" is a song by the Grateful Dead. Written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir, it is one of the most well-known songs by the band, alongside such hits as "Truckin'", "Casey Jones", "Uncle John's Band", "Touch of Grey", and fellow sugar-a ...

" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:50 Notes *Sites that archive information about Grateful Dead concerts break down track 1 on the bonus disk into two songs. "Playing in the Band" occupies the first three minutes or so, and is followed by "Stronger than Dirt" for about twelve minutes. The latter is the first section of an instrumental suite called "King Solomon's Marbles" which appears on the '' Blues for Allah'' album. The July 16 concert was the last of the six times that the band played "Stronger than Dirt" live. *The song list for the July 16, 1976 concert at the Orpheum Theatre was: :''First set:'' "

Cold Rain and Snow "Rain and Snow", also known as "Cold Rain and Snow" ( Roud 3634), is an American folksong and in some variants a murder ballad. The song first appeared in print in Olive Dame Campbell and Cecil Sharp's 1917 compilation ''English Folk Songs fro ...

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" · "Deal" · "Mama Tried" · "Row Jimmy" · "Big River" · "Brown Eyed Women" · "Looks Like Rain" · "Peggy-O" · "The Music Never Stopped" · "Scarlet Begonias" :''Second set:'' "Playing in the Band" · "Cosmic Charlie" · "Samson and Delilah" · "Spanish Jam" · "Drums" · "The Wheel" · "Playing in the Band" · " Around and Around" · "High Time" · "Sugar Magnolia" :''Encore:'' "U.S. Blues" : Included on disc 3 : Included on bonus disc

Personnel

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– guitar, vocals * Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals * Keith Godchaux –

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

– guitar, 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 Betty Cantor-Jackson (born 1948) is an American audio engineer and producer. She is best known for her work recording live concerts for the Grateful Dead from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, including the '' Cornell 5/8/77'' album. She is noted ...

*Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Justin Helton *Photos: Walter Jebe *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Archival research: Nicholas Meriwether *Liner notes: Blair Jackson, Joel Selvin, Kim Paris

Charts

References

{{Grateful Dead 2016 live albums 18 Rhino Entertainment live albums