''Dave's Picks Volume 25'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on November 6, 1977, at

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. It was produced as a limited edition of 18,000 copies, and was released on January 26, 2018.

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, Timothy Monger said, "The 25th volume of the long-running archival Grateful Dead series ''Dave's Picks'' marks the first official release of an oft-bootlegged show from the waning days of 1977.... The energy remains high throughout both sets, which include sprightly takes on favorites like "Jack Straw", "The Music Never Stopped", and other standards from that era's repertoire." In ''Glide Magazine'', Doug Collette wrote, "Binghamton, NY 11/6/77 is yet another cull from the treasure trove from whence came Cornell May 1977, a remarkably true-to-life recording by Betty Cantor-Jackson that finds the band on the proverbial fire during a show spreading throughout the three CDs of which it's comprised.... The compulsion is so great to sit down and listen ever so closely, to the exclusion of any other sensory input."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''First set:'' # "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) – 12:22 # " Jack Straw" (

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 ...

, Hunter) – 7:18 # "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:24 # "

Mexicali Blues Mexicali Blues may refer to: * Mexicali Blues (company), an American company founded in 1988 * "Mexicali Blues" (song), a 1972 song by Grateful Dead {{Disambiguation ...

" > (Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 3:19 # "

Me and My Uncle "Me and My Uncle", often also written as "Me & My Uncle," is a song composed by John Phillips (musician), John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and popularized in versions by Judy Collins and the Grateful Dead. It relates the journey of a narr ...

" ( John Phillips) – 3:30 # "

Friend of the Devil "Friend of the Devil" is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album '' American Beauty''. The song is lar ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:38 # "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:34 # "Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:11 # "Passenger" (

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 ...

, Peter Monk) – 4:43 # " Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:18 # "The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:05 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' # " Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:10 # "Sunrise" ( Donna Jean Godchaux) – 4:45 # "

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) – 10:46 # " Fire on the Mountain" > (

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 ...

, Hunter) – 9:36 # " Good Lovin'" ( Rudy Clark, Artie Resnick) – 7:09 Disc 3 # "

St. Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

" > (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:55 # "Drums" > (Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 2:48 # " Not Fade Away" > (

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...

, Norman Petty) – 9:44 # "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:09 # "St. Stephen" > (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 1:04 # " Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 11:32 :''Encore:'' #

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 ...

" ( Chuck Berry) – 5:09

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

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

– drums * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

– bass, vocals *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *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: Tim McDonagh *Photos: Bob Minkin *Liner notes: Rob Bleetstein, David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ivette Ramos *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Tapes provided through the assistance of ABCD Enterprises, LLC

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