''Dave's Picks Volume 26'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on November 17, 1971, at the

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. It also contains bonus tracks recorded on December 14, 1971, at

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. It was produced as a limited edition of 18,000 copies, and was released on April 27, 2018. A bonus disc was included with shipments of the album to 2018 ''Dave's Picks'' subscribers. This disc contains most of the rest of the songs from the December 14 concert.

Recording

The November 17, 1971 concert was the Dead's first show in New Mexico. Keyboardist

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had joined the band about a month before, while

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up he ...

was convalescing from the effects of liver disease. Pigpen rejoined the band two weeks before the December 14 concert. During this period, the opening act at many Grateful Dead concerts, including these two, was the

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Critical reception

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, Timothy Monger wrote, "Vol. 26 of the Grateful Dead's long-running ''Dave's Picks'' archival series offers not one but two shows from late 1971, an era marked by the arrival of the band's second keyboardist, Keith Godchaux... This era marked the early days of what would be an epic couple of years for the Dead...." In Glide Magazine, Doug Collette noted that the set lists for the November 17 and December 14 concerts were very similar, but that

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performed only in the second of the two shows. "... the differences are subtle but significant. And they are rooted in the contributions of the fairly new enlistee eithGodchaux as much as hose of Pigpen The health issues that would claim the vocalist / harpist / keyboardist's life within two years were incipient at

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point, but nevertheless precluded the extended rave-ups that in earlier years consumed lengthy intervals of Grateful Dead shows; clocking in between approximately four to seven minutes, Pig's lead vocal spotlights "Mr. Charlie", "Next Time You See Me" and "Big Boss Man" are, like most of the surroundings of 12/14/71 (and its companion piece), economical and to the point."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''First set:'' #"

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album ''American Beauty (album), American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illus ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, Robert Hunter) – 9:39 #"

Sugaree "Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter (lyricist), Robert Hunter and composed by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album ''Garcia (album), Garcia'', which was released in J ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:58 #"

Beat It On Down the Line "Beat It Down the Line" is a country-blues song written by Jesse Fuller and first recorded in 1961. The lyrics mention "Joe Brown's Coal Mine", which refer to Joseph E. Brown, four times governor of Georgia and president of the Dale Coal Company who ...

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Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with ...

) – 3:27 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:52 #"

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Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and suc ...

) – 5:10 #"Big Railroad Blues" (

Noah Lewis Noah Lewis (September 3, 1891 – February 7, 1961)Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 238. . Previously, his birth year was also reported as 1890 or 1895. 1891 is general ...

, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:06 #"

Jack Straw John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary ...

" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:12 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20 #"

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,

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, Hunter) – 6:56 #"Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 5:41 #"

Me and Bobby McGee "Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. A posth ...

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Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...

Fred Foster Fred Luther Foster (July 26, 1931 – February 20, 2019) was an American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive who founded Monument Records. As a record producer he was most closely associated with Roy Orbison, and was also ...

) – 6:10 #" You Win Again" (

Hank Williams Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

) – 3:18 #"

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" (Weir,

John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for the ...

) – 3:24 #"

Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois Ce ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46 Disc 2 #" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:39 :''Second set:'' #

"Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:52 #"

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) – 7:26 #"Cryptical Envelopment" > (Garcia) – 1:59 #"Drums" > (

Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued ...

) – 3:35 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 10:46 #"

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) – 3:08 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 9:09 #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:34 #" 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 Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, radio station owner, and considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. Biography Petty was born in the small town of Clo ...

) – 8:12 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:44 #"Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:10 Disc 3 :''December 14, 1971 Hill Auditorium selections:'' #"Truckin'" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:49 #"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:05 #"Mr. Charlie" (

, Hunter) – 4:07 #"Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:14 #"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:25 #"

Next Time You See Me "Next Time You See Me" is a blues song written by Earl Forest and Bill Harvey, originally recorded in 1956 by Junior Parker (as "Little Junior Parker" as he was then known). The song was Parker's first record chart appearance after joining Duke ...

" (Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) – 4:36 #"El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:45 #"Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:32 #"Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:10 #"

Run Rudolph Run "Run Rudolph Run" is a Christmas song written by Chuck Berry but credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to Marks' trademark on the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP) and was first record ...

" (

Johnny Marks John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs (although he himself was Jewish and did not celebrate Christmas) and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red- ...

, Marvin Brodie) – 3:28 #"

Big Boss Man Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances wit ...

" (Al Smith,

Luther Dixon Luther Dixon (August 7, 1931 – October 22, 2009) was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Jackson 5, B.B ...

) – 6:52 #"You Win Again" (Williams) – 3:41 #"Not Fade Away" > (Holly, Petty) – 7:47 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:42 #"Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 2:47 Bonus disc :''December 14, 1971 Hill Auditorium selections:'' #"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:23 #"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:07 #"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 7:03 #"Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:13 #"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:34 #"Cryptical Envelopment" > (Garcia) – 1:55 #"Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 3:38 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 18:32 #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:07 #"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:20 Notes

Concert set lists

The set lists for the two concerts on ''Dave's Picks Volume 26'' and its bonus disc are quite similar. The album contains all of the November 17 show and most of the December 14 show. November 17, 1971 – Albuquerque Civic Auditorium (without Pigpen): First set: "Truckin'", "Sugaree", "Beat It On Down the Line", "Tennessee Jed", "El Paso", "Big Railroad Blues", "Jack Straw", "Deal", "Playing in the Band", "Cumberland Blues", "Me and Bobby McGee", "You Win Again", "Mexicali Blues", "Casey Jones", "One More Saturday Night" Second set: "Ramble On Rose", "Sugar Magnolia", "Cryptical Envelopment", "Drums", "The Other One", "Me and My Uncle", "The Other One", "Wharf Rat", "Not Fade Away", "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad", "Not Fade Away" December 14, 1971 – Hill Auditorium (with Pigpen): First set: "Truckin'", "Sugaree", "Mr. Charlie", "Beat It On Down the Line", "Loser", "Jack Straw", "Next Time You See Me", "Tennessee Jed", "El Paso", "Big Railroad Blues", "Me and My Uncle", "Run Rudolph Run", "Black Peter", "Playing in the Band", "Casey Jones" Second set: "Ramble On Rose", "Mexicali Blues", "Big Boss Man", "Cryptical Envelopment", "Drums", "The Other One", "Wharf Rat", "Sugar Magnolia", "You Win Again", "Not Fade Away", "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad", "Not Fade Away" On disc 3 On bonus disc Not included

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– guitar, vocals *

– keyboards *

– drums *

– bass, vocals *

– organ, harmonica, vocals (disc 3 and bonus disc) *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Associate Producers: Doran Tyson & Ivette Ramos *Recording: Rex Jackson *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Tim McDonagh *Photo: Mary Ann Mayer *Liner notes: David Lemieux

Charts

References

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