''Dave's Picks Volume 28'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on June 17, 1976, at Capitol Theatre, in

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and two bonus tracks from June 23, 1976 and June 28, 1976. It was produced as a limited edition of 18,000 copies, and released on October 26, 2018.

Critical reception

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, Timothy Monger wrote, "The three-disc set is loaded with highlights of their mid-'70s era, including strong "Help on the Way" / "Slipknot!" / "Franklin's Tower" and "Let It Grow" / "Wharf Rat" / "Around and Around" medleys."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''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 ...

" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:17 # " 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 ...

) – 6:43 # "They Love Each Other" (

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) – 7:37 # "Cassidy" (

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 ...

, John Perry Barlow) – 4:55 # "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:08 # "Looks Like Rain" > (Weir, Barlow) – 8:34 # "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:12 # "The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:29 # "

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) – 11:06 # "

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

" ( Chuck Berry) – 3:59 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' # "Help on the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:35 # "Slipknot!" > (Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann,

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) – 8:02 # "Franklin's Tower" (Hunter, Garcia, Kreutzmann) – 11:10 # " Dancing in the Street" ( William "Mickey" Stevenson,

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Ivy Jo Hunter George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s. Life and career Raised in Detroit, Michigan ...

) – 11:47 # " Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:17 # "Ship Of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:41 Disc 3 # "Lazy Lightning" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:02 # "Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:15 # "

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) – 8:54 # "Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:12 # "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 ...

, Kreutzmann) – 2:38 # "Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 2:31 # "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:20 # "

Around and Around "Around and Around" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. It originally appeared under the name "Around & Around" as the B-side to the single " Johnny B. Goode". Cover versions The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones ...

" (Berry) – 7:22 :''June 23, 1976 – Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania:'' #

" Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:09 :''June 28, 1976 – Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois:'' #

"High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:17 (previously released on ''

Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 4 ''Download Series Volume 4'' is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It was released as a digital download on August 2, 2005 and is a three disc set featuring virtually all of the June 18, 1976 show from the Capitol Theatre in Passai ...

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Personnel

Grateful Dead *

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

– drums * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

– bass *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Associate Producers: Doran Tyson & Ivette Ramos *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 *Liner notes: David Lemieux *Tapes provided through the assistance of ABCD Enterprises, LLC

Charts

References

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