''Dave's Picks Volume 35'' is a 3-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1984. It also includes bonus tracks comprising most of the second set of the concert recorded at the same venue on the previous night. It was released on July 31, 2020, in a limited edition of 22,000 copies. ''Volume 35'' was the first Grateful Dead archival album from 1984 (with the exception of the concert included in the ''

30 Trips Around the Sun ''30 Trips Around the Sun'' is an 80-CD live album, packaged as a box set, by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Announced for the celebration of their 50th anniversary, it consists of 30 complete, previously unreleased concerts, with one show per y ...

'' box set).

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger wrote, "Grateful Dead archivist Dave Lemieux unearths yet another gem for ''Dave's Picks, Vol. 35''... While it's a smidge brief for a typical Dead show, adventurous versions of "Feel Like a Stranger", "Let It Grow", and "Scarlet Begonias" all exceed the ten-minute mark, making it feel quite epic."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''First set:'' #"Feel Like a Stranger" (

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) – 10:02 #"

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) – 7:56 #"

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 ...

" ( Jesse Fuller) – 3:55 #"Cumberland Blues" (

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 ...

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 ...

) – 6:26 #" Little Red Rooster" (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) – 10:04 #"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:29 #"My Brother Esau" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:00 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" > (Hunter) – 5:52 #"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 15:24 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' #"

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) – 13:50 #" 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) – 14:56 #" Samson and Delilah" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:12 #"Drums" > (Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 11:03 #"Space", part 1 (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 3:32 :''Bonus tracks – April 19, 1984:'' #

"The Wheel" > (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 7:17 #"Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:26 #"

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) – 8:56 Disc 3 :''Second set continued:'' #"Space", part 2 > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 7:15 #"I Need a Miracle" > (Weir, Barlow) – 6:30 #" Morning Dew" > ( Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 10:32 #" Around and Around" > ( Chuck Berry) – 3:41 #"

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) – 4:43 :''Encore:'' #

"Keep Your Day Job" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:38 :''Bonus tracks – April 19, 1984:'' #

" China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:31 #" I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:10 #"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 14:22 #"Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:38 Note: The set list for the April 19, 1984 concert at the Philadelphia Civic Center was: :''First set:'' "Bertha" · "Greatest Story Ever Told" · "Loser" · " C.C. Rider" · "Bird Song" · "Hell in a Bucket" · "Big Railroad Blues" · "The Music Never Stopped" · "Don't Ease Me In" :''Second set:'' "China Cat Sunflower" · "I Know You Rider" · "Estimated Prophet" · "Terrapin Station" · "Drums" · "Space" · "The Wheel" · "Wharf Rat" · "Sugar Magnolia" :''Encore:'' " It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" : Included in ''Dave's Picks Volume 35''

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– guitar, vocals *

– drums * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

– bass * Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Associate Producers: Ivette Ramos & Doran Tyson *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Dan Healy *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Dave Kloc *Photos: James R. Anderson *Liner notes essay: David Lemieux

Charts

References

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