''Dave's Picks Volume 39'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

. It contains the complete concert recorded on April 26, 1983, at the Spectrum in

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. It also includes several bonus tracks recorded at the same venue on the previous night, and at the War Memorial Auditorium in

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earlier that month. It was released on July 30, 2021, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. ''Dave's Picks Volume 39'' was the first Grateful Dead album to include the songs "Maybe You Know", written and sung by

Brent Mydland Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. Growing up in Concord, ...

, and "Little Star", written and sung by

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 ...

. It was the first of the ''Dave's Picks'' series to include the song "

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Track listing

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

" (

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) – 14:19 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:18 #"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:52 #"

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) – 3:18 #"

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 ...

" (

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 ...

) – 5:41 #"Maybe You Know" (

) – 5:15 #"West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:37 #"My Brother Esau" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:36 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:27 #"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:31 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' #"Help on the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:26 #"Slipknot!" > (Garcia,

Keith Godchaux Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was a pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Biography Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Concord, California ...

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 ...

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) – 4:36 #"Franklin's Tower" > (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 9:42 #" Man Smart, Woman Smarter" > ( Norman Span) – 6:54 #"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) – 11:14 :''Bonus tracks – April 25, 1983, the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:'' #

"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 10:21 #"The Wheel" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:05 #"

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) – 3:14 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:29 #"

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) – 8:52 #"

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership, it features a guitar riff by Richards that opens and drives the song. The riff ...

" (

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

) – 6:36 Disc 3 :''Second set, continued:'' #"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 12:30 #"

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 ...

" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 7:35 #"

Morning Dew "Morning Dew," also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew," is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post-nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded live as a ...

" > (

Bonnie Dobson Bonnie Dobson (born November 13, 1940, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)"Bonnie Dobson"< ...

Tim Rose Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002) (unofficial website by long-term correspondent of Rose's) was an American singer and songwriter who spent much of his life in London, England, and had more success in E ...

) – 10:30 #"

Throwing Stones "Throwing Stones" is a song by the Grateful Dead. It appears on their 1987 album '' In the Dark''. It was also released as a single, with a B-side of "When Push Comes to Shove". The song is based loosely on the nursery rhyme Ring Around the R ...

" > (Weir, Barlow) – 9:41 #" Not Fade Away" (

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 ...

, Charles Hardin) – 8:54 :''Encore:'' #

"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04 :''Bonus tracks – April 15, 1983, War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York:'' #

"He's Gone" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:40 #"Little Star" (Weir) – 8:22

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– guitar, vocals *

– drums *

– bass *

– keyboards, vocals *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Cassette wow and flutter correction:

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*Recording: Dan Healy *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Helen Rebecchi Kennedy *Photos: Bob Minkin, Bobbie Bestic *Liner notes essay: David Lemieux

Charts

''Dave's Picks Volume 39'' was the third ''Dave's Picks'' album to reach #1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Albums chart. It reached #16 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, the highest-ranking Grateful Dead album since '' In the Dark'' hit #6 in 1987.

References

{{Grateful Dead 39 Rhino Records live albums 2021 live albums