''Dave's Picks Volume 42'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on February 23, 1974 at the Winterland Arena in

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. It was released on April 29, 2022, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. Some copies of the album include a bonus CD with songs recorded at the same venue the previous night. The concert from the following night, also at Winterland, was released in 2015 as '' Dave's Picks Volume 13''.

Critical reception

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Timothy Monger said, "Captured at one of their regular haunts, San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, on the night of Saturday, February 23, this blazing gig heralds the dawn of the band's fabled

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PA system, resulting in a clear, clean recording of era classics like "Row Jimmy", "Stella Blue", and "Eyes of the World" from their 1973 studio set ''

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Track listing

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

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 ...

" ( Chuck Berry) – 5:17 #"Dire Wolf" (

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, Robert Hunter) – 4:41 #" Me and Bobby McGee" ( Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 6:08 #" Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:41 #"

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" (

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, John Perry Barlow) – 3:44 #"Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:43 #"

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 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 ...

) – 3:55 #"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:05 #" Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:05 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55 #"

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 ...

" > (Berry) – 3:07 #"Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:04 #"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir,

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) – 5:29 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:36 #"Weather Report Suite" > – 18:50 #*"Prelude" (Weir) – 1:21 #*"Part I" (Weir,

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he ...

) – 4:29 #*"Part II (Let It Grow)" (Weir, Barlow) – 13:00 #"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:05 #" 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 ...

) – 5:10 #"Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:09 #"

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) – 3:44 :''Second 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 ...

" > (Berry) – 4:16 #"And We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:23 Disc 3 :''Second set, continued:'' #"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:18 #" Truckin'" > (Garcia,

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, Hunter) – 8:09 #"Drums" > ( Bill Kreutzmann) – 3:29 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 20:44 #"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:42 #" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:38 :''First encore:'' #

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) – 7:31 Dave's Picks 2022 Bonus Disc :''February 22, 1974 Winterland selections:'' #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47 #"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:08 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:07 #"Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:50 #"Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:23 #"

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) – 21:03 #"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12 #"

China Cat Sunflower "China Cat Sunflower" is a song performed by the Grateful Dead which was first recorded for their third studio album ''Aoxomoxoa''. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. The song was typically sung by J ...

" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:50 #" I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:05 #"

Uncle John's Band "Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album ''Workingman's Dead''. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter (lyrici ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:43

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– guitar, vocals * Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals * Keith Godchaux – keyboards * Bill Kreutzmann – drums *

– bass, vocals *

– guitar, vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Kidd Candelario *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Matt J. Adams *Photos: Steve Caraway *Liner notes: David Lemieux

Charts

References

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