''Dave's Picks Volume 45'' is a four-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains two complete concerts recorded on October 1 and 2, 1977 at the

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in Portland, Oregon. It was released on January 27, 2023, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. The album is one of many Grateful Dead live releases to feature performances from 1977, widely considered a peak year for the band. Material from the band's October 1977 shows was previously documented on ''

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''.

Critical reception

On AllMusic Timothy Monger wrote, "Pristinely recorded by soundboard mainstay Betty Cantor-Jackson at the Paramount Theatre, ''Dave's Picks 45'' comprises both concerts in their entirety as the Dead cook through classic combos of the era in fine form. They even drag out a few oldies, playing their first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since 1969 and re-introducing the eternal "Casey Jones" back into the canon after a three-year absence."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''October 1 – first set:'' #" Promised Land" ( Chuck Berry) – 4:26 #"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 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 ...

) – 7:50 #"

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 ...

" (

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) – 4:09 #" Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05 #" Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:59 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27 #"Passenger" (

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 ...

, Peter Monk) – 3:54 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:29 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:28 #" Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:29 #"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:11 :''October 1 – second set:'' #

"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:33 → #" Good Lovin'" ( Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 5:23 Disc 2 :''October 1 – second set, continued:'' #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 8:19 #"Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow) – 9:48 → #"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:57 → #" Dancing in the Street" ( William "Mickey" Stevenson,

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo ar ...

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 ...

) – 10:41 → #"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 ...

, Bill Kreutzmann) – 4:28 → #" Not Fade Away" ( Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 10:41 → #"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:58 → #" Around and Around" (Berry) – 8:25 Disc 3 :''October 2 – first set:'' #" Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:32 #" Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04 #"Sunrise" ( Donna Godchaux) – 4:31 #"Brown Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46 #" El Paso" ( Marty Robbins) – 4:34 #"Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:29 #"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:42 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:57 :''October 2 – second set:'' #

" Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 7:45 :''October 2 – encore:'' #

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" (Berry) – 4:48 Disc 4 :''October 2 – second set, continued:'' #"

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) – 9:37 → #" Fire on the Mountain" – 12:29 (Hart, Hunter) #"

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 self-t ...

" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 8:53 → #"Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 6:08 → #"The Wheel" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 5:17 → #" Truckin' (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 10:40 → #" The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 5:30 → #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:51 → #"

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 ...

" – 9:10 (Weir, Hunter)

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– lead guitar, vocals *

– rhythm guitar, vocals *

– bass guitar *

– drums * Bill Kreutzmann – drums * Keith Godchaux – piano, keyboards * Donna Godchaux – vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson *Additional recording: Bob Menke *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: John Vogl *Photos: Bob Minkin *Liner notes essays:

Ray Robertson Ray Robertson is a Canadian novelist and contributing book reviewer at ''The Globe and Mail'' who lives in Toronto, Ontario. His work, "Why Not? Fifteen Reasons to Live," was short-listed for the Hilary Weston P ...

, David Lemieux

Charts

References

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