''Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead'' is a

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released in 2004. It was recorded April 24, 1972, at "Rheinhallen" ( Halle Sechs der Messe Düsseldorf), in the German town of

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, during the band's European tour of 1972. The complete concert is included, but the order of the tracks on the CD was altered to fit the show on three discs, while preserving groups of segued tracks. The two bonus tracks, "Turn On Your Lovelight" and "The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)", were recorded May 24, 1972, in

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. Additional tracks from this date had been previously released on '' Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead''. Pre-orders through the Grateful Dead Store included a bonus disc, recorded during the band's seven-day run at the Academy of Music in New York City, the last American shows before the European tour. More from this run was released on ''

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'' and ''

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''. The April 24, 1972 show was later released with the entire tour, and the song order intact, on four discs as part of '' Europe '72: The Complete Recordings'', along with the London tracks.

Track listing

Disc one

:''First set:'' #"

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,

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) – 11:04 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:07 #"Chinatown Shuffle" (

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up he ...

) – 3:06 #"

Black-Throated Wind "Black-Throated Wind" is the second song from Grateful Dead member Bob Weir's solo debut, ''Ace''. The song was written by Weir and lyricist John Perry Barlow about the experiences Barlow had on a road trip from New York City to San Francisco in 19 ...

" ( Barlow, Weir) – 6:51 #"China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:06 #"I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 6:19 #"Mr. Charlie" (Hunter, McKernan) – 4:16 #"Beat It on Down the Line" ( Fuller) – 3:21 #"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:34 #"

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 ...

" (

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 ...

, Weir, Hunter) – 11:23 #"

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) – 4:37 #"

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, Kristofferson) – 6:10

Disc two

:''First set, continued:'' #"Good Lovin'" (

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, Resnick) – 18:39 #"Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:15 :''Third set:'' #

"He's Gone" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:31 #"Hurts Me Too" (

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, Sehorn) – 8:36 #"El Paso" ( Robbins) – 4:44 :''Bonus tracks – May 24 – Lyceum Theatre, London, England:'' #

"Turn on Your Love Light" > (

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) – 12:04 #"The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)" (McKernan) – 8:23

Disc three

:''Second set:'' #" Dark Star" > (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 25:46 #" Me & My Uncle" > ( Phillips) – 3:22 #"Dark Star" > (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 14:53 #"Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:58 #"

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 ...

" (Hunter, Weir) – 8:03 :''Third set, continued:'' #

" Not Fade Away" > (

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) – 3:17 #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional) – 6:31 #"Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:01 :''Encore:'' #

" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:49 Notes

Bonus Disc

''"Academy of Music, New York City March 1972"'' #"

" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) - 10:00 #"

" > (Weir, Hunter) - 7:45 #"Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" > (Grateful Dead) - 19:02 #"Jam" > (Grateful Dead) - 6:20 #"

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) - 7:55 #" Dark Star" (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, McKernan, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) - 22:39 *Tracks 1 & 6, March 23, 1972 *Tracks 2 - 5, March 22, 1972

Personnel

Grateful Dead: *

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 ...

– guitar, vocals *

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 ...

– guitar (rhythm), vocals *

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 ...

– bass, vocals *

– organ, harmonica, percussion, vocals *

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 ...

– drums *

Donna Jean Godchaux Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer who was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 until 1979. Biography Donna Jean Thatcher was born in Florence, Alabama. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a ses ...

– vocals *

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 ...

– piano Production *

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 ...

– recording *Bob Matthews – recording *Jim Furman – recording *Dennis Leonard – recording *Jeffrey Norman – mixing * David Lemieux – tape archivist *Eileen Law/Grateful Dead Archives – archival research *Richard Biffle – cover art *Mary Ann Mayer – photographs *Grateful Dead Archives – photographs *Brian Connors – art coordination *Robert Minkin – package layout and production * Wizard – doodles nside the CD package are pictures of the actual tape reels with drawings on the protective covers/small>

Charts

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References

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