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. It was released on November 1, 2012. ''Dave's Picks Volume 4'' is the fourth in the ''Dave's Picks'' series of Grateful Dead archival releases, the successor to the ''Road Trips'' series, and was produced as a limited edition of 12,000 numbered copies. Part of the show was previously released on the ''

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'' bonus disc included in some copies of ''Live at the Cow Palace''. Music from the concert performed the following night was released on ''

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Track listing

Disc 1

:''First set:'' #"

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 ...

" (

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) – 4:41 #"Deal" ( Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:07 #"Cassidy" ( Bob Weir,

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 th ...

) – 4:34 #"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:25 #"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:53 #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:48 #" Big River" ( Johnny Cash) – 5:33 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:55

Disc 2

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, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 11:53 #"Supplication" > (Weir, Barlow) – 4:55 #"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 4:43 :''Second set:'' #

"Might as Well" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36 #"

Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah are Biblical figures. Samson and Delilah may also refer to: In music * ''Samson and Delilah'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns * ''Samson & Delilah'' (album), released in 2013 by V V Brown * "Samson and Delilah" (t ...

" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 7:02 #"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:06 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:30 Note

Disc 3

#"Help on the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:06 #"Slipknot!" > (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir,

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 to ...

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 ...

) – 5:07 #"Drums" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 5:36 #"Slipknot!" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Kreutzmann, K. Godchaux) – 5:28 #"Franklin's Tower" > (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 8:12 #"The Music Never Stopped" > (Weir, Barlow) – 5:49 #"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:35 #"

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" (Berry) – 6:54 :''Encore:'' #

"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:56

Personnel

Grateful Dead

* Jerry Garcia –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

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 sessi ...

- vocals *

–

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* Mickey Hart - drums *

– drums * Phil Lesh –

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

* Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

*Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *Associate producer: Doran Tyson *CD mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Dan Healy *Art direction and design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Scott McDougall *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Archival research: Nicholas Meriwether *Photos: James R. Anderson *Liner notes essay "Higher Ed with the Dead": Nicholas Meriwether

References

{{Grateful Dead 2012 live albums Rhino Entertainment live albums 04