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''Dick's Picks Volume 30'' is the 30th installment of the Grateful Dead's archival series. Just prior to their ''
Europe '72 ''Europe '72'' is a live triple album by the Grateful Dead, released in November 1972. It covers the band's tour of Western Europe in April and May that year, and showcases live favourites, extended improvisations and several new songs including ...
'' tour, the Grateful Dead played seven shows at the Academy of Music on 14th Street in New York City. Included in this four CD set is the entire March 28, 1972 performance plus selections from March 25, 1972 and March 27, 1972. The March 25 show (a semi-private party booked by the Hell's Angels and billed as "Jerry Garcia & Friends") featured
Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inc ...
as a guest, whose performance, backed by the Grateful Dead, is included in Disc One. Other rarities contained in this volume are the only Grateful Dead live performances of "How Sweet it Is (to be loved by you)", "Are You Lonely for Me" and "The Sidewalks of New York" (played as a brief, instrumental tuning before the encore). Additional selections from the venue run were later released on the ''Rockin' the Rhein'' bonus disc, and on ''
Dave's Picks Volume 14 ''Dave's Picks Volume 14'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead containing the concert recorded March 26, 1972 at the Academy of Music in New York City It was released on May 1, 2015 as a limited edition of 16,500 numbered ...
'', the latter including the March 26, 1972 performance in its entirety along with additional tracks from the March 27 performance on a separate bonus disc. The audio tape almost did not make it into the vault as it was not known to have been recorded. It was found in an old barn and restored by Rob Eaton in 1995.


Enclosure and articles

The release includes two sheets of paper stapled together in the middle, yielding an eight-page enclosure. The front duplicates the cover of the CD and the back is a mostly blank, textured grey that matches the background of the front. The first two pages inside feature a photograph of the Academy of Music marquee announcing "Howard Stein presents Grateful Dead". The middle two pages feature two newspaper articles about the run of shows, and the last two pages list the contents of and credits for the release.


Article in the Daily News

The newspaper clipping on the left side of the middle two pages is from the Daily News, is entitled "Winging through the night", dated March 30, 1972, and was written by Ernest Leogrande. After setting the scene and explaining, among other things, that "the Dead apparently like to play to exhaustion", the author writes that "The Saturday night concert was a benefit for the Hell's Angels, some of whose members had been arrested on charges requiring high bail." Leogrande goes on to explain the relationship between the band and the motorcycle club, mentioning "Sandy Alexander, president of the New York Hells Angels" specifically. Much of the second half of the article is about the "mutual admiration" Jerry Garcia and Sandy Alexander have for one another. For example, Ernest quotes Jerry as saying "Sandy is a good cat" and quotes Sandy as saying "Jerry is one of the most beautiful persons in the industry because he plays with all his heart for the people". Leogrande closes his piece by noting the concert was peaceful, the policemen present were "bored by inaction", and the "greatest hazard" was "getting yourself lashed across the face by some teenage chick's wildly swinging pendulum of hair."


Article in the New York Times

The newspaper clipping on the right side of the middle two pages is from
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
, is entitled "Grateful Dead, in concert, retain their magic glow", and was written by Don Heckman. After briefly describing the band's background and connection with its fan base, the author focuses on the band's overall sound, and Jerry Garcia's influences in particular. He traces these influences to "the early jazz of
Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...
" and bands "of the sort that guitarist
Tiny Grimes Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a rec ...
used to lead", claiming that "the vocals are less important than the overall flow of the music." Heckman closes his piece with a section entitled "Updated jump band", a reference to "the initial stimulus for the black rhythm and blues music of the late 1940's and 1950's". Asking rhetorically whether the band represents the start or "simply the close of a long cycle?" the article ends on a dark note, suggesting that "The Grateful Dead may have chosen a more prophetic name than they realized."Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 30, 1972/2003.


Track listing


Disc One

:March 25: *Tracks 1-5 are Bo Diddley backed by the Grateful Dead #"
Hey Bo Diddley "Hey! Bo Diddley" is Bo Diddley's eighth single released by Checker Records (not to be confused with the song "Bo Diddley") and was released as a single in April 1957 by Checker Records. The single's B side was " Mona" (later known as "I Need Y ...
" > (Bo Diddley) – 4:10 #" I'm a Man (
Mannish Boy "Mannish Boy" (or "Manish Boy" as it was first labeled) is a blues standard written by Muddy Waters, Mel London, and Bo Diddley (with Waters and Diddley being credited under their birth names). First recorded in 1955 by Waters, it serves as an " ...
)" > (Diddley) – 6:00 #"I've Seen Them All" > (Diddley) – 7:43 #"Jam" (Diddley, Grateful Dead) – 9:59 #" Mona" (Diddley) – 3:34 #"
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye from his fifth studio album of the same name (1965). It was written in 1964 by the Motown songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and produce ...
" (
Brian Holland Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous h ...
,
Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Doz ...
,
Eddie Holland Edward Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he ...
) – 7:56 #" Are You Lonely For Me" (
Bert Berns Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include " Twist and Shout", " Piec ...
) – 7:37 #" Smokestack Lightnin'" (
Howlin' Wolf Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade care ...
) – 13:11 :March 27: #"Playing in the Band" ( Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir) – 11:10 Note


Disc Two

:March 28: :''First Set:'' #"Truckin'" (Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir) – 9:49 #"Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:45 #"Chinatown Shuffle" (
Pigpen A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs as livestock. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote, although pig pen may refer to pens confining pigs that are kep ...
) – 3:10 #"Black-Throated Wind" ( John Barlow, Weir) – 6:48 #" You Win Again" ( Hank Williams) – 5:09 #"Mr. Charlie" (Hunter, Pigpen) – 5:02 #" Mexicali Blues" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:37 #"Brokedown Palace" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:13 #"
Next Time You See Me "Next Time You See Me" is a blues song written by Earl Forest and Bill Harvey, originally recorded in 1956 by Junior Parker (as "Little Junior Parker" as he was then known). The song was Parker's first record chart appearance after joining Duke ...
" (Frank Forest, William G. Harvey) – 4:52 #"Cumberland Blues" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 6:09


Disc Three

#"Looks Like Rain" (Barlow, Weir) – 8:06 #"Big Railroad Blues" (
Noah Lewis Noah Lewis (September 3, 1891 – February 7, 1961)Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 238. . Previously, his birth year was also reported as 1890 or 1895. 1891 is general ...
) – 4:09 #"El Paso" (
Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and succ ...
) – 5:25 #"China Cat Sunflower" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:05 #"I Know You Rider" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:27 #"Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:43 :''Second Set:'' #"Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 13:56 #"Sugaree" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:36 #"The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)" (Pigpen) – 8:58


Disc Four

#"Sugar Magnolia" > (Hunter, Weir) – 6:55 #"The Other One" (
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 ...
, Weir) – 28:16 #"
It Hurts Me Too "It Hurts Me Too" is a blues standard that is "one of the most interpreted blues ongs. First recorded in 1940 by American blues musician Tampa Red, the song is a mid-tempo eight-bar blues that features slide guitar. It borrows from earlier blue ...
" (
Elmore James Elmore James ( Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...
) – 9:23 #" Not Fade Away" > ( Buddy Holly,
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 ...
) – 5:26 #"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" > (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 8:20 #"Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:35 :''Encore:'' #"
The Sidewalks of New York "The Sidewalks of New York" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) with lyrics by James W. Blake (September 23, ...
" > ( James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor) – 1:10 #"One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:43


Personnel


Grateful Dead

*Jerry Garcia –
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
,
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 Godchaux – 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 The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
*Bill Kreutzmann – 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 ...
, vocals *Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan – harmonica, organ,
percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
, vocals *Bob Weir –
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
, vocals


Additional musician

*Bo Diddley – guitar, vocals on disc 1 tracks 1-5


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 not ...
– recording *Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering * David Lemieux – tape archivist *Eileen Law – archival research *Robert Minkin – cover art, package design, photography


See also

*''
Dave's Picks Volume 14 ''Dave's Picks Volume 14'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead containing the concert recorded March 26, 1972 at the Academy of Music in New York City It was released on May 1, 2015 as a limited edition of 16,500 numbered ...
'' - Recorded on March 26, 1972 also at the Academy of Music.


References

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