Dick's Picks Volume 7 is the seventh
live album in the
Dick's Picks series of releases by the
Grateful Dead. It was recorded on September 9, 10, and 11, 1974 at
Alexandra Palace in
London, England
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...
. It was released in March 1997.
Enclosure
Included with the release is a single sheet folded in half, yielding a four-page enclosure. The front duplicates the cover of the CD and the back contains a drawing of a dragon eating its tail against a background of clouds that merge with the clouds on the cover.
The two pages inside contain a wide black-and-white drawing of the venue by
Alfred Meeson. Above this drawing, in the clouds, are lists of the contents of and credits for the release.
[Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 7, 1997.]
Track listing
Disc one
#"
Scarlet Begonias" (
Garcia,
Hunter) – 9:29
#"
Mexicali Blues" (
Barlow,
Weir
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) – 3:36
#"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:21
#"
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 1 ...
" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:20
#"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:48
#"
Beat It On Down the Line" (
Fuller) – 3:30
#"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:59
#"
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 ...
" (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 23:30
Disc two
#"Weather Report Suite" > (Anderson, Barlow, Weir) – 18:18
#"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:32
#"
Jack Straw
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" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:19
#"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
#"
Big River" (
Cash
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In bookkeeping and financial accounting, cash is current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-im ...
) – 5:14
#"
Truckin'
"Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' . Jake Wo ...
" > (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh, Weir) – 10:31
#"Wood Green Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 5:56
#"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:13
Disc three
#"
Me & My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:30
#"
Not Fade Away" (
Holly
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, Petty) – 16:27
# "
Dark Star" > (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 24:08
#"Spam Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 7:13
#"
(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew" (
Dobson,
Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
) – 13:15
#"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:41
Personnel
Grateful Dead
*Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
*Bill Kreutzmann – drums
*Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
*Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
*Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
*Keith Godchaux – keyboards
Production
*Dick Latvala – tape archivist
*Gecko Graphics – design
*Bill Candelario – recording
*Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering
*John Cutler – magnetic scrutinizer
*Alfred Meeson – architectural rendering
Recording dates
*September 9 – Disc 1 (tracks 1, 2, 3), Disc 2 (tracks 6, 7, 8)
*September 10 – Disc 1 (tracks 4 & 5), Disc 2 (tracks 1 & 2), Disc 3 (all tracks)
*September 11 – Disc 1 (tracks 6, 7, 8), Disc 2 (tracks 3, 4, 5)
References
{{Authority control
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1997 live albums
Live Southern rock albums