''Dave's Picks Volume 10'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains the complete concert recorded on December 12, 1969, at the Thelma music venue in Los Angeles, California. It was produced as a limited edition of 14,000 numbered copies, and was released on May 1, 2014. A bonus disc was included with shipments of the album to 2014 ''Dave's Picks'' subscribers. This disc contains tracks recorded on the previous night at the same venue.

Critical reception

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, Fred Thomas wrote, "''Dave's Picks, Vol. 10: Thelma, Los Angeles, CA 12/12/69'' captures the group in performance directly before they would enter the studio to record what would go on to be one of their most loved albums, and they're working through the material by playing seven of the eight songs that would be included there as well as an uncommonly high number of songs written or led by keyboardist Pigpen. On the last of a three-night stand at a mysterious California club simply called Thelma, the Dead turned in stellar performances of the aforementioned ''

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'' material as well as a half-hour jam on their bluesy live staple "

Turn On Your Love Light "Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs. A variety of artists have recorded it, including Them a ...

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Track listing

;Disc 1 :''First set:'' #"Cold Rain and Snow" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:53 #"

Me and My Uncle "Me and My Uncle", often also written as "Me & My Uncle," is a song composed by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, and popularized in versions by Judy Collins and the Grateful Dead. It relates the journey of a narrator and his uncle from s ...

" ( John Phillips) – 4:05 #"Easy Wind" ( Robert Hunter) – 9:33 #"Cumberland Blues" (

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 196 ...

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30 ...

, Hunter) – 7:39 #"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:19 #" Next Time You See Me" (William Harvey, Earl Forest) – 5:43 #"

China Cat Sunflower "China Cat Sunflower" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which was first recorded for their 1969 studio album '' Aoxomoxoa''. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. The song was typically sung by Garcia. The ...

>" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:19 #"

I Know You Rider "I Know You Rider" (also "Woman Blues" and "I Know My Rider") is a traditional blues song that has been adapted by numerous artists. It has appeared in folk, country, and rock guises. Blues origins Modern versions can be traced back to Blind Lemo ...

" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:55 ;Disc 2 #" Turn On Your Lovelight" (Joseph Scott,

Deadric Malone Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the care ...

) – 31:57 :''Second set:'' #

" Hard to Handle" (

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

Alvertis Isbell Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records with Jim Stewart based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the l ...

, Allen Jones) – 4:40 #"

Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1864 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train in Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois Cen ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55 #" Mama Tried" (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

) – 2:37 #"High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:34 #"

Dire Wolf The dire wolf (''Aenocyon dirus'' ) is an Extinction, extinct species of Caninae, canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–10,000 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four y ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:51 #"

Good Lovin' "Good Lovin" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a #1 hit single for the Young Rascals in 1966. Original version The song was first recorded by Lemme B. Good (stage name of singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and writ ...

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Rudy Clark Rudolph Clark (October 29, 1935 – September 3, 2020) was an American songwriter credited with hit songs such as " If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", " Got My Mind Set on You", "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", and "Good Lovin' " ( ...

, Arthur Resnick) – 6:18 #"

I'm a King Bee "I'm a King Bee" is a swamp blues song written and first recorded by Slim Harpo in 1957. It has been performed and recorded by numerous blues and other artists since. In 2008, Slim Harpo's original recording received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. ...

" ( James Moore) – 7:44 ;Disc 3 #"

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, "Unc ...

>" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:39 #"He Was a Friend of Mine" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:13 #"Alligator >" (Lesh, Ron McKernan, Hunter) – 4:08 #"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 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 ...

) – 7:00 #"Alligator >" (Lesh, McKernan, Hunter) – 9:15 #"Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) >" (Grateful Dead) – 22:43 #"Feedback >" (Grateful Dead) – 7:11 #"And We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:27 ;Dave's Picks 2014 Bonus Disc :''Thelma, Los Angeles, California, December 11, 1969:'' #" Dark Star >" (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan,

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 ...

, Hunter) – 20:20 #" St. Stephen >" (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 13:10 #" The Eleven >" (Lesh, Hunter) – 8:54 #"Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 5:02 #"That's It for the Other One >" – 24:06 #*"Cryptical Envelopment >" (Garcia) #*"Drums >" (Hart, Kreutzmann) #*"The Other One >" (Weir, Kreutzmann) #*"Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) #"Cosmic Charlie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:17 Note: The set list for the December 11, 1969 Thelma Theater concert was: :''First set:'' "Black Peter" · "Me and My Uncle" · "Hard to Handle" · "Dark Star" · "St. Stephen" · "The Eleven" · "Cumberland Blues" :''Second set:'' "

Morning Dew "Morning Dew", also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew", is a Contemporary folk music, contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post-nuclear holocaust world. Ori ...

" · "Next Time You See Me" · " Sittin' on Top of the World" · "

Beat It On Down the Line "Beat It Down the Line" is a country-blues song written by Jesse Fuller and first recorded in 1961. The lyrics mention "Joe Brown's Coal Mine", which refer to Joseph E. Brown, four times governor of Georgia and president of the Dade Coal Company wh ...

" · "Big Boss Man" · "Good Lovin'" · "High Time" · "

Dancing in the Street "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, and Ivy Jo Hunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by Martha and the Vandellas whose version reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for two ...

" · "Easy Wind" · "Cryptical Envelopment" · "Drums" · "The Other One" · "Cryptical Envelopment" · "Cosmic Charlie" : Included in Dave's Picks 2014 Bonus Disc

Personnel

;Grateful Dead *

Tom Constanten Tom Constanten (born March 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist, best known for playing with the Grateful Dead from 1968 to 1970, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Biography Early career Born in Long Branc ...

– keyboards *

– guitar, vocals *

– drums *

– electric bass, vocals *

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 Sound, San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. ...

– harmonica, percussion, vocals *

– guitar, vocals ;Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Original recordings produced by

Owsley Stanley Augustus Owsley Stanley III (January 19, 1935 – March 12, 2011) was an American-Australian audio engineer and clandestine chemist. He was a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area hippie movement during the 1960s and played a pivotal role ...

*Produced for release by David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ryan Wilson *CD Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: Tony Millionaire *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Archival research: Nicholas Meriwether *Liner notes: Gary Lambert

References

{{Grateful Dead 2014 live albums 10 Rhino Entertainment live albums