''Dave's Picks Volume 2'' is a three-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It was recorded on July 31, 1974, at Dillon Stadium in

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. It was released on May 1, 2012. The album contains the complete July 31, 1974 concert, except for "

Seastones ''Seastones'' is an album by American composer and musician Ned Lagin. In 1975 Lagin released the quadraphonic sound, quadraphonic album of electronic music, (composed between 1970 and 1974), a small part of the complete ''Seastones'' composition ...

". This musical piece was written by

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. It was performed by Lagin and Grateful Dead bassist

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 ...

between the second and third sets of the concert. "Seastones" is a loosely structured composition, partially improvised in performance, that is an early example of

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, with many of the sounds generated using synthesizers and computers. Part of the June 28, 1974 performance of "Seastones" was included in ''

Dick's Picks Volume 12 ''Dick's Picks Volume 12'' is the 12th live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on June 26, 1974, at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island and on June 28 at the Boston Garden. Enclosure Inc ...

''. ''Dave's Picks Volume 2'' was the second in the ''Dave's Picks'' series of Grateful Dead archival releases, the successor to the ''Road Trips'' series. It was a limited edition of 12,000 copies, all but 2,500 of which were pre-sold with the 2012 ''Dave's Picks'' subscription series. A bonus disc was included with shipments of the album to 2012 ''Dave's Picks'' subscribers. This disc contains tracks recorded on July 29, 1974 at the Capital Centre in

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. ''Dave's Picks Volume 2'' was released as a seven-disc vinyl LP on February 2, 2024, in a limited edition of 5,000 copies.

Track listing

;Disc 1 :''First set:'' #"

Scarlet Begonias "Scarlet Begonias" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. Background The song begins in Grosvenor Square in London and also references " Tea for Two" from ''No, No, Nanette'' by ...

" (

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 ...

, Robert Hunter) – 8:21 #"

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) – 3:14 #"Brown Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49 #"Beat It On Down the Line" (

Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta, United States. He was sent by his moth ...

) – 3:38 #"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:01 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:24 #" Mexicali Blues" (

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 ...

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 ...

) – 3:45 #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:51 #"

Jack Straw John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretar ...

" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:12 #"

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) – 9:03 #"

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) – 5:56 #"

Around and Around "Around and Around" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. It originally appeared under the name "Around & Around" as the B-side to the single "Johnny B. Goode". Cover versions The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stone ...

" (

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

) – 5:03 ;Disc 2 :''Second set'' #"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:38 #" Big River" (

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

) – 5:13 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 18:30 #"China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:47 #"

Promised Land In the Abrahamic religions, the "Promised Land" ( ) refers to a swath of territory in the Levant that was bestowed upon Abraham and his descendants by God in Abrahamic religions, God. In the context of the Bible, these descendants are originally ...

" (Berry) – 3:29 #"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:19 #"Weather Report Suite" – 17:08 ::*"Prelude" (Weir) ::*"Part 1" (Weir,

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead, Rick Nelson, and many others. Early in his career, ...

) ::*"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) :''Third set:'' #

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" (

Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American country and western singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular and successful singers of his genre for most o ...

) – 4:54 #"Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27 #"Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir,

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 ...

, Hunter) – 5:56 ;Disc 3 #"To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:09 #"

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 W ...

" > (Garcia,

, Weir, Hunter) – 17:53 #"Mind Left Body Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 7:24 #"Spanish Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 5:40 #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:31 #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01 #" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:43 :''Encore:'' #

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) – 6:26 ;Dave's Picks 2012 Bonus Disc :''July 29, 1974, Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland:'' #"

Sugaree "Sugaree" is a song with lyrics by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and music by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album '' Garcia'', which was released in January 1972. As with the songs on the r ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:03 #"Weather Report Suite" – 19:31 ::*"Prelude" (Weir) ::*"Part 1" (Weir, Andersen) ::*"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) #

"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:24 #"Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:16 #"

Nobody's Fault but Mine "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" or "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It is a solo performance with Johnson singing and playing slide guitar. The song has been interpreted and ...

" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:02 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 8:55 #"Spanish Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 4:44 #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:23 Note: The set list for the July 29, 1974 Capital Centre concert was: :''First set:'' "Promised Land" · "Sugaree" · "Black-Throated Wind" · "It Must Have Been the Roses" · "Cumberland Blues" · "Scarlet Begonias" · "Jack Straw" · "Deal" · "El Paso" · "To Lay Me Down" · "Weather Report Suite Prelude" · "Weather Report Suite Part 1" · "Let It Grow" :''Second set:'' "Seastones" · "He's Gone" · "Truckin'" · "Nobody's Fault but Mine" · "The Other One" · "Spanish Jam" · "Wharf Rat" · "Around and Around" · "

Peggy-O The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie (Roud # 545) is a Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a woman. Like many folk songs, the authorship is unattributed, there is no strict version of the lyrics, and it is often referred to by it ...

" · "U.S. Blues" · "

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 su ...

" :''Encore:'': "

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 ...

" : Included in Dave's Picks 2012 Bonus Disc

Personnel

;Grateful Dead *

– lead guitar, vocals *

Donna Jean Godchaux Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer best known as a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. In addition to the Dead, she performed with the Jerry Garcia Band and the short-lived ...

– vocals *

Keith Godchaux Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the H ...

– keyboards *

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 ...

– drums *

– electric bass, vocals *

– rhythm guitar, vocals ;Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *CD mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording: Kidd Candelario *Archival research: Nicholas Meriwether *Tape research: Michael Wesley Johnson *Cover art: Scott McDougall *Photos: James R. Anderson, John Cantamessa, Mike Thut *Art direction and design: Steve Vance *Liner notes essay "Wave That Fla-ag..." written by Blair Jackson

References

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