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''Dick's Picks Volume 12'' is the 12th
live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...
in the
Dick's Picks series The discography of the rock band the Grateful Dead includes more than 200 albums, the majority of them recorded live in concert. The band has also released more than two dozen singles and a number of videos. The Grateful Dead formed in the San ...
of releases by the
Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, Folk music, folk, country music, country, bluegrass music, bluegrass, roc ...
. It was recorded on June 26, 1974, at the
Providence Civic Center The Amica Mutual Pavilion (originally Providence Civic Center and formerly Dunkin' Donuts Center ("The Dunk")) is an indoor arena located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1972, as a home court for the Providence College Fr ...
in
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and on June 28 at the
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...
.


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 an oval-shaped photograph, tinted in purple and green, of the sound system. Credited to Mary Ann Mayer, surrounding the photo is a background of clouds that flows seamlessly into the clouds on the cover. The two pages inside contain a series of black-and-white photographs of the band members on stage. Above this series of photos are lists of the contents of and credits for the release.Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 12, 1974, 1998.


Track listing

Disc one :''June 26, 1974, Providence Civic Center — second set:'' #"Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 2:29 → #"
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 ...
" (
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) – 11:24 → #"Mind Left Body Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 1:39 → #"
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) – 6:12 #"
Beer Barrel Polka "Beer Barrel Polka", originally in Czech , also known as "The Barrel Polka", "Roll Out the Barrel", or "Rosamunde", is a 1927 polka composed by Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda. Lyrics were added in 1934, subsequently gaining worldwide popularit ...
" (Brown, Timm, Vejvoda, Zeman) – 1:08 #"
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,
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 ...
,
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) – 11:06 → #"Other One Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 3:06 → #"Spanish Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 15:13 → #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:50 → #"
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 ...
" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:52 Disc two :''June 26, 1974, Providence Civic Center - encore:'' #"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:41 :''June 28, 1974, Boston Garden — intermission:'' #
  • "Seastones" (Lesh,
    Ned Lagin Ned Lagin (born March 17, 1948) is an American artist, photographer, scientist, composer, and keyboardist.Ned Lagin interview with David Gans, August 2001 in: Gans, David. Conversations with the Dead, The Grateful Dead Interview Book, Da Capo Pre ...
    ) – 4:52 :''June 28, 1974, Boston Garden — second set:'' #
  • "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:12 → #" Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:31 #" 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. ...
    ) – 5:43 #"To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:24 #"
    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) – 3:17 #"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:16 Disc three :''June 28, 1974, Boston Garden — second set, continued:'' #"Weather Report Suite" – 14:35 → #*"Prelude" (Weir) – 1:11 #*"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, ...
    ) – 4:16 #*"Let It Grow" (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 ...
    ) – 9:08 #"Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 27:54 → #"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:40 #"
    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 ...
    " (
    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 ...
    ) – 3:01 → #"Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:23 → #"Sunshine Daydream" (Weir, Hunter) – 4:45 :''June 28, 1974, Boston Garden – encore:'' #
  • "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38


    Personnel

    Grateful Dead: *Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals *Bill Kreutzmann – percussion *Phil Lesh – bass, vocals *Bob Weir – guitar, vocals *Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals *Keith Godchaux – keyboards Additional musicians *Ned Lagin – synthesizer and electronic keyboards on ''Seastones'' Production: *Dick Latvala – tape archivist *Gecko Graphics – design * Bill Candelario – recording *Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering *John Cutler – magnetic scrutinizer * Jim Anderson, Mary Ann Mayer, Bruce Polonsky – photography


    References

    {{Authority control 12 1998 live albums Albums recorded at the Boston Garden