''Dick's Picks Volume 3'' is the third
live album 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 single (music), singles and a number of film, videos.
The Grateful De ...
by the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
. It was recorded on May 22, 1977 at the
Sportatorium in
Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) north of Miami. The population of Pembroke Pines is 171,178 as of the 2020 census. It is a suburb of and the fourth-most populous c ...
,
Florida
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. It was released in November 1995 on
Grateful Dead Records
In 1973, the Grateful Dead established their own record label, Grateful Dead Records. The band released four vinyl LPs on the label in the mid-1970s: '' Wake of the Flood'' in 1973, '' From the Mars Hotel'' in 1974, '' Blues for Allah'' in 197 ...
.
''Dick's Picks Volume 3'' was again released, by Grateful Dead Productions, in November 2005 as a digital download.
The track "Sugaree" was also used on the promotional sampler ''A Glimpse of the Vault'', released in 1996.
Caveat emptor
Each volume of ''Dick's Picks'' has its own "
caveat emptor
''Caveat emptor'' (; from ''caveat'', "may he/she beware", a subjunctive form of ''cavēre'', "to beware" + ''ēmptor'', "buyer") is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". It has become a proverb in English. Generally, ''caveat emptor'' is the contrac ...
" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The label for ''Volume 3'' reads:
"This show was originally recorded on analog tape manufactured in the late 1970s. Many tapes from this period have exhibited severe deterioration in recent years. The chemical formulation has failed over time, causing the magnetic oxide (which holds the musical information) to separate from the mylar backing. Fortunately we were able to recover the music on these tapes by using a baking process which rebonded the oxide to the tape. While the results of this restoration were quite remarkable, occasional weirdness remains."
Set list
The complete concert set list for the 5/22/77 show at Pembroke Pines, Florida was:
[Scott, John W; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. ''DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists'', 1999, DeadBase, ]
1: "Funiculì, Funiculà" tuning*, "The Music Never Stopped"*, "Sugaree"*, "
El Paso
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", "
Peggy-O", "New Minglewood Blues", "
Friend of the Devil
"Friend of the Devil" is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album '' American Beauty''.
The song is largel ...
", "Lazy Lightning"* > "Supplication"*, "Ramble On Rose", "Dancing in the Street"*
2: "Help on the Way"* > "Slipknot!"* > "Franklin's Tower"*, "Samson and Delilah"*, "Brown Eyed Women", "Good Lovin'", "Sunrise"*, "Estimated Prophet"* > "Eyes of the World"* > "Wharf Rat"* > "Terrapin Station"* > "Morning Dew"*
E: "
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 sugar-a ...
" > "Sunshine Daydream"
* appears on ''Dick's Picks Volume 3''
Track listing
Disc one
#"
Funiculì, Funiculà
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" (
Luigi Denza
Luigi Denza (24 February 1846 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian composer.
Career
Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. He studied music with Saverio Mercadante and Paolo Serrao at the Naples Conservatory. In 1884, he moved to ...
) – 0:28
#"The Music Never Stopped" (
John Perry Barlow
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,
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, ...
) – 6:45
#"
Sugaree
"Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and composed 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 re ...
" (
Jerry Garcia
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,
Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to:
Arts
* Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter
* Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary''
*Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...
) – 15:54
#"Lazy Lightning" -> (Barlow, Weir) – 3:22
#"Supplication" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:34
#"
Dancing in the Street
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" (
Marvin Gaye
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,
Ivy Jo Hunter
George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s.
Life and career
Raised in Detroit, Michigan ...
,
William "Mickey" Stevenson
William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967.
Life and career
He was born William Stevenson and, a ...
) – 14:28
#"Help on the Way" -> (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:23
#"Slipknot!" -> (Grateful Dead) – 6:29
#"Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter,
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 ...
) – 15:32
Disc two
#"
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah are Biblical
figures.
Samson and Delilah may also refer to:
In music
* ''Samson and Delilah'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns
* ''Samson & Delilah'' (album), released in 2013 by V V Brown
* "Samson and Delilah" (t ...
" (traditional) – 7:31
#"Sunrise" (
Donna Godchaux
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People
* Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name
* Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), I ...
) – 4:15
#"Estimated Prophet" -> (Barlow, Weir) – 9:00
#"Eyes of the World" -> (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:38
#"Wharf Rat" -> (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:14
#"Terrapin Station" -> (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:58
#"
(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew" (
Bonnie Dobson
Bonnie Dobson (born November 13, 1940, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)["Bonnie Dobson"< ...](_blank)
,
Tim Rose
Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002) (unofficial website by long-term correspondent of Rose's) was an American singer and songwriter who spent much of his life in London, England, and had more success in E ...
) – 14:21
Personnel
Grateful Dead
*
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
–
lead guitar
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,
vocals
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*
Donna Jean Godchaux
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer who was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 until 1979.
Biography
Donna Jean Thatcher was born in Florence, Alabama. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a ses ...
–
vocals
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*
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 ...
–
keyboards
*
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 ...
–
drums
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*
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
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
*
Phil Lesh
Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career.
After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...
–
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gu ...
*
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, ...
–
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 string ...
,
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 witho ...
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 note ...
– recording
*
Dick Latvala Dick Latvala (26 July 1943 – 6 August 1999) was an American tape archivist for the Grateful Dead. He started the CD series ''Dick's Picks'', a series that selects live music from Grateful Dead concerts. The first volume of ''Dick's Picks'' w ...
– tape archivist
*Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering
*Ed Perlstein – photography
*Gecko Graphics – design
See also
*''
Dick's Picks Volume 29
''Dick's Picks Volume 29'' is an album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. The 29th installment of the "Dick's Picks" archival series, it was recorded May 19, 1977, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and May 21, 1977, at the Lakeland Civic ...
'' - Features recordings from the same stretch of shows, on the nights of May 19 and 21, 1977.
References
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