''Dick's Picks Volume 34'' is the 34th installment of the ''Dick's Pick's'' series of

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concert recordings. It is a three CD set that contains the complete show recorded on November 5, 1977, at the Community War Memorial in

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. It also includes additional material recorded on November 2, 1977, at the

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Field House in

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, Canada.

Booklet

The release includes a booklet made of four sheets of paper stapled together in the middle yielding a 16-page enclosure. The front duplicates the cover of the CD and the back features a photograph of the venue. The booklet features many photographs, both in color and black-and-white, of the band playing on stage and of the crowd in attendance at the show. The last two pages feature a dark black-and-white photograph of Jerry Garcia on stage and list the contents of and credits for the release.

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 contra ...

" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The one for volume 34 reads: "Dick's Picks Volume 34 was mastered directly from the original two-track analog reel-to-reel tapes running at 7.5 IPS. Some minor sonic anomalies remain, due to the unavoidable effects of the ravages of time and the fragile nature of 1/4" analog tape. Additionally, due to a missing reel from November 5, 1977, we have used the PA cassette master tapes from that show to fix the problem."

Track listing

Disc one :''November 5, 1977, Community War Memorial – first set:'' #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by

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 ...

) – 5:52 #"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (

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) – 12:08 #"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, John Barlow) – 8:26 #"

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" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:23 #"Mama Tried" > (

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) – 2:24 #" Big River" (

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) – 7:22 #"Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:54 #"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:28 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:45 Disc two :''November 5, 1977, Community War Memorial – second set:'' #"Phil Solo" (

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 ...

) – 2:06 #"Take a Step Back" (Grateful Dead) – 1:06 #"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:42 #" Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 8:43 #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 7:16 :''November 2, 1977, Seneca College Field House bonus tracks:'' #

"Might as Well" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:35 #"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 11:08 #"St. Stephen" > (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:23 #"

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, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:20 #"

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" (

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) – 8:46 Disc three :''November 5, 1977, Community War Memorial – second set, continued:'' #"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 11:13 #"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:00 #"Rhythm Devils" > (

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 ...

) – 2:15 #"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 12:23 #"Black Peter" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:02 #"

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) – 10:54 :''November 5, 1977, Community War Memorial – encore:'' #

" One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:04 :''November 2, 1977, Seneca College Field House bonus tracks:'' #

"Lazy Lightnin'" > (Weir, Barlow) – 3:31 #"Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:19 Note : The set list for the November 2, 1977 concert at Seneca College Field House in Toronto, Ontario was: :''First set:'': "

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" · "They Love Each Other" · "

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 ...

" · "Big River" · "Candyman" · "Looks Like Rain" · "Ramble On Rose" · "Lazy Lightnin'" · "Supplication" · "Might as Well" :''Second set:'' "Samson and Delilah" · "Ship of Fools" · "

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 ...

" · "Sunrise" · "

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 ...

" · " Fire on the Mountain" · "Estimated Prophet" · "St. Stephen" · "Truckin'" · "Around and Around" :''Encore'': "Terrapin Station" : Included in '' Dave's Picks Volume 12'' : Included in ''Dick's Picks Volume 34''

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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 *

–

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

– drums *

–

electric bass The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an electric but with a longer neck and scale leng ...

, vocals *

–

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse (music), pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., d ...

, vocals Production *

Betty Cantor-Jackson Betty Cantor-Jackson (born September 18, 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 live album '' Cornell 5/8/77' ...

– recording * David Lemieux – tape archivist *Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering *Eileen Law – archival research *Jim Anderson – photography *Robert Minkin – photography, cover art and package design *Brian Walski – photography

References

{{Authority control 34 2005 live albums

Booklet

Caveat emptor

Track listing

Personnel

See also

References