This thread is for the discussion of all the Grateful Dead archival live releases. That's Dick's Picks, Dave's Picks, Road Trips, box sets, and the occasional general releases. We'll go through them in order of release, starting with One from the Vault, up to whatever the current release is when we get there. We'll cover one show or release per week. If we get traction and sustained interest, this will take years. This is for CD releases only, not download or LP releases. If it's a compilation from several shows (for example, the London 1974 Dick's Picks or many of the Road Trips), it will be covered at one time. We won't cover compilations released in conjunction with box sets (for example, E72 volume 2). If a release includes substantial portions of multiple shows, each show will be covered in its own week. We will cover bonus discs with their releases. Filler will be considered its own show if it's more than 90 minutes long (including bonus discs if applicable). We're covering the released versions. For example, Dick's Picks Volume 1 was a partial show and out of order, but that was how it was released. Is this something in which people are interested? I'm open to comments or suggestions on how to make this run smoothly. If there's no interest it won't go anywhere. I'm not sure how to handle the huge box sets. 30 Trips will take over 6 months but at least it's got a variety of eras. But the complete Europe '72 would mean spending over five months on one tour, and Spring 1990 The Other One is eight weeks. Is this too much? Large compilation sets like Steppin' Out and So Many Roads, will probably done in one week. I am not sure whether to include the 50th anniversary deluxe editions in this list, but we've go a couple of years until we get to them so we'll figure it out later...
Here's what I came up with for the archival live releases by release date... 1991-04-15, One from the Vault, 8/13/75 San Francisco 1991-11-01, Infrared Roses, 1989-1990 1992-05, Two from the Vault, 8/24/68 Los Angeles 1993-10-31, Dick's Picks 1, 12/19/73 Tampa 1995-03, Dick's Picks 2, 10/31/71 Columbus 1995-06-16, Grayfolded, Various 1995-09-26, Hundred Year Hall, 4/26/72 Frankfurt 1995-11-07, Dick's Picks 3, 5/22/77 Pembroke Pines 1996-02-23, Dick's Picks 4, 2/13/-14/70 New York 1996-05-30, Dick's Picks 5, 12/26/79 Oakland 1996-08-29, Dozin' at the Knick, Mostly 3/24/90 Albany 1996-10-07, Dick's Picks 6, 10/14/83 Hartford 1997-03-04, Dick's Picks 7, 9/9-11/74 London 1997-06-14, Dick's Picks 8, 5/2/70 Binghamton 1997-06-17, Fallout from the Phil Zone, Various 1997-09, Terrapin Station Limited, 5/15/90 Landover 1997-10, Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69, 2/11/69 New York 1997-10-19, Dick's Picks 9, 9/16/90 New York 1998-02-26, Dick's Picks 10, 12/29/77 San Francisco 1998-06-09, Dick's Picks 11, 9/27/72 Jersey City 1998-10-15, Dick's Picks 12, 6/26-28/74 Providence, Boston (2 partial shows) 1999-03-05, Dick's Picks 13, 5/6/81 Uniondale 1999-06-18, Dick's Picks 14, 11/30 & 12/2/73 Boston (2 shows) 1999-10-18, Dick's Picks 15, 9/3/77 Englishtown 1999-11-07, So Many Roads, Various 2000-03, Dick's Picks 16, 11/8/69 San Francisco 2000-04-28, Dick's Picks 17, 9/25/91 Boston 2000-06, View from the Vault 1, 7/8/90 Pittsburgh 2000-06, Dick's Picks 18, 2/3-5/78 Madison, Cedar Falls (2 partial shows) 2000-10-10, Ladies and Gentlemen... The Grateful Dead, 4/25-29/71 New York 2000-10-23, Dick's Picks 19, 10/19/73 Oklahoma City 2001-01-23, Dick's Picks 20, 9/25,28/76 Landover, Syracuse (2 shows) 2001-03-20, Dick's Picks 21, 11/1/85 Richmond 2001-06, Dick's Picks 22, 2/23-24/68 King's Beach (2 shows) 2001-06-08, View from the Vault 2, 6/14/91 Washington DC 2001-10-16, Dick's Picks 23, 9/27/72 Baltimore 2001-09-25, Nightfall of Diamonds, 10/16/89 East Rutherford 2002-02-11, Dick's Picks 24, 3/23/74 Daly City 2002-03, Postcards of the Hanging, Various 2002-07-09, Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, 4/7-5/26/72 England 2002-07-15, View from the Vault 3, 6/16/90 Mountain View 2002-07-20, Dick's Picks 25, 5/10-11/78 New Haven, Springfield (2 shows) 2002-10-01, Dick's Picks 26, 4/26-27/69 Chicago, Minneapolis 2002-10-22, Go to Nassau, 5/15-16/80 Uniondale 2003-01-17, Dick's Picks 27, 12/16/92 Oakland 2003-03-25, Birth of the Dead, 7/66 San Francisco (plus studio sides) 2003-04-08, View from the Vault 4, 7/24, 26/87 Oakland, Anaheim (2 shows) 2003-04-20, Dick's Picks 28, 2/26-28/73 Lincoln, Salt Lake City 2003-07-22, Dick's Picks 29, 5/19-21/77 Atlanta, Lakeland 2003-10-30, Dick's Picks 30, 3/25&28/72 New York 2003-11-11, The Closing of Winterland, 12/31/78 San Francisco 2004-03-16, Dick's Picks 31, 8/4-6/74 Philadelphia, Jersey City 2004-05-25, Rockin' the Rhein, 4/24/72 Dusseldorf 2004-07-20, Dick's Picks 32, 8/7/82 East Troy 2004-11-15, Dick's Picks 33, 10/9-10/76 Oakland (2 shows) 2005-02-14, Dick's Picks 34, 11/5/77 Rochester 2005-05-15, The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, 10/16-20/74 San Francisco 2005-05-25, Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966, 1966 San Francisco 2005-06-17, Dick's Picks 35, 8/71 Hollywood, San Diego, Chicago 2005-07-12, Truckin' Up to Buffalo, 7/4/89 Orchard Park 2005-06, Dick's Picks 36, 9/21/72 Philadelphia 2005-11-25, Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, 2/27-3/2/69 San Francisco (4 shows) 2007-01-19, Live at the Cow Palace, 12/31/76 Daly City 2007-06-26, Three from the Vault, 2/19/71 Port Chester 2007-11-05, Road Trips 1.1, Fall 1979 2008-02-04, Road Trips 1.2, Fall 1977 2008-04-01, Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 11/9-11/73 San Francisco (3 shows) 2008-06-09, Road Trips 1.3, 7/31/71 New Haven, 8/23/71 Chicago 2008-09-30, Rockin' the Cradle: Egypt 1978, 9/15-16/78 Giza 2008-09-30, Road Trips 1.4, 10/21-22/78 San Francisco 2008-12-10, Road Trips 2.1, 9/18-20/90 New York 2009-03-21, Road Trips 2.2, 2/14/68 San Francisco 2009-04-07, To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 5/28/77 Hartford 2009-06-18, Road Trips 2.3, 6/16-18/74 Des Moines & Louisville (2 partial shows) 2009-08-25, Road Trips 2.4, 5/26-27/93 Sacramento 2009-10-01, Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 6/7-9/77 San Francisco (3 shows) 2009-11-10, Road Trips 3.1, 12/28/79 Oakland 2010-02-24, Road Trips 3.2, 11/15/71 Austin 2010-04-20, Crimson, White & Indigo, 7/7/89 Philadelphia 2010-06-14, Road Trips 3.3, 5/15/70 New York 2010-07-07, Formerly the Warlocks, 10/8-9/89 Hampton (2 shows) 2010-09-07, Road Trips 3.4, 5/6-7/80 State College & Ithaca 2010-11-16, Road Trips 4.1, 5/23-24/69 West Hollywood (2 shows) 2011-02-01, Road Trips 4.2, 3/31-4/1/88 East Rutherford 2011-04-26, Road Trips 4.3, 11/21/73 Denver 2011-08-01, Road Trips 4.4, 4/6/82 Philadelphia 2011-09-01, Europe '72: The Complete Recordings, 4/7-5/26/72 Europe (22 shows) 2011-11-01, Road Trips 4.5, 6/9/76 Boston 2012-02-01, Dave's Picks 1, 5/25/77 Richmond 2012-05-01, Dave's Picks 2, 7/31/74 Hartford 2012-08-01, Dave's Picks 3, 10/22/71 Chicago 2012-08-31, Spring 1990, 4/16-4/2/90 USA (6 shows) 2012-11-01, Dave's Picks 4, 9/24/76 Williamsburg 2013-02-01, Dave's Picks 5, 11/17/73 Los Angeles 2013-05-01, Dave's Picks 6, 12/20/69 San Francisco, 2/2/70 St. Louis 2013-06-11, May 1990, 5/11-17/77 USA (5 shows) 2013-08-01, Dave's Picks 7, 4/24/78 Normal 2013-09-13, Sunshine Daydream, 8/27/72 Veneta 2013-11-01, Dave's Picks 8, 11/30/80 Atlanta 2013-11-29, Family Dog at the Great Highway, 4/18/70 San Francisco 2014-02-01, Dave's Picks 9, 5/14/74 Missoula 2014-05-01, Dave's Picks 10, 12/12/69 Los Angeles 2014-08-01, Dave's Picks 11, 11/17/72 Wichita 2014-09-09, Spring 1990: The Other One, 3/14-4/3/90 USA (8 shows) 2014-11-01, Dave's Picks 12, 11/4/77 San Francisco 2014-11-08, Houston, Texas 11-18-1972, 11/18/72 Houston 2015-02-01, Dave's Picks 13, 2/24/74 San Francisco 2015-05-01, Dave's Picks 14, 3/26/72 New York 2015-08-01, Dave's Picks 15, 4/22/78 Nashville 2015-11-01, Dave's Picks 16, 3/28/73 Springfield 2015-11-07, 30 Trips Around the Sun, 1966-1995 (30 shows) 2016-02-01, Dave's Picks 17, 7/19/74 Fresno 2016-05-01, Dave's Picks 18, 7/17/76 San Francisco 2016-05-13, July 1978: The Complete Recordings, 7/1-8/78 USA (5 shows) 2016-08-01, Dave's Picks 19, 1/23-24/70 Honolulu (2 shows) 2016-11-01, Dave's Picks 20, 12/9/81 Boulder 2017-02-01, Dave's Picks 21, 4/2/73 Boston 2017-05-01, Dave's Picks 22, 12/7/71 New York 2017-05-05, May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 5/5-9/77 USA (4 shows) 2017-08-01, Dave's Picks 23, 1/22/78 Eugene 2017-11-01, Dave's Picks 24, 8/25/72 Berkeley 2017-11-10, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C, 7/12-13/89 Washington DC (2 shows) 2018-02-01, Dave's Picks 25, 11/6/77 Binghamton 2018-05-01, Dave's Picks 26, 11/17/71 Albuquerque 2018-08-01, Dave's Picks 27, 9/2/83 Boise 2018-09-07, Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, 1973-1974 USA (6 shows) 2018-11-01, Dave's Picks 28, 6/17/76 Passaic 2019-02-01, Dave's Picks 29, 2/26/77 San Bernardino 2019-04-03, The Warfield, San Francisco, California, 10/9-10/80 San Francisco (2 partial shows) 2019-05-01, Dave's Picks 30, 1/2/70 New York 2019-08-01, Dave's Picks 31, 12/3/79 Chicago 2019-09-07, Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, 87, '89, '91 East Rutherford (5 shows) 2019-11-01, Dave's Picks 32, 3/24/73 Philadelphia 2019-11-22, Ready or Not, 1992-1995 2020-02-01, Dave's Picks 33, 10/29/77 Dekalb 2020-03-20, June 1976, 6/10-19/76 USA (5 shows) 2020-05-01, Dave's Picks 34, 6/23/74 Miami 2020-08-01, Dave's Picks 35, 4/20/84 Philadelphia 2020-11-01, Dave's Picks 36, 3/26-27/87 Hartford (2 shows) 2021-02-01, Dave's Picks 37, 4/15/78 Williamsburg
We had a thread a while back estimating how many commercially released concerts. Consensus was about 250. This includes, for example, 22 shows in Europe suitcase. So at one per week, this is about a five year project. The good news is it would "force" me to listen to that week's selection again. Quite the undertaking.
As I wrote in another Grateful Dead thread, I was taken aback at the age of 17 by Touch of Grey, not a huge fan of the Dead, but I like their stuff, I have a friend who’s a huge Dead fan and he would love this thread. Not to get off topic but the Dead died with Garcia, no pun intended, just my opinion.
This is a completely ludicrous idea, which is to say "bring it on!" As I mentioned in my response to your original query, we've likely discussed most or many (or all) of these in one way, shape or form in the Grateful Thread, but it would be good to have commentary in a more chronologically organized fashion.
This is really nice; I had no idea that the PNW box was the same size as the 3o trips box, it is huge!
I hope this thread gets people to relisten to some old, forgotten favorites. I'm a completely ludicrous person. Just ask my wife...
The PNW box is probably about 70% of the overall size of the "porch crusher." The oversized top makes it look larger than it is (plus the perspective in that photo also does that). And the PNW box = 19 CDs while 30 Trips = 80 CDs. There's a fair bit of "dead space" (see what I did there?) in the PNW box.
Ok, this is on. I'll aim to put up a post every Friday afternoon (US mountain time, because that's where I live). Let's hope we get some good discussion here. First up (next Friday 2/12) will be One from the Vault.
I like this pace, although be prepared for some way off topic posts (as most GD threads tend to). I don't own everything, but I have quite a bit to play along with this.
You've also got to figure that there are currently about 9-10 new shows per year added to the "official" canon, between Dave's Picks and the big box sets, so by the time the thread reaches the end of the list posted above, it will have accumulated another year's worth of work. Quite a job! I will certainly enjoy the thread and will participate -- probably in varying capacities as listener, reader, contributor, and probably buyer on a few occasions -- as time allows.
Possibly unwieldy number of titles, but Grateful Dead = unwieldy so them’s the breaks! I would suggest that the title be changed to include the term “Album-by-Album Thread” to indicate that it will be a systematic chronological approach in order of release, rather than an ambling, rambling discussion.
You know......in the five years or so that it takes to get through this project, we will have 20 more Dave's Picks AND, lets say an average of one big box (4 shows) and one small box (2 shows) per year, for a total of ~50 more shows. So, we'll basically add a year in the five that it takes to get through the current list.... Bring it on!