30 Days of Dead

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It's a Dead Head's most wonderful time of the year! Welcome to another 30 days of unreleased Grateful Dead tracks from the vault, one for every day of the month, selected by archivist and producer David Lemieux. The tracks are yours, 100% free gua-ran-teed, but the real fun is taking part in the challenge for the chance to win some sweet swag from the Dead.

Those of you who know what to do, feel free to skip right on ahead. For those of you who need a refresher, here's the drill:

You know your Ables from your Bakers from your C's, but can your finely tuned ears differentiate the cosmic "comeback" tour from a spacey 70s show? Each day we'll post a song from one of the Dead's coveted shows. Will it be from that magical night at Madison Square Garden in '93 or from way back when they were just starting to warm it up at Winterland? Is that Pigpen's harmonica we hear? Brent on keys? If you think you know, lob your answer in and you just might find yourself taking home our daily prize of a 2025 Grateful Dead wall calendar or the grand prize – a copy of limited, numbered, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL '78 boxed set!

Hint:
A classic set closing sequence from 1973 onward through 1995
day24_MGpgRLPRuGxBIan_jam_wharf.mp3
918 comments

  • jamgol
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Thanks Poneill378

    using VLC Media Player - which is my default app for most audio file types

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    WeepingWillowGtr
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    RE: 30 Days

    @DeadVikes Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You don't see an entry form?

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    5ht2ayy
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Darkstar of the day submission

    My guess for todays dark star is

    Filmore west, SF, CA
    3-1-69

    That electric piano sound makes me think late 60’s and that almost “thunder stick” maraca sound and the feedback is really unique. Hoping I got close :)

  • Bundubush
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Deja Vu

    I recall some years ago many tunes were easiest pinned down by the feedback, felt like I was hearing this one again. In any case, that helped me pin it down and now I'm on to the show. Then a day full of Dark Stars since those are my favorite,

  • DeadVikes
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    30 Days

    I don't see an area to put in my guess. Can someone help me out with this? Thanks in advance.

Yesterday's answer...
Berkeley, CA, Greek Theatre - University of California
From Europe '72 and Wake Of The Flood respctively, Ramble On Rose and Let It Grow stuck around the Dead's repertoire consistently through 1995
Yesterday's Winner...
Tom
Cheshire
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