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
912 comments

  • deded54
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Hi Res enough??

    got the Hi Res file...a big ol' wave....hahahaaaa

  • deded54
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    surprised

    that no one revealed BTW was a repeat from 2021...but I didn't go back very far

  • Jay_Dogg_76
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Re: Kinda/Sorta…

    Yowza! I’m mostly chill/easygoing but I’d be one squeaky wheel if that happened to me. Especially last year when I waited too long and couldn’t get the HCS box before it sold out.

  • Gleenco
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Great Version

    Not one of my favorite songs, but I really like this version--and Phil sounds great on it, RIP.
    I admit I was off substantially at first but once I got there it synched up nicely and sounded great. Good fun search and I discovered a couple new shows I need to check out more thoroughly. Love November!!

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    dmeszler
    2 weeks 6 days ago
    Kinda/Sorta Winner

    I received an e-mail from Rhino on 12/4 last year indicating I was the "grand prize" winner (and asking for my address "so we can ship out your copy of HERE COMES SUNSHINE"). Address sent, but nothing ever received. No biggie as I'm really here for the challenge and enjoyment. C’est la vie. Cheers and best of luck to all.

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
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