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 trio of classic first set songs from an lesser known but excellent tour
day29_FSqWjgoxAwZCKBd_deal_devil.mp3
1097 comments

  • geododge
    59 minutes 15 seconds ago
    2010-2014

    I have all from beginning. How can I get zipped file to you?

  • ronmarley1
    1 hour 3 minutes ago
    @Wackaloonq

    PM sent.

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    ghah
    1 hour 28 minutes ago
    And the most popular year is . . .

    According to my notes 1970 is the only year which has had a song every DoD year.
    1971 - every year except this one (thus far).

    EDIT - chart removed, formatting is horrible

  • Commander.McJeff
    1 hour 49 minutes ago
    Wow!!!

    Been playing the 30 Days guessing game since it started - such a great tradition. Been going to shows since 1973 and made it to quite a few, including ones that show up here. I have a good track record, mostly correct but I have never won any of the days. Yesterday was such a casual toss off for me - I got it in a single guess, submitted my answer and headed off to the Family T-Day. Slept late, just checked in here, found out I've won! It's gratifying and I'm grateful! Thanks for all your work on this, Dave!
    As always I'm grateful for the band, the music and the community! And Archive.org. Become a contributing member. You can make a small monthly donation every month - it's easy to setup! Archive.org is invaluable, help keep it going!

  • Wackaloonq
    2 hours 47 minutes ago
    best i can figure

    26 correct
    1 wrong
    2 too lazy to search
    probably one of my best years.

    figured out i need the music from 2010-2014 to complete my collection. can anyone send it mp3, zipped, or any other way SIMPLE.
    Please help me find a way to finish it.

    morbundjt i will send you a pm. can you please send new database. somewhere along the line i screwed up the one i have, thanks.

    thanks to one and all for putting up with my rants, raves, praise, complaints, and all; especially for letting me be a part of this as an old timer for 11 of the fifteen years.

    Last, thanks to dave and crew for all you do, registered for next years subscription, made my yearly donation to archive.
    Oh, and drifting and dreaming let me know if you are sending thumb drive for music from 2015-2023.
    Yall have a great year, try not to get vaporized, or glow in the dark. c u soon.
    PEACE, LOVE, & FUN
    From The Q Ranch in Sturbridge, MA.
    God Bless
    Joel “Q”

Yesterday's answer...
Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum
One More Saturday Night closed this show's second set, and the very next night, the Dead's final appearance at the Spectrum, Phil broke out Unbroken Chain for the very first time
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