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
1101 comments

  • Bundubush
    1 day 5 hours ago
    With you on that ...

    Turkey in roaster, potatoes all a boil, jello in mold, and my young boy - my oldest, got in the fold making mac n cheese. I thought I would make super quick work of this one but started on the wrong end of the spectrum. Listened more closely and then tuned into the right era and after getting everything set for the feast to come found time to pick up the nuances I had missed first thing in the morning when my headache was strong. That two inch put for me was more like a 20ft par but I did sink it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

  • Birchwood
    1 day 7 hours ago
    Steve and Bill?

    Now I'm really curious. Do tell!

  • 1stshow70878
    1 day 7 hours ago
    BC

    If you left now you'd be here in time for dessert, lol. Just as well, as I don't have the good Alabama pecans yet this year. Should have them for X-mas though.
    Yes, what will Dave do for the penultimate day of 30 Days? (just had to use that word again)
    Cheers

  • bluecrow
    1 day 7 hours ago
    one man's tap-in birdie

    is another's 20 ft putt to save par. took me a little while this morning. Cool show with a sweet sounding board source circulating. Sampled and will definitely come back to this one for a relaxed listen.

    1stShow - can't believe Dave didn't save the penultimates for tomorrow! And I wish there was a slice of that pecan pie with my name on it!

  • geododge
    1 day 8 hours ago
    Happy Turkey Day!!

    No controversy here. Easy to find (given away on two levels). Thanks all and have a great day all.

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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