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!

Today's Song
Deal, Cassidy, Friend Of The Devil
Hint:
A trio of classic first set songs from an lesser known but excellent tour
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    SoupForDummies
    5 days 20 hours ago
    Easy pickings today

    Enough for a little searchin' but a welcome respite after yesterday :D

    Be careful when you're submitting the answer though...

  • moribundjt
    5 days 20 hours ago
    It's just a game

    Or is it er or re or er or re. All foreign to me.

  • driftin and dreamin
    5 days 20 hours ago
    Totally

    ;-\

  • Bundubush
    5 days 20 hours ago
    A little surprised

    God I just loved this venue and how close we all were. This was one of my gotta be there venues. With that said I started this search several years off but zeroed in on it after bit.

    Yesterday, I headed right for 73-74 because, for me, that period of China Cat transitioning into Rider is just out of this world!

  • driftin and dreamin
    5 days 21 hours ago
    Cheers

    Was not trying to be a D about it. You are right generally knowing who's playing keys is a given and that will narrow any bigger searches. Its kinda like getting salty saying "Donna added a nice touch" haha: pretty clear if you hear her it's her. Yesterday to me was pretty ez as it was the solo Billy era so I did not look at anything outside Feb 71 Oct 74. I certainly need to lighten up here, it is all good fun. Peas'

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
Yesterday's Winner...
Commander.McJeff

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