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 second set jam sequence that is about as classic from this era/year as it gets, featuring songs from 1967, 1970, and a double dose of 1972. We always try to go out with a bang during 30 Days Of Dead, and this certainly fits the bill
day30_nESNvWbPtWdiCwn_gone_blue.mp3

30 Days Of Dead

30 DAYS OF DEAD

Thank you for participating. You can download and enjoy all of this year’s 30 Days Of Dead tracks below.
day01_MTpjBjHAzvJxxyO_space_playing.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-01-2024
Space>Playing Reprise>The Wheel
1 Space>Playing Reprise>The Wheel
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day02_kbNVQzSYffqaOkA_candyman.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-02-2024
Candyman
2 Candyman
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day03_LffFrdIoCWuomlu_black_throated.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-03-2024
Black-Throated Wind
3 Black-Throated Wind
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day04_EKaGeZlKMnKxDzy_dark_star.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-04-2024
Dark Star
4 Dark Star
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day05_BrsSqCAgSxkXWdY_space_the.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-05-2024
Space>The Other One>Stella Blue
5 Space>The Other One>Stella Blue
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day06_DiRcgmpCiCiIcsC_misssissippi_half.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-06-2024
Mississippi Half-Step, Looks Like Rain, Deal
6 Mississippi Half-Step, Looks Like Rain, Deal
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day07_QlxcSBXtHgqrwLS_samson_and.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-07-2024
Samson and Delilah, So Many Roads
7 Samson and Delilah, So Many Roads
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day08_mzqLAYKqZkbLnaX_casey_jones.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-08-2024
Casey Jones
8 Casey Jones
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day09_LsFLKPpaQXUfrem_easy_to.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-09-2024
Easy To Love You, Minglewood, Althea
9 Easy To Love You, Minglewood, Althea
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day10_nDCszahWeEaqMkr_space_truckin.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-10-2024
Space>Truckin'>Black Peter
10 Space>Truckin'>Black Peter
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day11_xGBFmYCICCfPTtn_lazy_lightning.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-11-2024
Lazy Lightning>Supplication, Bird Song>Looks Like Rain>Deal
11 Lazy Lightning>Supplication, Bird Song>Looks Like Rain>Deal
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day12_ECpLaBJBtCnykpM_scarlet_fire.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-12-2024
Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain
12 Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain
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day13_oHzRhCXFGacNgXN_st_eleven.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-13-2024
St. Stephen>The Eleven>Drums>High Time
13 St. Stephen>The Eleven>Drums>High Time
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day14_qEcFNyvBPYufvkM_mississippi_bird.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-14-2024
Mississippi Half-Step, Black-Throated Wind, Bird Song
14 Mississippi Half-Step, Black-Throated Wind, Bird Song
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day15_zeUavypGOFANeJO_box_mexicali.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-15-2024
Box Of Rain, Mexicali Blues, Sugaree
15 Box Of Rain, Mexicali Blues, Sugaree
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day16_fTPiQxpDVCFAPoC_wheel_miracle.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-16-2024
The Wheel>I Need A Miracle>Standing On The Moon
16 The Wheel>I Need A Miracle>Standing On The Moon
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day17_OJMIOlFSyUWnMFg_iko_other.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-17-2024
Iko Iko>The Other One>Black Peter
17 Iko Iko>The Other One>Black Peter
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day18_NODteyFGGSDlFdE_china_rider.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-18-2024
China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider>Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World
18 China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider>Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World
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day19_EFFyanuKNSJpUnM_cold_esau.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-19-2024
Cold Rain and Snow, My Brother Esau, Althea
19 Cold Rain and Snow, My Brother Esau, Althea
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day20_wXDSHCGGjhCxgAu_other_peter.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-20-2024
That's It For The Other One>Black Peter
20 That's It For The Other One>Black Peter
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day21_IuzIPpgBDAZPQtX_cassidy_box.mp3
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Cassidy, Far From Me, Box Of Rain
21 Cassidy, Far From Me, Box Of Rain
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day22_OEYTZMsSukmfCEa_china_sunflower.mp3
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China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider
22 China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider
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day23_wmzXRhGHGOXeCRc_ramble_grow.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-23-2024
Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow
23 Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow
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day24_MGpgRLPRuGxBIan_jam_wharf.mp3
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Jam>The Other One>Wharf Rat>Sugar Magnolia
24 Jam>The Other One>Wharf Rat>Sugar Magnolia
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day25_seGHOQczrHlMWZp_attics_life.mp3
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Attics Of My Life
25 Attics Of My Life
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day26_LKUHEiKgztTWWbP_uncle_winterland.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-26-2024
Uncle John's Band
26 Uncle John's Band
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day27_XgWAyFAjeSHDaAQ_shakedown_world.mp3
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Shakedown Street>Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World
27 Shakedown Street>Estimated Prophet>Eyes Of The World
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day28_XgWAyFAjeSHDaAQ_saturday_philadelphia.mp3
https://www.dead.net/30daysofdead/nov-28-2024
One More Saturday Night
28 One More Saturday Night
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day29_FSqWjgoxAwZCKBd_deal_devil.mp3
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Deal, Cassidy, Friend Of The Devil
29 Deal, Cassidy, Friend Of The Devil
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day30_nESNvWbPtWdiCwn_gone_blue.mp3
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He's Gone>Truckin'>Drums>The Other One>Stella Blue
30 He's Gone>Truckin'>Drums>The Other One>Stella Blue
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1185 comments

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    cmbeavers
    3 weeks ago
    No overdubs

    That’s what I suspected but never known for sure…thanks ladnarc

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    jerhan
    3 weeks ago
    No drops

    No drop out on the SBD I have…hooray for uninterrupted music. I love 30DoD!!

  • ladnarc
    3 weeks ago
    No overdubs

    I'm going with no on the overdub. I remember hearing tracks from the Nassau shows on the King Biscuit Flour Hour that didn't make the CD.

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    cmbeavers
    3 weeks ago
    Go to Nassau

    I have kind of a random question somewhat related to yesterday’s selection. One of my first exposures to the Dead was the Go to Nassau live album from May 15/16, 1980. To me it sounds just exactly perfect. So I’ve always loved the 1980 sound. Does anyone know if it was heavily overdubbed in the studio? Or were the boys just that on those nights??

  • brassinthegrass
    3 weeks 1 day ago
    Too much cold rain and snow.......

    or maybe it was those chilly winds that fouled up this first track download. Well played nonetheless. Esau is one of my favorite Bobby tunes. Althea is perfect. Phil's bass is extra strong and audible at this show.

    Fun fact: There's something special in Grateful Dead concert history beginning the day before this show was recorded. However, I won't go into that now as I don't want to be a guess spoiler.

    Edit: The jamming pre-drums is definitely worth a listen(I hope that's not too revealing for those still searching).

Yesterday's answer...
Indianapolis, IN, Market Square Arena
The two tours that surrounded the Fall Tour of 1976 (Summer 1976's comeback tour, and Spring 1977's tour of excellence) often overshadow this tour, but there are many great nights from September and early October 1976, including this great show in Indianapolis
Yesterday's Winner...
Jonathan
Grand Rapids
MI

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