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
Hint:
Few songs embody the spirit of improvisation and musical adeventure like this one
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252 comments

  • deadheadned
    2 days 22 hours ago
    what he said !

    we're here because we are all family.
    this is a game to play and have fun.
    be grateful.

  • Wackaloonq
    2 days 22 hours ago
    very sad at the type of comments

    I understand those new to this wonderful game need a bit of guidance.
    If all you want to do is complain go do it somewhere else. Many of us have been a November family for 15 years. We laugh, give out subtle hints and sometimes argue over a venue name.
    I have never seen the disrespect and negativity as today. Dave and crew do not have to do this at all. It is a gift. A way to search, remember shows, hear new versions, and for me get a great variety playlist to boot.
    If you are new NEVER PUT AN ACTUAL GUESS IN THE COMMENTS.
    if you are new ASK AND A VETERAN PLAYER WILL GUIDE YOU TO ENTER THE CONTEST, OR WHERE TO LOOK, OR HOW TO NARROW IT DOWN.
    There are numerous sites to search:
    relisten
    grateful stats
    set list program
    roots of the grateful dead
    deadbase
    gd sets
    and more.
    If archive is down they are working on it, try picking up a book

    The fun is in the search discovering new gems and going back in time, answers are a wide range even rehearsals, and for gods sake STOP COMPLAINIG.
    Not all are available in super flac or 9000 bit rate. just sit back and have some fun.

    I look forward to this every year, being tone deaf i start with dead base and then try to find an anomaly like missed words, or a strange riff, or anything then sometimes spend hours listening to versions to try and find it. Like many I have a spreadsheet. Sure we like more pig, less repeats, high quality and all but BE GRATEFUL &
    JUST LISTEN TO THE RIVER SING SWEET SONGS TO ROCK MY SOUL.
    god bless all, and have a good night, hope to see all back in the morning.
    Wackaloon Q

  • woodro69
    3 days 1 hour ago
    Don't be

    Un-grateful

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    klf2373
    3 days 1 hour ago
    Please provide 320mp3

    I hope it’s just an intern mistake, because anything less than 320mp3 is a joke. Why do this and present a turd of a file?

  • pvcnova
    3 days 1 hour ago
    64?

    Ick.

Yesterday's answer...
Chicago, IL, International Amphitheatre
The Dead played Black-Throated Wind frequently 1972-1974 before dropping it for for 16 years, when it returned in March 1990 and would stick around until 1995.
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