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
day04_EKaGeZlKMnKxDzy_dark_star.mp3
255 comments

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    schrodd234
    3 days 11 hours ago
    Archive.org

    Can anyone tell me why I can't download from archive.org? Full disclosure, I'm not signed in. But I could last year. I'm trying to get a show that i stumbled on while searching which looks great, but that won't let me get it.

  • LeeBob802
    3 days 11 hours ago
    Glad you're all here

    Stealin', stealin', pretty moma don't you tell on me
    I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be

    It's good to be here, and glad you're all here as well.

  • Gleenco
    3 days 11 hours ago
    Hey Now!

    Happy November everyone. I can't believe I woke up and completely didn't realize what it day it was. Turned my calendar and thought, holy shit it's 30 days again!! Happy hunting everyone.
    It sort of feels like we're drifting out in the middle of space, but then it's a softball lob.

  • brassinthegrass
    3 days 11 hours ago
    Happy New Year!

    The bright blue ball has spun another 365 degrees in Space and it's so good to be Playin' In The Band with all of you again. It Wheely is!

    Archive didn't want to play with me today so I hit up Relisten who was gratefully game for a little 30DOD.

  • dougbr1ne
    3 days 11 hours ago
    relisten

    I am liking the relisten site for 30 Days 2024 as the archive is having some troubles this year. You can easily browse by year on relisten. But be sure to check the right margin where there are multiple listings for the same show's date. Checking another recorded version of the same show further down the list may have better song title information in the file list, a complete show rather than a partial, better sound, better pitch etc....
    Have fun!

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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