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 couple of songs from two consecutive early 1970s albums, with both songs being a big part of the repertoire from their debuts onward
day23_wmzXRhGHGOXeCRc_ramble_grow.mp3
881 comments

  • opeelipsky
    1 week 1 day ago
    Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there..

    RIP Phil.
    Thanks for sharing this Phil gem today David!
    Cherish well your thoughts as you listen to this awesome trio.
    Just one thing I ask of you, no matter how tempting, please do not post your guess for the date in comments. We know you are proud of your findings as you should be. Just ruins the hunt for others.
    November is sure flying by.
    Love will surely see us through these next 15 Days.

  • Wackaloonq
    1 week 1 day ago
    Bubbles

    Wow i really love that box of rain, just finishing up some housekeeping than i gotta hear this whole show.

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    jeff4682
    1 week 1 day ago
    My BAD

    Okay, forget only about half of what I said earlier. DEADBASE X does have it correct. I apologize to the authors and to everyone I steered incorrectly.
    So today should be an easy one….

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    gratefulhead82
    1 week 1 day ago
    Assemble and celebrate!

    What a day to be alive! Great selection - celebrate with some bubbly perhaps?

  • PranksterFolly
    1 week 1 day ago
    I Have the Same Issues w/DeadBase IX

    @jeff4682 - I agree wholeheartedly with your final approach.

Yesterday's answer...
Indianapolis, IN, State Fair Coliseum
China Cat Sunflower and I Know You Rider were joined together in September 1969, and from their first time together it sounded like a natural fit. As the years went on, the Dead developed an intricate, composed jam to join the two, as heard here
Yesterday's Winner...
Howard
Tuxedo
NY

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