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 classic set closing sequence from 1973 onward through 1995
day24_MGpgRLPRuGxBIan_jam_wharf.mp3
887 comments

  • Bundubush
    2 weeks 4 days ago
    With you all the way

    I recall this era very well and was at some of these shows when Bobby's voice was getting tweaked. Got my vote out and now searching for today's selection.

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    yitbos
    2 weeks 4 days ago
    This is going to take all day

    I keep finding recordings of The Other One that aren't it, but so cool I have to listen to the whole thing

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    sundancer
    2 weeks 4 days ago
    "There's nothing you can…

    "There's nothing you can hold,for very long".....
    God I miss you Jerry!!!!

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    rasta5ziggy
    2 weeks 4 days ago
    Dark Star 11/4

    After listening to yesterday's selection, I decide to go to Taper's Section, which I do every Monday. Light bulb goes on as I listen to the Tapers, and I go with my gut, as this HAS to be the continuation of the 7/7 Piedmont show that was the correct answer. I don't think this has ever happened during my previous 30 DOD. My DB 9 has no setlist listed for these Piedmont Park shows, which is the only source I use. I know it's old, but my DB9 is my good friend. Plus, I don't have tons of time to do deep dives.

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    ZonaPunk
    2 weeks 5 days ago
    Bummer... Back to MP3.

    I guess the release of the .wav files was a stoner move.

Yesterday's answer...
Berkeley, CA, Greek Theatre - University of California
From Europe '72 and Wake Of The Flood respctively, Ramble On Rose and Let It Grow stuck around the Dead's repertoire consistently through 1995
Yesterday's Winner...
Tom
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