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
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864 comments

  • geododge
    2 weeks 1 day ago
    So Many Beautiful Roads

    Off to a Good Start this year. 3rd try!

  • danjo-west
    2 weeks 1 day ago
    bittersweet

    Yes, as some of you have also said, So Many Roads is such a beautiful song, and recalls a declining Jerry for me. Lovely to hear though.

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    ever grateful
    2 weeks 1 day ago
    @driftin & dreamin - 2010

    30 DoD started in 2010, so this is the 15th stellar year.
    (~);-}

  • driftin and dreamin
    2 weeks 2 days ago
    Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

    How long has 30 days of Dead been going on? This is my first year playing, its a blast fer sure

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    rasta5ziggy
    2 weeks 2 days ago
    44moose

    Congrats.........I've won twice, and yes, they will email you for your address to send the calendar

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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