Dick's Picks Volume 2

Set list

The complete concert set list for the 10/31/71 show at the Ohio Theatre was:

1: "Bertha", "Me and My Uncle", "Deal", "Playing in the Band", "Loser", "El Paso", "Tennessee Jed", "Jack Straw", "Big Railroad Blues", "Brown Eyed Women", "Mexicali Blues", "Casey Jones", "Cumberland Blues", "One More Saturday Night"

2: "Dark Star"* > "Jam"* > "Sugar Magnolia"*, "St. Stephen"*, "Not Fade Away"* > "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad"* > "Not Fade Away" reprise*

E: Johnny B. Goode

Note: New Riders of the Purple Sage were the opening act.

* appears on Dick's Picks Volume 2

The Jam

The Jam that appears on the set list after "Dark Star" is generally referred to as "Tighten Up Jam" by collectors due to its similarities to the Archie Bell & The Drells tune "Tighten Up". The Grateful Dead would jam on the theme only a handful of times, mostly from 1969 until 1971.

Also notably rare is a "Cold Rain and Snow" tease on the way back into playing "Not Fade Away" from "Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad". The Grateful Dead were known for teasing bits of songs, often they would play a song they teased at a different show.

Caveat Emptor

Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The label for Volume 2 reads:

"This compact disc has been digitally remastered directly from the original quarter track 7½ ips analog tape. It is a snapshot of history, not a modern professional recording, and may therefore exhibit some technical anomalies and the unavoidable effects of the ravages of time."

Track listing

1. "Dark Star -> Jam ->" (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 23:14
2. "Sugar Magnolia ->" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:33
3. "St. Stephen" (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:10
4. "Not Fade Away ->" (Petty, Hardin) – 7:25
5. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad ->" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:38
6. "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:19

Grateful Dead

Production