Puneet Varma (Editor)

Dick's Picks Volume 8

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
June 14, 1997

Length
  
176:38

Release date
  
14 June 1997

Genres
  
Rock music, Jam band

Recorded
  
May 2, 1970

Artist
  
Grateful Dead

Label
  
Grateful Dead Records

Dick's Picks Volume 8 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen00dGra

Dick's Picks Volume 8(1997)
  
Terrapin Station (Limited Edition)(1997)

Similar
  
Grateful Dead albums, Jam band albums, Other albums

Dick's Picks Volume 8 is the eighth live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 2, 1970 at Harpur College (now Binghamton University) in Binghamton, New York. It was released in mid-1997.

Contents

The album contains the entire concert, except for one song — "Cold Rain and Snow", which was in between "Good Lovin'" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". The first two verses of "St. Stephen" are also missing. The first set of the concert was acoustic, and was recorded in stereo. The second and third sets were electric, and were recorded in monaural.

In a 1993 poll of Grateful Dead tape traders, the 5/2/70 show was ranked #6 on the list of all-time favorite Dead concert tapes.

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 8 reads:

"These compact discs were mastered directly from the original half track 7½ ips analog tapes recorded at this show. The acoustic set was recorded in stereo. The electric sets are monaural. While the reason for this remains a mystery, spurious electrical activity is suspected."

Disc one

First set
  1. "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional) – 4:38
  2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 7:51
  3. "Friend of the Devil" (Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) – 5:57
  4. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:56
  5. "Beat It on Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:13 ->
  6. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
  7. "Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 1:43 ->
  8. "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 5:47
  9. "Deep Elem Blues" (traditional) – 7:30
  10. "Cold Jordan" (traditional) – 2:35
  11. "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:28

Disc two

Second set
  1. "St. Stephen" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 3:23 ->
  2. "Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 1:54 ->
  3. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 3:28 ->
  4. "The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 13:56 ->
  5. "Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 8:59 ->
  6. "Cosmic Charlie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:23
  7. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45
  8. "Good Lovin'" (Resnick, Clark) – 15:10

Disc three

Second set, continued
  1. "It's a Man's World" (Brown, Jones, Newsome) – 10:04
  2. "Dancing in the Streets" (Stevenson, Gaye, I. Hunter) – 15:42
Third Set
  1. "Morning Dew" (Dobson, Rose) – 12:40
  2. "Viola Lee Blues" (Lewis) – 16:35 ->
  3. "We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional) – 4:59

Grateful Dead

  • Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
  • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • John "Marmaduke" Dawson – vocals on "Cold Jordan"
  • David Nelson – mandolin on "Cold Jordan"

    • Production

  • Bob Matthews – recording
  • Dick Latvala – tape archivist
  • Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering
  • John Cutler – ferromagnetist
  • Gecko Graphics – design
  • Morris Zwerman – band photo
  • Richard Walinsky – CD liner notes

    • Songs

    Don't Ease Me In4:38
    I Know You Rider7:53
    Friend of the Devil5:58

    References

    Dick's Picks Volume 8 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics