Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings

Recording and mastering

The Winterland 1973 concerts were recorded on two-channel analog tapes, using a Nagra IV reel-to-reel tape recorder. As part of mastering the recordings for CD, the analog recordings were transferred to a digital format. They were then edited using a digital signal processing system called Clarity, developed by Plangent Processes, which fixes sonic problems created by minor variations in the tape speed of the original tape recorder. The resulting recording has been corrected for pitch and tempo, and wow and flutter have been eliminated.

The album was released in HDCD format. This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, and is fully compatible with regular CD players.

This release is known to have a patched cut in the original soundboard tapes. If certain soundboards are missing parts of a song those creating the release will attempt to patch the cut if possible. Sometimes this is from an audience source or from an entirely different show. Unfortunately there is no database for these fixed soundboards and hence is up to the listeners to stumble upon such a discovery. The "Morning Dew" from November 10, 1973 on disc 5 uses a patch from the "Morning Dew" performed on November 17, 1973. The excerpt can be heard from 2:19 to 2:49 on this release and Dave's Picks Volume 5 (November 17, 1973).

Disc 1

November 9, 1973 — First set:

1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:21
2. "Brown-Eyed Woman" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:08
3. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster) – 5:59
4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) - 5:42
5. "Black-Throated Wind" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 7:08
6. "Don’t Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:37
7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:44
8. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:03
9. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:57
10. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:35
11. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:27

Disc 2

1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 20:53

November 9, 1973 — Second set:

2. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:52
3. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:44
4. "To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
5. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:29
6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
7. "Greatest Story Ever Told" > (Weir, Hunter) – 5:10
8. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12

Disc 3

1. "Weather Report Suite" (Weir, Eric Andersen, Barlow) – 15:38 >
2. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:43
3. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57
4. "Around and Around" > (Berry) – 5:05
5. "Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:01
6. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:25

Disc 4

November 10, 1973 — First set:

1. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:11
2. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:15
3. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:40
4. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:50
5. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:40
6. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:42
7. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:39
8. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:54
9. "Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12
10. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:51
11. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:51

Disc 5

1. "Weather Report Suite" (Weir, Andersen, Barlow) – 18:26

November 10, 1973 — Second set:

2. "Playing In The Band" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 11:59
3. "Uncle John's Band" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:39
4. "Morning Dew" > (Bonnie Dobson) – 12:24
5. "Uncle John’s Band" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 1:50
6. "Playing In The Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 7:38

Disc 6

1. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:12
2. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:19
3. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 12:18
4. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:43
5. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:39

November 10, 1973 — Encore:

6. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:28
7. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:05

Disc 7

November 11, 1973 — First set:

1. "Promised Land" > (Berry) – 3:42
2. "Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:04
3. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:07
4. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:56
5. "Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:47
6. "To Lay Me Down" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:28
7. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:45
8. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:04
9. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson, Foster) – 5:56

Disc 8

1. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:27
2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:04
3. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:34
4. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:52
5. "Weather Report Suite" (Weir, Andersen, Barlow) – 15:07

November 11, 1973 — Second set:

6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:26
7. "Big River" (Cash) – 7:05

Disc 9

1. "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Keith Godchaux, Hunter) – 35:41
2. "Eyes Of The World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:36
3. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:40
4. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:19

November 11, 1973 — Encore:

5. "Uncle John’s Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:32
6. "Johnny B. Goode" > (Berry) – 3:56
7. "We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:11

Bonus Disc

December 4, 1973, Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio:

1. "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:58 >
2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:57
3. "Truckin'" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:48 >
4. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:15
5. "Eyes Of The World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:38 >
6. "Space" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Kreutzmann, Godchaux) – 9:36 >
7. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:17 >
8. "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:45 >
9. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:17

Grateful Dead

Production

December 4, 1973 set list

The set list for the December 4, 1973 concert at the Cincinnati Gardens was:

* Included in the Winterland '73 bonus disc