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Dave's Picks Volume 54

Dave's Picks Volume 54 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on March 26, 1973, at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. It is scheduled to be released on April 25, 2025, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies.[1][2][3]

Track listing

Disc 1

First set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry)
  2. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
  3. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins)
  4. "Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter)
  5. "Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Hunter)
  6. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter)
  7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, John Perry Barlow)
  8. "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter)
  9. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter)
  10. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller)
  11. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter)
  12. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins)
  13. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter)
  14. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead)

Disc 2:

First set, continued:
  1. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow)
  2. "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead)
  3. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter)
Second set:
  2. Wolfman Jack introduces the band
  3. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter)
  4. "Big River" (Johnny Cash)
  5. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter)
  6. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter)
  7. "Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter)
  8. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips)
Second set, conclusion:
  2. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir)

Disc 3:

Second set, continued:
  1. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter)
  2. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter)
  3. "Weather Report Suite: Prelude" > (Weir, Barlow)
  4. "Jam" > (Grateful Dead)
  5. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter)
  6. "Me and Bobby McGee" > (Kris Kristofferson)
  7. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter)
  8. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)

Personnel

Grateful Dead

Production

  • Produced by Grateful Dead
  • Produced for release by David Lemieux
  • Recording: Kidd Candelario
  • Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
  • Art direction, design: Steve Vance
  • Cover art: James Mazza

References

  1. ^ Bernstein, Scott (December 18, 2024). "Grateful Dead Selects Memorable 1973 Show For 'Dave's Picks Vol. 54'". JamBase. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Lances, Jill (December 19, 2024). "Grateful Dead Announces 'Dave's Picks Vol. 54', Featuring 1973 Baltimore Concert". WGLX. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "David Lemieux Selects Grateful Dead's Spring 1973 Concert at Baltimore Civic Center for 'Dave's Picks Vol. 54'". Relix. December 18, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2025.