Dick's Picks Volume 15
Encyclopedia
Dick's Picks Volume 15 is the fifteenth live album
in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead
. It was recorded on September 3, 1977 at the Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey
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Production:
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
. It was recorded on September 3, 1977 at the Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey
Englishtown, New Jersey
Englishtown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,847....
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Disc one
- ”Introduction” (Scher) – 0:41
- ”Promised LandPromised Land (song)"Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Chuck Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in 1965, it was Berry's first single issued following his prison term...
” (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) – 5:08 - ”They Love Each Other” (Jerry GarciaJerry GarciaJerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
, Robert HunterRobert Hunter (lyricist)Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
) – 7:41 - ”Me & My Uncle” (John PhillipsJohn Phillips (musician)John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter . Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas...
) – 3:52 - ”Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo” (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:34
- ”Looks Like Rain” (Bob WeirBob WeirBob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
, John BarlowJohn Perry BarlowJohn Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic...
) – 7:52 - ”Peggy-O” (traditional) – 9:18
- ”New Minglewood Blues” (Noah LewisNoah LewisNoah Lewis was an American jug band and country blues musician, generally known for playing the harmonica.-Life and career:...
) – 5:20 - "Friend of the DevilFriend of the Devil"Friend of the Devil" is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia and John Dawson and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. It is the second track of the Dead's 1970 album American Beauty....
" (Garcia, John DawsonJohn Dawson (musician)John Collins Dawson IV, nicknamed "Marmaduke" , was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage.-Musical career:...
, Hunter) – 8:13 - ”The Music Never Stopped” (Weir, Barlow) – 7:03
Disc two
- ”Bertha” (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:35
- "Good Lovin'" (Rudy ClarkRudy ClarkRudy Clark is an American songwriter about whom little biographical information seems to be known. Supposedly a former mail carrier hailing from New York City, he was most active from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...
, Arthur Resnick) – 6:00 - ”Loser” (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:37
- ”Estimated Prophet” (Weir, Barlow) – 9:29
- ”Eyes of the World” (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:17
- ”Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah (song)"Samson and Delilah" is a traditional song based on the Biblical tale of Samson and his betrayal by Delilah. Its best known performer is perhaps the Grateful Dead, who first performed the song live in 1976, with guitarist Bob Weir singing lead vocals. It was frequently played live by the Dead. The...
” (Rev. Gary Davis) – 6:40
Disc three
- ”He's Gone” (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:18
- ”Not Fade AwayNot Fade Away (song)"Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and first recorded by Holly's band The Crickets in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957...
” (Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
, Norman Petty) – 19:58 - ”Truckin'Truckin'"Truckin'" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album American Beauty. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure....
” (Garcia, Phil LeshPhil LeshPhillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
, Weir, Hunter) – 10:05 - ”Terrapin Station” (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:02
Personnel
Grateful Dead:- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – percussion
- Mickey Hart - drums
- Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Production:
- Dick Latvala - tape archivist
- Gecko Graphics - design
- Betty Cantor-Jackson - recording
- Jeffrey Norman - CD mastering
- John Cutler - magnetic scrutinizer
- Jim Anderson, John Oliver – photography
- Martha Megill - liner notes; from Asbury Park Press September 6, 1977.