Dick's Picks Volume 28
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Dick's Picks Volume 28 is an album
by the rock band the Grateful Dead
. Released on four CDs
on April 20, 2003, it is the twenty-eighth installment of the Dick's Picks archival series. It was recorded on February 26, 1973 at the Pershing Municipal Auditorium
in Lincoln, Nebraska
and on February 28, 1973 at the Salt Palace
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dick's Picks Volume 28 includes two early versions of "They Love Each Other" with an additional verse.
The album liner notes list Ron "Pigpen" McKernan as one of the band members "in spirit". A few days after these concerts, on March 8, 1973, Pigpen died at the age of 27.
" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The one for volume 28 reads:
"Dick's Picks Volume 28 was mastered directly from the original analog 2 track tapes, running at 7.5 ips. Although these 30 year old tapes have held up remarkably well, they may exhibit some very minor effects of the ravages of time. However, we've done all we can to ensure your listening pleasure".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the rock band 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...
. Released on four CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
on April 20, 2003, it is the twenty-eighth installment of the Dick's Picks archival series. It was recorded on February 26, 1973 at the Pershing Municipal Auditorium
Pershing Center
The Pershing Center is a 4,526-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.It is home to the Lincoln Capitols NIFL indoor football team and the Lincoln Thunder ABA basketball team....
in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
and on February 28, 1973 at the Salt Palace
Salt Palace
This article describes a large building in Utah. A one-story building made of locally mined salt blocks in Grand Saline, Texas is also called the "Salt Palace"....
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dick's Picks Volume 28 includes two early versions of "They Love Each Other" with an additional verse.
The album liner notes list Ron "Pigpen" McKernan as one of the band members "in spirit". A few days after these concerts, on March 8, 1973, Pigpen died at the age of 27.
Caveat emptor
Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptorCaveat emptor
Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". Generally, caveat emptor is the property law doctrine that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing.- Explanation :...
" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The one for volume 28 reads:
"Dick's Picks Volume 28 was mastered directly from the original analog 2 track tapes, running at 7.5 ips. Although these 30 year old tapes have held up remarkably well, they may exhibit some very minor effects of the ravages of time. However, we've done all we can to ensure your listening pleasure".
Disc One
- "The Promised Land" (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...
) – 3:36 - "Loser" (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...
, 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...
) – 6:58 - "Jack Straw" (Hunter, 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...
) – 5:17 - "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) – 4:01
- "Looks Like Rain" (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...
, Weir) – 7:24 - "Loose Lucy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:04
- "Beer Barrel Polka" (Lew BrownLew BrownLew Brown was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States.Brown was born as Louis Brownstein in Odessa, Russian Empire...
, Wladimir Timm, Jaromir VejvodaJaromír VejvodaJaromír Vejvoda was a Czech composer and the author of the "Beer Barrel Polka".-Life and work:...
, Vaclav Zeman) – 1:07 - "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah LewisNoah LewisNoah Lewis was an American jug band and country blues musician, generally known for playing the harmonica.-Life and career:...
) – 4:00 - "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Mickey HartMickey HartMickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
, Weir) – 17:23 - "They Love Each Other" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:51
- "Big River" (Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
) – 4:36 - "Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:03
Disc Two
- "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 5:26
- "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Bill Kreutzman, 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....
, Pigpen, Weir) – 25:23 - "Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 19:09
- "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:00
- "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:26
- "Not Fade Away" (Buddy HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
, Norman PettyNorman PettyNorman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
) – 6:34 - "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 7:52
- "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 3:02
Disc Three
- "Cold Rain and Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:30
- "Beat it On Down the Line" (Jesse FullerJesse FullerJesse Fuller was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".-Early life:...
) – 3:23 - "They Love Each Other" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:54
- "Mexicali BluesMexicali Blues (song)"Mexicali Blues" is a song from Bob Weir's 1972 Ace solo album that, like the rest of the material on that record, was de facto by the Grateful Dead. Indeed it appears on the 1974 Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead compilation....
" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:03 - "Sugaree" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:03
- "Box of Rain" (Hunter, Lesh) – 5:18
- "El Paso" (Marty RobbinsMarty RobbinsMartin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
) – 4:42 - "He's Gone" (Hunter, Garcia) – 12:06
- "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 4:48
- "China Cat Sunflower" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:20
- "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 5:46
- "Big River" (Cash) – 4:26
Disc Four
- "Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:27
- "Truckin'" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 12:02
- "The Other One" (Kreutzman, Weir) – 15:07
- "Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 17:02
- "Morning Dew" (Bonnie DobsonBonnie DobsonBonnie Dobson is a Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist, most known in the 1960s for composing the songs "I'm Your Woman" and "Morning Dew"...
, Tim RoseTim RoseTimothy Alan Patrick Rose , best known professionally as Tim Rose, was an American singer-songwriter, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country...
) – 12:40 - "Sugar Magnolia / Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 9:11
- "And We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 3:05
Grateful Dead
- 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...
– guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - 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...
– guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocals - 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....
– electric bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Donna GodchauxDonna GodchauxDonna Jean Godchaux-MacKay is an American singer best known for having been a member of the Grateful Dead rock group.-Biography:...
– vocals - Keith GodchauxKeith GodchauxKeith Richard Godchaux was a musician best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead.-Biography:Keith Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Concord, California...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Bill KreutzmannBill KreutzmannBill Kreutzmann is an American drummer who played with the rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Pigpen – in spirit
Production
- Recording – Bill Candelario
- CD mastering – Jeffrey Norman
- Tape archivist – David Lemieux
- Cover art & package design – Robert Minkin
- Photography – Brad Temkin, Rich Weiner, Ron sullivan
- Deadhead newsletter design – Mary Ann Mayer