Dick's Picks Volume 31
Encyclopedia
Dick's Picks Volume 31 is the thirty-first installment in the Grateful Dead
's archival series. It was recorded on August 4 and 5 1974 at the Philadelphia Civic Center
(Convention Hall) in Philadelphia and on August 6 at Roosevelt Stadium
in Jersey City
.
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...
's archival series. It was recorded on August 4 and 5 1974 at the Philadelphia Civic Center
Philadelphia Civic Center
The Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, more commonly known as the Philadelphia Civic Center and the Philadelphia Convention Center, was a complex of five or more buildings developed out of a series of buildings dedicated to expanding trade which began with the National Export Exhibition...
(Convention Hall) in Philadelphia and on August 6 at Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a baseball park at Droyer's Point in Jersey City, New Jersey. It opened in April 1937 and hosted high-minor league baseball, seven major league baseball games, plus championship boxing matches, top-name musical acts, important regional high school football and even soccer...
in Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
.
Disc one
- "Playing in the Band" (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...
, 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...
, 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...
) – 25:50 - "Scarlet Begonias" (Hunter, 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...
) – 12:01 - "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:27
- "Peggy-O" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:47
- "Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred FosterFred FosterFred Foster is an American songwriter, record producer, and founder of Monument Records.-Biography:...
, Kris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonKristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
) – 5:34 - "China Cat Sunflower" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:13
- "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 5:22
- "Around and Around" (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
Disc two
- "Ship of Fools" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:00
- "Loose Lucy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:32
- "Weather Report Suite"
- "Prelude" (Weir) – 1:20
- "Part I" (Eric AndersenEric AndersenEric Andersen is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:In the early 1960s, Eric Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York...
, Weir) – 4:20 - "Part II: Let It Grow" (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) – 9:16
- "Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 9:25
- "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:21
- "U.S. Blues" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:32
- "Sugar Magnolia / Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 10:42
- "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:26
Disc three
- "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:30
- "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:53
- "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...
) – 5:17 - "He's Gone" (Hunter, Garcia) – 13:12
- "Truckin'" (Hunter, 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) – 9:46 - "Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 8:16
- "The Other One Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 2:30
- "Space" (Grateful Dead) – 10:25
- "Stella Blue" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:36
- "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 4:58
Disc four
- "Eyes of the World" (Hunter, Garcia) – 19:28
- "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 22:37
- "Scarlet Begonias" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:25
- "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 5:04
- "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 10:44
Recording dates
- August 4 – Disc 1 tracks 1 & 3-4, Disc 2
- August 5 – Disc 1 tracks 2 & 5-8, Disc 3
- August 6 – Disc 4
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – 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 Weir – 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 Lesh – 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 Kreutzman – 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 ....
Production
- Recording – Bill Candelario
- CD mastering – Jeffrey Norman
- Tape archivist – David Lemieux
- Archival research – Eileen Law
- Photo – Robert W. Danielson Jr.
- Cover art & package design – Robert Minkin
- Deadhead newsletter artwork – W. Keats
- Booklet essay – Jay Saporita