Dick's Picks Volume 7
Encyclopedia
Dick's Picks Volume 7 is the seventh live album
in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead
. It was recorded between September 9 and 11, 1974 at Alexandra Palace
in London, England. It was released in March 1997.
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 between September 9 and 11, 1974 at Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
in London, England. It was released in March 1997.
Disc one
- "Scarlet BegoniasScarlet Begonias"Scarlet Begonias" is a song by the Grateful Dead in 4/4 time. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. The song first appears on the 1974 release Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel....
" (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...
, 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...
) – 9:29 - "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....
" (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...
, 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...
) – 3:36 - "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:21
- "Black-Throated WindBlack-Throated Wind"Black-Throated Wind" is the second track from Bob Weir's solo debut Ace. The song was written by Weir and lyricist John Perry Barlow about the experiences Barlow had on a road trip from New York to San Francisco in 1971...
" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:20 - "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:48
- "Beat It on Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:30
- "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:59
- "Playing in the BandPlaying in the Band"Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed it. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self-titled 1971 live album Grateful Dead...
" (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 23:30
Disc two
- "Weather Report Suite" (Anderson, Barlow, Weir) – 18:18
- "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:32
- "Jack StrawJack Straw (song)Jack Straw is a rock song written by Bob Weir and Robert Hunter in the Troubadour tradition. The track appeared on the Grateful Dead album, Europe '72, and was frequently performed live by the band....
" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:19 - "Brown-Eyed Woman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
- "Big RiverBig River (Johnny Cash song)"Big River" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. Released as a single by Sun Records in 1958, it went as high as #4 on the Billboard country music charts and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks...
" (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...
) – 5:14 - "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, Hunter, Lesh, Weir) – 10:31 - "Wood Green Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 5:56
- "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:13
Disc three
- "Me & My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:30
- "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...
" (HollyBuddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
, Petty) – 16:27 - "Dark StarDark Star (song)"Dark Star" is a song released as a single by the Grateful Dead. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by lead guitarist Jerry Garcia; however, compositional credit is sometimes extended to include Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, the late Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Bob Weir...
" (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 24:08 - "Spam Jam" (Grateful Dead) – 7:13
- "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning DewMorning Dew"Morning Dew", also known as " Morning Dew", is a post-apocalyptic folk-rock song written by Canadian singer Bonnie Dobson in 1962.According to Dobson in a 1993 interview, "Morning Dew" was inspired by the film On the Beach....
" (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"...
, 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...
) – 13:15 - "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:41
Personnel
Grateful Dead- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Production
- Dick Latvala - tape archivist
- Gecko Graphics - design
- Bill Candelario - recording
- Jeffrey Norman - CD mastering
- John Cutler - magnetic scrutinizer
- Alfred Meeson - architectural rendering
Recording dates
- September 9 - Disc 1, tracks 1-3, Disc 2, tracks, 6-8
- September 10 - Disc 1, tracks 4-5, Disc 2, tracks 1-2 & 5, Disc 3
- September 11 - Disc 1, tracks 6-8, Disc 2, tracks 3-4