Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains six complete concerts recorded in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974, on 19 CDs. It was released, in a limited edition of 15,000 copies, on September 7, 2018.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
A semi-abstract image of human figures and a skull, in the style of First Nations art
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
Recorded1973 – 1974
GenreRock
LabelRhino
ProducerGrateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 27
(2018)
Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
(2018)
Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It
(2018)
Grateful Dead concert box set chronology
May 1977: Get Shown the Light
(2017)
Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
(2018)
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991
(2019)

A 3-CD album of songs selected from Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, titled Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It, was released the same day.

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.[6] The CDs are contained in a bentwood box decorated with First Nations-inspired art by Roy Henry Vickers.[7]

Concerts

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The concert recordings included in the album are:

Track listing

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June 22, 1973 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Disc 1

First set:
  1. "Bertha" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:30
  2. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:41
  3. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:00
  4. "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 4:02
  5. "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:47
  6. "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:29
  7. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:17
  8. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05
  9. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
  10. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:22
  11. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01

Disc 2

  1. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:39
  2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:48
  3. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:01
  4. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:00
  5. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 18:59
Second set:
  1. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:25
  2. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 2:58
  3. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:30
  4. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:33

Disc 3

  1. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:23
  2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:00
  3. "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 3:56
  4. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:24
  5. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 26:06
  6. "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 15:22
  7. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05

Disc 4

  1. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:57
  2. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31
Encore:
  1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

June 24, 1973 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

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Disc 5

First set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:43
  2. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:09
  3. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:53
  4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
  5. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:52
  6. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:30
  7. "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 4:20
  8. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:02
  9. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:24
  10. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:27
  11. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
  12. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:30
  13. "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) > – 6:47
  14. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:05

Disc 6

  1. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:06
Second set:
  1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
  2. "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:42
  3. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
  4. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
  5. "Greatest Story Ever Told" > (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
  6. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12
  7. "Big River" (Cash) – 4:47

Disc 7

  1. "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 27:46
  2. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 15:40
  3. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
  4. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:40
Encore:
  1. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:16

June 26, 1973 – Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington

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Disc 8

First set:
  1. "Casey Jones" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
  2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:33
  3. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
  4. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
  5. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
  6. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:23
  7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:08
  8. "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Lynn) – 3:47
  9. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:06
  10. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
  11. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:08
  12. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:00
  13. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:28
  14. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:50

Disc 9

  1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 15:49
Second set:
  1. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:56
  2. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:27
  3. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46
  4. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:28
  5. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:18
  6. "Big River" (Cash) – 4:58
  7. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:58
  8. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:11

Disc 10

  1. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:59
  2. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 10:55
  3. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:33
  4. "Me and Bobby McGee" > (Kris Kristofferson) – 5:25
  5. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 18:06
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03
Encore:
  1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

May 17, 1974 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Disc 11

First set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:33
  2. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45
  3. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
  4. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:56
  5. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:16
  6. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
  7. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:53
  8. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
  9. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:22
  10. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:47
  11. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:48
  12. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:59

Disc 12

  1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 23:07
Second set:
  1. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:09
  2. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:17
  3. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27
  4. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:45
  5. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:20
  6. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:22

Disc 13

  1. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:27
  2. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:18
  3. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:56
  4. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14
  5. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:19
  6. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
  7. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:21

May 19, 1974 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

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Disc 14

First set:
  1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
  2. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:58
  3. "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 3:57
  4. "Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:08
  5. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12
  6. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
  7. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:27
  8. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson) – 6:02
  9. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31
  10. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:23
  11. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:28
  12. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
  13. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
  14. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:27

Disc 15

  1. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:34
  2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:40
Second set:
  1. "Promised Land" > (Berry) – 3:37
  2. "Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:08
  3. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:10
  4. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:36
  5. "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Eric Andersen) – 17:58
  6. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:49
  7. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:36
  8. "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:11

Disc 16

  1. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:15
  2. "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:58
  3. "Not Fade Away" > (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 6:58
  4. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:59
  5. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:36
Encore:
  1. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:37

May 21, 1974 – Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

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Disc 17

First set:
  1. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:25
  2. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
  3. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
  4. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55
  5. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Hunter) – 3:59
  6. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:45
  7. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
  8. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:55
  9. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
  10. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:25
  11. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:01
  12. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:18

Disc 18

  1. "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Andersen) – 17:22
  2. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
Second set:
  1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 46:59
  2. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47

Disc 19

  1. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:24
  2. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
  3. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:25
  4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:52
  5. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:45
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03
Encore:
  1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:08

Personnel

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Grateful Dead

Production

  • Produced by Grateful Dead
  • Produced for release by David Lemieux
  • Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
  • Recording: Rex Jackson (1973), Kidd Candelario (1974)
  • Analog tape transfers and restoration: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth - Plangent Processes
  • Cover art: Roy Henry Vickers
  • Photos: Richie Pechner
  • Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 88
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 12

References

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  1. ^ Shteamer, Hank (June 12, 2018). "Hear Grateful Dead's Epic "Truckin'" Jam from New Pacific Northwest '73−'74 Box". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Scott (June 12, 2018). "Grateful Dead Announces Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings Box Set". JamBase. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ^ D'Arcangelo, Sam (June 12, 2018). "Grateful Dead to Release 19-Disc Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings Box Set". Live for Live Music. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (June 12, 2018). "Grateful Dead Announce Massive Live Box Set, Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings". Guitar World. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set". dead.net. June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Boone, John (December 7, 2018). "2019 Grammy Nominations: See the Complete List". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Devlin, Mike (September 4, 2018). "New Grateful Dead Box Set Includes Unreleased Vancouver Concert During Band's Peak". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Grateful Dead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Grateful Dead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.