Dick's Picks Volume 30


Dick's Picks Volume 30 is the 30th installment of the Grateful Dead's archival series. Just prior to their Europe '72 tour, the Grateful Dead played seven shows at the Academy of Music on 14th Street in New York City. Included in this four CD set is the entire March 28, 1972 performance plus selections from March 25, 1972 and March 27, 1972. The March 25 show featured Bo Diddley as a guest, whose performance, backed by the Grateful Dead, is included in Disc One. Other rarities contained in this volume are the only Grateful Dead live performances of "How Sweet it Is ", "Are You Lonely for Me" and "The Sidewalks of New York".
Additional selections from the venue run were later released on the Rockin' the Rhein bonus disc, and on Dave's Picks Volume 14, the latter including the March 26, 1972 performance in its entirety. Additional tracks from the March 27 performance were later released on the Dave's Picks 2015 Bonus Disc
The audio tape almost did not make it into the vault as it was not known to have been recorded. It was found in an old barn and restored by Rob Eaton in 1995.

Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Hey Bo Diddley" – 4:10
  2. "I'm a Man " – 6:00
  3. "I've Seen Them All" – 7:43
  4. "Jam" – 9:59
  5. "Mona" – 3:34
  6. "How Sweet It Is " – 7:56
  7. "Are You Lonely For Me" – 7:37
  8. "Smokestack Lightnin'" – 13:11
  9. "Playing in the Band" – 11:10
Note

Disc Two

  1. "Truckin'" – 9:49
  2. "Tennessee Jed" – 7:45
  3. "Chinatown Shuffle" – 3:10
  4. "Black-Throated Wind" – 6:48
  5. "You Win Again" – 5:09
  6. "Mr. Charlie" – 5:02
  7. "Mexicali Blues" – 4:37
  8. "Brokedown Palace" – 6:13
  9. "Next Time You See Me" – 4:52
  10. "Cumberland Blues" – 6:09

    Disc Three

  11. "Looks Like Rain" – 8:06
  12. "Big Railroad Blues" – 4:09
  13. "El Paso" – 5:25
  14. "China Cat Sunflower" – 5:05 >
  15. "I Know You Rider" – 6:27
  16. "Casey Jones" – 6:43
  17. "Playing in the Band" – 13:56
  18. "Sugaree" – 7:36
  19. "The Stranger " – 8:58

    Disc Four

  20. "Sugar Magnolia" – 6:55 >
  21. "The Other One" – 28:16
  22. "It Hurts Me Too" – 9:23
  23. "Not Fade Away" – 5:26 >
  24. "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" – 8:20 >
  25. "Not Fade Away" – 3:35
  26. "The Sidewalks of New York" – 1:10 >
  27. "One More Saturday Night" – 4:43

    Personnel

Grateful Dead