Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's tour-opening show from April 7, 1972--just about 50 years ago today!--at the Wembley Empire Pool in London, England. Topics include: two keyboard Grateful Dead; Europe 72; FOURTEEN songs we hadn't previously discussed; and Dave's new puppy.

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Links:

Howard Weiner's new book about Europe 72! - https://www.amazon.com/Europe-72-Revisited-Anniversary-Legendary/dp/1733619917

A short bonus episode in which Alex discusses Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros' most recent show, at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

NOTE: to date, there is no audience recording of this show in circulation. The clips in this episode are from other 2022 Bob & Bros shows, where available.

Links:

The video I took of Jeff Chimenti playing organ and piano at the same time - https://twitter.com/WorkingmansPod/status/1508073177343315968?s=20&t=b4EMdM5NgA6aCTZCXWCKrw

Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros Live in Colorado - https://orcd.co/liveincolorado

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's spooky, spacey, psychedelic show from July 12, 1990 at RFK Stadium in DC. Topics include: our first Brent Mydland show(!); Bob Bralove and MIDI; our first Drums>Space; Box of Rain; Victim or the Crime; late-period Dark Star; and Touch of Grey.

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Links:

Video of the Second Set: https://youtu.be/ZZ2JUjYcroc?t=9960

Grateful Seconds: http://www.gratefulseconds.com/

Garrett Graham on "Victim": http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/votc.html

Jerry Garcia on "Victim": https://www.dead.net/features/greatest-stories-ever-told/greatest-stories-ever-told-victim-or-crime

Lost Live Dead: https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's rockin', warty show from April 23, 1969 at The Ark in Boston. Topics include: a comparison of this version of the Dead to the one we most recently heard, from October 1968; our first Tom Constanten show; a revision of Dave's previous thoughts on Dark Star; and one of the all-time great show introductions--for the Dead or any band.

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Links:

Dead Sources - Article on this show from the Boston Globe, http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/07/april-21-23-1969-ark-boston.html

David Gans books: https://perfectible.net/

Listen to the Music Play by Justin Mason: https://www.gratefuldeadbook.com/

Our show website: https://www.deadyversion.com/podcast

Discussing the Grateful Dead's phenomenal show from October 12, 1968, at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. This show is from the "primal Dead" era, but played with a unique lineup: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, and Mickey--no Pigpen, nobody on the keys. This episode includes a longer discussion about Dark Star, and, at the end of the episode, a conversation about how we view the Grateful Dead compared to how others might view them.

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Dead Heads Alex and Dave break down the latest Dave's Picks release, Vol. 41: the Grateful Dead's full concert from May 26 in their legendary Spring '77 tour of the East Coast. After discussing the state of music, generally, and the Dead, specifically, as of May '77, the Heads break down all three-plus hours of Good Ol' Grateful Dead music. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod!

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's show from February 5, 1978 at the Unidome, in Cedar Falls, IA. After discussing the tour, arena, and other background regarding this time in Grateful Dead history, the conversation shifts to a breakdown of the music itself, much of which was released as Dick's Picks Vol. 18. Get on the bus for Workingman's Pod, episode one!