During the Grateful Dead’s legendary 30-year run, the band often visited its northern neighbours in Portland, Seattle, and less-than-often Vancouver. Even so, official live recordings from those cities are something of a rarity. Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: Believe It If You Need It highlights some of the best performances from Grateful Dead’s time in the northwest. The concerts in the set include: P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). During the period when the shows were recorded, the Grateful Dead included: Jerry Garcia, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. The recordings of the 1973 shows were made just a few months before the band released its sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, which was its first without founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, who died in March 1973, and the first on their new Grateful Dead Records label. The 1974 shows were recorded just a few weeks before the band released its seventh studio album, From The Mars Hotel. Each show was mastered in 24bit high-resolution audio from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.
Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:18:14)
01. China Cat Sunflower (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (08:37)
02. I Know You Rider (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (05:30)
03. Bird Song (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (14:21)
04. Box of Rain (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 6/24/73) (05:18)
05. Brown-Eyed Women (Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74) (05:02)
06. Truckin’ (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (10:43)
07. Jam (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (09:57)
08. Not Fade Away (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (06:55)
09. Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (07:01)
10. One More Saturday Night (Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74) (04:50)
Disc 2 (01:17:37)
01. Here Comes Sunshine (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (12:10)
02. Eyes of the World (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 5/17/74) (13:23)
03. China Doll (Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74) (05:33)
04. Playing In the Band (Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74) (46:31)
Disc 3 (01:18:25)
01. Sugaree (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 5/17/74) (07:37)
02. He’s Gone (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (11:30)
03. Truckin’ (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (26:06)
04. The Other One (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (15:21)
05. Wharf Rat (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (07:58)
06. Sugar Magnolia (Live at P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. 6/22/73) (09:53)
Personnel:
Jerry Garcia, guitar, vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux, vocals
Keith Godchaux, keyboard
Bob Weir, guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh, bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann, drums
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