This mix brings together most of the September-December 1973 Dead performances that have been released exclusively via “30 Days of Dead” (2010-2021), as of January 2022.
Official Dead curator Dave Lemieux has used the annual, November event to pluck extraordinary, individual Dead performances from shows the haven’t been released in full and perhaps never will be.
The Fall ’73 selections combine into a mighty set.
105-minute mp3 mix zipped up here
- Weather Report Suite (11/23/73)
- Let Me Sing Your Blues Away (9/17/73)
- China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider (9/24/73)
- Playin’ in the Band (11/25/73)
- Dark Star > Mind Left Body > Dark Star >
- Feedback Chaos >
- Eyes of the World >
- Stella Blue (10/25/73)
- Ramble of Rose (12/19/73)
What was omitted:
- Tracks that were subsequently released on whole-show/road trip/etc. albums (as of January 2022).
- The 12/8/73 “Weather Report,” cut in favor of this 11/23/73 version, which is sonically-beefy on the bottom end and has extremely well-performed and mixed vocals.
- The 10/23/73 “Black Throated Wind,” which has a weird mix that highlights Keith’s exciting keyboard part, but which isn’t repeat-listen/album-worthy as a recording.
Cover art: Leo Morey