This mix compiles highlights from the three November 1972 Texas shows that followed the more familiar Hofheinz Pavilion shows in Houston, on 11/18 and 11/19.
Most of the 11/18 Houston show’s second set was released on vinyl, on Record Store Day, in 2014. The 11/19 Houston performance is a famous show and an important cassette from back in the day, though still unreleased. Save Your Face previously posted an mp3 highlights reel of that show.
The three shows sampled in this mix are Austin (11/22), Dallas (11/24), and San Antonio (11/26). The soundboards of all three shows have mix/sonics problems. However, nearly all of the big improvisational performances shine through those issues without difficulty, and this highlight reel focusses on that deep material.
Fall 1972 was a great period for tight-but-adventurous Dead improvisation, and this mix seeks to make more material from dodgy mixes of unreleased shows thoroughly enjoyable.
Disc One: Austin (73 minutes)
- China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
- Bird Song
- Playin’ Jam
- He’s Gone
- The Other One >
- Jam >
- The Other One
- Stella Blue
Disc Two: Dallas & San Antonio (72 minutes)
- Dark Star >
- Bass Solo > Feelin’ Groovy Jam
- Playin’ Jam
- Truckin’
- Not Fade Away > Goin’ Down the Road > Not Fade Away