Grateful Dead
1972-12-31
New Year's Eve
Winterland Arena
San Francisco, CA
FM Broadcast
192 kpbs (Vbr)
Artwork Included
CD 1:
1st Set
01. NYE Countdown > Around And Around
02. Deal
03. Mexicali Blues
04. Brown Eyed Women
05. Box Of Rain
06. Jack Straw
07. Don't Ease Me In
08. Beat It On Down The Line
09. Candyman
10. El Paso
11. Tennessee Jed
CD 2:
1st Set (continued)
01. Playing In The Band
02. Casey Jones
2nd Set
03. The Promised Land
04. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
05. Big River
06. Sugaree
CD 3:
2nd set (continued)
01. Truckin' >
02. The Other One >
03. Drums >
04. Drums & Bass >
05. The Other One >*
06. Morning Dew*
07. Bill Graham Thanks and Intro to
08. Sugar Magnolia
CD 4:
2nd Set (continued)
01. Sing Me Back Home
02. Johnny B. Goode
Encore
03. Uncle John's Band
04. One More Saturday Night
* with David Crosby
The year 1972 had been a momentous one for the Dead, filled with legendary performances but also marked by transitions in personnel and style. The spring Europe 72 tour was one of the legendary series of shows in the band's long storied history. Every show from that tour is now being officially released for sale. The August 27, 1972 show at Veneta, Oregon is considered the top rival to May 8, 1977 for the title of the best Dead show ever. The Dead integrated Keith and Donna Godchaux into the band, while losing founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan due to ill health, which would eventually claim his life in 1973. What the band didn't do in 1972, however, is produce a studio album. That wouldn't happen until 1973, when they released Wake of The Flood, a jazz influenced disc which was quite a change from the prior two albums, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, both released in 1970, which had fused together rock, folk, bluegrass and country music. Some of that transition in style is evident on this FM recording from December 31, 1972, 39 years ago today. The instrumental during the Other One, instead of being the normal thunderous jam, is a sweet musical piece in which Garcia's guitar almost sounds violin like. The band is on fire throughout the evening, with many Deadheads ranking this among the best Grateful Dead performances on New Year's Eve. Add to that a guest appearance by David Crosby during the last half of the 2nd set, and you have a show worthy enough to end the a historic year and set the stage for reaching even higher heights in the 365 days to follow! Enjoy this incredible show and happy 2012 to all!
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