Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-RGM-1633

Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Hand Numbered, 180g Vinyl, Stenciled 4th Side

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

848064016335

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Grateful Dead

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Real Gone Music

Grateful Dead were an American rock band that formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965. With a career spanning from 1965 to 1995, they left an indelible mark on the music industry. Originally established in 1964 as "The Warlocks," the band quickly gained popularity for their unique sound and improvisational style.The Grateful Dead's music encompassed various genres including rock, folk, blues, and psychedelic rock. Their live performances were legendary, known for their extended jams and eclectic setlists that kept fans coming back for more. The band's members included Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.Throughout their career,&nbsp;Grateful Dead released numerous albums that became iconic within the counterculture movement of the time. Some of their most notable works include "American Beauty," "Workingman's Dead," and "Europe '72." Even after disbanding in 1995 following Garcia's untimely death, their legacy continues to resonate with music lovers worldwide.

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Dick’s Picks Vol. 2 has always been one of our favorites here at Real Gone, and not just because one of our two partners spent much of his misbegotten youth at the venue where it was recorded, the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. Which, if you’ve never been there, is one of those grand movie palaces built in the ‘20s. It’s the kind of place where you can easily imagine spirits roam…say on a Halloween evening featuring a band called the Grateful Dead. For,  on that 1971 night—captured on this, the only single CD release in the entire Dick’s Picks series, here presented on a three-sided double-LP—the group played the most ethereal, dreamy, and, yes, spooky version of “Dark Star” ever recorded; it’s almost as if Jerry Garcia was communing with his ancestors  (and maybe John Coltrane) for the first seven minutes of his beautifully structured, contemplative and yearning solo. Then, after the vocal verse, Garcia, rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, and bassist Phil Lesh take turns suggesting a new improvisational theme before the band telepathically picks up on a two-note theme  and Garcia launches into some of the most ecstatic guitar playing ever captured on tape anywhere (labeled by some the “Tighten Up” jam after the Archie Bell & the Drells song; others hear an embryonic “Eyes of the World”). The rest of the show keeps flying high; the whole band is on fire during “Sugar Magnolia,” a rare, early-‘70s performance of “St. Stephen” (the final live version until 1976) swaggers like it should, and a great “Not Fade Away”/ “Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad”/ “Not Fade Away” medley rounds out the show…a “hallowed” performance indeed.

Now, Dick’s Picks Vol. 2 has seen a very limited vinyl release before, but that release cut its lacquers from CD files. Well, as the recent saying goes, “Lordy, there are tapes!” Yup, Jeffrey Norman of Mockingbird Mastering has gone back to the original Scotch reel-to-reel tapes (pictured in the gatefold inner spread) to bring you a brand, spankin’ new master of this utterly amazing show. The Well Made Music boys Clint Holley and Dave Polster cut the lacquers, and guess what? This baby was pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Gotta Groove Records, which is headquartered in—that’s right—Columbus. Yep, it’s a homecoming all around, and we swear, though we know this Pick like the back of our hand, we heard some new things this time around, and oh, that Garcia guitar tone! That’s where the vinyl advantage kicks in. Limited edition of 3500 hand-numbered copies with a surprise on side 4.

Dick's Picks Vol. 2--Columbus, Ohio 10/31/71

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Discover Dick's Picks Vol. 2--Columbus, Ohio 10/31/71 by Grateful Dead. Limited edition vinyl release on Real Gone Music. Ethereal and spooky live performance with ecstatic guitar playing by Jerry Garcia. Fast & Free Shipping Available.