Best Show Ever at Stanford: February 9, 1973

What a place, what a year, and what a band.

During the hey-day of the Grateful Dead, probably the best college newspaper in the country to follow our favorite band was the Stanford Daily. Not only would we see reviews from Frost on the campus itside, but Kezak and Winterland during this best of best year.

It started of course in February with the "play every new song that we wrote over the holidays" show and continued in May in the City and into the three night Winterland run in November.  What's even cooler is that the paper has archives and allows you to download PDFs of all the issues. Stanford, despite being the first school to ever REJECT me for graduate school, I still love you.

Seven, count'em, new songs. Just one of the most fun to listen to ever. A fully-formed Eyes of the World>China Doll emerges out of Truckin.  No practice needed on this. There are lots of handouts in the extras today too.

Lots of reviews and Tech Info on Proto-Wall of Sound Here

Eight Show I'd Release If I Ran The Circus

Then first two on my list, I've always called the Most New Songs shows.


2-18-71 Capital Beautiful Jam Show

From Deadlists:
One Bertha [5:19] ; Truckin' [8:14] ; It Hurts Me Too [4:59] ; Loser [5:57] ; Greatest Story Ever Told [3:45] > Johnny B. Goode [2:32] ; Mama Tried [2:47] ; Hard To Handle [7:50] ; Dark Star [7:02] > Wharf Rat [7:15] > Beautiful Jam/Dark Star [7:21] > Me And My Uncle [3:18]

Two Casey Jones [4:17] ; Playing In The Band [5:09] ; Me And Bobby McGee [5:48] ; Candyman [6:38] ; Big Boss Man [4:41] ; Sugar Magnolia [5:32] ; Saint Stephen [6:05] > Not Fade Away [4:33] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [4:54] > Not Fade Away [3:55] > Uncle John's Band [5:56]

First Versions of  Bertha, Greatest Story Ever, Loser, Playing in the Band and Wharf Rat, 5 of the first 10 songs in the first set. I would hated to be late to this show.

Great Charlie Miller exists Archive Charlie Miller Link  but this deserves official release
(see my last blog post http://gratefulseconds.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-of-most-beautiful-moments-in.html)


2-9-73 Stanford First Versions of About 30 Songs :)

From Deadlists:

One [1:27:57] ; The Promised Land [2:55] ; [0:56] ; Row Jimmy [7:17] ; [0:35] ; Black Throated Wind [6:31] ; [0:30] ; Deal [4:29] ; [0:15] ; Me And My Uncle [2:57] ; [1:18] % [0:08] ; Sugaree [7:31] ; [0:08] % [0:09] ; Looks Like Rain [6:#28] % Loose Lucy [6:36] % Beer Barrel Polka Tuning[0:40] ; [0:26] ; Mexicali Blues [3:11] ; [0:11] & [1:13] ; Brown Eyed Women [5:07] ; [0:06] % [1:01] ; El Paso [4:18] ; [0:20] % [0:57] ; Here Comes Sunshine [9:38] ; [0:07] % [1:14] ; Playing In The Band [18:#59] ; Dead Air [0:03]

Two [1:36:15] ; China Cat Sunflower [4:51] > I Know You Rider [5:49] % [0:45] ; Jack Straw [4:43] % [1:25] ; They Love Each Other [4:36] ; [0:07] % [0:09] ; Truckin' [7:#56] > Eyes Of The World [17:09] > China Doll [6:00] ; [0:06] % [0:08] ; Big River [4:54] % Ramble On Rose [6:23] ; [0:06] % Box Of Rain [5:05] ; [0:14] ; Wave That Flag [5:#20] ; [0:09] % [0:20] ; Sugar Magnolia [8:39] ; [0:51] ; Uncle John's Band [7:17] ; [0:04] % [0:33] ; Around And Around [4:46] ; Dead Air [0:27]
Encore [7:21] ; Casey Jones [7:21] ; Dead Air [0:04]

First versions of China Doll, Eyes of the World, Here Comes Sunshine, Loose Lucy, They Love Each Other, Row Jimmy, Wave That Flag (Later US Blues)

This one is a no-brainer.

Archive Stream
6-10-73 RFK 32 Song Lovefest with Allman

7-8-78 Red Rocks

4-23-77 Springfield   (I was there)

11-6-77 Binghamton  (I was there)

9-6-80 Lewiston (I was there)

5-23-82 Greek  (I was there, ok 7-14-84 will do; http://gratefulseconds.blogspot.com/2015/10/daves-picks-17-berkeley-greek.html )