Saturday, September 8, 2018

Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings (2018)




The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Show #1
P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73)

Disc 1
1. Bertha [6:30]
2. Beat It On Down The Line [3:41]
3. Deal [5:00]
4. Mexicali Blues [4:02]
5. Box Of Rain [5:47]
6. Bird Song [14:29]
7. The Race Is On [3:17]
8. Sugaree [8:05]
9. Looks Like Rain[7:34]
10. Row Jimmy [9:22]
11. Jack Straw [5:01]

Disc 2
1. China Cat Sunflower> [8:39]
2. I Know You Rider [5:48]
3. Big River [5:01]
4. Tennessee Jed[8:00]
5. Playing In The Band[18:59]
6. Here Comes Sunshine [12:25]
7. Promised Land [2:58]
8. Brown-Eyed Women[5:30]
9. El Paso [4:33]

Disc 3
1. Black Peter [9:23]
2. Greatest Story Ever Told [5:00]
3. Big Railroad Blues[3:56]
4. He's Gone> [11:24]
5. Truckin'> [26:06]
6. The Other One [15:22]
7. Wharf Rat[8:05]

Disc 4
1. Sugar Magnolia [9:57]
2. Casey Jones [7:31]
3. Johnny B. Goode [3:56]

Show #2
Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73)

Disc 5
1. Promised Land [3:43]
2. Loser[7:09]
3. Mexicali Blues[3:53]
4. They Love Each Other [5:48]
5. Looks Like Rain[7:52]
6. Box Of Rain[5:30]
7. Big Railroad Blues[4:20]
8. Jack Straw [5:02]
9. Sugaree [7:24]
10. The Race Is On[3:27]
11. Row Jimmy [8:30]
12. Beat It On Down The Line [3:30]
13. China Cat Sunflower> [6:47]
14. I Know You Rider [5:05]

Disc 6
1. Around And Around[5:06]
2. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [8:44]
3. You Ain’t Woman Enough [3:42]
4. El Paso [4:35]
5. Stella Blue[7:57]
6. Greatest Story Ever Told>[5:04]
7. Bertha[6:12]
8. Big River [4:47]

Disc 7
1. Dark Star> [27:46]
2. Eyes Of The World> [15:40]
3. China Doll [6:38]
4. Sugar Magnolia [9:40]
5. One More Saturday Night [5:16]

Show #3
Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73)

Disc 8
1. Casey Jones> [6:01]
2. Greatest Story Ever Told [5:33]
3. Brown-Eyed Women [5:47]
4. Jack Straw [5:04]
5. Box Of Rain [5:35]
6. Deal [4:23]
7. Mexicali Blues [4:08]
8. You Ain't Woman Enough [3:47]
9. Row Jimmy [9:06]
10. The Race Is On [3:34]
11. China Cat Sunflower> [8:08]
12. I Know You Rider [6:00]
13. Beat It On Down The Line [3:28]
14. Loser [6:50]

Disc 9
1. Playing In The Band [15:49]
2. Bertha [5:56]
3. Promised Land [3:27]
4. They Love Each Other [5:46]
5. El Paso [4:28]
6. Black Peter [9:18]
7. Big River [4:58]
8. Here Comes Sunshine [11:58]
9. Me And My Uncle [3:11]

Disc 10
1. He's Gone> [13:59]
2. Truckin'> [10:55]
3. The Other One> [6:33]
4. Me And Bobby McGee> [5:25]
5. The Other One> [18:06]
6. Sugar Magnolia [10:03]
7. Johnny B. Goode [3:56]

Show #4
P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74)

Disc 11
1. The Promised Land [3:33]
2. Deal [4:45]
3. The Race Is On [3:34]
4. Ramble On Rose [6:56]
5. Jack Straw [5:16]
6. Dire Wolf [5:28]
7. Beat It On Down The Line [3:53]
8. Loose Lucy [5:07]
9. Big River [5:22]
10. It Must Have Been The Roses [5:47]
11. Mexicali Blues [3:48]
12. Row Jimmy [8:59]

Disc 12
1. Playing In The Band [23:07]
2. U.S. Blues [6:09]
3. Me And My Uncle [3:17]
4. Ship Of Fools [6:27]
5. Money Money [4:45]
6. China Cat Sunflower> [8:20]
7. I Know You Rider [5:22]

Disc 13
1. Greatest Story Ever Told [5:27]
2. Sugaree [8:18]
3. Truckin’>[9:56]
4. Nobody’s Fault But Mine>[5:14]
5. Eyes Of The World> [13:19]
6. China Doll [6:01]
7. Sugar Magnolia [9:21]

Show #5
Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74)

Disc 14
1. Missisippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo[8:14]
2. Mexicali Blues[3:58]
3. Big Railroad Blues [3:57]
4. Black-Throated Wind [7:08]
5. Scarlet Begonias [5:12]
6. Beat It On Down The Line [3:47]
7. Tennessee Jed[8:27]
8. Me And Bobby Mcgee[6:02]
9. Sugaree[7:31]
10. Jack Straw [5:23]
11. It Must Have Been The Roses [5:28]
12. El Paso [4:35]
13. Loose Lucy [5:07]
14. Money Money [4:27]

Disc 15
1. China Cat Sunflower> [8:34]
2. I Know You Rider [5:40]
3. Promised Land> [3:37]
4. Bertha> [6:08]
5. Greatest Story Ever Told[6:10]
6. Ship Of Fools [6:36]
7. Weather Report Suite> [17:58]
8. Wharf Rat [10:49]
9. Big River [5:36]
10. Peggy-O [8:11]

Disc 16
1. Truckin'> [9:15]
2. Jam> [9:58]
3. Not Fade Away>[6:58]
4. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [6:59]
5. One More Saturday Night [5:36]
6. U.S. Blues [5:37]

Show #6
Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74)

Disc 17
1. Me And My Uncle [3:25]
2. Brown-Eyed Women [5:20]
3. Beat It On Down The Line [3:47]
4. Deal [4:55]
5. Mexicali Blues [3:59]
6. It Must Have Been The Roses [5:45]
7. The Race Is On [3:34]
8. Scarlet Begonias [5:55]
9. El Paso [4:56]
10. Row Jimmy [9:25]
11. Money Money [5:01]
12. Ship Of Fools [6:18]

Disc 18
1. Weather Report Suite> [17:22]
2. China Doll[5:48]
3. Playing In The Band[46:59]
4. U.S. Blues [5:47]

Disc 19
1. Big River [5:24]
2. Stella Blue [8:40]
3. Around And Around [5:25]
4. Eyes Of The World> [13:52]
5. Wharf Rat> [9:45]
6. Sugar Magnolia [10:03]
7. Johnny B. Goode [4:08]

FLAC (Torrent): HERE!
Mp3 [V0]: HERE!
Please Seed The Torrents As Long As You Can. Please Don't Just Hit & Run.

32 comments:

  1. well fuck yeaH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. I was checking in a few times today looking and hoping for this and boom!!! Thanks so much brother!

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  3. wonderful post. a big thanks from Milan

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  4. Damn, that didn’t take long!
    Thank you kind sir.

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  5. Thanks for all the wonderful music! Sounds like the pitch (speed problems) are resolved. Seems like a ton of stuff from this time period had problems with the pitch. Thank god for the plangent process. Will seed to 5:0

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  6. Hey I know others from other sites are grabbing this but people are seeding. Deadheads are different than phish phans. This is well seeded and Jooges torrent is very much alive. I think as Jooge said it is generational. I'm very happy to drop off this one since everyone is sharing. The only reason I write this is that it is the first time I've seen everyone chipping in and helping the swarm kick ass. IT is a thing of beauty when everyone shares a little more than they take.

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  7. Here is the artwork for each individual show:


    https://imgur.com/a/ezKOr8P

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  8. Sounds so good! Many thanks once again!

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  9. Anyone else having problems? I downloaded the mp3 & when I tried to open the file I got a error saying file was broken or not supported ,so I tried flac and only got a bunch of text that I don't understand ,but I do know it wasn't the shows themselves because 19 cds in flac is more than 282kb that much I do Know ,if someone can help me out or explain what I'm doing wrong I'd be super Grateful!! :) THANKS!

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    1. http://imgur.com/Q60Ox8y I get this with the mp3

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    2. http://imgur.com/GKnqZpV and I get this with the flac

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    3. I have absolutely no idea how you arrived at those error. Both the downloads still work.

      The torrent will have life until ppl stop seeding, the mp3 will eventually be flagged by mediafire and then be killed.

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    4. okay thanks maybe I'll try on a different computer besides this chromebook

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    5. Did you ever figure it out, that it's a torrent link? You need a torrent client like BitTorrent to download the Flac files.

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  10. Perfect download here....thx brother you rock

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  11. Ha Ha, just upped this to my google play music for easy access away from home...Its tagged as one gigantic glorious 20+ hour 166 track album! And i might just like it that way ;)

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  12. Media Fire refuses to accept my link, so I got the FLAC and am very happy. Much thanks and have happy days ahead kind sir!

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  13. Is there a problem with the ZIP file? I was able to download, but not open it.

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  14. You guys are awesome for seeding this still. TYSM for the upload!

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