Quinquagenary! VII - 1973 Part 1

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Sat, 02/18/2023 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
About 50 years ago...

 

In their first live performance of 1973, The Grateful Dead debuted a record seven! songs (and one more in their second show).  Of that initial batch, four were pretty consistently played (Eyes of the World, Row Jimmy, China Doll, They Love Each Other), two others were played fairly consistently though with sizable gaps in the performance history (Loose Lucy, Here Comes Sunshine) and one disappeared within five months (Wave That Flag).

In today's show, I'll offer you second (or even third) performances of some of these new tunes, most of which sound like the band has been playing them for months (or at least weeks).

Oh and since these shows also feature the brand new proto-Wall of Sound, there are plenty of aural thrills, frills and even chills.  

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  • Time
    12:03
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Big River
    Album
    2/17/73 - St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, MN
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1973-02-17.sbd.ashley-field.32875.sbeok.flac16
  • Time
    12:08
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Bird Song
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    12:18
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Beat It On Down the Line
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    12:27
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Box of Rain
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    12:31
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Here Comes Sunshine > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    12:51
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Looks Like Rain
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    1:02
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    You Ain't Woman Enough
    Album
    2/17/73
    Label
  • Time
    1:05
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Dark Star > Eyes of the World > China Doll
    Album
    2/15/73 - Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI
    Label
    https://archive.org/details/gd1973-02-15.sbd.hall.1580.shnf
  • Time
    1:52
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Loose Lucy
    Album
    2/17/73
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