Dick's Picks Volume 23

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Dick's Picks Volume 23
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	October 2001
Recorded	September 17, 1972
Genre	Country rock Folk-rock Psychedelic rock Jam
Length	206:35
Label	Grateful Dead Records
Grateful Dead chronology
Nightfall of Diamonds (2001) Dick's Picks Volume 23 (2001) The Golden Road Box Set (2001)

Dick's Picks Volume 23 is the twenty-third installment in the Dick's Picks series of live recordings by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on September 17 in 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center. More music from this period can be found on Dick's Picks Volume 11 and Dick's Picks Volume 36. It contains the longest CD version of the song "The Other One" to date, clocking in at nearly 40 minutes.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three 2 Personnel 2.1 Grateful Dead 2.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "The Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:39
2. "Sugaree" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 7:59
3. "Black-Throated Wind" (John Barlow, Bob Weir) – 6:34
4. "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Hunter, Garcia) – 4:19
5. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:11
6. "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 10:55
7. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:22
8. "Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:05
9. "Mexicali Blues" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:57
10. "China Cat Sunflower" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:18
11. "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:16

[edit] Disc two

1. "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Mickey Hart, Weir) – 18:48
2. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:12
3. "Truckin'" (Hunter, Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir) – 12:19
4. "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:20
5. "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:22
6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:38
7. "Me & My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:16

[edit] Disc three

1. "He's Gone" (Hunter, Garcia) – 10:21
2. "The Other One" (Bill Kreutzmann, Weir) – 39:07
3. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 10:50
4. "Sugar Magnolia/Sunshine Daydream" (Hunter, Weir) – 9:25
5. "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:22

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
• Keith Godchaux – piano
• Donna Godchaux – vocals
• Bill Kreutzman – drums

[edit] Production

• Recording – Owsley Stanley
• Mastering – Jeffrey Norman
• Tape archivists – Dick Latvala, David Lemieux
• Archival research – Eileen Law
• Cover art, design & photos – Tina Carpenter
• Cover photos – Ed Degginger, David DeNoma
• Band photos – Mary Ann Mayer
• Layout design – Robert Minkin