Spring 1990

Spring 1990
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	August 31, 2012
Recorded	March 16 – April 2, 1990
Genre	Rock
Label	Rhino
Producer	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 3 (2012) Spring 1990 (2012) Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It (2012)

Spring 1990 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains six complete concerts, on 18 CDs—one concert from each venue of their spring 1990 tour. It was released on August 31, 2012.^[1][2][3]

Spring 1990 was produced as a box set, with a limited edition of 9,000 individually numbered copies. The box includes a 60-page hardcover book of essays and photos, along with memorabilia such as reproductions of the tour program, ticket stubs, and backstage passes.^[1][2][3]

Speaking of the album in a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, Bob Weir said, "For my money, this was our hottest era. We couldn't wait to go on tour; we couldn't wait to play because it was really working for us and it was keeping us amused. We had been working together as a unit for a good length of time.... We got comfortable enough in those tunes so that we could do a little exploration, harmonically, rhythmically, whatever. We could go places with them. Everybody has to be way in tune with each other to be able to do that."^[4]

Concerts

Spring 1990 contains the following complete concerts:

• March 16, 1990 – Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
• March 19, 1990 – Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
• March 22, 1990 – Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
• March 26, 1990 – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
• March 30, 1990 – Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
• April 2, 1990 – The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

The album also includes excerpts from this concert:

• March 24, 1990 - Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York

Two tracks from the Copps Coliseum concert were previously released on So Many Roads (1965-1995),^[5] and one track from the same concert was previously released on Garcia Plays Dylan.^[6] Six tracks from the March 26 Knickerbocker Arena concert were previously released on Dozin' at the Knick.^[7] Three tracks from the Nassau Coliseum concert were previously released on Without a Net.^[8]

The combination of the tracks from the March 24 concert at the Knickerbocker Arena with those from the same date released on Dozin' at the Knick, Postcards of the Hanging and Without a Net represent that concert in its entirety.

A concert from the day before the Capital Centre date, recorded at the same venue, was previously released as Terrapin Station (Limited Edition).

The remaining shows from the Spring 1990 tour were later released as Spring 1990 (The Other One).

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Mickey Hart – drums
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by Grateful Dead
• Compilation produced by David Lemieux
• CD mastering by Jeffrey Norman
• Recorded by John Cutler
• Artwork by Wes Lang

Track listing

March 16, 1990 – Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Let the Good Times Roll" > (Sam Cooke) – 4:11
2. "Touch of Grey" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:28
3. "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Bob Weir) – 7:44
4. "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:34
5. "Queen Jane Approximately" (Bob Dylan) – 6:15
6. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:22
7. "Black-Throated Wind" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 6:03
8. "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:23
9. "Blow Away" (Brent Mydland, Barlow) – 12:02

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:21
2. "Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 11:04
3. "Ship Of Fools" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:39
4. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" > (Norman Span) – 6:55
5. "Jam" > (Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 5:24
6. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 9:37

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 10:42
2. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:55
3. "Stella Blue" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:49
4. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:16

Encore:

5. "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 5:19

March 19, 1990 – Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Hell in a Bucket" > (Weir, Mydland, Barlow) – 6:43
2. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:10
3. "We Can Run" (Mydland, Barlow) – 7:05
4. "Jack-a-Roe" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:13
5. "Picasso Moon" (Weir, Bob Bralove, Barlow) – 7:41
6. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:59
7. "It's All Over Now" > (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) – 7:25
8. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:41

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:27
2. "Foolish Heart" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:35
3. "Playing in the Band" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 8:32
4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:41
5. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 10:26

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 10:52
2. "China Doll" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:13
3. "Gimme Some Lovin'" > (Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood) – 4:31
4. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:55
5. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 6:36

Encore:

6. "Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48

March 22, 1990 – Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Feel Like A Stranger" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:12
2. "West L. A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:41
3. "Easy to Love You" (Mydland, Barlow) – 6:14
4. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:34
5. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 6:29
6. "The Last Time" (Jagger, Richards) – 5:40
7. "Picasso Moon" (Weir, Bralove, Barlow) – 7:07
8. "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:30

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 11:44 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Bob Weir) – 6:51
4. "Believe It or Not" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:32
5. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 11:04
6. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 11:36

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 8:14
2. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:42
3. "Hey Jude" > (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:53
4. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" > (Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi) – 3:58
5. "Hey Jude" > (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:31
6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:45

Encore:

7. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) – 7:10 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Notes

March 26, 1990 – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Hell in a Bucket" (Weir, Mydland, Barlow) – 6:53 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2. "Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:08 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3. "Just a Little Light" (Mydland, Barlow) – 5:15 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4. "Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:32
5. "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 4:40
6. "Picasso Moon" (Weir, Bralove, Barlow) – 7:17
7. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:53 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
8. "Blow Away" (Mydland, Barlow) – 11:31 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:29
2. "Victim or the Crime" > (Weir, Gerrit Graham) – 9:56
3. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:45
4. "I Know You Rider" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:24
5. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" > (Span) – 6:14
6. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 11:21

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 8:29
2. "I Need a Miracle" > (Weir, Barlow) – 4:03
3. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" > (S. Winwood, Wood, Capaldi) – 5:20
4. "Gimme Some Lovin'" > (S. Winwood, Davis, M. Winwood) – 5:09
5. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 11:57

Encore:

6. "Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:37 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Bonus tracks – March 24, 1990 – Knickerbocker Arena:

7. "Let the Good Times Roll" > (Cooke) – 4:01
8. "Help on the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05
9. "Slipknot!" > (Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir) – 3:50
10. "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 8:04
11. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:30
12. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:53

Notes

March 30, 1990 – Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Help on the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:12 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2. "Slipknot!" > (Garcia, K. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir) – 5:49 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3. "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 9:39 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 9:13
5. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:28
6. "It's All Over Now" (B. Womack, S. Womack) – 7:18
7. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Dylan) – 6:12
8. "Picasso Moon" (Weir, Bralove, Barlow) – 7:56
9. "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:26

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Iko Iko" (James Crawford) – 7:07
2. "Playing in the Band" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 9:19
3. "China Doll" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:41
4. "Uncle John's Band" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:16
5. "Terrapin Station" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:59
6. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 9:48

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 11:30
2. "I Need a Miracle" > (Weir, Barlow) – 4:02
3. "Gimme Some Lovin" > (S. Winwood, Davis, M. Winwood) – 4:55
4. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) > – 8:56
5. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 7:40

Encore:

6. "Attics of My Life" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12

Notes

April 2, 1990 – The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Feel Like a Stranger" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:44
2. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
3. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) – 6:34
4. "Queen Jane Approximately" (Dylan) – 6:13
5. "Easy to Love You" (Mydland, Barlow) – 5:37
6. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46
7. "Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:21

Disc 2

Second set:

1. "Foolish Heart" > (Garcia, Hunter) –9:20
2. "Looks Like Rain" > (Weir, Barlow) – 8:26
3. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:59
4. "The Last Time" > (Jagger, Richards) – 5:43
5. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 10:42

Disc 3

1. "Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Mydland, Weir) – 9:04
2. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:24
3. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" > (Reverend Gary Davis) – 7:37
4. "Around and Around" > (Berry) – 3:41
5. "Good Lovin'" (Arthur Resnick, Rudy Clark) – 7:12

Encore:

6. "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:28

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