Grateful Dead : Dave's Picks 24 Volume Twenty Four : Berkeley Community Theatre ( B.C.T. ) - Berkeley, California ( CA ) - August 25, 1972 ( 8/25/1972 ) : 3 CD : 2017 (1972/2017) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino ( GDP / Rhino ) - R2 557456 : Limited Edition ' Individually-Numbered ' Set ( of # 16,500 ) : Brand New / Factory-Sealed !!!
An Absolutely Stunning ! Grateful Dead 1972 Summer Tour " Unearthing " from the Good Ol' G.D. " Vault !!! " ... a '72 Dead Show that we All ! well-knew existed for years & years - but none of us ( well, most-all of us ! ) never ' knew ' the Show !!! --- 8/25/72 !! at the B.C.T. !!! ( aka. " Night 4 " !!!! ). Wow !?!?! And Three-Cheers !!! for & from all of the Grateful Dead " Historians " out there. Incredibly ... " Awesome " !!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!! - and yeah ... Grateful Dead Historians out-there & Everywhere ! --- " We Are Everywhere !!! ". Oh my goodness ... I mean - " What " a Pull ... from " The Vault " !!! A seriously ( Seriously !!! ) Incredible-installment right here, for certain ... delivered in the form of " Dave's Picks 24 ". Wow ... I mean for lack of a better way to " sugar coat it " - this one comes down to the ' real ' brass tacks -- as only the Hardcore ! Deadheads out there will truly know the rarity, history & anthology on this one. As essentially ... this is really a 1972 Dead Show that we pretty much all ' accepted ' we would never-ever hear. And, to take this even " Furthur ! " - we didn't even realistically know the Set List ! of This-Show ?!? So ... it's in this Spirit ! that I shall do my best here, to share the nitty gritty on this one - as I have indeed been one of those who was pretty much all but convinced that this Show would simply never make it to our collective ears, minds & music loving souls ! I've been on this one since the Late-'80's myself, but I will say ... in the end of the 1990's Era - there actually seemed to be a glimmer of ' Hope ' !?? But, honestly - only a little bit -- but, you know ... better than none at all. As basically ... Dead Base itself never had the Set List for this one, outside of the first 6 or so songs - from the 1st Set. And, this went on as pretty much " The Case " for all Dead Fans throughout the '80's & '90's Era - until, those fine early days of DAT circulating somewhat frequently. As then, all of a sudden - out of nowhere, it seemed ... a 45-minute Reel-to-Reel straight transfer starts circulating on DAT tapes ?!?? I couldn't track or trace the source ( in an effort to see if the rest of the Show existed, naturally ... ) - and that was it ... not a single peep about it - for like ... the next 20-Years ?? But, my oh my - did it sound good - like A+ Good ( " Grate ! " ) - so, I was forever hopeful - naturally ... but, the simple reality was - that the wishful " Magic Moment " never did happen. And, one might certainly & rightfully ask ... " What's the Big-Deal about this 8/25/72 BCT Show ? " And certainly - great-questions ... so, at least for me --- here is my own answer >>> 1. It is the Show " Right-Before ! " the 8/27/72 Veneta, Oregon " Field Trip ! " ( aka. " Sunshine Daydream " !!! ) 2. It's the ' Last-Show ' of a 4-Show stand at the B.C.T. ( 8/21/72 > 8/22/72 > 8/24/72 > 8/25/72 ) - and ... it's the only one " Missing " ! 3. It's the 1st run of Shows ( in California ! & the Bay Area ! ) during the Pigpen > Donna transition. 4. It's the California / Bay Area " Homecoming " run of Shows at the B.C.T. " Right-After " ... Europe '72 !!! 5. It's at the B.C.T. !!! - and I always love-me some Berkeley stuff ! -- as it's a place I once called home, for a very short - but sweet little while. 6. Come on now ... it's a " Missing " Grateful Dead Show !!! Ha ! So yeah ... here we are in 2017 ! - and Blammmo !!!?!! >>> " The Whole Darn 8/25/1972 B.C.T. Show ! " - not to mention ... in Pristine ! Digital-Quality !! So incredibly Ecxellent !!! Wow .. .. .. Jack Straw ! - Bird Song ! - Playin' !! - Bertha ! - and, last but most-definitely not least >>> Truckin' ! > Other One !!! > Stella ! > Saturday Night ! ... Sugar Magnolia !!! Wow !!!!! - I mean ... is 2017 my ' Lucky-Year ' or something ?? I don't know for certain, but I'm sure Feelin' It ! -- I just got 1/22/78 Mac Court Eugene Oregon !!!!! ... & now I get This-One too ?? - 8/25!/1972 from the Good Ol' B.C.T. !?! Two of my Good Ol' stompin' grounds, and a couple of places too which I once called " Home !! ". So yeah, you betcha ... 2017 is starting to feel " Just Like Home ! ". And you betcha ... I'm Lovin' It ! Dang, and for the ' Record ' - a Tremendous ! ' Piece ' of the Grateful Dead Live-Recordings Puzzle was sure put in place, with this one ... Stellar !!! Enjoy !!!!! Oh yeah, and how could I almost forget .. .. .. Can't Beat the Cover Art ! on This-One Either ! - " The Bus Came By ... And I Got On " !!!!!
TRACK LISTING >>>
Grateful Dead : Berkeley Community Theatre ( B.C.T. ) - Berkeley, California ( CA ) : August 25, 1972 ( 8/25/1972 ) :
Disc 1 :
Cold Rain And Snow
Black-Throated Wind
He's Gone
Beat It On Down The Line
Loser
El Paso
Black Peter
Jack Straw
Disc 2 :
Friend Of The Devil
Promised Land
Bird Song
Playing In The Band
Bertha
Disc 3 :
Truckin' >
The Other One >
Stella Blue
One More Saturday Night
Sugar Magnolia
Item Condition : This Rare ! Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 24 Volume Twenty Four ( Berkeley Community Theatre ( B.C.T. ) - Berkeley, California ( CA ) - August 25, 1972 ( 8/25/1972 ) ) Limited Edition / Individually-Numbered 3-CD Set ( of # 16,500 ) is Brand New / Factory Sealed ! Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. And " Finally ! " ... B.C.T. 8/25/72 !!! --- Enjoy !!!!!
Please Note : This 3-CD Set is a Limited Edition Series ( of # 16,500 ) 2017 Edition ! A Grateful Dead " Dave's Picks " release series constantly growing in popularity ... from 12,000 in 2012 - to 13,000 in 2013 - to 14,000 in 2014 - to 16,500 in 2015, 2016 & 2017 - and ... to 18,000 in 2018 !! Enjoy !!!
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