The Classic ! Spring Tour '73 ( 3/24/73 ! ) Dead Show !! - in Philly ! - at The Spectrum !!! ... Amazing ! ( " Breathtaking !! " ) '73 Prime-Era Grateful Dead ' Live ' in one of their many ' Key ' Prime-Eras ! - at a Good Ol' Hockey & Hoops Rink - which they more-than " Respected " ... and ' always ' treated with a little-extra ' Umph ! ' ... & " Brotherly-Love !! ".  Whoa !?!?! ... 3/24/73 ! - on Spring Tour '73 ! - at " The-Spectrum ! " ..... " Dark~Star !!!!! ".

Dead Fans ! ... '73 Live-Dead Fans !! ... & " Spectrum-Heads !!! " - as you-betcha ... We ' All ' know what That-Means !!  Oh yeah, and too ( naturally ... ) ... 3/24/73 !!!!! ... " Finally !!! ".  I mean ... " Thank You ! Vault !! " - as if you're just some name-less / face-less mechanical monster - that just ' happens ' to kinda kick-down a " MONSTER~SHOW !!! " every once-in-a-while ... Ha !  And, I just gotta say straight-up & first and foremost - if 1973 Live-Dead is one-of your own personal Favorite ! bag of tricks - or, it's perhaps your " Favorite " bag of Dead-Tricks ! ... then You ! are in for one heck of a ride ! - or better said ... a Spring Tour '73 " Mystical ! " Grateful Dead Journey ! with This-One !!  And yeah ... as " Monster " is even a little bit of an ' understatement ' ... and what I really-mean is " MoNsTeR !!! ".  Jerry, Bobby, Phil, BK, Keith & Donna Jean ... in the true " Finest-Form ! " of this Winter '71 to Fall '74 " Uni-Drummer " Dead Unit !  In other words ... the ' Mick-Free ' years - but, you already know all about that.  And ... so yeah & getting right-back here to " 1973 " - the one-question just ' still-remains ' - and, I have to imagine that it always-really-will ... as it's indeed true-fact that the " Opinion(s) " are just always ( and always have-been ) all-across-the-board on ' What ? ' is Truly " The-Best ?? ".  And ... may that be ... " Spring '73 ? " - " Summer '73 ? " - or " Winter '73 ? " - clearly one-of the Grateful Dead " Prime-Era " Years - that is indeed ' beyond-worthy ' of that degree of vitally-important ' dissection '.  And I'll say it loud & clear that my vote has always traditionally been pulling on the " Winter '73 " lever ( for almost the last 30-years, myself ) - but, my steadfast commitment to headphones ( like ... almost a " headphones-only " type of commitment ) over the last near-decade ( not to mention the " so-many-killer-'73-releases " that have newly surfaced ! ) ... has really-truly-began to ' tilt ' my eyes, ears, and mind - in the direction of " Spring Tour '73 ! ".  And I mean hey - to just put it bluntly ... it's ' earlier ' - and I think at least in the vital-case of analyzing " Jerry " - it matters all the more.  I mean it's kind of like the similar impossible ' pick ' of ... " Strat ? " or " Wolf ? " ... as that's almost something-like " Who's a better British Rock Band ? " - " The Beatles ? or The Stones ? " ( Ha ! ).  But, it's just like this ... '71 > '73 Garcia-Live is arguably the " Mastery-Point " of getting the Most ! out of ' Single-Coil ' Pick-Ups ... and also even laying-down the earlier Mid/Late-'60's Gibson(s) ! - to do-it !!? ... to truly ' Achieve ' it !  One of the " Most " critically-altering ' Decisions ' in really ' All ' of Rock & Roll which Jerry made here in this Live-Dead Period & Era !  And, at least to my ears ... I'm sure damn-glad he did it !  Just think of the differences in sheer Gain ! & Tone !! that this period would have ' faced ' ( Forever ! ) if Garcia played it with say ... an SG ! - or a Les Paul !  But instead ... he chose to rifle This-Era ( This " Magical ! " Live-Dead-Era ! ) with the choice of " Clean-Tone !! ".  And, then the more I listen ( and believe-me - I listen a-lot ) ... I'm almost starting to get hung-up on " Spring Tour '73 " being really the " Pinnacle-Flagship " of this Single-Coil Pick-Ups " Clean-Tone " Era !  It's So-Incredibly ' Brisk ' that it almost " Snaps ! " - and even ' with ' what one might call " unity-gain-buffing ! ".  And with the sheer " Timing " of Bobby playing a Gibby Double-Cut ( 336 ? ), BK on the Stickkks ! - and Phil-a-Thumpin' !?! ... there are Moments that both border & also truly-achieve ' Crystal-Clean ' Live ! Rock & Roll " Perfection !! ".  And, I have to say ( & ' admit ' ) too that I'm ' Extra ' Head-Over-Heals with this 3/24/73 Spectrum release - because I only ' ever ' owned a roughly 90-minute ( or ' less ' ) portion of This-Show !  I got it in the '80's from Metal Tape ( Cassette ) and Recorded it ( " Carefully ! " ) to Chrome Tape ( Cassette ) - and could never track down the other ' portion ' of this Show ( like ' Most ' of this Show ! ) - simply because I just could-not find the proper & respectable Sound-Quality in which it rightfully deserved to be archived.  And so - just for fun ... " This " is all that I-Ever-Had ! ( as I'm kind of even embarrassed to say - but ... I-Did-Try-Hard ! ) - and so, with no further adieu ... ( kind of funny ( really-funny ) to think about this ' now ' ( like 30-Years ! later ) - Ha !! ) >>> Big River - Stella Blue - Me & My Uncle - He's Gone > Truckin' > Jam ( Cut / " Flip ! " ... Ouch ! ) ... Jam > Dark Star > Sing Me Back Home > Sugar Mag - Encore : Johnny B. Goode !  And so Yes ! - you get the point, and can now also feel ( & hear ) what I am Feelin' ! & Hearin ' !! ... the ' Other ' Missing ! " 21-Tracks !!! " All-Before ... the ' Big River ! '.  And, I mean ... I just gotta-say ... This ! Feels-Like-Magic !!  And, at least in my ' Rack ' it's Better-Than the Nassau '73 & Springfield '73 Shows that both ' border ' this " Tape ".  And, from a say " Dave's Picks " perspective ? ... it's not fair to call this UCLA '73 level ( but, what really-is ? ) - but as far as say the 3/28/73 Springfield & 4/2/73 Boston Shows ??  They sure-have their ' hands-full ' in a straight-up Show-to-Show ' overall ' type comparison.  And, as far as going against some of those 15-25-Year " Friends " that we all have in the " Dick's Picks " Series ?? - like say ... Fall '73 Spectrum ! - Winter '73 Boston ! - Winter/Spring '73 Utah ! & Nebraska ! ... and Winter '73 " Tampa !?! ".  Whoa ?!?!? ... as I don't even know-what to even say ' there ' - and don't even really feel ' comfortable ' approaching This-Subject !  And, heck - as we all well-know ... there's no ' correct ' answer - nor, will there ever-be - but, that still doesn't mean that You ! shouldn't go & get on Your ! " Headphones !! " ( " Headphones-Only !!! " ) - and get right to " Work ! ".  You know ?? ... like ... " Gotta Get Down To The Mine !!! ".  Shewww ... as I sure just have to say ... " Philly Spectrum 3/24/73 !!! " as it stands ' Way-Tall ' kind of much-like a " Broad Street Bully ! " - or even-say ... a " Dr. J !?! ".  I mean This ! '73 flat-out " Rocker ! " kind of even ' Dunks ! ' like ... Darrel Dawkins !!  Just " Awesomely ! " - so yeah ... time to go & Fire-Up those Cones !!  Cheers !!! ... & Enjoy !!!!!

TRACK LISTING >>>

Grateful Dead Recorded ' Live ' at The Spectrum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : March 24, 1973 ( 3/24/1973 ) :

Disc 1 :
Bertha
Beat It On Down The Line
Don't Ease Me In
The Race Is On
Cumberland Blues
Box Of Rain
Row Jimmy
Jack Straw
They Love Each Other
Mexicali Blues
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Wave That Flag
El Paso

Disc 2 :
Here Comes Sunshine
Me And Bobby McGee
Loser
Playing In The Band
Promised Land
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Big River
Stella Blue
Me And My Uncle

Disc 3 :
He's Gone >
Truckin' >
Jam >
Dark Star >
Sing Me Back Home
Sugar Magnolia
Johnny B. Goode

Item Condition :  This Rare ! Out of Print ( 2019 GDP / Rhino release ) Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 32 Volume Thirty Two ( The Spectrum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( PA ) - March 24, 1973 ( 3/24/1973 ) ) Limited Edition / Individually-Numbered Set ( of # 20,000 ) 3-CD Set is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition - very-close to New overall.  The factory sealing shrink wrap has been severed on this 3-CD Set, but the CD Case has never been removed from inside the factory sealing shrink wrap.  The CD's have never been played - and the CD Case, CD's & Liner Notes have never been touched ( severed shrink only ).  This 3-CD Set is new minus the opened / severed shrink wrap mentioned, and it has been " Collected-Only ! " inside protective plastic in my professional CD rack.  Please see all photos provided.  Photos included are of the actual item you will receive.  Grateful Dead Spring Tour '73 !!! - in Philly ! - at the Spectrum !! ... Prime-Era " Spring ! " '73 !! Live-Dead !!! ... Enjoy !!!!