Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 / 4CD / V0

Culling performances from seven English shows from the spring of 1972, “Steppin’ Out With The Grateful Dead: England ‘72” has much more of a "live" feel than the “Europe '72” release.

The pure ebb and flow of the shows has been thoroughly maintained by compilation producer David Lemieux - who likewise came up aces with the song selection.

Of particular interest here is a rippling, sprite reading of "Sitting on Top of the World", a couple of lesser-known Pigpen originals ("Chinatown Shuffle" and "The Stranger"), and versions of chestnuts "Hey Bo Diddley" (in a "Not Fade Away" sandwich) and "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" that most folks have not heard Deadified.

“Truckin’ > Drums > The Other One > El Paso > The Other One > Wharf Rat.” “The Other One” is 30 minutes long and moves from explorative and spacey to full scale raging. There's also a wonderful and lengthy "Dark Star"/"Sugar Magnolia"/"Caution" combo.

(Note: All of these concerts were later released in their entirety on “Europe '72: The Complete Recordings”)




Grateful Dead

Steppin’ Out With The Grateful Dead:

England ‘72

2002



4CDs / 2002 / VBR-V0



CD 1:

1. Cold Rain and Snow

2. Greatest Story Ever Told

3. Mr. Charlie

4. Sugaree

5. Mexicali Blues

6. Big Boss Man

7. Deal

8. Jack Straw

9. Big Railroad Blues

10. Hurts Me Too

11. China Cat Sunflower

12. I Know You Rider

- Happy Birthday To You (not listed)

13. Playing In The Band


CD 2:

1. Good Lovin'

2. RambleOn Rose

3. Black-Throated Wind

4. Sitting On Top Of The World

5. Comes A Time

6. Turn On Your Lovelight

7. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad

8. Not Fade Away

9. Hey Bo Diddley

10. Not Fade Away


CD 3:

1. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

2. Black Peter

3. Chinatown Shuffle

4. Truckin'

5. Drums

6. The Other One

7. El Paso

8. The Other One

9. Wharf Rat

10. One More Saturday Night


CD 4:

1. Uncle John's Band

2. The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion)

3. Dark Star

4. Sugar Magnolia

5. Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)

6. Brokedown Palace


April 7 at the Empire Pool in Wembley – Disc 3, tracks 4-9
April 8 at the Empire Pool – Disc 1, tracks 9-10, Disc 2, track 3, Disc 3, track 10 & Disc 4, tracks 3-5
April 11 at the Newcastle City Hall – Disc 1, tracks 4 & 7 & Disc 4, track 6
May 7 at the Bickershaw Festival in Wigan – Disc 1, tracks 2-3, 6 & 13 & Disc 2, tracks 1-2 & 6-7
May 23 at the Strand Lyceum in London – Disc 1, tracks 11-12, Disc 2, tracks 4-5 & 8-10 & Disc 4, tracks 1-2
May 24 at the Strand Lyceum – Disc 1, tracks 1 & 5 & Disc 3, tracks 1-3
May 26 at the Strand Lyceum – Disc 1, track 8



Grateful Dead:

Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals

Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, harmonica, vocals

Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals

Bill Kreutzmann - drums

Keith Godchaux - piano

Donna Jean Godchaux– vocals



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