Grateful Dead Dick's Picks 24 Volume Twenty Four Cow Palace CA 3/23/74 1974 2 CD
$ 126.72
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Grateful Dead : Dick's Picks 24 Volume Twenty Four : March 23, 1974 ( 3/23/1974 ) - Cow Palace - Daly City, California ( CA ) : 2 CD : 2002 (1974/2002) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - GDCD 4044 : ' Original ! ' First ( 1st ! ) Printing !!! : '74 Wall Of Sound !! ' Live ' in the California Bay Area !!! ... Wow !! 1974 Grateful Dead Live ! ... through the One & Only ! " Wall of Sound !!! " - inside the Bay Area !! ... at the Good Ol' Cow Palace !!!!! *** Please Note >>> This is the Very-Rare ! " Original ! " First ( 1st ! ) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. printing from 2002 ( GDCD 4044 - 1974/2002 GDP, Inc. ) *** The Glorious ! 1974 " Wall of Sound !!! ". Was this the ' Sound-Beast ' that sucked in the Grateful Dead and dragged them down ??! As a Dead Fan myself - I think not - I believe it Amplified their Fantastic Musicianship ! & Sound !! to a pristine-level, like no other band ever !!! However, I've certainly heard & read many tales of how this Monster ! of a sound system dragged them down ( both Band & Crew ! ) due to its sheer square foot size, and financial drain to keep it pumping. To my ear, 1974 is an immaculate period for the Band - and it is easy as an outsider to wonder why a band playing like this would hang it up ( possibly for good ? - yet, so-thankfully ' not ' ) in October of '74 at the Winterland, announcing what would be billed as " The Last One " - thus the last Grateful Dead Concert ever ?? Music & sound wise, this 3/23/74 Cow Palace Show is incredible and offers everything one would expect & hope for in a '74 performance : U.S. Blues - B.T. Wind - Scarlet - China > Rider - Weather Report Suite ( and that's just on CD One ! ) -- CD 2 takes it way-deep and multidimensional ... the Playin' > Uncle John's > Morning Dew > Uncle John's > Playin' is just big stuff - big-time, creative & Legendary ! Musicianship by the Dead. The Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia at the end merely ices this cake of bliss. Inside the Liner Notes, Bear does his thing ( like only Bear can-do ... ) offering details, specs, talking-up / promoting & rightfully bragging about the " Wall ". The 3/22/74 San Francisco Chronicle article sums this scene up in a way that almost nobody could do better with a title-article stating " The Dead : Committed to Sound Perfection ". Yes. And that they are indeed. I mean people ... here are just a few brief notes on the " Wall " that I can't help but share with you : Six ( 6 ) Independent Sound Systems ( one each-unique for Vocals, Lead-Guitar, Rhythm-Guitar, Piano, Bass & Drums ) ! --- Eleven ( 11 ) separate Channels ! --- Forty-Eight ( 48 ) Amplifiers ! --- And yes ... Six-Hundred-Forty-One ( 641 ) Speakers !!! Though I'm certain being fortunate enough to play through, or just listen to this System-of-a-System live is pure Joy & Bliss -- but imaging hauling it around, and feeding ( paying-for ) all the fuel in its hungry tank !?! Those of you who saw it, I'm so Amazingly-Happy ! for You ! as that does indeed enshrine you officially as a very-important part of Rock 'n Roll History !! The Music & Concert World will never see anything like this again from a standpoint of size, quality & just blatant genius-dialed audible perfection. Here in the new millennium, wealthy bands like say the Rolling Stones - U2 or even Metallica can try ... but nothing can - or ever will - hold-a-candle to the sound-perfection of the Grate ! " Wall Of Sound !!!!! ". TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead ' Live ' at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California ( CA ) on March 23, 1974 ( 3/24/1974 ) : CD ONE : U.S. Blues Promised Land Brown-Eyed Woman Black-Throated Wind Scarlet Begonias Beat It On Down The Line Deal Cassidy China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Weather Report Suite CD TWO : Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Morning Dew > Uncle John's Band > Playing In The Band Big River Bertha Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia Item Condition : This Very-Rare ! ' Original ! ' First ( 1st ! ) Printing ( 2002 GDP, Inc. release - GDCD 4044 ) Grateful Dead Dick's Picks 24 Twenty Four ( Cow Palace - Daly City, CA - 3/23/74 ) 2-CD Set is in Very Good condition. CD's ( Disc 1 & Disc 2 ) are in Very Good condition with light scratches on the playing surfaces (please see photos). Liner Notes ( 6-Page Front Insert Booklet & Back Insert ) are in Like New (Near Mint) condition (please see photos). CD Case ( Original 2-CD Fold-Out Jewel Case ) is in Very Good condition with light-medium surface wear scratches (please see photos). Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. The Bay Area " Proving-Ground ! " for the Wall Of Sound !!! - Cow Palace ! on the 1974 Spring Tour !! ... Enjoy !!!!! Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck ! ( also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2024-2025).
