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Grateful Dead : Dick's Picks 30 Volume Thirty : Academy Of Music 3/25,28/1972 : March 25 & 28, 1972 ( + March 27, 1972 ) - 3/25/1972 - 3/27/1972 - 3/28/1972 - Academy Of Music - New York, New York ( NY ) : 4 CD : 2003 (1972/2003) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - GDCD 4050 : Original ! First ( 1st ! ) Printing ! - Very-Rare !!!! Smokin' Hot ! '72 Grateful Dead !! + Grateful Dead Playin' the Blues ! with Bo Diddley !!! ... ' Original ' 1st GDCD Printing ! - One of Rarest ! & Best !! of the ' Dick's Picks ' Thirty-Six ( 36 ) Volume Series !!!!! Hey Bo Diddley Dee !!!?! This Very-Rare ! ( 2003 GDP, Inc. Original 1st Printing ! ) Dick's Picks 30 4-CD Set captures an Amazing & Historic ! event in both Grateful Dead ! & Rock 'n Roll ! History !! Also considered to be the live & on-stage " tune-up " for the Legendary ! Europe '72 Tour, this Seven ( 7 ) Night U.S. run at New York City's Academy of Music is well-preserved in this official release by offering the goodness ( and probably the very-best ) of the 3/25 & 3/28 ( + 3/27 ) Shows from this run. Outside of the stand alone magic that '72 Dead nearly always delivers, this release offers Pigpen at his late best - still vocally strong, and giving it all he's got ! And the real treat ( and probably the true reason for this CD Set being so rare ), is that they are even joined on stage by Bo Diddley for Five ( 5 ) Songs on CD 1. This is one of the most-unique Dick's Picks ever, in the fact that a special guest is featured ' Playing in the Band ' with the Dead !!! And if that's not cool enough, I mean it's Bo Diddley we're talkin' about here !?! This is powerful & historic stuff ... indeed. My guess is that any music collector that loves either The Grateful Dead and/or " just the blues " has to have this one, simply because it is so downright awesome. Killer Grateful Dead ( with a Friend too ! ) in their Pre-Europe Tour 1972 Prime !!!!! A definite must-have here folks, indeed. Enjoy !!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead ' Live ' at the Academy of Music in New York, New York ( NY ) on March 25 & 28, 1972 ( 3/25/1972 & 3/28/1972 ) : CD ONE : Hey Bo Diddley ( with Bo Diddley ) > I'm A Man I've Seen Them All Jam Mona How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) Are You Lonely For Me Smokestack Lightnin' Playing In The Band ( from 3/27/72 ) CD TWO : Truckin' Tennessee Jed Chinatown Shuffle Black-Throated Wind You Win Again Mr. Charlie Mexicali Blues Brokedown Palace Next Time You See Me Cumberland Blues CD THREE : Looks Like Rain Big Railroad Blues El Paso China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Casey Jones Playing In The Band Sugaree The Stranger ( Two Souls In Communion ) CD FOUR : Sugar Magnolia > The Other One Hurts Me Too Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Not Fade Away Sidewalks Of New York One More Saturday Night Item Condition : This Very-Rare ! Out of Print ( 2003 GDP release ) Grateful Dead Dick's Picks Volume 30 Thirty ( Academy Of Music - New York, NY - 3/25 & 28/1972 ) Original ( 1st ! ) Printing 4-CD Disc Set ( GDCD 4050 ) is in Like New condition. CD's ( Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3, Disc 4 ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos). Liner Notes ( 6-Page Booklet & Front/Back Inserts ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos). CD Case ( 4-CD ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition (please see photos). This CD Set was purchased brand new/factory-sealed upon it's initial 2003 release, was played very carefully only one-time - and has been very carefully stored inside protective plastic in my professional CD rack. Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. DP # 30 ! ... New York City !! - Academy Of Music !!! Wow !!!! Enjoy !!!!! Please Note : This is the Very Rare ! Genuine-Original First ( 1st ! ) Printing - 2003 Grateful Dead Productions ( GDCD 4050 ) !!! - Not the recent 2011 Real Gone / Razor & Tie Re-Issue / Re-Print ! ) 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 unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2025-2026).
This live set is an absolute gem for any Deadhead—raw energy, killer jams, and incredible sound quality! The Academy of Music shows from '72 are legendary, and this 3-CD captures the magic perfectly. Highlights include an epic "Dark Star" and the rare Bo Diddley collab. The first pressing makes it even more special—pure vintage Dead at their finest. A must-have for collectors and fans alike!