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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 Good/Very Good condition - close to Very Good. CD's ( Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3, Disc 4 ) are in Very Good condition with light marks/scratches on the playing surfaces (cosmetic-only) - please see photos. Liner Notes ( 6-Page Booklet & Front/Back Inserts ) are in Very Good condition with light indentations (please see photos). CD Case ( 4-CD Wide Jewel Case ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). This CD Set has been 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).
Absolute must-have for Deadheads! This Dick’s Picks 30 captures the magic of the Academy '72 run with killer jams, raw energy, and Bo Diddley sitting in—legendary stuff. The sound quality is crisp, and the performances are top-tier Dead at their peak. If you dig primal Pigpen era and epic Playin’ jams, this one’s a no-brainer. Rare first pressing too—snag it while you can!