Grateful Dead Dicks Picks Vol 24 Live at Cow Palace CA 1974 2CD Set
$ 190.08
Description
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 Like New condition. CD's ( Disc 1 & Disc 2 ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). Liner Notes ( 6-Page Front Insert Booklet & Back Insert ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). CD Case ( Original 2-CD Fold-Out Jewel Case ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). This CD Set has been carefully stored next to other CD Cases in my professional CD rack (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). 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This live set captures the Dead at their peak with the legendary Wall of Sound! The energy from Cow Palace in '74 is electric—stellar jams, crisp sound, and that iconic '70s vibe. A must-have for any Deadhead, this original pressing delivers pure magic. The Playing in the Band and Dark Star are mind-blowing. Instant classic!