Dick's Picks Volume 18
Encyclopedia
Dick's Picks Volume 18 is the eighteenth live album
in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead
. It was recorded February 3, 1978, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin
and on February 5, 1978, at the UNI-Dome
in Cedar Falls, Iowa
. There are also two songs from the February 4, 1978 show at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
Production:
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
. It was recorded February 3, 1978, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
and on February 5, 1978, at the UNI-Dome
UNI-Dome
UNI-Dome is a multi-purpose stadium, on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976, as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity, for football, is 16,324...
in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...
. There are also two songs from the February 4, 1978 show at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
.
Disc one
- ”Bertha” (GarciaJerry GarciaJerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
, HunterRobert Hunter (lyricist)Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
) – 6:42 - ”Good Lovin’” (Clark, Resnick) – 6:14
- ”Cold Rain and Snow” (traditional) – 6:17
- ”New Minglewood Blues” (traditional) – 5:41
- ”They Love Each Other” (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:42
- ”It's All Over Now” (Womack, Womack) – 7:39
- ”Dupree's Diamond Blues” (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:37
- ”Looks Like Rain” (BarlowJohn Perry BarlowJohn Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic...
, WeirBob WeirBob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
) – 7:59 - ”Brown-Eyed Woman” (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:34
- ”Passenger” (LeshPhil LeshPhillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
, Monk) – 5:40 - ”Deal” (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:34
- ”The Music Never Stopped” (Barlow, Weir) – 8:06
Disc two
- ”Estimated Prophet” (Barlow, Weir) – 12:16
- ”Eyes of the World” (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:37
- ”Playing in the Band” (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 24:35
- ”The Wheel” (Garcia, Hunter, KreutzmannBill KreutzmannBill Kreutzmann is an American drummer who played with the rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career...
) – 5:43 - ”Playing in the Band” (HartMickey HartMickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
, Hunter, Weir) – 9:02 - ”Johnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode"Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song written and originally performed by American musician Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song is one of Chuck Berry's...
” (BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) – 4:38
Disc three
- ”Samson and Delilah” (traditional) – 11:21
- ”Scarlet Begonias” (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:45
- ”Fire on the Mountain” (Hart, Hunter) – 17:03
- ”Truckin'“ (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh, Weir) – 9:17
- ”Drums” (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 1:56
- ”The Other One” (Kreutzmann, Weir) – 9:02
- ”Wharf Rat” (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:58
- ”Around and Around” (Berry) – 8:34
Recording dates
- February 3, 1978 - Disc 1, tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 12; Disc 2
- February 4, 1978 - Disc 1, tracks 6, 7
- February 5, 1978 - Disc 1, tracks 1, 2, 4, 10, 11; Disc 3
Personnel
Grateful Dead:- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – percussion
- Mickey Hart - drums
- Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Production:
- Dick Latvala, David Lemieux - tape archivists
- Gecko Graphics - design
- Betty Cantor-Jackson - recording
- Jeffrey Norman - CD mastering
- John Cutler - magnetic scrutinizer
- Bruce Polonsky, Keith Wessel – photography
- J. Corkey Custer – liner notes from Emerald City Chronicle.