''Dick's Picks Volume 35'' is the 35th installment of the ''Dick's Pick's'' series of

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concert recordings. It is a four-CD set that contains the complete shows recorded on August 7, 1971 at Golden Hall in

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, and on August 24, 1971 at the

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. It also includes bonus tracks from August 6, 1971, at the

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. The album was created using "the houseboat tapes," reel-to-reel soundboard recordings found in 2005 on a houseboat that was owned by

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's parents. The tapes had been there since 1971. Godchaux had been given the tapes to listen to shortly after joining the Grateful Dead, so that he could familiarize himself with the band's repertoire in preparation for their next tour. ''Dick's Picks Volume 35'' includes the only officially released recording of "Empty Pages", a rarely performed song, written and sung by

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, that is not to be confused with the

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song of the same name. Another live Grateful Dead album recorded during this same concert tour is ''

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''.

Booklet, liner notes, and newspaper clippings

The release includes five sheets of paper stapled together in the middle yielding a 20-page booklet. The front duplicates the cover of the CD and the back features a black-and-white photograph of the band on stage against a background similar to the cover. Inside the first several pages of the booklet is "A note about Dick's Picks 35" interspersed with some photos of the band members. Following a color photograph of the band on stage spread across two pages is a

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featuring a black-and-white photograph of Jerry Garcia along with three newspaper clippings taking up the two pages in the middle of the booklet. The second half of the booklet features a two-page collage of three more newspaper clippings, followed by a two-page

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of enlarged black-and-white contact prints of band members. A full-sized black-and-white photo of the band on stage is then followed by the last two pages, which list the contents of and credits for the release.Booklet included with ''Dick's Picks Volume 35''. 1971, 2005.

Liner notes

Appearing immediately inside the booklet are a few pages of liner notes interspersed with a large color photo of Pigpen and followed by a few smaller monochrome photos of the band. The liner notes were written by Dennis McNally and are entitled "The Legend of the houseboat tapes". McNally's short essay describes how the music on the release was found on a

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owned by Keith Godchaux's parents. Found in 2005 by Keith's brother Brian and son Zion while they were cleaning out the houseboat, Jerry Garcia had given the tapes to Keith when he first joined the band, saying "Here, this is our most recent tour. Learn our music." Writing that "Barely a soundboard-recorded note of that tour's music circulates among Dead Heads" and expressing amazement that "they survived 35 years in a watery environment", McNally concludes that the find proves "that God smiles on the Grateful Dead."

Newspaper clippings

The six newspaper clippings that span four pages in the middle of the booklet run the gamut in both length and their assessment of the band's shows. In the first set of three clippings, a positive review by Vern Benson entitled "Grateful Dead give a full, rich measure" accompanies another piece containing a single paragraph announcing a second "dance-concert at the Hollywood Palladium" that was scheduled because the first show had sold out. The third piece is also a simple, albeit slightly longer announcement of a show. The booklet does not give the source for any of these three articles. The second set of three clippings features a long review from the ''

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'' by Jack Hafferkamp, dated August 24th, 1971 and entitled "Grateful Dead limp to finish", which despite its title offers a mostly positive assessment of the band's show. Accompanying this review are two other articles from unknown sources. A medium-length piece by Al Rudis entitled "Bad vibes mute Grateful Dead" is not as negative as the title implies, but the short article by Joe Cromwell entitled "Grateful Dead 'dies' in 3-hour show", which appears in the bottom-right corner and is cut off by the edges of the page, appears to be consistently negative.

Caveat emptor

Each volume of ''Dick's Picks'' has its own "

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" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The one for volume 35 reads: "Dick's Picks Volume 35 was mastered directly from the original 1/4 track stereo tapes, which had been stored in less-than-optimal conditions for nearly 35 years. Miraculously, the tapes survived remarkably well, and have been resurrected from the ashes. Some minor sonic anomalies remain, resultant from the ravages of time and the unorthodox storage methods."

Track listing

Disc one

''8/7/71 Golden Hall, San Diego, CA'' :''First set:'' # "Big Railroad Blues" ( Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:02 # " El Paso" (

Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and succ ...

) – 5:40 # "Mr. Charlie" (

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up he ...

, Robert Hunter) – 3:44 # "

Sugaree "Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album '' Garcia'', which was released in January 1972. As with the songs on the re ...

" (

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

, Hunter) – 7:24 # " Mama Tried" (

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...

) – 3:05 # "

Bertha Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German ''berhta'' meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names ''Beorhtgifu'' meaning "bright gift" or ''Beorhtwynn'' meaning "bright joy". The name occurs as a theonym, s ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:43 # "

Big Boss Man Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances wit ...

" (Al Smith,

Luther Dixon Luther Dixon (August 7, 1931 – October 22, 2009) was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Jackson 5, B. ...

) – 5:39 # "

Promised Land The Promised Land ( he, הארץ המובטחת, translit.: ''ha'aretz hamuvtakhat''; ar, أرض الميعاد, translit.: ''ard al-mi'ad; also known as "The Land of Milk and Honey"'') is the land which, according to the Tanakh (the Hebrew ...

" (

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

) – 3:56 # " Hard to Handle" ( Allen Jones,

Al Bell Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the ...

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

) – 8:45 # "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia,

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

, Hunter) – 5:36 # "

Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:53 :''Second set:'' # "

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' . Jake Wo ...

" (Garcia, Lesh,

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

, Hunter) – 10:08

Disc two

''8/7/71 Golden Hall, San Diego, CA'' :''Second set, continued:'' # " China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28 # "

I Know You Rider "I Know You Rider" (also "Woman Blues" and "I Know My Rider") is a traditional blues song that has been adapted by numerous artists. Modern versions can be traced back to Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Deceitful Brownskin Blues", which was released as ...

" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:59 # "

Next Time You See Me "Next Time You See Me" is a blues song written by Earl Forest and Bill Harvey, originally recorded in 1956 by Junior Parker (as "Little Junior Parker" as he was then known). The song was Parker's first record chart appearance after joining Duke ...

" (William G. Harvey, Earl Forest) – 4:34 # "

Sugar Magnolia "Sugar Magnolia" is a song by the Grateful Dead. Written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir, it is one of the most well-known songs by the band, alongside such hits as "Truckin'", "Casey Jones", " Uncle John's Band", "Touch of Grey", and fellow sugar- ...

" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:28 # "Sing Me Back Home" (Haggard) – 10:50 # " Me & My Uncle" ( John Phillips) – 3:39 # " Not Fade Away" > ( Charles Hardin,

Norman Petty Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, radio station owner, and considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. Biography Petty was born in the small town of Clo ...

) – 6:25 # "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:10 # "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 4:08 # " Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:31 ''8/24/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL'' #

Uncle John's Band "Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album '' Workingman's Dead''. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, "Unc ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12 # "

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self- ...

" (Weir,

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

, Hunter) – 5:04 # "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:09

Disc three

''8/24/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL'' # " It Hurts Me Too" (

Elmore James Elmore James ( Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

) – 7:48 # "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 5:42 # "Empty Pages" (McKernan) – 5:22 # "Beat It On Down the Line" (

Jesse Fuller Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Early life Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live wit ...

) – 3:45 # "Brown-Eyed Woman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:11 # "

St. Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

" > (Garcia, Lesh, Hunter) – 5:31 # "Not Fade Away" > (Hardin, Petty) – 4:08 # "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:25 # "Not Fade Away" reprise (Hardin, Petty) – 3:13 # "

Me and Bobby McGee "Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. A posthu ...

" (

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...

Fred Foster Fred Luther Foster (July 26, 1931 – February 20, 2019) was an American record producer, songwriter, and music business executive who founded Monument Records. As a record producer he was most closely associated with Roy Orbison, and was also ...

) – 6:18 # "Big Boss Man" (Al Smith, Luther Dixon) – 4:30 # "Brokedown Palace" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03

Disc four

''8/24/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL'' # "

Good Lovin' "Good Lovin is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a #1 hit single for the Young Rascals in 1966. Original version The song was first recorded by Lemme B. Good (stage name of singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and written ...

" (Arthur Resnick,

Rudy Clark Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, Rudra, Ruairidh, or variations thereof, a nickname and a surname which may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Rudolf Rudy Andeweg (born 1952), Dutch poli ...

) – 11:37 ''8/6/71 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA'' #

"The Other One" > (Weir,

Bill Kreutzmann William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...

) – 8:06 # " Me & My Uncle" > ( John Phillips) – 3:14 # "The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:25 # "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48 # "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:01 # "

Morning Dew "Morning Dew," also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew," is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post- nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded live as ...

" (

Bonnie Dobson Bonnie Dobson (born November 13, 1940, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)"Bonnie Dobson"< ...

Tim Rose Timothy Alan Patrick Rose (September 23, 1940 – September 24, 2002) (unofficial website by long-term correspondent of Rose's) was an American singer and songwriter who spent much of his life in London, England, and had more success in E ...

) – 11:29 # "

Turn On Your Love Light "Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was both an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs. A variety of artists have recorded it, including th ...

" (Joseph Scott,

Deadric Malone Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the care ...

) – 25:42

Personnel

Grateful Dead

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–

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–

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, vocals *

– vocals,

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–

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, vocals

Production

* Rex Jackson – recording * David Lemieux – tape archivist *Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering *Eileen Law – archival research * Robert Minkin – cover art and package design *Chuck Pulin – photography *J.C. Overlock – photography *Emerson-Loew – photography

References

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