''Dick's Picks Volume 8'' is the eighth live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 2, 1970, at Harpur College (now Binghamton University) in Binghamton, New York. It was released in mid-1997. The album contains the entire concert, except for one song — "Cold Rain and Snow", which was played between "Good Lovin'" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". The first two verses of " St. Stephen" are also missing. The first set of the concert was acoustic, and was recorded in stereo. The second and third sets were

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, and were recorded in

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. In a 1993 poll of Grateful Dead tape traders, the 5/2/70 show was ranked #6 on the list of all-time favorite Dead concert tapes.

Caveat emptor

Each volume of ''Dick's Picks'' has its own " caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The label for volume 8 reads:

Enclosure

The release includes a single sheet folded in half yielding a four-page booklet. The first page repeats the cover art from the packaging. The second page provides the track list and credits. The third page reprints a

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-style reivew of the show by Richard Walinsky originally published in the May 5, 1970, issue of the SUNY Binghamton ''Colonial News ''. The fourth page shows a small photo of the band.Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 8, 1997. Quote from Walinsky’s review: "Viola Lee Blues with three buildups, the last ending with people screaming and shouting and Garcia pulling the most phenomenal notes out of one guitar. And We Bid You Goodnight, which they don't stop singing because no one will let them go. �But they do and the concert ends. �Five and one half hours. �It's in the music."

Track listing

Disc one

:First set #"Don't Ease Me In" (traditional) – 4:38 #"

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) – 7:51 #" Friend of the Devil" ( Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) – 5:57 #"

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" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:56 #"Beat It on Down the Line" ( Fuller) – 3:13 → #"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02 #"Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 1:43 → #"Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Hunter,

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) – 5:47 #"Deep Elem Blues" (traditional) – 7:30 #"Cold Jordan" (traditional) – 2:35 #"

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, "U ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:28

Disc two

:Second set #" St. Stephen" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 3:23 → #"Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 1:54 → #"Drums" (

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, Kreutzmann) – 3:28 → #"The Other One" (

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, Kreutzmann) – 13:56 → #"Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 8:59 → #"Cosmic Charlie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:23 #"

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 C ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45 #"

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 ...

" (Resnick,

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) – 15:10

Disc three

:Second set, continued #" It's a Man's World" (

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, Jones, Newsome) – 10:04 #"

Dancing in the Street "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas whose version reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...

s" ( Stevenson, Gaye, I. Hunter) – 15:42 :Third Set #

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 ...

" ( Dobson,

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) – 12:40 #"Viola Lee Blues" (

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) – 16:35 → #"We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional) – 4:59

Personnel

Grateful Dead

* Jerry Garcia – acoustic guitar (first set, except "Cumberland Blues"), lead electric guitar ("Cumberland Blues", second & third sets),

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* Mickey Hart – drums, percussion *

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 ...

– drums, percussion * Phil Lesh –

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, vocals *

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 ...

– organ, harmonica, vocals * Bob Weir – acoustic guitar (first set), rhythm electric guitar (second & third sets), vocals

Additional musicians

* John "Marmaduke" Dawson – vocals on "Cold Jordan" * David Nelson – acoustic guitar on "Cumberland Blues", mandolin on "Cold Jordan"

Production

*Bob Matthews – recording *

Dick Latvala Dick Latvala (26 July 1943 – 6 August 1999) was an American tape archivist for the Grateful Dead. He started the CD series ''Dick's Picks'', a series that selects live music from Grateful Dead concerts. The first volume of ''Dick's Picks'' w ...

– tape archivist *Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering *John Cutler – ferromagnetist *Gecko Graphics – design *Morris Zwerman – band photo *Richard Walinsky – CD liner notes

Notes

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