The Grateful Dead - Europe '72

The Grateful Dead: Europe '72 - Part 1

Album #205 - November 1972

Episode date - November 24, 2021

The Top 500 of The Top 40
    0:00
    0:00

    Live albums by the Grateful Dead were/are unlike live albums by anyone else. While most artists release live albums as a stopgap measure between delayed studio albums, or as income generators to revisit hit songs from their catalog, the Dead treated live albums as a natural extension of their creativity.

    Over time, it would become the primary focus of their existence, but in 1972, there were relatively few ‘official’ live recordings of the band available to the public. To say that things have changed since then is a gross understatement. The Grateful Dead were proud supporters of ‘tapers’ and they actually encouraged their fans to exchange ‘bootlegged’ live recordings, eventually releasing hundreds of shows through semi-officially sanctioned channels. Some of these recordings are classic among Deadheads, but of the albums that were officially submitted to a record label (in this case, Warner Brothers), none are better or more easily ‘digestible’ to non-Deadheads than “Europe ‘72”.

    The album contains excellent, arguably ‘improved’ versions of classic studio material (“China Cat Sunflower”, “Cumberland Blues”) mixed with new songs exclusive to this release that became instant classics of their own (“Jack Straw”, “Brown Eyed Women”). If you are even remotely interested in understanding the phenomenon known as The Grateful Dead, “Europe ‘72” is a perfect launching pad.

    Featured tracks include:

    Cumberland Blues

    He’s Gone

    One More Saturday Night

    Jack Straw

    You Win Again

    China Cat Sunflower

    I Know You Rider

    Truckin’

    Epiloge

    November 1972 - Billboard Charted #24

     

    Related Shows

    Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

    Album #254 - September 1975

      0:00
      0:00
      Al Green Is Love

      Al Green: Al Green Is Love

      Album #253 - August 1975

        0:00
        0:00
        Bruce Springstein: Born to Run

        Bruce Springstein: Born to Run

        Album #252 - August 1975

          0:00
          0:00
          Fleetwood Mac

          Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac

          Album #251 - July 1975

            0:00
            0:00
            Neil Young: Tonight's The Night

            Neil Young: Tonight's The Night

            Album #250 - June 1975

              0:00
              0:00
              Stephen Stills: Stills

              Stephen Stills: Stills

              Album #249 - June 1975

                0:00
                0:00
                Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes

                Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes - Part 2

                Album #248 - June 1975

                  0:00
                  0:00
                  Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes

                  Bob Dylan and The Band: The Basement Tapes - Part 1

                  Album #248 - June 1975

                    0:00
                    0:00
                    Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger

                    Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger

                    Album #247 - May 1975

                      0:00
                      0:00
                      Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

                      Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic

                      Album #246 - April 1975

                        0:00
                        0:00
                        Steely Dan Katy Lied

                        Steely Dan: Katy Lied

                        Album #245 - March 1975

                          0:00
                          0:00
                          Young Americans - David Bowie

                          David Bowie: Young Americans

                          Album #244 - March 1975

                            0:00
                            0:00