Dick's Picks Volume 24

Dick's Picks Volume 24 is the twenty-fourth installment of the popular Grateful Dead archival series. It documents most of the concert from 3/23/74 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The two-disc vault release is mastered in HDCD. This is a significant show in Dead history, being the first to use the complete Wall of Sound setup, a short-lived sound system abandoned after hardly two years due to high maintenance costs. They began work on it in 1973 and smaller versions of the system were used right up until this show. It also features the first performances of "Scarlet Begonias" and "Cassidy".

Track listing

3-23-74

Disc one

1. "U.S. Blues" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 6:16
2. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 4:04
3. "Brown-Eyed Woman" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:27
4. "Black-Throated Wind" (John Barlow, Bob Weir) – 7:04
5. "Scarlet Begonias" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:14
6. "Beat It On Down The Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:46
7. "Deal" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:29
8. "Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:09
9. "China Cat Sunflower"-> (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:41
10. "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:02
11. "Weather Report Suite" (Eric Andersen, Barlow, Weir) – 15:34

Disc two

1. "Playing In The Band"-> (Hunter, Mickey Hart, Weir) – 14:11
2. "Uncle John's Band"-> (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:16
3. "Morning Dew"-> (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 12:31
4. "Uncle John's Band"-> (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:27
5. "Playing In The Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 4:11
6. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:54
7. "Bertha" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:35
8. "Wharf Rat"-> (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:29
9. "Sugar Magnolia" (Hunter, Weir) – 8:57

This release includes most of the performance although 11 songs were edited out for a two cd release and performance quality.

Credits

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
• Donna Godchaux – vocals
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Recording - Bill Candelario
• Tape archivists - Dick Latvala, David Lemieux
• CD mastering - Jeffrey Norman
• Archival research - Eileen Law/Grateful Dead Archives
• Cover art and design - Tina Carpenter
• Cover photography - Brad Perks, Kim Steele, Jeremy Woodhouse
• Wall of sound photos - Mary Ann Mayer
• Layout design - Robert Minkin
• Booklet notes - Bear
• Special thanks - Bruce Ede, Dorene Will - Cow Palace