Dick's Picks Volume 23

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Dick's Picks Volume 23 is a three-CD album by the rock group the Grateful Dead. It is the 23rd installment in the Dick's Picks series of live archival recordings. It was recorded on September 17, 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore. It contains the complete concert, except for the encore, which was "One More Saturday Night".

Dick's Picks Volume 23 was released in 2001. It contains the longest CD version of the song "The Other One" to date, clocking in at nearly 40 minutes.

More music from this tour can be found on Dick's Picks Volume 11, Dick's Picks Volume 36 and 30 Trips Around the Sun.

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 one for Volume 23 reads:

"Dick's Picks Twenty-Three was mastered from the original 1/4" analog tapes, running at 7.5 ips. The mix you hear was done live to two-track at the show, and the results are remarkable. We hope you'll dig it as much as we do."

Track listing

Disc one

First set:

1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:39
2. "Sugaree" (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) – 7:59
3. "Black-Throated Wind" (John Barlow, Bob Weir) – 6:34
4. "Friend of the Devil" (John Dawson, Hunter, Garcia) – 4:19
5. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:11
6. "Bird Song" (Hunter, Garcia) – 10:55
7. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:22
8. "Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:05
9. "Mexicali Blues" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:57
10. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:18
11. "I Know You Rider" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 6:16

Disc two

1. "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Mickey Hart, Weir) – 18:48
2. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) – 6:12

Second set:

3. "Truckin'" (Hunter, Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir) – 12:19
4. "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:20
5. "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:22
6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:38
7. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:16

Disc three

1. "He's Gone" > (Hunter, Garcia) – 10:21
2. "The Other One" > (Bill Kreutzmann, Weir) – 39:07
3. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 10:50
4. "Sugar Magnolia" (Hunter, Weir) – 9:25
5. "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:22

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
• Keith Godchaux – piano
• Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums

Production

• Owsley Stanley – recording
• Jeffrey Norman – mastering
• Dick Latvala – tape archivist
• David Lemieux – tape archivist
• Eileen Law – archival research
• Tina Carpenter – cover art, design and photos
• Ed Degginger – cover photos
• David DeNoma – cover photos
• Mary Ann Mayer – band photos
• Robert Minkin – layout design