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Europe '72

Grateful Dead

1972 · Rock

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Europe '72 by Grateful Dead

Europe '72 is a Rock album by Grateful Dead, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 88 pressings tracked, owned by 72 collectors.

About

Although technically this was their second consecutive "live" release (and third since 1969), <i>Europe '72</i> was intended to serve as a "studio" album, introducing a slew of new, mostly country-inflected songs to their catalog. With their Old West imagery and distinct twang, Jerry Garcia-Robert Hunter compositions like "Ramble on Rose," "Brown Eyed Women," and "Tennessee Jed" (plus the Hnter-Pigpen atom "Mr. Charlie" and the Hunter-Bob Weir saga "Jack Straw") all fit together superbly as a kind of Americana song cycle, giving the set a welcome cohesiveness. There are also vibrant, extended readings of earlier favorites like "Sugar Magnolia," "Truckin'," and "China Cat Sunflower"/"I Know You Rider." It's an indispensable document of a band at a particularly fertile place in their history, performing some of their most memorable material.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Cumberland Blues5:47
  2. A2He's Gone7:12
  3. A3One More Saturday Night4:45

Side B

  1. B1Jack Straw4:16
  2. B2You Win Again3:54
  3. B3China Cat Sunflower5:33
  4. B4I Know You Rider4:55

Side C

  1. C1Brown-Eyed Woman4:45
  2. C2Hurts Me Too7:18
  3. C3Ramble On Rose6:09

Side D

  1. D1Sugar Magnolia7:04
  2. D2Mr. Charlie3:40
  3. D3Tennessee Jed7:13

Side E

  1. E1Truckin'13:08
  2. E2Epilog4:33

Side F

  1. F1Prelude8:08
  2. F2Morning Dew10:35

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • warm
  • nostalgic
  • heartland

Album notes

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Released November 05, 1972, this 3 LP live set was recorded during the Dead's 1972 tour of Europe. Parts of the album were overdubbed after the tour.
The 'DeadHeads' newsletter issued in August 1972 announced the approaching release of this album and indicated the recording dates for the tracks as follows:
– Cumberland Blues, April 8, 1972 – Empire Pool in Wembley, London, England
– He’s Gone, May 10, 1972 – Concert Gebouw in Amsterdam, Holland
– One More Saturday Night, May 26, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– Jack Straw – Olympia Theatre in Paris, France
– You Win Again – May 24, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– China Cat Sunflower – Olympia Theatre
– Brown Eyed Women – Tivoli Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark
– It Hurts Me Too – May 24, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– Ramblin Rose – May 26, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– Sugar Magnolia, May 4, 1972 – Olympia Theatre
– Mister Charlie, May 23, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– Tennessee Jed – Olympia Theatre
– Mornin’ Dew, May 26, 1972 – Lyceum in London
– Truckin’ – May 26, 1972 – Lyceum in London

Credits

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Performers

  • Bill KreutzmannDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
  • Bob WeirGUITAR , VOCALS PERFORMER , RHYTHM GUITAR, VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR
  • Donna GodchauxPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
  • Jerry GarciaGUITAR , VOCALS LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Keith GodchauxPERFORMER , PIANO PIANO
  • Phil LeshBASS, VOCALS ELECTRIC BASS ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS
  • Ron "Pigpen" McKernanHARMONICA HARMONICA, ORGAN, VOCALS ORGAN

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