Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at The Strand Lyceum on 1972-05-26 (May 26, 1972)

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Collection: GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: May 26, 1972 (check for other copies)
Venue: The Strand Lyceum
Location: London, England

Source: SBD Reel > DAT
Lineage: TASCAM DA-20 (S/PDIF out) -> LynxTWO-B Audio Reference Interface (S/PDIF in) -> Wavelab 6.0 All editing and mastering on the GEMS Edit Station. Trac'ed Cdwave,Flac'ed TLH level 8
Transferred by: Todd Evans
Keywords: Soundboard; Gems; Jamie Waddell; Todd Evans

Description

Disc 1 - Set 1

01-Promised Land
02-Sugaree
03-Mr. Charlie
04-Black Throated Wind
05-Loser
06-Next Time You See Me
07-El Paso
08-Dire Wolf
09-The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion)

Disc 2

01-Playin' In The Band
02-He's Gone
03-Cumberland Blues
04-Jack Straw
05-Chinatown Shuffle
06-China Cat Sunflower >
07-I Know You Rider
08-Not Fade Away >
09-Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad >
10-Not Fade Away


Disc 3 - Set 2

01-tuning
02-Truckin' >
03-The Other One >
04-Drums >
05-The Other One >
06-Jam >
07-Morning Dew >
08-The Other One >
09-Sing Me Back Home


Disc 4

01-tuning
02-Me & My Uncle
03-Ramble On Rose
04-Sugar Magnolia
05-Casey Jones
06-One More Saturday Night

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Reviewer: daveinnola - - July 18, 2008
Subject: greatful dead live at the strand lyecum 1972 05 26

i loved the bit about the mobil sound truck , it was a small hertz rental with the equipment lying on the floor , i was there

Reviewer: Donnie L. - - June 22, 2008
Subject: This should be released

Well folks, this was the end of the "strange trip" for the GD from touring europe. Supposedly, the band was straight as RamRod made everybody get rid of their dope, no personal stuff. According to some stories in some books, the stuff was burned on the stage of the Lyceum at the soundcheck. The reason was so nobody got checked at customs when re-entering the states.
If this is what we get when the GD are straight, sign me up.

Across the board, the whole show is perfomed at near perfect. I've listened to this show many times and being a musician, I know when the miscues, mis-frets, and wrong notes are played. I don't seem to recall any at all, and the energy is incredible. It really sounds like they didn't think they would ever play europe again. There is something about this show that even stands out amoung entire 72 and the whole europe tour. Highlights are : the whole second set is a journey with both truckin and morning dew being officially released on Europe 72. In fact, the truckin is etched in so many older fans heads that I've heard Hornsby quote the famous jerry line on the out chorus from this show in so many other shows when Hornsby played with the GD. (He knows which one!)

Even first set tunes are a treat, Playin in the Band is at very high level unlike the mellow versions of 73 and 74 when after the "song" they go into the improv. usually the band would bring the dynamic volume down alot; not here, just real intense bubbling psychedelic rock. Even the regular stuff like Loser, Mr. Charlie are well played. Like I said, the mix is incredible as well. Betty Cantor and Rex Jackson were in the mobile truck with a custom 24 track soundboard and this is what you get, really nice balance. Don't forget all the classic tube amps the GD used back then, this was before they had all thier individual rigs with alot of processing and effects. Simply organic, nice warm sound and KILLER performance, it could be the best performance of the whole career.

Donnie Loeffler

Reviewer: oh_uh_um_ah - - May 19, 2008
Subject: What' happened to the crisp highs???

Sounds better than the other copy.

Some of the ambience and depth of the highs is missing, so is some of the tape hiss. It's one where you'll want to EQ it to your ears on playback.

Solid GRATEFUL DEAD show, the boys sound fantastic, but somewhere the audio guys lost the highs.

4 stars = audio, 5 stars = performance, 5 stars = mix.

I've downloaded it and added it to my "collection" of 1972 shows. It's a "should" have show.

Eat, drink, be merry and listen to the GRATEFUL DEAD.

Thanks for the love.

Reviewer: lemon lime partridge - - February 12, 2008
Subject: wow

wow

truckin>other one>wow

wow.

Reviewer: hernansilberman - - February 9, 2008
Subject: Great show, great sound quality.

i love this show and how i feel every time i listen to it. the morning dew and songs surrounding it (esp the merle haggard song sing me back home) are wonderful. sound quality is great and the band was amazing that night.

Reviewer: omnihead - - January 26, 2008
Subject: Finally!

Here is one of the better 72' shows in all its raging glory. Some of the better versions of Truckin and The Other One. Truckin is one that appears on Europe 72'; also a great Playin', NFA > GDTRFB > NFA. First and only time it ever appeared in the first set. This show is no 4/8 or 8/27; but I will have to say that this is one of,if not THE best 72'"non Dark Star" shows. 9/28/72 is the only one that comes close. Almost 4 hours of music here (first set alone is over 2 hours!!) and nearly every song is played well. Great sound quality as well. I give it 4 and a half stars, as the five stars are held for the "big seven shows" of 72...4/8, 7/18, 8/27, 9/17, 9/21, 9/27, and 9/28.

Notes

- Upgrade to previously circulating versions
- shnid 12758 supplied Cumberland Blues and Set Two Tuning
- The transfer from DAT included most of Morning Dew (missing portion patched with previously circulating source)
- Huge Thanks To Todd Evans for sharing this with us.