GRATEFUL DEAD - RADIO LUXEMBOURG 1972
July 8, 2008 – 5:02 am
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GRATEFUL DEAD
Radio Luxembourg 1972 [no label, 2CD]
Live at Radio Luxembourg, May 16, 1972.
While Grateful Dead formed in 1965, the group was still honing its reputation with their self-titled debut album in 1971. When they toured Europe in 1972, they won even more fans and went on to release the triple album, Europe ‘72, the Dead’s best-selling live album.
While Europe ‘72 comprised tracks recorded at various locations, here is one complete show recorded at Radio Luxembourg. Thanks to Robbiem who shared this very good soundboard show on the Dime site.
Robbiem notes: “So far as I can tell, this is one of the few shows from the 1972 European tour in which not one track has been officially released on any of the various releases from that tour.”
Meanwhile, Dr Flashback, who has heard a version of this show, posted this note on www.archive.org: “A very tight, energetic show. Not a very long show, by comparison, due to the fact this was a live FM broadcast arrangement. So the sets are compact, and right to the point. Great versions of Mr Charlie, Sugaree and Tenn Jed. And the Playin is long and features some amazing Jerry wailing on the wah wah. The second set high point is, of course, The Other One. Again, fairly short, but they nevertheless manage to send out blasts of San Francisco psychedelia over the German FM airwaves. It gets wild and crazy in places, and then Sing Me Back Home makes you think you’re sittin at a corner bar, cryin in your beer listening to Merle Haggard on the jukebox. Great version, if you can dig it.”
Who would have thought a group of long-haired hippies would to this day have loyal fans?
Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality stereo MP3s - sample rate of 192 kibit/s). As far as we can ascertain, this recording has never been officially released.
These tracks are no longer available for download. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you want to download these tracks at a later time.
Disc One/Set One [76:03]
Track 101. Bertha
Track 102. Me & My Uncle
Track 103. Mr. Charlie
Track 104. Sugaree
Track 105. Black Throated Wind
Track 106. Chinatown Shuffle
Track 107. China Cat Sunflower
Track 108. I Know You Rider
Track 109. Beat It On Down The Line
Track 110. It Hurts Me Too
Track 111. Tennessee Jed
Track 112. Playing In The Band
Track 113. Promised Land
Disc Two/Set Two [69:59]
Track 201. Truckin’
Track 202. Drums
Track 203. The Other One
Track 204. Sing Me Back Home
Track 205. Sugar Magnolia
Track 206. Not Fade Away
Track 207. Going Down The Road Feelin’ Bad
Track 208. Not Fade Away
Encore:
Track 209. One More Saturday Night
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – organ, harmonica, vocals
Keith Godchaux – piano
Donna Godchaux – vocals
Bill Kreutzmann – drums
Click here to order the Dead’s Europe ‘72.
19 Responses to “GRATEFUL DEAD - RADIO LUXEMBOURG 1972”
A primo sounding recording of another of The Grateful Dead’s excellent shows from thier first journey onto The Homeland Continent. Thanx so much for all your great posts. An energetic web-site you keep up, here.
By Timmy on Jul 8, 2008
Hey, after all the other downloads, after all the other peoples’ music, finally you got a Grateful Dead download, and it’s a good one, for us Deadheads. Thank you, and hopefully, we
won’t have to wait so long for the next Dead.
By Mike Kitts on Jul 8, 2008
Thank you for this great concert.It brings me back in the time when I was young.Fantastic sound wonderful music.An absolutly highlight.Thank you boys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Joe "The Catman" on Jul 8, 2008
Just a quick comment–although the “Skull and Roses” album was self-titled, it was NOT the Dead’s debut album.
They put out another self-titled album in 1967, then Anthem of the Sun, Aoxomoxoa, Live Dead, Workingman’s Dead, and American Beauty before Skull and Roses.
I can see how it would be confusing! Santana and Peter Gabriel are the only other artists I can think of with more than one eponymous album.
Thanks for the tracks!
By Rob Johnson on Jul 9, 2008
Thanks for putting this gem up for grabs
BRAVO!!!!!!!
By Luis Torregrosa on Jul 9, 2008
Amazing concert!
The Grateful Dead at his best!
By Pedro on Jul 9, 2008
Hate to be pedantic, but technically the first album and “Skull and Roses” have different titles, the former being The Grateful Dead and the latter simply Grateful Dead, a compromise from the original proposed title Skullfuck. Warner Brothers records refused to release the record with that title.
By Zack on Jul 10, 2008
Hate to be pedantic, but technically the first album and “Skull and Roses” have different titles, the former being The Grateful Dead and the latter simply Grateful Dead, a compromise from the original proposed title Skullfuck. Warner Brothers records refused to release the record with that title. You are correct the guy is wrong however, when he says they formed in 65 but did not release an album till 71. That’s a long apprenticeship!
By Zack on Jul 10, 2008
Cool stuff. Sends me back to a time when the air was scented with the sweet smell of herb. Ahhh the good old days. I really miss last week.
By Dan van on Jul 10, 2008
The Deads last 2 studio albums at the time were American Beauty and Working Man’s Dead (both released in 1970). Both Jerry and Bobby put out solo albums in 71/72 (Garcia and Ace) which contained studio versions of many songs played during the Europe ‘72 shows. Represented in this show is Sugaree (from Garcia) and Black Throated Wind, Playin’ In The Band, and One More Saturday Night (from Ace). There are great soundboad and fm recordings from most of the Europe ‘72 tour. Pigpen is in his last year with the Dead (he passed away in 1973). His contributions here include Mr Charlie, Chinatown Shuffle (a song only played during this tour), and It Hurts Me Too. Keith had just joined the band on the previous tour (Fall 1971) and was in top form during the Europe ‘72 shows. Mickey Hart was not with the band during 1972 so Bill Kreutzmann was the single drummer. He really shined during this tour as well! While Deadheads always disagree on the best tour… most will agree that Europe ‘72 was an excellent tour with many great perfromances. They really mix the short country/blues tunes with longer exploritory improvisational jams (Playing In The Band, The Other One). This show is definately worth downloading and giving a listen to. Fun stuff indeed!
By Eighty Eights on Jul 11, 2008
I really like “The Dead” in fact, but shit the way their obsessive fans pollute every music debate with, Amazing,Cosmic,Sick,your not a DeadHead wot do you know? Really get’s on my tits.Big O you have opened the biggest can of worms imaginable.They will now take over this excellent site and pollute it with their imaginary Garcia is with us Bullshit.IMHO the early 60’s albums are groundbreaking documents of “Sea Change” in Psych & Improv and the Roots Country & Folk of Workingmans Dead and American Beauty are UNSURPASSED MASTERPIECES of their time.I Personally Blame all this smoke and mirrors Dead Bollocks on a Scottish Deadhead called Johnny Hassen who played me my first “Dark Star” after we had smoked a huge “CONE” or a Pokey Hat as we called it in GLASGOW.Everthing after that had to be THE BEST BAND OUTTHERE BAR NONE and I did believe for many a year that, Yes indeed that was true.So there you have It. The Good Old Grateful Dead are a very exciting and magical band, but beware you will regularly be dissapointed by a lot of their live gigs because they couldn’t sing in tune most of the time even though they played brilliantly.Don’t even start me on Donna Jean Godchaux!!!!!!!!!!
That’s one thing we can all agree on RIGHT DEADHEADS.
By Grateful Redhead on Jul 12, 2008
I suppose I can’t speak for everyone, and although I saw 200+ Dead shows, I never considered myself a Deadhead; just a music head, or as Dylan said when a reporter tried to pigeonhole him, “a song & dance man.”
I have, however, never heard anyone say “Garcia is with us,” or “You’re not a Deadhead; what do you know?”.
Things must be different in Scotland.
That said, this is a great recording of a great show. Thanks!
By Society's Pliers on Jul 14, 2008
I only got to see the Dead 6 times (all in the mid-80s, before ‘Touch of Grey’ made the crowds and the venues bigger. The Deadheads I met were generally kind and easy to get along with, even the ones who were obviously high or insane–there were no fights, rip-offs were rare, and people shared the occasional smoke. In retrospect, I think the continual touring was a trap that wore out the band, especially Jerry Garcia. But at the time, the Dead were a welcome escape from the wretched music of the 80s. THANK YOU Big O for this show–the sound is great, and it’s from one of the great periods of the Dead’s live performances. (The ‘Blues for Allah’ era is another; the first (?) From the Vault is a fine recording from that year, but I’d like to hear one of the few other shows from that year). A Garcia Band show would be nice, too…
By Eric on Jul 16, 2008
Awesome items!! Give us the full lowdown along with loads of pictures when you get back.
By Fredi on Jul 18, 2008
Grateful Redheads, you are wrong. Deadheads are the same as superfans of any group - they think their favorite group is best. Deadheads may be more dedicated to their group, but that’s not a bad thing. “We care a lot!” Looks like there are more comments for this than for any other show at The Big O.
But we Deadheads on the whole are more generous & less aggressive than superfans of other groups. “What I want to know is are you kind?”
Finally, yes we can all agree on Donna Jean. That she added a magical vocal element to the band, especially in 1977. Check the show cappers from that year, Around & Around, and Sunshine Daydream. At the close of those closers, Donna and Bob would drive each other - harder, louder, lower, softer, higher, farther - and take the audience along for the wild ride.
By thewaymouth on Jul 22, 2008
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By slotonline on Jul 22, 2008
Thank you Big-O for the Dead Magic! That took me right away back to the summers of early 70s, to the crystal clear summer mornings after a night shift, temperature’s rising, singing of the birds mixed with the out-fo-tune singing of Pigpen and Jerry G. GD never played up here in the north but at least we had Dead/Live, Europe ‘72, and now this R Lux 72. That’s a nice - no: Great Addition to what you’ve offered so far. Thanks!
By jukka on Jul 25, 2008
PS * Clear sound.
* High-heater: Truckin > Drums > Other One.
* A band of renown, a merry troupe of clowns rolling on through, a clean machine running on the fumes of sunshine daydreams come true blue.
- Mr. Charlie told me so
By thewaymouth on Aug 3, 2008