This show has been commercially released as " Europe '72: The Complete Recordings - All The Music Edition"

Set 1





Cold Rain And Snow

Me And Bobby McGee

Chinatown Shuffle

China Cat Sunflower ->

I Know You Rider

Jack Straw

He's Gone

Next Time You See Me

Black Throated Wind





Set 2





Casey Jones

Playing In The Band

Sugaree

It Hurts Me Too

Ramble On Rose

El Paso

Big Railroad Blues

Truckin'





Set 3





Dark Star ->



Sugar Magnolia ->



Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)

Johnny B. Goode



Encore



One More Saturday Night

Notes:







Digitally Remastered using the Bertha Digital Audio Workstation by jashley@deadacated.com. Completed April 14, 2006.







This was a terrible transfer with more than 100 digi-snits throughout the show. More than 16 hours was spent fixing most of them. There are a few small ones that remain. A couple of methods were used in fixing the digi-snits, including manually editing individual samples.







Bobby says "See you later, bye bye" at the end of One More Saturday Night. Frequency and spectral analysis shows the signature to be the same as the rest of the show. Though it may appear out of order, it is believed this is due to the show being partially broadcast on French TV and this may have been the end of the TV part of the show.







Between song tuning and banter was removed by someone and is not part of the original release. There appears to be tape machine noise between each song on the original. These small bips of noise were removed.







This is A fantastic show with absolutely wonderful sound.



Enjoy!







DVD audio extraction through flac compression by Gary Field 4/20/2006. Thanks to Jay.

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Reviewer: Fallenriteon - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 9, 2020

Subject: Birthday show!! Not surprised my bday show is amazing!!

Dark Star>Sug Mag>Caution!!!! Cmon man that's fire!! - September 9, 2020Birthday show!!

Reviewer: Mind Wondrin - favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 14, 2019

Subject: Theme Park Deuce

Second date at an amusement park, the day after squeezing in a cafeteria appearance at a nearby college. While not as great overall as the 1st show here, two days prior, that's just 'cause that one's an all-time great. It's still one of the top ten shows from E72, and that's tough competition. This show was aired on Danish television.



First Set. Standard fare until a perfect example of the '72 China>Rider. This is right before Jer started singing on Jack Straw. The first He's Gone is way uptempo (why this night and not in London?) and the bridge hadn't been finished yet. It worked so well that they added it to 10 of the remaining 16 nights - even without the yet-unwritten middle eight. Next Time You See Me is a perfect version. As the band jokes around with levels Keith adds a quick Merry-Go-Round Broke Down. Black-Throated Wind is a clunky, underwritten song, but Jer and Keith both find something to add to a tight version.



Second Set. This is a definitive version of Casey Jones with crazy interplay from everybody. Mr. Charlie was only skipped on tour at the following Beat Club taping, and many are good, but not all are this good. Playin' has a good tempo and goes off the deep end F A S T; even at 10 minutes it's concise and powerful. Sugaree is tight, but '72 is not the year for this one. It's a raucous, perfect One More Saturday Night - an almost-nightly usual set closer. Bobby actually sings the end, rather than the concomitant shred voice™. The previous Tivoli has the better Hurts Me Too - on this tour mere above average becomes mediocre! Ramble On Rose is uptempo, with bent double-stops-galore from Bobby and ragtime from Keith! (It too has a Merry-Go-Round). Big Railroad may be known for the masks they donned but it's also a best-ever. Jer plays a unique rhythm figure. The count-in is clipped on the box set version of Truckin', which seems a standard run-through but erupts into a screamer jam. It's as good or better than 4/11 and better even than 5/26. One of the top sets of all time!



Third Set. On a tour with several 40min Dark Stars, a 31-minute one isn't unusual. It's better than most of the longer ones, though not one of the top '72s. This is, however, the longest Caution by far - which doesn't mean more happens - in fact they sound tired in this set. This was the only Johnny B. Goode of E72.



1st Set : A

2nd Set : A+

3rd Set : C+

Overall = 4 Stars



Highlights:

China Cat/Rider - one of the best of '72

He's Gone - only time they nailed a premier and the best pre-bridge version

Next Time You See Me - perfect Pig

Casey Jones - definitive

Mr. Charlie - even played every night this stands out

Playing in the Band - fast, nailed

One More Saturday Night - mid-set rave up

Ramble On Rose - punchy and check Bobby

El Paso - very on

Big Railroad Blues - classic

Truckin' - one of the best few from the 17 on tour



SOURCES: Aside from the superb Bertha SBD (field_34032), there's the full official release. Big Railroad is also on the vinyl version of Europe '72 v2. The show was produced for Kongeriget Danmark television (the next show was also shot, for Deutsch TV). Euro TV aired the show repeatedly over the years in Benelux, France, Germany (BRD), & Denmark, though the live show used different songs than the repeat version. The show is usually up on YouTube. Hurts Me Too is on the DVD that came with Scrapbook. - August 14, 2019Theme Park Deuce

Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 25, 2018

Subject: Married me a wife While i will always check out the in-between song banter for a show

it is also nice to have a more streamlined copy.

The band's sound seems to be

richer and fuller with each show.

Pretty ironic that a 9 song 1st set

seems condensed after previous shows

for this tour.

This is a solid recording.

I am at the China>Rider

and everything to this point has been

wide open from the get go

and of course this pairing

gives the band its first opportunity

to hit its full stride.

Set 1

The Rain & Snow opener had a real nice flow.

It was always heartwarming live.

it seemed to get played

when I least expected it

probably because it wasn't

in a very regular rotation.

Me & Bobby-again this tune is straightforward

and so perfect for the band.

China town Shuffle- PIG is just on top of his tunes.And for me it is these stand alone songs that are the highlight of Pig's last full tour.

The Rider almost sounded like the LP version

Jack Straw-Sweet and UPbeat!

"You keep us on the run"

The very first STEAL YOUR FACE.

Fast tempo with a nice jump to it

The jam gets a little exploration

Mainly Garcia but Phil lays down counterpoint.

Could use some DJG.

No call & response yet

which keeps the maiden voyage

under 7 minutes.

Lied, Cheated, wrong Doing

and Pig on the harp.

what was that old number

IF LOViN YOU IS WRONG

I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT.

Monitors & Messing with the HEAD.

and the Merry go round and round

"I use to lay awake at night

thinking, am i going down , down"

BTWind-How many times did this function

as a set closer?

A plodding version. ie DOWNbeat.

Almost gets off the ground?

"Going back home,

That's what I am going to do"

Jerry announces a break

but i can't help but wonder

if they still went out with Casey Jones

Set 2

Playin'-The return of Donna Jean

"just a little nervous from the fall"

She comes in strong for

The 'Standing on a Tower' verse

The jams on these 10 minute Europe 72

PITB are absolutely stunning.

Donna all in on the Reprise

Jerry just all over that tune.

Sugaree is so mellow

it tends to get past me

all of a sudden

I find myself at Saturday Night

which for sure

they wanted to put up

for the broadcast.

Weir kills his voice

on European T.V.

So Weir says goodbye

which i assume is to the TV.

A very bluesy

Hurts Me Too

Dang this is a thick tune

It is this contrast

that gives the upbeat material

such soaring HIGH's.

"Little Girl, Oh I love you"

Soulful Harp

Set 3

I can't recapture the over the top review

I did in 2016 of this show

but suffice it to say that this is a peach.

They finally nail the transition from:

Dark Star >Sugar Magnolia

"Takin' it easy!" - November 25, 2018Married me a wife

Reviewer: bluestones - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 22, 2018

Subject: A Beautiful Dark Star My personal favorite too. Don't know why it doesn't get the accolades it deserves.



I agree with one of the previous reviewers, the final jam does sound a little bit sleepy but that just makes the grogginess of Caution sound kinda swampy and spooky. - August 22, 2018A Beautiful Dark Star

Reviewer: kriddaz - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 13, 2016

Subject: Amazing recordings from the day I was born! Does anyone happen to know what TIME they recorded this show? I'd love to figure out what song )if any) was being played at the exact moment of my delivery.



Come to think of it "He's Gone" would be absolutely perfect, an homage to my mother's womb!



I've listened and watched the Copenhagen recordings many times. 5-Stars! - January 13, 2016Amazing recordings from the day I was born!

Reviewer: cfinnstl - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 23, 2015

Subject: Wow, this recording is top-notch! And the show is on fire! A++ all around.

Many thanks for your efforts! - December 23, 2015Wow, this recording is top-notch!

Reviewer: cb18201 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 8, 2013

Subject: . 12-17-08 - November 8, 2013

Reviewer: Dhfalcon - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 15, 2011

Subject: If I had a Time Machine... I'd definitely check this one out live. (and then stick around for all of the Europe tour!) :-) - April 15, 2011If I had a Time Machine...

Reviewer: CosmicGeordie - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 29, 2010

Subject: Echoes of Europe ’72…but really live The sound/music quality on this is so good I feel like I’m listening to the much overdubbed E-’72 album. Love this period of the band and agree that this show is a high water mark for the year. Enjoy - September 29, 2010Echoes of Europe ’72…but really live

Reviewer: Cliff Hucker - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 17, 2010

Subject: A Scandinavian fairy tail An outstanding performance, including some great playing by Weir, two sets of which are immortalized in an excellent video from a European television broadcast. It features superb sound quality and a gorgeous soaring Dark Star with a beautiful segue into Sugar Magnolia. Although the songs from the first two sets don't get stretched out much, perhaps due to the television broadcast, everything is particularly well played, particularly the China/Rider, an excellent Big Railroad Blues (the performance where the band wears the Bozo masks for this number), and a classic styled performance of Casey Jones.



While this 30+ minute Dark Star is not quite as brilliant as some of the monumental efforts that follow, it is still a stunning effort, largely due to some great work by Keith. The pre-verse intro is simply beautiful. Right from the opening notes there is some beautiful interplay between Jerry and Keith, though it eventually breaks down. After several attempts, Jerry re-establishes the theme and pulls it back together. Immediately after the verse there is a lilting duet between Jerry and Billy, though this too is unsustained. Following some rumbling from Phil, this one briefly gets quiet, and then the magic starts. At about 24:00, Weir steers the band into a gorgeous and jazzy jam similar to WRS. Its amazingly sublime, the entire ensemble locking in on the theme for several minutes before a thrilling segue into Sugar Magnolia.



An extraordinary performance of Caution follows, the beginning of which is particularly jazzy! This is a gem of a show! (97 pts) - April 17, 2010A Scandinavian fairy tail

Reviewer: BIG_R - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 16, 2010

Subject: 4-17-72 Exellent both in performance and sound quality. Another beautiful remaster by Mr. Ashley. - February 16, 20104-17-72

Reviewer: sugareesalibi - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 4, 2009

Subject: Thanks Jay! First off a huge thanks goes out to Jay who helped to make this show sound all shiny and new. I've edited sound before and it's a pain in the ass.



The music contained within is pretty phenomenal. Jerrys guitar sounds great! A very unique "He's Gone", one of my favorites.



The transition from Dark Star into Sugar Mag is absolutely beautiful.



Good show in a foreign land. Enjoy the Dead! - June 4, 2009Thanks Jay!