Set 1



Candyman, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Not Fade Away





Set 2:

d2t04 - Tuning

d2t05 - Promised Land

d2t06 - Ramble On Rose

d2t07 - Mexicali Blues

d2t08 - Brokedown Palace

d2t09 - Playing In The Band

d2t10 - Big Railroad Blues

d3t01 - Me And Bobby McGee

d3t02 - Wharf Rat

d3t03 - Sugar Magnolia

d3t04 - Not Fade Away ->

d3t05 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->

d3t06 - Not Fade Away



Encore:

d3t07 - Johnny B. Goode

Notes:



-- All disc changes are seamless



-- The mix starts off rough but gets much better very quickly



-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for lending me his Dats

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Reviewer: dirty jev-o - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 18, 2016

Subject: 6k hiss thats all i hear wrong with the majestic recording....oh...and they fact that a bunch of weirdos thinks its ok to taint the reviews with all this political stuff. Jerry would laugh so hard at you guys.....always seems funny that a "deadhead' can also be a right wing tweaker. - July 18, 20166k hiss

Reviewer: Chris U. - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 20, 2015

Subject: double your pleasure After some mixing issue with Bertha, this board settles down very nicely indeed. Bobby is up in the mix (a feature of more than a few boards from the fall of 72) and nowhere is the impact more profound than on this incredible 30+ minute must-hear version of Playin'. There's more to the second set as well: Brokedown is beautiful, the versions of Big Railroad Blues and Bobby McGee are hot, and the Wharf Rat has a super pleasant outro jam.



But that's not all: the first set features a beautiful Bird Song, a great Candyman, a very well-sung Box of Rain (has Phil ever sounded more relaxed? maybe because he sang it the night before, too...), and a smoking Cumberland.



For whatever reason, the China->Rider seems a bit flat this night (another repeat from the previous day). The Sugar Mag as well is a bit "minimal" (Jerry kind of lurking in the background while Bobby and Donna pratice their duophonic singing) and the NFA>-GDTRFB->NFA doesn't take off like I might have hoped.



JBG is smokin hot, though. The professionals know how to finish strong. - November 20, 2015double your pleasure

Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 17, 2015

Subject: While I am Playin' in the band This show is a PEACH!



Actual proof that when we go strictly by the set list the bus will pass us bye...



Big Railroad in the Dance hall slot?

Oh heck yes! - November 17, 2015While I am Playin' in the band

Reviewer: Go Faster, Get Rounder - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 25, 2015

Subject: Charlie and Fall of 72 Charlie--



Your name gives a thoroughly justified imprimatur of the highest audio quality.



The just sounds magnificent! Hell, I even like the ultra-high Bob at the start of Bertha -- he was never mixed high enough for my taste and he did such cool work.



To me, there can be no better use of your skills than a Fall of 72 Dead show: The pinnacle of their Himalayan body of work.



Many thanks to both you and Rob for all the totally prime music you guys turn us on to. This is some of the very best there is--period!



People-- when an idiot comments like one did here, remember the opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. - February 25, 2015Charlie and Fall of 72

Reviewer: headless deadhead - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 25, 2014

Subject: Hell yes to this here show seriously tho, this one is the bomb. they never force it this night. so naturally sweet. must hear/listen - July 25, 2014Hell yes to this here show

Reviewer: chris phillips - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 11, 2014

Subject: performance wise 11/13-11/26 is diesel! - May 11, 2014performance wise

Reviewer: Satori70 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2012

Subject: 40 years ago tonight Love the BirdSong & Candyman but Box Of Rain is another treat. "Pigpen ain't with us, 'cause he's still sick." :( Nice Playin In The Band as well !! Thank you Archive - November 15, 201240 years ago tonight

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite - November 15, 2012

Subject: A competent, but uninspired, two sets. The jams are nice and long but don't really seem to go anywhere. Nothing like the previous night. - November 15, 2012A competent,

Reviewer: OM ManiPadmeHum - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2012

Subject: Gratefulllllllllllllllllllllllllll love this show - November 15, 2012Gratefulllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Reviewer: doug_the_dude - - November 15, 2012

Subject: -- Rule #1 on the internet: Don't Feed the Trolls.



Now, as for this show - not my favorite from this era, but you absolutely at least must have a listen to that 30+ minute Playin' - rolling thunder craziness all over the place - sets the stage for that mighty Zeus of all Playin' jams - 11/18/72. - November 15, 2012--

Reviewer: NYLifer - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2011

Subject: Very Nice Show! That half hour PITB is just exactly perfect!



Peace,



Bob



d1t01 - Tuning

d1t02 - Bertha

d1t03 - Beat It On Down The Line

d1t04 - Bird Song

d1t05 - Jack Straw

d1t06 - Candyman

d1t07 - Big River

d1t08 - Sugaree

d1t09 - El Paso

d1t10 - Box Of Rain

d1t11 - Deal

d1t12 - Cumberland Blues

d2t01 - Around And Around

d2t02 - China Cat Sunflower ->

d2t03 - I Know You Rider



Set 2:

d2t04 - Tuning

d2t05 - Promised Land

d2t06 - Ramble On Rose

d2t07 - Mexicali Blues

d2t08 - Brokedown Palace

d2t09 - Playing In The Band

d2t10 - Big Railroad Blues

d3t01 - Me And Bobby McGee

d3t02 - Wharf Rat

d3t03 - Sugar Magnolia

d3t04 - Not Fade Away ->

d3t05 - Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->

d3t06 - Not Fade Away



Encore:

d3t07 - Johnny B. Goode - November 15, 2011Very Nice Show!

Reviewer: Graeme Sweetapple - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2011

Subject: 11-15-72 Hi folks....Ive been listening to this show for a while now, and can honestly say its one of my favorites from 73 if not the era. The sound [thankyou Charlie Miller] is A1 and the setlist is a blockbuster!!! It has a very relaxed, yet tight & precise feel to it, as if they dont have to try too had to be amazing as ever...This show has all members bought up together nicely in the mix, Really wish I had been at this show, wasnt even born...lol...



Politics and idiots [particularly ones with mental health problems]... comes and go, some stick around for a while, but they always fall of the table eventually....one thing stays the same though.... an old friend once said to me, and these words still ring true for me today...... "Never wrestle with a pig in the dirt..... You both get covered in S**t.....but only the pig enjoys it"

Thankyou Archive for bringing all this beautiful music to us... Peace Love & Grateful Dead forever!!! (*);~)) - November 15, 201111-15-72

Reviewer: mbrokedown - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 2, 2011

Subject: ANY Dead > politics yet another good show. thanks Mr. Miller (for the infinite time). Love the archive & love the Dead. !!!! - April 2, 2011ANY Dead > politics

Reviewer: CosmicGeordie - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 23, 2011

Subject: And now…back to the music… Charlie Miller strikes again on this one, which is a testament to what Jerry could do back in the pre-effects days with a beat-up Strat, some reverb, and a wah-wah pedal.

The raw energy in ’72 shows like this one rivals anything they ever did, in my opinion. The Playin’ on this night is a particular standout: a jazz groove at times that Miles would have stormed the stage to take over (thanks, Keith). Aside from the A+ rhythm section, we find (and hear perfectly thanks to Miller’s mix) a particularly inventive Bob Weir, whose guitar tone and delivery were never better thanks to the Gibson guitars he favored around ’72 – ’74.

I really think this is a prime example of the great ensemble they were from ’72 through ’74 with just Billy on drums. I ain’t knockin’ their other mold-breaking highpoints across ’69 – ’71 and ’76 – ’77…and various others sprinkled before and after…I just would’ve loved to see a night like this one. The freshness of Keith and the new frontiers that he helped open make ’72 a very distinct vintage…and one that yielded a new formula for infinite possibilities. - February 23, 2011And now…back to the music…

Reviewer: coolbreeze - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2011

Subject: Just exactly perfect? Close enough for me!



Beautiful Bird Song and Brokedown Palace. Awe-inspiring Playin'. Just about everything else is on par with the general excellence of '72. Charlie's work is, as always, top of the line.



Not to feed the troll, but it sounds like someone needs to get his wiener wet. - January 7, 2011Just exactly perfect?

Reviewer: Jeff Kaplan - - December 8, 2010

Subject: Let's keep it civil



http://www.archive.org/about/terms.php

In using the Archive's site, Collections, and/or services, you further agree ... (g) not to harass, threaten, or otherwise annoy anyone... It would be appreciated if y'all would tone it down a bit.In using the Archive's site, Collections, and/or services, you further agree ... (g) not to harass, threaten, or otherwise annoy anyone... - December 8, 2010Let's keep it civil

Reviewer: cb18201 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 1, 2010

Subject: ? can't someone delete these stupid ranting posts? why is this garbage on here?





As for the show.......its two sets of the Dead at their best. These guys were ON. The vocals are stronger than usual. They're all singin' in tune with each other an really hittin' all their notes. There's 3 songs from American Beauty that are somewhat rare for 1972 (Candyman, Box Of Rain, Brokedown Palace). The quality of the recording is top-notch. A crystal clear Miller remaster.





Some standouts...



1st Set: Bird Song, Jack Straw, Candyman, Box Of Rain, Deal, Cumberland Blues, China Cat.



2nd Set: Brokedown Palace, half-hour Playin' In The Band, Bobby McGee, Wharf Rat, Sugar Mag.









classic Dead. - December 1, 2010

Reviewer: love.dont.hate - - November 25, 2010

Subject: Newbie Support :-) Well I'm new here and I guess I joined at a ...sensitive? time... ???

Are we in a political forum?

Name calling won't get anyone anywhere...







So..........



Streaming audio is great, but I'm trying to get a soft copy of this birthday show (eight years removed) to put on my iPod -- any suggestions?



And yes, I may have been too young to experience The Grateful Dead in-person but I don't think they would have liked all this "bad-speak".



cheers~ - November 25, 2010Newbie Support :-)

Reviewer: Dylan M - - November 25, 2010

Subject: ISLAM SUCKS: go watch an Alex Jones DVD You want to banter about what you consider to be greater implications and politics surrounding a band you seem to know so well, do it somewhere else.



You obviously

1) have way too much free time on your hands

2) never saw a Grateful Dead show

3) don't get enough attention in the real world so need to shock people by writing obscene things on Dead archive blog walls....

wow what a loser.



Thank you Charlie Miller for an upgrade to a show that slipped through my fingers until I saw your remaster!



Some of us on the archive throughly appreciate the work that these sound guys are doing to these old shows. They do it out of they're own free time, for no money.



Don't clog up this page with your negative incoherent yammering. Your like the annoying guy standing next to me at set break trying to talk my ear off about this and that and all I want is to find an excuse to get away.



This show has awsome sound quality and playing quality. Some say that late 72' and 73' was the most primal Dead.



Nobody ever said (and if they did, they're misinformed) that the Dead organization was a model for morality or peace. In fact in some ways, many people learned from the mistakes of some of the groups less appealing ties. Altamont happened... its part of their history....



So, Islam Sucks. Go watch an Alex Jones DVD. And do us all a favor and stop clogging up this beloved source of information and music to so many with your negative energy. - November 25, 2010ISLAM SUCKS: go watch an Alex Jones DVD

Reviewer: ShowLove_ShineLight - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 24, 2010

Subject: Music, Sweet Music! Here we have a great show by one of the best bands who ever lived. In one of the bands greatest eras... and this poor guy is on some trip about politics, hating this and that, and god knows what else... Don't even bother to read that drivel..



Talk about your textbook case of a glass empty kind of guy.... Sir, all I can tell you is that I love you more than words can tell. ( and be GRATEFUL for what you have as the world is not as awful as you think. )



you can focus on how screwed up politics is...



or you can rejoice for how beautiful life is, what you are thankful for. I am thankful for MUSIC. I am thankful for Musicians pushing boundaries. I am thankful that this band evolved jazz music.... 31 minute playing in the band...



LET THERE BE SONGS TO FILL THE AIR. - November 24, 2010Music, Sweet Music!

Reviewer: standard fare - favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 24, 2010

Subject: RE: Islam sucks Such a narrow mind. Someone really messed you up once upon a time. When the time for judgement comes, you will understand. As for the show, 4 stars and a bunch of thank-you's. - November 24, 2010RE: Islam sucks

Reviewer: grasshopperak - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 20, 2010

Subject: great show any grateful dead show was a good one, even with people like the reviewer below; we all know our poor obomber 'o'bummer is a blow hard, but why you want to follow in his steps and wallow in hatred? maybe those doses you got were duds

man, it's about love, tolerance, respect

when you get thrown in jail for obeying the law and respecting the right of people to live without getting killed, it sure is helpful to have a religion to get you through the solitary isolation and torture- the very opposite of a dead show. if not a religion, some kind of joy to remember, or a prayer to keep your mind intact.

what's the point of being hateful? Uncle John says no time to hate, so you don't have to. we all suck. - November 20, 2010great show

Reviewer: grendelschoice - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 18, 2010

Subject: Playin for the Ages 5 stars for the PITB alone, and the rest of the show is no slouch either. Real nice Birdsong and a hot Cumberland, but they could have played this half hour PITB and walked off w/out playing anything else and it still would have been a 5-star show.



I never thought I'd find a PITB I like as much as 8/27/72, but this one comes really, really close. - November 18, 2010Playin for the Ages

Reviewer: grifftrain2000 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 17, 2010

Subject: grateful Dead You shouldnt give this show one star just because you got busted. Rate the show based on the performance, not on some childish grudge you have against this site.



The show is great, by the way - November 17, 2010grateful Dead

Reviewer: hampton87 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 16, 2010

Subject: i do love 72 though I only have time to listen to a few of the songs tonight, it is hot. bird song is great...brokedown is one of my favorite and 31+ playin'. 8.27.72 is all time favorite... this has tons of energy. i need to invest in some real headphones because I can't use my subwoofer tonight or i would be cranking up some 72 loud. i give it 4.9972 - November 16, 2010i do love 72

Reviewer: Lazy Lester - - November 13, 2010

Subject: MEDIC!!! WOW!! Listening to this psychopath below is almost

more entertaining than the music itself.



Kinda scary though. - November 13, 2010MEDIC!!!

Reviewer: mikeschmidt - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 13, 2010

Subject: well worth a listen! Excellent sound..Late '72 Bird Song and Playing in the Band..what more do you need? - November 13, 2010well worth a listen!

Reviewer: reviewr - - November 13, 2010

Subject: Islam Sucks Sounds like you have some things to let go of. - November 13, 2010Islam Sucks

Reviewer: Disc.moe. - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 13, 2010

Subject: Ref: Islam Sucks Grow up. Your post proves you were not even born in Dec. 71'

Shows a 5+ rating. - November 13, 2010Ref: Islam Sucks