Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	September 7, 2018
Recorded	1973 – 1974
Genre	Rock
Label	Rhino
Producer	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 27 (2018) Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings (2018) Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It (2018)
Grateful Dead concert box set chronology
May 1977: Get Shown the Light (2017) Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings (2018) Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 (2019)

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains six complete concerts recorded in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974, on 19 CDs. It was released, in a limited edition of 15,000 copies, on September 7, 2018.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A 3-CD album of songs selected from Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, titled Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It, was released the same day.

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.^[6] The CDs are contained in a bentwood box decorated with First Nations-inspired art by Roy Henry Vickers.^[7]

The concert recordings included in the album are:

• June 22, 1973 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia
• June 24, 1973 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
• June 26, 1973 – Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
• May 17, 1974 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia
• May 19, 1974 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
• May 21, 1974 – Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

Disc 1

First set:

1. "Bertha" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:30
2. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:41
3. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:00
4. "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 4:02
5. "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:47
6. "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:29
7. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:17
8. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05
9. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
10. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:22
11. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01

Disc 2

1. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:39
2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:48
3. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:01
4. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:00
5. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 18:59

Second set:

6. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:25
7. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 2:58
8. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:30
9. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:33

Disc 3

1. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:23
2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:00
3. "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 3:56
4. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:24
5. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 26:06
6. "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 15:22
7. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05

Disc 4

1. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:57
2. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31

Encore:

3. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

Disc 5

First set:

1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:43
2. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:09
3. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:53
4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
5. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:52
6. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:30
7. "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 4:20
8. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:02
9. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:24
10. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:27
11. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
12. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:30
13. "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) > – 6:47
14. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:05

Disc 6

1. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:06

Second set:

2. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
3. "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:42
4. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
5. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
6. "Greatest Story Ever Told" > (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
7. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12
8. "Big River" (Cash) – 4:47

Disc 7

1. "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 27:46
2. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 15:40
3. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
4. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:40

Encore:

5. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:16

Disc 8

First set:

1. "Casey Jones" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:33
3. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
4. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
5. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
6. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:23
7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:08
8. "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Lynn) – 3:47
9. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:06
10. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
11. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:08
12. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:00
13. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:28
14. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:50

Disc 9

1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 15:49

Second set:

2. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:56
3. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:27
4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46
5. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:28
6. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:18
7. "Big River" (Cash) – 4:58
8. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:58
9. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:11

Disc 10

1. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:59
2. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 10:55
3. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:33
4. "Me and Bobby McGee" > (Kris Kristofferson) – 5:25
5. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 18:06
6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03

Encore:

7. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

Disc 11

First set:

1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:33
2. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45
3. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
4. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:56
5. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:16
6. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
7. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:53
8. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
9. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:22
10. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:47
11. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:48
12. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:59

Disc 12

1. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 23:07

Second set:

2. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:09
3. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:17
4. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27
5. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:45
6. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:20
7. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:22

Disc 13

1. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:27
2. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:18
3. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:56
4. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14
5. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:19
6. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
7. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:21

Disc 14

First set:

1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
2. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:58
3. "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 3:57
4. "Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:08
5. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12
6. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
7. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:27
8. "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson) – 6:02
9. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31
10. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:23
11. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:28
12. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
13. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
14. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:27

Disc 15

1. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:34
2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:40

Second set:

3. "Promised Land" > (Berry) – 3:37
4. "Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:08
5. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:10
6. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:36
7. "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Eric Andersen) – 17:58
8. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:49
9. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:36
10. "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:11

Disc 16

1. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:15
2. "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:58
3. "Not Fade Away" > (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 6:58
4. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:59
5. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:36

Encore:

6. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:37

Disc 17

First set:

1. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:25
2. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
3. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
4. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55
5. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Hunter) – 3:59
6. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:45
7. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
8. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:55
9. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
10. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:25
11. "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:01
12. "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:18

Disc 18

1. "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Andersen) – 17:22
2. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48

Second set:

3. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 46:59
4. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47

Disc 19

1. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:24
2. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
3. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:25
4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:52
5. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:45
6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03

Encore:

7. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:08

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by Grateful Dead
• Produced for release by David Lemieux
• Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
• Recording: Rex Jackson (1973), Kidd Candelario (1974)
• Analog tape transfers and restoration: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth - Plangent Processes
• Cover art: Roy Henry Vickers
• Photos: Richie Pechner
• Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether