Dick's Picks Volume 5

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Dick's Picks Volume 5 is the fifth live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on December 26, 1979 at the Oakland Auditorium Arena in Oakland, California. It was released in May 1996.

This concert was a benefit for the Seva Foundation, an organization started by Ram Dass and Wavy Gravy. Bob Weir still sits on the advisory board today.

Volume 5 was the first of the Dick's Picks to contain a complete concert. It was also the first release of a full concert to feature keyboardist Brent Mydland.

Another Grateful Dead album that was recorded at the December 1979 run of concerts at the Oakland Auditorium is Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1.

Caveat Emptor

Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The label for Volume 5 reads:

"This compact disc has been digitally remastered directly from the original half track stereo analog tape. It is a snapshot of history, not a modern professional recording, and may therefore exhibit some technical anomalies and the unavoidable effects of the ravages of time."

Track listing

Disc one

First set:

1. "Cold Rain and Snow" (traditional) – 6:44
2. "C.C. Rider" (traditional) – 6:43
3. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:58
4. "Me and My Uncle"> (Phillips) – 2:59
5. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:59
6. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
7. "New Minglewood Blues" (traditional) – 7:41
8. "Friend of the Devil" (Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) – 9:37
9. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:14
10. "Alabama Getaway"> (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:58
11. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 4:26

Disc two

Second set:

1. "Uncle John's Band"> (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:14
2. "Estimated Prophet"> (Barlow, Weir) – 14:11
3. "Jam 1"> (Grateful Dead) – 6:01
4. "He's Gone"> (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:03
5. "The Other One"> (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 8:38
6. "Drums"> (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 6:03

Disc three

1. "Drums"> (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 4:22
2. "Jam 2"> (Grateful Dead) – 6:03
3. "Not Fade Away"> (Petty, Hardin) – 11:52
4. "Brokedown Palace"> (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49
5. "Around and Around"> (Berry) – 3:57
6. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:28

Encore:

7. "Shakedown Street"> (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:52
8. "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 2:54

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
• Mickey Hart - drums
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Phil Lesh - electric bass
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals

Production

• Betty Cantor-Jackson - recording
• Dick Latvala - tape archivist
• Jeffrey Norman - CD mastering
• Jay Blakesberg - photo
• Gecko Graphics - design

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