Dave's Picks Volume 30 is a 3-CD live album by the rock band theGrateful Dead. It contains the complete early and late shows recorded on January 2, 1970 at theFillmore East inNew York City, along with five songs from the band's performances at the same venue the following night. It was released on May 3, 2019 in a limited edition of 20,000 copies.[1][2][3]
Some copies of the album also include theDave's Picks 2019 Bonus Disc. The additional CD contains ten more songs from the January 3 concerts.[4]
Dave's Picks Volume 30 includespsychedelic rock songs such as the ones on the band's then-recent albumsAnthem of the Sun,Aoxomoxoa, andLive/Dead, as well asfolk rock songs like the ones on their albumWorkingman's Dead, which would not be released until five months after these concerts. The Dead's musical lineup included keyboardistTom Constanten, who would leave the band about three weeks later.
On Friday and Saturday night, January 2 and 3, 1970, the Grateful Dead played early and late shows at the Fillmore East in New York City. Their performances were recorded by their audio engineerOwsley Stanley. The concerts were promoted byBill Graham. Appearing on the same bill were the bandsLighthouse andCold Blood.
OnAllMusic, Timothy Monger wrote, "Covering an interesting period of the Grateful Dead's history,Dave's Picks, Vol. 30 brings listeners to January 1970, when the band was transitioning out of the exploratory electric psych rock of the late '60s and into their more acoustic Americana period."[5]
Early show: "Mason's Children", "Casey Jones", "Black Peter", "Mama Tried", "Hard to Handle", "Cumberland Blues", "Cryptical Envelopment", "Drums", "The Other One", "Cryptical Envelopment", "Cosmic Charlie"
Late show: "Uncle John's Band", "High Time", "Dire Wolf", "Easy Wind", "China Cat Sunflower", "I Know You Rider", "Good Lovin'", "Me and My Uncle", "Monkey and the Engineer", "Dark Star", "St. Stephen", "The Eleven", "Turn On Your Lovelight"
January 3, 1970:
Early show: "Morning Dew",[a] "Me and My Uncle",[c] "Hard to Handle",[c] "Cumberland Blues",[c] Cold Rain and Snow",[b] "Alligator",[b] "Drums",[b] "Alligator",[b] "Feedback"[b]Encore: "Uncle John's Band"[c]
Late show: "Casey Jones",[b] "Mama Tried",[c] "Big Boss Man",[a] "China Cat Sunflower",[c] "I Know You Rider",[c] "Mason's Children",[b] "Cryptical Envelopment",[b] "Drums",[b] "The Other One",[b] "Cryptical Envelopment",[b] "Cosmic Charlie",[b] "Uncle John's Band",[b] "Black Peter",[c] "Dire Wolf",[c] "Good Lovin'",[c] "Dancing in the Street"[a]Encore: "St. Stephen",[a] "In the Midnight Hour"[a]
^Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999).DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 13.ISBN1-877657-22-0.
