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Europe '72: The Complete Recordings

Grateful Dead · 2011

177 min · 22 tracks · psychedelic rock

A sprawling exploration of improvisational psychedelia, capturing the essence of the Grateful Dead's live experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with improvisational peaks
  • patient explorations with wave-like pacing
  • late-night deep listening sessions
  • cathartic moments of musical release

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer concise, standalone tracks
  • seek instant gratification in music

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2011, 'Europe '72: The Complete Recordings' showcases a crucial moment in the Grateful Dead's career as they solidified their reputation as a premier live band. This comprehensive box set documents their European tour during 1972, a period often regarded as a high point in their artistic output and experimental sound.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Playing in the Band 9:43
  • 2 Sugaree 7:15
  • 3 Mr. Charlie 4:14
  • 4 Black‐Throated Wind 5:57
  • 5 China Cat Sunflower > 5:24
  • 6 I Know You Rider 5:35
  • 7 Big Boss Man 5:24
  • 8 Jack Straw 4:58
  • 9 Loser 6:49
  • 10 Chinatown Shuffle 2:47

Disc 2

  • 1 Me and My Uncle 3:08
  • 2 Big Railroad Blues 3:47
  • 3 Good Lovin’ 16:27
  • 4 Casey Jones 6:08
  • 5 Greatest Story Ever Told 6:15
  • 6 He’s Gone 7:58
  • 7 Next Time You See Me 5:31

Disc 3

  • 1 Dark Star > 30:11
  • 2 Sugar Magnolia > 6:28
  • 3 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) 21:15
  • 4 One More Saturday Night 5:06
  • 5 Uncle John’s Band 6:39

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