July 1978: The Complete Recordings cover

Released 10 years ago

July 1978: The Complete Recordings

Grateful Dead · 2016

745 min · 99 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant tapestry of improvisational jams and heartfelt storytelling, echoing the Grateful Dead's intricate live sound.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • epic improvisational jam sessions
  • long-form explorations of sound
  • dynamic peaks and valleys
  • heartfelt storytelling through music
  • for communal listening

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer concise, standalone tracks
  • need instant gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'July 1978: The Complete Recordings' was released in 2016, the Grateful Dead had already solidified their legacy in the rock genre. This collection captures performances from a pivotal tour, showcasing their improvisational prowess during a period of peak creativity and fan engagement.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Bertha 7:01
  • 2 Good Lovin’ 6:29
  • 3 Tennessee Jed 8:49
  • 4 Jack Straw 6:03
  • 5 Friend of the Devil 8:19
  • 6 Me and My Uncle 2:56
  • 7 Big River 5:15

Disc 2

  • 1 Terrapin Station > 11:00
  • 2 Playing in the Band > 8:56
  • 3 Rhythm Devils > 8:51
  • 4 Space > 3:50
  • 5 Estimated Prophet > 11:04
  • 6 The Other One > 5:12
  • 7 Wharf Rat > 10:01
  • 8 Around and Around 8:24
  • 9 Johnny B. Goode 4:14

Disc 3

  • 1 New Minglewood Blues 5:40
  • 2 Loser 7:34
  • 3 Looks Like Rain 7:50
  • 4 Ramble On Rose 7:24
  • 5 Mexicali Blues > 3:26
  • 6 Mama Tried > 3:22
  • 7 Peggy‐O 8:08
  • 8 Cassidy 5:07
  • 9 Deal > 6:12
  • 10 The Music Never Stopped 8:20

Disc 4

  • 1 Scarlet Begonias > 10:15
  • 2 Fire on the Mountain 9:38
  • 3 Dancing in the Street > 13:32
  • 4 Rhythm Devils > 11:09
  • 5 Not Fade Away > 6:45
  • 6 Stella Blue > 10:50
  • 7 Sugar Magnolia 9:19
  • 8 Werewolves of London 7:12

Disc 5

  • 1 Sugaree 9:50
  • 2 Beat It On Down the Line 3:27
  • 3 They Love Each Other 7:11
  • 4 Looks Like Rain 7:59
  • 5 Dire Wolf 3:48
  • 6 It’s All Over Now 8:22
  • 7 Candyman 6:40
  • 8 Lazy Lightning > 3:26
  • 9 Supplication 5:31
  • 10 Deal 5:58
  • 11 Samson and Delilah 7:18
  • 12 Ship of Fools 7:29

Disc 6

  • 1 Estimated Prophet > 12:41
  • 2 Eyes of the World > 12:23
  • 3 Rhythm Devils > 7:55
  • 4 Space > 7:27
  • 5 Wharf Rat > 9:42
  • 6 Truckin’ > 7:29
  • 7 Iko Iko > 7:22
  • 8 Around and Around 8:26
  • 9 Promised Land 4:12

Disc 7

  • 1 Jack Straw 5:49
  • 2 Candyman 6:40
  • 3 Me and My Uncle > 2:59
  • 4 Big River 5:52
  • 5 Friend of the Devil 8:36
  • 6 Cassidy 5:05
  • 7 Tennessee Jed 9:11
  • 8 Passenger 5:30
  • 9 Peggy‐O 9:10
  • 10 The Music Never Stopped 8:12

Disc 8

  • 1 Cold Rain and Snow 7:25
  • 2 Beat It On Down the Line 3:38
  • 3 Scarlet Begonias > 10:18
  • 4 Fire on the Mountain 8:10

Disc 9

  • 1 Dancing in the Street 8:56
  • 2 Rhythm Devils > 10:12
  • 3 Space > 6:08
  • 4 Not Fade Away > 11:04
  • 5 Black Peter > 10:29
  • 6 Around and Around 8:44
  • 7 U.S. Blues 5:54
  • 8 Johnny B. Goode 4:15

Disc 10

  • 1 Bertha > 6:43
  • 2 Good Lovin’ 6:40
  • 3 Dire Wolf 4:06
  • 4 El Paso 4:25
  • 5 It Must Have Been the Roses 7:16
  • 6 New Minglewood Blues 6:08
  • 7 Ramble On Rose 8:34
  • 8 Promised Land 4:37
  • 9 Deal 6:29
  • 10 Samson and Delilah 7:44
  • 11 Ship of Fools 7:28

Disc 11

  • 1 Estimated Prophet > 13:07
  • 2 The Other One > 8:50
  • 3 Eyes of the World > 10:33
  • 4 Rhythm Devils > 10:29
  • 5 Space > 5:03
  • 6 Wharf Rat > 8:43
  • 7 Franklin’s Tower 10:38
  • 8 Sugar Magnolia 9:30

Disc 12

  • 1 Terrapin Station > 10:54
  • 2 One More Saturday Night 5:12
  • 3 Werewolves of London 6:44

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