Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings is an album by Grateful Dead, released in 2022. An expansive live tapestry woven with intricate jams and spirited improvisation, capturing the essence of the Grateful Dead's peak creativity. This album is notable for its exhaustive documentation of one of the Grateful Dead's iconic concert runs, emphasizing their improvisational skills and unique setlists that defy conventional concert norms. It has received critical acclaim for its audio quality and historic significance, reinforcing the band's enduring influence within the jam band scene and beyond. The release also aligns with a growing trend of revisiting and celebrating classic live recordings from the era. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Promised Land 3:20
• 2 Sugaree 7:15
• 3 Mr. Charlie 3:49
• 4 Black‐Throated Wind 5:43
• 5 Tennessee Jed 7:33
• 6 Next Time You See Me 4:54
• 7 Jack Straw 4:53
• 8 China Cat Sunflower 5:05
• 9 I Know You Rider 6:13
• 10 Me and My Uncle 3:22
• 11 Chinatown Shuffle 2:57
• 12 Big Railroad Blues 4:00
• 13 The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) 7:57
• 14 Playing in the Band Standout 12:38

Disc 2

• 1 Sitting on Top of the World 3:20
• 2 Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu 5:12
• 3 Mexicali Blues 3:30
• 4 Good Lovin’ 11:48
• 5 Casey Jones 6:45
• 6 Ramble On Rose 7:21
• 7 Dark Star Standout 29:54
• 8 Morning Dew 11:36

Disc 3

• 1 He’s Gone 8:52
• 2 Sugar Magnolia Standout 6:59
• 3 Comes a Time 6:44
• 4 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 8:52
• 5 Not Fade Away 4:53
• 6 Hey Bo Diddley 4:30
• 7 Not Fade Away 3:06
• 8 Uncle John’s Band 6:54

Disc 4

• 1 Cold Rain and Snow 5:43
• 2 Beat It On Down the Line 3:34
• 3 Mr. Charlie 4:03
• 4 Deal 4:35
• 5 Me and My Uncle 3:13
• 6 Hurts Me Too 7:43
• 7 Dire Wolf 4:20
• 8 Black‐Throated Wind 6:37
• 9 Chinatown Shuffle 2:57
• 10 China Cat Sunflower 5:50
• 11 I Know You Rider 6:34
• 12 Playing in the Band Standout 12:15
• 13 You Win Again 4:14
• 14 Jack Straw 4:56

Disc 5

• 1 Casey Jones 6:16
• 2 Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu 5:27
• 3 Mexicali Blues 3:36
• 4 Black Peter 8:36
• 5 Mexican Hat Dance 1:34
• 6 Truckin’ 11:53
• 7 Drums 1:50
• 8 The Other One 29:45
• 9 Sing Me Back Home 10:30

Disc 6

• 1 Sugar Magnolia Standout 7:11
• 2 Turn On Your Lovelight 12:02
• 3 The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) 8:36
• 4 One More Saturday Night 5:10

Disc 7

• 1 Promised Land 3:22
• 2 Brown‐Eyed Women 3:55
• 3 Big Boss Man 6:15
• 4 Black‐Throated Wind 6:07
• 5 Tennessee Jed 7:37
• 6 Mr. Charlie 4:07
• 7 Jack Straw 5:01
• 8 China Cat Sunflower 4:30
• 9 I Know You Rider 5:45
• 10 Me and Bobby McGee 5:49

Disc 8

• 1 Good Lovin’ 15:29
• 2 Playing in the Band Standout 15:49
• 3 Brokedown Palace 6:37
• 4 Casey Jones 6:58
• 5 Me and My Uncle 3:38
• 6 Big Railroad Blues 3:44
• 7 Chinatown Shuffle 2:46
• 8 Ramble On Rose 6:33

Disc 9

• 1 Uncle John’s Band 9:50
• 2 Wharf Rat 8:44
• 3 Dark Star Standout 34:36
• 4 Sugar Magnolia Standout 7:29

Disc 10

• 1 Comes a Time 7:40
• 2 El Paso 4:52
• 3 Sitting on Top of the World 3:53
• 4 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 10:01
• 5 One More Saturday Night 5:00

Disc 11

• 1 Promised Land 3:48
• 2 Sugaree 7:34
• 3 Mr. Charlie 3:55
• 4 Black Throated Wind 6:26
• 5 Loser 6:47
• 6 Next Time You See Me 4:52
• 7 El Paso 4:53
• 8 Dire Wolf 4:27
• 9 The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) 7:50
• 10 Playing in the Band Standout 18:01

Disc 12

• 1 He’s Gone 9:09
• 2 Cumberland Blues 5:28
• 3 Jack Straw 5:18
• 4 Chinatown Shuffle 2:56
• 5 China Cat Sunflower 6:16
• 6 I Know You Rider 5:46
• 7 Not Fade Away 6:42
• 8 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 8:16
• 9 Not Fade Away 2:59

Disc 13

• 1 Truckin’ 18:57
• 2 The Other One 9:09
• 3 Drums 2:17
• 4 The Other One 12:19
• 5 Morning Dew 11:47
• 6 The Other One 5:47
• 7 Sing Me Back Home 10:58

Disc 14

• 1 Me and My Uncle 3:45
• 2 Ramble On Rose 6:21
• 3 Sugar Magnolia Standout 8:01
• 4 Casey Jones 6:41
• 5 One More Saturday Night 5:09

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