Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings is an album by Grateful Dead, released in 2018. A sprawling tapestry of psychedelic improvisation and heartfelt storytelling, embodying the Grateful Dead's live essence. This album is significant for its comprehensive documentation of two historic tours, highlighting the band's improvisational prowess. It received widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike, showcasing how the Grateful Dead influenced subsequent jam bands and the larger music scene by emphasizing live performance over studio recordings. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Bertha 6:29
• 2 Beat It On Down the Line 3:40
• 3 Deal 4:59
• 4 Mexicali Blues 4:02
• 5 Box of Rain Standout 5:46
• 6 Bird Song 14:29
• 7 The Race Is On 3:17
• 8 Sugaree 8:05
• 9 Looks Like Rain 7:34
• 10 Row Jimmy 9:22
• 11 Jack Straw 4:59

Disc 2

• 1 China Cat Sunflower > 8:38
• 2 I Know You Rider 5:48
• 3 Big River 5:01
• 4 Tennessee Jed 8:00
• 5 Playing in the Band 18:58
• 6 Here Comes Sunshine 12:25
• 7 Promised Land 2:57
• 8 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:29
• 9 El Paso 4:33

Disc 3

• 1 Black Peter 9:23
• 2 Greatest Story Ever Told 4:59
• 3 Big Railroad Blues 3:55
• 4 He’s Gone > 11:23
• 5 Truckin’ > Standout 26:06
• 6 The Other One 15:21
• 7 Wharf Rat 8:04

Disc 4

• 1 Sugar Magnolia 9:57
• 2 Casey Jones 7:31
• 3 Johnny B. Goode 3:56

Disc 5

• 1 Promised Land 3:43
• 2 Loser 7:08
• 3 Mexicali Blues 3:53
• 4 They Love Each Other 5:48
• 5 Looks Like Rain 7:51
• 6 Box of Rain Standout 5:29
• 7 Big Railroad Blues 4:19
• 8 Jack Straw 5:02
• 9 Sugaree 7:24
• 10 The Race Is On 3:26
• 11 Row Jimmy 8:29
• 12 Beat It On Down the Line 3:29
• 13 China Cat Sunflower > 6:46
• 14 I Know You Rider 5:04

Disc 6

• 1 Around and Around 5:11
• 2 Mississippi Half‐Step Uptown Toodeloo 8:43
• 3 You Ain’t Woman Enough 3:42
• 4 El Paso 4:34
• 5 Stella Blue 7:56
• 6 Greatest Story Ever Told > 5:04
• 7 Bertha 6:12
• 8 Big River 4:46

Disc 7

• 1 Dark Star > Standout 27:46
• 2 Eyes of the World > 15:39
• 3 China Doll 6:38
• 4 Sugar Magnolia 9:40
• 5 One More Saturday Night 5:16

Disc 8

• 1 Casey Jones > 6:01
• 2 Greatest Story Ever Told 5:33
• 3 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:46
• 4 Jack Straw 5:03
• 5 Box of Rain Standout 5:35
• 6 Deal 4:22
• 7 Mexicali Blues 4:08
• 8 You Ain’t Woman Enough 3:46
• 9 Row Jimmy 9:06
• 10 The Race Is On 3:33
• 11 China Cat Sunflower > 8:07
• 12 I Know You Rider 6:00
• 13 Beat It On Down the Line 3:27
• 14 Loser 6:55

Disc 9

• 1 Playing in the Band 15:58
• 2 Bertha 5:56
• 3 Promised Land 3:26
• 4 They Love Each Other 5:46
• 5 El Paso 4:27
• 6 Black Peter 9:17
• 7 Big River 4:57
• 8 Here Comes Sunshine 11:57
• 9 Me and My Uncle 3:07

Disc 10

• 1 He’s Gone > 14:07
• 2 Truckin’ > Standout 10:54
• 3 The Other One > 6:33
• 4 Me and Bobby McGee > 5:24
• 5 The Other One > 18:05
• 6 Sugar Magnolia 10:03
• 7 Johnny B. Goode 4:04

Disc 11

• 1 Promised Land 3:33
• 2 Deal 4:44
• 3 The Race Is On 3:33
• 4 Ramble On Rose 6:56
• 5 Jack Straw 5:15
• 6 Dire Wolf 5:28
• 7 Beat It On Down the Line 3:53
• 8 Loose Lucy 5:06
• 9 Big River 5:22
• 10 It Must Have Been the Roses 5:46
• 11 Mexicali Blues 3:48
• 12 Row Jimmy 8:58

Disc 12

• 1 Playing in the Band 23:07
• 2 U.S. Blues 6:09
• 3 Me and My Uncle 3:16
• 4 Ship of Fools 6:27
• 5 Money Money 4:44
• 6 China Cat Sunflower > 8:19
• 7 I Know You Rider 5:21

Disc 13

• 1 Greatest Story Ever Told 5:27
• 2 Sugaree 8:18
• 3 Truckin’ > Standout 9:56
• 4 Nobody’s Fault but Mine > 5:14
• 5 Eyes of the World > 13:18
• 6 China Doll 6:00
• 7 Sugar Magnolia 9:20

Disc 14

• 1 Missisippi Half‐Step Uptown Toodeloo 8:14
• 2 Mexicali Blues 3:57
• 3 Big Railroad Blues 3:56
• 4 Black‐Throated Wind 7:08
• 5 Scarlet Begonias 5:12
• 6 Beat It On Down the Line 3:47
• 7 Tennessee Jed 8:26
• 8 Me and Bobby McGee 6:01
• 9 Sugaree 7:30
• 10 Jack Straw 5:22
• 11 It Must Have Been the Roses 5:28
• 12 El Paso 4:34
• 13 Loose Lucy 5:06
• 14 Money Money 4:27

Disc 15

• 1 China Cat Sunflower > 8:33
• 2 I Know You Rider 5:40
• 3 Promised Land > 3:36
• 4 Bertha > 6:07
• 5 Greatest Story Ever Told 6:09
• 6 Ship of Fools 6:35
• 7 Weather Report Suite > 17:57
• 8 Wharf Rat 10:49
• 9 Big River 5:35
• 10 Peggy‐O 8:11

Disc 16

• 1 Truckin’ > Standout 9:14
• 2 Jam > 9:57
• 3 Not Fade Away > 6:57
• 4 Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad 6:58
• 5 One More Saturday Night 5:35
• 6 U.S. Blues 5:36

Disc 17

• 1 Me and My Uncle 3:24
• 2 Brown‐Eyed Women 5:19
• 3 Beat It On Down the Line 3:47
• 4 Deal 4:54
• 5 Mexicali Blues 3:59
• 6 It Must Have Been the Roses 5:44
• 7 The Race Is On 3:33
• 8 Scarlet Begonias 5:55
• 9 El Paso 4:56
• 10 Row Jimmy 9:24
• 11 Money Money 5:01
• 12 Ship of Fools 6:17

Disc 18

• 1 Weather Report Suite > 17:21
• 2 China Doll 5:48
• 3 Playing in the Band 46:58
• 4 U.S. Blues 5:47

Disc 19

• 1 Big River 5:23
• 2 Stella Blue 8:39
• 3 Around and Around 5:24
• 4 Eyes of the World > 13:51
• 5 Wharf Rat > 9:45
• 6 Sugar Magnolia 10:02
• 7 Johnny B. Goode 4:07

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