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Released 19 years ago this June

Three from the Vault

Grateful Dead · 2007

141 min · 20 tracks · psychedelic rock

A vibrant tapestry of improvisational jams and heartfelt melodies, capturing the essence of the Grateful Dead's live experience.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like dynamic listening experience
  • heartfelt melodies for reflection
  • improvisational jams with peaks
  • extended tracks for deep immersion
  • for late-night journeys

Maybe skip if you want

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

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2007, 'Three from the Vault' came during a period when Grateful Dead’s legacy was being celebrated posthumously after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. This album represents a curated selection of live recordings from 1971, showcasing their early eclectic style and musical experimentation.

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Two Ditties: The Merry‐Go‐Round Brokedown / Spring Song 1:12
  • 2 Truckin’ 8:07
  • 3 Loser 6:14
  • 4 Cumberland Blues 5:06
  • 5 Hurts Me Too 5:51
  • 6 Bertha 5:21
  • 7 Playing in the Band 4:55
  • 8 Deal 4:17

Disc 2

  • 1 Dark Hollow 3:15
  • 2 Smokestack Lightnin’ 14:40
  • 3 China Cat Sunflower 3:22
  • 4 I Know You Rider 7:00
  • 5 Greatest Story Every Told 4:19
  • 6 Johnny B. Goode 3:23

Disc 3

  • 1 Bird Song 6:53
  • 2 Easy Wind 8:17
  • 3 That’s It for the Other One: I. Cryptical Envelopment / II. Drums / III. The Other One 16:13

Disc 4

  • 1 Wharf Rat 9:01
  • 2 Good Lovin’ 18:53
  • 3 Casey Jones 4:56

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