Available for the first time on vinyl. 5-LP, 180-Gram, vinyl boxed set. Limited edition of 10,000. (The preceding show to the 2022 release from 4/8/72) When The Grateful Dead opened their famed Europe '72 tour at the sold-out, cavernous Wembley Empire Pool in London, they signaled from the very start that they meant business. From the very first notes of this show's opener, "Greatest Story Ever Told," the Dead were "on," performing a mix of their best-known songs including "Truckin'" and "Sugar Magnolia," a healthy dose of music from their most recent album, the live album that was a critical commercial success SKULL & ROSES, including "The Other One," "Not Fade Away" "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad," and "Wharf Rat," along with more than a half dozen songs from Bob's and Jerry's respective 1972 solo albums. If the Dead had opening-night jitters at this show, they sure masked it well with confidence, inventiveness, and inspiration, all hallmarks of what would become known as one of The Grateful Dead's greatest tours ever.
track listing:
1. Greatest Story Ever Told
2. Sugarfree
3. Chinatown Shuffle
4. Me and My Uncle
5. China Cat Sunflower
6. I Know You Rider
7. Big Boss Man
8. Black Throated Wind
9. Loser
10. Mr Charlie
11. Beat it On Down the Road
12. Tennessee Jed
13. Playing in the Band
14. Truckin'
15. Drums
16. The Other One
17. El Paso
18. The Other One
19. Wharf Rat
20. Ramble on Rose
21. Sugar Magnolia
22. Not Fade Away
23. Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
24. Not Fade Away
25. One More Saturday Night
