Dick's Picks Volume 7

Dick's Picks Volume 7 is the seventh live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on September 9, 10, and 11, 1974 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was released in March 1997.

Dick's Picks Volume 7
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released	March 4, 1997
Recorded	September 9–11, 1974
Genre	Rock, jam, psychedelic rock
Length	212:57
Label	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Selections from the Arista Years (1997) Dick's Picks Volume 7 (1997) Fallout from the Phil Zone (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Music Box	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Enclosure

Included with the release is a single sheet folded in half, yielding a four-page enclosure. The front duplicates the cover of the CD and the back contains a drawing of a dragon eating its tail against a background of clouds that merge with the clouds on the cover.

The two pages inside contain a wide black-and-white drawing of the venue by Alfred Meeson. Above this drawing, in the clouds, are lists of the contents of and credits for the release.^[4]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:29
2. "Mexicali Blues" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:36
3. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:21
4. "Black-Throated Wind" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:20
5. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:48
6. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:30
7. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:59
8. "Playing in the Band" (Hart, Hunter, Weir) – 23:30

Disc two

1. "Weather Report Suite" > (Anderson, Barlow, Weir) – 18:18
2. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:32
3. "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 5:19
4. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
5. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:14
6. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh, Weir) – 10:31
7. "Wood Green Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 5:56
8. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:13

Disc three

1. "Me & My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:30
2. "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 16:27
3. "Dark Star" > (Grateful Dead, Hunter) – 24:08
4. "Spam Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 7:13
5. "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew" (Dobson, Rose) – 13:15
6. "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:41

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards

Production

• Dick Latvala – tape archivist
• Gecko Graphics – design
• Bill Candelario – recording
• Jeffrey Norman – CD mastering
• John Cutler – magnetic scrutinizer
• Alfred Meeson – architectural rendering

Recording dates

• September 9 – Disc 1 (tracks 1, 2, 3), Disc 2 (tracks 6, 7, 8)
• September 10 – Disc 1 (tracks 4 & 5), Disc 2 (tracks 1 & 2), Disc 3 (all tracks)
• September 11 – Disc 1 (tracks 6, 7, 8), Disc 2 (tracks 3, 4, 5)

References

1. Ruhlman, William. "Dick's Picks, Vol. 7: Alexandra Palace, London, England 9/9-9/11/74". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
2. Metzger, John (June 1997). Dick's Picks Volume 7, The Music Box
3. The Grateful Dead Album Guide 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone
4. Enclosure included with Dick's Picks Volume 7, 1997.