Europe / Wall

Wednesday, May 3, 1972

Paris, France · Olympia Theater

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Wednesday
Day 124 of 1972
Show #
22 of 88
Era
Europe / Wall
Keys
Keith
Recordings
5
Top rating
★ 4.94 (36)
Official release
Europe '72
Top-rated tape
SBD
Total dl
184,162
Songs played
31 · 3 sets
Show length
3h 36m
Longest track
Good Lovin' · 16:25

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From the Curator's listening journal · 1 entry

From the tapers · archive.org · 3
  • ★★★★★ · So This Is The China Rider on Europe 72! · Evan S. Hunt · 2008

    Yes, it is, and it is a grandly speedy version featuring some of the band's best-ever singing. Mysteries abound as to which version of what song was used for the classic 1972 vinyl release, but there is no question that this is the China Rider, and I like how it had the Chinatown Shuffle proceed it. Chinatown Shuffle is a song rarely discussed. I witnessed their initial performances of this song at Winterland, 12/31/71 & 1/2/72.

  • ★★★★★ · c'est magnifique! · Cliff Hucker · 2010

    "Olympia Theater in Paris just like the Fillmore East, if anything, a bit more funky. Tradition-riddled place. Everyone keeps saying how special it is because of who's played here: the Stones, the Who, Pfaf, Aznavour...Hallowed ground, but with insufficiant electricity." Rock Scully A stunningly beautiful performance, the band seems thrilled to be in Paris. The vibe of this show (and the following night), is entirely different from the three preceding performances in West Germany.

  • ★★★★★ · Bonjour · deadheaddave · 2010

    Played on Yamaha receiver w/direct source through bi-wired Paradigm Monitor 9 speakers. Superb sound quality with a nice tight performance throughout. My highlights from set 1 are the "next Time" which is so crisp and well played could have easily made the record. Jam out of playin gets pretty intense, those poor Parisians probably did not know what hit them, up until that point they had been hearing a rolly-polly bar band, then Whammo, welcome to GD world.

Community reviews from archive.org, not the Curator.

Official releases

Setlist

Set 1

  1. 1.Bertha
  2. 2.Me and My Uncle
  3. 3.Mr. Charlie
  4. 4.Sugaree
  5. 5.Black Throated Wind
  6. 6.Chinatown Shuffle
  7. 7.China Cat Sunflower
  8. 8.I Know You Rider
  9. 9.Beat it on Down the Line
  10. 10.He's Gone
  11. 11.Next Time You See Me
  12. 12.Playing in the Band
  13. 13.Good Lovin'
  14. 14.Sing Me Back Home
  15. 15.Casey Jones

Set 2

  1. 1.Greatest Story Ever Told
  2. 2.Ramble On Rose
  3. 3.Hurts Me Too
  4. 4.Truckin'
  5. 5.The Other One
  6. 6.drums
  7. 7.The Other One
  8. 8.Me and Bobby McGee
  9. 9.The Other One
  10. 10.Wharf Rat
  11. 11.Jack Straw
  12. 12.Sugar Magnolia
  13. 13.Not Fade Away
  14. 14.Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
  15. 15.Not Fade Away

Encore

  1. 1.One More Saturday Night

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 5

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gd72-05-03.sbd.masse.142.sbeok.shnf

SBD > multitrack 2" MR > rough mix · ★ 4.94 (36 reviews) · 124,213 dl

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