Europe / Wall
Tuesday, December 18, 1973
Show stats
- Tuesday
- Day 352 of 1973
- Show #
- 73 of 74
- Era
- Europe / Wall
- Keys
- Keith
- Recordings
- 8
- Top rating
- ★ 5.00 (2)
- Official release
- Dave's Picks Vol 58
- Top-rated tape
- MATRIX
- Total dl
- 206,841
- Songs played
- 27 · 3 sets
- Show length
- 3h 3m
- Longest track
- Dark Star · 21:33
Curator Score
How this is computed →Featured on: Dave's Picks Vol 58
From the tapers · archive.org · 3
- ★★★★★ · Do not stare directly into this show or it may cause permanent damage to the cornea ! · Satori70 · 2012
Warning, from the opening this one will burn you ! Like a journey on the Dark Star, passing heavenly onward. Nothing for me comes close to this one in '73. A personal favorite, and all-time fav. of several songs {WRS & Wharf Rat} Sparkling, crisp, brilliant sound quality. Plus...Tampa ? 5***** for Cigar City ! Right from the word go, they sweep you up, and you realize it's rare that EVERYone is so dialed in 100%.
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- ★★★★★ · "this is the quiet part" · Chris U. · 2014
Just switch the next night's Here Comes Sunshine for Tennessee Jed as the opener and few would argue that this is the "better" of the two shows. Given the actual facts, let's just call it a tie. ;) The Dead were peaking out the entire fall and these shows are really the peak of that peak. It's a testament to Dick Latvala's superb taste that he picked one of these shows to be the first release in his selected series.
- ★★★★★ · ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆Greatest Greatest Story Ever Told · Dean1067 · 2024
Well, since there are already plenty of "reviews" there isn't much point for me to add my 2cents worth about each & every song. However, the version of "Greatest Story Ever Told" is the best Ive ever heard. Don't get me wrong that "Weather Report Suite"> Dark Star is definitely worth listening to but definitely listen to that "GSET". Jerry basically throws down. But it seems like the "Row Jimmy" afterwards just takes all the wind from the sails & WRS gas to start building slowly.
Community reviews from archive.org, not the Curator.
Official release
- Dave's Picks Vol 58no streaming · physical / CD release
Setlist
Set 1
Set 2
Encore
Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)
Recordings on archive.org · 8
Top-rated source
gd1973-12-18.123373.mtx.barry.flac
matrix of shnid 122508 (source 1 AUD) and shnid 116498 (source 2 SBD); matrixed by Monte Barry · ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) · 8,970 dl
Compare all 8 sources
- gd1973-12-18.122508.aud.adamg.droncit.flac16Audience Cassette->Nakamichi Dragon->Sony PCMR300 Dat (16/44.1)->Sound Forge eq and normalization · ★ 4.75 · 9,758 dl
- gd1973-12-18.123373.mtx.barry.flacmatrix of shnid 122508 (source 1 AUD) and shnid 116498 (source 2 SBD); matrixed by Monte Barry · ★ 5.00 · 8,970 dl
- gd1973-12-18.126123.mtx.dusborne.droncit.flac163 source matrix: Soundboard (shnid 97511); AdamG's audience recording (new flat transfer); and Dan McDonald's audience recording (new flat transfer) · ★ 4.00 · 5,940 dl
- gd1973-12-18.sbd.hamilton.3119.shnfSoundboard · ★ 4.83 · 14,864 dl
- gd1973-12-18.sbd.hamilton.clevenger.fix-12214.12469.shnfReel master > cassette > DAT > CDR · ★ 4.60 · 8,372 dl
- gd1973-12-18.sbd.miller.113498.flac16SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (44.1k) · ★ 4.88 · 61,756 dl
- gd1973-12-18.sbd.miller.97511.sbeok.flac16SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (44.1k) · ★ 4.81 · 73,754 dl
- gd73-12-18.sbd.hamilton.12214.sbeok.shnfSoundboard · ★ 4.46 · 23,427 dl