Grateful Dead - 1974-09-14 - Munich, Germany (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1974-09-14

Olympiahalle

Munich, West Germany

Soundboard recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Bertha

02. Me And My Uncle

03. Deal

04. Jack Straw

05. Scarlet Begonias

06. Promised Land

07. Loser

08. El Paso

09. Row Jimmy

10. Weather Report Suite >

11. Let It Grow

12. Tennessee Jed

13. Around And Around

2nd Set:

01. Seastones

3rd Set:

01. Big River

02. Sugaree

03. Mexicali Blues

04. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

05. It Must Have Been The Roses

06. Truckin' >

07. Mind Left Body Jam >

08. Wharf Rat >

09. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:

01. Eyes Of The World >

02. One More Saturday Night
03. U.S. Blues  

Grateful Dead - 1974-09-14 - Munich, Germany (SBD)

While I’m partial to 1977 as the Grateful Dead’s finest year, with 1973 as a close second, many will argue that 1974 was the band’s high point. That year, the Dead rolled out the Wall of Sound, an enormous concert speaker system designed to be distortion-free while serving as its own monitoring system. The Wall of Sound was the largest sound system developed up to that point with over 600 speakers that could unleash a total of 26,400 watts of audio power. Four tractor trailers and 21 crew members were required to haul and set up the 75-ton Wall. With the Wall Of Sound at their back, the Dead played several shows in 1974 that rank among their best ever, including July 31 at Dillon Stadium and August 6 at Roosevelt Stadium (both officially released), as well as June 23 in Miami. In addition, the Grateful Dead played their 5 “retirement” shows at Winterland in October 1974, immortalized in the Grateful Dead movie, though the band eventually would return to touring after 18 months away. The Dead also returned to Europe in 1974, playing 7 shows on that continent in September. We’ll bring you 4 of them (the other 3 are officially released), as part of our “Same Tour Different Show” theme, starting with this soundboard recording that captures the band on September 14, 1974, 4 decades ago today. Download this one, then come back on September 18, 20 and 21 for parts 2 to 4 of this entry.