Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
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Europe '72: The Complete Recordings is a box set of live recordings by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Billed as a "mega box set", it contains all of the band's spring 1972 concert tour of Europe — 22 complete shows,[1] on 73 CDs.[2][3][4] It was released on September 1, 2011.[5]
The CDs for the album were created by remixing the original 16-track analog tapes. The set was mastered in HDCD format. This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, but is fully compatible with conventional CD players.[6]
The first 7,200 copies of the set are each encased in a box that looks like a steamer trunk. They include an illustrated hardcover book and other bonus material.[7] Subsequent copies of the album have individual packaging for each concert, and do not include the book or the other extras.[8]
Four previous live albums were taken from the band's 1972 European tour. Europe '72 was released in 1972 as a triple LP, and later rereleased as double CD, and has vocal tracks that were overdubbed in the recording studio. Hundred Year Hall is a two-disc CD taken from the April 26 concert in Frankfurt. Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 is a four-disc CD of selections from various concerts in England. And Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead, on three discs, contains the complete concert from April 24 in Düsseldorf.[9]
In addition, a new collection, Europe '72 Volume 2, released in September 2011, features two CDs of performances culled from the Complete Recordings. None of the songs on this album were also included in Europe '72.
Concerts
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings contains the following concerts:[10]
- April 7 – Wembley Empire Pool, London, England
- April 8 – Wembley Empire Pool, London, England
- April 11 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- April 14 – Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
- April 16 – Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- April 17 – Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
- April 21 – Beat-Club, Bremen, West Germany
- April 24 – Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf, West Germany
- April 26 – Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt, West Germany
- April 29 – Musikhalle Hamburg, Hamburg, West Germany
- May 3 – The Olympia, Paris, France
- May 4 – The Olympia, Paris, France
- May 7 – Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England
- May 10 – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- May 11 – Rotterdam Civic Hall, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- May 13 – Lille Fairgrounds, Lille, France
- May 16 – Radio Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- May 18 - Kongresshalle, Deutsches Museum, Munich, West Germany
- May 23 – The Strand Lyceum, London, England
- May 24 – The Strand Lyceum, London, England
- May 25 – The Strand Lyceum, London, England
- May 26 – The Strand Lyceum, London, England
Personnel
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ, harmonica, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Keith Godchaux – piano
- Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
Production
- Produced by Grateful Dead
- Produced for release by David Lemieux, Blair Jackson
- CD mixing and mastering – Jeffrey Norman, David Glasser
- Liner notes – Blair Jackson, David Gans, Gary Lambert, Nicholas Meriwether, Steve Silberman
References
- ^ "Europe '72: The Complete Recordings — All the Music Edition", dead.net, March 8, 2011
- ^ "Europe '72: The Wait Is Almost Over", dead.net, July 13, 2011
- ^ Fricke, David. (January 19, 2011) "Grateful Dead Reach Back to Legendary 1972 Tour for Massive Box Set", Rolling Stone
- ^ "The Dead: Europe '72: The Complete Recordings", Relix, January 19, 2011
- ^ Europe '72: The Complete Recordings, Rhino Media press release
- ^ Blair, Jackson. (January 19, 2011) "Holy S#%*! It’s the Complete Europe ’72 Box! On Over 60 Discs!", dead.net
- ^ "Grateful Dead: Europe '72 Tour Box Set", JamBase, January 20, 2011; Republished as "Grateful Dead Unveil Europe '72: The Complete Recordings", Guitar Player
- ^ "Grateful Dead's Europe '72 Box Set Sold Out", Glide
- ^ "Dead to Release All of Europe '72", Glide
- ^ Scott, John W. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. pp. 24–25. ISBN 1877657220.
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