Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/26/72 Explained

Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/26/72
Type:live
Artist:Grateful Dead
Cover:Lyceum-Theatre-London-England-5-26-72.jpg
Border:yes
Alt:A skeleton wearing a suit and hat, flashing the victory sign, with a flag of the U.K. in the background
Released:July 29, 2022
Recorded:May 26, 1972
Venue:Lyceum Theatre, London
Genre:Rock
Length:222:53
Label:Rhino
Producer:Grateful Dead
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Dave's Picks Volume 43
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Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/26/72 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Lyceum Theatre on May 26, 1972 – the last show of the band's Europe '72 tour. It was released on July 29, 2022.

Background

The concert was the last one of the band's Europe tour in 1972, and the last one that featured founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan as a lead vocalist.[1] He sang several songs, including "Mr. Charlie", "Chinatown Shuffle" and "The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)", the latter of which he had just written.[2]

Release

The same concert was included in the 24-LP box set , which was also released on July 29, 2022. Additionally, it was included in the 73-CD box set , released on September 1, 2011. All the concerts from Europe '72: The Complete Recordings were also released, in several batches, as individual albums; the 5/26/72 show came out on December 13, 2011.

The songs "Truckin'", "Morning Dew", "Ramble On Rose", and "One More Saturday Night" were previously released on the album Europe '72 (1972). However, that album contained vocal overdubs, and slightly different guitar and piano overdubs to correct some mistakes, and most of the banter with the audience was removed. "Jack Straw" was previously released on (2002), and "Sing Me Back Home" was previously released on Europe '72 Volume 2 (2011).

The album's liner notes contain an essay about the concert written by David Gans, a music journalist and the host of the syndicated radio show The Grateful Dead Hour.[3]

At the May 26, 1972, concert, the opening act was the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Their performance was released as an album called Lyceum '72.

Track listing

Disc 1

First set:

  1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:48
  2. "Sugaree" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 7:34
  3. "Mr. Charlie" (Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Hunter) – 3:55
  4. "Black-Throated Wind" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 6:26
  5. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:47
  6. "Next Time You See Me" (Bill Harvey, Earl Forest) – 4:52
  7. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:53
  8. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:27
  9. "The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)" (McKernan) – 7:50
  10. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 18:01

Disc 2

  1. "He's Gone" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:09
  2. "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:28
  3. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:18
  4. "Chinatown Shuffle" (McKernan) – 2:56
  5. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:16
  6. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:46
  7. "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 6:42
  8. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:16
  9. "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 2:59

Disc 3

Second set:

  1. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 18:57
  2. "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 9:09
  3. "Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 2:17
  4. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 12:19
  5. "Morning Dew" > (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 11:47
  6. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 5:47
  7. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 10:58

Disc 4

  1. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:45
  2. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:21
  3. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:01
  4. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:41

Encore:

  2. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:09

Personnel

Grateful Dead

Production

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Strand, Lyceum, 1972. Grateful Dead (official website). July 16, 2018.
  2. Web site: Lyceum Theatre, London England 05/26/72. Roan Records. October 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: Doug. Collette. Grateful Dead: Lyceum Theatre, London, England – 5/26/72. All About Jazz. August 27, 2022. October 14, 2022.

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