Dave's Picks Volume 29


Dave's Picks Volume 29 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on February 26, 1977 at Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California, and three bonus tracks from February 27, 1977. It was produced as a limited edition of 20,000 copies, and released on February 1, 2019.
This concert featured the band's first live performances of the songs "Terrapin Station" and "Estimated Prophet".
The album cover depicts a skeleton couple who are walking towards Swing Auditorium. In the background is the San Bernardino landmark known as the Arrowhead.

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger wrote, "Having returned from a hiatus the year before with a renewed vigor, 1977 would prove to be a banner year for the Dead in terms of the energy and quality of their performances, and this oft-bootlegged classic kicked it all off."

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Terrapin Station" – 12:25
  2. "New Minglewood Blues" – 5:27
  3. "They Love Each Other" – 7:12
  4. "Estimated Prophet" – 7:46*
  5. "Sugaree" – 11:44
  6. "Mama Tried" → – 3:04
  7. "Deal" – 6:07
  8. "Playing in the Band" → – 13:46
  9. "The Wheel" → – 5:29
  10. "Playing in the Band" – 5:10
Disc 2
  1. "Samson and Delilah" – 7:23
  2. "Tennessee Jed" – 9:12
  3. "The Music Never Stopped" – 6:58
  4. "Help on the Way" → – 5:44
  5. "Slipknot!" → – 7:31
  6. "Franklin's Tower" – 13:37
  7. "Promised Land" – 5:03
Disc 3
  1. "Eyes of the World" → – 12:09
  2. "Dancing in the Street" → – 9:46
  3. "Around and Around" – 7:50
  5. "U.S. Blues" – 6:17
  7. "Morning Dew" – 13:58
  8. "Sugar Magnolia" – 9:45
  9. "Johnny B. Goode" – 4:23
  • First 10 seconds of "Estimated Prophet" are missing from the master tape. They are patched from a different performance, likely adjusted for speed.

Personnel

Grateful Dead
Production