Dave's Picks Volume 34


Dave's Picks Volume 34 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on June 23, 1974, at the Jai-Alai Fronton in Miami, Florida. It also includes a fourth, bonus disc recorded at the same venue the previous night. It was released on May 1, 2020, in a limited edition of 22,000 copies.
The album features the first live performance of "Seastones", an experimental electronic music composition by Ned Lagin and Phil Lesh. It also includes the Dead's only performance of the Chuck Berry song "Let It Rock". Lagin also played for most of the second set; he did not perform on "Big River," "Uncle John's Band," "One More Saturday Night," or "Casey Jones."
The album was originally suggested by former archivist Dick Latvala for inclusion in the "Dicks Picks" series.

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger wrote, "Although beset with technical issues and difficult to tour with, their gargantuan sound system on this tour brought a clarity that was unparalleled at the time. Captured from Kidd Candelario's tapes, this complete concert set from June 23, 1974 features highlights of the era..."

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Ramble On Rose" – 7:30
  2. "Black-Throated Wind" – 9:20
  3. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" – 7:49
  4. "Beat It On Down the Line" – 3:45
  5. "Row Jimmy" – 8:03
  6. "Jack Straw" – 5:53
  7. "Let It Rock" – 3:39
  8. "Cumberland Blues" – 6:49
  9. "El Paso" – 4:40
  10. "To Lay Me Down" – 8:02
Disc 2
  1. "Weather Report Suite"
  2. * "Prelude"
  3. * "Part I"
  4. * "Part II "
  5. "China Doll" – 5:43
  7. "Seastones" – 9:45
  8. "Jam" – 4:04
  9. "Ship of Fools" – 6:14
  10. "Big River" – 5:19
  11. "Black Peter" – 9:22
Disc 3
  1. "Around and Around" – 6:06
  2. "Dark Star Jam" – 17:37
  3. "Spanish Jam" – 4:22
  4. "U.S. Blues" – 8:50
  5. "Uncle John's Band" – 7:53
  6. "One More Saturday Night" – 6:00
  8. "Casey Jones" – 6:48
Dave's Picks 2020 Bonus Disc
  1. "Playing in the Band" – 28:56
  2. "China Cat Sunflower" – 9:54
  3. "I Know You Rider" – 5:41
  4. "Eyes of the World" – 15:11
  5. "Wharf Rat" – 10:10
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" – 8:48
Notes

Personnel

Grateful Dead
Additional musicians
  • Ned Lagin – keyboards on "Seastones" and during the second set
Production