Dave's Picks Volume 52


Dave's Picks Volume 52 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded on September 11, 1983, at The Downs at Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was produced as a limited edition of 25,000 copies and was released on October 25, 2024. It also includes three songs recorded the previous night at the same venue.

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Timothy Monger said, "Most fans reported a glorious rainbow appearing behind the stage during the second set. Meteorological highlights aside, the music is lively and energetic with as-yet-unrecorded '80s staples like "Hell in a Bucket" and "West L.A. Fadeaway" peppering the generous set list."
In Glide Magazine, Doug Collette wrote, "Anyone who thought this archival series – or Dead Vault exhumations in general – were slipping into the doldrums in 2024 will be convinced otherwise by the time an approximately half-hour unfolds to conclude the third CD. Taken from the previous night at The Downs at Santa Fe, the Grateful Dead musicianship becomes increasingly informed with ingenuity and intensity."

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Alabama Getaway" > – 5:22
  2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" – 4:34
  3. "Dire Wolf" – 3:43
  4. "Hell in a Bucket" – – 5:48
  5. "West L.A. Fadeaway" – 9:48
  6. "Me and My Uncle" > – 3:03
  7. "Mexicali Blues" – 5:41
  8. "Althea" – – 7:18
  9. "C.C. Rider" – 8:08
  10. "Might as Well" – 4:37
Disc 2
  1. "Help on the Way" > – 3:50
  2. "Slipknot!" > – 7:25
  3. "Franklin's Tower" – 9:42
  4. "Let It Grow" – 14:56
  5. "He's Gone" > – 10:52
  6. "Drums" > – 8:08
  7. "Space" > – 8:06
Disc 3
  1. "Truckin'" > – 9:42
  2. "Wang Dang Doodle" > – 10:51
  3. "Morning Dew" > – 10:09
  4. "Around and Around" > – 3:42
  5. "Sugar Magnolia" – 11:02
  7. "U.S. Blues" – 5:21
  9. "Cumberland Blues" – 7:23
  10. "Playing in the Band" > – 12:12
  11. "China Doll" – 9:26

Personnel

Grateful Dead
Production
  • Produced by Grateful Dead
  • Produced for release by David Lemieux
  • Executive producer: Mark Pinkus
  • Associate producer: Ivette Ramos
  • Recording: Dan Healy
  • Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
  • Art direction, design, cover art: Steve Vance
  • Photos: Bob Minkin