Dave's Picks Volume 40 | ||||
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Released | October 29, 2021 | |||
Recorded | July 18–19, 1990 | |||
Venue | Deer Creek Music Center | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 309:26 | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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Dave's Picks Volume 40 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on July 18 and 19, 1990, at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. It was released on October 29, 2021, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Dave's Picks Volume 40 contains all of the songs from both concerts except for the July 19 encore, "U.S. Blues", which was omitted due to lack of space. That song was included as a bonus track on Dave's Picks Volume 41 .
The 1990 summer concert tour comprised the last Grateful Dead shows to feature keyboardist and vocalist Brent Mydland, who died of a drug overdose on July 26 of that year. [1] [5]
The album was released in HDCD format. This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, and is fully compatible with regular CD players.
On AllMusic Timothy Monger wrote, "Playing with an acute sense of focus and precision, the Dead charge energetically through usual suspects like the opening combo of "Help on the Way", "Slipknot!", and "Franklin's Tower". There's even more to like about night two, which features an expansive Bob-on-Bob (that's Weir covering Dylan) rendition of "Desolation Row" and a nuanced "Victim or the Crime" into "Foolish Heart"." [6]
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Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [7] | 13 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] | 1 |