Here Comes Sunshine 1973

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Here Comes Sunshine 1973
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 30, 2023
RecordedMay 13 – June 10, 1973
Genre Rock
Label Rhino
Producer Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 46
(2023)
Here Comes Sunshine 1973
(2023)
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73
(2023)
Grateful Dead concert box set chronology
In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
(2022)
Here Comes Sunshine 1973
(2023)
Friend of the Devils: April 1978
(2024)

Here Comes Sunshine 1973 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it contains five complete concerts on 17 CDs. It was recorded in May and June 1973. It was released on June 30, 2023, in a limited edition of 10,000 copies. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Here Comes Sunshine 1973 contains recordings of these concerts:

The box set also includes a poster and a tenugui.

At the June 10 concert, Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band sat in for the final set of music. The song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" from that set was previously released on the album Postcards of the Hanging .

The June 10 concert was also produced as a separate album called RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 . It was released as a four-disc CD on June 30, 2023, and as an eight-disc LP on July 28, 2023.

Track listing

Disc 1

May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – first set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:48
  2. "Deal" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:11
  3. "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 3:56
  4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:49
  5. "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
  6. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:55
  7. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:32
  8. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:44
  9. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:50
  10. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:18
  11. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:03
  12. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:49
  13. "Don't Ease Me In" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:40
  14. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 4:41

Disc 2

May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – second set:
  1. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:12
  2. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:10
  3. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:22
  4. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01
  5. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36
  6. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:36
  7. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:37
  8. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 29:10

Disc 3

May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part one:
  1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:16
  2. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:50
  3. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – encore:
  1. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:42

Disc 4

May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part two:
  1. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:38
  2. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 13:23
  3. "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 19:07
  4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:04
  5. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:20
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:29

Disc 5

May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – first set:
  1. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
  2. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:15
  3. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:07
  4. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49
  5. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:55
  6. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:07
  7. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:03
  8. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
  9. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:33
  10. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:15
  11. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:39
  12. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 19:29

Disc 6

May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – second set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:37
  2. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:40
  3. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:06
  4. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
  5. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:17
  6. "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:14
  7. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:04
  8. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:31
  9. "Big River" (Cash) – 4:57
  10. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:00
  11. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:23
  12. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:58

Disc 7

May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – third set:
  1. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:04
  2. "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 11:16
  3. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 10:37
  4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:12
  5. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:14
May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – encore:
  1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:01

Disc 8

May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – first set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:26
  2. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:17
  3. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
  4. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:53
  5. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:42
  6. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
  7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:57
  8. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
  9. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
  10. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:33
  11. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 17:04

Disc 9

May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – second set:
  1. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:26
  2. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 5:04
  3. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:10
  4. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
  5. "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:41
  6. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 3:28
  7. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:27
  8. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:37
  9. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:29
  10. "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:19
  11. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:51
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part one:
  1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
  2. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:08

Disc 10

May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part two:
  1. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:12
  2. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:05
  3. "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 17:32
  4. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:41
  5. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:11
May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – encore:
  1. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:04

Disc 11

June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set:
  1. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:24
  2. "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04
  3. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:12
  4. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:53
  5. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
  6. "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:43
  7. "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:11
  8. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:46
  9. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
  10. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:39
  11. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:24
  12. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:48
  13. "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05

Disc 12

June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
  1. "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:42
  2. "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:52
  3. "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:14
  4. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:20
  5. "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 12:33
  6. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 22:43

Disc 13

June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
  1. "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
  2. "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:38
  3. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
  4. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:08
  5. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:28
  6. "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:42
  7. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:29

Disc 14

June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part one:
  1. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 11:55
  2. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
  3. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:59
  4. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
  5. "Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
  6. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:03
  7. "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:12
  8. "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:23
  9. "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
  10. "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:36
  11. "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:34

Disc 15

June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part two:
  1. "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:08
  2. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 18:01
June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
  1. "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 22:06
  2. "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
  3. "Big River" (Cash) – 5:17
  4. "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:54

Disc 16

June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
  1. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 6:16
  2. "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 26:37
  3. "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:34
  4. "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:04
  5. "Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:53
  6. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:51

Disc 17

June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – third set:
  1. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 8:12
  2. "That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup) – 12:52
  3. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 4:49
  4. "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 11:27
  5. "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:36
  6. "Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 5:52
  7. "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:33
  8. "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:18

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