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On Friday, the first of two nights, the Dead hit an appreciative - and at times ecstatic - audience with a display of virtuosity which has been too long absent from these shores. Taking things to the very edge, like the true Wild West Frontiersmen of rock that they've always been, they covered old raga territory ('Candyman', 'Truckin'), newer material ('Feel Like A Stranger') before going back to their rock'n'roll roots with 'CC Rider' and 'Johnny B Goode.' - Record Mirror
Blimey, can it be that we've come to our fourth and final installment of the 2025 Dave's Picks Series? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 56 features TWO nearly complete shows from the Rainbow Theatre, London, England, 3/20 & 3/21/81, the Grateful Dead's first time back in Europe after seven years. With nearly five hours of music on four CDs, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 56 is a badge of honor for any European Dead Head - for any Dead Head for that matter - with high energy perfection across both nights, showcasing classics from EUROPE '72, new favorites from GO TO HEAVEN, and the beginning of the very stellar Brent-era. A jolly good time, indeed!
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 56: RAINBOW THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND, 3/20/81 & 3/21/81 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
1. "Feel Like A Stranger"
2. “Althea"
3. “Let It Grow"
3/20/81
Disc 1
1. FEEL LIKE A STRANGER
2. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
3. C.C. RIDER
4. ALTHEA
5. MAMA TRIED>
6. MEXICALI BLUES
7. LOSER
8. NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES
9. CANDYMAN>
10. LOOKS LIKE RAIN>
11. DEAL
CD2
1. SCARLET BEGONIAS>
2. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN>
3. LOST SAILOR>
4. SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE
5. HE'S GONE>
6. DRUMS>
7. SPACE>
8. TRUCKIN' >
9. WHARF RAT>
10. AROUND AND AROUND>
11. JOHNNY B. GOODE
3/21/81
CD 3
1. ALABAMA GETAWAY>
2. PROMISED LAND
3. PEGGY-O
4. ME AND MY UNCLE>
5. BIG RIVER
6. TENNESSEE JED>
7. LITTLE RED ROOSTER
8. ALTHEA
9. LET IT GROW>
10. CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER>
11. I KNOW YOU RIDER
CD 4
1. JACK STRAW
2. SHIP OF FOOLS
3. ESTIMATED PROPHET>
4. EYES OF THE WORLD>
5. DRUMS>
6. SPACE>
7. NOT FADE AWAY>
8. BLACK PETER>
9. ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
10. DON'T EASE ME IN
On Friday, the first of two nights, the Dead hit an appreciative - and at times ecstatic - audience with a display of virtuosity which has been too long absent from these shores. Taking things to the very edge, like the true Wild West Frontiersmen of rock that they've always been, they covered old raga territory ('Candyman', 'Truckin'), newer material ('Feel Like A Stranger') before going back to their rock'n'roll roots with 'CC Rider' and 'Johnny B Goode.' - Record Mirror
Blimey, can it be that we've come to our fourth and final installment of the 2025 Dave's Picks Series? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 56 features TWO nearly complete shows from the Rainbow Theatre, London, England, 3/20 & 3/21/81, the Grateful Dead's first time back in Europe after seven years. With nearly five hours of music on four CDs, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 56 is a badge of honor for any European Dead Head - for any Dead Head for that matter - with high energy perfection across both nights, showcasing classics from EUROPE '72, new favorites from GO TO HEAVEN, and the beginning of the very stellar Brent-era. A jolly good time, indeed!
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 56: RAINBOW THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND, 3/20/81 & 3/21/81 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
1. "Feel Like A Stranger"
2. “Althea"
3. “Let It Grow"
3/20/81
Disc 1
1. FEEL LIKE A STRANGER
2. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
3. C.C. RIDER
4. ALTHEA
5. MAMA TRIED>
6. MEXICALI BLUES
7. LOSER
8. NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES
9. CANDYMAN>
10. LOOKS LIKE RAIN>
11. DEAL
CD2
1. SCARLET BEGONIAS>
2. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN>
3. LOST SAILOR>
4. SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE
5. HE'S GONE>
6. DRUMS>
7. SPACE>
8. TRUCKIN' >
9. WHARF RAT>
10. AROUND AND AROUND>
11. JOHNNY B. GOODE
3/21/81
CD 3
1. ALABAMA GETAWAY>
2. PROMISED LAND
3. PEGGY-O
4. ME AND MY UNCLE>
5. BIG RIVER
6. TENNESSEE JED>
7. LITTLE RED ROOSTER
8. ALTHEA
9. LET IT GROW>
10. CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER>
11. I KNOW YOU RIDER
CD 4
1. JACK STRAW
2. SHIP OF FOOLS
3. ESTIMATED PROPHET>
4. EYES OF THE WORLD>
5. DRUMS>
6. SPACE>
7. NOT FADE AWAY>
8. BLACK PETER>
9. ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
10. DON'T EASE ME IN