| Dick's Picks Volume 5 | ||||
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| Released | May 30, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 26, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock, jam, folk rock | |||
| Length | 176:06 | |||
| Label | Grateful Dead | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Music Box | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
Dick's Picks Volume 5 is the fifth live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on December 26, 1979, at the Oakland Auditorium Arena in Oakland, California. It was released in May 1996.
This concert was a benefit for the Seva Foundation, an organization started by Ram Dass and Wavy Gravy. Bob Weir still sits on the advisory board today.
Volume 5 was the first of the Dick's Picks to contain a complete concert. It was also the first release of a full concert to feature keyboardist Brent Mydland.
Another Grateful Dead album that was recorded at the December 1979 run of concerts at the Oakland Auditorium is Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1.
- ^ Ruhlman, William. "Dick's Picks, Vol. 5: Oakland Auditorium Arena 12/26/79". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Metzger, John (November – December 1996). Dick's Picks Volume 5, The Music Box
- ^ The Grateful Dead Album Guide Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone
- ^ A look at Dick's Picks, Volumes One-Six, Entertainment Weekly