Dick's Picks Volume 1

Dick's Picks Volume 1
Live album by
Grateful Dead
ReleasedOctober 31, 1993
RecordedDecember 19, 1973
GenreRock, psychedelic rock, jam
Length125:03
LabelGrateful Dead GDCD4018
ProducerKidd Candelario
Grateful Dead chronology
Two from the Vault
(1992) 		Dick's Picks Volume 1
(1993) 		Grayfolded
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2][3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]

Dick's Picks Volume 1 is the first album in the Dick's Picks series of live releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on December 19, 1973, at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, Florida, and contains a rare recording of the band playing the blues standard "Nobody's Fault but Mine".[5]

As the first of the Dick's Picks, the album was considered by Deadheads to be a significant breakthrough. All previous live Dead albums (except Vintage Dead and Historic Dead) had been based on multi-track recordings, which can be remixed extensively before being commercially released. Dick's Picks were created using stereo (two-track) concert recordings. This made possible the release of many more Dead shows that exist in the band's extensive tape vault. The series was named for Grateful Dead tape archivist Dick Latvala.

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