| Dick's Picks Volume 15 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | September 3, 1977 | |||
| Venue | Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Rock, jam | |||
| Length | 176:43 | |||
| Label | Grateful Dead | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Music Box | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Dick's Picks Volume 15 is the 15th live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It features the complete show recorded on September 3, 1977, at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Also appearing at the event were the New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Marshall Tucker Band. The band performed to a crowd estimated at between 100,000 and 150,000 attendees.[4]
Comparisons to unofficial releases reveal that there is an edit to the song "He's Gone," removing a mistake by Garcia where he repeated the song's chorus rather than singing the bridge.
This was the first Dick's Picks released after the death of Dick Latvala for whom the series is named. The liner notes include a picture of Latvala with the following message:[5]
People of Earth...
Greetings from the great beyond. I am contacting you at this time to assure you that all is well and to let you know that Dick's Picks shall continue in my absence just as before. My plans for future releases are well known to my teammates and they have sworn with their blood to remain true to the cause. I hope this release will alleviate any doubts concerning my posthumous powers.— The Archivist formerly known as Dick
This is the first Dick's Picks to use the High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) CD format.
- ^ Ruhlman, William. "Dick's Picks, Vol. 15: Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ 9/3/77". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Metzger, John (February 2000). Dick's Picks Volume 15, The Music Box
- ^ The Grateful Dead Album Guide Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone
- ^ Mikle, Jean (September 2, 2017). "The Grateful Dead drew more than 100,000 fans to Raceway Park". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Dick's Picks, Volume Fifteen". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved July 1, 2019.