Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
# Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains six complete concerts recorded in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974, on 19 CDs. It was released, in a limited edition of 15,000 copies, on September 7, 2018.

A 3-CD album of songs selected from Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, titled Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It, was released the same day.

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. The CDs are contained in a bentwood box decorated with First Nations-inspired art by Roy Henry Vickers.

## Concerts

The concert recordings included in the album are:

* June 22, 1973 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia
* June 24, 1973 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
* June 26, 1973 – Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
* May 17, 1974 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia
* May 19, 1974 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
* May 21, 1974 – Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

## Track listing

### June 22, 1973 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia

Disc 1

    First set:
* "Bertha" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:30
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:41
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:00
* "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 4:02
* "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:47
* "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:29
* "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:17
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:22
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01

Disc 2

* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:39
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:48
* "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:01
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:00
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 18:59

    Second set:
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:25
* "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 2:58
* "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:30
* "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 4:33

Disc 3

* "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:23
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:00
* "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 3:56
* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:24
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 26:06
* "The Other One" (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 15:22
* "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05

Disc 4

* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:57
* "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31

    Encore:
* "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

### June 24, 1973 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Disc 5

    First set:
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:43
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:09
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:53
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:52
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:30
* "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 4:20
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:02
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:24
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:27
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:30
* "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) > – 6:47
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:05

Disc 6

* "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:06

    Second set:
* "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
* "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:42
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
* "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" > (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
* "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:12
* "Big River" (Cash) – 4:47

Disc 7

* "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 27:46
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 15:40
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:40

    Encore:
* "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:16

### June 26, 1973 – Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington

Disc 8

    First set:
* "Casey Jones" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:33
* "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:04
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:23
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:08
* "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Lynn) – 3:47
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:06
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:08
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:00
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:28
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:50

Disc 9

* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 15:49

    Second set:
* "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:56
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:27
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:28
* "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:18
* "Big River" (Cash) – 4:58
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:58
* "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:11

Disc 10

* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:59
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 10:55
* "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 6:33
* "Me and Bobby McGee" > (Kris Kristofferson) – 5:25
* "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 18:06
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03

    Encore:
* "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:56

### May 17, 1974 – P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia

Disc 11

    First set:
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:33
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
* "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:56
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:16
* "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:53
* "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:22
* "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:47
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:48
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:59

Disc 12

* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 23:07

    Second set:
* "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:09
* "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:17
* "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27
* "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:45
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:20
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:22

Disc 13

* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:27
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:18
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:56
* "Nobody's Fault But Mine" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:19
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:01
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:21

### May 19, 1974 – Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Disc 14

    First set:
* "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:58
* "Big Railroad Blues" (Lewis) – 3:57
* "Black-Throated Wind" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:08
* "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:27
* "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kristofferson) – 6:02
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:31
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:23
* "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:28
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:35
* "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:07
* "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:27

Disc 15

* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:34
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:40

    Second set:
* "Promised Land" > (Berry) – 3:37
* "Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:08
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:10
* "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:36
* "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Eric Andersen) – 17:58
* "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:49
* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:36
* "Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:11

Disc 16

* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 9:15
* "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 9:58
* "Not Fade Away" > (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 6:58
* "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:59
* "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:36

    Encore:
* "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:37

### May 21, 1974 – Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

Disc 17

    First set:
* "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:25
* "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:47
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:55
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Hunter) – 3:59
* "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 5:45
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
* "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:55
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:25
* "Money Money" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:01
* "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:18

Disc 18

* "Weather Report Suite" > (Weir, Andersen) – 17:22
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48

    Second set:
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 46:59
* "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47

Disc 19

* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:24
* "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
* "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:25
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:52
* "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:45
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:03

    Encore:
* "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:08

## Personnel

Grateful Dead

* Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
* Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
* Keith Godchaux – keyboards
* Bill Kreutzmann – drums
* Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
* Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Production

* Produced by Grateful Dead
* Produced for release by David Lemieux
* Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
* Recording: Rex Jackson (1973), Kidd Candelario (1974)
* Analog tape transfers and restoration: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth - Plangent Processes
* Cover art: Roy Henry Vickers
* Photos: Richie Pechner
* Liner notes: Nicholas G. Meriwether

## Charts

| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard 200 | 88 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
