Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It
# Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains songs recorded at various concerts in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974. It was released on September 7, 2018. The songs on the album are excerpted from the 19-CD box set Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, which contains six complete shows and was released the same day.

## Critical reception

On AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote, "Culled from several shows taking place in the Pacific Northwest on summer tours of 1973 and 1974, Believe It If You Need It zeroes in on the Grateful Dead in a particularly playful and comfortable phase, with the Deadhead-populated region and the Dead's first taste of financial success giving their playing in this time a more carefree fluidity.... "Playing in the Band" from a 5/21/74 performance at the University of Washington in Seattle is nothing short of epic, even for the Dead.... Even with the odd presentation and occasional performance issues, this set captures the Dead in what would be a short-lived period of playful release, grappling with both sadness and success through some of their most free and searching playing."

## Track listing

Disc one :

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Venue | Length |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | "China Cat Sunflower" > | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 8:38 |
| 2. | "I Know You Rider" | Traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Bird Song" | Garcia, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 14:21 |
| 4. | "Box of Rain" | Phil Lesh, Hunter | June 24, 1973 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Brown-Eyed Women" | Garcia, Hunter | May 21, 1974 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Truckin'" > | Garcia, Lesh, Bob Weir, Hunter | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 10:43 |
| 7. | "Jam" > | Grateful Dead | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 9:58 |
| 8. | "Not Fade Away" > | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 6:56 |
| 9. | "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" | Traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 7:01 |
| 10. | "One More Saturday Night" | Weir | May 19, 1974 | Portland Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | 4:51 |
| Disc two ||||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Venue | Length |
| 1. | "Here Comes Sunshine" | Garcia, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 12:11 |
| 2. | "Eyes of the World" > | Garcia, Hunter | May 17, 1974 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 13:24 |
| 3. | "China Doll" | Garcia, Hunter | May 21, 1974 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Playing in the Band" | Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter | May 21, 1974 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | 46:32 |
| Disc three ||||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded | Venue | Length |
| 1. | "Sugaree" | Garcia, Hunter | May 17, 1974 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 7:37 |
| 2. | "He's Gone" > | Garcia, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 11:30 |
| 3. | "Truckin'" > | Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 26:06 |
| 4. | "The Other One" > | Weir, Bill Kreutzmann | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 15:43 |
| 5. | "Wharf Rat" > | Garcia, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 7:58 |
| 6. | "Sugar Magnolia" | Weir, Hunter | June 22, 1973 | P.N.E. Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia | 9:53 |

Notes

* ↑ "Tico-Tico" tuning before "Truckin'"

## Personnel

Grateful Dead

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

Production

* Produced by Grateful Dead
* Produced for release by David Lemieux
* Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
* Recording: Rex Jackson (1973), Kidd Candelario (1974)
* Original art: Roy Henry Vickers
* Art direction: Roy Henry Vickers, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson
* Design: Lisa Glines
* Photos: Richard Pechner
* Liner notes: Jesse Jarnow
