The entire box set is five hours long and features audio from the group’s show in Des Moines, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and two shows in Washington D.C., between May 13 and June 10, 1973. The collection will be worth $190 and will be limited to 10,000 numbered copies.
“In my early tape-trading days, I only had a few 1973 shows, but my goodness, did I ever love them. There was a fresh, nimble feel that was entirely different from the 1972 Dead sound taking all of the great elements of the Year of Europe and building upon that excellence,” said legacy manager David Lemieux in a statement. “Even with hundreds of tapes at my fingertips, I returned to these 1973 shows frequently.
Among the songs featured on each tracklist are tracks like “Bertha,” “Looks Like Rain,” “Loser,” “Mexicali Blues,” “Tennessee Jed,” “China Cat Sunflower,” and “Wharf Rat.” Also featured in the tracklist are the first performances of tracks fromFans can purchase the boxset on Dead.net and digital versions for $100 or $125 on the website.