The Grateful Dead:
Europe '72

CD133 - Warner Bros. 1972

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Europe '72

Disc 1

1 CUMBERLAND BLUES
2 HE'S GONE
3 ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
4 JACK STRAW
5 YOU WIN AGAIN
6 CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER
7 I KNOW YOU RIDER
8 BROWN-EYED WOMAN
9 HURTS ME TOO
10 RAMBLE ON ROSE
11 SUGAR MAGNOLIA
12 MR. CHARLIE
13 TENNESSEE JED
Bonus Material
14 THE STRANGER (TWO SOULS IN COMMUNION)

Disc 2

1 TRUCKIN'
2 EPILOGUE
3 PRELUDE
4 MORNING DEW
Bonus Material
5 LOOKS LIKE RAIN
6 GOOD LOVIN'
7 CAUTION (DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS)
8 WHO DO YOU LOVE
9 CAUTION (DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS)
10 GOOD LOVIN'

Originally a three-album set, now on two CDs, Europe '72 offered the first recorded versions of a number of fine tunes, such as "Brown-Eyed Women," "Tennessee Jed," "He's Gone," "Jack Straw" and "Ramble On Rose," as well as muscular workouts on "Truckin'" and "China Cat" > "I Know You Rider." Tight, well-executed performances throughout (actually they sound as if there might have been a little cosmetic tweaking, particularly in the vocals, here and there), though the two lengthy jams are not among my favorites. I loved this album in the '70s, but it hasn't worn as well as some others for me, and it sounds a little flat to me sonically. For years the version of "Morning Dew" was one of my favorites, but listening to it again recently it sounded a bit slow for my current taste in "Dew"s. Go figure.