The story behind this volumeof Dick’s Picks is truly rich—JerryGarcia gave the ¼” tapes to theseshows to Keith Godchaux in orderto familiarize him with the band’srepertoire. Godchaux then left thetapes on his parents’ houseboatin Alameda, where they remainedfor nearly 35 years until beingdiscovered by Keith’s brother in 2005! Despite the less-than-optimalstorage conditions, the sound on this four-CD set (mastered in HDCD)is stellar, and the fact that these tapes were lost means that soundboardrecordings of this tour were very scarce indeed. Includes the entire SanDiego show and all that could be salvaged from the Chicago show, plusthe end of the 8/6/71 show at the Hollywood Bowl.