This pair of Grateful Dead shows, taken from an extended East Coast run in the Spring of 1978, not only were among the best of the year, but with the loving touch of Bear and Betty Cantor-Jackson at the controls rank as one of the most beautifully recorded entries in the Dick's Picks series. Both concerts which appear here minus just two and three songs, respectively find the group in exceptionally lyrical form on ballads like "Loser," "Stella Blue," "Looks Like Rain," and "They Love Each Other." Also not to be missed is a superlative, slowed-down version of "Friend of the Devil" and the rare performance of Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" as an encore (the band only played it about a dozen times live). Full of diamonds for Deadheads. 5/10/78 Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CTDISC ONESet One1. Jack Straw2. They Love Each Other3. Cassidy4. Ramble On Rose5. Me and My Uncle6. Big River7. Peggy-O8. Let It Grow9. DealSet Two10. Bertha11. Good Lovin’DISC TWO1. Estimated Prophet2. Eyes of the World3. Drums4. The Other One5. Wharf Rat6. Sugar Magnolia5/11/78 Springfield Civic Center Arena Springfield, MADISC THREESet One1. Cold Rain and Snow2. Beat It On Down the Line3. Friend of the Devil4. Looks Like Rain5. Loser6. New Minglewood Blues7. Tennessee Jed8. Lazy Lightnin’9. SupplicationSet Two10. Scarlet Begonias11. Fire on the MountainDISC FOUR1. Dancing in the Streets2. Drums3. Not Fade Away4. Stella Blue5. Around and Around6. Werewolves of London7. Johnny B. Goode
