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Road Trips: Vol. 3, No. 1 - Oakland 12/28/79

The latest installment in the Road Trips series, now entering its third big year (and ninth release overall) is bound to become a favorite. Road Trips Vol. 3, No. 1 is the complete show from December 28, 1979, part of the sparkling run that has already given us the excellent Dick's Picks: Vol. 5 (from 12/26/79). You'll recall that these year-end concerts, held at the Oakland Auditorium because Winterland had closed down for good the previous New Year's Eve, were the first holiday shows featuring new keyboardist Brent Mydland, who joined the band in April 1979. The new lineup had been gaining momentum with each passing tour since that spring, and by December was truly hitting its stride. It helped, too, that the band was in the midst of recording their Go To Heaven album, so they were really playing together a lot during this period. This 12/28/79 concert is a blast: a super high-energy rock and roll show that also has its share of spacey jams and exploratory passages.

Track listing:

Oakland Auditorium Arena, December 28, 1979

Disc 1

1. Sugaree

2. Mama Tried >

3. Mexicali Blues

4. Row Jimmy

5. It's All Over Now

6. High Time

7. The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:

8. Alabama Getaway >

9. Greatest Story Ever Told

Disc 2

1. Terrapin Station >

2. Playing In The Band >

3. Rhythm Devils >

4. Space >

5. Uncle John's Band >

6. I Need A Miracle >

7. Bertha >

8. Good Lovin'

9. Casey Jones

10. One More Saturday

Limited Edition Bonus Disc

Oakland Auditorium Arena, December 30, 1979

1. New Minglewood Blues

2. Candyman

3. Ramble On Rose

4. Lazy Lightning >

5. Supplication

6. Scarlet Begonias >

7. Fire On The Mountain >

8. Let It Grow

9. Truckin' >

10. Wharf Rat