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GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

Here Comes Sunshine: Des Moines, 5/13/73

GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

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4.92.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

We time-travel to the Dead’s massive 3-set show in Des Moines, May 1973 (& the first show on the new Here Comes Sunshine box) with stories from Donna Jean, the show’s promoters, & the Dead’s office staff, plus custom gear, big jams, an indoor fireworks fight, etc.


Guests: Donna Jean Godchaux, Gail Hellund, Rita Gentry, Rosie McGee, Sally Mann Romano, Steve White, Jon Hoak, Candace Brightman, Dan Erlewine, Sepp Donahower, Bob Glaza, Joe Gauthier, David Lemieux

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0:00.0

The Good Old Grateful Deadcast

0:07.4

The official podcast of The Grateful Dead.

0:09.9

I'm Rich Mayhan with Jesse Jarno, exploring the music and legacy of The Grateful Dead for

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the committed and the curious.

0:17.1

Ladies and gentlemen, fellow deadheads, welcome to season 7 of The Good Old Grateful Deadcast.

0:22.8

I'm your co-host Rich Mayhan, thank you very much for tuning in.

0:27.6

We're diving into the new Here Comes Sunshine box set in this episode, as we time travel

0:33.1

back to the May 13th 1973 show in Des Moines, Iowa, a monster three-set show loaded with

0:41.2

great jams.

0:43.7

Speaking of the Here Comes Sunshine box set, it is a new release coming your way.

0:48.4

It's a 17 CD limited edition set available exclusively from Dead.net that features five

0:54.9

previously unreleased concerts recorded during the band's transformative spring of 1973 tour.

1:03.2

The shows included in this set are Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines, Iowa 51373, Campus

1:09.8

Stadium UCSB Santa Barbara 52073, Keysar Stadium San Francisco 52673, and Robert F. Kennedy

1:20.5

Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. on the 9th and 10th of June 1973.

1:27.6

The June 10th 73 show will also be available as a standalone release in two configurations,

1:34.5

a four CD set and an eight LP set.

1:38.9

The 17 CD set and the four CD set will be released on June 30th, will also be available

1:44.7

digitally, and the eight LP set comes on July 28th.

1:49.7

You can pre-order all of the Here Comes Sunshine 1973 releases now over at Dead.net.

1:57.5

Head on over to Dead.net, slash deadcast, and check out all of our past episodes, including

2:02.5

the complete seasons one through six, and you can link from there to your favorite podcasting

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