Bloggy Goodness: Europe ’72, Vol. 2

With the Grateful Dead’s massive, drool-inducing Europe ’72 box set set to finally roll out this fall, the band’s 22-date tour will once again be mined for a scaled-down companion release for those that didn’t want to pony up for all 73 discs. The latest compendium will come in the form of a 2-disc set simply dubbed Europe ’72, Vol. 2, and will feature 22 previously unreleased tracks, as well as new cover art by Stanley Mouse. According to the Dead’s archivist David Lemieux, who compiled the released, “This album, coupled with Europe ’72, represents a complete overview of the tour in every way. In fact, songs like ‘Beat It On Down The Line,’ ‘Next Time You See Me’ and ‘Sing Me Back Home’ were selected by the Grateful Dead for the first set, but were left off because there wasn’t enough room.”

Here’s the complete track listing…

Disc One:
1. Bertha – Tivolis Koncertsal,Copenhagen (4/14/72), 2. Me and My Uncle – Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley (4/7/72), 3. Chinatown Shuffle – Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen (4/14/72), 4. Sugaree – Olympia Theatre, Paris,(5/3/72), 5. Beat It On Down the Line – Theatre Hall, Luxembourg (5/16/72), 6. Loser – Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen (4/14/72), 7. Next Time You See Me – Olympia Theatre, Paris (5/4/72), 8. Black-Throated Wind – Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen (4/14/72), 9. Dire Wolf – Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt (4/26/72), 10. Greatest Story Ever Told – Olympia Theatre, Paris (5/3/72), 11. Deal – Olympia Theatre, Paris (5/4/72), 12. Good Lovin’ – Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt (4/26/72), 13. Playing In the Band – StrandLyceum, London (5/24/72)

Disc Two:
1. Dark Star > – Bickershaw Festival, Wigan (5/7/72), 2. Drums > – Bickershaw Festival, Wigan (5/7/72), 3. The Other One > – BickershawFestival, Wigan (5/7/72), 4. Sing Me Back Home – Strand Lyceum, London (5/26/72), 5. Not Fade Away > – Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley (4/7/72), 6. Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad > – Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley (4/7/72), 7. Not Fade Away – Wembley Empire Pool, Wembley (4/7/72)