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Postcards Of The Hanging
Live album by The Grateful Dead
Released March, 2002
Recorded June 10, 1973 - March 24, 1990
Genre Rock
Label Grateful Dead / Arista
The Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 24
(2002)		 Postcards Of The Hanging
(2002)		 Dick's Picks Volume 25
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
The Music Box 4/5 stars[2]

Postcards Of The Hanging is a compilation album by the Grateful Dead. It consists entirely of Bob Dylan covers, including a performance of "Man Of Peace" with the Grateful Dead backing Dylan.[3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan

  1. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" - 6:11
  2. "She Belongs to Me" - 7:20
  3. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - 4:29
  4. "Maggie's Farm" - 6:13
  5. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" - 8:07
  6. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" - 7:35
  7. "Ballad of a Thin Man" - 6:40
  8. "Desolation Row" - 9:55
  9. "All Along the Watchtower" 5:44
  10. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - 7:23
  11. "Man of Peace" - 5:51

Bonus disc

The first release included a limited 2-track bonus CD.

  1. "Queen Jane Approximately" - 6:12
  2. "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" - 4:02

Recording dates

  • "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" - June 10, 1973 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC
  • "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - December 3, 1981 at Dane County Coliseum in Madison,WI
  • "She Belongs To Me" - September 15, 1985 in Chula Vista, CA
  • "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)" - December 30, 1985 at The Oakland Coliseum, CA
  • "Man Of Peace" - June 9, 1987 (Rehearsal for Dylan & The Dead summer tour) in San Rafael
  • "Maggie's Farm" - October 3, 1987 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA
  • "Ballad Of A Thin Man" - April 1, 1988 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ
  • "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - July 16, 1988 at The Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
  • "Queen Jane Approximately" - December 29, 1988 at The Oakland Coliseum, CA
  • "All Along The Watchtower" - July 4, 1989 at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY (also on "Truckin' Up To Buffalo")
  • "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - July 12, 1989 at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC
  • "When I Paint My Masterpiece" - October 11, 1989 at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, NJ
  • "Desolation Row" - March 24, 1990 at The Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

  • Engineers - John Cutler and Bill Candelario
  • Mix - Jeffrey Norman
  • Compilation producer - David Gans
  • Tape archivist - David Lemieux
  • Mastering - Joe Gastwirt
  • Art direction - Geoff Gans
  • Illustration and design - Emily Burnham
  • Album coordination - Cassidy Law
  • Photography - Ken Friedman

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
2002 The Billboard 200 120[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Jarnow, Jesse. Postcards of the Hanging at Allmusic
  2. ^ Metzger, John. Postcards of the Hanging, The Music Box, May 2002
  3. ^ Postcards of the Hanging at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
  4. ^ "Billboard album chart history-Grateful Dead". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4743&model.vnuAlbumId=1158064. Retrieved March 1, 2009. 

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