Road Trips, Volume 2, No. 3: Wall of Sound

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Annotation

Title on streaming services: Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 3: State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 6/16/74 / Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 6/18/74 (live)

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-06 19:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media: Live at County Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, 6/16/74
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1China Cat Sunflower
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live recording of:
China Cat Sunflower (on 1974-06-16)
written in:
Mexico
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
10:37
2I Know You Rider
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live cover recording of:
I Know You Rider (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
live recording of:
I Know You Rider (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:52
3The Race Is On
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live cover recording of:
The Race Is On (on 1974-06-16)
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
3:23
4Eyes of the World
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live recording of:
Eyes of the World (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
20:09
5Big River
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Big River (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
5:43
6U.S. Blues
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live recording of:
U.S. Blues (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead) (in 1973)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1973)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
revision of:
Wave That Flag
5:35
7Playing in the Band
recording engineer:
Kidd Candelario (on 1974-06-16)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States (on 1974-06-16)
live recording of:
Playing in the Band (on 1974-06-16)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
written at:
Mickey Hart’s Ranch in Novato, California, United States
is based on:
The Main Ten (an early version of “Playing in the Band”)
28:54
2▶Digital Media: Live at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, 6/18/74