Dick's Picks Volume 31 remarkably high. Indeed, the 31st edition of the esteemed "Dick's Picks" series culls material from the early August conclusion of the Grateful Dead's summer tour, and although it mixes and matches among the concerts to form what is essentially two shows, it does so in a seamless fashion, providing an intriguing and frequently mind-bending blast through the group's much treasured canon." Each volume of "Dick's Picks" has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording. The label for volume 31 reads: ""Dicks Picks Vol. 31" was mastered from the original 2 track analog
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