Description: Friend of the Devils: April 1978Friend of the Devils: April 1978 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it contains eight complete concerts on 19 CDs. It was released on September 20, 2024, in a limited edition of 10,000 copies. Friend of the Devils: April 1978 contains recordings of these concerts:Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL 4/6/78Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL 4/7/78Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 4/8/78Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/10/78Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/11/78Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC 4/12/78Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 4/14/78Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV 4/16/78 The box set also includes a 48-page booklet of liner notes and photos, as well as a wave drum. The April 12 concert was also released on September 20, 2024, as a separate album called Duke '78, as a three-disc CD, a four-disc LP, and a digital download. The April 15, 1978 concert, which is not included in Friend of the Devils, was released in 2021 as Dave's Picks Volume 37. Track listingDisc 1 April 6, 1978 – Curtis Hixon Hall – first set:"Bertha" > (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 7:18"Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 6:24"Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:38"Me and My Uncle" > (John Phillips) – 3:08"Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 6:27"Friend of the Devil" (Garcia, John Dawson, Hunter) – 8:53"Passenger" (Phil Lesh, Peter Monk) – 5:26"Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14"Lazy Lightning" > (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 3:29"Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:31April 6, 1978 – Curtis Hixon Hall – second set:"Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 9:19"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 6:25Disc 2 "Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 12:50"He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:30"Rhythm Devils" > (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann) – 7:21"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 16:15"Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:28"Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 8:30April 6, 1978 – Curtis Hixon Hall – encore:"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57Disc 3 April 7, 1978 – Hollywood Sportatorium – first set:"Promised Land" (Berry) – 5:14"Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:12"Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:32"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:30"Mama Tried" > (Merle Haggard) – 2:38"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:53"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:37"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:24"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:12"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:33April 7, 1978 – Hollywood Sportatorium – second set:"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:08Disc 4 "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:54"Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick) – 7:05"Terrapin Station" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:27"Playing in the Band" > (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 9:14"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 11:00"Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 10:24"Black Peter" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:25"Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:48April 7, 1978 – Hollywood Sportatorium – encore:"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:12Disc 5 April 8, 1978 – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – first set:"Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:44"Me and My Uncle" > (Phillips) – 3:04"Big River" (Cash) – 6:59"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:35"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 9:15"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38"El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:06"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 7:38"Lazy Lightning" > (Weir, Barlow) – 3:47"Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:31Disc 6 April 8, 1978 – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – second set:"Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 8:28"Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:36"Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 12:19"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 11:47"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:14Disc 7 "Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 14:56"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 6:37"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 11:32April 8, 1978 – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – encore:"One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:37Disc 8 April 10, 1978 – Fox Theatre – first set:"Promised Land" (Berry) – 5:27"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:59"It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) – 8:29"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:03"Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:02"Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:33"El Paso" (Robbins) – 5:05"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:02"Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 5:58"Candyman" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:02"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 9:44Disc 9 April 10, 1978 – Fox Theatre – second set:"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 7:12"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:50"Dancing in the Street" > (William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter) – 12:04"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 15:29"Franklin's Tower" > (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Hunter) – 16:25"Black Peter" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:50"Around and Around" (Berry) – 8:18Disc 10 April 11, 1978 – Fox Theatre – first set:"Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:22"Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick) – 5:46"Friend of the Devil" (Garcia, Dawson, Hunter) – 8:51"Me and My Uncle" > (Phillips) – 3:12"Big River" (Cash) – 6:32"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:04"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:08"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:10"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7"33April 10, 1978 – Fox Theatre – encore:"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:10Disc 11 April 11, 1978 – Fox Theatre – second set:"Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 8:20"Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:42"Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 10:42"Sunrise" (Donna Jean Godchaux) – 4:13Disc 12 "Terrapin Station" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:47"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 20:54"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 2:18"Iko Iko" > (James Crawford, Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson) – 10:23"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:39April 11, 1978 – Fox Theatre – encore:"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:17Disc 13 April 12, 1978 – Cameron Indoor Stadium – first set:"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:29"Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:41"Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 4:42"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:54"Mama Tried" > (Haggard) – 2:29"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:03"Funiculi Funicula" (Luigi Denza) – 1:57"Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:50"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:47"Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:59"Lazy Lightning" > (Weir, Barlow) – 3:56"Supplication" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:43Disc 14 April 12, 1978 – Cameron Indoor Stadium – second set:"Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:50"Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick) – 6:59"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 8:55April 12, 1978 – Cameron Indoor Stadium – encore:"U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:00Disc 15 "Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 12:02"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:21"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 25:54"Truckin'" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:45"Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:38"Around and Around" (Berry) – 8:20Disc 16 April 14, 1978 – Cassell Coliseum – first set:"Promised Land" (Berry) – 5:00"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:45"Me and My Uncle" > (Phillips) – 3:02"Big River" (Cash) – 5:45"Peggy-O" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:18"Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:53"Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:44"It's All Over Now" (B. Womack, S. Womack) – 8:03"Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:37"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:51April 14, 1978 – Cassell Coliseum – second set:"Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 7:35April 14, 1978 – Cassell Coliseum – encore:"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 5:04Disc 17 "Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04"Dancing in the Street" > (Stevenson, Gaye, Hunter) – 16:47"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 20:23"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 5:12"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 8:10"Black Peter" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:58"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:26Disc 18 April 16, 1978 – Huntington Civic Center – first set:"Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 6:18"Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:37"Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:51"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 8:04"Mexicali Blues" > (Weir, Barlow) – 3:29"Mama Tried" (Haggard) – 2:53"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:15"Scarlet Begonias" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:59"Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 9:27April 16, 1978 – Huntington Civic Center – second set:"Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 8:06"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:54Disc 19 "Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow) – 12:33"Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:44"Rhythm Devils" > (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 14:25"Space" > (Garcia, Lesh, Weir) – 4:32"Iko Iko" > (Crawford, B.A. Hawkins, R.L. Hawkins, Johnson) – 12:06"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:23April 16, 1978 – Huntington Civic Center – encore: "U.S. Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:35 PersonnelGrateful Dead Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocalsDonna Jean Godchaux – vocalsKeith Godchaux – keyboardsMickey Hart – drumsBill Kreutzmann – drumsPhil Lesh – bass, vocalsBob Weir – guitar, vocalsProduction Produced by Grateful DeadProduced for release by David LemieuxExecutive producer: Mark PinkusAssociate producer: Ivette RamosCD mastering: Jeffrey NormanRecording: Betty Cantor-JacksonTape restoration and speed correction: Jamie Howarth, John ChesterArt direction: Matthew Brannon, Steve VanceArtwork: Matthew BrannonDesign: Steve VancePhotos: James R. Anderson, Brooks R. Johnson, Bob Minkin, John Rottet Liner notes: Steve Silberman, David LemieuxRecorded By Betty Cantor-JacksonNewly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent ProcessesMastered by Jeffrey Norman Item sold as is and no returnsAll discs included. 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Artist: Grateful Dead
Type: Box Set
Format: CD
Release Title: Friend of the Devils: April 1978
Case Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Features: Digipak, Numbered
Genre: Blues, Psychedelic, Rock
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Inlay Condition: Excellent (EX)
Edition: First Edition, Limited Edition, Live