Grateful Dead – Duke ’78 (4-LP Vinyl Box Set)

Duke '78 is a time machine to one of the Grateful Dead’s most electric performances of the late '70s—now available for the first time ever on vinyl.

Spread across 4 LPs, this complete, previously unreleased show from April 12, 1978, at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium is raw, fiery, and 100% vintage Dead.

This era finds the band fully in stride, mixing cosmic improv with down-to-earth rock 'n' roll grit. The setlist is a heady blend of crowd-pleasers and deeper jams, with standouts like a punchy Bertha, a swaggering Good Lovin’, and a transcendent Estimated Prophet. Garcia’s guitar is on fire throughout, and Donna Jean’s harmonies bring that unmistakable 1978 flavor.

One of the most memorable moments? A ferocious The Other One that swirls into the ether before landing in a tender, soulful Wharf Rat. The energy from the band and crowd is palpable—this is the Dead in a basketball arena, but spiritually they’re deep in outer space.

Pressed across four LPs for maximum fidelity, this box set also includes striking original artwork by Matthew Brannon and liner notes from both Dead historian Steve Silberman and Duke faculty member Eric Mlyn, PhD. Duke '78 isn’t just a concert—it's a full-blown Deadhead experience, finally spun into glorious vinyl.

Tracklist

LP 1

1. Jack Straw
2. Dire Wolf
   
3. Beat It On The Down Line
   
4. Peggy-O
   
5. Mama Tried
   
6. Mexicali Blues
   
7. Funiculi Funicula
   
8. Row Jimmy

LP 2

1. New Minglewood Blues
2. Loser
3. Lazy Lightning
4. Supplication
5. Bertha
   
6. Good Lovin’
   
7. It Must Have Been The Roses

LP 3

1. Estimated Prophet
2. Eyes Of The World
   
3. Rhythm Devils (Beginning)

LP 4

1. Rhythm Devils (Conclusion)
2. Trucking’
   
3. Wharf Rat
   
4. Around and Around
   
5. U.S. Blues