The latest installment of the Dave’s Picks archival series of Grateful Dead shows, features a fan-favorite late-era Boston gig for Vol. 59. In late September 1991, the group, which then included Bruce Hornsby on piano, returned to Boston Garden for the first time since 1982. Dave’s Picks 59 presents the climactic sixth and final show from that run.

As the band’s archivist and series namesake David Lemieux notes, “The ‘new’ Grateful Dead sound, now a year old, was powerful, with the two-keyboard iteration of the Dead pushing the music to fresh heights. Add to that the two new vocalists bringing the harmonies to soaring new places, and you’ve got one of the most exciting and inspired versions of the band. Setlists don’t usually indicate much about performance quality, but when the band’s song choices include ‘Dark Star,’ ‘Attics Of My Life,’ and ‘We Bid You Goodnight,’ there’s a high likelihood that the band was feeling great, inspired, and confident, the things that usually lead to spectacular performances. On 9/26/91, this was certainly true, and on an outstanding night like this one, you can hear what a blast they were having, start to finish.”

Dave’s Picks Vol. 59: Boston Garden, Boston, MA 9/26/91 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. It is now available for pre-order.

Disc 1
1. Tuning Intro
2. Jack Straw
3. Cold Rain And Snow
4. Wang Dang Doodle
5. Candyman
6. Mexicali Blues>
7. Cumberland Blues
8. Picasso Moon
9. Box Of Rain

Disc 2
1. Dark Star>
2. Saint Of Circumstance>
3. Eyes Of The World>
4. Drums

Disc 3
1. Space>
2. The Other One>
3. Dark Star>
4. Attics Of My Life>
5. Good Lovin’
6. Brokedown Palace>
7. And We Bid You Goodnight