Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 is a two-CD live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. The third in their "Road Trips" series of albums, it was released on June 9, 2008. The first disc was recorded on July 31, 1971, at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, and the second disc was recorded on August 23, 1971, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[4][5]
A third, "bonus" disc was included with early shipments of the album. The bonus disc contains additional concert material from the summer of 1971.
Another live Grateful Dead album recorded during this same concert tour (including more of the August 6, 1971 show of the bonus disc) is Dick's Picks Volume 35.
Note: Based on two standard references for Grateful Dead set lists, it is not possible that Disc 2 is mostly from 8/23/71. Only four of the songs (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 12) are listed for that concert.[6][7]
Compilation produced by David Lemieux and Blair Jackson
Recorded by Rex Jackson
Edited and mastered by Jeffrey Norman at Garage Audio Mastering
Cover art by Scott McDougall
Package design by Steve Vance
Liner notes written by Blair Jackson
Sound quality
The album was released in HDCD format. This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, and is fully compatible with regular CD players.
Recording dates
Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 contains selections from the following concerts: