deadheads: Best sounding Dicks Picks....top 5

Also Don't have'em in front of me. I Recently picked up the Dead Live in Hamburg(?)Germany '72, not certain if it's a DP or not. Both the recording and performance is quite good!From the Europe '72 Tour. Also check out both One and Two 'From the Vault'-even though not a DP, IMHO must haves. There is a DP live in Oaklahoma from 78(?) or early 80's, don't recall the #, but it has a picture of a wheat field on it which I like. I'm also not that crazy about the Dozin'. Another good live one is a 4 cd set on Arista "Ladies & Gentleman, The Greatful Dead" from the Filmore. Hope this helps.

"Hundred Jahr Halle" is an Arista lable commercial release. Great recordings from the epic trip to Europe in '72. I believe the Oaklahoma show you refer to is from the Zoo Amphitheater, 1980 or '81. I have the tapes but not the DP.
I guess I am partial to Dozin' as I was at that 3 night run. While the music is not that inspired (Save for the China Cat IMHO), it's well recorded, and a nice snapshot of that period.

there have been some amazing sounding copies of the famous '77 barton hall show circulating. That show easily blows away most of the dicks picks I've heard in both sound quality and performance. I also have a really amazing matrix (soundboard and audience recording mix) of the 11-4-77 Colgate University that I consider one of the best sounding live recordings I've ever heard.

Of the DP that I have DP 3, 5, and 25 all sound pretty good.

any downloads of 70s dead shows that have great sound...

Well folks..its crazy ...Im almost 40 and Im first discovering the dead! Wow...I picked up dp 12 on a head suggestion when I conveyed what I was looking for...at any rate...looking for more 2 guitar exploratory jams...what about dp 18 folks...