The Grateful Dead toured Europe for the first time in 1972, playing 22 shows in six countries over a two-month period. Both the exhilaration and exhaustion of such an enterprise is exhibited on this lengthy document. The tour marks an ailing Pigpen's last stand, and his harmonica and organ playing is minimal, with blues standard "Hurts Me Too" and his own "Mr. Charlie" his vocal swansongs. New keyboardist Keith Godchaux's spirited piano fuels the fiery "Cumberland Blues," and Donna Godchaux's harmonies add a rich texture to the vocals throughout. The country-rock vein of Workingman's Dead and American Beauty predominate among a tasty crop of new tunes: the rollicking "Tennessee Jed," loping "He's Gone" (introducing the lyric "steal your face right off your head"), fetching "Brown Eyed Women," and name-checking "Rambling Rose." Bob Weir's presence has become stronger, with powerful versions of his "One More Saturday Night," "Jackstraw," and "Sugar Magnolia." A pair of snoozy jams ("Epilogue," "Prelude") mar an otherwise stellar set.