This made possible the release of many more Dead shows that exist in the band's extensive tape vault.

The series was named for Grateful Dead tape archivist Dick Latvala.

Each volume of Dick's Picks has its own "caveat emptor" label, advising the listener of the sound quality of the recording.

The label for volume 1 reads: "The recording herein has been lovingly remastered directly from the original two-track master tape and is therefore not immune to the various glitches, splices, reel changes and other aural gremlins contained on said original.

Dick's Picks differs from our From The Vault series in that we simply did not have access to complete shows (nor the modern mixing capabilities afforded by multitrack tapes).