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    "We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

    We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

    Get one before they are gone, gone, gone.

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    From jambase: On October 22, 1967 San Francisco’s Winterland Arena hosted a “Marijuana Defense Benefit” featuring three of the area’s top bands. The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother & The Holding Company all performed at a concert that wound up ending an era for the Dead and beginning a new one. Heads author Jesse Jarnow often provides micro-reviews of Grateful Dead shows, and the recordings of said performances, on Twitter. Jarnow dug into the Dead’s set at the Winterland and shared interesting insight into what went down at Winterland. He notes that the band’s October 22, 1967 performance is the “last document of the Dead as a quintet before Mickey Hart joins as second drummer.” Mickey had famously sat-in with the Grateful Dead at Bill Kreutzmann’s behest on September 30, 1967. While some Deadheads think Hart joined the band immediately, Jarnow’s research has found photos and audio of the Dead continuing on for a short spell as a one-drummer band including the set at the Marijuana Defense Benefit. The Grateful Dead’s set on October 22, 1967 ends with “That’s It For The Other One.” As Jarnow notes, the recording is the first known tape of the celebrated Primal Dead song suite. This early version had different lyrics than what the Dead would go on to record for their sophomore studio album, Anthem Of The Sun shortly thereafter. Jerry Garcia is in fine form throughout the set but especially towards the end of “That’s It For The Other One.” Other highlights include a “Turn On Your Lovelight” workout, Garcia’s solo on the “Morning Dew” opener and “New Potato Caboose,” the lone song played that wouldn’t survive the ’60s in the repertoire.
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    miller magic - crisp and clear '67 download
    Cheap at twice the price! https://themidnightcafe.org/2017/02/03/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-gratefu… Grateful Dead 10/22/67 Winterland Arena San Francisco, CA gd67-10-22.sbd.miller.18101.sbeok.flac16 Download: FLAC/MP3 Recording Info: SBD -> Rm -> Cass -> Dat This is a flac encoded & tagged version of shnind: 18101 Transfer Info: Dat(Sony D8) -> CD (Tascam CDRW700) -> EAC (Plextor 48/24/48 – Secure Mode) -> Samplitude v7.0 -> SHN (1 Disc SHN / 1 Disc Audio) All Editing and Transfers done by Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net SHN’d on 6/11/03 –Setlist– 101-d1t01 – Morning Dew 102-d1t02 – New Potato Caboose 103-d1t03 – It Hurts Me Too 104-d1t04 – Cold Rain And Snow 105-d1t05 – Turn On Your Lovelight 106-d1t06 – Beat It On Down The Line 107-d1t07 – That’s It For The Other One Notes from the original uploader: -I used Samplitude to normalize the show and clean up some cuts. -The previous circulating shn of this show has “No Noise” applied to it. Even though it was done with Sonic Solutions, it was NOT done by David Gans. I always felt that the “No Noise” version was a bit muddy. This copy has no noise reduction done to it, so it is much clearer. -The levels in Morning Dew are all over the place. It is mostly due to the mix. I did not do anything to change this. The sound improves by the end of the song. I can only wonder what kind of drugs they were using at this show
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    Pigpen photo album - over 200 pictures http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2013/03/pigpen-photo-album.html
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    DP8 and Shrine '67 are must haves if you collect vinyl; same with all three FTV releases.Hampton 79 is a good show, but the sound is not nearly as crisp as the ones mentioned above; cheap artwork too.
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    Speaking of L.Ps-Hampton 4th May 1979
    I have recently ordered DP8 and the Shrine 1967 shows on vinyl, and although neither have arrived yet, I have started looking at what else is available on vinyl. It looks like the only one that is available, that I haven't got on cd, is the Hampton 4th May 1979 show, which looks as though it was a RSD release a few years ago. I have read a few reviews of this show, and they seem a bit mixed. I wondered what people here thought of it. I have got, and rate very highly, the fall-December 1979 shows that have been officially released, and I wondered if this May show was of the same high calibre. If it is-then its definitely one to get, but if not...
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    Digging the excellent "schoolgirl" from the 8/23 > 8/24/68 Shrine Auditorium release (Two From the Vault) and playing along with my just immediately acquired PRS natural semi-hollow. The previous owner upgraded all the electronics, installed Seymour Duncan Alnico II humbuckers in black with matching custom pickguard. I'm stoked... been salivating over the PRS John Mayer Super Eagle model but for a hobbyist/sometime band-jammer forking out the requisite ten grand is not a responsible move. Plus, I beat my guitars up so any notion of reselling is out the window. Just noodling along in middle-pickup bliss, with John Mayer bell-like tone ringing out for days off that center (dual) pickup selection... and finishing off the Jameson from yesterday's celebration. \m/
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    Just got the vinyl reissue of Jerry's 1st LP: disappointment! Did a side by side comparison with the original, the "newly remastered from original master tapes", is really no improvement; big difference is huge, distracting bass boost. Anybody knows who remastered it? Anyone else bought it??Was gonna' get Reflections and Cats Under the Stars, but I will stick to the originals.
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    ....the Grateful Dead are masters of them. The one at the 12:50 mark of the 12.20.69 Dark Star literally lifted me off my feet and carried me halfway across my living room. At the 16:44 mark they do it again. Lifted me off my feet and carried me the rest of the way. Sploosh. '69 Dark Stars are a genre of music all their own. Guess TC has something to do with that. We are lucky to have them....edit. Gunshot fired at the 4:27 mark of the following St. Stephen. Daaaaaamn Mickey. You woke my dog up!
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    After 23 years or so the flashing light on my CD of Pink Floyd’s “Pulse” stopped flashing. Changed the batteries twice but it still won’t flash......CD still plays. Shirdeep -> Nice Photo!
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"We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Get one before they are gone, gone, gone.

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Thanks for this post space! Great insight to a critical time in Dead history. Grateful as always...
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Feel very lucky and blessed to have seen the Boys @ Autzen Stadium 8/22/93 and again in '94. But like spacebro mentioned, the dip from '93 to '94 was tangible. Had the opportunity to see a '95 Portland show, but decided to pass. TBH, i wasn't nearly the rabid fan then i am now. So much amazing music happening in the mid-90's. I was much more into warehouse raves and disco biscuits at the time. Heh.
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If you have not already heard, leave here at once, it's 4/23/77 ROLL AWAY THE DEW! I think it vanishes in a few hours!! FEATURES>JAM OF THE WEEK at least an hour of one of the top ten all time shows
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My Dave's Picks vol. 25 has finally arrived here (original order was MIA, thanks to Brazil's awful customs/mail services), and I'm totally amazed with the "Mississippi..." version here! Can someone recommend another version as fantastic as this one, please??
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That half-step is possibly the best one. Glad you finally got your DaP25. Hope 26 didn’t go missing.
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download series volume 1 - April 30 1977 with a few highlights from previous night, maybe available on itunes ? hopefully you can access these from Brasil. I remember traveling through the nordeste of Brasil and this was one I enjoyed a bunch. Especially Peggy-O" "Looks Like Rain" "Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo" all 3 in a row. "Brave the Storm to come" Others were "Friend Of The Devil" St. Stephen -> Not Fade Away > Stella Blue > St. Stephen !!!! "I've stayed in every blue-light cheap hotel" ~ One of the best https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead_Download_Series_Volume_1 its a great download. May 1977 has quite a few of the other top tier performances 5.7.77 5.12.77 5.17.77 9.3.77 11.5.77 , all of these dates have been released, the only one that maybe easy to find and purchase is 9.3.77 aka Dicks Picks 15 a couple from other years are 8.5.74 aka Dicks Picks 31 and 7.12.89 RFK Summer 1989 Box set. I was just commenting on Daves Picks 26 page about this one and the Half-Step you mention and then I saw your post. what part of brasil are you at ?
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Finally after much delay...15039 is on the player as I type. On 1st listen, Set 1 is great, I now 'ave a deeper appreciation for 1/2 Step - killer!
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Is that a replacement, or was it ‘lost in the mail’?If replacement, does it have a number?
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BCE got it off of Amazon from recently discovered overstock...
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At first, thanks to all who have been visited my mirrors, mostly XL 'Cats under the stars' mirror listed in cat shop. The mirror is ready for shipping worldwide, you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/595957100/cats-under-the-stars-mirror-jerr… I'm working currently on another mirror dedicated to Jerry. It's 'The Wheel' mirror, with the lyrics applied on the back side of the mirror. Hasn't been listed yet, but for Jerrys's birthday I listed psychedelic Jerry's hand made as a wall mirror: https://www.etsy.com/listing/632494283/psychedelic-jerry-garcia-hand-de…
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It was lost in the United States Postal Service system.Much frustration with the delay, now turned to joy. The only date I think I see on the label is in the lower section under the 2nd bar code and above the description, which reads: 01/2018. There is also the 3rd of 4 bar codes on the label in that box.
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While it's not surprising that tix to the P&F Headcount Benefit Friday at the Apollo tumbled down several echelons of the firm's socioeconomic caste without claim, I still consider their availability a great fortune. Having never visited, attending any performance at that historically significant venue for the (my) first time would have been cause for a bucketlist deduction, but this was clearly special. Though tired, I returned home to discover that 2018's stellar - and costly - box set run would continue with the wish-list-topping (now that Szell is out) release of BOTT material for Dylan's 14th Bootleg installment. Because the amazon.uk page appears to address a Japanese import edition, I shouldn't imagine that the price quoted for this (purportedly) 6-disc release will be as exorbitant for the conventional Euro & US versions./K https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Blood-Tracks-Bob-Dylan/dp/B07GVXL5DQ/ref=… Shout out to the old Eleven - I miss you guys! :)
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Rather wondering when someone was going to mention it; I thought it was just ephemera that bore some metaphysical correlation to page 5 of the accompanying text.
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Technology fosters a certain audiologic pedantry that discounts the practical difficulties of archival transfers. Still, while a bit of the 2-track blues is understandable, Plangent alchemy has affected significant sonic upgrades to existing sources. Portland 74 is a well-known quantity to most, but the Truckin' Jam is a luminescent passage that defies contempt for even acute familiarity. While my favourite GDTRFBs tend to grind like roughly upshifted semi gears in transition from the preceding track, this strong rendition ascends from NFA with deliberate fluidity; also, Keith's bubbly, assertive, sometimes catalystic play makes many first-set standards remarkable. The daughter of the woman who cleans house for me**, age 10, was so entranced by the PNW outer & small wood boxes - suggesting it would make for good jewelry storage - that I gifted it immediately; heck, I was only going to shelve it for the next 50 years (according to actuarial tables), but it's become the center of focus for child - if only for a short bit - who exhibits more enthusiasm than I'll ever muster after unboxing. Still, it's easily the most aesthetically pleasing musical release from top-to-bottom that I've ever seen. Couple disks heading back, but that's been par for the course since the beginning, and I've never had a problem with speedy replacement. **This really isn't saying much in-and-of-itself: in Appalachia, if you've got something then it's implied that you will try to help others, and the most dignified way to do is offering work that you might otherwise undertake yourself. You'd be surprised the difference even a little makes here at altitude. :)
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...she's what's yer life's been missing. Caution: the related video library is quite nearly addictive as the ETOH in Billy's 64 oz., genetically attached megathermos.
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Phish tix in the po'box this p.m.; unlike Lockn where I at least feign roughing it in rolling 4 **** accommodations, I've decided my Outback and bricknmortar lodgings will do just fine on what should be an adventurous run from Hampton to Vegas between 10/19 and Halloween Night in Sin City. I'm only taking one show in Rosemont to facilitate a leisurely slog west, to include a one-night cabin rental in Grand Teton before spending another night in SLC (never visited either!). Near-universal wifi and a mobile workstation have revolutionized my quality of life more than quilted toilet paper, hot water heaters, and Trader Joe's Cookie Butter (though none are indispensable at this point). I've got trail running routes mapped along the way in addition to having identified a couple Y's where I can day pass into lap swimming. Happy.
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If anyone is looking for this or any of this year's Dave's Picks, shoot me a PM. $25 plus shipping. The bonus disk is an additional $25.

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