May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

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April 2, 2017 - 8:59pm

#2601

rrussell8

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April Fools Answer

It was at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ in 1980, and indeed on April 1st, that Bobby played keyboards, Brent and Jerry played drums, Bill played bass, Mickey played rhythm guitar and Phil played lead guitar on Promised Land. Then they all took up their regular instruments and played it again. One time in the 80s I saw the Joe Jackson band complete a full rotation of instruments in an awesome display of talent.
April 2, 2017 - 8:52pm

#2602

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Talk About Death Don't Have No Mercy and The Weight..

Completely agree, Senator. But talk about Death Don't and the Weight does not bore me at all. I had this great response written, detail, examples, links.. but it crapped out on me and disappeared. It being Sunday night and recovering from quite the adventure this weekend.. I am out of steam to redo it. Two great songs though.. some of my favorite GD covers of all time.. Both emotional powerhouses. WowWow stuff. Edit: I hate the font choice in the title bar on these threads. () / parenthesis look totally silly, what is it, the Fisher Price Special Font? In VGuy's last post I swear it reads This Keyboardists Talk Hores me.
April 2, 2017 - 5:24pm

#2603

Vguy72

Joined:
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This keyboardist comparison bores me....

....they all brought something to the table. Whether you liked or disliked their tone, or voice, or method, or rig, they were all talented musicians in their own right. We were blessed to have them...my two cents....
April 2, 2017 - 3:47pm

#2604

Kayak Guy

Joined:
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Mr Morgal, or is it Mr Minas?

On the Brent i am unsure on his piano, except for the yahmaha thing that played piano like sounds, sometimes, he was more of a keyboard player, with synths and organ. In 1978 he was in Bob's Solo band, Jerry liked how he sounded and it's pretty much how he sounds when he joined.His keyboard choice was less than stellar and what ever this is in To Lay Me Down is like fingernails on a blackboard. https://archive.org/details/gd1981-10-13.sbd.128542.MrBill.flac16/gd198… I have never heard his earlier band Silver but it appears he might have been the Punky Meadows of Angel in the band. Clive Davis thought Brent was the bands best chance for a top 40 Hit. Easy To Love you I think. makes me gak like Bill the Cat at the thought. Yes Space that was a great post about 4/2/90. Valid point about TC's placement in the mix. On the Bear 2 channel "audio journals" that we call stereo SBDs are really more of a 2 track mono than stereo and Jerry Phil and TC all are in the same channel, so it's difficult to boost TC in the mix. but you can turn the other channel with Vocals and Drums down to hear TC, Jerry and Phil better.
April 2, 2017 - 2:11pm

#2605

Kayak Guy

Joined:
June 4, 2015

Ned Lagin

Touche
April 2, 2017 - 2:10pm

#2606

Mr.Dc

Joined:
April 7, 2014

TC

Yeah Tom Constanten is chill. But we all know Ned Lagin was/is the best keyboardist of the last 50 years. Just never was the same once ole Ned left the group...
April 2, 2017 - 1:36pm

#2607

MinasMorgul

Joined:
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lol, well I do love TC

My only complaint with TC is they didn't turn him up loud enough or keep him around long enough. Is it me, or can you barely hear him on 30 Trips Dream Bowl? Mountains of the Moon of course you can hear him since it's a quiet acoustical song, but I'm talking Dark Star, The Eleven, etc. Same thing for Dick's Picks 26. My favorite keyboard situation the Dead had was in late 71 / early 72, with Pig on the organ and Keith on the piano. Can't wait for DaP 22. And not that there's anything wrong with 1973, but I would love to have heard Pig's Hammond chops when Keith started getting into the Fender Rhodes. I would also have loved to hear Brent play piano. On the keyboard side of things, it wasn't his style that turned me off so much as his non-B3 sounds. Did he ever play straight up acoustic grand / baby grand piano live? I put on 30 Trips 94 and 95 as well - this stuff is not bad at all. What's your take on the Vince era Spacebro? thumbs up or down?
April 2, 2017 - 12:43pm

#2608

Kayak Guy

Joined:
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No you don't

That's it? How about a different premise that is under discussed far too much. TC (Tom Constanten, for you newbies) was the best keyboard player the GD had until Hornsby? You can't have a psychedelic suite, either of the Dark Star or That's It for the Other One varieties without TC. His swirling arpeggios and atmospheric fills MADE those suites. While Jerry and Phil were in left field, TC was laying down the context for their explorations. No jazz style rhythm section piano pounder here, he's integral in the fabric of the music creating lush soundscapes or calliope sounds that make songs on Aoxomoxoa drip psychedelia. https://archive.org/details/gd69-xx-xx.sbd.dodd.16760.sbeok.shnf/GD-Aox…
April 2, 2017 - 12:42pm

#2609

SPACEBROTHER

Joined:
June 4, 2007

Samba in the Rain - the greatest song written....EVER ;)

....oh wait....April Fools was yesterday... lol Today's listening, much like yesterdays has been centered around the '90 Omni run which I was lucky enough to be in attendance. Coming right off the heels of the legendary Nassau '90 run, 4/1 continues with the momentum of the whole tour with a night of well performed staples. The main vehicles for exploration during this show fell within Victim, Music Never Stopped, the usual Drums/Space and most pleasantly surprising to me was Just a Little Light. They tinker with a freeform type jam for a little bit towards the end of the song that to me, given more performances time had Brent not died, could have become something like the jam in Cassidy or Playing in the Band territory. A true testiment that in addition to him being the most fluid and progressive keyboardists of the Dead's, but also a genius songwriter who could explore depth, yet bring it back to soul wrenching blues twinged soul. 4/2/90, today's show gets a little more "jammy" with the Feel Like a Stranger opener which leads into an appropriate Mississippi Half Step fitting for the Southern culture, followed by the second ever performance of The Weight. I remember excitement of the crowd response to that moment and it was even more well received than it's debut a few days earlier at Nassau. Easy to Love You was another song that grew well with age with this performance feeling very genuine. Brent was a very expressive performer with his emotion really showing through in an inspired way. This also just so happens to be the song and performance I was listening to when the news of Brent's passing broke. My amazement at the awesome stash of Spring '90 tapes in that moment suddenly became the soundtrack for grieving. The set is capped of with a spirited and happy Brown-Eyed Women and an epic Let It Grow. This performance of Let it Grow has many layers and dynamics. I could write pages about the second set from 4/2/90. A nice funky jammy Foolish Heart, Bob pouring his soul out on Looks Like Rain, one of my favorite 1990 versions of He's Gone's segueing into a rare Last Time into Drums/Space, one of my favorite Drums from the tour, a nice The Other One, an epic version and the final performance of Death Don't Have No Mercy, rockin' versions of Around & Around and Good Lovin' and what I believe to be a definitive Black Muddy River. Like I mentioned, I happened to be listening to tapes of 4/2/90 when I heard the news break that Brent died while I was driving for a delivery job I had at the time. It was toward the beginning of my long shift and a day that found me floored by emotion. I had just came off from vacation from the Tinley Park shows a couple of days before. I wouldn't feel that level of grief again until losing both of my parents over the last few years. Death Don't Take No Vacation in this land indeed.... Outside of that dark emotional cloud , 4/2/90 really is a great show. The middle night of one of my favorite runs I was lucky enough to attend.
April 2, 2017 - 11:42am

#2610

MinasMorgul

Joined:
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30 Trips 93

I still like Vince better

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

kate_c.

i've seen two of your posts in one weekcomplaining about someone's negative comments-guess what, when someone has an opinion that is not aligned with your thoughts,even if it's about someone setting a price for something they selling or the band is slop before pigpen.its gonna be negative.it's their prerogative to say it's not worth it or no thanks.i think it's your emotional immaturity to anything negative or something you don't agree with.you could have left it to-"that's your opinion and i don't agree."instead you feel it's necessary to put someone down.earth without rain is a desert.

My Favorite Version

I just love this.

Pauses between tracks?

Hi all, A technical issue I'm hoping to resolve: Recently ordered this set, promptly downloaded the CDs to my iTunes collection. Getting 1-2 second pauses between most of the tracks which disturbs the flow of the music. Does anyone know what might be causing this, and how to fix it? Gareth

Gareth

It’s most likely caused by a setting in iTunes. Go into the iTunes preferences and see what is listed for import settings, as well as for playback settings.If you still can’t fix it then google it, there should be instructions somewhere.

Testing

1,2

Recommendations for a Newly Grateful Deadhead?

To icecrmcnkd, Thank you for your reply, much appreciated! If I may, I'd like to followup with a second question: it was only a year ago that I first discovered the Grateful Dead, and I'd love to hear recommendations from older fans about which live albums to listen to next? Thanks again, Gareth

Gareth

Real gone music is reissuing the Road Trip series. https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-road-trips-vol-4-…

Gareth

Newly Grateful Recommendations

You know, Gareth, it really comes down to what you like about the Dead... When I put in the Dead, I rarely want to listen to songs, so to speak. I tend to go for the long, inspired jams. For this, I would suggest the Winterland 1973 boxed set as No. 1, so far... though in general, shows from the 1973-1974 will be your best bet for this... That said, there are gems of shows throughout the years, though I've never personally been impressed by anything later than 1977. May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition) is a great collection from this year. I also really love One from the Vault, Sunshine Daydream, & Dick's Picks, Vol. 14... The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is an all-too-looked-over gem, too. Finally, if you can afford it, I'd recommend getting a copy of the Pacific NW '73-'74 boxed set while it's still available on this site. When these sell out on dead.net, they price-inflate like crazy to 2x their original cost or more.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Get Shown the Light, the box with the book, was limited to 15,000 copies, I read somewhere.But I can’t find anything on the All Music Edition that’s still available. Can somebody tell me how many of those were printed?

Best digital format?

So, I'm totally showing my newbie-ness, but when the formats are digital, which is the best to download? I'm thinking about uploading to iphone for maximum bluetoothing. Also, is the first selection a CD collection of the four shows? I didn't see it listed behind the All Music Edition, so I figured it must be sold out.

Schrodd, formats

16/44.1 is CD format, so you could convert to WAV or AIFF on a computer and burn CDs if you wanted to, as well as have the digital file on a music player.

The higher resolution files are for a computer or music player. If you wanted to burn CDs from those files you would lose the higher resolution that you paid more for.

Holiday of a lifetime?

First time I've ever seen R.I.P. included in the name of a firm pushing you to go on holiday ! Maybe its a plug for euthanasia.

maybe

they thought they were going for dead people as a marketing niche. Dead heads, dead people, I'm so confused... Anyway, they're gone for the moment.

Hi there, I downloaded the…

Hi there,

I downloaded the ALAC of this digital download but when I import into iTunes it is not recognizing the artist or songs and not creating an album. For the same ALAC download for Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set it worked perfectly in iTunes. Why does this download now import correctly? Thanks if anyone knows or can help.

Howdydoody

You should ask on the Dave's Picks 30 thread…there's more people on there and very few if any on here…hope it helps.

will do! thank you.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Since they sold out of the regular box set with all the bells and whistles, and had a huge demand, Dead.Net is selling an All Music Edition that "...only includes the 11 CDs in four folios and a booklet of liners, housed in a simple slipcase."

So, still the four shows, just without the special packaging and the unpublished book. This time, the order went through. Nothing on the website about this also being a limited release -- it's not numbered, but they don't specify if it's another set amount.

May 77 - Henryben

Excellent news ! I wonder if they will re-release other box sets in this format that originally sold out. Fillmore West 1969 is the one I sadly missed out on and would shell out for in a heartbeat.

Does somebody have problems with tracking number?

Hello,
I've purchased the fantastic Lyceum LPs more than a month ago and still nothing arrived.
I've searched for the tracking number done by the GD store on the DHL site but nothing appears.
I've yet written to the customer helpdesk, but I'm curious if somebody encountered my same problem.
Thanks a lot,
Fabianope

Fabian

Send a PM to Marye, she can help.

yes please

Fabian, send me a PM and I'll see if the Doc can shed some light here.

Fabian

Just to state the obvious, they are indeed fantastic records. I am half way through 5/25/72 at the moment - one that no-one really mentions. Probably because of the night after, which is a shame as it's a great show in it's own right. Curious "Good Lovin" - 14min 53 seconds, and no Pigpen rap - he just sings the opening the verses and the closing ones some 12 minutes later. In between we have spot on r'n'b jamming like no-one else.

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