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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set
WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"
"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."
Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle
The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.
For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.
Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.
Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.
Get it while you can.
Hurling mud for fun and sport
Axl Rose is widely held in a poor regard by the public due to his myriad of bad behaviours during GNR's peak, circa 1988-1993.
He's an amazing lyricist and vocalist. Name one song he doesn't sell on Appetite. That shit is amazing.
I love Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. And, The Juice OJ Simpson was not only a powerful, graceful artist on the gridiron, he was a cool-ass dude. My boy used to hook him up in Vail, and let me tell you, The Juice partied. People still love him.
One touched little boys and one cut his wife's head off. I know that every man has good and evil in him, that the spirits dance among us, occasionally jumping in at an opportune moment to work their evil as well as lay protection. I still hold these men's work in high regard, because their personal failings do not in any way diminish the greatness they produced - only their legacy as human beings.
No matter. Axl Rose capably filled in for the ailing Brian Johnson on the last AC/DC tour. For any fans, Angus, Phil Rudd, Cliff Williams and Stevie Young - and yes, Brian, not Axl - have been in Vancouver recently recording what is likely their last, a tribute to Mal album using his pre-recorded rhythm tracks (primarily from Black Ice pre-production) on every song.
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Dark Star Red Rocks show??
Looks like it's only audience downloads for now the official sbds haven't been released yet, but you can watch the entire show here until the sbd is available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S32MvSp4zHQ
Thanks everyone
She did ask ever... someone who has been influenced by having to listen and hear my preferences for almost 20 years. Have to say I wanted to give many answers but never thought about what to say to someone 30 years younger that didn't live through the releases and the times.... thanks again bob t
Axl Rose was decent....
....until he bragged about a new Guns N' Roses album that never happened. The fans waited and gave him the benefit of the doubt. Yet here we are. Could he hit octaves? Yes. Could he carry a band? No. As far as him sitting in for Brian Johnson. No. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rumor-new-ac-dc-album-to-feature-malco…
Malcolm has been sick for awhile. This news is promising.
18 November 2017
Was the day Malcolm Young died. I don't care if anyone likes Axl, respects his work or just blindly hates the hell out of him - it's no skin off my back.
Chinese Democracy was released 23 Nov 2008. I hate to do this, but I also love to do it as it's so kick ass, if one person gets turned on then that was the point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsOGww57eD8
I just love music, and we all have that in common.
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Skin Off My Back....
....that shoud be the name of the next AC/DC album. You heard it here first.
Best Album Musings
No way I could really settle on a single album, but seeing the choices people made was interesting, definitely some solid selections. Made me consider a few things.
Made me realize that as good as Sgt. Peppers and Abbey Road are, my favorite Beatles album would have to be Let It Be. The Two of Us, I Dig a Pony, Across the Universe and I've Got a Feeling all particularly click for me, and the entire album is top shelf. Sounds a little different that other Beatles albums, maybe just a little more raw, but what do I know?
For the Dead it would have to be Live Dead, that 2/27/69 Dark Star still sends a shiver up my spine when it starts, and it is still the Dark Star against which all others are measured. An indispensable album, and one that is etched into my brain. Deeply etched into my brain.
Perhaps due to my recent Buffalo Springfield box set purchase, it also occurs to me that Buffalo Springfield Again is a contender. From start to finish the album is gorgeous and Rock and Roll Woman evokes childhood memories of hearing that song in pleasant contexts, strikes a chord as it were.
Just some thoughts on the near impossible task of selecting a single best album of all time. There can be only one...
Beauty v. Workingmans
I see that several folks put American Beauty on the top album list, but I didn't notice Workingman's Dead on the list. I like American Beauty, but for whatever reason, I like Workingman's Dead even more - each and every song is great and there is just such a nice, warm folksy feel to the album from start to finish. High Time and Easy Wind always hit the spot for me, and what's not to like about an album that also contains Dire Wolf, Uncle John's Band, Cumberland Blues, Black Peter, and Casey Jones? Workingman's Dead, if you haven't listened to it recently, give it a spin it won't disappoint.
Best albums
Real tough, I guess I might suggest Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme as being perfect albums with no filler.
I have alot of albums in mind that I consider to be the best by their respective creators, but its harder to pit them against others due to how drastically the musical intent can change.
For example Paranoid by Black Sabbath may be their best album, but the musical intent is completely different than say, Os Mutantes self titled debut. I consider both to be just as solid and representative of their creators best, but its hard to compare them in any other way.
Then there are albums that I personally enjoy the most but can understand why they aren't usually considered the "best", a few well known examples include 'AoxomoxoA', 'Revolver', 'Blonde on Blonde', 'Axis Bold as Love' and 'Strictly Personal'(Captain Beefheart).
I am also among those that enjoy 'Working Man's Dead' over 'American Reality', if just by a hair more.
Finally there are albums I personally think of as being masterpieces that many people (quite understandably) may not be able to get into at all, so its hard to choose any of those as the "best". A few of those examples are 'Wee Tam and the Big Huge' by the Incredible String Band, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" from PF, and 'Black Saint and the Sinner Lady' by Mingus.
Best live
As for the best live album release, that's even harder to choose in my opinion.
But the one cd that came immediately to my mind was
'Muleskinner Live: Original Television Soundtrack'.
I wouldn't say it's the best ever, but it is one of my most listened to and favorite live recordings. Bill Keith, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Clarence White, Richard Greene and even Maria Muldaur joins in for a couple tunes near the end.
best studio album
Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa.Music is the BEST.
Best Beatles Albums
I am partial to Revolver and Rubber Soul, with The White Album sliding in very close behind.
I know Sgt. Peppers is likely the favorite and more ground breaking.. I guess I have a bias to their moment of awakening. I still remember the first time I heard Tomorrow Never Knows. I was like, what???
I guess when it comes to best albums I have a bias on what they mean to me. It would be easier to say American Beauty as the best GD album, but Anthem was groundbreaking. Yes, Anthem is probably a better album but AOS grabbed me, pulled me out of my shoes and transports me to far away, strange lands. American Beauty is like comfort food for the soul.
Hoyt Axton
If you are looking for some "great" folk music try some old Hoyt Axton cd's. He is one of my "favorite" artists.
Hoyt Axton Explodes is worth a few minutes of your time along with Green back dollar.
In a few more days the box will be sent.
Have a safe Labor Day!
Mr. Pete------------>
aging hippie
Mr. Pete
Not familiar with a lot of Hoyt Axton stuff, but he did write some of my favorite songs done by Three Dog Night, songs Joy to the World and especially Never Been to Spain are great. I'll have to check out some of his other stuff.
Dig reading all the choices for best album, it is prompting me to dig out some classics that I haven't listened to in a while. So many choices.
American Beauty vs. Workingman
Between those two I narrowly prefer American Beauty. But they are kinda sorta the same album just Part 1 and Part 2.
As of this moment my fave Dead studio release is Wake of the Flood.
Best albums
My favourite Dead studio albums are Anthem-the one that got me into them - and American Beauty.
Sergeant Pepper is my favourite Beatles album, followed by Revolver, Rubber Soul and Magical Mystery Tour.
As far as favourite albums outside The Dead and Beatles, I can remember reading somewhere once that the records that mean the most to us are the ones we heard when we were 15. That places me in 1972, and to some extent, this is true for me. Ziggy Stardust is up there with Sergeant Pepper, to me-in fact all Bowie's albums, up to and including Alladin Sane are special for me. Similarly, Electric Warrior by T.Rex and Space Ritual by Hawkwind. God-those were the days! A combination of the albums, seeing the bands and who I was at the time. I didn't discover The Dead until I was a world weary 19 year old.
My Besties...
will always be different when asked...BUT...East West by The Butterfield Blues Band will always be on that list along with Forever Changes by Love...
Picking between WD & AB?
I cannot pick which one is better, Workingman's Dead or American Beauty. For me, I see it as one album with Workingman's as part 1 and American as part 2.Also, the original, basic albums fit on one CD-R.
favorite albums of the 60s...
Daverocks comment about age relevancy speaks to me... geezer alert for the following... still have almost all my old vinyl, though about unplayable. High Tide and Green Grass by The Stones (1966), then Flowers (1967). The Stones were my gateway into music at 14, through them discovered Muddy and Chuck, first MW was Electric Mud, controversial at the time, people thought Muddy had gone psychedelic. After I listened to Folk Singer, I understood why.
Yardbirds Over Under... Cream Disraeli Gears, Hendrix AYE & ABL. I grew up in DC metro area, listened to WHFS and WAMU. When I bought Berry's After School Sessions, it had already been out for almost ten years. Spring 1967, major debate between Surrealistic Pillow and Sargent Peppers, could not afford both, had to save up... Bought Pillow first, Peppers seemed a little overproduced. Soon after, GOGD, Anthem was my first of theirs made me go back asap to grab their first lp.
First rock show, Hendrix at the Washington Hilton with Soft Machine March 1968. Later that year, heard Jeff Beck Shapes of Things on the radio, immediately went out and bought Truth. Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy Man made quite an impression. By that time, I had a paper route for the WaPo so i could buy music.
I lean towards Working Man's.....
....better title if nothing else. It has Cumberland. Seal the deal. Tough call for sure.
Workingman's also has High Time....
....but American Reality has Box Of Rain. Neverending cycle.
Great 60's Albums
Anything by The Byrds.
Fifth Dimension (1966)
Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
That rivals any. The albums that came before and after are really great also.
Great 60s albums
Odyssey and Oracle - The ZombiesThe Birthday Party - The Idle Race
Days of Future Passed - The Moody Blues
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
favorite studio album(s)
I won't try to determine the "best" studio album but I will say that my "favorite" studio album is either Revolver, Blood on the Tracks, or Abbey Road, depending on my mood. Another great studio gem that's great from start to finish is Layla and other assorted Love Songs. And I can't get enough of Steely Dan's Aja and Kay Lied (the sum is better than it's parts on Katy IMO).Mr. Dc mentioned a couple great jazz albums so I'll add that I love Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
Last 5
American Beauty / Grateful Dead - as great as it is, still like Workingman's Dead better.Revolver / Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows is definitely fantastic.
Greatest Hits / Al Green - good stuff, the Rev. hits the spot sometimes.
Pet Sounds / Beach Boys - definitely a masterpiece from start to finish, there is something haunting about Pet Sounds and Caroline, No.
Let It Be / Beatles - still my favorite Beatles album, Across the Universe probably my single favorite Beatles tune, and I really like the Beatles.
Easy to pick some things to listen to today after reading the best album choices. I think I would add Can't Buy a Thrill, my favorite Steely Dan album, as another contender.
With the release date for this PNW box less than a week away, I am starting to fiend.
Studio Albums
Best studio albums my opinion Abbey Road
Sgt Pepper
Dark Side of The Moon
Wish You Were Here
American Beauty
Ten (Pearl Jam)
Layla and other Assorted Love Songs
Zeppelin II
The Sun King
For Beatles, I do love the psychedelic stuff: Strawberry Fields, Walrus, Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows, Across The Universe, Dear Prudence, etc. If I had to pick one album, though, I'd probably go with Abbey Road. Side 2 medley is the perfect culmination of all their mad skills. The Sun King is so cool, with that main hook and then the slow electric strumming on top of it (Lennon plays the main part; not sure if he or George does the dreamy strumming - George definitely plays some lead fills in there, and has credit for playing). In my search to find out, I read that The Sun King was influenced by Fleetwood Mac's Albatross - who knew!
A "few" of my favorite cd's
My Griffin Is Gone.....Hoyt Axton
Sit Down Old Friend....Dion
East-West....Paul Butterfield Blues Band...East-West is an amazing blues-jazz fusion tune.
Pearl Street....Tom Healy Band...I think Hookerfied is one of the best blues tunes period!
Lotus....Santana
Enjoy the day with your friends and family.
Mr. Pete------------>
aging hippie
Here's a smattering
Little Feat Waiting for ColumbusThe Who Live at Leeds
Willie Nelson Stardust
Patsy Cline Greatest Hits
Bob Marley Exodus
ABB FE, Eat A Peach & Duane Allman Anthology #1
Jimi Hendrix Smash Hits & Band of Gypsies
Deep Purple Made In Japan
BB King Live at the Regal
Roy Buchanan Livestock
Led Zep 1-5
Stones Ya-ya's
Neil Young After the Gold Rush & Everybody Knows ...
Derek & the D's Layla & In Concert
Duke Ellington Blanton-Webster
Count Basie Decca Recordings
Charlie Parker Savoy & Dial
Diz Odyssey
Miles Kind of Blue & Milestones
Charlie Christian, Billie, etc
Carlos 1st & Abraxas
Old & In the Way
NRPS
Many more ... American Beauty or Workingman's Love Abbey Road
Shipping tomorrow?
I'm thinking/hoping to get a shipping notice tomorrow when people go back to work. I'm soooo ready!
x2, but I think the holiday
x2, but I think the holiday is gonna screw up the release date. I have a nice long drive coming up on Sunday, hoping it arrives before then but I'm not counting on it
any ol' albums will do
David Bowie : The Man Who Sold the World (should be part of school curricula everywhere) heard it for the first time this summer WOW
Motorhead : Bastards
Motorhead : Orgasmatron
Mothers of Invention : We're Only in it for the Money
Yes : Close the Edge
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da.....
....someone here mentioned the other day about waking up with a song their head. A song that lingers for an hour or more. Happens to me all the time. This morning it was this song. Cued up Zenyatta Mondatta after my shower. Followed by Syncronicity. Funny that two of The Police's most popular songs are about stalking and pedophilia. Went right over my head when I was 13. It's funny that the song right after Don't Stand So Close To Me is Driven To Tears. Can't fool me. I'm no psychologist, but I think that is a side effect of a person who enjoys some sort of music to be always playing in the background or foreground. Welcome to my curse.
Spotify brought me from The Police to The Go-Go's....
....make it so number one. Try as you might, hard to take the 80's out of Vguy. I love my comfort zone. Dancing with the family in the living room on Labor Day to The Go-Go's. Could be worse. Soft spot for Belinda Carlisle.
09/06/1980 Main State Fair Grounds
This show is one hell of a monster...giving it a second listen as the date approaches. Thank you Oxford 88!!!
PM me if you would like a copy!
On pins and needles for the new box set....no shipping announcement here?1?1?!
KCJ
Lewiston 9.6.80....
....I also recall that show being pretty awesome. Need to refresh the ole synapses.
RE: High Class Later Era GD
Lewiston, Anchorage, Fox Theater, Lakeland, Radio City, Warfield, Cumberland County Civic Center, Cape Cod, Merriweather, SPAC, Richmond, Gainesville, Nassau, Frost, so many Alpines, Greeks, Red Rocks. Gainesville.
Early GD was a seismic event, life changing stuff.. but it sort of just kept on going and it was wonderful (at least) to most of us.
Think how shitty life would have been if it just ended in 1974. (well more than wonderful up until that point at least).
I am grateful the train kept rolling. I have met so many friends that didn't see or hear their first show until 94 or 95 or 2015. I think it's great that the wheels keep on turning. Lewiston ME, great show. Wish I was there and I wish Betty recorded it too (while I'm wishing).
Edit: Wait, is this a 73/74 box set thread. I am every bit, wait more excited for this box as I was for the Winterland 73 box. I believe this will prove to be a greater offering than the invention of McDonald's Special Sauce (invented by Esther Glickstein Rose in 1967).
This is special stuff.
On Labor Day . . .
it's ALWAYS Workingman's Dead over American Beauty. :)
GD coincidences amazingly frequent
Holy shit, sometimes I can't believe the coincidences that occur in Deadland.I just finished the book, The Phantom Punch, about the second Ali-Liston fight and it led me to 9-6-80 which I happen to be listening to (for the first time I'm pretty sure) right now!
I'm fucking impressed as hell, Jerry's on fire and Bob sounds great as well. Believe it or not I was actually visiting here tonight specifically to mention this show. Obviously a few of you beat me to it.
I've been on a bit of an 80s bender as of late, very unusual for me but inspired by the latest DaP which I really enjoyed. I really like the '89 show from Boxzilla and had to relisten to the '83 show. Have to say that another listen to DaP20 reminded me why that one hasn't moved from the shelf since the first listen. 9-10-91 also got some love as well as a few other partial listens.
Anyway, I've been enjoying a bit of 80s because once this new box arrives I will be listening to almost nothing else for perhaps the rest of the year. This is, for my personal preference, my most anticipated box since Winterland '73.
Again, I can't believe I came here tonight to comment on what I thought was a relatively random show and there was already a discussion about it in progress. Just a little on the freaky side...
Just finished watching The Green Mile with my son....
....for the first time. (His. Not mine. Read the book twice). John Coffey ma'am. Like the drink, but spelt different. My son was blown away. We all need a Mousetown at some point in our lives. Summertime done come and gone my oh my.edit. Stephen King can spin a tale doncha know.
double edit. When there's an Alabama->Greatest Story to open the show, look out!
The Dyer's Tale, Part 5
While awaiting shipping notices, check out Courtenay's 5th installment of his saga:https://mailchi.mp/bbabba9016d4/episode-5-the-long-strange-golden-road?…
And "Workingman's Beauty" has always been one of my top five double studio LPs of all time . . .
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