Dave's Picks Volume 27: Boise State University Pavilion, Boise ID 9/02/83

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 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.

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September 2, 2018 - 3:54pm

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KeithFan2112

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8/30/69 Download

I took Vguy's suggestion to listen to this one. Here's the link to download the show with some generic artwork already attached. Thanks again Vguy. I had been on a Dark Star tear, but hadn't explored too much unreleased '69. Can't beat the sound quality. https://drive.google.com/open?id=17BYk6QCods4XVv1sX9EEULm2JgUNbBsA
September 2, 2018 - 3:10pm

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Vguy72

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Linking Charlie Millers email....

....I just mentioned appreciation. Early Dark Stars are a gift. One could track it's progression on a nightly basis. The hi temp here today is 95. My grill has been working non stop for 48 hrs. And that's a good thing.
September 2, 2018 - 2:33pm

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David Duryea

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50 years ago today

https://themidnightcafe.org/2017/04/21/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-gratefu… Grateful Dead 68-09-02 Betty Nelson’s Organic Rasberry Farm Sultan, WA Download: FLAC/MP3 This is flac encoded & tagged version of shnid: 22095 Recording Info: SBD -> Master Reel (Three half-inch four track reels, recorded on Ampex 440) -> Dat (Tascam DA30/44.1k) Transfer Info: Master Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude v7.02 Professional -> Cool Edit Pro v2.0 -> SHN (1 Disc Audio / 1 Disc SHN) Transfered and Edited By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net 2/5/04 Notes: Track 1 = Audience Tracks 2 and 3 = stereo mix Track 4 = nothing The Master Dat had different mixes on it. This is the one I liked the best. Setlist: d1t01 – Introduction d1t02 – Dark Star -> d1t03 – Saint Stephen -> d1t04 – The Eleven -> d1t05 – Death Don’t Have No Mercy (cut) d1t06 – Cryptical Envelopment -> d1t07 – Drums -> d1t08 – The Other One -> d1t09 – Cryptical Envelopment d1t10 – Alligator -> d1t11 – Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) -> d1t12 – Feedback d1t13 – Stage Announcements alt1 – Introduction -> Dark Star -> Saint Stephen (cut) alt2 – (cut) Dark Star -> Saint Stephen -> The Eleven
September 2, 2018 - 11:45am

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daverock

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A Pivotal Dark Star

I've been inspired to listen to some early Dark Stars after reading the posts on here, and last night I come up against the Mickey and The Hartbeats show from 10/30/68. And very strange it is, too. As far as I can make out, this band, on this night, started out as a trio consisting of Jerry, Phil and Mickey. It opens with a 17 minute + Star that is basically a musical conversation between Jerry and Phil. Mickey contributes very little-very subdued. In fact the whole track is a bit-but its fascinating hearing Jerry and Phil try out different ideas. Very slow and ruminative. Well worth hearing. I notice they end the show with a Dark Star jam as well-although that one seems to have a cast of 1000s up and jamming-which doesn't look very appetizing-but who knows?
September 2, 2018 - 11:05am

#165

mcgrupp216

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35 years ago, today...

...thanks Dave!
September 1, 2018 - 8:39pm

#166

stoltzfus

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8/29/82

an oddball show worth a listen
September 1, 2018 - 8:38pm

#167

stoltzfus

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12/28/79

:)))
September 1, 2018 - 7:28pm

#168

KeithFan2112

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Vguy's Dark Star 8/30/69

Vguy, thanks for the heads up on this Dark Star. Great one, especially the final 5 minutes. Strange, no vocals on the Eleven - reminiscent of Feb 11 at the Fillmore East.
September 1, 2018 - 6:21pm

#169

David Duryea

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9/1

9/1/66 GD move to 710 Ashbury house 9/1/75 "Blues for Allah" released 9/1/77 "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" released
September 1, 2018 - 3:16pm

#170

Butch

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LoveJerry or Keithfan

I remember that reordering job KF did. The best part is it cut out the teaser licks after each song that was out of order, so it flowed so smooth. LJ, you still have a copy? My phone with it died. I bought the orig.

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 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.

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