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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July 17, 2018 - 9:53pm

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stoltzfus

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my time in Boise

summer 2015 driving family across the country; we stopped for one night in Boise major wildfires going on so all I remember about Boise is sleeping and seeing wildfire smoke I kept thinking about what it might have been like to see the GD there
July 17, 2018 - 9:41pm

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nitecat

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Excited

I'm excited by a 80's release, I love all versions of the Dead, and welcome a sweeet release of a hot show, YAY! Listening to the E72 tour again, just heard the Newcastle "comes a time" WOW, so intense musically. Check it out.
July 17, 2018 - 9:29pm

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stoltzfus

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@ utschy

Dave's Picks are available only on CD, limited editions. sigh, but that's the way it is. you used to be able to order them one by one (a la carte), but now the best/only thing to do is subscribe. that starts in late November/early December. yes, they do sell out quickly before they are even ready. subscribe later in the year.
July 17, 2018 - 7:32pm

#1644

Vguy72

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Adrian!! ( in my lamest Rocky impersonation)....

....there has never has been a download option for Dave's. Doubt there ever will. And we love to take a bath. I will never sell my Dave's unless I find myself living in a cardboard box. Fingers crossed!
July 17, 2018 - 7:29pm

#1645

philledawg

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To Jack........I Agree!

I started my business late 2012. The secret is to hold the Dave's Picks, esp 1-4. I have a marketing strategy for my dead/garcia music, also some hendrix, tuna.if you want to purchase, buy, sell. Personally, looking for a sealed, numbered DP 1, and I'm still putting sets together. You're right, It is hard. People are picky, lots of competition. I did have an offer for my business. It must be very hard! If you have Pure Jerry, Box sets, Dave's Picks that is rare. Even Princeton Record Exchange is scare when it come to new sealed Dick's.I found a sealed 19, 2nd ed, there for $25. ......pdawg
July 17, 2018 - 6:52pm

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utschy

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Can I download this show?

Hi folks, I see that all the discs for DP 27 are sold out. Do all these discs sell out before they are even ready? Is this a more popular show or is there more interest in the summer when various dead members are on tour? Regardless, I think I would be happy to download this show but I don't see that option. I recall that I was able to do a digital download for some previous shows instead of buying the physical discs. Is my memory failing or is there an intent for some releases to be physical CD's only? I would love to be able to access this. Maybe there were already matrix recordings of this on Etree anyway? What happens when the dead release an album with regards to matrix recordings? Do they have to remove them from etree? Do they have to remove any SBD's from etree? Or is that all just the Archive? All help is appreciated. Thanks, adrian
July 17, 2018 - 6:35pm

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Terrapin Moon

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via GIPHY

via GIPHY
July 17, 2018 - 6:32pm

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JimInMD

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Re: Clues

I like the way you're thinking BigBrown.
July 17, 2018 - 6:27pm

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bigbrownie

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Clues on the Cover

That fly fishing fellow on the Snake River could be "the rich man in his summer home", and those two free spirits could be doing something like, I don't know, "sometimes we ride on your horses"?
July 17, 2018 - 5:51pm

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Terrapin Moon

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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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