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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October 9, 2018 - 6:24pm

#71

wissinomingdeadhead

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DP28

2/14,15/69, The Electric Factory a long defunct Philly venue was located at 22nd & Arch. I'm going with the USA clue or if I'm thinking outside the box I'd either go with 5/24/70 or 6/21/71 NOT USA venues. Oh the suspense, I'd still like to see 12/1/79 get the full Norman.
October 9, 2018 - 5:06pm

#72

kevinbrandon

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN ENTWISTLE AND JONH LENNON

I just wanted to drop this one in with all the guesses going on for the next Dave's Pick.Hard to believe Entwistle would have been 74 and Lennon 78.
October 9, 2018 - 4:46pm

#73

JackstrawJay

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Philly American Liberty Bell...1968

what about these: 4/26/68 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA 4/27/68 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA 4/28/68 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA Not even sure if these are available....
October 9, 2018 - 4:40pm

#74

JackstrawJay

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Re: United States of America clue?

Yes...I like your thinking: Boston Tea Party December 1969 Although Spring 69 was even more psychedelic...4/21 4/22 4/23 Things are heating up...and we'll know Fryday
October 9, 2018 - 2:53pm

#75

wissinomingdeadhead

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DP 28

4/21/70 with filler from 4/22/70.
October 9, 2018 - 1:26pm

#76

mcgrupp216

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1968 or 1970?

Speculation here seems to have narrowed to 68 or 70. I'm still going with 70. 68 seems too spotty, too many missing and incomplete shows. Here's link to an interesting read on the "Missing 1968 Shows." On that page there's also links to 1969/1970. Seems like there's just a lot more SBDs from 1970. And yes, also seems like pretty much everything after June is missing from the vault. So, we looking at first half 1970??? http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2014/09/missing-1968-shows.html Then again, if ThomasVan is right, 68!
October 9, 2018 - 12:59pm

#77

MDJim

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Re: Random Speculation

I am going with a twofer from 1968. I was listening to Dicks Picks 22 a couple days ago.. the sound was good, all things considered. I am guessing a twofer.. two segments making up three discs. The timing seems about right.. and we will get another Dark Star.
October 9, 2018 - 11:41am

#78

ThomasVanS

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RE: Clue

Yeah, sorry, that was where I was going with it. The band from California. Years active, 1967-68. Could be a tie in with the 50th anniversary of Anthem of the Sun.
October 9, 2018 - 11:30am

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Jason Wilder

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DaP #28 Clues & 1970

Do not know on the clues, but I can say 1970 is, by far, the most under represented great GD year, in terms of # of live releases & live discs. IMHO, the top GD years would be: 1969, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '76, '77, '78, '89, and '90. YMMV. # live releases/discs by my unofficial count, box = release of 5+ discs. 1972: 16.00/119.25, 1 box set 1977: 15.00/72.50, 3 boxes+DP#29 1990: 10.32/64.07, 2 boxes 1973: 11.50/51.00, 1.5 boxes 1974: 13.50/49.00, 0.5 box+GDMSDTRK 1978: 10.00/41.00, 1 box+ Cl Wint 1971: 13.00/36.12, 0 boxes (L&Gent) 1969: 9.50/31.90, 1 box 1976: 8.00/28.00, 0 boxes 1989: 8.68/27.93, 2 boxes 1970: 9.50/20.83, 0 boxes Read there is nothing in the Vault after June. Is that true?
October 9, 2018 - 11:30am

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Jason Wilder

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DaP #28 Clues & 1970

Do not know on the clues, but I can say 1970 is, by far, the most under represented great GD year, in terms of # of live releases & live discs. IMHO, the top GD years would be: 1969, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '76, '77, '78, '89, and '90. YMMV. # live releases/discs by my unofficial count, box = release of 5+ discs. 1972: 16.00/119.25, 1 box set 1977: 15.00/72.50, 3 boxes+DP#29 1990: 10.32/64.07, 2 boxes 1973: 11.50/51.00, 1.5 boxes 1974: 13.50/49.00, 0.5 box+GDMSDTRK 1978: 10.00/41.00, 1 box+ Cl Wint 1971: 13.00/36.12, 0 boxes (L&Gent) 1969: 9.50/31.90, 1 box 1976: 8.00/28.00, 0 boxes 1989: 8.68/27.93, 2 boxes 1970: 9.50/20.83, 0 boxes Read there is nothing in the Vault after June. Is that true?

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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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