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Dave's Picks Volume 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 6/17/76

This year's Dave's Picks series comes to a close just as the band's getting back together again in '76. By the time the Grateful Dead hit New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre - for the very first time - on 6/17/76, they were buzzing from their reunion, armed with new and revived material, the Rhythm Devils reformed with the mischievous Mickey Hart once again behind the kit. They'd skived off the unwieldy Wall of Sound and scaled back the venues from cavernous arenas to intimate theatres. Quite the treat!

During the first set, the Dead's playing was nuanced ("Cold Rain And Snow"), detailed ("Looks Like Rain"), and intricate ("The Music Never Stopped"); the singing struck softly ("Row Jimmy") and raised hairs ("Ship Of Fools"). But it’s the big barreling energy of the second set you’ll want to brace yourself for, replete with a disco'd "Dancing In The Streets," a low-down funky “Help”>”Slip”>”Franklin's” and a wind 'em up to wind down "Let It Grow">"Wharf Rat">"Around and Around." Can you keep up? There's only one way to find out.

This complete show, balanced out with a couple of bonus tracks from 6/23/76 and 6/28/76, was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 28 is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

Grab a copy before they're gone, gone, gone.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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October 13, 2018 - 7:17am

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mcgrupp216

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DP 29

Dave said 29 [sic!] is a “bonafide classic...really something special.” Also, “a true classic...special, special release.” Too early for speculation? Ha!
October 13, 2018 - 7:10am

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Dark-Star

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daverock / Nasty Surprises

When you say "there are no nasty surprises from Donna", you mean like she didn't always flush the John or something? Well then. 1976 was a good year.
October 13, 2018 - 6:03am

#943

mcgrupp216

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RE: subscriptions and 76

Excited about this release. 69 is of course coming - honestly I can wait longer than most on that one - there’s plenty of it in the meantime and not nearly enough official 76. As for Dave’s, this is a subscription series. A la carte, as stoltzfus put it, is dead. It’s like the leftover crumbs- you can all fight for it. Only way I see an increase in production coming is if subscriptions start selling out- or really approaching it. Really not there yet. PS: replay right now on Sirius, DP 28 preview!
October 13, 2018 - 5:50am

#944

daverock

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1976

I tend to be drawn less to 1976 shows than any other year featuring Keith and Donna. But when I DO play one, I usually enjoy it. The music does seem genuinely exploratory to me, as though they are feeling their way without too much premeditation. Very different from 1977 shows, where they sound very sure of their footing-shows that fly like an arrow from a bow and hit bullseye with amazing consistency. 1976 shows seem to wander about a bit, as the band look for direction. But 1976 does have links with the jazzier feel of 1974. The singing is good in 1976, too-Jerry's vocals-Stella Blue comes to mind from this year - sound as good as they ever got. And there are no nasty surprises from Donna, either. I am not familiar with this show-but I'm pleased to see that they have chosen one with Help-Slipknot-Franklins in-a signature suite for the year.
October 13, 2018 - 5:09am

#945

Gratefulhan

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So DaP 28 is looking really

So DaP 28 is looking really good to me. As many have commented, 1976 is different year on the whole for the band, but I like it. I used to view it as a “soundcheck” for 1977, but that was completely wrong. There are some great shows in 1976. One that I have been listening to a lot recently is the Cobo Arena show from 30 trips. Now this particular run of shows from that Capitol have been on my radar- I have watched 6/19 extensively on YouTube. 6/18 is there as well, but only the second set. I haven't listened to this show so this is a real treat. I am continually surprised at the ramblings about the limited release and sell outs because this series has existed since 2012. So if people are not subscribing by now then there is not much to say. These sell out fast, even #27 which was debated in terms of music quality, sold out. We are 6 years into this series, and quick sell outs have become the trend. I will subscribe to the Dave's Picks series for as long as it is being produced as I think it is one of the best things any band has done for their fans. Seriously how could you go wrong, I mean getting 4 (actually 5 at this point with the bonus discs) shows per year delivered right to your door? It is a dream come true, at least for me. Speaking of DaP 27 and now 28, I do find the discussions of the specific release in terms of music quality and year/era interesting. I have already commented on my feelings towards 1976. Yet I do feel that we are going to continue to get more shows from the 70s, and the 60s to a lesser extent. I don’t think the 80s (or 90s) will get the same volume, which I think the recording quality that has been cited for 80s shows being the main deterrent for that decade. Plus I think this is a reality, but the bulk of shows with both good sound quality and good playing will land us in 70s more often than not. Please understand, I am not against other decades, I am just looking at what has occurred thus far. I hope they mine the vault for the best shows possible. There will certainly be a show or two released from any decade/year/era that will be a little underwhelming but that's OK. I am going to listen to whatever is released because I trust Dave L. and his crew. In the end I love it all and I really look forward to the these Dave's Picks coming every 3 months.
October 13, 2018 - 2:32am

#946

jaydoublu

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Dave's releases...

Glad to see the releases continue to not have the same band incarnations, back to back.
October 13, 2018 - 1:35am

#947

carlo13

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Already?

This pick came upon me quick. I'm ready for the early bird. Strap a rocket on your back and fly, fly from the dream squashers.
October 12, 2018 - 10:40pm

#948

Jack Baller

Joined:
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I see you got your list out

@ Craigeyler, here's what I got for starters: 4.21-23.1969 Boston (Ark Box!) 12.28.1969 Hollywood Pop Festival (best Mason’s Children ever) 12.29-69.1969 Boston (Tea Party Box!) 5.14.1970 Meramec CC 9.19.1970 (epic Dark Star) 9.20.1970 (period) 2.1971 All Port Chester shows 8.24.1972 Berkeley 2.9.1973 Stanford 2.15.1973 Dane County 2.24.1973 U of Iowa Fieldhouse (you turned me on to this amazing jam!) 5.26.1973 Kezar Stadium 6.9-10.1973 (RFK Box- hello?) 7.27-28.1973 Watkins Glen 12.18.1973 Tampa 6.23.1974 Jai Alai Fronton 2.26.1977 Swing Aud 6.30.1988 (Green Onions, baby) I would agree with you on 2.23.1974, but that’s my ex-wife’s birthday, so…
October 12, 2018 - 10:27pm

#949

kevjones

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Spirit of '76 Redux

As mentioned in my earlier comment, 1976 is the the most unique year in the bands history. There was a radical departure from the 72-74 sound,yet you can still find some of that Good Old Grateful Dead from the pre-hiatus days lurking around. Stand alone 1st set Playin' jams are available and many of the songs like Big River, Promised Land, Sugaree, US Blues and Row Jimmy still have that pre-hiatus feel. More importantly, the wealth of new material that was radically different from what the band had composed before was prevalent. This was probably that last "best batch" of songs the band ever unleashed on its audience. Lazy Lightning/Supplication, Help>Slip>Frank, Crazy Fingers, Music Never Stopped, Mission In The Rain, Samson, Might As Well, The Wheel, and Cassidy are just a few that come off the top of my head; many of these songs became show stoppers. One could consider the wealth of new material that debuted in early 1977 to be an extension of this highly fruitful period--Terrapin, Estimated Prophet, Fire On The Mountain and Passenger as the jet wash of 1976. Note, with the exception of Lazy Lighting, the majority of these songs remained in the bands repertoire for the duration of their career. (Mission in the Rain for JGB). Finally, what is the most unique cherry on top for 1976 is the reimagining and rebirth of so many songs from the pre-retirement days. St. Stephen, High Time, Cosmic Charlie, and Dancin' were all completely re-imagined. Not to mention new arrangments for Let It Grow, FOTD, NFA and Eyes of the World. All in all a crazy year, and don't even get me started on those imaginative setlists. Probably the most diverse song pairings in the band's history. Where else are you gonna find a Dancin>Cosmic Charlie?
October 12, 2018 - 9:44pm

#950

cheyler196

Joined:
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1976

'76 I can definitely do without but I'll be financing part of next year's subscription with the proceeds from its sale on ebay. A few shows I'd like to see released: 04-08-78 Jacksonville, 10-02-77 Portland, 07-26-72 Portland, 02-23-71 Port Chester, 05-13-73 Des Moines, 05-26-73 Kezar Stadium, 05-20-73 Goleta (a May 1973 box would be nice, but I suspect there would be too much overlap), 08-21-68 Fillmore West, 09-20-74 Paris, 06-23-90 Eugene, 06-24-90 Eugene, 06-17-91 Giants Stadium, 06-??-91 Denver, 05-25-95 Seattle, 06-21-80 Anchorage, 05-12-80 Boston, 05-10-80 Hartford, 06-14-80 Spokane, 02-23-74 Winterland, 08-13-87 Red Rocks, 06-15-85 Greek, 08-01-82 OKC, 08-03-82 Kansas City, 08-06-82 St. Paul, 08-10-82 (I forget where), 07-22-84 Ventura, 05-07-84 Eugene, that's enough, there's always more...

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Dave's Picks Volume 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 6/17/76

This year's Dave's Picks series comes to a close just as the band's getting back together again in '76. By the time the Grateful Dead hit New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre - for the very first time - on 6/17/76, they were buzzing from their reunion, armed with new and revived material, the Rhythm Devils reformed with the mischievous Mickey Hart once again behind the kit. They'd skived off the unwieldy Wall of Sound and scaled back the venues from cavernous arenas to intimate theatres. Quite the treat!

During the first set, the Dead's playing was nuanced ("Cold Rain And Snow"), detailed ("Looks Like Rain"), and intricate ("The Music Never Stopped"); the singing struck softly ("Row Jimmy") and raised hairs ("Ship Of Fools"). But it’s the big barreling energy of the second set you’ll want to brace yourself for, replete with a disco'd "Dancing In The Streets," a low-down funky “Help”>”Slip”>”Franklin's” and a wind 'em up to wind down "Let It Grow">"Wharf Rat">"Around and Around." Can you keep up? There's only one way to find out.

This complete show, balanced out with a couple of bonus tracks from 6/23/76 and 6/28/76, was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 28 is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

Grab a copy before they're gone, gone, gone.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

And soon it will be...

30 Days of Dead again, or at least I hope so. I haven't heard anything about it on here yet (service has not been just exactly normal lately), but I can't remember if there was any advance warning in previous years. That, together with the impending 2019 subscription launch and all the information that comes with that - and of course Dave's Picks 28 arriving. Its gonna be a busy month ahead.

Just finished listening to the awesome "AndOarAgain", the new 3CD reissue of Alexander Spence's legendary 1968 "Oar" album. As has been said before, the reissue of the year, with "Anthem of the sun" coming a close second. 😀

Hovering over Avatar / Background color / Comments sections

Marye~
I don’t know if you saw my post a couple days ago, but you cannot hover on a smart phone (iPhone 8+ / iOS 12). Besides that, clicking on the avatar photo or drop-down arrow is not working on a smart phone, either.

Background color ~
The two things in the comments sections that I thought made it feel personal and intimate (besides everyone’s warm and loving comments 😉) were the background color of the page and the font used for the subject of the comments. I can concede the font, but I think bringing back the familiar color of the background would make this new experience more comfortable. This white makes it feel like it’s just any other site.

Comments sections ~
I agree whole-heartedly with what many are saying about the comments sections on the product pages. I rarely post, probably only a dozen times or less since becoming a member of this site. But these “discussions” are the only reason I regularly come to this site. I know the site was only unavailable for a couple of days or so, but I really missed it. It’s something I like to check in on almost every day. It’s familiar user names like “marye” and many others that let me know I’m in the right place. I’m just not sure about the redecorating yet.

Snow and Rain

Tell Me

All that you know

I'll show you

snow and rain

Snow and Rain

snow and Rain

Hovering over avatar...

You are correct that you cannot hover on a smartphone, but on my phone tapping on the avatar brings up the pull-down menu. Then you can either choose something fom the menu or hide it by tapping on the up-arrow "^" next to the avatar. Hope this helps and hope it works for you.

Now time to watch the formula 1 race from Austin, TX.

Simonrob

Like I said, clicking on the photo or arrow does not do anything on an iPhone 8+.

My Problems Got Problems...

Lots of confusion here, almost like the new user interface was designed to limit user interfacing.

I was initially unable to log in due to my password not being recognized, used the reset password feature and the link that was provided via email logged me in but would not actually allow me to reset the password. It appears that I have been logged in since that time.

I am also in the camp of liking the comments for a product linked to that product. This is the main reason that I come here, the comments on the product pages and the caravan of usual suspects migrating from one Dave's Picks comment thread to the next.

The other issues would be the white background, which is pretty blinding after a short period of time reading comments, the relatively limited number of comments per page and the already noted need to scroll up to read comments from old to new, and then the need to scroll back down to move to the next page. Hopefully the bugs are still getting worked out.

Smartphone / Dumbphone

Sorry, I didn't realise you were talking about an iPhone. I have an old Android-based Samsung which works as described in my earlier post.

My daughter had an iPhone once - once was enough. I have heard, however, that iPhones are quite popular.

Comments

The comments can be viewed on the product page, just click on the comments button and they appear. But if you want to post it then sends you to the Community page.

40 years ago tonight

Hot times in the old Winterland arena; great show from the Hamza El Din first set opener to the closing US Blues. The loudest I ever heard Jerry was during that night's Other One -> Stella Blue->Sugar Magnolia. VolleyBall games before the show, and a screening of Magical Mistery Tour(or Animal House??) A great Saturday night all around.

Thanks IceCrmCnKd

Now that you pointed it out, I do see the comments tab on the product page. Of course it didn't actually show me any comments when I clicked it, but I expect that they will work it out. Also discovered that my difficulty logging in was due to using my email instead of my user name. Doh!

Re: It Was 40 Years Ago Today...

Great story Cousins.. wish I was there. I bet you were psyched to see that one get released.

Gives me a great excuse to revisit these shows, it's actually been quite a while since I last listened to them.

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Kvetch-fest

... to declare that after seeing everything GD, from Robert Hunter solo acoustic to the latest version of Dead and Co., collecting thousands of hours of tapes, and buying pretty much everything this site has to offer, I never in my wildest dreams expected, during last night's Bobby and the Wolves show, the second set to open as follows:
Good Morning Little School Girl, Sunshine Superman>Dark Star. Smacked my palm into my forehead, I did.

Sunshine Superman>Dark Star?

Wow.. I might have danced a jig myself. Good to hear. In Truth.. Bobby has stepped it up a bit in the last few years, which is really great to hear.

Ok.. back to complaining. Get off my lawn, hippies.

Dave's Picks Volume 3 October 22, 1971

Well, they're not going to change it back to the way it was, so I figured I may as well get used to it. Looks better on my laptop than the phone.

I'm a sucker for anniversary shows, so I just popped this one on. Ever notice they seem to have missed or cut off the first milliseconds of the opening chord to Bertha? Just a smidge.

Looking forward to this '76 show, haven't heard of any of it yet.

Took the Cannon Shot Ride

Yeah, no idea where the hell I ended up after posting that last comment. I would bitch some more if I didn't hold marye and Dr. Rhino in such high regard. It'll all work out. (come on baby, work out....)

savoir faire is everywhere

working my way back to you baby.

Too early to say,,,, maybe I'm finding my way?

Avatar photo link - Update

I just want to let TPTB know that the avatar photo link is now working on the iPhone 8+. Thanks for the effort!

Anniversary Shows

Also Keithfan don't forget about the bonus cd from the 50th Anthem is 10-22 as well

re Bobby show

woohoo, off to nugs.net. Thanks for the heads up.

NCDead

Thanks for the reminder. I did forget about the Anthem release. I bought that one just for the live show. In addition to my CD collection, I store all of my shows on my smartphone, each show in its own folder with unique artwork. Since I used the CD album cover artwork for the studio album on my phone, I created artwork for the live show, which of course needed a title. If anyone wants a copy of the album art for 10/22/67, I give you Anthem Of The Moon:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HPjGa4Ua3-yv3YbsP5o6oPD5TuC96-92

Talk about a couple of pieces to compare: The Other One from 10/22/67 and The Other One from 10/22/71. That will be the ride home + Dark Star bonus track from 10/21/71

New site looks good, had no…

New site looks good, had no trouble using my login.

Ahhh, here it is....

Was just wondering if we could still comment on releases. Are the past release comments all permanantly zapped then?

It's going to take somew getting used to this new layout.

I've been touching on the anniversary listening program, and there are some great October releases. Particularly the later era stuff. Decided to deviate from that program and watch VFTV One. Haven't watched it in a while ande what a greeat underrated show that is. Sure hope they bring that series back.

https://oneida.bandcamp.com…

https://oneida.bandcamp.com/album/anthem-of-the-moon

(Keithfan2112)

new check

seems to be getting easier to get here

added edit - looks like some color is creeping in from the sides, maybe the all white is going away

Last 5

been in a late-era mood this week:

3/27/88 (Not the official release)
3/31/88
9/29/94
10/14/94
2/21/95 (not the official release)

If anyone wants any of these shows let me know! My copies all sound pretty solid .

Spacebro et al

The former Store threads live! https://www.dead.net/forum/72336 This approach is allowing the conversations to continue when something becomes unavailable in the Store.

and also

if there's one you're looking for and can't find, let us know.

and I laughed......

still trying to figure out pm system. But I did laugh when all of a sudden there was every pm ever sent, you know, the ones that when you deleted them you were told, they could NEVER be recovered!!! :-)

My phone has the same option, "check deleted messages?" NO! I deleted them, are you uploading them from the government database?

Shipping Notice...

...received.

Cue the passenger pigeons and donkeys travelling through the mountain passes uphill both ways in the snow...

With any luck it's on my doorstep already. This all happened very fast.

Sixtus

We are everywhere

We are indeed everywhere - U.S. Blues played at the halftime interval of the Arsenal vs Leicester game last night!

Shipping notice....

....received. Posting this on my work computer because posting from my phone is a chore. How about a dead.net app?

Thirty Days of the Dead

It's the most, wonderful time, of the year....

Dead-net app, nice call Vguy

Shipping notices you say?
Haven’t received mine yet.
How about the announcement of early bird DaP 2019 subscription?
If I win Mega Millions tonight I’m buying all of you a subscription - offer only valid to those who were members of the previous site from 2007 - to a few days ago when the transition to this new site happened. Offer valid for up to the total number of CD pressings for the DaP 2019 release, as determined by TPTB prior to the conception and/or writing of this post, whichever came first, minus the number of defective/damaged CDs. Offer void to members/employees/doppelgängers/wannabes of spam/scammer/hacker/unsavory character/etc., etc., websites/operations/storefronts (reCAPTCHA flashback) etc., etc., etc........
.....crosswalk (reCAPTCHA flashback).....
..........traffic light (reCAPTCHA flashback) .........
......etc., etc., .......

Wait, what?.......

........buses (reCAPTCHA flashback)

Mmmmmmm........
do’hnuts......

......I am a robot......

......mmmmmm.....reCAPTCHA crosswalks.......

Re: Frank Parry

I love that post.

got here without having to jump through a bunch of electronic...

hoops.

do robots dream of electronic hoops?

another perfect day, mi amigos. (if you get the Motorhead reference, I applaud you.)

well, looking forward to the new DaP. haven't had much time to listen to the GD; partway through 6/26/73. antici.....pation...

Just got my Dave's 28…

Just got my Dave's 28 shipping notice! Woo Hoo! The Dave's Annual Subscription email should be arriving soon too.

Shipping/30

Got shipping notice yesterday too, excited for this one. Fantastic tour, most of which is release worthy. And then 30 Days, can't help but love this time of year!

in prep

In preparation for this release (shipping notice today!) I'm listening to Chicago 6-27-76, 10 days later, a smooth Help>Slip>Frank. These four shows in June would make a nice mini box with the full Norman treatment.

MaryE, more trouble

As of this moment, the site still doesn't recognize my password and I have to use the emailed one-time link to log in. And there is a NEW problem. It appears I now get logged out except on THIS page.
Was trying to comment on the Welcome Back thread but opening that page kept logging me out. After two emailed link re-entries to the site, I re-entered the site without logging in, stopped by the DaP28 page and then to the Community Thread page then clicked "post a comment" and was suddenly logged in! Something is rather wrong... More than before.

Original purpose of going to Welcome Back thread was to point out that my favorite new site feature has a probably unintended side effect: The front page "recent comments" section is a great way to keep us comment-mavens up to date. Thank you all for that! BUT, I see that threads for the 2019 DaP and 7" subscriptions have been created. Can't access the threads ("access forbidden"), but does your marketing dept really want us knowing about impending purchase opportunities this way?

Traffic is down....

..... normally I would attribute that to a solar flare. But I know better. Check. Check. One two. One two.
And what the hell does that search comment bar do?
edit. I typed in Dark Star. I mean, why not? Screens still bright as the sun, but it took me to random DS posts. I see the intent, just not the reason.
Good luck backing out. Jeez....

yikes

ya know, that does sound a little weird, Seth and Vguy. I'll pass this on.

Vguy

Could you be a bit more specific as to what you'd like to see from the Search, as contrasted to what you are getting?

Marye

Thanks for providing all the assistance and support on all these releases, and also with the transition to the new site. Its truly appreciated!

- Slow Dog

The Look, Here

...after several days of nearly burning my retinas on the "ALL WHITE" border/background, I've come to realize that one of the fun/colorful/unique/personalized aspects that is now missing are the pictures of people's avatars. Even if the all-white is kept, the addition of the avatars at least would give some otherwise lacking "personality" to the pages and 'ourselves'. I'm not surprised if traffic here has slowed down - it seems some easy things could be done to make the pages a little more user-enticing.

Just my two pesos.

Be well, People!
Sixtus

Now....let’s see what category of images reCAPTCHA gives me......
I’m hoping for the 9 squares being a Whack-A-Mole game but instead of mole heads it’s Dancing Bear heads.

Nope, got crosswalks

Why do I always get crosswalks and buses?
Even a robot can figure those out.

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