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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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  • daverock
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    5 a day

    I can never refuse an invite to list the last 5 I have played-so here goes;

    Munich 5/18 72-like most people! Amazing bass on Dark Star
    Lucky Charms Michael Messer
    The Centennial Collection Robert Johnson
    Wild Heart Samantha Fish

    Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live -from his time with Johnny Winters in the late 70s

    Phish just don't draw me in, I'm afraid. As ever, people on here have been very generous, forwarding live downloads, but there's something about them that puts me off. I can't quite figure what it is, and I'll admit I haven't given them a fair chance. Not everything's for everyone, I guess.

  • Lovemygirl
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    * 1968 - Pacific Northwest Tour

    ... I would love a box set for the ‘Pacific Northwest’ Tour 68’ recordings used to complete the Grateful Dead’s second album, ‘Anthem of the Sun’
    Jan. 20th 1968 - Eureka
    Jan. 26-27th 1968 - Eagles Auditorium, Seattle
    Feb. 2-3rd 1968 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland
    Feb. 14th 1968 - Carousel Ballroom, S.F.
    Feb. 22-24th 1968 - Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe
    March 15-17th - Carousel Ballroom, S.F.
    March 29-31st - Carousel Ballroom, S.F.
    And they used 11/10-11/67 - Shrine Expo, L.A.
    ...portions of some of these shows have been released over the years I believe... :)

  • Lovemygirl
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    * Speaking of 1972...

    ...after talking about Europe 72’ the other day about ‘Munich’ got me thinking about Daves Pick #24, Berkeley August 1972’ . I grabbed it off my shelf and put it in my player. I gotta say I really enjoy this release. I think Dave gave us fans a great show with excellent audio quality. Two thumbs up for releasing this show from the vault. 72’ is an era of its own and the quality of the dead’s playing during this point in their career and dealing with record company business as well during this time frame. A lot was going on in 1972 behind the doors of the Grateful Dead.
    Love the second disc with a sweet ‘ Bird Song’ and a beautiful version of ‘Friend of the Devil’.
    The third disc contains a spaced out ‘Other One’ that leads into ‘Stella Blue’ which has some fine guitar work by Jerry & Bob. The show ends with ‘Sugar Magnolia’ with great vocals by Bob, Jerry and Phil! Daves pick 24 is a ‘Primo’ (lol) release in my book. :)
    ...eager to watch Daves ‘seaside chat’ and listen to the music sample provided next week for volume #29!...

  • blueboy714
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    Got my Dave's Picks 28 Replacement Disc 3 ... It Still Skips

    This is what I sent WMG

    Thanks for the replacement CD but it still skips in the EXACT same place it skipped before

    Getting same skips as everyone else on Dave’s Picks Vol 28 - Disc 3 Track 4 at the 1:40 minute mark (Let it Grow). I tried on 4 CD players and 3 PCs and skips on all of them.

    Had similar problems with Pacific Northwest ’73-’74 release - you sent me 2 replacement discs and all of them skipped so you finally refunded me the money (thanks – I ended up buying digital version).

    What the heck is going on with your manufacturer??? I noticed on the last couple I ordered that the CDs are made in Mexico (at least that’s what the shrink wrap had stamped on it). WTFrack is going on down there? There is definitely a quality issue. I’ve been buying Dead vinyl and CDs since late 60’s/early 70’s and only one CD with skipping issues before the last two CDs I received from you.

    blueboy714

  • seabird17
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    1977

    how many days until our new cd

  • seabird17
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    1977

    how many days until our new cd

  • seabird17
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    Gray Days

    Grey Dayz

  • Vguy72
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    daverokk liking nonsensical lyrics....

    ....Phish is right up your alley my friend!
    Last five time!!
    Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disaster
    Over The Rhine- Good Dog Bad Dog
    Day Of The Dead - Disc 3
    GOGD - Seattle 6.26.73. Playin' & The Second Set
    Led Zeppelin - Presence

  • MDJim
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    12/26/79

    That whole show rocks..

    79 seems to be getting a lot of traction these days. I wonder if Betty recorded the entire five show New Year's run? The 26th, 28th and most of the 30th have been released. There is a partial soundboard that circulates from the 27th, what's left of the 30th and the 31st. I believe New Years was recorded on video too, perhaps only black and white??

    Still.. these represent some of better two track reel to reel masters, a rarity for 79 (and beyond). 12/26 was special.

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    THE DIRE WOLF

    COLLECTS

    HIS DUES

    WHILE

    THE BOYS SING

    ROUND

    THE FIRE

    ~ 12.26.79 ~

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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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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. 😀

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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... 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.

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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.

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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....)

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

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

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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.

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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

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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 .

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

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...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

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

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

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......

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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!

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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.

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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?

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..... 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....

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

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...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

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....to be honest marye, I'm not sure what i was expecting when i saw it. Old dog, new tricks. Still learning.

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from what I've been hearing people are now able to go in and fix their munged avatars. Is this not happening for you?
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That was easy and fast. Now we know one of the reasons for the new site. Last year was a near freak-out!

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Woo hoo!

That ordering process went extremely smooth compared to the old site.

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.

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