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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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January 3, 2019 - 6:58pm

#251

Judysparty

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As usual... How Dare I Say That! My God! That's appalling !

C'mon people. First off, I'm not hiding or ignoring you like "the powers that be are". Go back to my post. I never Threatened anyone. Not once. Not even a little bit. OK. I use LARGE letters because the average age on this site sometimes is close to age 70. At that age, many people can't see things the way they used to. But if you like I can write in normal size lettering. Either way, people will always misinterpret my words or your words. It wouldn't matter what I said or how I say it, people will always blow it out of proportion.
Now, I said what I said, the way I said it, to get people to have some sort of reaction. I achieved that. That was my goal.
Too many times, most people just don't want to be bothered with reality. It's too much work. If the Dave's Pick 28 thread is not the place to talk about the problems we are having with this release, then I don't know what is.
I have tried the phone calls. I have done the emails. I have chose to blog about it because I've been patient for weeks, and actually months!
I have come to the realization that I can't do it alone anymore. I have also read other peoples complaints and problems here on this site. What I see is that we must unite and support each other. Stand together and be heard. Stand together and be seen. Someone hopefully, at dead.net and rhino might, maybe notice that we have had enough with status quo and that we need to do things differently to achieve positive results.
How is Customer Service sending us one useless disc after another solving a thing? WE don't deserve this insane nonsense.
We need to share our thoughts and devise a strategy to improve positive results from the people responsible to do so. I am calling on Dave Lemieux, because I think that the person whose name is on the whole CD series might be one person who might want to see that the Defective Disc issue is 1)- recognized and 2)- fixed the right and proper way.
Here's the thing, since Dead.net or Rhino insists on issuing Limited (numbered) Editions of shows. Then they should be prepared to spend money to resolve these kinds of problems that are coming up. The discs need to be done all over again, from scratch. Fixed. Then shipped out to the customers. Not this other nonsense they are trying to pull on us.
Also, we as deadheads, can be very, very patient people if it means we are going to get a quality product in return. So that being said, since we are the one's spending our hard earned money, we deserve a better deal by Rhino to get these things that should be done, done right.
I have thought long and hard over the B.S. that has been given to me, and I'm sure a lot of you have to. I honestly believe we can achieve positive results if we adhere to good responsible ethics.
My goal was to try to wake people up to this fact. Because we have to stand up and be counted. Not ignored.
They think that if they can ignore us long enough we will go away. And you know what? They are right. When you sell a numbered limited edition and it's bogus and doesn't get fixed, then it becomes obsolete. The whole Dave's Picks Series up to Volume 28 becomes, I don't know, worthless. It's lost it's collectors value then right?
That is what will happen when Dave's Picks 29 comes out. We will all go away, and then they don't have to deal with us or are problems until the next set of problems comes along.
We will be the losers here. We must get them to resolve these problems now. The right way.
Take what I have said and do whatever you think you must do with it. But there is one thing I have learned through the years. "If you are going to be one. Be one." PEACE!
January 3, 2019 - 6:29pm

#252

MDJim

Joined:
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Re: Strider88/MaryE

I am jealous.. what great shows to see!

As for grumpy Grumpins (or whatever the word is).. I take my lead on grumpiness from Mutley.

You Rasselfrazenrickaracketsbackenstabbenbastages. Or, stated more eloquently, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj3DBcpfMNQ

Wishing all of us, even the rassenfrassens a very happy New Year with no defective disks.

One add.. a tip of the hat to DaveRock. I must admit I am not as open and receptive as some but the world needs more folks that understand the value of tolerance, especially from people with different perspectives. It's not often you see people embrace difference, especially when it's out of our comfort zone... The GD and assoc. madness and people has taught me much and I am still learning. His posts are often quite open and tolerant even when opinions differ from what are likely his own. There's enough room for all of us, and when you start kicking people off the island.. before you know it you are the last one standing, and what fun is that?

As for MaryE, no words are suffice. And for Strider88.. if I ever got a hold of his ticket stubs, I would feed the dates into the wayback and hit each and every show.

Peace all, to my buds here and those I don't know so well.. to 2019. Onward. Oh, a quick shoutout to Otis.. what a great new years vibe.
January 3, 2019 - 4:37pm

#253

Mind-Left-Body

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I Get It

I got to agree, the outrage is just a little bit more than what the situation calls for. Kicking.and screaming here isn't going to help. All things being equal, I would much rather be talking about the music than defective discs which are a marginal issue at best. So there was a problem, they're taking care of it, move on. To call out David Lemieux of Dave's Picks with profanity is nonsense. I once had an email discussion with customer support where they clearly did not read what I was saying repeatedly. Sure it was frustrating, but I did not get nuts on the message board. I escalated to Dr rhino and he solved my problem immediately.

Just by virtue of helping everybody who has had bad discs. marye is well aware of the extent of this issue and will surely get it taken care of moving forward. That is what has always happens here when there have been problems. And relatively speaking there have not been that many problems. They have had so many hundreds of individual releases with no issues whatsoever that I do think this is simply a matter of contacting the appropriate people through the appropriate channels and being patient. Some of you people make it sound like there's a conspiracy to rip off customers. The fact of the matter is, we have bonafide deadheads releasing the best stuff in the vaults for us, and we have direct contact with customer support management representatives who always get the job done.

The masses are not going anywhere because the music is that good, so complaining about it here is truly not doing anything except distracting people from talking about the music. I'm not saying don't mention it here. I'm just saying that it is a fruitless distraction to try and round up an online Posse to try to bully the guy who picks the music. You see the difference? There can be even tempered discussion about which disk somebody or the other person is having trouble with, which is fine. But verbal threats and profanity and capital letters is ridiculous.
January 3, 2019 - 3:06pm

#254

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

Grumpy Grumpkins

Snarly bunch here

Anyway, check out 12/31/79.
January 3, 2019 - 2:23pm

#255

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Musical discussion board? - Butch

I've never heard this board defined as that before. Anyway, it seems you are leaving, so goodbye to you, too!
January 3, 2019 - 12:50pm

#256

CaseyJanes

Joined:
November 6, 2017

Singles Volume 8 and Defective Discs

Deadhead Brewer.....your post concerned me as I have also recently started my own singles collection. I had only purchased vol 1-4 until today. After seeing your post I went to the 2018 subscription link and was able to order volume 5-8 as a subscription. This may not help you as you mention you already bought 1-7, but at least you know that they still have Vol 8 in stock (at least through subscription). Would surprise me if it was sold out...

My disc 3 is also fine on Dave's 28, so while definitely seems to be a widespread problem, it is not in totality. I did have one issue with a defective disc on the PNW box however it was addressed quickly and painlessly in just a few weeks by Dr. Rhino. Hopefully they make things right on 28 soon.
January 3, 2019 - 12:43pm

#257

Judysparty

Joined:
May 25, 2010

AMAZING!!!

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January 3, 2019 - 11:51am

#258

Butch

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August 2, 2017

It's ok to complain, just not here

I didn't see anyone suggest it was not okay to complain about defective product. I saw Trainwreck say he was tired of the "incessant" complaining from Sam. I've been here long enough to guess correctly in a multiple choice question that reads "Most likely to complain (about anything at all)"

a) MDJim
b) Lovemygirl
c) That's Otis
d) vguy
e) Unkle Sam

I would go with Unkle Sam (you do kind of dampen the mood "bro")

My disc 3 is fine on Dave's 28, so no need to spread rumors that every one is defective Judy. And using profanity toward Lemieux or anyone directly is simply not acceptable. Way too bellicose and aggressive over a stupid CD. You deserve your headache.

I have no doubt in my opinionated head that the site overhaul that we all hate was due to that guy shirdeep posting violent images and spamming the site. Now things are worse. I have no doubt in my opinionated head (yeah yeah everyone has one) that posting profane laden diatribe's at Dave Lemieux is the quickest way to get the comment board unplugged for good.

It's also laughable that the CD issues are being lumped together as some big problem on a linear scale that is getting worse with every release - FAKE NEWS. I've had one problem, discs slipping out of slip case during shipping got scratched (Get Shown the Light). New disc provided in less than a week. Talking to others, I know that box cutter situation was taken care of in a timely fashion, and they prevented some mishap due to good quality control on 30 Trips (before my time here, but I understand they delayed shipping for a month to fix a manufacturing problem).

It's okay to complain, but there are emails and phone numbers for that, so really, why bog down the musical discussion board? I don't want to read about the 20th defective disc. So there was a problem, go write 20 emails, don't write 20 posts. You just screw it up for the people who just want to hear about the awesome Slipknot on DaP 28 (disc 2:-) Or here's one Judysgarden, just stop buying the stuff. Leave the site and go on you merry way. Nobody's interested in your negative revolution here. This isn't the place. goodbye.
January 3, 2019 - 9:55am

#259

Judysparty

Joined:
May 25, 2010

DAVID LEMIEUX-> CONTACT INFO-> vault@dead.net

CONTACT INFO -> TWITTER-> @lemieuxdavid

CONTACT INFO -> Email-> vault@dead.net

HEY DAVE, WHERE THE F_CK ARE YOU?

****** SHOW YOURSELF DAVID LEMIEUX *******

The fate of FUTURE Dead releases is at stake here! Don't sit there with your head up your butt.
Make some noise! Let them know this unacceptable! Demand that we get treated fairly as the Consumers !
DEMAND ANSWERS AND POSITIVE RESULTS!!!
January 3, 2019 - 9:52am

#260

Deadheadbrewer

Joined:
February 2, 2010

Singles Vol. 8?

Drat. Got busy with the holidays and didn't order volume 8 of the singles collection, which now appears to have sold out. I just purchased volumes 1-7 a few months back, so assumed that there was no rush on #8, but alas! Before I pay the E-Bay vultures their blood money, does anyone happen to have one for sale, please? Private message me if you do. Thanks, and Happy New Weir, everyone!

John Perry Barlow

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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.

Prolly be here Friday!!! Woo…

Prolly be here Friday!!! Woo Hoo!!!! Too bad my Dodgers suck (the manager anyway)

Yeah Swing!!!!

I am ready for the upgrade!!

MuthaF'n SHAKEDOWN!

HI. For those who know me, this will come as no surprise. For those who don't, I'm the guy here that regularly posts about the incredulous lack of Shakedown Street in the Dave's Picks oeuvre.

That being said, I offer this day in Grateful Dead history as a shining example of why I so persistently wave that flag: 10/25/79 - https://archive.org/details/gd79-10-25.set1aud-set2sbd.miller.22792.sbe…

Check out the Shakedown, and stay for the rest of set II, especially the Eyes>Space dissolve... (set I ain't bad either!)

Peace

Sunny Summer '76. I was 7…

Sunny Summer '76. I was 7 years old. Old enough to remember the light, love & joy of those simple days!

re: Marye & avatars

Appreciate your feedback - I was more taking about on the main product page, where just the first couple of comments appear - clearly the avatars are no longer appearing there, but once you pop out to the expanded page - BOOM! There they are.

It was mainly a comment on the main product page and it's lack of anything but white as you begin to scroll down. The avatars there at least made for a color splash and - admittedly - I would tend to get to know the various character posters by recognition of their avatars as opposed to trying to now squint to see a size 4 font with their name...

All cosmetic stuff...I know...but still. Just my dos pesos. Change in general is a good thing; it just takes some getting used to, like anything in this life.

Happy Friday to Deadfreaks and I hope this '76'er starts to land for people.

Sixtus

1800 arrived - a very good anejo from 1976

Ripping to iTunes now - Got the shipping notice with an eta of Monday for those tracking that stuff!

2019

hey now, another 77 show, got the betty board of this all ready but could not resist the subscription. 28 should be in the mail today!

Sixtus

The meta thinking behind this is, more or less, to let the discussions flourish as long as they like regardless of the status of the original merch. We'll see how it goes, but I kinda like it, and with luck we will have fewer brokenhearted souls trying to purchase something that's been sold out since 2011...

Hmmm.

DP 28 is out of stock on my smartphone and simultaneously available from the same page viewed on my PC. I am using both due to an inability to post on my PC, but I can post from my phone. Doh!

artwork from website downloadable

Thanks for making the artwork downloadable !

Indeed...

Good to get front-on artwork that can be downloaded.

Still being given the run-around by the vagaries of this site, but mostly managing what I want to do, one way or another. Sadly lots of regular posters seem to be missing at the moment.

ok

#5424 in da house for some heavy listening tonight...but why are the inside cover notices about Paramount Theatre shows in Portland????

Last 5

Old stone gang - The Textones
Blue rhythm highway - Jorge Calderon
Living in the fast lane - Michael Bloomfield
Live at Rockpalast-Dortmund 1980 - John Cipollina / Nick Gravenites Band
AndOarAgain - Alexander Spence

Almost done with the first…

Almost done with the first listen of Dave’s #28 and I like what I’m hearing. The band sound relaxed and easy going from the start of the first set which is impressive for a band that has taken a well deserved year off. Second set has a real jazz vibe with a nice loose delivery. Donna sounds great and sings with a lot of confidence. The mix is solid with the drums placement up front and some great keyboard work from Keith. For a first listen both Keith and the two drummers are what stands out.

At 1:40 of Let it Grow the disc seems to jump, definitely not suppose to sound like that, so I guess I will be asking for a replacement for disc 3. If anyone else hears this jump on Let it Grow, please mention it.

Actually Stopped By The Post Office

My tracking said it was at the post office but would not be delivered until Tuesday, so I tried to do an intercept. To my surprise the woman behind the desk actually said she would do it. And then when she looked it up she told me that it had been misdirected to a different post office far from here. Of all the shitty luck.

Dirty Jerz

6003/18000 arrived in the eye of this Nor'easter keeping us all cozy and locked up indoors today.
Was not expecting it until Monday, so a nice surprise for today.

Sounds spectacular! Rich, warm, Betty sound. Keith sounds great here. Another winner Jeffrey, Dave, Mac, and TPTB!!!

Can only imagine if this had seen Plangent. Sad that 2/26/77 will not see Plangent either.

Vol 28 in the house!

I am just listening to this on my iMac after burning it to iTunes and it sounds so good! Can't wait to check it out on the home stereo system.

what an awesome mix.

A job well done!

Got it today

9787 of 18000. Believe it or not, I'm going to watch a Dead & Co show from Alpine Valley 2018 and listen to Dave's tomorrow. I've been planning another D&C couch party for awhile now, and I usually do them on weekends. I'm excited to hear the new Dave's. And I love the PNW box. Had my second listen of 73, and after Dave's, I'll probably go for 74 again.
My practice in anticipation of a new show like a Dave's is I listen to Dead from other years than what is about to arrive. I like to have open ears where I have not listened to that year right before it arrives. I listened to Dave's 19 from January 1970 over the last few nights and I really like 1970. That's a great release.

Not Numbered Edition

I am a Subscriber & received a not numbered edition of Dave's 28. I was surprised to see this. I thought all subscribers receive numbered editions.

Seriously, I'm trying to be positive....

....but where is Dave's Picks on my phone? It's there. It's gone. It's back again. Apparently, the only way I can find the page is my clicking a community post that was made on said page. C'mon dead.net. It shouldn't be that hard to find. It was in the special edition page, but not anymore. I need an app. I also need my Dave's 28. Arrived in Vegas at 5 am today. Guess it missed the bus.

nitecat knows how to Dead....

....nice plan of attack.

VGuy is right

This site is messed up. Everytime I log on it's a frustrating experience. On some pages I am logged on and on other pages I am not. I go somewhere where I thought I found something and it's gone or I am wrong. Nothing is intuitive. I am so tired of blindly staggering around this fun house that the community comments are the only thing I use. And I visit less because it's not a positive experience. I don't think I am alone. Comment traffic has slowed to a crawl even though Dave's Picks 29 was announced and it's a good one.

The site seems more geared to move product. That's cool. I buy it. I just don't hang around here much anymore.

Whatever.

28 Sound

The sound and mix on this release is phenomenal. Just finishing up first listen....heading into Wharf Rat...man oh man, this is really good! Dare I say, the best of the Dave’s for this year? I think so!!!

Mary E. - I am also struggling to find the Daves Picks link on my iPhone since the addition of Dave’s subscription link. I can still get here by clicking to the far right of my screen, just right of the 50th anniversary link....but I am a robot...doubt most normal humans can accomplish this....

How I can post...

First I log in, then in the search window I enter "Dave's Picks Volume 28". This brings me to a page with (many) search results. Try and pick the right one. If I pick the wrong one it takes me to a DP page where I am not logged in. If this happens, hit the "back" button to return to the searchh results page and try another link. Usually I find one that takes me to a DP28 page where I am logged in within 5 minutes. Then I can post something.

This surely cannot be how this is meant to work. Was this new site not tested offline before being unleashed on an unsuspecting world?

In a single four-letter f-word: FAIL.

EDIT: Another way of getting here (assuming you have managed to post on the page) is to hit the down arrow next to yor logged in avatar. Picking "Recent posts" should bring you here. However using this method sometimes I am logged in on the comments page, sometimes I'm not. This is soooooo bad.

I can see why the number of posts / posters has dropped dramatically. Coming here is not a pleasant experience any more.

Finding the correct forum

I do agree with you Simonrob. It’s a nightmare finding your way around. If you are new here you wouldn’t know what’s available and what’s worth posting in.

new site

this sucks, you are right simonrob, you log in, then you go to the store, then you find Dave's picks but you can't post until you log in, again? Christ, by the time I get done logging in again and again, I forgot what I was going to say. Also, please do something, anything to cut down on this white glare that is emitting from my computer screen. Come on, change it please, any other colour but white blinding white light.
Right now, what I see is a sell out, it's all about the product, lets not even call it music or merchandise, it's a product that they want to sell, sell, sell. And the prices for the product, jeez, way too much for most things that you might want.
Deadheads unite, let us know who and where you are so we can sell you something. And the cookie notice, never had that before, now they are collecting data on everyone who comes here, why? What do they want? Should I be paranoid? I can see why lots of folks have not returned to these forums, it's just not user friendly, they collect information on every single person who comes here, probably sell it to the highest bidder. I expect my email box to be undulated with span very soon.
If the captcha idea was to stop span, it ain't working, all ready seen people on here who could care less about the Dead. As with anything that involves humans, if there is a way around it, it will be discovered and utilized.
My days are truly numbered here. Maybe visit once a month to catch up on Dave's info, and maybe check out a box set but I think that is it. All ready removed it from my favorites. The wheel is turning and its on its way to sell you something. Now, on to prove that I am not a robot, or am I? If I was, would I know? I would think that my maker would program me to think that I wasn't a robot. I think, therefore I am? I think

8390 in Plano

Arrived and ripped.

Easy to agree with most comments about new site.

The white sucks, site seems to be geared towards selling more than community.

Maybe somebody who knows what they're doing can start a basic page without the rhino/warner overlords. Or just a basic "conversation" tab on this site. The conversation always flows here, we just move to a different product page to discuss, let's stop moving.

added edit - the other thing that burns my buns is the PM's. New site came up and bam I have all the pm's I've sent for 3 years back. You know the ones that when I erased said this action couldn't be undone! Now I have 10 or more pages of antique PM's AND there appears to be no way to delete them all at once, but I must open every one say delete, verify delete, return to pms, jump to last one and repeat (FOR HUNDREDS OF THEM???!!!???!!!)

Dave's 28

Listened last night to the whole show. Great release.

"Donna Jean Godchaux And The Grateful Dead"

She is a constant presence here. She sings on almost every song. And she sounds great. Dancin In The Streets is a Donna song on this release.

And I love it. This release illustrates how much Donna benefited from the move to smaller venues and a smaller sound system.

P.S.-The white background here is scientifically engineered to discourage loitering.

Dave's Picks 2019

I'm posting here because there doesn't seem to be any activity on the subscription page.

I'm excited for the Swing show! Of course, I immediately subscribed, even though the funds are tight (don't tell the wife! :) Probably a little hasty, and could have waited until payday next week, but I had visions of the sub selling out considering the way that these things have been selling - foolish, I know, but my reason tends to get clouded when dealing with new Dead releases... plus, if the Swing don't bring them in, I don't know what else would (maybe RFK 73.)

Count me among those hoping for more diversity with the rest of the picks. I would love to see the remaining 3 picks come from under represented eras. I would LOVE to see a Fall 79 pick (top 3 tour of all time IMO,) maybe a Bruce 91 show, and something from the primal era... maybe a double dose of 68 (I bet two shows could fit on 3 discs, or maybe for the bonus disc pick.) Anyway, I love it all, but the band changed so drastically over their run that I would like to see their various sounds well represented. Plus, there seem to be great sounding recordings from all of those periods available, (maybe a little rough in 68, but let Norman work his magic!)

Patiently awaiting the arrival of Capitol 76 while enjoying the "other" Cape Cod 79 show. Nice mellow listening for a lazy Sunday.

Have a great day, DeadLand!

Peace

DP 28 Shines !

This release is as crisp as this cool North Carolina morning ...
It is an amazing set along with near perfect sound .

Thankfully, DP 28 arrived yesterday to overshadow the challenges that I've had with the new site ...

Limited Edition: 4303 / 18000

This is my third time through DAP 28 with football now in the background. Good listen. Lazy, lazy Dead, but tasteful and well-recorded. Keith and Donna both shine. Never disappointed in any release here. I could care less what year comes next, because it is all good and I'll leave it to other folks to argue about. Which matters not in the end, they're gonna give you what they want to.

An idea for the background...

Rose Colored Glasses. :-P

P.S. Slap Happy enduring a 7 hr. layover in Chi-town. 24 hour travel day anyone?

White background and navigation

Try turning down the intensity of your computer monitor.
The white works way better on an iPhone and iPad, which is what I use when visiting this site.

Posting comments is done under the ‘community’ button not the ‘store’ button. Bookmark the pages you visit, then you don’t have to navigate there from the store pages.

My DaP has been MIA since Friday when it departed some place in Ohio en route to USPS. Fingers crossed for delivery tomorrow.

Damage Report

I just jumped in to this forum (so glad I found it) before reading most post to say that my disc 1 had minor damage which caused it to go silent a few times during Scarlet and disc 2 looks ok and played fine. We're about to absorb disc 3 and I'll update this post.

All three of my discs are…

All three of my discs are defective. Skips, dropouts etc. Discs one and two, visually they look ok, but have defects. Disc three looks like something went terribly wrong in manufacturing. Bummed. I have been lucky with all my GDP orders in the past, hope this goes smoothly with customer service.

Navigation - not a problem

Finding the pages that one wants is not a problem. There are various ways of reaching the desired page. What is a problem is (after logging in) trying to get to a page where one wants to post a comment and simultaneously remaining logged in so that posting is actually possible. Once in a while that seems to be possible, but mostly after logging in on arrival at the desired page by whatever method the logged in avatar is replaced by the stick-figure icon that stands mockingly at the top right of the screen warning you that posting is not possible.

The last two occasions when I have actually managed to write a comment I have not been able to post it. The first time, the reCAPTCHA thingy refused to load and just kept rotating endlessly. The second time, when I hit Save I get taken to a page that announces that I am not authorized to view this page. WTF. I'm done here until this version of the site is either replaced or demonstrably shown to work as it should.

Quality Control?

Another release, another defective disc. After a long run of getting discs that work from dead.net this is the second consecutive release that I have received with skipping discs due to the presence of incredibly fine, deep cuts or gaps in the plastic coating of the CD. The cut is so fine and deep that I can't really imagine how it would be the result of a scratch, so it seems likely to be a manufacturing defect. This is the same situation that I encountered on the PNW box, disc 5, and I am still waiting for a replacement after over a month at this point.

So far this release sounds great except for the skip on the first disc. Hoping that as I listen to the rest of it there won't be any skips on the second or third disc, but it does seem that there have been an abundance of quality control complaints with the PNW box so I am not overly optimistic that this release will be any different. It would be great if they sorted this out so that they are shipping discs that will play without skipping.

first impressions

- Love this release despite owning it forever. I can barely tell the difference between this and my previous version, but I love the packaging and the adding of this selection to the "official releases" since we will be hearing these forever on digital music services.
- THIS is a great Help>Slip>Franklin's! NIGHT And DAY compared to DaP27 1983 version. This Help is melodic, well sung, unhurried, uncluttered, precise - a breath of fresh air... That 1983 Help is quite another story! ... a perfect example of the often jarring dichotomy between 70's and 80's Dead. 70's Dead was consistently good or great, whereas 80's was a crap shoot show-to-show and often song-to-song, depending mostly on the timing, quality and quantity of Jerry's heroin intake.
- Disc 3 has a major 1st set feel to it, right down to the bonus material. But I don't mind given disc 2 is such a monster. Not a criticism - Disc 3 is very well played. I enjoy having atypical setlists like this - not every show should be a greatest hits of that year.
- Great release - thanks to all involved.

#11512 in Baltimore

This release looks great! Ripping it now, about to start my first listen. I am anxious to see if Journal Special Writer Joann Graham is correct in her estimation that the "highlight of GD's first set was 'Keep on Dancing,' an audience favorite with the crowd" (who else would an audience favorite be with, you may ask?) and the "percussion effects and Donna's vocals were superb in 'Wind in the Willows.'" Oh, I kid, Joanne, I kid. ;o)

1976 was one hell of a unique year, donchyaknow?

Peace

Disc 3 skips on Let it Grow

Haven't had one skip since New Haven in GSTL... Marye do i email you or Dr. Rhino

I just got my copy in the…

I just got my copy in the mail, can't wait to listen to it. I am wondering why the snippets from newspaper reviews are from Portland, OR when the show is from Passaic, NJ. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks so much for the music. I can never get enough.

TEC-MAN

Sorry for screaming, but it is the same tour, no?

BORN X-EYED asked the same question last week. Again, sorry for screaming your names, guys...

https://jerrygarcia.com/tour/summer-1976/10518

P.S. The Robot is screwing with me.

bob

Either! Both! So sorry!

Thanks Marye

I emailed Dr. Rhino... Thanks for your response.... 2 cd's out of a lot isn't that bad.... thanks again

Dave's Picks 28

This release is outstanding.

That is all.

#2918 Capitol Theatre is in hand....

.... however, seeing as how Red Dead Redemption 2 has been sucking up my life force recently, not sure when I'll spin this. I need to go hunt some bears and rob some trains dontchaknow.
....edit. just heard that KISS is going on their farewell tour next year. That's a must see, at least for me. Haven't seen them since 1986.

Re: Time to Spin This

I am in the same boat.. I will make some time tomorrow to give it at least a partial listen.

VGuy, I'm all in on the train heist. ..always in the top 5 of my bucket list.

80sfan, try getting to the point in 500 words or less.. All this drama with the drawn out, wordy posts... :D
(kidding of course, good to hear it made nice list).