Dave's Picks Volume 29: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77

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An institution in American rock music, the Grateful Dead continue to surprise the ears with new arrangements and altered styles. If their playing continues with the force that was heard in San Bernardino, the spirit of the Dead will live on. - Sun Telegram

We are more than pleased to kick off this year's Dave's Picks series with the much requested and quite spirited complete performance from Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77. The Swing ’77 show was a unique beast, unlike any others from this era: as the band’s first concert of the year, it bridged the gap between the new and re-emerging sound of the returning 1976 Grateful Dead and the precision excellence of the spring ’77 Dead. Debuting two of their most intricately crafted songs of the 1970s, “Terrapin Station” (to open, no less!) and “Estimated Prophet,” the Dead demonstrated right from the start of this new touring year that they were not going to be a nostalgia act; they were going to be as adventurous and ambitious as they were at any time in their career.

Join the adventure as they soar through tried and true ("Playing In The Band," "Tennessee Jed"), well-loved covers ("Mama Tried," "Samson and Delilah," "Dancing In the Street"), and epic new jams.

Rounded out with three songs from Santa Barbara, CA 2/27/77, this one was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 29 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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April 17, 2019 - 4:23pm

#21

stoltzfus

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6/20/83

bobby at the end of Sugar Magnolia

yeah a yeah a yeah!
yeah a yeah a yeah!
yeah a yeah a yeah!

why oh why can't 6/18/83 and 6/20/83 have pristine soundboards to give the full Norman to...
April 17, 2019 - 2:28pm

#22

hartwerger

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MDJIM--6/20/83 Merriweather

Loved your post on the 6/20/83 show since I too was there and it was quite memorable. Only one correction. There was an encore: Its All Over Now Baby Blue. Jerry's voice may not have been up to par in '83, but it was still a mighty fine rendition of Baby Blue.

As you said, that Merriweather show may not be one of the best show of all times, but it was incredibly magical to most who attended it. Just read the reviews on the Archive (or even here on Dead.net). Unlike you Jim, I was on the lawn and had to brave the monsoon. I made a brief venture to the Pavilion during the second set, but things were a little too weird there so I wondered around and eventually back out into the torrent of rain. I guess I'll share a quick personal story about that show. During the peak of Music Never Stopped, a casual acquaintance of mine came running toward me in her yellow dress with a handful of mud. She plastered that mud on the back of my white shirt. I don't think we had Garcia handprints just yet back then, but her slap on my back formed a perfect handprint, only with a middle finger unlike Garcia. She disappeared and I didn't see her again that night. I knew from friends that she went back to New York, and I ventured off to Colorado later that summer. What was so odd was that mud handprint stayed on my shirt in perfect form. For most of that three hour show I was standing in the most relentless deluge of rain and that handprint never washed off the shirt. Days after the show, the shirt dried and so did the mud, but that muddy handprint never flaked off and never lost it's shape or character. At the time, it was a memento of a magical evening so I left the handprint there for as long as it was last. Six months later I returned to Baltimore and saw my acquaintance friend at a party. We talked of how much fun we had at that Merriweather show and how special it was when we briefly saw each other. She still had the yellow dress and I still had the white shirt with her handprint. Perhaps it was a simple twist of fate, but I felt a spark. Five years later we married. Through the years the shirt, and the dress, have disappeared, but my wife and I are still together and have been married for 30 years (holy sh%#$!--30 years, really?) I'm fortunate that we're still together, but perhaps more fortunate that she likes to listen to the Dead as much as I do (which is a friggin' lot!!). Anyway, for me, that Merriweather show was a memorable evening indeed.
April 17, 2019 - 1:50pm

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DeadVikes

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Warfield Box

I share in the hopes for this box. We know one thing for sure. The tapes used to produce the Warfield acoustic release have not been recorded over, the expanded Dead set they released in the 2000s and the expanded Dead Ahead bonus material all have not been recorded over.
Maybe Dave will give us some hints tomorrow.
April 17, 2019 - 1:27pm

#24

RV3

Joined:
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"Maybe Soon" on Warfield '80 Box - just guessing

I am only hoping on suspicions also for a Warfield '80 Box Set. Someone had originally mentioned it on the RSD release thread that it might be a prelude to a Warfield Box Set...who knows? Also previous RSD releases were part of larger Box Sets, 4/25/77 comes to mind. It was a RSD release, and part of the 30 Trips Box Set. Also, 3/29/90 Wake Up To Find Out was a RSD release, and then a part of Spring 1990(TOO). I believe there are a few other RSD releases that were part of Box Sets, etc ? Certainly seems like it could be the lead in to that type of box, BUT It may not be for a couple of reasons: 1) Dave has stated that the 1980 Warfield/RCMH tapes were taped over after Reckoning/Dead Set. 2) They do very few if any releases from the 1980s, I wouldn't expect them to a total 1980 Box - but I'm hoping like others! Where is that Bowlo fella with hints?!?
April 17, 2019 - 1:12pm

#25

icecrmcnkd

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Warfield Box

My unsubstantiated suspicions were also that this acoustic Warfield release was a prelude to a Box of electric sets.

Also,
I noticed that 5-15-70 Road Trips rerelease is available for preorder on Amazon.
April 17, 2019 - 11:41am

#26

DeadVikes

Joined:
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RV3-Warfield Box Set

Okay RV3, do you have information that we will be getting a Warfield 1980 Box Set this year? Don't get me too excited as I am still at work!

Let us know. Thanks 😊
April 17, 2019 - 8:52am

#27

Sixtus_

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re: 4/16/78 & E'72

Ok KeithFan, you know you can't mention 4/16/78 without Sixtus chiming in. I mean, this is an all-time favorite of mine and I've had the tape forever. They need to release this one and I thought i saw it on the list of recovered boards?

I completely concur with this being a standout from the early part of the year, overall. It has my all-time favorite Peggy'O that made it onto personal compilations in the past simply due to Jerry's solo in there....he takes things around the block several times and the naughty dirty guitar sounds emotionally exceptional. And of course the Scarlet > Fire to END the first set is pretty unique and rare especially that ">", wherein they do some very cool stuff and Donna's timely input during that ">" peak actually helps things out IMHO. But I truly love that Estimated > Eyes; the Estimated has some very slinky, prodding, mysterious vibes to it before it drops into Eyes of the World. And, although this is a faster version, Eyes cannot be underestimated - Keith belts out expressive supporting chords as the frenzy hits, and even note the very end....where they once again COME BACK to the Eyes theme as it seems to be fizzling...and it comes back WITH A FURY before settling into drums. And then I always loved that Iko coming out of drums, it was such an early take, followed by a fully rockin Sugar Mag.

People should give this one a listen for sure.

As for E'72, I need to get back on track, but I have always wondered: WHAT HAPPENED TO BIRD SONG????
We don't ever see it sitting on the wire during this tour - and that's a shame in consideration of the epicness it projected shortly thereafter.

Sixtus

P.S. also enjoyed the various stories and musings from the gang; as others note it sort of puts one into the shoes of another for some fun and unique perspectives.

And my heart goes out to Notre Dame; very sad but glad to see it still stands in defiance and will shine once again.

P.P.S. Thanks to peeps here, I was able to grab a copy of the RSD Warfield on CD via Amazon for exactly.....zero dollars. Such is the benefit of buying so much stuff off Amazon that I had enough "points" to cover this CD. I like the cost when it's zero.
April 17, 2019 - 7:46am

#28

Dennis

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K-Fan, K-Man...

…. or J Pan Fan.

Seems only a couple of your avatar photos feature a "red" square on the cup. I downloaded and blew up,,, still can not tell what the red square says?
April 17, 2019 - 7:46am

#29

RV3

Joined:
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RSD - WARFIELD 1980

Yea, this is a nice 2-show acoustic sampler....but I'm surprised they haven't announced the WARFIELD '80 box Set for this year, maybe soon ; )
April 17, 2019 - 7:05am

#30

KeithFan2112

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Coasting to a Start

I've returned to E72, April 17 show. This is the one you can see about an hour's worth on YouTube. I like the first-ever He's Gone. My first listen to this song was when Rockin the Rhein came out. That one, this one, and the one from hundred-year Hall on April 26th are the only ones that don't have the middle 8 / going where the Winds Don't Change verse. I like these the best. I also like the fast tempo. For the versions that do have the middle 8, the last show at the lyceum is pretty cool because of Bobby's tremolo effect on his guitar. I think this is another case of me getting used to the first version I hear of a song, and it sticking. The Berkeley show from Dave's Picks 20 whatever also has a really great he's gone. Pardon the spelling and case fluctuation, I'm in the car Google a voicing it. Anyway, April 17th, Tivoli x2 - another outstanding show. Those Lucky Bastards got two Great Dark Stars. These are some of my favorite Cautions ever. With Keith onboarding, they were much more streamlined and accessible. They only played it five or six times on this tour. I'll tell you what would have been cool on the pigpen front, is if they played a few less good Lovins, and threw in some smokestack lightning and Midnight Hour. The smokestack from Dave's Picks 22 shows just how potent that song had become, just a couple of months before the Europe tour. And the Midnight Hour from ladies and gentlemen might be the best ever. And of course the more wistful side of me laments that they did not have the new bird song arrangement together in time for this tour. And heck, why not a Saint Stephen or two. I also really did are you lonely for me baby from Dick's Picks 30. They could have fine tune to that one into something special. If Jimbo ever gets that way back machine fixed, we're visiting Sam Cutler and putting some ideas into his head. Because I saw a long strange trip, and those boys respected him. I'm sure if he said to practice a couple of those Tunes I mentioned, they probably would have played all of them except Saint Stephen :-D. Alligator is also suspiciously missing after April of 71. They had pared it down to 4 1/2 minutes at the last performance of it at the Fillmore East, so why not just keep it in the repertoire. I mean really, is any song shout it out from the crowd more than alligator? Paint It Black you devils!

I found a 5-hour YouTube mix of all Grateful Dead jams from 1969 to I think 1983. Great stuff. Always interesting to hear what somebody's going to put in the mix like that.

John Perry Barlow

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An institution in American rock music, the Grateful Dead continue to surprise the ears with new arrangements and altered styles. If their playing continues with the force that was heard in San Bernardino, the spirit of the Dead will live on. - Sun Telegram

We are more than pleased to kick off this year's Dave's Picks series with the much requested and quite spirited complete performance from Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77. The Swing ’77 show was a unique beast, unlike any others from this era: as the band’s first concert of the year, it bridged the gap between the new and re-emerging sound of the returning 1976 Grateful Dead and the precision excellence of the spring ’77 Dead. Debuting two of their most intricately crafted songs of the 1970s, “Terrapin Station” (to open, no less!) and “Estimated Prophet,” the Dead demonstrated right from the start of this new touring year that they were not going to be a nostalgia act; they were going to be as adventurous and ambitious as they were at any time in their career.

Join the adventure as they soar through tried and true ("Playing In The Band," "Tennessee Jed"), well-loved covers ("Mama Tried," "Samson and Delilah," "Dancing In the Street"), and epic new jams.

Rounded out with three songs from Santa Barbara, CA 2/27/77, this one was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 29 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

Don’t panic Pooper

Release day is 2/1.
In past years you got an email from Music Now and the carrier pigeons delivered it about 10 days later.

Wow, reCRAPTCHA is getting lazy

That one just said vehicles and I just had to select half of the squares that were offered.

Record Prices, More Fun with Numbers

The price of FW 69 is outrageous.. but the first FW Vinyl show is what started the conversation, @~$80 for a four record set.

..but the price of albums, adjusted for inflation, is remarkably unchanged from what it was in, say.. 1985.

I recall albums being more or less $10 in 1985 (about the time my album collection grew the most), ignoring the cutouts (albums with the corners cut off) and other discounted, non-selling events. One could argue that point but I believe that's just about right.

So if you adjust what one could buy for $10 in 1985, adjusted for inflation, that same $10 album would cost $22 today. The inflation rate between 1985 and 2018 is 120.28%. http://www.in2013dollars.com/1985-dollars-in-2015

So $20 per disc is less than the inflation adjusted price for a record in 1985 of $10 ($22 in today's dollars). And the vinyl of the day was not 180 gram vinyl.

Anyway.. I don't even recall any 4 record albums in the marketplace in 1985, because the price would have been too high (towlie pun intended). One other point of reference.. the national average price for gas in '85 was $1.12 (compared with the $2.261 today [not in Seattle!, but you get that]).. again, adjusted for inflation, remarkably just about the same.

Just my observation, not meant to inflame or cause trouble. I will get back to my full time obsession of keeping hippies off my lawn..

Vinyl more of an art form now than a mass produced commodity

The vinyl substrate today is so much better than it was in the early 80's. The albums that were released (classic rock reissues) was crap that was paper thin, far short of 180g. The used records I bought from my neighbor that were early / mid 70's was so much better. Not sure if there was a reformulation as a result of the energy crisis, but the used Led Zeppelin II and IV sounded so much better than the spanking new Led Zeppelin first release I bought in 79. They made it easy to switch to cd's.

Thought we'd see another Fillmore 69 vinyl on black friday, hopefully we can get the next installment on RSD.

I have not received a shipping notice yet for DaP, but I usually get them after it arrives...

Real Gone Records....Buyer Beware

Someone made a suggestion last week that Real Gone Records is releasing some Road Trips. I just want to let you know that they don't come in those recyclable cardboard CD holders. They come in the old fashion Plastic CD holders. To some you may be wondering who cares but to other "Completist" out there it might drive them a little nutty. I was a little thrown when I got the 1980 Penn State/Cornell concert show up in this double plastic CD holder. My OCD went a
little haywire....."OH NO MR BILL.....IT'S PLASTIC (for you old enough to remember Saturday Night Live...when it was good)

Completist Solution

There is only one solution that I can see as a fellow completist - you are going to have to repurchase all of the road trips in the new Real Gone packaging. The packaging difference throws me as well, but probably not enough to really repurchase all the original ones I already have, although I will admit to considering the possibility of doing so.

MDJim, interesting analysis of inflation and record pricing, I am a fan of fun with numbers. Sounds like it could be bigger than "Fun with Flags".

Being a completist in anything....

....can get expensive. Fast.

66-Stoltzfus

I have listened to a few 1966 shows this month, too - well worth revisiting. The one in 30 Trips 7/3 and 29-30/7 both have a lot to recommend them-especially Viola Lee Blues and Cream Puff War on both sets. They sound so different in 1966, that it barely seem like the same band. More like The Warlocks than The Dead, perhaps.

I never knew that Historic and Vintage Dead had been released on cd-although now I am getting back into vinyl I am quite happy with the ancient copies I already have.

@KevinB

That was me and yes, all of the rereleases I've got for the Road Trips I did not have came in the plastic cases. If I recall, one of the reasons I did not fully embrace the RT series was getting scratches on platters and many have complained about the cardboard scratching too.

Since I sort by chronological order all CDs that are typical CD case height, I don't notice as much. I am bummed that the two May77s and July78 cannot join their brethren in full glory, but more of a 1st world problem. They just have to sit at the top of the bookcase with the rest of the packaging.

MDJim and Ebay

Okay MDJim, I am interested in how you can check sold prices on products in eBay. Could you please share?

Also, what ever happened to JiminMD?

Completists / Real Gone

I also heard that they don't come with the bonus discs. The good news is that eBay prices went down for the original series issue, since they're competing with real gone now.

I've kicked my morning off with dark star from November 11th 1973. That winterland box set is incredible. It's one of those that I think every good Grateful Dead collection needs to have. Even the non completists.

I wonder what the next box set is going to be. Just a hunch, but I wonder if there will be some kind of 1989 double Show release like they did with RFK last year. Or some other year with comparably good sound from the late 80s early 90s. And then I imagine another 70s box with maybe three shows. I'd be up for a huge box, but I don't know that Rhino is on that page right now. I hope I'm wrong. I would be fine with something like you're up 72, where were you at 20 shows from the summer and fall of 1972. Bring It On Home.

Checking EBay Prices

..now I have to figure out how I did that. Let me look into it again, admitted eBay novice.

JimInMD got into a less than pleasant spat with the youtube bandit here last summer. Something I am not proud of.. I guess he could come back now, all that dust seems to have settled. Plus you can't embed youtube links into posts anymore anyway.

If you are logged into eBay and type in a search.. on the left margin there is a list of options and part way down there is an option called SOLD. Select this and it shows sold results for your search item. I didn't know you could do this until yesterday.. many thanks Charlie.

Now I can search confidently for the best price possible on that gold plated, ivory back scratcher with white rhino horn nubbins at the tip that I have always wanted.

Thanks Jim

Thanks Jim. This is good information. I noticed some of the sold prices don't show up when a best offer was accepted.

There is a Spring 1990 Box listed for sale for $2499! Wow.

road trips

Lots of talk about road trips on ebay or real gone versions on here. I have some extra originals if anyone is interested. Up for trade preferable, but will sale at low cost. No bonus cds and none of the biggies (ie 1976, 1973, 1970). if interested, pm me and I can send a list of what I have.

2499$ for Spring Box lol…

2499$ for Spring Box

lol...

absolutely ridiculous. money must mean absolutely nothing to you if you spend that kind of money on GD.

freedom to do what you want in this life, aye.

but 2499$...for a box set of 1990 GD...

oh, there...I got the stick out of my colon

heading out now...GD66 awaits.

Vancouver BC 7/29 and 30

:)))

Spring 90

$2,499, wow indeed.. I've already got one (it's vvery niicce).. but looking through the sellers other offerings, I decided to pull the trigger on a steeply discounted bridge in Brooklyn.

Glad to see the step up in packaging from Road Trips to Dave's Picks.. as others have said, the packaging scratched discs and they overdid it a bit on the made from recycled materials concept.. the CD covers looked like brown paper bags and the artwork, often quite good, was buried under a sea of brown cardboard stock. If I were buying some of these re-issues, I would prefer it not be the same as the originals..

Anyway.. lets hope the delay in shipping was caused by a hopefully successful attempt to address some quality control issues. It would be a shame if 2/26/77 was mired by blems, scratches and discs that don't play so good. Here's to hoping for excellence on this most excellent release.

Weather Report (Sweet?)....

....checking the national weather. -50 windchill in the upper midwest? I'm definitely not going where the winds don't blow so strange. Bundle up people. I couldn't even imagine....

DAP 29 shipment email

Was pleasantly surprised to get a notification that it shipped today - 3 days before the scheduled February 1 release date. Looking forward to receiving it next week.

I'm especially looking forward to DAP 30. 2 complete Fillmore East shows from very early 1970 with Dark Star, St. Stephen, Cryptical Envelopment Suite and lots of PigPen. This is bordering on '68-69 primal Dead although from what I understand these shows also have material from American Beauty.

As for the 2019 Box set, I'd love it if they issue the 1969 Ark Shows or perhaps from the Avalon Ballroom run. It's been a long time since the FW '69 Box and I'd love to have another box of primal Dead.

I guess my biases in Dead eras is showing. ;-)

Mr Charlie 62

No bias, you know what YOU like.

Ark 69

Ark 69 is always welcomed favorite.

Funny.. I was running errands and grabbed some lunch out today and SiriusXM was playing 10/17/72 Fox Theatre, St. Louis MO.. and got this feeling this honorable three night run might get box attention this summer. After DaP 29 gets delivered.. the drum roll for the next box set will begin in earnest.

Man.. it's getting cold and snowy here in the East. I live in pretty deep valley with an East/West notch cut through the mountains, so you can see the winter storms building.. and this one is building fast, temps are beginning to bottom out. Looks like whoville here..

Dave's Pick's

After last years below average show of Dave's 28 I said I would not buy a subscription this year. Well when they announced Dave's 30 I had a change of heart. Not so overwhelmed with Dave's 29, (another lame cover art) I will have an open mind. I have never heard 2-26-77, except for the opening Terrapin so I hope it is worth the hype, and this release in hyped to the max. Meanwhile Dave's 30, I am licking my chops.

Weather Report Sweet

It is colder than a well diggers ass on a Klondike here in MN....

Enjoy Vegas.

DaP 28 below average?

I guess if you compare it to 6/14 and 6/29.

72livedead, sell your copy of 2-26-77 to somebody who missed out. I expect that you will not be too impressed, it’s basically a 76/77 hybrid.
I bet it sounds awesome in Normanized form. Of course, defective CD’s will quickly curb that enthusiasm.

Shipping confirmed...

Woo-Hoo, now I can really start to get excited. I’ve loved this show for decades, one of my first HQ analog shows back in the early 90s.

I’m with you 72LIveDead, DaP 28 did nothing for me, just not to my liking. For anyone who missed out, I’d love to trade straight up for DaP 13, 15 or 18. Missed out on those when I was still buying a la carte.

PM me if you’re interested

Trading?

Seems the "tapers" area hasn't been used in a while, so I figured I'd ask here....I'm looking for, well...more accurately, I NEED, a couple 73 and 77 shows. I can offer many shows to trade, including any show from the Daves Picks line. I'm strictly looking to trade music/no cash.....IM me if interested, and let me know what you NEED, maybe we can help each other out....oh....and if this deal isn't cool here, apologize in advance Thanks all.....

Re: Subscription Blues

I wouldn't be so quick to call a show that's not to one's liking below average. Or better stated, I would expect shows from 79 and beyond to be sprinkled in as Dave's Picks from now on.. and for 1983, DaP 27 is far from subpar. There's simply a lot of 80's and 90's fans that here, not surprising at all.

I have to agree with your comments on DaP 30.. I am a big fan of 1970 and looking very much forward to it.

One comment, all civility here can implode without warning when the conversation drifts towards era wars, politics, religion or bearded skeletons. As a whole, I think the Dave's Picks series is excellent but it's silly to expect shows like Boise not to be released. Not liking it is one thing, but ..well.. I guess the point is, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and we will see 80's and 90's shows released.

Hope that's ok to say, did not mean to offend.

Not subscribing is an option, but there is the risk you miss the one you really wanted in the first place.

Re: Robb

Check your PM

MDJim

Check your PM.......

Gotit..

Tragedy narrowly averted.

I spaced 1.22.78 McArthur Court's anniversary....

.... making it up for it now. Week late, dollar short. Rhino got that one right. No skipping issues that I've heard of. Just do the rest like you did that one!
....edit. I just realized, MDJim's rebirth occurred on Phil's birthday! You sneaky devil.

Not my favourite year

I like the variety of Dave's Picks-and, come to that, the range of music the Dead covered over 30 years. Without question, I have my favourite years, which I play far more than my non favourite years...but its often a nice surprise to step outside my box and listen to a show from a year I don't normally listen to.

1/22/78, as mentioned below, was a case in point. I wasn't familiar with the show before it came out, have never seen or particularly wanted to see Close Encounters...it looked unexciting to me on paper. But on my stereo-wow! One of the best releases so far from one of the years I don't normally rate so highly. Sometimes the less my expectations, the more I enjoy the event.

Phil Lesh's birthday

Vguy72,
Phil Lesh's birthday is 3/15, not 3/16 the date "Jim" appeared here as MDJim.
Plus the "Terrapin Station, Capital Centre, Landover MD 3/15/90" 3 disc live CD was on his b'day.

Hi Ya'll!

No shipping notice on my end yet, but I rarely receive them early. I am very pumped for this release! I know the show quite well, but to hear it Normanized, now that is going to be a real treat!

To get ready, I have been listening to the beginnings of 77, starting with 2/27 in Santa Barbara. (This AUD is fantastic, and seemingly the best we can get for this whole show: https://archive.org/details/gd77-02-27.bertrando.vernon.10378.sbeok.shnf - the show itself is a total SCORCHER!!! Maybe better than the night before ;)

So far, I've gone through that, the March Winterland run, and am currently listening to 4/22 at the Spectrum (the first show of the 77 Spring tour, proper - Got my Mojo Working!) All have been great! I'm looking forward to getting DaP 29 into the rotation, then moving on to revisiting the Get Shown the Light box. However, I find that these early 77 shows are special - I know I haven't spent much time in pre-May 77 (other than Swing,) and these shows all sound fresh and exciting. I especially like the early Estimated Prophets - averaging around 9 minutes, with little Bobby histrionics... just exactly perfect!

Anyway, stay warm out there, DeadLand! Dave's 29 should be here soon!

Peace

Oh, one more thing, non-Dead related... I am about 30 pages from finishing _Moby Dick_. I'd never read it, but goddamn, it is an incredible book! I feel like I am reading a book about everything under the sun that also happens to focus on whales and whaling. Sometimes, the classics are deserving of their status, and few American novels are as classic as ol' Moby Dick!

Moby

I also avoided it diligently till I more or less had to read it at gunpoint in grad school, and like you I was kinda stunned by how good it was.

Drumbeat and In The Heart Of The Sea

Right on Otis, way to keep the drumbeat into 2019 alive and well.

I, too, read Moby Dick in school at some point but your memory is better than mine.

The 2015 movie "In The Heart of the Sea" is worth a visit too.. it's a movie based on the interview between Thomas Nickerson and Herman Melville and focuses on the real events and was the source material for the movie Moby Dick.

Moby Dick

I enjoyed reading Moby Dick as a kid, but I still get blown away by Bonzo's audio version of that title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-42mu1D9Y

Dear fellow Deadheads

I highly highly highly recommend giving 3/18/67 a listen.

I would love a Normanizing of this show.

Extremely high energy.

Enjoy...

Call me incredulous

Wow, I check in here just to celebrate receiving two shipping notices yesterday (DaP 29 and DP 36) and I find a conversation about Moby Dick busting out. I love this place (usually).

I wrote my master’s thesis on Melville, so I feel compelled to chime in. Pro tip: If you are reading Moby Dick for the first time and you find yourself getting bogged down in a chapter, skip it. Don’t let the minutiae of cetology deter you from the bigger picture of the narrative.

And yes, I did say shipping notice for DP 36. Very pleased to fill in that gap in my collection, get yours before it’s Real Gone if you catch my drift.

Excited for Swing, thrilled about Fillmore East. Can’t wait for DaP 30 to land in May. Been toggling back and forth between ’70 and ’77 for the last few weeks now. Along with a smoking radio broadcast I discovered recently—Allman Brothers Live at the Cow Palace, December 31, 1973. If you like the Allmans, seek this one out—features Jerry and Billy jumping in for the final set. The Bo Diddly jam with Jerry is simply epic.

Great to see all the usual suspects filtering back in here and posting at pre-changeover levels.

The Brothers @ Cow Palace 12-31-73

Midnight Café has a wonderful version of this show available to grab.
:O)

Dave's Pick's 28

Dave's 28 is nearly identical to Road Trips Vol. 4, Boston Music Hall 6-9-76 in song selection, which is superior to Dave's 28. That is a big reason why I find it so unappealing.

My Mistake

I confused DaP 27, Boise ID w/ DaP28, Passaic NJ. Sorry.. hope I didn't offend.

The Capitol Theatre, #28 does have a pretty sweet Help on the Way>Slipknot>Franklins Tower and I think sounds just a touch better than Road Trips 4.5. Both really nice shows.. but the setlists don't overlap all that much.

Shipping notice received

But tracking number not loaded into the system yet.
I predict a Tuesday delivery.
This is gonna be aaawwweeeesssssooooommmmmeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

Bonzo’s Moby Dick

An excellent interpretation

Have to Ask

Rhythm Devils w/ the full Beast and the Beam or Moby Dick?

I prefer the psychedelic twist of our favorite double entendre.

The Beam, of course

Moby Dick is a ‘song’. It’s the same every time, just like Neil Pert.

Drums/ Space was a creative experience.

Although, now with D&C it’s very similar each night.

What Daverock said

Second that about the 1/22/78 show and how often when we keep our expectations in check we get pleasantly surprised.
I was of the mindset years ago that “I already have more dead than I’ll listen too” and became kinda closed minded about getting most stuff that either wasn’t on my short list and/or shows I wasn’t at, big mistake!
Luckily I was able to get turned onto copies of stuff that started to enlighten me to this lame shortsightedness. “If you get confused just listen to the music play”
Coming here also helped broaden my horizons to where now, I like all eras.
Fortunately, I’ve been very lucky/able to be able to start catching up on many releases, especially this past year, that I missed out on, but it’s cost me, and of course no bonus discs.
So yes Like Daverock states we all have favorites, and that probably won’t change much, but it’s all good ol GD, and now I’m thankful for every release, even ones that don’t blow me away. I’m grateful for every one and get something from them all.
This new way of thinking has really helped me enjoy and get reinvigorated about the dead in general, and specifically many years I had sort of written off. 76 being one example.
Recently, I’ve really been diggin the old stuff which it seems there has been a bit of a trend here lately. I gave up on most of that decades ago. Why? Because I never heard decent stuff from back then so I wrote it off, idiot!
So yeah 78 is not a favorite, but that 1/22/78 show is a perfect example about what I’m (hopefully) trying to explain, Don’t judge a show by its year!
“Sometimes you get shown the light....” and if not, you can always sell, miracle, trade or whatever. In other words 99% of the time you can’t go wrong with the Good ole GD!

“Be excellent to each other” and stay warm!

P.S. try to imagine if/when there are no new realeses, none!

Stay Warm

That ain’t no shit....6 miserable degeees here, but feels like -5....good news is I got my shipping notice this afternoon and hoping for a weekend delivery of GOGD and per the forecast a 50 degree hike in temperatures. Can’t wait for both, but would settle for The Swing....bring it!!!

Edit: Buses, bycicles, traffic lights, cross walks, it’s fucking dark in here and I can’t see the squares on my phone...am I a robot?

Neil Pert the same every time?....

....you know I rarely disagree with you icecrmcnkd, but, what? Now Phil Rudd? Maybe. Nicko McBrain? Definitely. But Pert?

Set Lists

I agree Jim, Dave's 28 does not have a set list that is close to RT 4.5. And while I love RT 4.5. Dave's 28 from a sound perspective is unbelievably good.

And of course most of us know, you can't judge a show by the set list, if you could, none of us would be here.

What an adventure!

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