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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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  • #1151
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    so good

    This release is something else. The sound quality, energy, musicianship and positive groove. Very thankful for this beautiful music. It's what helps keep this life amazing!

  • #1152
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    re: Sugaree...

    ...I mean, the question is then, what is the best Sugaree ever?

    I would daresay the one off of Dick's Picks 3 from 5/22/77. That sucker is a country-pickin' barn burner and I would love to be challenged here.

    Sixtus

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    Off that More Blood collection I LOVE the 7th cut on disc 1, "you're a big girl now". That cut is a billion times better that the one on the album. Simple guitar and Bob's voice sounds so mournful. The echo reverb off the album really sucks.

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    Sugaree

    ...and who doesn't like a good Sugaree? A song that seems to have lived one of the better afterlives with so many great covers performed by a wealth of disparate artists and expressive renditions.

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    Dew? No, Sugaree

    Nice count on the Dew point. I had a request last night from a woman I work with, she wants all the Sugarees. This came to over 15 gigs of space. They added up to 134 hours of "Sug". Out of 703 cuts of Sugaree, 408 are by the Grateful Dead. (there are some dup's in that count since my search will find audience copies and official release copies) The other 300-ish versions are JGB, Phil & Friends, Walker 7, The Dead, Furthur and more. I put them in date of show order.

    She better really like Sugaree :-)

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    Dylan's "Up To Me"....

    ....it speaks volumes about an artists talent Dennis, when a song THAT good is in the unreleased category of one's work. Incredible song.

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    DaP 29 - The Dew

    ..and how about that Morning Dew standing all by itself at the end of the release. A powerful testament to the balance of power and finesse they had mastered by 1977. The recording shines here too, and it represents the sonic upgrade surprise contained in this release. Remarkable.

    Of the 60 shows played in 77, they only played Morning Dew five times or 8%. Morning Dew is unique in the respect that it was pretty much played throughout their career (starting January of 1967 through 1995 with the only gap being the hiatus year, but they really did not play it that often, on average one in ten shows and much less in some years.

    I'm not sure how this table will paste in, but the following shows the number of shows by year, the # of Dews and the percentage of shows that year where Morning Dew was played. It seemed they only pulled it out when it met the occasion in some way.

    Year Shows Dew % Dew
    1965 15 0 0.0%
    1966 106 0 0.0%
    1967 122 6 4.9%
    1968 131 7 5.3%
    1969 150 39 26.0%
    1970 149 22 14.8%
    1971 83 8 9.6%
    1972 85 16 18.8%
    1973 72 15 20.8%
    1974 40 3 7.5%
    1975 4 0 0.0%
    1976 41 3 7.3%
    1977 60 5 8.3%
    1978 82 1 1.2%
    1979 76 1 1.3%
    1980 87 4 4.6%
    1981 86 7 8.1%
    1982 62 8 12.9%
    1983 66 7 10.6%
    1984 64 9 14.1%
    1985 71 7 9.9%
    1986 46 2 4.3%
    1987 86 17 19.8%
    1988 80 13 16.3%
    1989 73 9 12.3%
    1990 74 8 10.8%
    1991 91 8 8.8%
    1992 55 9 16.4%
    1993 81 8 9.9%
    1994 85 8 9.4%
    1995 47 4 8.5%
    ___________________
    Total 2,370 254 10.7%

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    Remix v. Remaster

    Thanx for the education but I'm aware of the difference. Remix for us deadheads would be the 1971 versions of Anthem and Aoxomoxoa. Remastered on the other hand is what The Stones do every 2 or 3 years to get us to by the same title again hahaha.
    As I said the Dead don't call the reissue of Vault 2 a remaster, but an upgd referring to the extra tracks, liner notes and hdcd. Hdcd by itself is not a remaster if you don't do anything with the original. But it's irrelevant we're both happy with the newer one and I've seen these discussions degenerate into silly ugliness which I don't believe either of us is interested in. To be honest I don't know why they bother since it isn't being supported and few have it. They should have gone with dual disc SACD at least the hardware is still available. I just bought a new 5 disc sacd player carousel 3 months ago

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    This release sounds awesome!

    “Just thought you’d like to know” (PF The Wall).

    Roll away the dew.....

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    Track names

    My computer was not connected to the internet and the files came up with no names.
    So, I don’t think that there is embedded metadata.
    Just Count Vlad continuing to try to screw with Deadheads via the internet.

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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.

There's another one from Bob's place on Midnight Cafe that's really something if you're interested.
3-17-75
It's got the boys doing multiple versions of Music Never Stopped, Stronger Than Dirt & a bunch of jams. Also several versions of Low Down Payment & Homeward Through The Haze with David Crosby.
Great stuff in really great quality. One of my favorites. A must have.
Get some...
EDIT~o.k. I just tried to look it up and can't find it. It might still be in there somewhere, I'm probably not using the correct search terms (I labeled mine as GD w/ D Crosby).
If ya can't find it but want it, drop me a pm and we'll work it out.
:O)

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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 19:22

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Both are also available on Midnight Café if ya want 'em.
Just punch in-Grateful Dead Warfield
-Grateful Dead Radio City Music Hall
and they should come up. Mostly soundboards without the officially released stuff and some aud. stuff as well. Enjoy
:O)

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 20:03

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....It's my newest, favorite thing ever! Grate intermission music between Vegas Golden Knights periods. ✌️Thanks That's_Otis!

Thanks for the heads up about the 1999 Party. Its been out on cd for a while, but its a great album, recorded straight from the eye of the hurricane. Definitely a temptress on vinyl.
The mono Saucerful of Secrets could be interesting, too. Especially as the mono version of Piper at the Gates of Dawn is so much better than the stereo release.

I've just had a look at the RSD releases myself, and Gong Live at The Bataclan 1973 perfectly compliments the above two albums. Perfect soundtrack for floating in space.

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 06:23

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Here's what I have – repeated some of what's already been mentioned and added a couple more:

Recorded at ACE’s (Bob Weir’s Studio), Mill Valley:
2/28/75: https://archive.org/details/gd1975-02-28.sbd.smith.93779.sbeok.flac16
3/17/75: https://archive.org/details/gd75-03-17.sbd.vernon.10111.sbeok.shnf
3/21/75: https://archive.org/details/gd75-03-21.sbd.backus.14288.sbeok.shnf
3/26/75: https://archive.org/details/gd75-03-26.sbd.backus.14289.sbeok.shnf
4/17/75: https://archive.org/details/gd75-04-17.sbd.backus.14291.sbeok.shnf/gd19…

Recorded at CLUB FRONT, San Rafael:
6/5/75: https://archive.org/details/gd75-06-05.sbd.hanno.21936.sbeok.shnf

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Submitted by daverock on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 06:44

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Absolutely-100% gold standard. I am not one for queueing, so I hope it will be possible to buy these albums online at some point. Maybe I should stand in line this year to make sure. Only 800 copies of this one, too-good job Twink isn't a household name.

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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 06:52

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My pleasure!

Anyone else hear the "TLEO>NFA Jam" more as an embryonic "Supplication"? At first I thought I heard TLEO, but now, all I can hear is Supplication (with a healthy dose of NFA...)

Peace

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 13:14

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There is a track on BHS locust abortion technician

A song in thai
Altered to repeat a vulgar word
"Dedicated to one little lady"

Some people can be assholes i tell you

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 13:39

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Listening to the Fillmore West 3/2/69 show on its 50th anniversary here. The Alligator Jam reminded me of The Seven.

September 29, 1969

https://archive.org/details/gd69-09-29.aud.early.hollister.79.sbeok.shn…

same version with images on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCtfQPD73Zc

March 21, 1970 (much shorter, out of Viola Lee)

https://archive.org/details/gd70-03-21.early.lee.pcrp.20184.sbeok.shnf/…

SIXTUS - thanks for the scoop on the Bouncy Jam - I'm sure I have that somewhere, and it's going right on to Scattered Bones.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 15:14

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3-2-69
3-1-69
2-28-69
2-27-69
2-26-77

I had been hoping for 2-28-69 on vinyl this year for RSD. Kind of let down.....

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 16:12

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*Disc 1
1 Dire Wolf (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
2 Dark Hollow (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
3 I’ve Been All Around This World (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
4 Cassidy (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
5 China Doll (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
6 On The Road Again (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
7 Bird Song (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
8 The Race Is On (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
9 Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)
10 Ripple (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/9/80)

*Disc 2
1 On The Road Again (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
2 It Must Have Been The Roses (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
3 Monkey And The Engineer (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
4 Jack-A-Roe (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
5 Dark Hollow (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
6 To Lay Me Down (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
7 Heaven Help The Fool (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
8 Bird Song (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)
9 Ripple (Warfield, San Francisco, CA 10/10/80)

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 17:27

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:)))

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Submitted by kevinbrandon on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 18:47

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I managed to almost squeeze in all 4 shows from the Fillmore on their 50th Anniversary. I forgot how great those shows sounded. I need to break those out more often. If you have a chance and I know they are PRICEY on Ebay, you won't be disappointed. They are really worth it if you can manage to get your hands on this Box. They are worth it alone for the 4 times THE ELEVEN is played.

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Submitted by direwulf on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 02:56

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RSD Grateful Dead releases are listed in the .pdf without quantities, does that mean they are unlimited or undetermined numbers so far?

Also, Bob and Wolf Bros. show in Northampton the other night was most excellent. Highly recommend this tour if you missed the last one.

According to The Guardian newspaper, dated 3/2/2019,

"The death this week of Andre Previn, one of the few world famous classical musicians to be also entirely at home as a performer of improvised jazz, coincided with the 50th anniversary of a run of shows by The Grateful Dead that produced one of the finest recordings of collective rock improvisation."

This was a view published in the national mainstream press. Another indication of how unbelievable it is that these shows are still largely unavailable.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 07:50

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Icecreamconeheadkid - I was also bummed about not seeing 2/28/69 this year. I don't even have a functioning system to support a turntable, but I was ready to pull the trigger if it looked like we'd be getting all 4 in 4 years.

Brandon - it's funny, I damn near wrote the exact same thing you did yesterday about the 4 versions of the The Eleven. Captcha was kicking my butt though, so I made a quick getaway.

Anyone find an Eleven better than Two From The Vault? The previous night at the Shrine 8/23 gets a lot of fanfare, but I'm missing something in that one, compared to 8/24. Seems like the jamming and vocals are not as tight on 8/23 (but as far as Elevens go, it's still top-shelf). I also like 11/2/69 quite a bit. I think that's the one. Jerry gives a vocal "whooooooooa!" in the transition from St. Stephen, it's really intense in the car with the volume turned up to....(Dr. Evil pinky grin).

Gotta multi-year mix going with some French Roast. Things couldn't be better, as far as moments go.

Shakedown - Rocking the Cradle '78

Iko Iko > - DaP 12 '77
Stella

Chinacat Sun Rider - DP 23 '72 (Jerry on Fire alert)
Bird Song

The Other One - Anthem of the Moon '67 (i.e. the 10/22/67 live show from the Anthem re-release)

Dark Star > - 2/18/71
Wharf Rat >
Dark Star

Jam - Ladies & Gentlemen '71
Midnight Hour

New Potato Caboose - Download Series 3/17/68
China Cat >
The Eleven

Eyes Of The World - One From The Vault '75

Truckin' > 30 Trips '75
The Eleven Jam

Schoolgirl > Fillmore East 2/11/69

UJB - 30 Trips '74

Brokedown Palace - Winterland 1973 Complete Recordings
Loose Lucy
Here Comes Sunshine

Lovelight - E72 5/24/72

Capchka on vacation today.

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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 09:28

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I LOVE that 67 bonus that came with the Anthem 50th release! Primordial Dead, for sure!

I'm having a nice Sunday here in B'more too... playing some games with the wife (just destroyed her at Yahtzee... now on to domination of Essos in Game of Thrones RISK - that's a LONG player, for sure!) Also, I picked up some Jai-Alai IPAs from Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL.) Sure, I've already had one, don't judge ;)

Found it only appropriate to put on the Hunter Matrix of 6/24/74 at Jai-Alai Fronton. What a unique show! It definitely has moments that are a little shaky, but it's just such a quirky little gem, with some truly fierce playing throughout. 1st closes with WRS>China Doll, the 2nd set opens with a gorgeous little Jam>Ship of Fools... oh, there's the only (I think) Let it Rock, and a Dark Star>Spanish Jam too. Good stuff. Methinks this would make a good pick, but then again, what about Santa Fe? :)

Here's a link: https://archive.org/details/gd1974-06-23.mtx.seamons.105867.flac24

Anyone interested in getting a copy, PM me!

Happy Sunday, DeadLand!

Peace

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Submitted by nitecat on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 10:29

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Lovemygirl, thanks for the set list. Looks like this is kinda a new release since the original Arista release selected songs from the entire Warfield and Radio City runs.

....my radar pinged. We need to get a petition going. They played there three times, and all three are grate. I'll buy two, if that helps. You people know how to get my attention. Love Risk as well. Old school rules though. Not the new ones. Huge difference....Go Knights Go!! It's time to drop the puck.
....edit. Anyone know how to make the Bouncey Jam a smartphone ringtone?

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Submitted by cosmicdavid on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 13:12

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Just for the anticipation alone. We are getting new DaPs, we have a new Garcia box on the way, more Dead boxes for sure, all of us have tickets coming in to our various events, we get to see our friends in our favorite settings.....god dammit this is better than Christmas. Good times abound!

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 16:41

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...hello everyone, hope everyone is having a ‘grateful’ Sunday safe and comfy.
I can’t remember the quantity but I think the vinyl is 4,600 and the 2CD is 2,600, I don’t want to confirm this statement because of memory problems because of medical. I’ll have to look into that...
I was listening to 4/16/72 at the university in Denmark. The fifth show performed during the Grateful Dead’s Europe 72’ Tour which was released in the box-set as # 5 !!!
Great recording made and saved/preserved inside a university. ;)
Really love the energy and playing from the whole band and on top of that Jerry is just sweet as roses IMO. Have s safe grateful loving evening, god bless brothers n sisters : )

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 17:21

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I'm familiar with the Jai-Alai 6/24 Dark Star and the Let It Rock I think was the one released as a bonus track. Would love to check out the whole shebang. Will PM you.

yeah, that Anthem bonus show is a nice little gem, especially considering there's only, what, one other official 1967 complete performance (30 Trips). If you're interested (or anyone), I shared out a link to some unique cover art I made for that 10/22/67 show, aka "Anthem Of The Moon"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ITFK1x4ZBQm1E5QtlehlJjWybgKpxZwc/view?…

Nothing like a rousing game of Risk. I've been looking for the version I grew up on, where the single armies are y shaped and the group of 10 armies look like an asterisk. tough find, even on Ebay.

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 17:38

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Don’t think anyone had mentioned this one today, but it’s certainly worthy....I blasted it through my neighborhood at 9:00am this morning while shoveling the latest round of winter with nothing but stems and caps.....followed it up with the complete show from 03/03/81 at the Cleveland Music Hall...both phenomenal and played directly from the archive....my driveway is now shoveled and my garage is clean 😊

https://archive.org/details/gd68-03-03.aud.vernon.9374.sbeok.shnf

Then back inside to the fire and Jimmy Cliff, and now velvet underground....Max’s KC...so, so good!

Happy Sunday Dead Peeps...hope its been good to you!

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 22:11

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I discovered most bands 10 - 20 years after they were well established, and Iron Maiden was no exception. I remember buying Genesis Foxtrot (my first Gabriel era release) and The Number of the Beast in Spring '93. What a couple of solid albums. Man I wish I could go back. First year tripping too. Couple times on acid, couple times on mushrooms. The best time was when it wasn't overpowering and we hit some keg parties. Nothing better than being half lit with five buddies, wandering around a keg party house. I swear I horcruxed that night and left part of my mind in that psychedelic half-world with some of the best friends I'll meet in this place. Who drove that night? I'm pretty sure they didn't indulge. Or did they? Wait a minute.... O'Dowd drove the Bronco off an embankment...did I say wait, my seat belt's not on yet? I'm beginning to think we didn't make it out of that one...

Black Peter, Pacific Northwest 6/26/73. Billy chauffeurs them straight through it - feels like double time, with some of the best ride symbol I've heard the man use. Garcia just Garcia's the shit out of it like another day at the office, and all the sudden I'm into Black Peter for the first time.

...I’m so grateful we have this community feeling going on again. To be honest after the Dead.net up-dated face lift went into effect I was worried that our community we had going on here for quit some time st that point, I had thoughts that it was all over, it seemed everyone ran away but in reality I believe most of us were just confused, scared and even maybe feared the new websites lay-out and programing...lol ha ha any way slowly but surly people/members started signing in again, first mostly about the recent Daves picks issues and then forum members helping/informing the Dead.net website team & Mayre what to fix or attend to any issues concerning navigating the new site...and our Community is back and L I V I N! What makes a great community is the community. I’m so grateful for everyone’s involvement on this board , thank you to all my brothers n sisters, god bless an remember everyone , Smild Smile Smile! Rock on my friends!.... :)

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 09:13

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*2LP
RSD Exclusive 2019/Ltd. to 6500

*2CD
RSD Exclusive 2019/Ltd. to 3500
CD

...here is the info on how many copies are being produced/made for RSD Grateful Dead 2019...
Everyone have a grateful day ! ; )
...today I’ve been listening to Daves Picks #24 Berkeley Community Theater, August 25th 1972. To be honest, the sound of Phil’s bass doesn’t bother me at all when I playback my copy #9646/16500...what it/sound all comes down too in my book is the “Equipment” being used to play back the recorded performances and the environment/setting also plays a big role in the over all sound being produced. I starting to ramble on rose lol ha ha... take care everyone !
Peace be with you all... ;)

Stoltzy, great choice. Was at this one but don’t recall many specifics. Had a great time, loved it etc, Remember where we went after the show, but not so much show specifics? Also, never have gotten around to hearing this show even after all these years. Seems the last couple of years it keeps showing up more and more....finally have checked some of it out......personally think it would make a good Dave’s, probably better than that Boulder show they put out?
Believe someone said here recently there are good 2 track vault tapes through the end of 81?
Come on Dave! “Let’s get on the road again”

Site Traffic: my theory is timing played a part in why things slowed down so much. Many of us get extremely busy going into the the holiday season. Add the time and frustration of trying to navigate the new site and perhaps others like myself just didn’t have time to stop in and say Hi etc. I know I lurked most days but didn’t have time to post or hang out. Just a theory? Main thing is that things have been well here, folks have been playing nice and most of the regulars seem to be back...of course we miss Doc, and Bolo. Haven’t heard from my bizarro Seinfeld Twin oroboros in a while either 😉 Time for some more stories son!

Fall 73; all y’all had some great posts going the other day but we were deep in the midst of moving so no time to reply. Hopefully another week and we’ll get the acme LSD2000 music server fired back up. Been almost six months with no proper tunes!! The Horror! SIX MONTHS!!
Yeah, so saw those posts about the 73 Winterland Box etc. Someone stated how these seem to go under the radar, which I agree with but often wonder why? Amazing shows, total badass DS.
That’s one of my favorite boxes, Hell the Fall 73 tour is imho one of the best overall tours ever! Right up there with 2/69, E72, Winterland 74. Makes me wonder about the early fall 73 tour with the horns. I had a copy of I believe it was Buffalo way back when, but someone pilfered it from me. Have never heard much else from that tour and don’t recall anyone here speaking about any of those shows? I know the band was a little disappointed that they all didn’t mesh better, but considering how good the band was then you’d think there’d be some tasty shit in there they could put out?
If so that might make an interesting box, or how about a box of the unrealesed stuff from the last ten shows of the tour? Probably my all time biggest bummer is I missed out on the 12/6/73 bonus disc since I only recently was able to purchase Boxilla. Doooooooooo Think that 10/19/73 might be my favorite Dicks, or as Jim would say until whatever I listen to next 😎
Loved those 75 jams this weekend too, thanks for that, at least had something groovy on the iPad to schlep to.

NEXT BOX; so will we get the early Box this year or later release, or gulp, perhaps a double box release?
Not sure how stoked I’d be for the fall 80s box some here were talking about. I’m sure I’d dig it, but probably wouldn’t get a lot of use comparatively......
How bout a smaller pre 1970 early Box say 69 for 50th, and a bigger (rest of?) fall 89 for that tours 30th?
I know some will start whining immediately, but deep down I’ll always hope/wish for a summer 85 box even if it only sounds as good as the Riverbend 30 trips release. Man that was a fun/great tour!

Ok dead people, play nice and stay warm. Hopefully springs just around the corner. Remember back in the G.O.D when we’d all be jumping outta our skins about now as spring tour would be right around the corner?
PS: Charlie don’t hurt yourself with all that shoveling!

first set outstanding

2nd set seems a little underdeveloped, but no complaints

ever gone through a car wash listening to the GD? I did yesterday. trippy.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 14:31

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Funny timing, listened to the first two discs from 11/11/73 earlier this afternoon and then put on disc 3 with the cool Dark Star and I see the post from Oroborous referencing that very same badass DS. I will second the sentiment. Actually listened to all three shows from that Winterland '73 box over the last few days, and all are top shelf. Kind of realized I was fiending a little for new releases and maybe not enjoying the ones I already had, so I am in the process of revisiting some of the older boxes and such, so far breaking out the first May '77 box and the Spring '90 TOO box and the studio remasters box sets, Golden Road and Beyond Description. I think next up is Blues for Allah with the '75 jams that folks have been so keen on lately. Thanks to Sixtus for pointing out that they are the jams released on the remastered BFA from the Beyond Description, I find that I really don't have a clear idea of what all of the extras are on those remastered releases. Also noticed the talk of Reckoning / One for the Faithful, and I expect I will be giving that one a spin soon as well, been a while.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 14:51

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Just hitting the transition from the badass DS into the equally badass Eyes from 11/11/73. Man I love '73.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 16:02

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Would love the 89 fall idea and of course they recorded the whole tour through spring 1990 with that Le Mobile recording truck. However, our prospects are looking dimmer and dimmer the further we get into March for a Spring release. September is looking like a strong possibility again this year. 😫

An under-rated year with some recording issues. I always liked 08/12/81 Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT.

I think there are audience patches, but the soundboard portion sounds exceptionally clean and crisp.. highlights are the 1st set Althea and the Scarlet/Fire and MDew, but the whole show is tight and well played. A great show from the early Brent years.

I could definitely do a deep dive into 81 and 82 and come up with some nice gems. In all honesty, now that so many shows have been officially released I spend less time listening to the wealth of great shows that have not passed through Jeffrey Norman's hands.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 07:09

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I enjoy some '81. I wish the tapes sounded as good as they did in 77 (or at least DaP 8). Jerry's voice still has a lot of that glint in it from the 70s. Weir was still singing very well, and not quite doing the scream thing. Some great Shakedown Streets too, and Feel Like a Stranger was in its prime - love the Moog riff from Brent - wonder if he wrote that? I enjoy the 30 Trips Around the Sun show from Cornell. Some lengthy patches hurt in places - the UJB encore comes to mind. But I guess my point is there are a lot great performances in 81 that I've heard spread out among different shows. While I'm usually not a fan of the cherry picking nature of a lot of the Road Trips series, I think that approach suits a year like 81, where there is a lot of uneven audio quality. Just my two cents. I guess to sum it up I would say, would that there were more high quality recordings from that year, because there is a lot of great content. IMHO 1981 is a perfect year to make a 6 CD set culled together from the very best in audio and performance gigs. There's althea's in there, there's some interesting jams featuring brendt B3, and there are some new takes on old classics, which was par for the course just due to the change in personnel that took place when Brent joined the band.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 08:25

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that would be sooooo cool.

primal Primal GD

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 09:24

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Mbarilla & Stolzfus inspired me to track down what's available on the archive from 4/24/66 – only 2 tracks plus 5 others from 4/22 along with other gems from the amazingly dosed blur of 1966:
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-XX-XX.sbd.GEMS.81254.flac16

While reading L. Rosley's review there, I noticed his link for browsing the Dead by year on the LMA/Archive. Probably nothing new to many, but I'd never seen the link before. Just in case:
https://archive.org/browse.php?collection=GratefulDead&field=%2Fmetadat…

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 10:18

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Hey Now All-

Would anyone be willing to share digital copies of the Spring 90 Boxes with me? I had digital copies of both boxes at one time, but lost them last year in hard drive crash. I've been able to recover most of what I have lost with some help from some kind folks here, but the Spring Boxes and 30 Trips still allude me. I do have my eye on the 30 trips "All Music version" but can't pull the trigger just yet.

Any help would be appreciated.....I would like to listen to these shows throughout March and April if possible.

Thanks in advance!

KCJ

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Submitted by CaseyJanes on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 16:14

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Man there are a lot of real cool folks on this site...you just got to poke around...

Now Spinning Ween: 12 Golden Country Grates...if you’ve never heard Ween, this is a fun one to start with and a great change of pace from the serious jams that we all love! It’s a regular for me...on volume 10 now.....wifes still at work...my poor daughter....

Edit: and if if you don’t end up liking Ween...”.you can piss up a rope, put on your shoes start truckin”....just fuckin around of course but I love that line!

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