May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

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March 20, 2017 - 9:58am

#3101

senorsenor

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RSD 2017?

Is there a GD Record Store Day release this year?
March 20, 2017 - 9:40am

#3102

icecrmcnkd

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Balloon rules

Rule #1Don't do balloons. Rule #2 If you are going to do balloons, at least sit down first.
March 20, 2017 - 9:37am

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@no particular place to go

I love how these forums seem to take unexpected twists and turns and yet stay true to spirit. I didn't know about Alpine Valley til I read it here. Hopefully they make renovations and reopen, the late 80's Dead runs there were amazing....I do agree that MSG and the Spectrum in the 90s seemed better than some smaller city venues. Not being a Phish head I had no idea about Treys collapse and the ugly scene there, but there are clearly parallels. Giants Stadium was a shitstorm each and every time I went, and not just for the Dead. If i recollect there was an Eagles, Santana and Heart show in maybe the mid 70's? A nightmare. Age certainly plays a factor. I was privileged to attend all three Chicago FTW shows. The scene was amazing, Shapiro took care of us, with sound, lighting, fireworks, video and roses. However, after the 7/5/15 show, I swore off Stadium shows. This summer, I'm hitting Burgettstown and SPAC for Mayer and Sons, but prefer a Brooklyn Bowl or Cap like atmosphere Phil type gathering. We have a bar here in Buffalo called Sportsmen's Tavern that brings in acts like New Riders (get well Dave Nelson), Alvin Lee, the Old Commander, Asleep at the Wheel etc., holds maybe 150 people, that's my idea of a show. TXR is on my bucket list as well. Sorry to ramble, but I got on a roll....Enjoy your Monday.
March 20, 2017 - 8:29am

#3104

80sfan

Joined:
April 17, 2015

east/west

I grew up in philly and saw many shows there –there were definitely times the lot had an element of an Eagles tailgate (especially with the balloons). I still loved it and miss it very much. I miss MSG & boston garden too. I don’t miss Giants Stadium. Not even for a second. Someone below mentioned the fathers day 95 show (infamous Wharf Rat show)…I was there and it was indeed very bleak. Happy I didn’t go out on that note though I was very close to packing it in after that one. All my dead shows were east coast/mid west. I moved to the bay area years after Jerry died (I’m back east now) and saw Phil and Friends, Rat Dog, etc a bunch of times. I even met Phil twice while I was out there. Very cool, laid back atmosphere. Made me wish I would have made the journey west when I was younger but time and money were a big factor.
March 20, 2017 - 8:23am

#3105

danc

Joined:
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people

My experience with the fans, cops, and ushers at Dead shows was great, overall. Rowdy was never a problem, or threat in NY, Philly, New England ie in the infamous hotspots. My only generalization about people is to say cops in New England cities could be really menacing to fans, in comparison to cops elsewhere. In Hartford and Providence, getting hassled or locked could have been random bad luck. I'm a NYer, and I saw the band all over the U.S. and beyond. I saw strange uncool incidents involving locals rarely but they happened all over the place over 18 years, including at the mellow Greek.
March 20, 2017 - 7:06am

#3106

JimInMD

Joined:
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Re: Alpine / Stevie Ray

Made it to Alpine Valley twice to see the dead. I do have a strange Alpine / Stevie Ray story though.. Me, my brother and a high school friend were coming back from a climbing trip in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota. Our last excursion was Devils Tower, then on our way home. We were heading to by my buddies fiancé's apt. in Chicago which brought us very close to Alpine Valley and we either ran out of gas or the battery died.. something like that. We had to push the car a distance (1/4 mile perhaps) to the service station which was very close to East Troy WI. In we go and the place was full of Stevie Ray fans getting gassed up, taking a leak etc. on their way home after the show. That was early morning on August 27th 1990 at about the exact time they made the announcement that his helicopter had crashed. I remember it well, we were basically driving most of the night to see my buddies gf before she went off to work in the morning, grab a couple hours sleep and finish the drive to Maryland from there.. We were surprised to see so many fun loving people at this gas station in those wee hours. We were talking to some kind folks asking what was going on, they were coming back from the show and they told us that his helicopter had crashed killing all on board leaving the show. It was foggy and apparently it crashed into the little ski hill there. Weird. RIP Stevie.
March 20, 2017 - 6:34am

#3107

chumdead

Joined:
August 25, 2008

Alpine Valley

Was very sad when i heard that Alpine is closed this year.I have many fond concert memories through the years.Dead,Stones,The Who,JGB,Stevie Ray,Clapton and many others.
March 20, 2017 - 6:25am

#3108

Thats_Otis

Joined:
May 12, 2011

One Way or Another...

...this darkness has got to give. As I have mentioned here before, I was only able to catch one show, 6/25/95 at RFK. As I was still so green, I didn't really notice anything amiss with the scene, and I was simply blown away by the spectacle of it all. Once Jerry passed, I really got into Phish, and I started seeing them regularly in 96, went on a couple of mini-tours, etc. It seems like everything you all are describing with the Dead scene happened to Phish after 2000 or so. The scene got SUPER sketchy leading up the "last" show/festival in Coventry, VT, and much like Jerry's decline, it seemed that the more f'd up Trey got, the more f'd up the scene was. The drugs got harder, the people got uglier, and everyone seemed to mistrust everyone else more and more. Thankfully, after their return, the scene was much more mellow and I have had some really great times the past few years. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the crowd-base is simply getting older... anyway, I am really looking forward to the MSG run this summer! @VGuy - the first time I ever went to the Philly Spectrum (Rectum) we parked my car in the lot and were just getting out when a guy next to us took a HUGE pull off of a balloon, then immediately passed out, fell backwards like a stone, and cracked his head open on the tailgate of his truck. His friends all laughed their asses off then realized he was seriously injured and ran to find some help. My tour buddy turns to me as simply says, "Welcome to fuckin' Philly." It turned out to be a great show, and I hope that guy was ok enough to make it in... but he certainly taught me a strong lesson about the hippie-crack.
March 20, 2017 - 6:03am

#3109

guit30

Joined:
May 1, 2009

Not rowdy in 70s

I saw the Dead from 72-78 and I was finished with shows. and the Dead. For a while, anyway. The Dead shows in the 70s, the people were all cool. My friends all liked the Dead, There would usually be 6-10 of us going to a show. At the Spectrum, the Dead showswere usually dance concerts, which meant the floor had no chairs. You could sit or stand ,Of course, there was a cloud of something and people were super friendly. There was a lot of time between songs, there was a reason for 77 being great, that I haven't seen mentioned. They put out 4 great albums between 73-77. Wake Of the Flood, Mars Hotel, Blues for Allah and Terrapin Station. My favorite Dead LPs. I remember the mornings after a Dead Show, I would walk to a park near my apt , and just feel refreshed.
March 19, 2017 - 9:53pm

#3110

Vguy72

Joined:
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A cop in every aisle?....

....at a Dead show? Well, that would be disconcerting....

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

kate_c.

i've seen two of your posts in one weekcomplaining about someone's negative comments-guess what, when someone has an opinion that is not aligned with your thoughts,even if it's about someone setting a price for something they selling or the band is slop before pigpen.its gonna be negative.it's their prerogative to say it's not worth it or no thanks.i think it's your emotional immaturity to anything negative or something you don't agree with.you could have left it to-"that's your opinion and i don't agree."instead you feel it's necessary to put someone down.earth without rain is a desert.

My Favorite Version

I just love this.

Pauses between tracks?

Hi all, A technical issue I'm hoping to resolve: Recently ordered this set, promptly downloaded the CDs to my iTunes collection. Getting 1-2 second pauses between most of the tracks which disturbs the flow of the music. Does anyone know what might be causing this, and how to fix it? Gareth

Gareth

It’s most likely caused by a setting in iTunes. Go into the iTunes preferences and see what is listed for import settings, as well as for playback settings.If you still can’t fix it then google it, there should be instructions somewhere.

Testing

1,2

Recommendations for a Newly Grateful Deadhead?

To icecrmcnkd, Thank you for your reply, much appreciated! If I may, I'd like to followup with a second question: it was only a year ago that I first discovered the Grateful Dead, and I'd love to hear recommendations from older fans about which live albums to listen to next? Thanks again, Gareth

Gareth

Real gone music is reissuing the Road Trip series. https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-road-trips-vol-4-…

Gareth

Newly Grateful Recommendations

You know, Gareth, it really comes down to what you like about the Dead... When I put in the Dead, I rarely want to listen to songs, so to speak. I tend to go for the long, inspired jams. For this, I would suggest the Winterland 1973 boxed set as No. 1, so far... though in general, shows from the 1973-1974 will be your best bet for this... That said, there are gems of shows throughout the years, though I've never personally been impressed by anything later than 1977. May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition) is a great collection from this year. I also really love One from the Vault, Sunshine Daydream, & Dick's Picks, Vol. 14... The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is an all-too-looked-over gem, too. Finally, if you can afford it, I'd recommend getting a copy of the Pacific NW '73-'74 boxed set while it's still available on this site. When these sell out on dead.net, they price-inflate like crazy to 2x their original cost or more.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Get Shown the Light, the box with the book, was limited to 15,000 copies, I read somewhere.But I can’t find anything on the All Music Edition that’s still available. Can somebody tell me how many of those were printed?

Best digital format?

So, I'm totally showing my newbie-ness, but when the formats are digital, which is the best to download? I'm thinking about uploading to iphone for maximum bluetoothing. Also, is the first selection a CD collection of the four shows? I didn't see it listed behind the All Music Edition, so I figured it must be sold out.

Schrodd, formats

16/44.1 is CD format, so you could convert to WAV or AIFF on a computer and burn CDs if you wanted to, as well as have the digital file on a music player.

The higher resolution files are for a computer or music player. If you wanted to burn CDs from those files you would lose the higher resolution that you paid more for.

Holiday of a lifetime?

First time I've ever seen R.I.P. included in the name of a firm pushing you to go on holiday ! Maybe its a plug for euthanasia.

maybe

they thought they were going for dead people as a marketing niche. Dead heads, dead people, I'm so confused... Anyway, they're gone for the moment.

Hi there, I downloaded the…

Hi there,

I downloaded the ALAC of this digital download but when I import into iTunes it is not recognizing the artist or songs and not creating an album. For the same ALAC download for Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set it worked perfectly in iTunes. Why does this download now import correctly? Thanks if anyone knows or can help.

Howdydoody

You should ask on the Dave's Picks 30 thread…there's more people on there and very few if any on here…hope it helps.

will do! thank you.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Since they sold out of the regular box set with all the bells and whistles, and had a huge demand, Dead.Net is selling an All Music Edition that "...only includes the 11 CDs in four folios and a booklet of liners, housed in a simple slipcase."

So, still the four shows, just without the special packaging and the unpublished book. This time, the order went through. Nothing on the website about this also being a limited release -- it's not numbered, but they don't specify if it's another set amount.

May 77 - Henryben

Excellent news ! I wonder if they will re-release other box sets in this format that originally sold out. Fillmore West 1969 is the one I sadly missed out on and would shell out for in a heartbeat.

Does somebody have problems with tracking number?

Hello,
I've purchased the fantastic Lyceum LPs more than a month ago and still nothing arrived.
I've searched for the tracking number done by the GD store on the DHL site but nothing appears.
I've yet written to the customer helpdesk, but I'm curious if somebody encountered my same problem.
Thanks a lot,
Fabianope

Fabian

Send a PM to Marye, she can help.

yes please

Fabian, send me a PM and I'll see if the Doc can shed some light here.

Fabian

Just to state the obvious, they are indeed fantastic records. I am half way through 5/25/72 at the moment - one that no-one really mentions. Probably because of the night after, which is a shame as it's a great show in it's own right. Curious "Good Lovin" - 14min 53 seconds, and no Pigpen rap - he just sings the opening the verses and the closing ones some 12 minutes later. In between we have spot on r'n'b jamming like no-one else.

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