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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February 21, 2017 - 2:36pm

#3831

raguz13

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box sets

What does this have to do with Trump iko
February 21, 2017 - 2:27pm

#3832

Dazer

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Outpost, your opinion, for what it's worth...

...is pure gold. It's transparent. It's respectful. It's the way deadheads deserve to be treated. I would only add that LIMITED editions should still be LIMITED to 2 per person, at least for the first month.
February 21, 2017 - 2:16pm

#3833

KeithFan2112

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Folio

folio * an individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume. re: PRINTING the page number in a printed book. a sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages) of a book.
February 21, 2017 - 2:13pm

#3834

outpost

Joined:
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my opinion ... for what it's worth

I'm in the UK, I was lucky to get the Limited box ordered without too much hassle. Looking forward to it, and this news about the AME doesn't change anything for me ..... I've been able to get all of the boxes over the years, including FW69, Europe '72, Spring '90. I opted for the USB version of 30 Trips, rather than the box, and couldn't be happier, and I have all the Dick's and Dave's Picks, Download Series et al ..... (you get the picture)However, I feel GDM could avoid all the real or perceived grievances by offering all these releases, in different formats, as do many other bands: 1. Limited Box, with all the trimmings 2. Limited USB, with Special packaging 3. Special Vinyl Versions 4. All Music Edition, with the basics 5. Digital Downloads, in FLAC, ALAC, AAC and MP3 formats (as Bandcamp do) You then takes your choice
February 21, 2017 - 1:54pm

#3835

Mytime

Joined:
July 2, 2015

folios

who knows. it can't be too bad though, because the artwork is also part of the spinoff all music edition.
February 21, 2017 - 1:54pm

#3836

Lightfoot510

Joined:
April 19, 2016

terrapinjam99---->

In my head, I think the folio is going to look a lot like the July 78 box set shows inside the box, as well as the previous may 77 box set. Those tall, almost DVD case looking things. As far as the slip case, Im not sure I know where theyre going with that.
February 21, 2017 - 1:52pm

#3837

cbgd21

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November 1, 2010

Back @ ya rgergelis

Just to confirm, you're referring to July '78?
February 21, 2017 - 1:42pm

#3838

terrapinjam99

Joined:
February 21, 2017

"in four folios , in a simple slipcase" ???

Ok, can someone please tell what this means " in four folios and a booklet of liners, housed in a simple slipcase. " What is a "folio" ? And what do they mean by "simple slipcase" - a visual of this would be nice .
February 21, 2017 - 1:41pm

#3839

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@cbgd21

I believe the Betty Boards of these shows are worthy...the flac24 does the music justice, sorry I don't have a hard copy CD to offer.
February 21, 2017 - 1:37pm

#3840

Lewisburg41471

Joined:
October 31, 2016

AME of Get Shone the Light

I was amazed when the email for this showed up. I was lucky: redirected to Rhinostore Thursday evening, got in the order, got a confirmation, got a "pending" transaction notice from AMEX, and there it sits in order status, "not yet shipped." But given the experience, I thought of trying to order another, to be "safe." Glad I did not succumb to the high speed wobble that was going on in Deadland. I don't know what a "true" deadhead is. I do know that, having let several boxes slide by and later deciding to purchase them from 3rd parties, it is not done on the cheap, especially for unopened boxes. I did pick up all of Europe 72 via single purchases, most from dead.net, with only 3 or 4 going at ourageous amounts. Winterland 73 goes for not much over original retail; Winterland 77 and the first 90 box are painful, but I made the decision and did not regret it. Got Fillmore West 69 when it came out; that's also very pricey now. May 77 may be a relative bargain compared to those I mentioned. I may be sacrilegious here, but I never liked tapes, going back to mid-60's, due to all of the potential problems with magnetized heads showing up for no reason despite de-magnetizing, and other stuff that could turn a good tape into something that sounded as if it had been recorded underwater. So, I like cds, and they have gotten much better in sound over 30 years. Plus, I have not gotten to the point where I've tried to add a bunch of software to be able to download stuff from archive.org., partly because, as the audiophile store folks here say about digital music equipment, Apple does not play well with others. I can manage the indulgence and the cost, although I won't pick up everything. No "30 Trips" for me, because it seems to be a bit of a contrived concept, although I get the anniversary thing.The Dave's shows aren't any better than the Dick's shows, of which I have the originals, and which came from a more low-key time for the entire dead.net set-up. In fact, Dick's 3 and Dick's 29, from the same tour as the new box, sound damn good, even without the plangent process. The quality of playing on this tour is simply consistently excellent, and I expect the new box will only reinforce that belief. Being from the 71-78 concertgoing era, I have an obvious preference for that, but, as with Dick's, I discovered there is plenty of good stuff in the entire body of work. This AME does seem a bit cynical, though. Not sure how long it took for the Europe 72 tour to return as individual shows; was it the same, almost immediate, deal? At least there you could pick and choose the ones you wanted. And half of them are still on the site. Have to agree with some who favor a limit on number of purchases. The limited edition, generally very high-sonic quality, releases will be a fact of life for Dead music, given that so much of it is readily available in varying quality for free. Despite Garcia's lovely comment about what happens to the music after the show, the fact is the Dead are the artisis, and it's their art. When you buy on EBay or Amazon 3rd party, it becomes obvious what the seller's motivation is, despite friendly transactions. I will say, I did wonder, if I had bought another, how crummy would I feel trying to gouge someone for the music? Wasn't worth it to find out....

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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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