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    Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

    When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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  • JimInMD
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    Exile.. you are correct.

    Shock withdrawn.. sorry.

  • Sixtus_
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    Jimmy, I JUST watched the Seinfeld raincoat episode last night. And of course we were totally cracking up. It was probably, literally, as you were posting that link. Is there a better duo in comedy than Frank and Estella Costanza???
    HA.

    Sixtus

  • Exile On Main St.
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    I was at the concert at MSG. Roger explained to the crowd that he is drastically allergic to smoke. It wrecks his singing voice. He has had vocal cord surgery in the past few years. It's not as though he's been complaining for 50 years about pot smokers in the front row. Can we cut the guy a break? He did not chastise until after his request went ignored. I smoke at the Garden all the time, but I go to the bathroom. There's nothing difficult about that. The real who has been dead since 1978, but Pete and Roger still put on a rock and roll show that is better then most of the rock acts touring these days. I mean come on, if smoke irritated your throat enough that you cannot physically tolerate to be in a room of smokers, where you had been comfortable for 50 years prior, let's say at a party, and you ask those people to smoke outside, and they blow you off, wouldn't you be a little bit annoyed too? Especially if it was cancer it was removed from your throat? I've been reading about Roger for years, and you can be sure that his greatest concern is that he won't be able she seemed well for the crowd. That's what's important to him. He has vaporizers and shit backstage and on stage to keep vocal cords in top shape. You can bet that shity David Lee Roth doesn't make any kind of effort to make himself actually capable of singing his own songs well in concert. And for shit sake, more and more Rock shows are being exposed for having lead vocal track tapes and lip-syncing. He puts it all out on the line. He has a right 2 can plain after the request goes unheeded.

    Also, the who ticket prices at Citizens Bank Park are like $37. At least the last time I checked few days ago. The band has no control over a ticket that has been scalped for more than the face value. What I am saying is that the who is way more ticket price friendly then even The Grateful Dead 50th anniversary and the recent dead and Company ticket prices. And a portion of every ticket sale goes to teenage cancer relief charity. Lastly, the Rock community is a better place with them. It's difficult to call them a hack when Garcia was falling asleep on stage, 20 years younger than Daltrey.

    Edit: I rechecked the ticket prices and took a screenshot that I now have as my avatar. They are as low as $11 to get in, I call that a bargain, the best I ever had; Long live rock I need it every night; it's the singer not the song that makes the music move along; inside outside leave me alone, inside outside know where is home; it's only teenage wasteland; the sun shines and people forget; listening to you I get the music, gazing at you I get the heat, following you, I climb the mountain, I get excitement at your feet; they decide and the shotgun sings the song; accepting one note, pure and easy, playing so free like a breath rippling by; let's see action, let's see people, let's see who cares; imagine a man, not a child of any revolt, but a plain man tied up in life; I spill out like a sewer hole, yet still receive your kiss, how can I measure up to anyone now after such a love as this?; meet the new boss same as the old boss.

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    The biggest gap in my collection is the Europe 72 box (mainly because i couldn't afford it at the time). I do have about 10 of the individual shows but I couldn't tell you one from the next. Don't get me wrong, that's one of my favorite eras...They were absolutely at the top of their game and its great hearing pigpen on keys mixed with Keith's jazzy piano, but there just wasn't that much variety.
    That being said, I think there is a pretty big difference between the Europe 72 box and the 30 Trips Box. I hope that I'm pointing out the obvious here...but i think that most people who purchased the 30 Trips Box probably have the ability to almost guess what year the show took place, because they were constantly changing year after year...The variety of songs, sound, personnel, etc...is like no other box ever released by one band. Definitely one of my most prized possessions, in my opinion and I'm extremely grateful...but I'm anxiously waiting for 30 Trips volume 2. {~};-}

    P.S. --- Thank's LEEDESJ for clearing up my Black Peter confusion...your explanation makes more sense and logical.

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    Pretty stupid to kill the very thing that gives you life.

    When I try to talk about this I'm told by people "I don't care. I won't be here when that happens."

  • daverock
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    Smoking at gigs or youtube ?

    I don't smell smoke very often at gigs these days. . Everywhere else I go, but not the gigs...

    I'm not so sure about the new idea of developing youtube as a resource. I suppose its okay if you are set up for it-but I tend to just look at 3 minute clips with my laptop balanced on my knee. I can't imagine sitting here watching anything more substantial than that really. I hope this doesn't reduce the resources available for producing high quality cds and vinyl.

  • carlo13
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    Betty and barney hill

    Mabey betty and barney hill were listening to Dap 30s Dark star when they saw that ufo? I'm just saying..

  • JimInMD
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    Palate cleanse, mood shift.. Proud Mary - Jerry Garcia circa1982

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ss-i2VgcPw

  • jrf68@hotmail.com
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    While I count my money, you get off my lawn...

    Roger fucking Daltrey chastised folks in the front row of his show at MSG for smoking pot.
    Really???
    Fuck you Roger...the Who's been dead for years...mate.
    Ya f'n hack...

  • JimInMD
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    Right on, Oro..

    This won't come out right no matter how I say it, so here it is. I get the feeling they stretch the three show Monty into four and six (or 30 show) box sets to slip in the occasional filler show that might otherwise not be fit for prime time.

    I am not immediately against this, as some of these lesser tiered offerings have their moments and their cost per disc model (defects aside) works, sort of.

    Just saying.. I do like the quick hit, three or four and done. My favorite size.

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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...set-List is primo! I’m in love! 🙏❤️😎

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Guess the mystery will hold until May 1. Can't wait for this release!

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When I was a mere schmo of 19...dem were da daze...

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Should be fantastic. Love the artwork too......(But still hate this new site. Impossible to post or find comments on your phone. It's a nightmare. I miss this place. I just happen to be in front of a computer now)......Enjoy the holiday weekend

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I have the subscription. If it's not sold out, get it now.

Love the artwork and look forward to hearing this. A magic era.

Too soon to request an 80's show for Vol. 31 and 90's show for 32?

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30. (!).

Wow.

This is good. This Dark Star is one for The Ages.

Sixtus

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I say for #31: 6/18/83 and 6/20/83

for #32: 5/27/93

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It's never to early to ask for an 80's show. But I'm a little greedy. 3 83 shows in a mini box would keep mr. Jones away from my door for a while

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....seems like just yesterday that the Dave's series was announced. Oh, oh what I want to know. where does the time go?

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Can’t wait to get my furry paws on it. You got it right pops ,those were some good old days.

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Seems the t-shirt for sale is the cover of the bonus disc. Interesting artwork, also gives an idea how small the Fillmore East was. That third disc is gonna get a lot of play at my house and in my car I imagine.

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This is the Dead at their first "Peak". Amazing stuff. And the recording is pristine.

Love the art for this one. Glad to see something different and original.

“Incredible variety of releases and format” Dave you evil bastard LOL! We haven’t even received this one yet and I’m already jonesin’ for more! Format variety? Like perhaps some video....

COVER ART: I’m with thin, I like this cover especially because it’s not the bearded skeletons again....not saying any of that was bad, just think there is so much more iconography to work with and the skeletons have been done to death, yuck yuck, imho that is....sounds like we might get some era variety also? Philly 89? Summer 85? More 79? 91?
Folks saying Warfield 80 might be right, he’s obviously been poking around there....but what about Gainesville!

Yee-gads, I guess in the mean time we’ll just have to settle for some 70 Fillmore 😉 were so spoiled, thanks Dave

EDIT: perhaps the most interesting tell is that their working with Bears people and what that might entail......”possibilities are frightening”

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The art work is growing on me on this one, but that disc three looks amazing.

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Short Seaside chat for Dave. Of course this one should have come out a long time ago....

No real clues on the next box.☹️

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I concur, guessing what's on this bonus disc is going to be fun. That third disc with the dark star is going to get some big time play here. Some of the tunes from 1/3 are on disc 1 and 2 so I am going to figure the big jams from both early and late shows will be on the bonus disc, oh goody, ps put me down for a couple of those limited run t shirts.

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Sixy - That's what I thought when I turned 30. I'm 45 now. : ))

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either an 80's Ventura box or an 80's Greek Berkeley box....

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This seems like it might be pretty interesting.:

https://pitchfork.com/news/grateful-dead-graphic-novel-announced/

Anyone remember back in the day, the Grateful Dead comix? I recall them coming in the printed newsletter that folded out, was on beautiful stock paper, and had lots of colors and all the new products of the day. Like Dick's Picks one haha.

Sixtus

P.S. Wedeocu....true dat. 30 seems like both yesterday and forever ago! Also makes me wonder if there is ever any endgame number in store for us with Dave. 30 is great. Imagine double triple quadruple that? Who will live that long haha.

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Just like others have noted, the skeleton art has become a bit stale and cliched so this is a welcomed change of art direction. The other covers are great but the skeleton motif becomes staid after a while. The Wizard of Oz cover was a nice touch on whichever release it was on.

Now onto that MSG NYC September 1979 box set. Dave that one will sell-out instantly.

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I dont know Sixy, I think I can make it to at least Dave's Picks 110 or maybe 120.

Anything after that is all bonus material for sure!

Looks like Rhino has found the sweetspot. That point that people that want it can have it while keeping the cost down by not succumbing to those that think Rhino is in business for them by keeping everything made in stock

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I tried to pre-order one (on an iPad) and got the message

“Selected required options are not available.”

Just seeing if it was sold out, I wasn’t going to actually buy it because I subscribed.

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Not sold out, I was able to put one in the cart.

100 total hits in the book, pre-orders only.
You have to figure out where to lick, with no 2 hits adjacent to each other.
Basically a reCRAPTCHA exam for the tongue. The problem is that by the time you realize that you found a hit, you could have found 5 hits.

But seriously folks, the real question is what unreleased songs are going to be on the bonus vinyl for preorders.

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just please don't put out 8/3/69 at the Great Highway. that show sucked balls so hard I didn't get through it and I deleted that show first and only time I felt the need to delete a grateful dead show

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21K OR 22K for 2020??? PS jamming 4/17/1971 Dillon Gym from Princeton.... missed the anniversary by a day but in a mood for some Pig Pen!!!.... have a good night everyone... bob t

Only clue given was Alligator, and they very wisely used the key covers as filler on disc 2, and the rule about originals or phblic domain leads me to think the bonus disc will look thus:
Cumberland Blues, Alligator> Drums> Alligator> (Caution Jam tracked?) Feedback, Mason's Children, That's It For The Other One> Cosmic Charlie, Uncle John's Band> Black Peter, Dire Wolf

Think that's around 80 min; Senor Norman cuts a lot of the inevitable tuning that is left in on Archive, so who knows how much he can cut, one of the songs may not make it. Figure UJB> Black Peter over the early show encore version, and Mason's because Dave has put out most of them, and I could see another double Mason's, for those who hate and loathe and despise it, at least it isn't a triple shot of it. And not sure if he goes with another China Rider. Would not object at all to that.

And I wonder if Dave's mention of working with the Stanley family means this is more Bear's Sonic Journals type of release than Houseboat Tape continuation. Though, he also mentioned the Dave's that were part of that stash, 6 (2/2/70, 12/20-21/69 with bonus), 10 (12/10-11/69 with bonus), 19 (1/23-24/70). Either way, talk of talks with the Stanleys plus the returned Bettys make it a great time to be a Deadhead, and a boom time for any credit card company who gives cards to Deadheads.

Really excited for this release!

....the ONLY whiskey I can drink straight. Good call.
Also a good call, we might get TWO Cumberlands in this release! Blessed 🙏 indeed.

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....the Mason's Children from 1.2 is the one released on Fallout From The Phil Zone. The Philster is doing a one off in Vegas in three weeks. Here's the lineup.
https://hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-entertainment/joint-phil-lesh-2019…
....looking tasty af. Can't complain.
Note the age limit of 6+. At The Joint. Wow.

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I snorked hard when i read that

If I remember correctly, the bonus disc can only be made up of GD composed songs. Reason being the bonus disc is a 'gift' so to speak and Rhino is financially responsible for producing it. They don't want to pay royalties for the cover songs on a giveaway disc. I can't say I blame them. The end of disc 2 has some of the cover songs from 1/3/70 and what cover songs they are.
Someone stated in an earlier post Dave had mentioned 'Alligator' so I'd say that's a safe bet for the bonus disc; Deadlists times it at approx. 25 minutes so there's 50-55 minutes left for other GD songs/jams. We could see some prime music from 1/3/70.

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Looking at the set list, this Daves 30 looks like a bridge linking the 60s to the 70s. It must have been one of T.C.s last gigs, and one of the last times the Dark Star-St. Stephen-Eleven suites featured. The disc also includes a generous helping of the more country rock style the band would focus on during the first couple of years of the new decade. More country, less psych-although epic journeys were still made, the focus was beginning to change-and this set demonstrates that quite nicely.

Also nice to see hippychick back, lubricious as ever.

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