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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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  • Exile On Main St.
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    Keithfan I swear you come up with some of the funniest posts. I was listening to this box set with the family over for Memorial Day, and out comes this song. Everyone thought it was Jerry sounding like an amateur and I'm like no no! Listen to Jerry play slide here, and I put on LLR from 4/11/72!

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    Had the house to myself this afternoon so I gave the 6/26/73 show from the PNW box a spin and had a chance to soak it all in from start to finish. Good stuff, '73 was really a peak year from my point of view. The Other One goes to all kinds of jazzy places in that show and the Brown Eyed Women and Deal really jumped out at me early in the show. But yeah, another release where disc 3 just smokes from start to finish. Kind of riding a wave of nostalgia and melancholia after an unexpected death in the extended family, someone I haven't seen or talked to in years but was close in age and with whom I had regular contact as a child. Seemed like a good afternoon for some dead.

  • LedDed
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    "But, I was only joking!"

    Keith of course you were. I haven't seen Bob breaking out the Coricidin bottle (slide, for those not in the know) on any Dead & Co. tours yet. Or playing "Looks Like Rain, Lazy Lightnin', Supplication," etc.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't catalogued every D&C show, but, I think we've been spared the agony so far.

    It seems like he kind of knows not to revisit certain things. Thank God.

    Still, this was always a band that went on, rain or shine, hungover, jonesing, tripping, whatever the malaise may be.

    They soldiered on bravely always, one with their audience. If ever a rock and roll band earned "the show must go on," with a gold star, it was the Grateful Dead.

    I try to explain to my friends how I got so deep into the Dead. I grew up on classic rock but got into metal and hard rock, and my best pals who were all with me in my formative years have largely not followed me into this music. It's Owsley's fault.

    I was at Alpine Valley, dosed on Gooney Bird, at Monsters of Rock. Kingdom Come, Dokken, Metallica, Scorpions and Van Halen/Hagar. Jesus Christ, if you're going to dose at a hard rock festival you're taking your sanity into your own hands. It all ended well, but the all kinds of crazy I witnessed and experienced that day will never leave me. Wonderful memories, to be sure, but nothing that needs repeating.

    So back to Owsley - first, with the acid. Although the 'Bird wasn't his, it was nice. It was his other habit - recording. Every Dead show, thousands, since the beginning. What we all pant and drool over daily on this forum waiting for the next Dick's - excuse me, Dave's - and box set, etc.

    Normal rock music, as much as I love the Stones, Beatles, Priest etc., I just know where it's going every time. With the Grateful Dead, and, I'll give them a little piece of this, Dead & Co., you never quite never know where it's going. It may be sloppy, it may be tight, certain bandmembers may be off or supremely on - different instruments and amps, effects, miking, etc. across the eras.

    It's always fresh. It's always about the Adventure of the Listen. Like jazz, but not. The Grateful Dead. Amen.

    \m/

  • KeithFan2112
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    For my part

    Was just being tongue and cheek

  • daverock
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    Bob Weir and his fans

    Seems Bob wasn't always as patient with his fans as they were with him.

  • Thats_Otis
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    Great time last night...

    Thanks for the well-wishes! Overall a solid, rocking show! I thought Set 1 was a bit stronger than set 2, but they brought the goods throughout. Prepping now for another go, and you know what they say... never miss a Sunday show, especially at Jerryweather!

    Happy summer weekend everyone!

    Peace

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    Robert H Weir, for the murder of Iko Iko with a slide guitar on July 5, 1978. On this day Mr. Weir did purposefully attack Iko with his unpolished blues style. Still brandishing the bottleneck slide device on his middle finger after the event, Weir surveyed it with a puzzled countenance and spoke aloud the conclusion that had already dawned on most witnesses that day: "This thing can be absolutely lethal in the wrong hands."

    It is a fact that Weir employs the unorthodox style of placing the slider on his middle finger instead of ring, a technique most commonly attributed to Joe Walsh. When asked to remark on a common asertion from fans that he shouldn't be "honing his craft" on a live stage, Weir smiled and displayed the device prominently on his extended middle finger: "f@#k the fans".

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    The Phish in Charlotte

    Was indeed an amazing show. One of the top three I've seen by them, one of the other two was at the same venue in 2012, the other was at Merriweather back in 2000. The bass bombs were plentiful and penetrating, particularly one in the newer song Passing Through, which I actually heard earlier in the day and thought it sounded like The Bangles's Walk Like an Egyptian in the "we oh we oh"s, but live they ripped it. Phantastic night and Trey was really playing extremely well, hitting the notes he wanted, killer effects sounds, and he was having a blast. Jim, try to go to the Su day show, you can get tix in the lot for a decent price, you just have to poke around.

    Thanks to whoever posted that GQ article on sobriety recently. Trey was one of the interviewees, and, if any of you know Phish, you know he's got the gift of gab, but is not just a talker, but a thoughtful one, and his story is profound. I had given up on them in 2003 due to his sloppiness, which Rolling Stone had actually praised in their ranking of him around 75 on the greatest guiatrist list, saying he's even better when sloppy. I always found the 80s and early 90s stuff, particularly 1994, to be more engaging and mindblowing because he was so clean and precise in his solos and in jams. Well, we came to find out the root cause of the sloppiness was opioid dependency when he got busted. But as he said it changed his life, and the reason they've been so fruitful since the return in 2009 is his clearheadedness. Last night was an impressive display of an artist in full control of his medium, and it leads to better band cohesion. Well impressed, but seeing him like that after reading that article days before shed a different light on it.

    No real Dead content to add as I've been listening back to Phish to get into the right mindset, so last 5 is all Phish. Hoping Monday brings us exciting box news.

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    ....phish

    Acquired Taste indeed. I prefer mine....smoked.

  • JimInMD
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    I tried really hard to go to these shows.. one of my business partners and friends (from Pitt) is there.. but alas.. ticket prices were not advantageous and I haven't hopped that fence since I was in high school. (not that I am proud of that).. Well.. there was that one time in undergrad, but I cut the hell out of my hand. ..tale for another day perhaps..

    They would have been my first Phish shows. ..and the weather is spectacular for a weekend of music.

    Have fun Otis and GHan!!! So jealous.

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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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yahoo!!!!

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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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