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I think the cover is great - very creative and thoughtful. Reflections, shades of ugly rumors, wolf paws, ripples, used matches - just all kinds of relevant imagery without being to cliche or obvious about it.

I thought I spent enough. I didn't get no stinkin' email!

Where do I go to grouse about the cover :-(

Just saw Hellboy in "DBox",,, save your money on the dbox front. Hellboy, ok,,, seemed long.

But

Who g.a.s. about the cover

I want the music.

They could pack in tin foil

Idc

Just make sure the music is there

I cheated the other day and listened to this Dark Star from 4/14/72. It's by far, one of the best they do on this tour....it has the fabled Feelin Groovy jam, and the main take away here is that at least in my opinion, this may be one of the 'most accessible' Dark Stars out there. By 'most accessible' I mean that it never truly goes waay off the rails into any major meltdowns; in fact for a nearly 30 minute Dark Star, this one just stays high energy almost for the whole ride save for about the last 4 minutes where there is a mild meltdown before Sugar Magnolia. This is one you could potentially put on for a novice and say, Ok, hold on for this one...it's gonna achieve liftoff and won't really come down for 30 minutes....see you on reentry!

Looking forward to the full spin of 4/14 over the weekend. But also prepping for Game of Thrones and oh my god they are going to kill everyone.....have a nice day!

Sixtus

P.S. - I thoroughly enjoy the cover for DaP30; I also immediately thought of that other release with the same marquee, and I even pulled my wife in front of the mirror and showed her the backwards/upside down genius going on in that puddle

Dude that is so funny. I read that the cover was available from a couple people posting last night. I was driving home and checked my email to see if I had it, and I did. And don't you know the next thing I did was Google The Fillmore East 2-11-69 album cover to see if the paws matched. But as you discovered too, the wolf is wearing gloves LOL. Well that's a funny start to my day. I just pulled into the parking lot at work so off I go. I've gotten through the first set of the first Tivoli show 4/14/72. I missed out on the steamer trunk, so I ended up buying them a la carte. This was one of the first that I picked up. And of course it's outstanding. Jerry's guitar has some extra volume and distortion that I love. Playing in the band is particularly good. Donna does not get the first scream in on this one, and the second scream is really not too loud at all - all in good mixing. It's the two tracks that damage her reputation. But I love her. Little cutie.

I was thinking that too KeithFan - in fact I went back to the copy of 2/11/69 to see if the paws match (I clearly have too much time on my hands). Maybe a distant cousin...

Anyone here know much about two acoustic sets from Warfield being released as part of record store day ? I heard in addition to vinyl that a small number will be released on CD. Would love to get my hands on that.

Like Dave's 29's cover, the Dave's 30 cover makes you stop and think. Took me longer to figure out what the arrowhead was all about on Dave's 29. And this time, no skeletons! "Worst ever" may be a little harsh. Think of it like the rating system for shows on the archive – most soundboards are rated 4- or 5-star – it's the Dead, right?

Alvarhanso, the dominant bass on Hofheinz 11/18/72 may not be all your equalizer's fault. Vguy72 commented a while back that "Hofheinz arena has an awesome low, even ceiling - any bass player or drummer would salivate." And then DrowningWitch said: "When someone asks you why people play the bass, this is what you need to play for them. Phil bombing the way forth for the band. But that's just the surface we are shoveling through. Is Jerry leading? Is Phil leading? Does it matter? When this kind of interplay boils through the surface of their psyche into the instruments, you can follow a fractal & reach any conclusion you like. "
. . . bring on 11/19!

Love it or hate it, if you hold it upside down in the mirror, the image and lettering are indeed right side up. I love it. Nice alternative to hippie skeletons. Clever idea I thought. I don't want to tell an artist his business, but it would have been really cool if you could see the Good Morning Little School Girl letters etched in the sidewalk, from the 2-11-69 album cover. I guess that could be misleading since the song is not in the set. Maybe the coattails of the wolf's Red Riding Hood get up. Just sayin'.

A brilliant release. My favorite He's Gone and Playing. The first time I heard it, I thought the bass was too overpowering. Think that was a problem on my EQ, but I listen to that set quite a bit, and wouldn't mind seeing 11/19/72 as a future release. That Dark Star with the Phil-o Stomp is famtastic!

Thanks for reminding me about the bonus material for Aoxomoxoa, was basing it on the email, had forgotten they mentioned some tracks would be put out.

Alvarhanso-there seems to be a bonus disc coming out with the 50th Anniversary of Aoxomoxoa that is a compilation of songs from the 24-26 January shows that were recorded in preparation for the release of Live Dead.

Also on this theme, I listened to what has been released from Houston 11/18/72, an RSD release from a few years ago, on vinyl last night Its a great and unusual record. A completely different mix from the Europe 72 shows I have been listening to. Bob and Keith are almost none existent in the mix, which is very different from the earlier shows where they are vey audible and clearly contribute so much. This latter show features Phil very clearly, and the jams seem to be based on the interaction between him, Jerry and Bill. The stand out track, is probably the 25 minute Playing in the Band, but the jam out of He's Gone is also highlight. You wouldn't want to miss a minute.