Dave's Picks Volume 29: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77

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An institution in American rock music, the Grateful Dead continue to surprise the ears with new arrangements and altered styles. If their playing continues with the force that was heard in San Bernardino, the spirit of the Dead will live on. - Sun Telegram

We are more than pleased to kick off this year's Dave's Picks series with the much requested and quite spirited complete performance from Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77. The Swing ’77 show was a unique beast, unlike any others from this era: as the band’s first concert of the year, it bridged the gap between the new and re-emerging sound of the returning 1976 Grateful Dead and the precision excellence of the spring ’77 Dead. Debuting two of their most intricately crafted songs of the 1970s, “Terrapin Station” (to open, no less!) and “Estimated Prophet,” the Dead demonstrated right from the start of this new touring year that they were not going to be a nostalgia act; they were going to be as adventurous and ambitious as they were at any time in their career.

Join the adventure as they soar through tried and true ("Playing In The Band," "Tennessee Jed"), well-loved covers ("Mama Tried," "Samson and Delilah," "Dancing In the Street"), and epic new jams.

Rounded out with three songs from Santa Barbara, CA 2/27/77, this one was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 29 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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February 2, 2019 - 7:01pm

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CaseyJanes

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Smiling in the Promised Land

No it doesn’t get much better than that, and speaking of Promised Land, I love the tease of St. Stephen coming out of Promised Land and into eyes on this one...too bad they didn’t get the 4th reel from 2/27 which I suspect contained the St. Stephen from that show. Oh well, at least they got the Dew, which I think someone already commented is “mind blowing”!!!

Beatles: never got into them but I expanded my vinyl collection today with Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, and Magic Mystery Tour....don’t think I’ve ever listened to any of them straight through but Dave Rock, KeithFan & MDJimcan’t be wrong so should be good times!

They don’t charge admission here, but it sure is expensive....Hope everyone is enjoying this release, and it sounds like it so far. No disc skipping here.....just music, sweet sweet music.....rock on my Dead friends!
February 2, 2019 - 6:05pm

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Garrett H

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How blessed

I found the Dead after Jerry died and have loved the music ever since. I never traded tapes and bought all of Dick’s picks and most of Dave’s picks. This concert 2/26/77 is just blowing me away ! My God I’m loving the thought I get to hear the original recording and man does it sound good !
February 2, 2019 - 4:32pm

#1303

perithecat

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Still waiting for my DaP 29…

Still waiting for my DaP 29 😾😾😾
I’m sure us UK heads will be smiling soon .
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Dennis 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
February 2, 2019 - 2:54pm

#1304

wilfredtjones

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Hey it's in the mid-6000's!

Is that still a 'low' number? ;-)
February 2, 2019 - 2:32pm

#1305

PapaHooper

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7119 arrived in NY

7119 arrived in NY
February 2, 2019 - 1:07pm

#1306

Lovemygirl

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* Smile Smile Smile !

... that video made me smile too!
Smiling is healthy, everyone should smile some more especially when the going gets tough!
#4037 landed this morning as well as a nice gift from a friend I’ve met on this very Grateful Dead board... it’s feels like Christmas all over again, I can’t help myself but I keep on “smile smile smile” -ing!!! Thank you guys.
The audio/mix on Daves Picks #29 is Primo!
Every member shines on this release in my opinion !!! Rock on my brothers & sisters, have a grateful day ! : )
February 2, 2019 - 12:08pm

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Dennis

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15295 landed in Plano, TX

Ripping now.

Vguy - made me smile also.

Peri the Cat, check pm's
February 2, 2019 - 9:52am

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Vguy72

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Now this, made me smile....

https://youtu.be/rrjlCAasXJk
....if you want my opinion, there's not enough smiling in the world. And if you don't want it, just scroll down.
February 2, 2019 - 8:18am

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Dennis

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Jack Baller & Moby

Must be in the air, when downstairs yesterday and Billy Budd was on! Didn't want to be depressed so I didn't watch.
February 2, 2019 - 5:41am

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daverock

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Golden Slumbers

My favourite era for The Beatles, hands down is also the psychedelic era, which I think of as being from 1965-1967. This would include all the singles in this time span, plus Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sergeant Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and the new tracks they recorded for Yellow Submarine.

I also like the early singles, which still have an incredible rush to them. But The White Album has always sounded a bit disjointed to me. Definitely some good tracks in there, but a massive come down from the previous three or four albums. Same with Abbey Road and Let it Be. Up to Sergeant Pepper, it seemed-and this is a retrospective judgement-as though they led the world in pop music. But as 1968 dug its heal in, and rock music took over from pop, they became just another band-nothing they recorded from that year on could compare with contemporaneous recordings by The Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Who...or The Dead, for that matter.

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An institution in American rock music, the Grateful Dead continue to surprise the ears with new arrangements and altered styles. If their playing continues with the force that was heard in San Bernardino, the spirit of the Dead will live on. - Sun Telegram

We are more than pleased to kick off this year's Dave's Picks series with the much requested and quite spirited complete performance from Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA 2/26/77. The Swing ’77 show was a unique beast, unlike any others from this era: as the band’s first concert of the year, it bridged the gap between the new and re-emerging sound of the returning 1976 Grateful Dead and the precision excellence of the spring ’77 Dead. Debuting two of their most intricately crafted songs of the 1970s, “Terrapin Station” (to open, no less!) and “Estimated Prophet,” the Dead demonstrated right from the start of this new touring year that they were not going to be a nostalgia act; they were going to be as adventurous and ambitious as they were at any time in their career.

Join the adventure as they soar through tried and true ("Playing In The Band," "Tennessee Jed"), well-loved covers ("Mama Tried," "Samson and Delilah," "Dancing In the Street"), and epic new jams.

Rounded out with three songs from Santa Barbara, CA 2/27/77, this one was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 29 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

DaP30 Bonus disc

So we still don't have a track listing for this. Weird.
The guessing is killing me! Lol

Rock on

this thread had a great run

Thanks everyone for making this a great forum to be a part of and to read thru, this was a good one. Now, on to 1/2>3/70 #30.

This Thread

Right on Uncle Sam
I'd think most may agree, this thread helped get our collective mojo back.
Whether it was the awesomeness of the 'Schwiiiing' or just that the time was right, the metamorphosis is hard to ignore. I trust it will carry over with the momentum in tow aiming at the prime time rockabilly-fest in 2/3/70.

Peace All
Sixtus

Karma

The more things change.. the more they remain the same.
Be good all, I hope things equalize on the DaP 30 thread.

Seriously, here's to humanity, civility, good karma and doing, and saying, things that help us all.

Thread

Yes thanks to all for making this a great thread. Furthur!

*Re/ thread

...see you guys later Aligator! 😉
🙏❤️😎

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Dave's 29

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