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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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June 11, 2019 - 10:53am

#911

Oroborous

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Hendrixfreak etc, Box

Bummer, yea, that would haunt me for sure. Sorta understandable considering the context. Though did you hitch from Colorado and back? 1) good lord that must’ve been something in itself, and 2) if so, why go all that way for one show?
Personally, only a couple that I missed that I really regret;
10/26/89; had tix for both Miami shows and Philly, but couldn't swing Miami after guerrilla Hampton run, so sold Miami tix, Doooooo! Missing that Dark Star will always bum me out.
3/26/88: only show I ever went to that I didn’t get in. So missed out double that night; not only the show with the only Stir It Up (hell any Hampton show I was at was a good one, perhaps my favorite indoor venue!), but also the great party in the lot across the street....I guess they had decent speakers set up and Healy was doing the FM thing then, so I heard it was quite the party! We had gone to visit friends staying elsewhere that also were shut out and when we returned to the Red Roof and heard we missed out AGAIN! we were truly bummed. That didn’t last long as the next night was “primo”...
Had to sell tix to 6/28/88 off of that tour as I had to have upper GI and testing done at hospital, long strange saga there...sold tix to the 87 Wooooster shows, but we had done 8 previous and were, burnt, sorta broke, and honestly just not feeling it that much. Perhaps another 3 or 4 that I “should of” but that’s easy to say now, situationally, back then there were reasons though. But really just the 2 Miami and Hampton that I will always regret!

73 RFK box: suppose Dead only sets would be ok if part of some other shows from that tour?
Hell they could throw in that third set as a bonus if they ever do a Watkins Glen Box...(since you’d think that would entail the same logistical/legal BS)
Don’t see a 73 Box in the near future though since their still selling PNW boxes....

Dave’s 31 would be nice if he gave us that last unreleased 74 DS!

Speaking of Boxes....WTF? You guys trying to kill us, we’re old and could die soon, where’s that box 😉
June 11, 2019 - 10:18am

#912

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Hendrixfreak in 1973

No doubt, you were young at a great time, musically, geographically, and pharmaceutically. In 1973 I was 16, but situated in the unlovely North West of England, with a soundtrack of Black Sabbath and Hawkwind . And washed down with great quantities of Newcastle Brown Ale. I wouldn't discover anything more exotic until I was 18. Still...being 16.....discovering live music....rock n' roll of whatever stripe-the walls of the city surely shake. Now as then.
June 11, 2019 - 9:48am

#913

stoltzfus

Joined:
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my sympathies, Hendrixfreak

i missed 6/26/94 after a lame-ass, wtf, 115 degrees Fahrenheit show on 6/25/94

not nearly as comparable as 6/10/73. but hearing 6/26/94 on tape...I really wish that had been played on 6/25/94.

I didn't get on the bus until 1982 (age 18), so I missed a whole lotta great shows.
June 11, 2019 - 9:40am

#914

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

6/10/73 GD sets only?

I am fine with that, especially if they release 6/9/73 with it.
June 11, 2019 - 9:38am

#915

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

the tragedy of 6-10-73

If that subject line isn't click bait, I'm not a fisherman... (In fact, I'm generally not.) Anyhoo, there was a really good article (can't find the link, natch) on the efforts to release this show. As I recall, about five years ago, the GD had a package in which the best of both GD and ABB's performances from 6-9-73, 6-10-73, 7-27-73 and 7-28-73 were put together in a box set for sale. But it got the kibosh; probably too many decision makers (too many splits on the $$) and, one suspects, legalities. Personally, though I'd prefer all the shows intact, if it's nothing or a selection, I'd go with the highlights box.

As to that tragedy... it's real, though the pain is somewhat muted at this point, 46 years later. 9 June 1973 was my second GD show. Me and a buddy caught a ride to DC Saturday morning and the GD opened, played all afternoon. We dosed. Temperatures probably 100 degrees. Little access to water. (A few water fountains for 20,000 people.) We retired to the shade of the stadium seats for the ABB, quite roasted in at least two senses of that word. The ABB came out and due to popping another blotter and the seats and shade and purple lights (and, oh yeah, very powerful music), the ABB just blew us (and the GD that afternoon) away. Must have been easier to get it on with the temperatures dropping and the mood picking up among the dusty denizens that had braved the sun for the GD. We slept on the grass outside the stadium that night, just t-shirts and jeans. Got up and with literally nothing in our pockets -- not a nickel, not a blotter, no nada -- we hitchhiked home. My godfather from Denver was visiting Sunday night (I loved him) and I had school the next day. Got fired from the HS varsity tennis team because I went to the GD show instead of a team party. (That was easy...) Mostly it was because we were 15 years old, penniless, exhausted, played out, with no conceivable plan for getting a ticket, eating, surviving. We'd never conceive of hanging out, asking for a free ticket. I'm still that way.

Yes, you're reading the subtext correctly. We left on Sunday morning and that night the GD played an iconic set. Er, okay, three effin' iconic sets. I missed it.

This type of experience, in a very small way, must have been common in those days. And I think the universality of my own experience among Deadheads led to the surge in the multi-night attendance strategy -- catch 'em all, cuz you never know when a hot one is coming. Still, I went on to catch Watkins Glen close up, two more nights of GD/The Band mere days later. (We learned mighty quick in those days.) And another GD show that September.

I'll say this as a veteran, but with a little mischief in mind: six 1973 shows are worth 100 1980s shows, in terms of the "early" experience: the purity of the Purple Dragon, the expansive '73 sound, the band's evolution, the crowds, my youth. I never racked up big show numbers because how could that possibly matter? To me, the experience and what I learned would play out over years to come and that's what mattered.

Still, we made sure we were onboard by '72, up front for Watkins Glen, and in attendance for every Red Rocks show -- not for the numbers, but if you live 20 minutes away, what the hell else are you going to do on a night when the GD are playing and all your friends are there? You go!

These days the best I can do in terms of stamina of mind/soul is a two-nighter of Derek & Susan at the Rocks. (Yes! Only six weeks away!) As I age, I have growing crowd-tolerance issues, especially with the chattering youngsters, the phones, etc. OMG, I've entered the "Get Off M Lawn" zone!!

Oh, what the hell. I started at 13 on live music with The Chambers Brothers in 1970 or '71, went on to the Byrds, New York Rock 'n Roll Ensemble, GD, ABB, The Band, Red Rocks in 1974, Clapton, Freddie King, BB King, Albert King, Jer band, Roy Buchanan, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Hunter... a zillion more, all in the '70s. No wonder I'm a bit crisp and cranky!

So I missed one of the most iconic GD shows ever, one that opened with "Morning Dew." Big deal.

Aaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 11, 2019 - 9:38am

#916

stoltzfus

Joined:
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MLB

"too many Allmans"

sounds like a TV show.
June 11, 2019 - 7:46am

#917

Lovemygirl

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*Re/ Hendrixfreak 1979’

...I’m with you my man! 1979 1979 1979!!!
One of my favorite years of the Grateful Dead Performances...One word, ‘Oakland’, says it all.
Boxset! Primo. Most welcomed and have been waiting for ages to be packaged & released with all it’s grateful glory! A place the Dead later called “their second Home”! Just think about what that word means my brothers & sisters, HOME. I can write an essay on my beliefs of what HOME really means but I’ve been told and asked by some members that I “Shouldn’t”and “Don’t” write long posts, so I’ll end my message here my brothers and sisters.
Enjoyed ‘Dicks Picks #7, September 1974 early this morning. Recorded by Bill Candelario on September 9th,10th and 11th, 1974 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. Love it! Audio Mix is very grateful indeed, on my system. 😉 enjoyed every minute!
Have a ‘grateful day’ everyone, peace be with you all! 🙏❤️😎
*been listening to ‘Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1’ CD release. The ninth in the Dead’s "Road Trips" series, it was recorded on December 28th 1979, at the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California, and contains the complete performance. The bonus disc included with some copies of the album was recorded two nights later, on December 30th 1979, at the same venue. The album was released in 2009, I cant beive it’s been that long! Bring on some More 1979 !
Another “Primo” show from this run of concerts is ‘Dick's Picks Volume 5’, It was recorded on December 26, 1979 at the Oakland Auditorium Arena. It was also the first release of a full concert to feature my man, keyboardist, Brent Mydland! And if that’s not good enough for some folks, we are lucky enough to have ‘Betty Cantor-Jackson’s’ recording of the Grateful Dead’s performance in the “Vault” and released to fans. This show has a Killer Setlist with an impressive and fun performance of ‘Shakedown Street’ for one of the encore songs, the other being ‘Uncle Johns Band’, another primo version of this beloved song! All this talk of Dicks Picks 5 has got my blood flowing, I know what I’m listing to next,lol. 😉 Sorry for the long post folks, take care & Rock On!
June 11, 2019 - 4:29am

#918

daverock

Joined:
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6/10/73

Would it be sacrilegious to suggest that they release it without the 3rd set, which was the only set, as far as I am aware, visited by Merl Saunders and members of the Allmans? Just going off what MLB said-if the logistics of releasing this show prove too difficult due to guests involvement, then maybe it would be better to release the portion of the show which didn't involve them. I accept that it wouldn't be ideal-but the heart of the set, for me, lies in the first two sets anyway.
June 10, 2019 - 7:58pm

#919

Strider 808808

Joined:
June 20, 2007

Red Rocks 84-85

1984 the Hog Farm had a camp a mile from Red Rocks. How do I spell Wilde. 1985 I went to the Chief Hosa campground. I met the very awesome gals from Pine Ridge Rez with the graffiti Ford pick-up truck. So I wrote on the truck “see you at the League for Spiritual Discovery picnic, 8/8/88.
First 45 disc in 1964; The Beatles , She Loves You
First LP ; Beatles, Something New. 2nd LP , Meet the Beatles, 3rd LP, The Byrd’s , Turn Turn Turn
4th LP Rolling Stones , Out Of Our Heads.
Where’s my funking Funk & Wagnall damnit. I think I spelled it correctly this time.
See you in Boulder. Will be wearing a Fillmore East ushers shirt. “Fall of the House of Usher”.
It is true , hardly anybody wore tie die 45-50 years ago.
June 10, 2019 - 5:59pm

#920

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: 6/10/73

I hear you MLB.. and I sort of agree with you. But the other side of the coin is this is one of the truly great shows left in the cannon and most of the Allmans (and Merl) and previous managers, etc. have already passed.

You have valid points and I always felt the same way, but like butter on a hot summer day I am beginning to soften. I think it's not if this will get released, it's when. I bet for every person that is hanging out there asking for different terms or a greater percentage there are three saying hell yes.. I will take what is "fair" but get this thing released so I can get something?

Not if but when.. that's my position. It will happen, the red sea will be parted and it will get released. That's my opinion, as always I reserve the right to be belly-floppin' off the high dive wrong.

John Perry Barlow

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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.

Habit

I have a habit of hitting these Europe '72 shows early, simply due to the fact of the days-long gaps that tend to exist between shows. These people were obviously enjoying themselves and taking it all in while they could in between venues. And I think it shows in the music.

4/26/72 aka Hundred Year Hall contributed to my habit today.

All I really have to say is that the Turn on Your Lovelight, Jerry's initial in-song jam, the very first one, is one of the best passages of the entire tour. He never comes up for a breath and the intensity is beyond palpable. You think they're done, after Bobby throws melodic machine-gun chords left and right with Garcia responding all over the place, but it keeps chugging and churning until your jaw is on the floor and you're holding it in both hands being all WTF?

And that's just the first little jam of the song. Don't even get me started on what happens after that. This was an all-time favorite the moment it was released as Hundred Year Hall way back when. I can still remember where I was listening to it for the very first time rightfully enhanced. Funny how these things will never leave you.

Sixtus

Re: Habit

Like I said... These shows are GD crack.

100 Year Hall, 70-Sixtus

I first heard it in a car on the way to a Phish show (turned out to be a pretty good one, at least to me).
http://phish.com/tours/dates/fri-1995-10-27-wings-stadium/

I was collecting GD tapes at the time and this was a welcomed release (although I was hoping for the complete show), since I spent a lot of time listening to cassette hiss.

4-25-77 Anniversary observances

Spinning Set2 on vinyl.

Excellent (picture Mr. Burns’ hands 👐)........

Like Jim told ya, what he said

Hippy crack

It’s real, and it’s spectacular

4-25-77
Wharf Rat>Playing transition

Happy Anniversary

Ha

Nice Seinfeld reference.

..as to the other thing. It's not a problem for me, I can quit anytime. I just chose not to quit because I like it and it sounds good.

The more I think about it.. the more I Ark for it. If not now.. when? It just turned 50 a couple days ago. Three back to back Morning Dew's.

Vol 30 bonus disc

When will we know or where can we see the track list for the bonus disc of the forthcoming vol 30?

Problem, there’s no problem!

But an Ark binge does sound groovy!

Sixtus; your making me want to skip ahead on 4/26, but I’m saving it dammit for Friday night......see, no problem lol
Relistened to 4/24 D.S., because I wanted to, not because I had to! Gulp....who am I kiddin’ Phewy!...that kick sss jam at the end you were referring to is where I felt that Throwing Stones vibe.....really subtle, just like part of one Jerry lick but?? Wouldn’t be the first lick/theme/vibe or whatever I’ve heard before that turned into something structured later...
Speaking of the jones’ big weekend; Hundred Year Hall, Dicks 26: 4/26&27/69, plus some 77 for those inclined...
and some playoff hockey for fux sake!

Hi Gang!

Random check in! Glad to see everyone doing so well!

Last 5: Dick's Picks Vol. 6 - 10/14/83 - Discs 2 and 3

Really, can't get enough of these gems! The S>F is out of this world... the "Spinach" Jam > Other One > Stella Blue... breathtaking! That Stella!!! So good!

Disc 1 (set 1) has some sound issues, but do not overlook discs 2 and 3!

Excited for DaP Vol. 30! Is the wolf the same one from the "Little Red Riding Wolf" release at Fillmore East (2-11-69)?

Peace

Hey Dark Star fans

Make your way over to the Jam of the Week...Universal Amphitheatre from 6/30/73....

Edit... There is a reel flip in the Dark Star before the Eyes

Thanks Bob T...

Ahhh the Universal Amphitheater when it was still an open air venue...and one of the nights we could not remember where we had parked the van...tsk tsk....I wonder why....

Universal Amphitheatre

seeing the GD in 1974 or prior...it must have been amazing.

6/30/73...wow. as Napoleon Dynamite sez...

"lucky"

just because...

I do again highly recommend post-drums of 1/6/78 and 1/7/78.

just because

Dancing>Drums>Jam 1/13/78 https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1978/01/13/dancing-in-the-street?sou…
Terrapin>Playing 1/15/78 https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1978/01/15/terrapin-station?source=9…

Happy Fryday Deadland!

2019 Box Release

Can't stop thinking about what we may get for this year. In spite of having so much Dead music, I can't even come close to listening to all I want to each day. I had this same problem in the 80s. Except now we have the best quality dead, it is all so damn good!
And of course there is the prospect of getting more.
My guess based on past years is we will most likely have an announcement within the next 6 weeks!
Peace!

Re: Could Not Remember Where We Parked the Van

Too funny. I think we could fill up an entire forum with lost minds/lost vehicle stories. I have two.. Foxborough Stadium and downtown DC. DC was the scariest for me, spent till nearly dawn walking block after block searching parking garages.. It was daunting. aack! SimonRob might just have the best.

I'd like to think good times, but.. well.. not quite.

We are due a box announcement. I think they are just waiting for log rolling opportunities and carnivorous birds to congregate so Dave can do a seaside chat.

So far...

So far in 2019 we’ve had a 1977 show, then we will be getting a 1970 show with bonus and then 1969 material with aoxomoxoa reissue. Cannot remember Dave’s exact words from the volume 30 video but it sounds like 2019 will be a mixed bag of years. My money is on a box from 88-92. Peace

Oh yeah how could I forget Warfield 1980?!?!

Studio Jerry

Happy Friday all.
I've always thought that as far as studio playing, Jerry did his best work on guitar not with the Dead, but when he guested on other artists records, especially the Jeffersons
In that spirit, my last 5 songs this morning:

1. When I was a Boy I watched the Wolves Kantner/Slick/Starship
2. Your Mind has Left Your Body Kantner/Slick/Freiberg/Starship
3. Sketches of China Kantner/Slick/Freiberg/Starship
4. Million Kantner/Slick/Starship
5. Starship Kantner/Starship

re: Studio Jer

...I always enjoyed his pedal steel playing on 'Teach Your Children' by CSN. It's rather iconic and employs such a playful, lilting vibe.

Sixtus

Re: Studio Jerry

Agree, although I like the some GD too (thinking Anthem, King Solomon's Marbles and Unbroken Chain for example.

I also like his Pedal Steel contributions with various artists, usually at Wally Heider Studio.

Interesting topic.

Edit: Looks like Sixtus and I were on the same page... Lots of Pedal Steel with NRPS too. Miss seeing those guys live. I think the David Nelson Band is playing tonight at Terrapin Crossroads. Wish I was there.. great band.

last 5 non-GD

Television: Marquee Moon
Swans: Public Castration is a Good Idea
Swans: Feel Good Now
Motorhead: Bomber
Motorhead: Aftershock

I love love love Marquee Moon

Perfection, I say

Howard Cosell said that... 9/15/73 Providence Set II

Haven't listened to this show since 1990 on cassette. I know everyone isn't a fan of the Martin Fierro and Joe Ellis tour, but I enjoy it's place in Grateful Dead history. I think this is one of the better sounding boards from this tour, along with William and Mary shows. If you have time to listen between Let it Grow and Stella Blue is a pretty unique jam, and it sounds like Phil (just a guess) is screaming non sense along with the horns. You also get a stand alone Eyes of the World. P.S. Phil says "Howard Cosell said that, after Long Strange Trip..... have a good weekend everyone.. bob t

And let’s not forget....

Jerry also played in studio with Tom Fogerty, David Bromberg, Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Paul Pena, Peter Rowan, Warren Zevon, Country Joe McDonald, Pete Sears, Ken Nordine, Ornette Coleman, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Dylan, David Dawg Grisman, Sanjay Mishra and others.....

Edit: how could I forget Uncle Merl....some of that funky soul jazz stuff they did is some of my favorite JG of all time!
After Midnight etc, hell that whole Fire up Album is awesome!

Fall 73 horn tour

Speaking of, haven’t had a chance to hear much of this tour. I know it gets slagged, but there must be at least some great stuff that’s useable from this run? I mean it was 73 and right before one of their best tours ever (fall/winter).
I had a tape of ?Buffalo? Way back when I was just getting onboard that I recall liking but some bastard stole it (David H). As I say I was a neophyte then so perhaps my perspective and/or memory is warped?
Curious to hear what all y’all know/think about that tour, especially those a “mature” 😉 enough to have been around then?

Where’s my car story

I had an unfortunate incident in Worcester Mass spring 87 where a friend and I scored some blotter supplement that was a bit too strong. By the middle of the 2nd set I became incredibly paranoid and feared I would never be able to find my car or my way home (New York). I unfortunately forced my friend to leave the show early. Thankfully we found my car and I drove about a block or two on a flat surface. I felt like I was driving into a deep ditch so I pulled over, shut the car and wisely decided to wait it out. Ended up calming down and jump starting a few people’s cars and vans. Finally at like 4 am I was able to operate my vehicle. We cruised down the Massachusetts Turnpike in the right lane at about 25 mph. Crazy night but I was at least able to find my way home.

Studio Jerry

He also played on "If I Could Only Remember My Name" (ironic that that one was forgotten) by David Crosby. Great guitar tone on "Cowboy Movie"-I assume its Jerry-Jorma Kaukonen also plays on the album. As ever with these cast of thousands S.F. albums I am never always sure who's doing what. "Blows Against The Empire" was always, and still is, for that matter, my favourite of these allstar collaborative albums.

Thumbs up for Television's Marquee Moon, too-both that and Adventure are great albums.

73 horny tour...ew

buuuuuut

9/11/73 is good

gotta hear that one again sometime...

@Stoltzfus That is where i just went to 9/11/73

Started with the Let me Sing Your Blues Away.... bob t

Deadful Head

DaP 30 Bonus Track List - unpublished. I emailed the guy who knows, but he wasn't budging in his response. It's up to the first DaP 30 subscriber recipient to let us know.

*RE/ 2019 releases

...so far, 77’ Daves Pick, 80’(Warfield) then 1970 Daves Pick, next the 1969 album 50th Anniversary release and then the ‘1966 vinyl’ release included in the “comic book series”(actually 2020 release) and then and then and then... ;)
This year the Grateful Dead are covering the most adverse releases to date besides the past release of the “30 TATS Boxset”... 2019 is and will continue to be a grateful year for us deadheads and the band as well! ‘What a long strange trip it’s been’ but I can’t help myself but to ‘Smile Smile Smile’!
Have a grateful Friday my brother & sisters, peace be with you all! Long live the Good Ol Grateful Dead.
PS- I love Jerry’s steel pedal guitar work with all the different bands he performed with over his career period but when it comes to the NRPS nobody even comes close to ‘Buddy Cages’ Playing/Performances, mr Cage is the man!!! Just my humble opinion folks.
🙏❤️😎
Rock On! 🤠✌️

E'72

I've been waiting for a clear block of time to spin the 4/24/72 Dusseldorf show, and this afternoon it arrived. Had a clear block of time to listen to the whole show without distractions and I am glad I waited. This is possibly my favorite show of the tour from start to finish. Somewhere around Good Lovin I settled into the couch, equidistant from the speakers and looking out my living room window across the valley to the Bitterroot mountains. Spent the entirety of Dark Star watching clouds glide down the face of the mountains and back up again, leaving behind what looked a lot like fresh snow at the higher elevations. Pretty much perfect visuals to accompany that spectacular Dark Star.

Liked the stories about losing cars and vans and stuff. I never lost my car while tripping, but I did lose my virginity while tripping, and that was way cool.

check this out, on this day

https://jerrygarcia.com/show/1970-04-26-york-farm-poynette-wi-usa/ Wisconsin's Woodstock

Re: Daverock

Oooops, thought I had Cros on there......
Blows against Empire is one of my favorite albums of all time, and hey, how many people get credited on an album as “spiritual Advisor”, especially for the likes of the Jeffersons!
Hell like Cousins said, Jerry always seemed to rise up on other folks albums. Maybe he didn’t feel the same pressure as if it was his own?
So as if he didn’t gift us enough amazing art elsewhere, we have all this incredible sideman stuff too!
Tanks big guy, we truly miss ya!

Vguy

Not to bring up a sore subject, but if you are watching the Islanders/Hurricanes game, you must have just thrown your beer through the TV screen. Same location on the ice for a faceoff, an Islander high sticks a Cane. He goes down, but none of the refs see it. No penalty.

But wait. The Cane is bleeding. Double minor. NOT a major. Just like I posted a few days ago, that was always the standard when a player is cut and still seems to be.

Wisconsin Woodstock

Looks like an awesome festival set! The last performance of The Eleven. Don't understand why they dropped that one, such an awesome song that shows the brilliance and risk-taking of the Dead.

While I'm salivating over the 30th Pick arriving next week, I listened to it's immediate forebear over the last 2 days on my commute to and from work. Forgot what a great Pick it was. The Help> Slip in particular; it just thundered in my car. Great (and loud) sound on Betty's recording. Can't wait for Owsley's 49 year old recordings to hit my ,ailbox!

A selfish heart is trouble....

....but a Foolish Heart is worse. NHL refs follow that mantra for sure. AJS. I saw that. Life lessons.
Foolish Heart is a good song. Under the radar. Unlike five minute majors for Foolish Bullshit. Lol.
Blood on the ice.....whelp. It's friggin hockey! NFL rules are now filtering.

*

Enraptured

Traveling down the road doing 95 miles per hour. The radio's blasting and I'm passing cars faster and faster. Sixtus' Lovelight is on from 4/26/72. The sun is shining and it's occurred to me that this song is about sunshine. That's the love light. Probably not, but it works for now. And the Grateful Dead is jamming like the Allmans.

Couple of news flashes:

10/19/71 - Enter Mr. Godchaux. Uncle Gary sent me this one last year, and it is f****** outstanding. Sounds like it was recorded off the radio - loud audience presence that drives the excitement. You guys should be so lucky to get an Uncle Gary one day.

Check out Bombed at the Omni, 6/20/74 on archive. May need to search around for the best sounding one, but the second set is well worthwhile. UG, I hope you don't mind me borrowing this verbiage that I sent you last night: The Truckin' => Jam => Eyes of the World => Slipknot! => China Doll is fabulous. Jerry plays the opening of China Doll with some effect that's so thick and crystalline, it sounds like a 12 string, but I've never heard of him actually playing one. Then he solos with that really muddy distorted bluesy effect that you hear from time to time in '74 (Scarlet Begonias has it on DaP 17). But to hear a 5-minute Slipknot! in its infancy.....

10/19/71 - KG's 1st Show

Also 1st performances/debuts of:

1. Tennessee Jed
2. Jack Straw
3. Mexicali Blues
4. Comes A Time
5. One More Saturday Night
6. Ramble On Rose

At this point, every time they turned around they 'tripped' over a new (great?) song. 1971 was a most prolific year for the band.

"Bombed At The Omni"

That title reminds me of "Dozin' At The Knick". It gave me a chuckle. I've had this show on tape for many years then found a better copy on archive. Great one for release IMHO, but I think it might suffer the same indifference as Dave's 17, since there is no Dark Star or The Othe One. I believe there is still room for partial show compilations, Road Trips style. I believe there should be some random Road Trips releases. They could make it a ongoing thing, like one two and three From the Vault. No schedule, no expectations, just release stuff that doesn't add up to a full show. Like June 16th and 18th 1974. A couple of seconds sets, and we're off to the races.

What he said...

Yea Rhino, what Dreading said.....more releases, more ways if necessary.......what???....problem, I dont have a problem 😃

@Keith Fan... 6/20/74

Always has a special place for me because along with 7/25/74 Chicago, only shows back in the tape trading days of the 80's and 90's that you could not find from 1974!!! First show I ever listened to when I discovered Internet Archive!!!

Todays wood

9/10/83
Phemonal

1/11/78
Yeeeeeeees

3/7/81
Yahoo!!! a la Slim Pickens

Did Someone Mention 1974?

Can there ever be too much 1974?

9/10/83 is sure to get VGuy's attention.

YES!!!

Keithfan2112

Nice Ace Frehley reference, man. Was wondering if any of our fellow Deadheads here would pick up on it and comment. Been listening to a bunch of that old stuff recently as I starve myself of Dead for a couple of weeks in advance of receiving DaP30.
The Space Ace rules!

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This box collects Bob Dylan’s first eight 12-inch LPs, his albums from Bob Dylan in 1962 to John Wesley Harding in 1968, as most people heard them, as they were expected to be heard, and as most often they were meant to be heard: in mono. --- Greil Marcus, taken from the liner notes of Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings

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Cut from the Original Analog Mono Masters by George Marino at Sterling Sound: Each Disc Comes With Individual Jacket Replete with Original Artwork and Inserts

Includes Deluxe Booklet, 18" x 24" Poster, Rare Photos and Greil Marcus Essay

Bob Dylan’s The Original Mono Recordings is comprised of his first eight albums painstakingly reproduced from their first generation monaural mixes as the artist intended them to be heard: One channel of powerful sound, both direct and immediate. While stereo recordings had been available as early as the mid-1950s, mono was still the predominant, and often preferred, mode of recording and mixing by the top artists of the 1960s. As a result, artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylandevoted their attention to the mono mixes, leaving the stereo mixing process to studio engineers.

As is fitting for a box of this magnitude, The Original Mono Recordings are accompanied by a deluxe booklet, featuring vintage photographs of Bob Dylan and an expansive essay from renowned author and critic, and longtime Dylan aficionado, Greil Marcus. Each disc in the set comes in its own individual jacket which faithfully replicates the original album artwork, complete with labels and stickers that were found on the original 1960s releases.

Cut from the original analog mono masters by the legendary George Marino at Sterling Sound, this set is simply unprecedented, some of the most important and timeless music ever made, now in jaw-dropping sound that rivals what was heard in the studio control room.
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"During most of the ‘60s, mono was the preferred format, and Dylan and his engineers focused most of their energies on getting the mixes just right. That’s especially apparent on the classic “Blonde on Blonde” (1966). Though fans may prefer the sharper separation of the instruments on the stereo mixes, the mono versions get at the heart of Dylan’s rough and tumble sound, with the vocals in the midst of the instrumental fray rather than pushed out in front of it. The rockers especially sound more menacing than ever."
--Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune

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Rock On!🤠✌️

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Best of Luck LMG

Hoping for the best.. and passing some good vibes your way.

I knew the mere whisper of Santa Fe would draw VGuy out. Plus.. it has a rockin' Cumberland Blues, what's not to like.

In truth.. I find '83 a little all over the place. I think of it like a old-time train, a steam engine that jumped the tracks and is rolling through town unbridled, unrestrained. I think of all the years in the 80's, 83 might have the most uneven recordings. Sometimes lots of audience pumped in (thinking Harrisburg PA for example), sometimes they are pretty clean and crisp (thinking Morgantown WV). Anyway.. an interesting year and to me the year Jerry's health issues became visible. Some of those shows are crackling with energy though.. I had fun in '83. '84 continued the unevenness, but there are some recordings that come through pretty clear. I tend to like '85 the most from this period. The summer tour was pretty even and solid and fall had some moments, Richmond comes to mind. I do recall being front row, Jerry side on 6/26/84 Merriweather Post Pavilion and they opened with Casey Jones. Keep in mind.. this was '84 and Interstate 95 from Miami to NY was paved with Colombian Cocaine (95 is about three miles East of Merriweather).. It was everywhere, it was high quality and it had become 'relatively' cheap (or at least cheaper because it had become very pure). There is little question in my mind why they opened with this and as raw and raunchy as this version was, the energy during the refrain was off the charts. They kept repeating it, it kept going on and on and each time with more intensity and enthusiasm. I am a little embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed that moment with the understanding I think this is a terrible drug and ruined the lives of countless friends. But the building was shaking that Tuesday night.. This was the only time they opened with CJ post hiatus. It was not a great show, but it was a good show and the energy rolled out of the shed that night and into symphony woods and beyond.

Anyway.. it's in the low 40's here today and the rivers are full. I might take the day off though and get some cleaning and listening done. I need to get caught up my E72 adventure, I left on the DS from 4/14. Like Sixtus said, one of the gems from that tour.. it might not be the best but there certainly isn't one better...

Be good all, sending positive thoughts LMG. Play dead, happy Sunday.

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