Grateful Dead

I listened to this in the weeks leading up to the Swing. I had forgotten both how good the show was and how well it was recorded. It was a great prequel to DaP 29, having a Help On The Way > Slipknot! and the Morning Dew dovetailed nicely into the bonus material from 2/27/77, Robertson Gym UCSB. That Morning Dew, which never circulated as a soundboard (to my knowledge), is simply spectacular.

Anyway.. it's no secret the Cow Palace show was superb, but it was nice to get a reminder. What's not to love, multi-tracks from the Cow and Betty Boards from the Swing. What a wonderful world.

Great to see the board really rolling. Dug the Betty comments and wanted to chime in....she still records live music....for Chris Robinson Brotherhood. And as expected, her mix is great and really makes a difference. She knows what she is doing. Chris Robinson really appreciates what she does and puts her name on the live recordings she puts together for them.

I wonder if Brent was singing about her on the RFK box - "this is the last F'ng song I'm going to sing for you bitch" Or maybe it was another? No judgement here... I never met them..... but I do know the Dead lost out when Betty moved on. Also heard she records for Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco.... and they don't pay ... so right on Betty

Listened to this one today - just one show prior to the Swing. Liner notes are great. The 23 minute Playing in the Band is so good I can't believe it. THAT is how to use two drummers.

...while waiting for next box Set and Daves Picks #30...I’m playing Daves Pick #26 NOVEMBER 17th 1971, Albuquerque New Mexico plus a PRIMO Filler Of next time you see me Treated with a cryptical envelopment;)
Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan 12/14/71
Earlier today, I had ‘Dicks Pick #7’ in my CD player, Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks, Vol. 7: Alexandra Palace, London, England, 9/9-9/11/74!!! ...
“Amazon.com Description”
“Culled from a three-night stand at London's Alexandra Palace in September 1974, Volume 7 gives a pretty accurate account of the breadth of the Grateful Dead's repertoire. In the early '70s, their playing had become more focused and succinct in some spots and more adventurous in others. Keyboardist Keith Godcheaux, who'd joined the band to augment an ailing Pigpen in 1972, was a fully integrated and important member at this point, using sophisticated jazz chords that added depth to the material. His acoustic piano work gave them an earthier sound on the rootsy material, and his electric sounds beefed up the more ambitious stuff. There's a preponderance of country-tinged material here: Bob Weir's "cosmic cowboy" persona trots out for readings of "Mexicali Blues," "Big River," and "Me and My Uncle," while lyricist Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia's fascination with Old West mythology reveals itself on "Mississippi Half-Step," "Tennessee Jed," and "Brown-Eyed Women." Fans of a more inquisitive spaced-out Dead will relish the 23-minute "Playin'" and the half-hour-long "Dark Star/Spam Jam," which eventually turns into a rather affecting, demonstrative "Morning Dew." --Marc Greilsamer
Sweet set-list for 1974
Disc: 1
Scarlet Begonias
Mexicali Blues
Row Jimmy - Grateful Dead
Black-Throated Wind
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Beat it on Down the Line
Tennessee Jed
Playing in the Band
Disc: 2
Weather Report Suite
Stella Blue
Jack Straw
Brown-Eyed Woman
Big River
Truckin'
Wood Green Jam
Wharf Rat
Disc: 3
Me and My Uncle
Not Fade Away
Dark Star
Spam Jam
Morning Dew
U.S. Blues
Great set-list too! Some primo jams included ;)

Howdy Sir...just wanted to drop my two bits in on the subject of Zappa's music...I'm a huge fan of his stuff from '66 to the mid 70's...starting kinda with Zappa in New York I fell off the wagon for the most part, while the guitar playing and band members were still killing it the material for me became even more sophomoric and tacky...Uncle Meat (and the Killer re-hashed "Meat Light") is probably my fave period with "King Kong" and Burnt Weenie Sandwich too with "Little House I Used To Live In"...was lucky enough to see the Mothers quite a few times from '68 to '75, many a fond memory...also look for the Grand Wazoo tour discs, especially the Petite Wazoo band "Little Dots" and "Imaginary Diseases"...and the full on twenty piece member band on "Wazoo" recorded in Boston '72...yup...

...worked fine this time and thank you for the effort...now I can drop these puppies into my iTunes (which by the way is driving me crazy ever since I had to re-format my CPU but that's another story) and again thanks...

much love for this show, yes.

It is exceptional.

I am no expert in finance, tech, athletics, automobiles...but I could be considered an expert in GD (regular listening since 1982). not a very marketable skill, but "it's pleasin'".

MSG 81 has two exceptional shows: 3/9 and 3/10. no rushing, no "contract says 2 hours", no gimmesomelovinmiracleGDTRFBaroundlovin/bye.

they are simply exceptional, magnificent shows. 37 years into the LST, and I am still discovering diamonds.

any hope of a full Norman, oh Dave L.?

Rotterdam is a jaw-droppingly 12 on a scale of 10.
OK, a bit too much hype on my part, it's only 10.999 on the 10 rating scale.

I have heard this Swing 77 show many times over the years and every time I hear it I love it even more. This official release makes the show even sweeter.