Grateful Dead

...my Daves Pick #5 is a copy sent to me from a friend on this forum. I’m still on the lookout for tha original release for my collection, but I’m very grateful for the gift (a member here) sent me to enjoy while I continue my search. I really dig this show at UCLA, I can see why Dave picked this performance for the series. It has some magic moments when your jaw just drops to the ground in sheer splendid joy! Nothen left to do but “smile smile smile”! I actually listened to the show last night while working on my latest painting. I’m in the process of completing a series of portraits of all the member of the band; Grateful Dead. I’ve completed ‘PigPen’ & ‘Jerry Garcia’, next is ... till next time my friends... ;)
I will I could share my art work but I don’t know how to post photos, I wish I knew how because I would love to get some feedback, I’m sending David L one set of the series hoping they love it.
Well, have a grateful day everyone, peace be with you all! : )
Dicks Picks #25 is a great release in my book!, basically two shows from 78’ ...I’m a fan of 78’-79’ so it suites me just fine... I love it all really but my favorite is primal Dead at its best...and the 90’s is just so tight & fun loving! ;)
Keeping trucking and Rocking my brothers & sisters in Grateful Dead Land ...

It's amazing to me to think Dylan changed popular music forever (imo) in 16 months:

Bringing It All Back Home Rel. 3/22/65
Highway 61 Revisited Rel. 8/30/65
Blonde On Blonde Rel. 6/20/66

Gone (or going) were the 'Moon/June/Spoon' lyrics that were prevalent in most pop songs of the day. I think he made everyone from other artists/bands to recording industry songwriters re-think song composition and it's possibilities.

Both box sets were recorded in Multi Track my John Cutler. Here is the difference, the first box was recorded and mixed live and than mastering completed by Norman. For the second box, Norman completed the mix and than the mastering was done by Glasser at Air show mastering. I have noticed when they take the extra step and send it off to Glasser for mastering we end up with some great stuff. The first box sounds fantastic as well. Hard to find any flaws with either box. And a time period that I just love looking back at and enjoying all this great music.

Night one Bear / Night two Betty. Got it. I've only listened to it a couple times. I wouldn't say I love it just yet, but these things sometimes take time. I loved Sunshine Daydream when I first heard it. I had to listen to One From The Vault several times. That's just the way these guys are.

Thanks for the info. I want to see if I can tell the difference between Bear and Betty.

what kind of FLAC (pun?) DP 25 gets. It's one of my 'go to' releases. It's a joy hearing the boys (and girl) having a rip roaring good time. And Phil's bass reminds me of bouncing tennis balls (in a good way)

...well, the last one I listened to was from the Salt Palace. I think it ranks.. 81 was a good year for Althea. ….Settle back easy, Jim

https://archive.org/details/gd1981-08-12.139593.sbd.miller.flac1648/08A…

As for best Scarlet>Fire from the 80's.. I am partial to 11/30/80, Fox Theatre. Smokin'.... and just out of reach and into the 90's, I like the midi in the transition from Copps Coliseum on 3/22/90. ..but that's just me, there are so many good ones to pick from. In a weird way, Scarlet>Fire filled in the empty space in the second set in the later years when a decade earlier Dark Star once thrived... Help>Slip>Franklins gave a great assist.

What I really like about those RFK 89 shows besides the performance, which is rock solid.. is just how good it sounds. Jeffrey Norman has gotten really good at his job.. this one got the Full Norman. On the same thread.. it was enlightening when digital dead came to be and I started pulling down shows from archive.org and comparing them to what I has via cassette. The quality of the recording makes a huge difference on how we perceive the music.. I had tapes that were stinkers that are suddenly solid gold when you hear them in their full glory. It makes a big difference, I think we all owe a great deal to folks like Bear, Betty, Kid, Rex, Jeffrey Norman, Charlie Miller, the purest/mad scientists and archivists that hit record and took the extra care and attention to make it sound as good as it possibly could. (I know I left off many from the short list above, I apologize.. so a tip of my glass to all involved).

Bear recorded the New Haven show, and Betty captured the next night at Springfield.

These shows get a bit of flack but I think it's a decent release. Then again we are talking about one of the best bands in the land.. July 78, however, is better!

I personally would have chosen that for DaP 20 (or 3/9, 3/10, or 10/16) but hey I'm not Dave.

From Deaddisc.com:
New Haven, CT recording - Owsley Stanley
Springfield, MA recording - Betty Cantor-Jackson

There are two shows in this set. One was recorded by Bear I heard and one was recorded by Betty. Does anyone know which was recorded by who?

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