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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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  • #1871
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    Right on,well said!

  • #1872
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    posted again for slow dog noodle - USPS not UPS

    I received the shipping email with the tracking number over a week ago. Every time I checked the shipment was going nowhere. The tracking number goes to the UPS website so I copied the tracking number and pasted into the USPS website and it says it should be delivered today. Everyone who is seeing that the UPS tracking as not giving the shipment status try going to the USPS site.

  • #1873
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    Favorite team vs. a good game

    Depends on the sport. Ask any lifelong Red Sox fan if they would give up coming back from an 0-3 deficit and beating that team from ny in 2004 for not having to endure generations of disappointment. Not a single one of them would. That is why it was so meaningful.

    As for the sports themselves.

    Squeakball is a joke. I could care less who wins. It is unwatchable.

    Baseball is not far behind. I only watch the post season any more, but even that is becoming less frequent.

    Football? Rapidly losing interest in that as well. Go ask the NO Saints why.

    To me, hockey is (or at least was) the lone remaining sport yet to be defiled. The players, for the most part, are in it for the game and to win the Cup. Not the money. There is no money in hockey. That is why I like it.

    I'll take a good hockey game regardless of the outcome over my team winning every time. I am a Red Wings fan and have no allegiance to the outcome this year. The third period last night was some great hockey. Watched and enjoyed every minute.

    But, the refereeing this post season has really soured me. Taking that goal away last night was egregious. It goes against everything the sport is supposed to stand for. You want to take a goal away because a player who is a 100 feet away and has his back to the play is a bit too slow getting off the ice. Fine. Then take it away. But at least be consistent and give the Avalanche a "too many men" penalty as well. Simpletons.

    The sport has been played for generations where it is accepted that during line changes, the player going onto the ice jumps a fraction or so before his counterpart gets off the ice. Never a problem unless you are involved in the play. He wasn't.

  • #1874
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    The main plaza of El Paso used to have live alligators in the fountain . Thought I would mention something interesting. Still waiting for 30 in back water America. Take some deep breaths , breath in, breath out, on and on.

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    Disc 3

    I pretty much feel like disc 3 alone is worth the cost of this release. Haven't had a chance to listen to the bonus disc yet, and my initial listens of discs 1 and 2 were pleasant but distracted. Currently giving disc 3 a second listen and digging this Dark Star a lot, particularly when they launch into the jam of Soulful Strut starting about 23 minutes into the Dark Star. I know that a lot of people refer to this recurring jam as the Tighten Up jam, but if you compare it to Soulful Strut by Young-Holt Unlimited I think you'll hear the similarities, particularly the melody, whereas it does not sound like Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the Drells. The example in the 10/31/71 Jam after Dark Star is strikingly similar to Soulful Strut and is probably the best version to hear the similarities.

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    I just finished up the second Paris show and Bickershaw.

    Bickershaw is a fantastic show. Everyone knows about the great Dark Star into The Other One. Everyone knows about the great Lovelight . Check out the Rider, BTW, and the PITB. Of course they're all great on this tour, but this show features a snapier Garcia on those three tracks. Black-Throated Wind - did it ever sound better than Europe 72? Keith is very audible throughout most of the show too, which is tragically not the case for many on this tour. Don't get me started on the engineering...

    Butch - yeah, didn't you read the story I posted about emailing him for the tracklist of the bonus disc? We tight :D. No, but seriously, he had nothing to do with it and I've never met him. The RFK thing was something that I did to let him know that all of us message "Board Heads" would gobble up a 1973 RFK two show mini box. He was gracious enough to reply to me ( I say gracious, because I imagine he has more work to do on a day-to-day basis then I can even imagine; so for him to take the time to reply to it was a gesture that I think goes beyond his call of duty). In any event, his reply about the RFK possibility was one that he preferred I kept between us, so I did. He was going to give us a shout out on the next Seaside chat, but I think he forgot.

    Darkstar - apology accepted, no worries. Sometimes things tldon't come across in writing the way we intend.

    I saw a Golden Gate Park video from 1991 of the Dead playing Touch of Grey. I guess there's a whole video floating around somewhere. That was fun to watch.

    Now I have to somehow fit Buffalo '77 in. Take two hundred and seventy-six, you know this used to be fun...

  • #1877
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    I too am in tracking purgatory. Really like to hear this one but I guess in the meantime i'll have to keep playing Electirc on the Eel and Zorn's Salem 1692. Maybe UPS just wants to make sure everything is just exactly perfect with the shipment.

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    1/3/70; only superficial listen so far but besides that amazing disc three, I’m with the 1/3 crowd. Perhaps my reference point was more in order for 1/3, but overall it does seem to be a bit tighter etc. Also think perhaps there’s a little more energy from 1/3s first show versus 1/2...... of course all that is splitting hairs as both have their yin/yang, and so far none of it can compare with that monster Dark Star and all of disc three. (Had to check that out again!)
    Imho that was more than worth the $25 bucks right there!
    And like Jim says, it’s a great snapshot of GD history and though perhaps there is more sloppy stuff on here than normal for a Dave’s, it is interesting to experience them figuring things out. Perhaps not unlike the first Estimated and Terrapin from the last release. Those obviously were a little farther along and the band was hitting a new stride then, but same idea. I’m sure the stuff they started on later in the year will be even more raw and unpolished and with less of the monster jams, but one could argue that 72 wouldn’t have been so great without this transitional period?

    AVS; we’ll they came to play but you can’t beat the cosmic forces of sports, or the refs.....I’m not that invested in it, hell not that into any sports anymore, like A.J.S., or cone Kid?, says it’s not worth it, and this is a good example why.....it seems to me that more and more things are not say “fixed,”, but that the various leagues seem to sometimes help certain teams along, which since it’s all about money now is not surprising. From what I saw of the last three Knights games and the whole AVs series it does seem like their a tad pro Sharks....and yes that NO GOAL still is hard to swallow even after all these years. There is no way the Sharks should of made it out of round one, even without the “call”!
    I watched money ruin my precious childhood love for Baseball, the NFL is a fucking joke now, and Hockey is following the same path, sigh.......but that’s why then and now I always felt like you won with the Dead, even a meh night was better than most sports!
    WEED; all y’all have gone round most of this, but as someone who has seen so much go on with this issue for many decades now, and who lives in a Green state, I would just like to make a few points....
    - Generally didn’t dig Wrecked’s post, but sorta can relate to the concern about a majority of folks being high all the time. The thing is, the evidence has clearly shown that usage among the general population has not changed, which is what the initial research before legalization suggested. In other words just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean the whole world is using it. Which is good only because;
    - The only real issues that the authorities and the media have reported is the miss use of, especially edibles, usually by out of state tourists who are not properly informed or experienced. This to me is just another case of irresponsible behavior, which IMO is the problem with most things.....it’s no so much the substance (s), it’s wether it’s used responsibly or not. Similar to the whole “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” argument. It’s not the weed, it’s the misuse off. So education, or mentoring like most of us old timers got when starting out is the more logical answer, not locking people up!
    The cool related thing is here, if your outta state, the bud tenders will try to question, suggest, and give guidance, but of course you can lead a horse to water, but......
    The other issue in Colorado, is they left the home grown thing a bit too loose i.e., quantity, so that the black market folks have an easier time with illegal grows and then are transporting it through other non legal states who are going out of their way to find it, then bitching about how much it’s costing their states to fight it. This also has led to a whole profiling situation not unlike being a Deadhead on the road back in the eighties!
    But the biggest problem I see, and perhaps relates to Trainwrecked’s comments, is the ole “careful what you wish for”.
    Meaning, the cops now are going way out of their way to look for illegal use especially with driving etc. They have been in a frantic rush to try to quantify thc in the same unconstitutional methodology they employ for alcohol.
    Don’t get me wrong, there are unfortunately too many people who are not responsible, don’t have enough experience, have acquired no tolerance and/or who’s bodies metabolize these substances differently than most.
    So though I believe there needs to be some criteria, once again, the law is going about it all wrong, and many innocent folks are going to get fucked! But that’s part of what you get when you create for profit government institutions, but I digress, sorry!
    All I’m saying is be careful folks and be safe! Here it is almost the norm now for a search for any traffic stop, probable cause or not. That is one of the shitty consequences of legalization......

  • #1879
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    1/3/70 Bonus Disc....

    Is superb!!!!!!!!!! Non-subscribers need to reassess just based on this one! :) Anyway - I dont know if its blasphemy or not, but aside from the Dark Star and Pig rave-ups on 1/2 Im really enjoying the 1.3 stuff a bit more - the Cryptical- Other One is epic and lush and frenetic and fucking beautiful. They just seem a little more "on" and the ,ix seems more balanced. Agree with some others that Phil's bass always says yes, but sometimes his vocals say "no" and there are a few rough spots with his voice. But isnt that what we love about this band - the humanity of it? The total experience of a Dead show could sometimes be a microcosm of the larger game we all are playing - things move from cringe worthy and unstructured to transcendent and harmonious for a few splendid moments before the entropy takes hold again. But you still gotta be a grateful participant in both high tide and low and keep trying! The ride IS the destination :) That was always the message I got from this band and their music! So Phil's shrieks are, in thier own way, just as welcome as his bass lines rocket launching me into into Never ever land! :)

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    Bolo hint.....

    His last post earlier included the language " at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, where I spent many, many nights listening to the GOGD."...this seems to hint towards an Oakland Coliseum Box Set, the GOGD played end of the year shows there from 1979-1982, bring it on!!

    My main guess would still be a Warfield Box Set....how long do we have to wait & why are they selling that ridiculous Woodstock Box set on dead.net?!?!

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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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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 02:49

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Rhino’s Summer Of ’69 Vinyl Series Features Two New Woodstock Compilations And More This July

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RHINO CELEBRATES THE SUMMER OF '69:
PEACE, LOVE AND MUSIC

Upcoming Series Of Limited-Edition Vinyl Releases Includes Two New Woodstock Compilations Plus Woodstock-Era Recordings From Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Still & Nash, The Monkees, Van Morrison And More

Three-Week Rollout Of Releases Begins On July 9

LOS ANGELES - Rhino recently announced a robust slate of boxed sets focusing around the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, including Woodstock - Back To The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive , an unprecedented 38-CD collection featuring a near complete chronological reconstruction of every artist performance at the festival. To continue the celebration of that generation-defining moment in popular music history, on July 9, Rhino will also launch their "Summer of '69 - Peace, Love and Music" retail campaign with a series of limited-edition vinyl releases that will be available exclusively at participating brick and mortar retail outlets.

The centerpieces of Rhino's "Summer of '69 - Peace, Love and Music" are two new Woodstock collections, followed by several Woodstock-era artists who performed at the festival, like Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

The "Summer of '69" series opens on July 9 with new colored-vinyl versions of the two classic Woodstock collections everyone knows and loves: WOODSTOCK: MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND MORE (3-LP, half blue/half hot pink vinyl, $49.98) and WOODSTOCK TWO (2-LP, half orange/half mint green vinyl, $34.98). Originally released in 1970 and 1971 respectively, these sets include indelible performances by Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, The Who and more.

On the same day, they'll be joined by two new collections: WOODSTOCK THREE (3-LP, 180-gram, $49.98) and WOODSTOCK FOUR (2-LP, 180-gram, $34.98). Both showcase music on vinyl for the first time that will also be available in CD form in the Back To The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive boxed set.

WOODSTOCK THREE and WOODSTOCK FOUR both feature performances by artists who didn't appear on the original soundtracks (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sweetwater, Blood Sweat & Tears), as well as additional recordings from artists featured on the original soundtracks (Canned Heat, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie and John Sebastian).

Vinyl Me Please will also offer a limited edition boxed set that bundles all four Woodstock vinyl collections in an exclusive 10-LP collection. The set can be preordered now at www.vinylmeplease.com.

Two other vinyl collections are scheduled for release on July 9. The first is a 5-LP set that captures the Grateful Dead performing live in the band's hometown. FILLMORE WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2/28/69 is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and available for $99.98. The second is a 7-LP set of the recently remastered versions of Tim Buckley's first seven studio albums. THE ALBUM COLLECTION 1966-1972 is pressed on 140-gram black vinyl and available for $109.98.

The second round of releases in the "Summer of '69 - Peace, Love and Music" campaign will arrive on July 16. Highlights include Love's FOUR SAIL on mint-green vinyl ($19.98), Jefferson Airplane's THIRTY SECONDS OVER WINTERLAND on sky-blue vinyl ($21.98), and a green-vinyl version of THE BEST OF ARLO GUTHRIE ($19.98).

The final round of Woodstock-era releases will be available on July 23. It includes a gold-vinyl version of The Butterfield Blues Band's KEEP ON MOVING ($19.98), a burgundy-vinyl edition of Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut ($21.98), and the soundtrack to The Monkees' cult classic film HEAD on silver vinyl ($21.98).

The full schedule for the SUMMER of '69 - PEACE, LOVE AND MUSIC is:

July 9
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (3-LP, half blue/half hot pink vinyl, $49.98)
Woodstock Two (2-LP, half orange/half mint green vinyl, $34.98)
Woodstock Three (3-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $49.98)
Woodstock Four (2-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $34.98)
Grateful Dead - Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/28/69 (5-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $99.98)
Tim Buckley - The Album Collection 1966 - 1972 (7-LP, Black Vinyl, $109.98)

July 16
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (Stereo) (1-LP, Black Vinyl, $21.98)
Buffalo Springfield - Again (Stereo) (1-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $21.98)
Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around (Stereo) (1-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $21.98)
Arlo Guthrie - The Best of Arlo Guthrie (1-LP, Green Vinyl, $19.98)
Love - Four Sail (1-LP, Mint Green Vinyl, $19.98)
Jefferson Airplane - Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (1-LP, 180-gram Sky Blue Vinyl, $21.98)

July 23
Van Morrison - Moondance (1-LP, Orange Vinyl, $21.98)
Graham Nash - Over The Years... The Demos (1-LP, Black Vinyl, $21.98)
The Butterfield Blues Band - Keep On Moving (1-LP, Gold Vinyl, $19.98)
Jefferson Airplane - Long John Silver (1-LP, 180-gram Smoky Green Vinyl, $24.98)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1-LP, Burgundy Vinyl, $21.98)
The Monkees - Head (1-LP, Silver Vinyl, $21.98)

WOODSTOCK: MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND MORE
3-LP Track Listing (Half Blue/Half Hot Pink Vinyl)

Side One
1. John B. Sebastian - "I Had A Dream"
2. Canned Heat - "Going Up The Country"
3. Stage Announcements
4. Richie Havens - "Freedom"
5. Country Joe & The Fish - "Rock & Soul Music"
6. Arlo Guthrie - "Coming Into Los Angeles"
7. Sha-Na-Na - "At The Hop"

Side Two
1. Country Joe McDonald - "The 'Fish' Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag"
2. Joan Baez Featuring Jeffrey Shurtleff - "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
3. Joan Baez - "Joe Hill"
4. Stage Announcements
5. Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
6. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Sea Of Madness"

Side Three
1. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Wooden Ships"
2. The Who - "We're Not Gonna Take It (From Tommy)
3. Stage Announcements
4. Joe Cocker - "With A Little Help From My Friends"
5. Rainstorm, Crowd Sounds, Announcements & General Hysteria

Side Four
1. Crowd Rain Chant
2. Santana - "Soul Sacrifice"
3. Stage Announcements
4. Ten Years After - "I'm Going Home"

Side Five
1. Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers"
2. Max Yasgur
3. Sly & The Family Stone - Medley: "Dance To The Music/Music Lover/I Want To Take You Higher"
4. John B. Sebastian - "Rainbows All Over Your Blues"

Side Six
1. Butterfield Blues Band - "Love March"
2. Jimi Hendrix - "Star Spangled Banner"
3. Jimi Hendrix - "Purple Haze/Instrumental Solo"

WOODSTOCK TWO
2-LP Track Listing (Half Orange / Half Mint Green Vinyl)

Side One
1. Jimi Hendrix - "Jam Back At The House"
2. Jimi Hendrix - "Izabella"
3. Jimi Hendrix - "Get My Heart Back Together"

Side Two
1. Jefferson Airplane - "Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try"
2. Jefferson Airplane - "Eskimo Blue Day"
3. The Butterfield Blues Band - "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"

Side Three
1. Joan Baez - "Sweet Sir Galahad"
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Guinnevere"
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "4 + 20"
4. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Marrakesh Express"
5. Melanie - "My Beautiful People"
6. Melanie - "Birthday Of The Sun"

Side Four
1. Mountain - "Blood Of The Sun"
2. Mountain - "Theme For An Imaginary Western"
3. Canned Heat - "Woodstock Boogie"
4. Audience During Sunday Rainstorm - "Let The Sunshine In"

WOODSTOCK THREE
3-LP Track Listing

Side One
1. Richie Havens - "High Flying Bird"
2. Bert Sommer - "Jeanette"
3. The Incredible String Band - "When You Find Out Who You Are"
4. Melanie - "Mr. Tambourine Man"

Side Two
1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "I Put A Spell On You"
2. The Keef Hartley Band -"Too Much Thinking"
3. Joe Cocker - "Hitchcock Railway"

Side Three
1. Jefferson Airplane - "The Other Side Of This Life"
2. Canned Heat - "A Change Is Gonna Come/Leaving This Town"

Side Four
1. Country Joe & The Fish - "Rock & Soul Music" (Reprise)
2. Sweetwater - "My Crystal Spider"

Side Five
1. Sly & The Family Stone - "M'Lady"
2. Janis Joplin - "To Love Somebody"
3. The Who - "Amazing Journey/Sparks"

Side Six
1. Johnny Winter - "Mean Town Blues"
2. Blood, Sweat & Tears - "Sometimes In Winter"
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "49 Bye-Byes"
4. John Sebastian - "Younger Generation"

WOODSTOCK FOUR
2-LP Track Listing

Side One
1. Jefferson Airplane - "Wooden Ships"

Side Two
1. Ten Years After - "Help Me
2. The Who - "Summertime Blues"

Side Three
1. The Butterfield Blues Band - "Born Under A Bad Sign"
2. Joe Cocker - "Something To Say"

Side Four
1. Arlo Guthrie - "Wheel Of Fortune"
2. Ravi Shankar - "Raga Manj Kmahaj"

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 02:50

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Grateful Dead - Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/28/69 (5-LP, 180-gram Black Vinyl, $99.98)
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Have a grateful Sunday my brothers & sisters!
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 03:52

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Thanks to JeffSmith for posting the Hi-Res scans... :-)

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 13:06

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For the life of me I can never remember the dates or venues for Pacific Northwest box set, other than May June 73-74. It's been awhile since I've put this one on. Show number one from 1973 with perhaps the best bird song ever according to that funny video Jim posts from time to time. Nice to hear Box of Rain. Walking in the sunshine right now, hot but Breezy. Headphones Max.

Minas, thanks, I thought that goofy duck sketch was lost in dead.net's digital archives.

Happy Birthday Pete!

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 14:15

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I see that I'm not the only one revisiting some of the previous boxes. I have been listening to a couple shows from the first May '77 box, the 5/17/77 Tuscaloosa show and the 5/11/77 St. Paul show. Both shows reminded me how much I like that first May '77 box. I saw Nitecat's post about the GSTL box and feel like most of it could easily refer to the first May '77 box as well, a box of great, well recorded shows coming right after Cornell and the other GSTL shows. My preference for upcoming boxes is pretty consistent with the sentiment expressed so far that something in the 3-6 show range is the sweet spot.

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Submitted by daverock on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 14:38

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The latest in a series of second hand, bargain priced box sets arrived at my front door this morning-"From Nashville to Memphis" by Elvis Presley. All the 1960s studio cuts, apparently, that weren't gospel or made to measure schlocky movies songs. Its a 5 cd set, and the 4th features the tracks he cut at American Studios in Memphis. Listed among the vocalists is one Donna Thatcher. Its her, isn't it.

DP29

Working my way through Set2

Later, 5-19-74 vinyl.

Nice to see 2-28-69 coming out on vinyl. But at $99.98, when 2-27-69 was $80, I’m wondering if I really need it.

LMG,
Try just posting the link, it’s easier than copying and pasting multiple paragraphs.

https://www.rhino.com/article/rhino-celebrates-the-summer-of-69-peace-l…

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 18:20

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U will like it

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Submitted by Exile On Main St. on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 19:39

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With so much from '77 released in the past couple years, I forgot to put this one on recently. Holy smokes, now I know why this show came along early in the official '77 canon. So smooth. The Wheel was a treat in those days.

Love my girl, yes it would be much better if you just post the link. Think some people mentioned it a few weeks ago, where you just have to copy and paste the web address from your browser like Icecrmcnkd demonstrated. Great content thanks, just takes up a ton of space on the page when you post it all. Thanks.

....checked out the first few songs. I did notice that, once again, Pigpen butchers the Hard To Handle lyrics. Pattern forming. Still works though.
Watching The Death of Stalin. Good movie about one of the biggest assholes that ever existed. I type this as I'm enjoying some vodka.
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Submitted by OKCDeadHead on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 20:47

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I try to stick to a vinyl exclusive-only plan on Dead releases. Hampton ‘79, Winterland May 30, 1971, etc. If I already have it or can get it on CD, I’m good. I wish I had the cheddar to pick up every vinyl release but then again, I don’t dig the idea of flipping sides every 1 to 3 songs. The only exception to this is owning the LST Soundtrack Amazon-Exclusive 6 LP version and it is a joy to spin. Also, that Stella Blue from 7/5/81 (OKC) is on there . 😉

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Submitted by daverock on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 02:05

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I need to be a bit more discerning in what I buy...maybe. These vinyl and box set deluxe production jobbies look great, sound great and cost great. I have only got 2/28/69 in its entirety, on (say it quietly) a bootleg-so that's one I will probably spring for. I may need a mild tranquilliser when I realise how much it costs in English money, though.

Talking of films, I saw an amazing one last night called "Embrace The Serpent", a beautifully shot film about a journey down the Amazon river in search of a sacred plant. The final sequence is one of the best psychedelic visions I have ever seen captured on celluloid, although it is only a few minutes long at the end of the film.

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 02:49

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...a grateful morning to all.
I posted the official release statement as it was given to me. Sorry if it was a long read but I assumed most would be interested in reading it. I didn’t have the link on hand yet and didn’t want to wait sharing some Good News...sorry folks I’m working on a phone lol
Take care everyone and smile smile smile summers coming! 🙏❤️😎

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 05:58

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...5/19/74 Portland Memorial Colliseum, Portland, OR from the boxset. Love’n it!
Excelent performance and set-list !!!

may is too tough for me to keep up with all the great shows. However, I have been listening to the first may boxset more this spring than I have in a couple years. 5/15 and 5/17 have been in heavy rotation over the last couple days....

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Submitted by DaveStrang on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 10:10

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Since vinyl is made up of chlorine (found in regular salt) and ethylene (found in crude oil) I'm willing to bet the farm the cost of chlorine isn't the reason for the ever rising cost of vinyl. This was from a quick Google search so if anyone has anything to add please do.

As a vinyl addict in the 70s & 80s I wouldn't go near it now due to the cost/storage space needed. I'm the 1st to admit vinyl sounds better, but now the CD is the way to go for me.

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Submitted by DaveStrang on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 13:14

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This morning's Last 5: music helps a great deal with AM coffee/exercises.

1. Spain - She Haunts My Dreams
2. Little Willie John - The Very Best Of
3. GD - DaP30 1/2/70
4. GD - DaP30 1/3/70 chronological order
5. GD - DaP30 1/3/70 re-sequenced as follows:

1. Cold Rain And Snow
2. Mason's Children
3. Big Boss Man
4. That's It For The Other One >
5. Cosmic Charlie
6. Casey Jones
7. Morning Dew
8. Alligator >
9. Drums >
10. Alligator >
11. Feedback
12. Dancing In The Streets

Encore 1:
13. St. Stephen >
14. In The Midnight Hour

Encore 2:
15. Uncle John's Band
sounded like a good song to end a fictional show when JG says 'Good Night'.

It makes for a compact 2 hr., single set/double encore show with a 10 min. on-stage 'smoke/tech' break between 'Casey Jones' and 'Morning Dew'.

I've been spoiled by all of the official releases and now sequence most bonus material/bonus discs/compilations into something that resembles an actual GD show…at least to my ears...it makes things more interesting and you get to create your own set list…and you can't go wrong...what other band gives you that?

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 16:55

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(that happens occasionally)

Metallica Master of Puppets
Metallica ...And Justice for All

just gotta say I love those two

not happy music, but energetic

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Submitted by mustin321 on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 18:59

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The Uncle Johns Band that was used was from the early set, so technically it should be after Feedback. It was the early set Encore. They did play Uncle Johns again after Cosmic Charlie in the late set, but that version goes directly into Black Peter, which obviously doesn't happen on the bonus disc...they also talk about Feedback right before the song starts.

The correct order goes as follows...

(Early show)
Morning Dew
Cold Rain
Alligator > Drums > Alligator > Feedback
Uncle Johns

(Late show)
Casey Jones
Big Boss Man
Masons Children
Cryptical
Cosmic Charlie
Dancin
St Stephen
Midnight Hour

I sequenced the bonus material & bonus disc 2 ways:

1. Chronological as it actually happened and as you have listed and...

2. A preferred (to my ears) sequence. The way I arrange the songs sound more like a show to me and probably won't work for anyone else. I like 'Feedback' towards the end of the show and so I put it there…to put it plainly, if a release isn't complete or is a compilation I like to play around with the song sequence. Almost 7 mins. of 'Feedback' in the middle of 2 incomplete shows breaks any 'flow' for me. I say play with your incomplete shows or compilations if you want…even more bang of your buck!

It’s been a little quiet here this weekend? Everyone getting outdoors, or are we rained in binge listening?
If only that box would come round....
In the mean time, we did the 74 Pepsi challenge with a touch of mojo 72...
PNW Box was basically ripped and background soundtrack to last years personal madness, so for anniversary show I tried to give the 74 stuff a better listen finally....honestly, mixed feelings...
7/17/74- don’t recall much, Friday night etc, ahem! But remeber feeling underwhelmed? Need to go back round again....
7/18/72- this ones blurry also, but in a good way. I remember smilling and thinking Ssssmmmmmoooooottthhh!
7/19/74- first set is ruff, especially with the audio anomaly’s......I can deal with some of that, but when the vocals are that out of balance, well, made me thing of Jim’s comment about box filler last week. Fortunately, the second set makes up for it in a big way.
7/21/74- tonight because no way that was happening tomorrow. Oooooohhhh-doggie! Now this one smokes pretty well, especially from the WRS through that awesome second set with the giant Dark Star like Playing.....phewwww.
Can’t wait for next month to hit the 73 stuff....I think overall, I prefer the year 73 to 74, but not drastically?

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 20:48

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....as a matter of fact Oroborous, the family and I were out hiking this weekend. No signal where we were. And it was.......calming, to say the least.

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Submitted by deadboss on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 22:52

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Just wondering if there is still anybody (specifically European folks) out there in deadland who are yet to receive their subscription copy....never had an issue with any orders i've placed previously...hope this time ain't my time !.

I received mine, on subscription, in England,about 3-4 weeks ago. This was much, much quicker than all the others I have received. It might be worth sending a pm to Marye to check everything's okay.

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Submitted by unkle sam on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 03:14

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is it really too expensive? sound quality is superior, is it worth it? I say yes, and I'll tell you why. The better the sound quality, the better the experience, hence, vinyl is a superior way to listen to music. Yes, it's cumbersome, it takes an effort to listen to it, changing sides, limited space per side, but still, it's all about the music to me and the best sound comes via analog recordings. I ask anyone to compare the two and you will hear for your self what sounds best. The better the analog recording, the better the sound.
Just had a reread of Abbie Hoffman's book "Steal this Book". A bit outdated but just as good of a read in 2019 as it was in 1971. All ways liked Abbie "I have but one shirt to give for my country" Hoffman and I was a Yippie back in the day, also a member of another student led organization , but when they started to blow up buildings, I said "not what I signed up for" and left them behind. We need some people like Abbie nowdays, to shake things up with a bit of humor and common sense.

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Submitted by mustin321 on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 06:00

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Fair enough...I'd say if there were ever anyone to re-arrange, it'd probably be this one...I don't see anything wrong with having fun with it.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 06:31

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and now we're going to see if we can remember it....." 5/21/77, the mighty Dick's Picks 29. Probably my favorite Brown-Eyed Women on account of Garcia's solo. Anyone ever catch the way he finishes this one off and heads back into the next verse? Hard to describe a guitar solo on paper. Budda-budda-birp Birp-birp-birp-birp-birp-birp.

Gollum, I saw your post about the Luxembourg show, talking about Bobby's playing, and I went back to it on the drive home last night. Yeah, you're right, one of his better shows. He's got all kinds of off-the-beat chops in there, and really plays aggressively on The Other One. I think every Other One should have had a 12 minute Dark Star intro on that tour....

But back to the anniversary at hand, 5/21/77. What can be said, other than listen to this one if you never have. On headphones if you can, if only so you can hear them huddle up and plan out the 2nd set magic. The whole show kicks ass. Starts with a Bertha / Uncle, first set ends with one of the better Scarlet / Fires I've heard (interestingly, Fire on the Mountain is a bit slower than usual; I never noticed this until one night I played about 10 different ones in a row trying to figure out if there was a best version).

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 07:10

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...I opened the treasure chest and picked out
3/20/92 Hamilton, Ontario for a change of my preferred taste but I’ll tell you the truth I’m enjoying this Pick for 92’...
You get a rare Dark Star for this era. Althea is quite nice and I dig the ‘Maggie’s Farm’ before a grateful ‘Bird Song’ performance.
Second set with a ‘Shakedown Street’
Jerry does a great job on ‘standing on the moon’ as well...Rock On Everyone!!!

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Submitted by Dennis on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 08:07

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If any California people out there can pick up a couple of tins of these, pm me. I really only want the tins.

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Submitted by Dennis on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 08:10

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I had forgotten all about the T shirt they sold for this release, but got an email informing me arriving tomorrow. Any one else order the shirt? It looked real nice.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 08:38

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5/31/69

don't check set list
just listen

The GD in Pranksterville

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Submitted by SkullTrip on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 09:24

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Everything KeithFan just said, especially about the "Brown Eyed Women". The "Scarlet" is a bit of a slow burn at first, but once it takes off, it soars.

This is one of my desert island shows, and the "Comes a Time" is all sorts of sublime.

I am still not a robot.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 09:25

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I have a birthday show 3/15/90, Terrapin Station Limited Edition (also share a birthday with Phil - he and I must beware the Ides of March). I have no idea why it's called Terrapin Station. That's another one Uncle Gary sent me. Everyone should have an Uncle Gary. He is my Grateful Dead mentor and friend. When I hit the lottery, we're getting bungalows. Three of them: 1 for him and his wife; another for me and my wife; and the third one which will use as the stoner bungalow. That one will have a wall of sound replica. Like really, I'm going to contract someone to build me a mini wall, but it's going to look exactly like the real thing only smaller scale. UG I hope all is well.

Dennis I also just received a shipping notice for my t-shirt. At first I wasn't sure if it was the 50th Anniversary release of Aoxomoxoa. Mickey tells me that's a palindrome. Mickey smart. Mickey wrote Fire on the Mountain. Does anyone know when that's coming? I'm in it for the live cuts.

Edit - Skulltrip, it's funny you mentioned Comes A Time. I was 5 minutes from work when it started, and I thought to myself, you better turn this off so you don't end up halfway through it I have to turn it off.

Also, whew, The Other One is one of the best I've heard post hiatus. Some songs benefit better than others from a loud Garcia, and I forgot about this one. The Wolf helped a lot in '78, but I've not heard anything that comes close to Dicks Picks 18 from Feb '78. Closing of Winterland also, mixed in with Dark Star.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 10:33

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Happy Happy toVguy! Hope it’s a Bobbie dazzler!

KEITHFAN; the to Terrapin Station release was supposed to be for seed money for the Terrapin Staion museum and community center the band was supposed to build as an interactive and community gathering facility as well as a legacy museum for all things Grateful Dead....a Rock and Roll hall of fame if you will for the band. Some early plans even called for a roller coaster....so Disney land for Dead heads!
One of the inclusions was supposed to be a performing venue that they and others could use. The thinking being that nobody knew then soon after JG passed wether they would tour or even have an audience anymore. So the though was sort of like what many artists do in Vegas now with residences etc. The coolest part I remember being discussed was a music kiosk type deal where you could purchase ANY live show as all would be digitized and ready for you to burn while at the venue and take with! If Only!!
Unfortunately they couldn’t figure out how to finance the thing as the cost was pretty steep......this was also when things were falling apart among the band members. You can read more about it in that Slevin book that came out a year or two ago....

ANOLOG; Uncle Sam you unequivocally state that Anolog is better. I disagree. The problem isn’t so black and white. It’s not so much that digital is bad, it’s how it’s done, especially regarding conversion. If proper steps are taken using good conversion etc, digital can be just as amazing.... I own, and have heard many digital systems that sound as well or better than many Analog systems....it’s all a matter of how it’s done. I’ve heard many systems of high end audiophile Reel, Vinyl, and digital that cost tens of thousands up to hundreds of thousands of dollars and they all sounded amazing! Just like I’ve also heard many expensive systems of the same formats that sound like crap.
In other words, it was how the system was done more than the format used that made the difference.
In the end, it’s all just a matter of preference and the only thing important is what you like and what makes you one with the music! I get your point but I disagree when folks categorically make such statements.
P.S. I also own a Table, but rarely use it....

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