May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

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July 14, 2017 - 12:12pm

#181

Drifter's Escape

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Driftin' and Dreamin'...10-10-82...

If I could add One show to Dave's queue, it would be from California's Stanford University, Frost Amphitheater, 10-10-82. There's a great version on the Archive. And no, I didn't attend that particular show, and I'm not saying it's the best show of the era. Any more than Veneta is the best of '72 or Cornell the best of '77.I did a bit of tape trading in the 80's and it seemed like all decent traders had certain shows. Like 05-02-70, 08-27-72, 05-08-77, 07-08-78. Shows so iconic you know them by their date. 10-10-82 was like that. All the old-timer traders had that show and all the newbies wanted it. And for good reason. It's a mighty fine show from start-to-finish.
July 14, 2017 - 8:45am

#182

Lightfoot510

Joined:
April 19, 2016

The Shelf

My shelving system is a bit unfinished right now... I've got one box shelf that i have on the wall in my second bedroom (which is basically my collection room) that houses my growing Dave's Picks collection and most of my DP collection. Since the shelf isnt large enough, I have majority of my DP in a closet in the same room, one day ill have a set up where i can show it all off. I like that I have the overflow space in the closet but I'd really like to have them all in chronological order and not hidden away so-to-speak.But I've noticed that the releases that were harder to find, as I am trying to catch up with all of the releases I missed over the years, are the ones I always have out for all eyes to see. I'm proud of it so far. Some buddies always ask to borrow sets, the best I can do is give them a flash drive or a burned copy- the originals stay indoors and in rotation on my stereo. As for vinyl, I've got all my Dead and JG etc together, but not in any specific order. I keep em clean and in great shape but that's about it. Same with the rest of the vinyl- no real order, but as pristine as possible. Boogie on heads!! Happy Friday!
July 14, 2017 - 8:14am

#183

Sixtus_

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re: The Shelf

Regarding storage of the collective 'Holy Audio Scripture', many years ago for Christmas I asked for an interesting CD-storage thingee, and my mom found this cool, like quarter-scale red British phone booth. It looks like Dr. Who's Tardis, but is red instead of blue. But indeed, it, too, is also in the Transportation Business, as Mickey likes to say. It has 4 shelves inside which house the large (very first) box sets on top, then the next shelves are all of the Dick's Pick's (in release order), then are followed by official live releases (this time in more or less Chronological order), then on the bottom shelf stacked vertically are the studio albums. All of the Dave's Pick's are lined up in the windows. But, of course, the space inside my music-Tardis still isn't enough, so then all of the other awesome box sets (i.e. 30 Trips, '72 Trunk, Spring 90, TOO, Spring '77, GTSL, etc.) are sitting out on display in the open and scattered around the house. Long ago Ingrid gave up on sequestering the collection to a finite locale. She is very aware of the infinite nature of this outcome - as are we All. But I agree on one thing - the obsessiveness I think comes with the territory to some extent; and that ain't a bad thing. I also have 3 iPods which is where I do most of my listening by plugging those suckers into my big boy stereo. But, admittedly, I do still reach for the actual CDs more often than I would have thought. There is just something about handling the physical media, peering at the artwork as I hold it (even though I've seen them all a bazillion times) and the simple satisfaction of loading up the CD tray with a few discs and hitting 'play'. I dunno, maybe it's just me... Happy Friday Deadfreaks! Sixtus
July 14, 2017 - 7:39am

#184

thursday's child

Joined:
March 29, 2012

74...............

.......if all I could listen to was 74, I'd be ok. DP12 is perhaps my favorite, but disk 4 of DP31 is awesome. All 72-74 is incredible, but there is just something about 74 that I can't stay away from for long. I look at my obsession with 74 Dead as "the cure for what ails me". Listening to DP7 as I write. Always thought this one was under rated. What a Wharf Rat. Glad to see others loving some 74!
July 14, 2017 - 7:22am

#185

danc

Joined:
September 11, 2007

laying out the loot

I rip them and then store (in weatherproof bins) nearly all. I keep maybe about 5-10% on hand (current faves, etc) near the stereo. I have noticed that I just don't re-stash to the crates many of the Dick's Picks sets. Shelf. Life.
July 14, 2017 - 7:03am

#186

80sfan

Joined:
April 17, 2015

CD collection

The only music i keep on a shelf is Grateful Dead and complete JGB releases. The other CDs are all in books. As for my shelf, i arrange everything in chronological order, which includes official releases, as well as the soundboards i've collected over the years. Other than Live/Dead (which is just too good to keep hidden), i don't keep any of the studio albums or compilation albums on the shelf. Skullfuck, the original europe 72, w/o a net, dozin, etc, are all in the CD book as well. I believe obsession is a common theme among us.
July 14, 2017 - 6:22am

#187

friscokid77

Joined:
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Dumb CD shelf question

Only us OCD people (and you know who you are) obsess over this but I'll ask anyway: How do you arrange your CD collection on your shelf? [obviously in alphabetical order], but when it comes to the Dead: Do you arrange your Dave's Picks / Dicks picks / vault releases etc. In the order they were released and after the official studio albums, or chronological order of the date performed? After a lot of consideration, I arrange ALL GD (studio and live) in chronological order (just as they appear in Deadbase) rather than the order in which they were released. I feel it flows nicer
July 13, 2017 - 8:52pm

#188

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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DP 31

It's really wonderful, but like all of the Dick's Picks, I got into it only in the past couple of years, so it hasn't gotten the undivided attention it deserves. I'm most familiar with disc 1, and also love the Peggy-O. The China Cat of course is hot. So, an hour ago, I went back into Maz' chest of antiquities and fished out the magic hard drive from next to Skywalker's old light saber, in the hope that I'd find those complete August shows; but alas, they were not to be found. I did however, come up with a pretty good quality 12/18/73 complete show (with Dark Star). I tried stating at the beginning, but here I am with a "brand new" 1973 Dark Star in my ears. With the exception of some periodic loud humming that lasts a few seconds and dissipates, it's great to hear a new one. I've become impatient waiting for Dave to release it all, so I've been dipping more and more into the soundboards. This one reminds me of Echoes. I've heard a lot of people remark that Dick should have released this one as Vol 1 instead of the 19th. We shall see....
July 13, 2017 - 8:28pm

#189

kyleharmon

Joined:
June 5, 2007

Dave's Picks 14

I put in a request to Dr Rhino for a replacement disc for disc2 of Dave's 14. a replacement disc was sent but it was for disc 2 for Dave's 22 lol. so I said I got the wrong one. got another email saying a replacement disc for dave's 14 was sent. I hope its the right one or I'm going to have a bunch of Discs of dave's 22 floating around.
July 13, 2017 - 7:52pm

#190

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

DP31

One of my favorites literally from the very first listen. Disc 1 is pretty good too, great PITB and I always had a soft spot for those early Peggy-O's.. I kept trying to turn on all my friends to it.. burning copies, etc. They still think I'm crazy. It doesn't take much to get me to put on more 74 GD.. is there ever enough? I think Thursday's Child has been on a 74 bender for about a year and a half (or a decade and a half) as well. To my ears, 31 sounds a bit better than some of the others too. I wonder if they went back and remixed some of the older ones using the new bag of tricks if they would clean up a little. You're right KF, DaP 13, 2/24/74 sounds as good or better than any in the bunch. They were playing the Morning Dew from that show on the radio on my ride back today.. excellent.

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

kate_c.

i've seen two of your posts in one weekcomplaining about someone's negative comments-guess what, when someone has an opinion that is not aligned with your thoughts,even if it's about someone setting a price for something they selling or the band is slop before pigpen.its gonna be negative.it's their prerogative to say it's not worth it or no thanks.i think it's your emotional immaturity to anything negative or something you don't agree with.you could have left it to-"that's your opinion and i don't agree."instead you feel it's necessary to put someone down.earth without rain is a desert.

My Favorite Version

I just love this.

Pauses between tracks?

Hi all, A technical issue I'm hoping to resolve: Recently ordered this set, promptly downloaded the CDs to my iTunes collection. Getting 1-2 second pauses between most of the tracks which disturbs the flow of the music. Does anyone know what might be causing this, and how to fix it? Gareth

Gareth

It’s most likely caused by a setting in iTunes. Go into the iTunes preferences and see what is listed for import settings, as well as for playback settings.If you still can’t fix it then google it, there should be instructions somewhere.

Testing

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Recommendations for a Newly Grateful Deadhead?

To icecrmcnkd, Thank you for your reply, much appreciated! If I may, I'd like to followup with a second question: it was only a year ago that I first discovered the Grateful Dead, and I'd love to hear recommendations from older fans about which live albums to listen to next? Thanks again, Gareth

Gareth

Real gone music is reissuing the Road Trip series. https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-road-trips-vol-4-…

Gareth

Newly Grateful Recommendations

You know, Gareth, it really comes down to what you like about the Dead... When I put in the Dead, I rarely want to listen to songs, so to speak. I tend to go for the long, inspired jams. For this, I would suggest the Winterland 1973 boxed set as No. 1, so far... though in general, shows from the 1973-1974 will be your best bet for this... That said, there are gems of shows throughout the years, though I've never personally been impressed by anything later than 1977. May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition) is a great collection from this year. I also really love One from the Vault, Sunshine Daydream, & Dick's Picks, Vol. 14... The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is an all-too-looked-over gem, too. Finally, if you can afford it, I'd recommend getting a copy of the Pacific NW '73-'74 boxed set while it's still available on this site. When these sell out on dead.net, they price-inflate like crazy to 2x their original cost or more.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Get Shown the Light, the box with the book, was limited to 15,000 copies, I read somewhere.But I can’t find anything on the All Music Edition that’s still available. Can somebody tell me how many of those were printed?

Best digital format?

So, I'm totally showing my newbie-ness, but when the formats are digital, which is the best to download? I'm thinking about uploading to iphone for maximum bluetoothing. Also, is the first selection a CD collection of the four shows? I didn't see it listed behind the All Music Edition, so I figured it must be sold out.

Schrodd, formats

16/44.1 is CD format, so you could convert to WAV or AIFF on a computer and burn CDs if you wanted to, as well as have the digital file on a music player.

The higher resolution files are for a computer or music player. If you wanted to burn CDs from those files you would lose the higher resolution that you paid more for.

Holiday of a lifetime?

First time I've ever seen R.I.P. included in the name of a firm pushing you to go on holiday ! Maybe its a plug for euthanasia.

maybe

they thought they were going for dead people as a marketing niche. Dead heads, dead people, I'm so confused... Anyway, they're gone for the moment.

Hi there, I downloaded the…

Hi there,

I downloaded the ALAC of this digital download but when I import into iTunes it is not recognizing the artist or songs and not creating an album. For the same ALAC download for Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set it worked perfectly in iTunes. Why does this download now import correctly? Thanks if anyone knows or can help.

Howdydoody

You should ask on the Dave's Picks 30 thread…there's more people on there and very few if any on here…hope it helps.

will do! thank you.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Since they sold out of the regular box set with all the bells and whistles, and had a huge demand, Dead.Net is selling an All Music Edition that "...only includes the 11 CDs in four folios and a booklet of liners, housed in a simple slipcase."

So, still the four shows, just without the special packaging and the unpublished book. This time, the order went through. Nothing on the website about this also being a limited release -- it's not numbered, but they don't specify if it's another set amount.

May 77 - Henryben

Excellent news ! I wonder if they will re-release other box sets in this format that originally sold out. Fillmore West 1969 is the one I sadly missed out on and would shell out for in a heartbeat.

Does somebody have problems with tracking number?

Hello,
I've purchased the fantastic Lyceum LPs more than a month ago and still nothing arrived.
I've searched for the tracking number done by the GD store on the DHL site but nothing appears.
I've yet written to the customer helpdesk, but I'm curious if somebody encountered my same problem.
Thanks a lot,
Fabianope

Fabian

Send a PM to Marye, she can help.

yes please

Fabian, send me a PM and I'll see if the Doc can shed some light here.

Fabian

Just to state the obvious, they are indeed fantastic records. I am half way through 5/25/72 at the moment - one that no-one really mentions. Probably because of the night after, which is a shame as it's a great show in it's own right. Curious "Good Lovin" - 14min 53 seconds, and no Pigpen rap - he just sings the opening the verses and the closing ones some 12 minutes later. In between we have spot on r'n'b jamming like no-one else.

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