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February 13, 2020 - 8:15am

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clayv

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76

Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76

Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson

Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman

Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

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March 22, 2020 - 6:21pm

#1261

alvarhanso

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Americana influence

For sure Garcia and Hunter were into bluegrass and the Dead in 1970 were identifying with trying to get a Bakersfield sound, but Hunter isn't writing story songs in 1968; he's writing psychedelic poems, or having them dictated by a cat. Bringing country elements like Bob's cowboy songs isn't the same thing as the drastic reshaping of the paradigm that began in late 1969-70. Is that all attributable to The Band? Of course not, but their pervasive influence surely reached intense music lovers like Garcia, Weir, Lesh, and Hunter. They were already fans of Dylan, and they were aware that they played not only with Dylan, but with Ronnie Hawkins, and were a band playing rock'n'roll throughout the US and Canada, and they were a tight band. When they put out their first two albums, they did redefine rock music, maybe not in such an immediately identifiable way as Jimi Hendrix in 1967, but to musicians, and people who listened to the words, they provided just as much of a new direction as Hendrix. Hunter and Garcia appreciating bluegrass didn't mean they could find a way to bring it into the Dead, nor that they even wanted to given the nature of the trip in 1968-69. We can certainly agree they found it necessary to expand their musical interests and palette, because they incontestably did so, and they didn't write a rock opera, but they did write songs about everyday life, ones that seem so timeless, many who hear them think the Dead are covering some old classic when it's Hunter's Jack Straw.

Whatever level of influence, they really seemed to get along well given their many associations of the years.
March 22, 2020 - 6:15pm

#1262

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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The Last Waltz

I have the DVD on my quarantine list of things to watch.
March 22, 2020 - 5:41pm

#1263

Angry Jack Straw

Joined:
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Dave

Agreed on The Band.

Way underrated. I bang on forever about how Traffic is underrated. The band is equally so. Just great stuff.

I would put the Last Waltz just under E72 in the rankings.

And just to be clear, the gap between FW69, E72 and the rest of the releases is monumental.

When we first got married, my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her, a copy of the Last Waltz.

She never bought it. I got all kinds of bullshit instead . So, I had to get it myself. Four years later. Best $9 ever.
March 22, 2020 - 4:56pm

#1264

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

First pass completed

Last 5
June 76 Box
15
19
10
11
14 (started here)

No defects detected, now time to import to HD and convert to various file formats for my music players and car stereo.

In the meantime, I am palate cleansing with ABB 02/70, the Bear’s Sonic Journals raw recordings in 24/96 download. I bought the CD when it came out, but then bought the downloads of the unedited recordings that were used to make the CD. The downloads have cuts and splices where the reel ended. I recently noticed that due to demand they now offer the unedited raw material on CD.

https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/bears-sonic-journals/allman-brother…
March 22, 2020 - 4:46pm

#1265

RobbZ

Joined:
October 25, 2011

Alligator Wine--The Cure?

What the hell could it hurt?......Maybe "Screamin Jay Hawkins" was on to something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI3YzuzwK44
March 22, 2020 - 3:42pm

#1266

daverock

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The Band

Hopefully one day the penny will drop ! They are clearly very respected and had an enormous impact on others in the late 60s. I wonder if a lot of pre 1960s American music had slipped out of young peoples consciousness by 1968. With the impact of The Beatles , psychedelia and heavy electric guitar based rock, maybe music like country, ragtime, rockabilly etc had become obscure, so that when the Band looked to these genres for inspiration they were quite unique for the times. Whereas for the last 30 years or so, the older genres of American music have become more widely available, thereby limiting the Bands impact as time has gone by.

I really like some of the other late 60s American bands I have heard recently-Cactus and Grand Funk coming to mind, but I seem to miss the boat when it comes to the Band. Maybe they were too subtle ! I wouldn't knock them at all...my loss.
March 22, 2020 - 3:12pm

#1267

Jason Wilder

Joined:
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Agree on the Band's influence

But disagree about the bit on Hunter.

Your comment leaves out the fact that the Dead, Garcia, Weir, and Hunter were very much into "Americana" stuff, folk, bluegrass, and much more before getting psychedelic in late '67. I mean, listen to Mother McCree's. Or Bob (Hunter) & Jerry.

For me, while I love the Band, I think the Dead were always gonna return to their roots. And psychedelia was not it for any of them. While Big Pink assuredly had an influence, so did the fact that the Anthem/Aoxomoxoa weirdness & studio sessions had left them in the red.

A course correction to something more streamlined, basic, and easy to lay down needed to happen. And CSN were also a big influence as well with vocal harmonies. You can hear that on Workingman's & Beauty.

Anthem to Beauty is a nice video if you do not have it.
March 22, 2020 - 2:56pm

#1268

Angry Jack Straw

Joined:
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Rankings

Every time a new box set is released, this topic seems to appear.

Despite my insomnia issues, I did not purchase the 76 box set. For those who did, glad you are enjoying it. That being said, my rankings remain as follows:

FW 69 complete. Small, but powerful. Every time I listen, I am blown away.
E72. The gold standard. If you could only purchase one box, this is it.
PNW box. Yes, a sleeper, but I love the sound. Completely understand those who rank it lower.
W73, W77. Both awesome for different reasons. Both quintessential.

TTATS gets lots of votes, but the later years move it down the list for me.

Stay six feet apart people!
March 22, 2020 - 1:07pm

#1269

alvarhanso

Joined:
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Re: The Band breaking new ground musically

Haven't read the Greil Marcus book, but Music From Big Pink is so influential and new in 1968 that it influenced bands like our own good ol' Grateful Dead, Cream (Clapton wanted to leave Cream and join The Band, but he was afraid to ask them to join), Jimi Hendrix Experience, and tons of later bands to be open to exploring earthier topics, and doing so with music with roots in blues, bluegrass, jazz, rockabilly, jugbands, that we now term "Americana". The Dead were so immersed in this sound they did back to back albums where contemporary rock critics cited The Band as an obvious influence on the wild psychedelic band from San Francisco. Nobody argued that Creedence Clearwater Revival's massive success influenced the Dead to change, and they were both San Francisco bands, but the band of Canadians with an Arkansas boy with lyrics sometimes telling a timeless story had a big impact on the Dead becoming the band they did. I can't imagine Robert Hunter writing Brown-Eyed Women, Jack Straw, Brokedown Palace, Ripple, etc. without Robbie Robertson's influential songwriting, which was far less obscure than Bob Dylan's. Also, Duane Allman supposedly said that his favorite guitarist was Robbie Robertson. Their reach was widest amongst musicians, and their impact was felt through the way music changed and progressed by looking back to older styles. But they also landed on the front cover of Time the very week Workingman's Dead hit record shelves, so they had a massive mainstream impact as well.
March 22, 2020 - 12:26pm

#1270

gr8ful0221

Joined:
November 4, 2011

Thank you!

Just THANKS to all involved in making this box possible, and making sure it was released NOW unleashing limitless joy into the world. All aspects of this release are amazing.

John Perry Barlow

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf.

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

Ordered.

Good times to be a Head . . .

love it

happy days

Suh-weet! Stealth announcement.

Ordered, looking forward to this arriving next month. I bet we get two this year.

Stoked for this one! But…

Stoked for this one! But what’s new with that?

Early box might be because of 50th anniversary releases coming later in the year.

[edit] ....aaaand Dave confirms in the seaside chat that it’s going to be a busy year of releases, so wanted to get this one to us with time to breathe around it.

oh yeah

very nice ordered,,, sounds a little cleaner than my current copy. This appears to give us the complete (?) boston run. 6-9 is a road trip and 6-12 has parts (have to say parts with a boston accent).

Will NOT tell wife. She informed me to stop buying until I get a job.

Is it proper to tell wife of 40 years, fuck you?

Around & Around ~ 6.19.76

There it is !!!!!! !

Dave L. Toss in 7.13.76 Orpheum Theatre bonus cuts. Was just listening to this one. What happened to release of final Orpheum performance?

1976 shows are fire sauce. This is going to be a smokin hot box set desert island Dead. I missed the giants stadium set. Gotta get this one

I went to Hampton Coliseum for dead and company in November. One of the discs spinning was 6.29.76. Pure gold

Other 1976 shows I have heard recently are from Portland, Rochester, Columbus, and Cincinnati. All of the are really sweet.

Sugaree from Columbus is really cool

9.26.72 ~ Bird Song ~ about ten minutes in. Jerry sends in the Mind melters

June 76

Was just thinking about this when I was thinking of what years have not seen a boxset yet.

I guessed 5 shows on fifteen discs but wrong year. Do I get half credit? haha

Nice

Was just reading the Rob Eaton story about the Betty boards return. This looks immensely cool.

I guess I better do my taxes now and hope it's still available when I get my returns. These always seem to come out at the time when I'm strapped. I suspect this will be available for a little while, but you never know.

Vinyl?

Anybody know if they are going to put one of these shows on vinyl like they normally do for the box sets?

4 winds

No prize, but you get to buy.

June 76/ far out!

Fantastic choice Dave, I just bought two copies, one for me and one for my brother. This one is gonna go fast. Thanks for releasing this great music.

'76 Box

Sweet. I've already got all of these except 6/14 and they have always been some of the best played and sounding shows in my vault.

...but you know these are gonna sound waaaay better. And with these shows, that's saying something.
Get 'em while they're hot folks...
:O)

Box Announcement

Schwing!

Dennis. No way!

Looks like LMG was right. And Dave mentioned something big coming out in the fall. Can't believe how excited I am. Is something wrong with me?

Peace folks.

I'm in

locked and loaded - was even able to use the discount they gave me for the no show of JULY 78
fingers crossed should get it by Christmas .

Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 6/10/1976 Digital Single

What is this: Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, 6/10/1976 Digital Single?
The set comes with the whole 6/10/76 show, so what is this single about? What's the point?

Sold!

I’ve been asking for these shows for years.

And what’s really crazy, I was going to post something about them this morning, but was late for work so didn’t.

Hey, Bolo was right about this one.

76!

I was just listening to Dicks #20 over the weekend. I ordered it also and I hope to get it by December also - fingers and eyes crossed.

'72 or '73 Box

Coming this fall? Or will it be Spectrum '89?

Ordered

Well that’s the easy bit. Ordered without any problems. Let’s hope I survive the holiday in Algeria at the end of March now that I have something to look forward to :))

Plangentized too

Originally had all of the shows on cassettes, then CD-R, then digital upgrades. Can’t wait to hear them all polished up.
6-19 has always been an FM copy, so that’s the biggest upgrade.
They’re all grate but 6-14 has always been my favorite.

Dennis

Fuck Off seems to work slightly better, not quite as personal, lol

Mbarilla

perhaps we won’t see as that one is widely circulated CD copy from radio broadcast? But great show for sure!

ICCK

Congrats, I know you’ve been jonesing for this one for a long time 😃

Good Medicine

A sincere thank you for this. Been on my box set wish list for a while now.

Fuuuuuuuuuuck Yesssssssssss!!!....

....happy camper here!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Can't believe this one - has my favorite show of all time included....6/11/76

HAPPY DAY DEADFREAKS!

Sixtus

Here's a true story........

Last night I'm in the basement, to spin on the bike. My GD collection upstairs is 1966-1975. Downstairs I keep 1976-1995. So I pick the Capitol 6-17-76 (DaP 28) to listen to whilst spinning. Some amazing playing that reminded me that not all '76 is languid, which is my stereotyping of that year. Let's face it, every year has killer shows and ho-hum shows. So when this sucker popped into my email in-box, I thought, well, that's synchronicity. Then I looked at the show dates.

I was in Boston for one of the four nights in June '76 and clearly remember getting hassled by street walkers en route to the show and on the drive home we had to pull over and sleep in the car.

I caught one of the two nights at the Beacon in NYC. Not sure which.

And I caught the night at the Capitol when they opened with Help On the Way, which is in this box.

So, good chance this box delivers 2-3 shows I attended that year.

And let me say this: they returned from their hiatus in June and played 19 shows -- fresh, excited, etc.

Finally, I think Dave has an obligation to get as many ABCD/returned Betty Boards released as swiftly as possible and this continues that trend of the past 3-4 years. Very glad to have this. And maybe we get another in the fall???

Dennis, try this:

Use a bad British accent and say, Folk offff!

been waiting for this one

took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

been waiting for this one

took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

sorry please remove copies

funny sticky buttons

Happy Crampers and Sleep Walkers???

I think my goggles has gotten boggled… does that really say Dancing>The Wheel>Sugar Mag Scarlet Begonias>SSDD?? Have to check that out! 6/15/76 happening to be the one of the four I’m not familiar with.

Looking forward to this (I've over due for a new box).

Too boxes !

Too Boxsets you say , I’m so grateful, keep up the amazing work Dead Team!!!🙏❤️😎💀🌹💀🌹😳

Can You Pass The Acid Test?

DaP 33 was my “acid test” - if it arrived safe and sound, with no hassle, then I’d feel confident The Great Warehouse Debacle Of ‘19 was behind us, and all systems “Go!” to order with confidence again - it was received without a hitch, just like the days of yore, so no problem seeing my way to order this June 1976 gem of a box set!!! (I hope everyone has had similar good fortune.). Hurry up Spring!!!

Early Box

This is an excellent surprise, I hadn't expected an announcement anytime soon, let alone a box due 3/20. As much as I liked DaP28 6/17/76 and '76 in general, I am psyched for this box. I know you can't judge a show by the set list, but the set lists for these shows look pretty cool. Thought about waiting to order, then thought about missing out and put the order in now. Curious to see what the rest of the year brings.

76 Box Set

Just ordered, 5 complete shows wow, can't wait !

I like 1976

Yep, 76 is fine with me!*

*Just so my "picky deadhead" credentials are not tarnished:
I am disappointed that this will likely delay the release of the remastered multi-track recording of 7/18/76!

I have no interest…

I have no interest whatsoever in this June '76 box. None. Zero. It's gonna be a long wait to see what NEXT year will bring us. First time I've questioned a decision to release.

Help Me! I need Road Trips Boston Music Hall 6/9/1976

If anyone could grace me with a copy of this out-of-print Road Trips, I'd be grateful.

Not sure how I missed this one, but it's too expensive on the secondary market.

Perhaps I could send something you're missing in return.

I also spy with my third eye....

....a new bottle opener goes on sale on 3/20 as well. A perfect gift for CaseyJanes to settle our superbowl bet. He has everything! But he doesn't have that. Me either. Two please!

Seventies Dead

My favorite era. Totally stoked for this one. Order process went smoothly.

Jimi and the Road Trip

check you pm's sir.

76 box -first box of year

Well, nobody saw this coming. I'm in. Mabey.

@HendrixFreak - Help on the Way

I sent you a PM.

Well that put an abrupt end

To the Dap 33 thread 😸😸😸

Hey carlo13

Did you get a cheeky 15% discount voucher for your July 78 no show ?

Not lovin’ it.

At this point releasing any ‘70s box set is redundant. It’s now just a matter of whether I’ll be disciplined enough to pass on this one, as I certainly don’t need it.

Peri

Actually I received a 20 percent discount when I sent a text to rhino about the 3 month wait on the july 78 box and they apologized for the delay. So I used it to buy the Nightfall of diamonds show. They finally said no stock left. Sad. But I did buy one on ebay for $180.

Bolo

Did bolo mention boston for the next box?

Not lovin' it either

I wouldn't go as far as Patagonian Fox in saying that releasing any box sets from the 1970s is now redundant. But releasing anymore from between 1976-1978 may be. At least until the primary years are properly served. ie 1966-1969.

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