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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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April 6, 2020 - 2:09pm

#691

hendrixfreak

Joined:
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April '71 tutorial for orobouros

Step 1: Break out the sugar cube from the freezer. Divide in half. Ingest both halves.

Step 2: Put on Ladies and Gentlemen the Grateful Dead.

Step 3: Firmly hold volume knob and give it a hard twist to the right.

Step 4: Pop a beer. Spark up spleef. Buckle seatbelt.

Step 5: Repeat as needed.

Seriously now, I'm not sure I can articulate the April '71 mystique, but to borrow a phrase from forensicdoc, it's "sledgehammer" music -- the core 5, back to rock 'n roll basics. As for big jams, they're all over the place. You really have to give Ladies & Gentlemen a spin for the Dark Star > St Stephen > Not Fade > Goin' Down the Rd medley, or my favorite, Alligator > drums > jam > Goin' Down the Rd > Cold Rain. Major jammy.

Maybe a simpler way of putting it: Pigpen is in full force, greasier than a side of bacon on medium heat.

About buckling that seatbelt: I moved from Steamboat Springs to Fort Collins, Colo., in 1988, with a dog, a cat and a mattress. No furniture, no nothing. So my buddy, the Dokdor, pulls a bench seat out of his van and lends it to me for a couch. Came with seatbelts and ashtray. We used to buckle up for happy hour, me and my woman, side by side. I still recall the disturbed look on my father's face when he visited. Nice living room with picture window and van seating for two. And nothing else.
April 6, 2020 - 2:07pm

#692

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Just gonna put this right here....

https://www.justgivemepositivenews.com/
Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.
Happy Birthday crow dude. Love and hugs.
April 6, 2020 - 1:51pm

#693

Deadheadbrewer

Joined:
February 2, 2010

Happy Birthday, Blue Crow!

And wow--DP 18 for a first show?! That Pick is always in HEAVY rotation with me.

Oro--I also do not share the love for Spring '71, but hope these ravenous fans of that era get their box one day. I'm with you in hoping for a box of everything presentable from 1968. Do give 1978 a chance. There are some AMAZING shows that year.

Vikes--I'm jealous of your Met Center show. I was a freshman at the U that spring, but was two years away from getting on the bus.

GivingIt--yes, the spine is designed that way; the book opens flat that way.

Dave's Picks 34 due on or around May Day. GarciaLive 13 a week or so earlier, and the Origins graphic novel about the same time. What a time to be a Head!!

p.s. Looks like Origins is $17.97 at Bull Moose. GarciaLive was $11.97, but is now $13.97 there.
April 6, 2020 - 1:39pm

#694

DeadVikes

Joined:
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Oroborous/The Met Center 4/17/89

OROBOROUS, yes, I was at the show at the old Met Center after the Mecca shows. This is where the North Stars used to play.
This was back in the day when they did wrist bands to determine when you got to buy tickets, I think like a month before the show. Waited in line outside for what seemed like forever. Ended up hitting the wristband jackpot and landed second row floor sets for four of us! $20!
I wish I had the crystal clear memory of shows like some of you have but I don't, so I don't remember the Drums being any different. Great show, closest I ever got to the boys. I do remember the Iko Iko opener, early Victim at that point in time. Great second set, Estimated Eyes, Crazy Fingers, awesome NFA, Knockin Encore. That was the last show the did in MN and the July Alpine shows were the last shows the did in WI. Never could figure out why.

Man, if we could all go back in time?
April 6, 2020 - 1:13pm

#695

GivingItOomphO…

Joined:
November 1, 2010

UK arrival

Received my copy today, interestingly without any import fees.
Unfortunately boxset itself got a bit bashed up during transit.
Crumpled corners with a 3 inch gash/tear up one of the hinges.
The spine of the book is bit of a mess of glue and string. Do other peoples look similar?
A bit disappointing but there are far worse things going on at the moment.
The music and mastering are a superb as always.
April 6, 2020 - 1:00pm

#696

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

Spring

The sights
The sensations
The thoughts
April 6, 2020 - 12:39pm

#697

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Spring 71

...must confess I’m not that familiar with, but personally don’t seem to get it? Perhaps I’m jaded by the closed minded “same repetitive set lists” dogma, but I think it’s more about the diminishing lack of big psychedelic jams. So same reasons I don’t listen to as much of other eras that most of you consider top shelf (where mamma hides the cookies!).
But there’s always been this energy here surrounding it so when it eventually is realesed Im sure I’ll like it but hope I’ll truly get shown the light like is often the case for me since I started to hang with all y’all...THANKS!
But curious why specifically folks are so rabid about this tour? Please enlighten me!
April 6, 2020 - 12:25pm

#698

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Buenos Dias Rockeros!

HF, I’m down with your 68 pick! I’m not familiar with Dicks 18 cause that’s not one of my go to eras, but I’ll take some ass whoopin’ 68 almost any Day! Have work to do in the garage so that oughta get this codger Moving!

SPRING 89: saw Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, why the fuck I didn’t go to Ann Arbor I’m not sure..oh yeah, new job so with weekends only etc, but one of my main mates went so I usually, totally would of gone, Doooo!
But yaaassss, it did seem like there was not only a natural renewal of life that spring, but also in the nuance of the Dead. It was like a slow progression that started after the coma and the madness of TOG MTC etc, showed true promise at the Hampton 88 shows we were at, continued somewhat through that year, but seemed to really be noticeable in 89, especially by Summer tour. Of course the fall 89 for me was a real peak, followed of course by the awesome, consistent spring 90 tour. To me it seemed like during summer 90 things were starting to change again as is the way with the dead. Brent was an obvious factor here as you could tell something was up with him, but of course none of us saw his early demise coming. Talk about big changes....I still think they should have taken a hiatus like 74... look how that worked out....I mean is it just me, but it seems like all the other cool stuff Jerry did get into in the nineties seemed way fresher then the Dead at the time, and he seemed to actually enjoy those side trips.
MECCA: never went there, but looking back should have, bet it was a groovy scene. We used to go out of our way to pick those kind of places that we felt/thought would be comfortable to freak freely versus the big crazy cities, with less face it, usually more wanna be and joy riders than hardcore veterans, percentage wise.
DEAVIKES: image you caught the Minn. show too then? Do you recall that first midi Drumzzz? That became one of my favorite parts especially during the later years.

DAVES 34: usually they arrive here around the end of April, but definitely wondering if this madness will effect that. Don’t mind waiting but really hope we at least get it, even if it means a death trip to the PO....

Stay well, stay safe, stay home!
April 6, 2020 - 12:13pm

#699

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Pick Of The Day....

....is over here.
https://www.dead.net/forum/pick-day-discussion
April 6, 2020 - 12:09pm

#700

bluecrow

Joined:
September 21, 2015

pick of the day

April 6? why that's my bday!
Dicks Picks 18? why 2/3/78 was my first show! a grateful dead bday of sorts!
I'm there! Cold Rain & Snow my first song? Yowza!

Thanks Bolo and Marye for setting this up! Stay safe everybody!

John Perry Barlow

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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