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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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  • #781
    seahorseforce119
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    i love you guys so much <4

    i love you guys so much <4

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    About that 40-year schedule, DeadVikes

    I must have heard it wrong, but I thought Dave L referred to a 20-year schedule for DaPs and boxes. Even 20 years, at my age, is a losing proposition. Allah willing, I'll be 63 this summer. I'm constantly amazed at how much of my favorite archival music is being released -- the GD, Jer, ABB, Jimi, Cream, The Band... My coffee table is loaded with ~30 recent releases. And I'm still rocking out. Granted, my big show days are dwindling. It's gotten harder to handle large crowds and the ticket prices (and effin' fees) have gotten unaffordable. I'd rather play my guitar at home or in the local brewery or go to casual bar shows than jostle with thousands in a big venue. Still, I go to Red Rocks at least once per year, though perhaps this year's schedule may get canceled. Or I won't go, if it looks hairy. But my experience of aging is a bit surprising to me, as I turn corners and feel differently about things.

    Which is a WAY wordy approach to my question, DeadVikes and everyone. Whether Dave L said 20 or 40, do I assume correctly that your comment suggests that Dave L speed it up? If so, I'd agree, up to a point. But let's look at what that might mean.

    So right now I spend $100 for four-plus shows each year. $150 for the '76 box. (The porch crusher, 30 Trips, was too expensive and I didn't want more than 1967-1979, so I kicked in on a friend's box and he shared the 67-79 shows with me.) $250 this year is a freakin' bargain, considering the quality of the music. But there will be an expanded Workingman's and American Beauty at, say, $25 a pop (including shipping). So that's $300 for the year. And it's quite possible that, given this '76 box's popularity, Dave could drop another five '76 shows on us in the fall. Theoretically, only, that brings me to $450 for the year. (I'm single now, so no oversight from a loved one.)

    Particularly as the CV crisis makes the macroeconomic scene unpredictable and certainly my own financial picture nearly opaque, how much more could I spend on GD and still sleep at night? (Okay, y'all don't have to leap out of your seats with hands raised, yelling "MORE!")

    No doubt the current model makes Dave L and Rhino look like money-making geniuses. But let's say they accelerated the schedule. They did a lot of those Download Series (I think) for shows that wouldn't hold up as physical releases, due to tape quality. But they stopped for a reason, I'm sure.

    So, friends, what is the option? Downloads only of select shows that aren't in the physical release schedule? No more physical releases? Etc.

    My thought takes two tacks: if they spend time and money to prep shows for download, will the price enable a profit? With 2,000+ shows still in the vault, at what speed could they prep and release them? We'll all differ on this, but I'd guess one-third of those shows are especially worthy. So, just ~700 shows to go(!) cIn a 20-year schedule, we'd get 100 shows in the DaP series and, say, another 10-15 shows in boxes (that's 200-300 in 20 years). So over 20 years we'd get, say, 400 shows, about 20% of the vault's holdings. Jesus, that's a lot of fine beer and reefer....

    Personally, I caught ~80 shows between 1972 and 1992, with the bulk in the first ten years. I'd love to hear 'em all, although about 6-7 have thankfully been released. And there are many shows I missed that I know are worth hearing. (Hello, 6-10-73!)

    All kinds of questions/issues arise. If they did a "dump" of dozens, even hundreds of shows, would that flatten demand? We know there are a few thousand GD tape fanatics out there (and in here), who would go apeshit (a technical term). But would that sustain the financial model or would it deflate the demand?

    Anyone? (With apologies for length, starting Saturday mighty slowly...)

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    I’m not a regular blogger, but since #4941 just made it across the threshold this week, much gratitude to all who got this to me in these trying times, with so many more important things on the front burner. I’m only just wading into it for a bit, but thanks to all on this blog who have posted their thoughts on the box set, including the extraordinary sound. I don’t know what it is about the Dead, how you can hear these songs a million times plus one, but that new version you have never heard before just adds that little nuance to the overall enjoyment!
    A shout out to Jeff Smith too who kindly posted great reproductions of the covers, for all of us that load these to computers and devices.
    This is perfect to help sooth “The Shining”-like moments we all must feel as we self-isolate. I’m grateful too that the weather has turned to biking, and I was smart enough to get mine tuned up before the cold rain and snow left. I’m grateful, too, my sons - one 2,800 miles to the west - are still working, as is my wife, albeit in an empty Toronto office, which she says is surreal.
    I was in a large hospital for a semi-annual MRI for my cancer very recently, and I have been in this place at all hours of the day and night, and it is usually like Times Square at it’s quietest, but this time it had an eerie atmosphere. Waiting rooms, usually bustling, had seating alternately taped off to allow social distancing, were virtually empty. Most folks ambling through the hallways had masks and gloves, and it had a distinct pallor through the place. To call it Twilight Zone-like doesn’t do it justice. More like the world portrayed in On The Beach.
    Regardless if we bow our heads to the Almighty, Buddha, Jerry Garcia, or no one at all, special thanks to all the front line health workers and essential staff (and this includes all the folks in trucking and cargo getting the vitals from A to B) who have given a new meaning to The Greatest Generation, 2020 Edition.
    Stay well, everyone, and again, how great to have this amazing music still ringing in our ears. Long live the Dead!

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    There are so many epic moments in every show that its easy to overlook the great way the band feed off each other during the blues and country inflected first sets. Keith's piano solos in Chinatown Shuffle-4/14/72 - on the go now -were great. The music starts opening up during the first sets too - these Playing in the Bands are among the best ever played.

    "Black Mirror" is another TV series worth looking out for. Science fiction set about 5 days in the future.

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    Last Five movies....

    ....i have one. The Thing. 1982. There are very few scenes that still make me cringe. But when Doc gets his arms bitten off still gets me. Great movie. Almost perfect. Currently watching. Fuchs is about to get assimulated. Nice.

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    Crazy times and very tough times. Hope you all are well. Had to put on The Grateful Dead Movie tonight. Needed to see Jerry and large crowds! How cool was
    Jerry, the Dead and Billl Graham. I just loved hearing Jerry talk. He was the best, so cool. "Hey, I know man, that would be the hippest." I remember in the late 80s, early 90s, the band and McNally wanted Jerry to issue statements to us, telling us to stop camping and partying. He would not do it. Stayed that way until the end.
    I hope when we come through the end of this crap that Dave and Rhino rethinks their 40 year release schedule.

    We are so fortunate to have all this unbelievable music.

    "Bottom line of the whole scene, there is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert".

    Stay well folks and I hope the Dead can get us all through this tough time.

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    6/14/76 set II was my favorite and still is

    After this box set... Disc 8 and 9 for me will be like 11/11/73 disc 3... The Wheel... High Time... Crazy Fingers.. Cosmic Charlie... Help>Slipknot Franklins... and the end of the first set Playing in the Band thrown in for good measures.. I like the other shows but I can tell which show I will play many times through out the years... bob t

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    3-25-72% part of DP30
    Bo Diddley backed up by Grateful Dead......

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    Sigma Oasis....

    ....has been on repeat for the past four hours.

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    Bill Withers one of my earliest music influences. I can still remember singing Lean On Me in grade school music classes. I don’t play piano but that is one tune that I can still finger pluck on a keyboard. Spinning Just As I Am Now....what a beautiful record all the way thru! RIP Mr Withers, just do what you do, and do it good!

    Ironically, I thought I heard some of Bill Wither’s soul in Phish’s new album Sigma Oasis. Had my first listen this mornin and couldn’t help but to listen two more times. Love it!....check it out if you haven’t had the chance!!!

    Hope all you Dead people are doing well and staying safe! Doing our best here!!! Toilet paper is low but everything else seems to be holding out ok with the occasional visit to grocery or liquor store. I did manage to get 4 rolls of the sandpaper variety yesterday which made me feel very lucky. Mrs KC has officially named this pandemic “The Toilet Paper Apocalypse”.

    Keep Clean and Carry On

    KCJ

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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

 

....a Police "cover" for the encore, followed by a 46 Days Phish "cover". Keeping in the theme. Is it a cover when a band member from the original band who now kicks ass in another band plays it?? Groovin'
6.9.76. RT 4.5. No bonus disc. The Eyes on this is fluttering....
https://youtu.be/P4ramoioWnw
....Ee-yes. It's simple!

Playing now, sounds great. Can’t wait to hear the Box’s Plangentized offerings.
76 slow?
That Hightime was, and it was awesome.
Samson isn’t slow at all, cooking right along.

All Hail Betty!

Sorry Vguy, you can’t claim a band name using Keithfan’s terminology without paying him royalties and/or lifetime free tix to shows, his choice.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 15:44

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Funny Icrmcnkd, I'm finishing up disc 2 of Road Trips 4.5 now, all this talk of June '76 led me to pull if off the shelf for another listen myself. Whetting my appetite for this box.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 16:05

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....nice.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 16:05

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....nice. So good, I "accidentally" posted it twice.

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Submitted by FiveBranch on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 16:11

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With the wood toned filigree and red in the graphic, my guess is that the box will have a theater styled theme to it. Pop ups would be fun :-D

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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 22:26

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June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall
RT - The Last
Ya'll ignore as much as ya'll forget

Peace

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 23:28

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....beat the Blues and the Islanders. This is good. Wake of the flood, laughing water.
Thank you.

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Submitted by Gratefulhan on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 05:45

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This has probably been shared before but here is the video of 6/19:
https://youtu.be/z_bXHbUqOd0

Its nice - we get the companion video for this show.

6/18 is out there too but only half of the show the 2nd set I believe.

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Submitted by jpo on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 10:59

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I m living in France and since approximatively 1 year , we have very very big problems with shipping methods
In fact we never know if we ll receive orders and worst, how much we need to pay for customs duties.
Basically if we had something to pay any kind of box are really expensive.
I don t understand why all those problems happen , knowing since more than 20 years I ve bought everything produced by the Dead Net team .( all Boxes from the smaller to the largest, first DP's to RT to actual DP's and everything in between without any problems and now I m really hesitating.... !

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 11:52

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Revisited 2FTV 8/23-24/68 this morning, first time I've listened to that in a while. Cool to hear that New Potato Caboose again. I remember thinking it was a really good sign when 2FTV came out, it sort of confirmed that 1FTV wasn't just a one off experiment and that there would probably be more shows released, but I had no idea the volume that we have now would ultimately be available.

Spinning the 2/22/69 Dream Bowl show from the 30 Trips Box, definitely the show I have listened to the most from the box. That transition from Mountains of the Moon - Dark Star is top shelf, and the Dark Star itself is one of my favorites, really similar to the classic 2/27/69 Dark Star from Live Dead, a version etched in my brain from repeated listens when I first got turned on to the Dead. Really, I like that Dream Bowl Dark Star as much as any from the FW '69 run. Great show, peak primal Dead.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 12:28

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....from the PNW Box last night. Things were humming along nicely until The Other One. Sometimes, the Grateful Dead can get outright scary, and the end of that TOO was one of those moments. Then those sick fucks decide to meld the cacophony and blossom into a spirited, upbeat Sugar Magnolia. Felt like I was taking a shower after picking my face up off the floor. They will never cease to amaze me. Five stars.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 13:09

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JPO: we hear ya bro. As bad as it is sometimes here in the states, can’t imagine the extra frustration of waiting extra long just to see if you’ll receive it or not, and/or if you’ll get rapped by customs etc...

PRIMAL/Primo indeed! You made me smile just mentioning those shows and the cosmic lightbulb that went off in what’s left of my mind!

SENATOR: you sir, are a wordsmith!

From a gent in the UK...his company does a pretty good job of making t shirts with classic LP covers...Have East West By the Butterfield Blues Band and Truth by Jeff Beck along with an ATCO 45 label of Crossroads by Cream...anyway just got an email from them and this will be my next get ...

https://www.djtees.com/collections/new-ltd/products/grateful-dead-bootl…

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 19:23

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The estimated > tiftoo>eyes is spectacular. This show was also scary. This show should be shown to all people who have doubts.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 06:20

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Carlo,

Congrats on the July 78 Box. 7/8 is no doubt one of the greats. They went in their A Game and didn't look back, from the setlist to execution to the recording and restoration efforts. I think the other shows get more press on these forums because they exceeded expectation, whereas we already knew 7/8 was spectacular. So glad you pulled the trigger.

As for scary shows.. I bet we could spend the rest of the year on this topic. So true and so many to chose from. In truth, I don't always have the mental energy for some of these scary monsters, and sometimes ff or skip around them to be revisited later.. I forget who it was that mentioned a scary Other One from these threads within the last day or two.. KF? Otis??

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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 07:27

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Love them the scarier the better. imo

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Submitted by daveyboy_26 on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 07:50

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Dave,
Will there be any compilation CD set offered for the new '76 box set?

JiminMD and other Red Rocks fans -- I eventually find my way into the shows that are (nearly) universally beloved, but I have never been able to appreciate the Red Rocks shows. Of course, I know that sometimes you just don't get it and that's fine. But anyone who wants to share why they love 'em so much, or point me to moments that make 'em special to you -- I'd be much obliged.

I am pretty sure Dave doesn't keep up on the day to day posting here. I'm not sure he comes here often if at all. Try emailing him at Vault@dead.net

As for Red Rocks vs. 7/1-7/5/78, I find myself reaching for 7/1 and 7/5 more then either of the Red Rocks shows. I do think 7/8 is very good and both Red Rocks shows have great setlists, great performances and the sound is clean and bright. I think part of the allure and the reason they are so famous is because they circulated in high quality pretty early on.. and once a show picks up a little momentum and gains a reputation that's pretty much how they go down.

It's a tricky one though.. which one is best? I always seem to like the last one I listened to. I think on these boards, Arrowhead has gained a bit of a cult-like reputation, probably deservedly so.

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Submitted by daverock on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 11:05

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The stand out show for me in that box, every time I play them in sequence, is 1/7/78 Arrowhead. One of the most enjoyable shows of the year.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 12:17

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....that was me Jim. In fact, i'm still in bed with the covers over my face. inpenetrable fortress.

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 13:15

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...if I remember correctly there will be a vinyl release made available , I have to check into that, it’s been a crazy week and-half...

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Submitted by billy the kid on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 14:58

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41 years ago today, I was at the Oakland Coliseum seeing the Dead put on a great show! This was easily the best show I saw Dead play in the Oakland Coliseum, a facility II never cared much to see the Dead play at. But this show was a winner and hopefully it will be released as a Dave's Picks one day.

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Submitted by alvarhanso on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 15:36

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Big fluffer of Arrowhead here. Thought that was worth the purchase price with the artwork. Of the 2 Red Rocks shows, I've always had more of a preference for 7/7 than 7/8. Don't know why, perhaps pure devil's advocacy, though Cornell is still my favorite of the Triumvirate. But that July '78 box was a great release because 3 of the 5 shows had never circulated in SBD, and Arrowhead wasn't known to exist on tape at all from what I've read and Dave said in one of the videos.

As far as this box, I have ordered it and do look forward to it. We will have a lot of June '76 released soon. Hope it doesn't push my dream '76 release off the table for too long. 8/4/76 is a powerhouse show, and yes I know I can watch it on youtube and bask in the awesome sound quality on my studio monitors right now, but I think it would make a great Dave's 37.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 15:53

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Yes

Lots of scared people in the crowd that night. It was a dark and stormy night. Wasn't it?
More nitrous.
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Submitted by Charlie3 on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 16:58

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...taking my cues for listening choices from these threads and revisiting the July '78 box. I went with that smoking Omaha show from 7/5/78, it never seems to disappoint. There is just something about the energy of the shows in that box, really rocking high energy stuff with some swinging bass lines. I lack the musical vocabulary to describe it any better, but suffice it to say I dig it.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 17:56

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I took a cue from you and played 2-14-68 yesterday. That was just what I needed.

Now playing 6-22-73 to see what got Vguy so spooked (I actually know, that show is the best of the Box).
Not scary at all. Rather, quite spectacular.
Can’t believe that PNW hasn’t sold out yet.

Or that July 78 took so long to sell out.
Or that 8-27-72 hasn’t sold out.
Guess only Get Shown The Light can crash the website.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 18:49

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..or like the Europe 72 announcement, which really destroyed the website. Since the subject came, I have to ask.. consider this a GD version of a political poll.

The initial production run (the E72 limited edition box set) was advertised as 7,200 copies. The announcement was made and in 1.00765 seconds the server crashed. This went on for a couple of days. Even I got shut out initially and I was sitting in front of my PC working when it was announced.

So they get the website back up, I think I got an email or something saying I could get one, perhaps I saw there were more and re-ordered.. I forget, but three days later the All The Music Edition was announced.

So my question, do you think they knew in advance this might happen, and had the All the Music Edition up their back sleeve as a Plan A or did they really have to scramble and come up with a Plan B? They have done this for E72 and Get Shown the Light (and to a lesser extent 30 trips).

I'm going with Plan A, a pre-planned publicity stunt of sorts.. Not that I'm upset, I'm just not a fan of drama.

They can announce the release before they finalize the number of CD’s to be pressed. But they set a number of cardboard boxes to be made.
All speculation.

So, what other Boxes can crash the website?

The recently requested April 71 Box?
Ark Box?
HF’s Fall 72 Box?
GD/ABB/Band Summer 73 Complete Box? Yeah, that probably would if it was a limited #.
Winterland Oct. 74 with video? Maybe.
Boxilla #2?

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 19:15

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Can’t believe that PNW didn’t sell out yet.

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Actually, I can believe it since there are digital downloads available. Only us dinosaurs buy CD’s.

Well Vguy, the end of TOO drove my dog out of the living room.
Guess it got a little too weird for him.

.....scary shit. I swore I heard Jason, Freddy, Michael and Pinhead having a festival in my backyard.
The boyz eased me into a lullaby with Bobby McGee, then stole my face. Thats Leatherfaces job. Haha.

Vegas Odds are favoring Summer '73 w/ ABB & The Hendrix Fall 72, The Missing Reels box. Or should we just call them VGuy odds from now on?

A Crash Worthy Box. I like the sound of that.. Will 2021 be a crash worthy year?

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Submitted by billy the kid on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 20:19

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April 1971, all the shows from entire month. Also, the complete recordings of the Filmore East and Fillmore West, that would crash the site.

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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 04:08

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my vote for website crasher

I'm starting to think I'm never going to get through all the shows

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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 05:29

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Coming up on the 50th ann. of these shows, but it's also the end of an era that should be celebrated in style. 1971 was the last time just the five founding members of The Grateful Dead would play together and the shows really rocked.

2/18/71 GSET: Bob: 'Moses come ridin' up on the guitar'

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Submitted by estimated-eyes on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 07:48

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I love the 1978 box and quite honestly, due to familial obligations I pass on most of the box offerings. But that 1978 box called me. Oddly, I have always missed or skipped releases dating to the Dick's Picks days, but somehow I have every single 1978 release. Somehow that year speaks to me.

Like most, the Arrowhead show was a revelation and I smile thinking about the melted faces of country music fans after that set. Red Rocks-- I confess that I don't hit the 7/7 show often. I think the Scarlet-Fire is rushed and not explored as well as they usually were in this era (or any era for that matter), so for me that is a bit of a deal breaker.

To the fellow asking why 7/8 is special, here is my 2 cents. 7/8/78 is a rager. As I was celebrating my 8th birthday with friends, folks in Colorado got to enjoy a perfect for this era GD show. The first set songs are all done spot-on, which was not a guarantee in 1978. The Deal closer keeps giving until they close it out. The 2nd set starts innocently enough and then takes off at Estimated and never lets up. In particular, listen to Bob in the post-Drums songs. He is just ripping during Franklin's, Sugar Mags and OMSN. Plus a 3-song encore with the very best Werewolves closer. Just a blistering 2nd set.

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Submitted by hbob1995 on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 08:00

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Whenever an item is available as a digital download, the physical item will take longer, usually much longer, to sell out.
The fact that the Giants box sold out so quick is a testament to its awesomeness.

Rock on

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 08:04

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At the first show, 7/7, the magic begins as the purple lights come on during Candyman, which matched the Purple Dragon we had taken several times that day and afternoon.

Can't you hear that special moment? Check your discs carefully....

On 7/8, the excitement begins when my buddy Peter pointed to the front rows -- everyone had bailed to dance in front of the stage (no longer allowed), so we boogied down for The Other One and Franklin's Tower. Surely you can hear that on the tapes, no?

It's all pretty clear to me, these many years later................

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