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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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  • Mr. Ones
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    My personal favorite vomit story is from '92, I think. Had tickets to a 4 band show(Big Audio Dynamite, PIL, Live, Blind Melon. Got well oiled prior to arriving. Was drinking the last of my Samiclaus Beer(14% alcohol). Trying to get down the last of the Sami quickly, it came back up. I turned my head to the right, puked on the wall beside me, IN STRIDE, never missing a step. My buddy who was with me said "Did you just Vom"?? I smiled and replied in the affirmative. After the show, we went to a friend's house, did the best blotter I've ever had, and stayed up until daylight. A great night.

    Maybe next time, I'll tell the "puked in my girlfriend's bush" story. No, it's not what you think. Get your mind out of the gutter!!
    Peace and stay healthy everyone.

  • Oroborous
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    The Horror!

    All this talk of Ralph unfortunately brings back the memory of seeing Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life and “that” nasty scene...people were literally running out of the Theater....thank God!

  • Vguy72
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    I would share vomiting stories...

    ....unfortunately, I can't recall them.

  • JimInMD
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    ha..

    Right on Oro, lets party. besides.. we have all the tp. Try having a puking stolen beer truck party without enough tp to clean up all the pukin'.

    Not pretty.

  • Oroborous
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    Mr Jimmy, GET A GRIP MAN! Remeber, when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro! Screw the lecherous thieving bastards! If I wasn’t under a self quarantine beer exile I’d be there in a Cassidy minute. We’d be there before the weirdness even started. But these wort hog string worm suffering inbred imbeciles are probably all ready tripping over each other each other and landing in a great big pile of drooling JP prom night madness....no mi amigo, we’re better off away from these evil bastards. Think Hot Tub, green coffee beans, high powered smoke, and chilled ripple, all powered by a good gawd dang dose of Ge-rateful, fuggin Dead, yes sir my man I’d say you got it on them shlubs,
    God bless the Chile who has his own! Fuck em all but six!

  • Charlie3
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    Had a few vomit inducing drinking episodes, pissdrunk at least once. To quote Dean Martin, you're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. Long time since I got drunk, but I remember.

  • Charlie3
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    Yeah, I hear you Icrmcnkd. I went to the bank in the supermarket in my town and it was chaos, lines from all the checkouts down into the aisles, no toilet paper of course (why is that the first thing to run out?). Cruised on up to the Missoula Costco for the regular shopping I do every couple of weeks and wow - virtually all of the fresh meat was gone, no TP, and pretty packed with shoppers. I'm pretty stocked up since I generally buy in bulk, but still kind of a weird vibe. Unlike VGuy I only have one freezer though. And this is at a time when Montana has no confirmed cases of Coronavirus, and most of the adjacent states had their first confirmed cases in the last day or two. Crazy.
    Edit: Turns out we have 4 cases in Montana as of today.

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    I'm actually only about 10% Italian..

    To pivot.. I'm just a little deflated because I had the perfect week off, festivities planned. The whole trip being kicked off by a hijacking a full, ice cold, refrigerated beer truck delicately parking and carefully hiding it under the hemlocks out back . Alas, my plan was been foiled by some clever lurkers here, the only place I still hold trust..

    And somewhere up North.. perhaps a mere 8 or 9 hour drive there is a raging party with a big screen TV, lots of folks we know carrying on partying down with plundered pilfered ice cold beer from the stolen neighborhood beer truck from down the street, dispensaries abound.. and no invite for me. I bet tomorrow we hear of some mighty fine puking stories. Out of respect.. folks, please PM the puking stories from tonight, I am very week and emotionally fragile after the loss of my beloved, stolen, refrigerated beer truck.

    True.. I cannot prove KCJanes stole the beer truck moments before I intended to steal it myself, True, he drove it directly to central Mass where the real fun apparently is. But..., honor amongst thieves I don't hold a grudge. I am just a little down for not getting the invite. I have been checking my PMs twice a minute since 10:02 yesterday morning hoping I could gleefully share in the plundered spirits.. but no.. Thirsty as I am, apparently there was not enough to share. I get it.

    argh.. to late to drive anyway I am giving up..., reaching for the last bottle of ripple in the wine cellar. Sort of like celebrating Christmas alone while a party rages next door.

    Nevermind.. have a great weekend all. Just me and some ripple. cold. tired.. I'll be fine. Really. man, this is a nice brokedown palace they are playing. I never realized just how lonely and sad this song is. Hunter was a genius. A depressed, lonely, sad genius, but a genius nonetheless. So much to be thankful for. Kumbayahumbug.. thud (forehead coming to a sudden rest on the cold cement floor of the basement).

  • Oroborous
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    RougeDeadGuy: Nice Tunes!...and yeah, that’s why they call it the “Green Rush” Good Work, Keep your eye on the beat son!
    VGUY: Dave’s 16, perhaps my favorite? That DS is a real Boobie Dazzler. And speaking of cases, stocked up on a hole plethora of liter stuff. The weather has finally started to change and with the extra day light we’ve been hankering for some lighter stuff: Surly, Mod Pod, Can O Bliss, Pilsner Urquil, Arrogant Bastard, Narwhal, WtFO, and finally able to score some Kalamazoo Stout....yum, quaffing the fresh as we speak!
    Life’s been so weird lately, I’m considering putting my self in a self quarantine beer exile!
    No Hockey! Shit, I haven’t had time all season, was really looking forward to the playoffs...Sabre’s suck, but the AVs were looking good, bummer!
    ConeKids Vault...are you referring to Music, or beer? Bet you have a “primo” stash of both eh!
    Happy Fiday folks, be safe and play Dead

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    All-In for Scooby-Doo Dark Star Vguy

    I just geared up for a walk and put on Spectrum Specters Rebooted (aka 1973 Spectrum show Dave's Picks + my own bonus tracks snucked in); but heck if you're going with Scooby Doo House, that works for me. Change in venue coming right up. They're pretty much the same way week anyway right? May as well start with Disc 3 and get straight to the face melting stuff.

    Vomit stories... Where do I even start. I think I already told the one about the Hotel balcony New Year's Eve in Montreal. That was the night it was so cold you couldn't even walk two blocks to the next bar without your face getting freezer burned. I forget what floor we were on but it was high up. Pretty sure the vomit froze before it hit the ground ( all 10 times between 4 and 9AM).

    Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon tour. I wasn't planning on going but changed my mind the day of, due to all the excitement on the radio. Usually within 24 hours of the show all the tickets sharks sell their inventory back to Ticketmaster, so there are some good seats available at face value. Ended up going by myself. Not an unusual occurrence. Concert parking lots are the easiest place to make friends. So I got there about an hour and a half early, got nice and primed (balloons were everywhere). Didn't have any weed but fortunately the guy next to me inside did. He got his ticket that day too, and was also solo, so he was more than happy to share. We split three nice size fatties, along with some other seagulls nearby. He was good to go halfway through the last one (and so was I), and he said keep it. So I put it in my pocket for later.

    The show was magnificent. Our seats were great. Spent an hour in the Vet Stadium parking lot afterward, just waiting for the traffic to let out - so more Rolling Stones balloons it was. Oh and I forgot, this dude had a flask too, so I was pretty well loaded. Finally ran out of cash and got in my car to go home. There was still a line of cars trying to get out of the lot. I would say it was about 10 minutes later that I finally hit the road and ended up, I think on Packer Avenue. Traffic was stop-and-go on my way to the Walt Whitman Bridge back to Jersey.

    And I started feeling queasy... so about a minute later I determined the traffic was stop-and-go because there was a cop directing traffic to the bridge. So I drove along on my way, and don't you know he holds up his hand to stop traffic beginning with me. At that point I felt vomiting was an inevitability, and the thought of handcuffs and flashing lights and a night in the tank started going through my head. Then I remembered the half a joint in my pocket and added possession to the list of bad things that were about to happen to me. The cop was no more than 20 feet from me, which is REALLY close. Eye contact close. A minute went by that lasted an eternity, but he still didn't wave me on. He kept looking at the line of cars that was stacking up behind me so that he knew when to let my line go. There was no way to lean out the door and do it. That would have been an instabust. There wad a half full Burger King cup in the drink holder. And that was it. I took the lid off and filled the cup to overflowing. When I looked up he was no longer looking in my direction; he had just put his hand up to stop the traffic that was passing in front of me. He looked me in the eye and waved me on. There is no way he wouldn't have seen me leaning into that cup had he been facing my direction at the time. Needless to say I drove home with the windows open. About halfway home I started feeling queasy again and just sparked up the other half a joint. No more queasiness. What a show. They played Crazy Mama that night. I was happy.

    Alvarhanso, glad to hear you broke out Live at Leeds, on vinyl no less. Such great stuff. The Isle of Wight show from 1970 is also widely available on CD and video and vinyl too. Pretty sure they have that one on red white and blue colored vinyl.

    The Scooby-Doo Dark Star IS one of the better ones Vguy - I'm well into it at this point.

    Oborious, hahaha " boobie dazzler" - curse you for getting me thinking about boobies. Mrs. KeithFan can't have too many spiked Seltzer's tonight or she'll fall right asleep.

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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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The band was high and ON! So loud I had to duck down a few times when the amps were clipping. The swagger of Jerry tearing it up. Phil's bass bombs physically shaking the rocks and we thought they were causing a rock slide but it was just people climbing up scattering gravel! (also not allowed anymore) The other-worldly Other One still gives me goosebumps every time. Bill Walton backstage on crutches. (or was that the August reprise shows) Donna being served a whiff on a platter discretely backstage hiding under a kerchief. (like we couldn't tell what was going on) Ah, those were the days! Thanks to this thread for suggesting the '73 scary Other One. Going there now.

Thanks DaveRock, Alvarhanso, Estimated-Eyes and HendrixFreak for the thoughts and shared memories. E-E, I definitely appreciate the roadmap to appreciating 7/8. Will be playing tonight and following your signposts.

Also agree that Arrowhead is a fun one. Dig having the frontloaded cowboy songs, only to go psych full on in the second half. Little something for the Willie fans, little something for the heads, and plenty for those with wide-ranging appetites.

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I think these shows are my favorites from the entire year! Each one is hot, and the Arrowhead and two Red Rocks turn up the heat even higher!

Perhaps a listen is in order this evening... hmmm... Omaha or St. Paul? Who am I kidding - both!

@ Jim - when I was scrolling through the posts of scary shows, just knew that RavenSpace was bound to come up. Def. a freaky second set, but oh my, what a show :) Here's a good AUD copy, but it is missing the Brokedown encore :( https://archive.org/details/gd82-04-19.aud-martin.warner.19420.sbeok.sh…

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Certain songs just seem to stand out above the rest in some of these boxes. For the July '78 box it was Estimated Prophet that just seemed consistently amazing, a high water mark for that song in my book. For the first May '77 box it was the Scarlet-Fire sequences that seemed a cut above, particularly the start of Fire. For the PNW '73 &'74 box it was the performances of Eyes of the World that just seemed perfect as I prefer those slower, jazzier Eyes which seemed at a peak in '73-'74. It's not that there aren't other versions of these songs that I enjoy just as much from other releases, just that there often seems to be a particular song that stands out in some of these box sets. Curious if others have a similar experience with a particular song just standing out as being at a peak in a particular box.

I would say the Greatest Story Ever Told stands out for me repeatedly on the PNW set. Also, I was just reading the Winterland 73 notes, and McNally posits there that Big River stands out for him in the same way you mention.

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CampaignShoutin, I suspected that others might have different songs that stand out for them in a particular box, I'll have to pay attention to GSET when I listen to the PNW box again. For me I think the GSET from 3FTV 2/19/71 is my all time favorite, just something about the way it lopes along does it for me.

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Agree on Estimated on the 78 Box. Not only are they all well played, but they seemed to use it quite affectively as a launching vehicle into never, ever land.

For the PNW, I wouldn't call them standout versions, i.e. best ever.. but the 74 China Riders are spectacular. Agree with all the comments on July 78..

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So I've noticed in the past with box sets that a lot more info was given as to the contents other than set lists and dates. Anyone know more about what magic this Pandora's box may hold?
On a bus riding tip I've been reading these threads for a long time. Just started posting but have to say to all that most of us were truly lucky to see some of these shows. I got on the bus in high-school as I saw the Dead and the rich bluegrass and funk/GoGo scenes as the same as the DIY punk scene in D.C. where I grew up. My first show was Merriwether '85 (last shows with Jerry '93 Capital Centre; kinda full circle as my life lead me all over and to many other shows). Been rolling ever since. It's been great to get these Betty shows I've been told I was at and had a great time. Damn I'd give anything to be at a 3hr+ sultry intimate summer show dancing on the lawn with beautiful mamas and lightin bugs!

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You nailed it. It is a job problem.

Yesterday, no work, listened to all 3 of the NO 1970 Busted on Bourbon St shows. At that clip I could finish all the shows in like 3 years.

Today, work, (not just work, but in a training all day where we got to break up into little groups and do fun activities! and it lasts two more days! KILL ME NOW)
0 shows listened to.

I think those numbers speak for themselves.

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So my wife and I flew down to New Orleans last Wednesday to visit our daughter at Tulane and catch some Mardi Gras parades over the weekend. We were walking around a bunch in Uptown and I am really not on my phone that much. We stopped into a store on Magazine street and I checked my email as my wife shopped and there it was!!! So unexpected.. I quickly ordered the 76 Box, careful not to mess up like a did back in October 2018 with the Dave's subscription and order two... 6/14/76 Beacon to me is so perfectly clearly recorded!!! I am a big fan of June 76!!! Got back last night around midnight and have been reading all the comments.... sort of like catching up with old friends and it was only a week... bob t

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I dont always love Lovelight, but day-um the one from 2-1-70 to close out that run is a banger. Its 39 minutes. Its like they played the one from Live Dead, and then played it again, and then played a normal one, and then Pig was like "alright now I'm good". Its nine minutes longer than even the Dicks 4 version which I always regarded as peak Lovelight.

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I just received an e-mail announcing Primus : A Tribute To Kings-performing the Rush classic "Farewell To Kings" in it's entirety.
Sounds interesting. I've always enjoyed the Claypool musical perspective. Might have to see this one...

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Saw Dirty Honey last night at the Bluebird in Denver. They're pretty good, and they have an amazing singer, the real deal not like that whiny punk from GVF... but, I digress.

Sunset Strip hard rock without the glam and makeup. They're a little short on original material, still, what with a drum solo and a guitar solo coming mid-set, as well as a classic Aerosmith cover "Last Child."

But there's a lot of industry buzz about them. If you're into that kind of thing, go check out their current club tour before they explode.

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Drove seattle to salem oregon

5 12 74 discs 1 n 2 yowzah
10 23 80 all three discs yahoo
7 25 72 discs three and four!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Return tomorrow
5 12 74 disc 3
10 30 73 disc 3
11 17 72 disc three
11 19 72 disc three

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Grateful Dead - 5/11/77 St. Paul. That Lazy Lightning - Supplication and the Scarlet-Fire were highlights, but as with most of those May '77 shows, there really isn't any weak song performance in the whole show.
Jerry Garcia - Garcia. Classic. Been a while since I listened to that one.
Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobin - Self Titled. Dig that Baubles, Bangles and Beads, but the whole bossa nova vibe of the album makes it seem almost like a drunken Mrs. Wormer should be rolling through the door any minute, ready to party.
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter & Tompall Glaser - Wanted! The Outlaws 20th Anniversary. The Jessi Colter stuff on that album is fantastic.
Chris Joss - Sticks. Some pretty cool instrumental stuff.

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I was going to pass on this box set on account of it seeming like a watered down version of 1977, but then I listened to road trips from Boston June 9th 1976, and I thought it was really really different sounding from 77. Count me in.

76 is a fantastic year for the boys and of course overlooked due to 1977.
The 6/9/76 show is one of my favorites and the second night of the Capitol Theatre is excellent, so I am excited to hear these five shows. For me, what makes this so fun is that every year was different, different sets lists, different versions of songs, the recordings, sound quality, etc.
We are a lucky bunch!

Pulled out July 12, 1989, from the RFK box the other day. Really good stuff, love all these shows from summer 1989. Hopefully Alpine someday. If you are into the Giants Box set, you would love the two shows from the RFK box and it is still for sale here.

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MendoFog, appreciate your ref to the harDCorer scene. Came up in the DC scene of the late 80s, early 90s. I've always been fascinated by the parallels between the Dead and Fugazi. Which, if you know both, seem pretty unexpected. They're both completely of their own scenes; allowed taping before others got onboard with that idea; no setlists. Even admonishments from the stage to take care of each other on the floor, and finally two drummers.

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'76 fills a void for me too, scratches a certain itch. Listen to 12/31/76 on a good system at a good volume and enjoy it in it's spectacular glory. 1976 is different, which has the ability to ooze into a particular mindset. Plus, for the most part, it was very well recorded (thanks Betty).

I found myself listening to 10/26/89 the last few days, only the second time since 30 trips came out. I am enjoying this go around much better.. great sound and recording (thanks Jeffrey).. anyway, scratches another itch and did I mention it sounds really flipping good with the right system?

Grew up in the DC area myself.. Merriweather was walking distance until I moved out from my folks house. My first serious GF was a dead freak and by dead freak I mean Grateful Dead and the Dead Kennedy's. She was way into punk, so I caught a bit of a punk contact buzz. We also caught tons of shows together over many years from sea to shining sea. Great memories..

I think I like 76 better than 77 or 78? But hey, “I’m silly that way, they call me rubber neck!”

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Endorse all bands with Brendan drumming, and eager to hear the full Coriky album. In college in Virginia, most of my friends would be playing hackysack in their Birks, talking about the latest Dischord release. Will try not to overstay my welcome on this topic, but for those interested, the Trap Set podcast had a great Q&A with Ian. Very interested to hear him talking about listening to Hendrix bootlegs.
http://www.thetrapset.net/202-ian-mackaye-minor-threat-fugazi-the-evens…

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another one is lungfish get everything you can from them
amazing band

The moment may have passed for mentioning it, but there's a stellar version of Estimated played on 9/15/78 at Egypt. Its on the bonus disc of Rocking the Cradle, and for me its always stood out as one of the best tracks on any of the cds.

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Yes.. They are an interesting band, she had seen them and had a couple t-shirts. I never saw them, but they were in her car and they played a lot downtown in the early to mid 80's, then I disappeared, off to school. 9:30 club comes to mind??

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...greetings and a grateful day to all my brothers & sisters out there! I hope all is well!
I’m really looking forward to the beacon theater shows. I’ve seen many many concerts there over the span of my life. One of my favorite shows I saw at the beacon theater was the Black Crows on a Halloween in the late 90’s mane 1996 or 1997 I can’t recall the year, an amazing performance, they whole band started the show dresses as Elvis, the whole band did; it was amazing night. I saw so many great bands and I love the theater . Always sounding primo in my Deadhead ! I always been on the lookout for an official release from the Dead from this venue so I’m doing little jigs around the house waiting for the box to arrive so I can once again relive an amazing series (5) performances from the Grateful Dead from 1976. Another favorite era of the good ol Grateful Dead 2976. Not a favorite with all dead fans but every release from 1976 released is primo in my book, not a dud in the whole lot, ect. Dicks & Daves Picks , Winterland and the spirit of 1976 Bonus Disc also come to mind and also the 76’ Release From The RoadTrips Series... a very special time in Dead history for this Deadhead fan & collector!

Also speaking of Boxsets , I was able to add the Complete Europe 72 boxset back into my collection. I sold my original for medical bills about 2 years ago if I remeber correctly . I found an all music Edtion of 72 boxset, the whole set complete and still sealed, every one of the 22 shows still sealed and in Primo condition on all 22 shows, just perfect condition. Very greatful to be blessed with this release back in my collection. Rock on deadheads! 🙏❤️😎💀🌹💀🌹
I recently sold a few Record LPs to a record collector. No Dead LPs, I sold a couple of original Beatles LPs and a couple of Elvis Records from my personal collection.
I was given an offer for the two Beatles LPs I couldn’t refuse, one being the white album on white vinyl. Excelent mix/mastering on this pressing. One of my favorite sources for the Beatles White Album. I have two more sets. It’s one of my favorite of their albums!

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Ahhh, the 930 Club....quite familiar with that venue, saw many bands there back in the late '90's/turn of the century: Widespread Panic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Wilco, Dark Star Orchestra, Carl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Samples....tons of good times. I remember toking on a J in one of the dark/side rooms and getting busted yet claiming ignorance...

One of the coolest shows I saw there was the Medeski Martin & Wood show; they put chairs on the floor and it was very limited in terms of number of attendees. Had never seen it like that before but made for a very intimate performance.

Bring on the June '76 Box. So happy this is like a month away and not having to wait until the Fall or something for it to land. It was a sneaky close announcement of the release this time around and I'm not complaining at all. This is probably one of my all-time favorite eras - I mean this very particular run of shows in early June - they sound very different than even later in the summer. I Love the genesis of this sound and it's gonna be all totally Normanized!
What I AM curious about is Jerry's volume level on the 6/10 show; any version I've heard has him down pretty low in the mix. Given these are apparently 2 track tapes, my thoughts are they wouldn't be able to address that too much given the limited number of tracks - but I could be wrong. Curious if any others had recognized this or opined profusely on this point, as I seemingly have.

- Seventy-Sixtus

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...Grateful Dead - Buffalo 5/9/77 5LP
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May 9, 1977 – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
First set:
"Help On the Way" > (Garcia, Hunter)
"Slipknot" > (Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Weir)
"Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter)
"Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow)
"Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter)
"Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow)
"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter)
"Big River" (Cash)
"Peggy-O" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead)
"Sunrise" (Donna Jean Godchaux)
"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow)

Second set:
"Bertha" > (Garcia, Hunter)
"Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick)
"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter)
Disc 3

"Estimated Prophet" > (Weir, Barlow)
"The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann)
"Drums" > (Hart, Kreutzmann)
"Not Fade Away" > (Petty, Hardin)
"Comes a Time" > (Garcia, Hunter)
"Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter)
Encore:
"Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter)

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...321 Blast off!!

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The only band i'm into more than the dead. I love MMW. Rumor on the streets is a new album and a tour in 2020.

Tonic is one of my desert island albums. I also thought End of the World Party was way ahead of its time. And now that it's 15 years later I guess it's just about perfect.

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Its a Jungle In Here was one of the soundtracks to my college years. End of The World Party is great too, like Slow Dog says. Anything they do with John Scofield is extra juicy.

Their live sets are trippy AF. if you get a chance highly recommended.

I had a long day and saw your Jerky Boys reference....and decided to fire up a little JB....I'm looking for paintwork....
what do you say we get together and paint each other up...Yeah forget about it

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Who By Numbers
The Samples Blue album or first album
Quadrophenia
Eric Clapton live in Budokan Japan 2009
30 Trips 1988

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....but I'm eager to learn.
I only have so many ears and so much time to digest it all.
Edit. From Wikipedia....
"In 2016, John Medeski formed supergroup Saudade with Chino Moreno of Deftones, Team Sleep, Palms, and Crosses; guitarist Dr. Know of Bad Brains; bassist Chuck Doom of Crosses and Team Sleep; and drummer Mackie Jayson of Cro-Mags and Bad Brains."
....full circle giving recent conversations here. Amazing.
I know of, and enjoy the hell out of Bad Brains, when the mood suits me.
Another edit. The Cro-Mags. Now there is a name I haven't heard in a long, long time....

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I know 2/19 falls in the Capital Theatre 71 anniversary run. But i love the February 73 tour. He's Gone>Truckin>Other One Eyes Of The World>China Doll.... 4th Eyes Ever.... sign me up doc.... bob t

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I know I'm probably repeating it to much but this 2nd disk is just sublime the more I hear it. The franklins tower is hot. All around smoking set.

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Good to hear some earnest enthusiasm.. Bring it!

Giants was surprisingly good too, plus the way far under the radar Get Shown the Light box and the wee, tiny mention 3 trips around the sun. Life is good.

did we miss any good ones?

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Sublime smokes, love that 40 oz to Freedom album from start to finish, the original 1992 Skunk Records version with the song Get Out and the Rawhide cover. Get Out is just about the highlight of that album for me and I dig the whole thing from Waiting for My Ruca to Thanx. If you like Sublime, check out the Long Beach Dub All Stars, includes some of the same members and has some cool stuff. Particularly dig some of the stuff on their Right Back album, especially the song Righteous Dub.

Gave 5/12/77 from the first May '77 box another listen today and man does that disc 3 smoke. So good I may have to give it another listen tomorrow.

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...is the song currently playing as I spin Tame Impala's album Lonerism. Mind Mischief does it for me a lot, but the whole album grooves along nicely.

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for international shipments, why not take directly the customs fees, and allow us a shipment other than the standard one.

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….. Bad Brains suck! I had never heard of these guy until this recent thread. I was surprised/not surprised I have two of their albums. Not my cup of tea. But MMW, oh yeah. Never unhappy when I play them.

I don't think I ever see him mentioned, but once again he's been hot in my player, Steve Forbert. Those first couple of albums were great, Alive on Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim.

Never see Southside Johnny mentioned here either.

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