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February 13, 2020 - 8:15am

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clayv

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

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

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

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

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

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs

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

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

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

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

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76

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

Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman

Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

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March 22, 2020 - 9:13am

#1281

Jason Wilder

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Ranking is tough:

30 Trips and Europe are just so much larger, that is almost a different category. Even the difference between the 2-3 show (6-10 discs) boxes (Warlocks, RFK, Winterland '73 & '77) and the 5+ show (14-15+ disc) ones is pretty substantial for me (May '77, July '78, Spring '90s, Giants, PNW, this one).

For me, at some point, it just comes down to more awesome beating less awesome. It is why the White Album is my favorite Beatles album & Physical Graffiti my favorite Led Zep & Exile my favorite Stones.

So, Europe '72 and 30 Trips will always be tops for me. And Warlocks/RFK will always be bottom (RFK).

As for the middle. Fillmore '69 Complete or Get Shown the Light for me. Really a jumble for 3rd. Better sound with the earlier boxes and better variety with the latter ones.

I think I'd go "outside the box" (sorry, could not resist) and choose All the Years Combine. Is that off limits?
March 22, 2020 - 8:45am

#1282

jamgol

Joined:
September 3, 2010

lack of metadata????

anyone else notice a lack of metadata on these 76 discs? seems previous releases had way more metadata. i put these in my laptop and the descriptions are minimal metadatawise. anyone else???
March 22, 2020 - 8:42am

#1283

Jason K

Joined:
July 9, 2015

This box set is really good…

This box set is really good. The sound quality is incredible. In my opinion, the best sound of any of the releases. Everyone talks about 77. I think there's a better groove in 76. The band is tighter and in my opinion everyone is playing with more creativity.
March 22, 2020 - 8:40am

#1284

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

catching up, slowly...

I can heartily recommend the Cream box. I've listened to the first three shows, at a generous volume, though not really loud. Similar setlists. But they stretch this way and that and at nearly anytime in any song, those boys are careening off each other in style. It is said, and probably true, that spring '67 might ultimately be their peak. But fall '68 is no slouch. The RAH show is said to be a major step down in SQ, but great playing. Probably hear it today.

As for live Hot Tuna, I recommend the recently released "Before We Were Them" by the Owsley Foundation. It's Jack and Jorma in summer '69 blasting away (and, I believe, opening for the GD), months before they went out as HT.

Crazy, just saw Jack and Jorma electric at Boulder Theater and they killed it. Jack in particular was rock solid, so when Jorma (about to turn 80 -- the new 50) flagged just a tad, Jack kept everything rolling and Jorma brought himself back up to stride. That was Feb. 29 and we were all aware of the virus but still oblivious on some level.

Well, two weeks later, I'm ticketed to see Los Lobos at Boulder Theater (Sat, Mar. 14) and by Wednesday prior I had made the executive decision not to go. The next day the band cancelled and rescheduled for October.

Tuesday, March 10, we were doing our weekly open mic at a local bar and the last song played (the bar shuttered afterwards) was "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett (1962). Everyone joined in the line "It was a graveyard smash" in our best ghoulish voices, while the women behind the bar did the high refrain of "the monster mash" over and over. The last real fun before things went to hell.

I recommend hitting YouTube for this song -- it might make ya smile.
March 22, 2020 - 8:33am

#1285

billy the kid

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Top 3 box sets

That's easy, 1) Fillmore West the Complete recordings, 2)Europe 72 box, 3) Winterland 1973 box. If anyone doesn't have the Winterland 1973 box set, get it, it's fantastic! This order of course will change, when the complete recordings of April 1971 comes out.
March 22, 2020 - 7:39am

#1286

Deadheadbrewer

Joined:
February 2, 2010

FW

Top one or two for me. The 1978 box would be way up on my list, as would Giants. PNW would be lower on my list.

Jim, please check your PM. I, too, have been listening to the "No Box Blues" you speak of. :)

Love Randy Newman.

I'll have to check out that jazz book. I've picked up a bunch of free jazz and British jazz of late.

A few days back, while extolling the virtues of 3/17/93, I mentioned that the next two nights were supposedly quite good as well. In checking my DeadBase, I meant to say that the 3/17-19 run from 1995 was the highly-regarded three-pack. I apologize for any confusion my error might have caused. :)
March 22, 2020 - 7:33am

#1287

frankparry

Joined:
June 8, 2007

Ranking box sets

I’d probably go for:
1 Winterland 73
2 Complete Fillmore
3 Europe 72
4 May 77
5 Europe 90 (first)

This may change according to mood and when June 76 arrives!
March 22, 2020 - 7:05am

#1288

jlbnyc

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January 2, 2009

Ranking Box sets

Very hard to do - but agree with Kate C as well -- Complete Fillmore West is at the top (or close to it) for me
I really like this June 76 box, so it may rise up the list a bit

My top 5 is probably:
1. Complete Fillmore West
2. Europe 72
3. Get Shown the Light/May 77 (tie)
4. Winterland 73
5. winterland 77

After that, I'd probably go July 78, June 76, 30 Trips, Spring 90 (first one), Pacific Northwest.
I think July 78 is really underrated
March 22, 2020 - 6:46am

#1289

Colin Gould

Joined:
September 15, 2009

Randy Newman

My own favourite album by Randy Newman is ‘Sail Away’. The song ‘Political Science’ is a very funny take on the Americanisation of the world with nuclear weapons. It also has the songs ‘Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear’ and one I’d like played at my funeral (in the distant future obviously) ‘Old Man’ some of the lyrics are ‘Won’t be no god to comfort you, taught me not to believe that lie. you don’t need anybody, nobody needs you. don’t cry old man don’t cry. everybody dies’ That should go down well.
There is an anecdote in ‘Beyond Jazz’ about The People’s Band. They were asked to stop playing at a night organised by anarchists because they were too anarchic :-).
March 22, 2020 - 6:37am

#1290

Gratefulhan

Joined:
June 6, 2007

June 76 box

Yup, I m digging this box set too. The sound quality is top notch so much so that there are many nuances in the playing that I am hearing. So far 6/15 is my favorite show - I have listened to all but 6/19. I am partial to 6/19 as I have a lot of familiarity with it so it may still win out for me. Overall every show is good and there are highlights throughout.

Not to jump to far ahead, but I am really curious as to what the next box will be. I say this not out of impatience but because looking at those lists of box sets got me thinking. We have really been given many great box sets of peak eras that have excellent sound quality. Certainly there are more shows to pull from. I think the big question is that I wonder if they will stick with Betty Board sources or go another route. However this is just fun speculation as I am way too invested in the current box set.

Stay healthy and safe everyone.

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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