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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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February 27, 2020 - 5:52pm

#2171

Zuckfun

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Auction Houses

Jim mentioned the third party to hoard the Betty reels is referred to as Douchebag #3. Growing up, my friends were not into the whole brevity thing, and I was often referred to as the third douchebag. Please let me clear any confusion- these are not the same person. That’s to say, douchebag #3 and the third douchebag are separate, though perhaps equal people, who have no affiliation (that I know of). And to quote the great Booger when asked what he’s looking at- I thought I was looking at my mother’s old douchebag, but that’s in Ohio.
February 27, 2020 - 5:07pm

#2172

Charlie3

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Books

Sixtus, I haven't read that book by Michael Pollan book, How to Change Your Mind, but my mother read it and said it was pretty interesting. I plan to check it out at some point.

CaseyJanes, I did read that book Heads: a Biography of Psychedelic America and that was a pretty interesting book, the author had a cool writing style. I actually really enjoyed that book.

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley was the first I read on the topic of psychedelics, junior year of high school after already tripping. LSD My Problem Child by Albert Hofmann is an interesting read with accounts from the discoverer himself, a genius chemist for a variety of reasons, not least of which was his synthesis of LSD and subsequent discovery of its effects. The book Psychedelic Renaissance by Dr. Ben Sessa is probably dated at this point, but describes some of the research on psychedelics from a decade or so ago.

Other books with similar topics include the biography Bear: Augustus Owsley Stanley III, which has some interesting descriptions of large cooks and the seeming impossibility of preventing substantial exposure during the cook. A short read, but interesting. Perhaps the apogee of my personal library on this topic would be The Rose of Paracelsus: On Secrets and Sacraments by William Leonard Pickard. His writing is gorgeous and vivid, the viewpoint unique, and story, a weave of fact and fiction, is fascinating. If you haven't heard of, or are not familiar with William Leonard Pickard just run a search or two and you can probably find out the basic information, including a Rolling Stone article about him. An apparently genius chemist wasting away in a prison cell for synthesizing wonder to be enjoyed by the willing.
February 27, 2020 - 4:20pm

#2173

Dennis

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Trippin and Pain

I found a few years back when I started going to Lockn, that when tripping balls, I felt no pain in my puked knee, NOR, did I have to piss every hour. I sure not feeling the pain, didn't help my knee, it was still being bashed. Don't think the bladder mattered! Knee replacement certainly removed all pain! Ok, tripping was more fun. Ok, I tripped while recovering. I had to I was back at work.
February 27, 2020 - 3:58pm

#2174

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

Just like Sister Ray said

PLAY ON
February 27, 2020 - 3:47pm

#2175

Tramjams

Joined:
October 30, 2014

JERRY CHRISTMAS

Celebrating a Very Jerry Christmas in February. On my front porch when I got home was #1094 of Dave's Picks 32. Not sure how I ended up with that number 4 months later but I will happily enjoy it. I would like to say a huge Thank You! to Marye and Doc and the boys at Rhino for restoring my faith in the system. I take back 'almost' all of the things I have thought and said about the system for the last 4 months. This one definitely looks like a special one!!!!
February 27, 2020 - 3:15pm

#2176

JimInMD

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Morning Dew 2/27/77 Santa Barbara

I love that Morning Dew. The opening chords come through as clean and powerful as any I have heard and the sound, vocals and performance are stunning. Too bad the rest of the show isn't available.

What Dave said was only reel #5 "was returned" so I don't think know why the others were not returned.. lost, damaged, were packaged in a different box that was sold to one of the other people that bought them. Remember, there were three people that ended up with these reels and the third.. I will call him douchebag # 3, asked for a ridiculous ransom and as far as I know was not part of the returned cache (I could be wrong about this, if someone has better information please comment and correct me).

Per Dave, speaking about the returned reels:
…."now in addition to that show [The Swing] we also had come into the Dead's vault the next night but only the 5th reel, it was a 5 reel show so we only got the tail end of the show unfortunately."

Here's the link to the basement chat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR6HbcycNE0
February 27, 2020 - 2:54pm

#2177

CaseyJanes

Joined:
November 6, 2017

Psychedelics

Another good source to follow is Joe Rogan. He has some great podcasts on the topic!

Sixtus - I have not read the one you mentioned...but let me know how it is. I am reading a fun one now called Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America...quite interesting!!!

Food of the Gods is also cool! And then this may lead you down the path towards David Wilcock and The Source Field Investigations, which is some far out stuff!!!

You’re welcome Vguy...enjoy! A little variety for you! One Psuedo Sue (my favorite), one King Sue IPA (in red and gold can representative of the Kings of the NFL-my second favorite). Two Mornin Latte Stouts which get good reviews but I don’t usually like Stouts and these were no exception - I think you said you like Stouts? Regardless, hope you like them better than I. Lastly, 2 bottles of Chocolate Ale, which is an annual seasonal around Valentine’s Day from a micro brewery here in KC called Boulevard. Thought you and the Mrs might enjoy those! Well anyways, hope you enjoy them, and Thanks for offering the wager...that’s fun stuff, can’t wait to get some Vegas beer!
February 27, 2020 - 1:55pm

#2178

bob t

Joined:
November 21, 2007

Morning Dew 2/27/77 Santa Barbara

I wonder if the other reels were damaged beyond repair or just not there in the returned reels!! Can anyone remember what Dave said when Swing was released? Good audience tape is available.. Time to break out the Fillmore West 1969 box and play a show or two. Always love the Mountains of the Moon>Dark Star transitions. bob t
February 27, 2020 - 1:14pm

#2179

Vguy72

Joined:
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I read that LSD story as well Charlie....

....crazy stuff.
Came home for lunch today with a package at my door. Sending address was from Kansas City. Opened it up, and lo and behold, KCJanes sent me some beers I've never heard of. Amazing. Thought he was joking when he said he was going to mail me beer. Thanks man. Never trust a prankster. Some Vegas beer heading your way with the bottle opener keychain when it arrives.
February 27, 2020 - 1:12pm

#2180

Sixtus_

Joined:
November 8, 2014

re: JeffSmith & The Share

Well done man.

Sixtus

P.S. Charlie3, interestingly, I picked up this book yesterday called: 'How to Change Your Mind, What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence'. Not that my own mind needs changing, but its an interesting perspective from the author who didn't even try psychedelics until his 60's, but based on the ongoing/current related research and potential benefits, how all of this information changed his perspective to finally take the proverbial plunge. It's an interesting read so far, and ties in with a lot of the other stuff going on contemporaneously. I also did see that story about the lady who accidentally ingested 500 times more LSD than she should have, thinking it was cocaine (not sure how that mistake happened, but...oops?)..it may have even been one and the same of the ones you had referenced...

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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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