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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 10, 2020 - 12:16pm

#1841

daverock

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ABB box

I'm really tempted by this. I have quite a few recordings of them with Duane in the driving seat, but none others apart from one called "Hiitin' the Note" with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. I ordered one called "Second Set" a few days ago, too. I always assumed they went off somewhat after Duane died, and then were rejuvenated when Warren and Derek joined. But looking on here it seems I have much to learn.
March 10, 2020 - 10:30am

#1842

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Garcialive 13

has hit the Garcia site,,, not on amazon yet, but they're saying a buck cheaper in their email.
March 10, 2020 - 10:24am

#1843

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

"Hedrix" Freak lurking, always lurking

I'm sure longtime posters are familiar with my "lifetime worst GD mistake" -- which was attending 6-9-73 at RFK, then missing 6-10-73 because ... we were 15 years old and had tripped all day in 100 degree heat and had no money, no food, no nothin'.........

Well, one mistake I did NOT make was staying at Watkins Glen for the "jam." We left after the last band -- was that The Band or the ABB? We could hear the jam starting up from somewhere far away, like the "parking lot" (i.e., another part of the disaster zone). And we were SO glad to be outta there.

Sequence: we get there in the middle of the night on a backroad while everyone else is stuck in traffic. Sleep on the ground. Enter concert area bright and early on the 27th. Get setup near the stage and break out the smoke. At that point, all was mellow and I wandered among the heads, checking out the scene near the soundboard. Then Bill Graham (I think) comes out and announces that each band will do a one-hour soundcheck. ABB up first, everyone races back to their spreads and party gets going. Relatively small crowd goes wild. (Hard to say, but maybe there were only 10,000 spread out in front of the stage?) The Band come out. Short killer set. The GD come out and play for two hours as we recline on our sleeping bags, snort a little mescaline and relax as the boys crank out some good music. Most idyllic GD setting ever.

Next morning, wake up, snort, drop, smoke, GD on at NOON! Long day, multi-hour sets all around. I recall a massive thunderstorm during The Band that made them take a break, which is why I think they went second that day. ABB probably towards nightfall? By the time they were done, we were cooked as well. (Edit: As I recall, we had water but no food -- just drugs. Smart "thinking"...) No way we could have absorbed any more music. With the two-night, GD/Band double-bill at Roosevelt Stadium only days away, we had to boogie.

Gregg in the book, One Way Out, said they heard the jam tapes and they sucked, cuz everyone was so out of it.

So we made an excellent decision to cut our losses. Oh, so we return to the spot where the van that brought us was parked -- gone! With my backpack, change of clothes, the works. I recall nothing of the several hundred mile hitchhike home, including no memory of how we escaped the concert site. We must have slept on the ground and ridden out with some hippies. There were plenty of them and, although 15, we all had long hair, too.

Just a brief story whose details are mostly missing!
March 10, 2020 - 10:19am

#1844

Dennis

Joined:
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stoltzfus

BUT, Jerry did get me backstage passes, weed and allowed me to hang with the boys. (phil wasn't happy about it) You're right, no tape, but, he did drive me home. What a guy. (between me and you Stolie,,, he showed me some naked pictures of Mountain Girl also)

Jerry was into photography, know what I mean :-)
March 10, 2020 - 9:16am

#1845

Sixtus_

Joined:
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Mountain Jam / The Grog

Good to know about the Watkins Glen Mountain Jam being released officially in some form or fashion; in this case it sounds like the Allmans actually let it out. I have a decent copy of it but would be interested in finding an upgraded version. The Soundcheck jam from the day before we all know and love from the So Many Roads box released way back when....that's a good one and always had this sort of proto-Franklin's Tower jam in there to my ears....happy sounds.

All this Allmans/Dead talk makes me nostalgic for 6/10/73.....someone should relent here and let this slip out into the masses.

Itsburnsy - I am familiar with the old Grog & Tankard from my long gone DC days. Your post threw me off and triggered some old school memories. Definitely had caught The Next Step back then too, although now all of that recall is a bit fuzzy around the edges if you catch my drift.

T-Minus how many days til this box lands? I'm getting giddier by the day in anticipation.

-Seventy-Sixtus
March 10, 2020 - 9:06am

#1846

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

Jerry, Bob Dylan, ABB, and cables

Jerry performed Dylan's Senor a bunch

"let's overturn these tables
disconnect these cables"

Jerry pulling plugs? Sounds like a bogus story.

Sounds like one of those "Jerry gave me a backstage pass and smoked me out and let me hang with the band at the hotel and gave me a tape of the show..." stories.
March 10, 2020 - 8:46am

#1847

fourwindsblow

Joined:
October 13, 2008

Re: Jerry & Bob jam with ABB at Watkins Glen

Not Fade Away (w/Dead/Band),
Mountain Jam ((w/Dead/Band),
Johnny B. Goode (w/Dead/Band)

Looks like this was all the songs that they played with Dead and The Band.

Full Set,

Intro/Wasted Words,
Bill Graham Intro,
Done Somebody Wrong,
Southbound,
Stormy Monday,
Eliz Reed,
Come and Go Blues,
Trouble No More,
Blue Sky,
One Way Out
disc 2 63:52
Statesboro Blues,
Ramblin' Man,
Jessica,
Midnight Rider,
You Don't Love Me,
Les Brers in A Minor >,
Les Brers in A minor drums >,
Les Brers in A Minor >
disc 3 67:18
Whipping Post,
Not Fade Away (w/Dead/Band),
Mountain Jam (Capt Skipper remaster) (w/Dead/Band),
Johnny B. Goode (w/Dead/Band)
March 10, 2020 - 7:35am

#1848

HaGizMo

Joined:
October 21, 2015

Jerry & Bob jam with ABB at Watkins Glen

Regarding a couple recent comments about the Dead playing at Watkins Glen ('73): In the ABB 50th anniversary box set release about a week ago, there's 2 track on it from Watkins Glen: Come & Go Blues, & Mountain Jam. After the listing of these 2 tracks in the really nice 88 page book that comes with the box set it says:

"with special friends:
Jerry Garcia - guitar
Bob Weir - guitar
Robbie Robertson - guitar"

For one wanted to make sure the good folks here were aware of this. Second, have a question: Did Jerry, Bob & Robbie play on both songs or just Mountain Jam? The way it's written in the book, it's not clear. Thought someone out there may know.

Have only made my way through about half of this ABB box set, but so far really enjoying it. A good investment for the ABB curious, which includes myself.
March 10, 2020 - 7:12am

#1849

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Billy the Kid and Dylan

I watched the Dylan at the 65 folk festival. In the comments below someone said, that Dylan said "He electrified one half of his audience, and electrocuted the other."

I laughed!
March 10, 2020 - 6:49am

#1850

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Yanking Cables

Doubtful it's Jerry.. HedrixFreak was at this show....

There's little doubt in my mind it was him. ... yes, it was him.

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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