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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 - 12:13pm

#1271

fourwindsblow

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3/22/69 Dark Star

https://archive.org/details/gd69-03-22.sbd.cotsman.8994.sbeok.shnf

ps I'd like to hear the rest of this show. This portion was fantastic!
March 22, 2020 - 12:11pm

#1272

stillwaters

Joined:
August 30, 2012

Individual Show Scans?

Hey Kids!!
Anybody have access to scans of the individual show folders?
Mahalo!
March 22, 2020 - 11:33am

#1273

Jason Wilder

Joined:
September 21, 2011

Cooped up, so listening & posting

New box sound is incredible. On that score it is definitely top notch.

In terms of repeats, a lot of the earlier years were pretty repetitive. Less overall material and more new songs, which got repeated a lot. And for '76, there were only 2 tours (41 shows). Another tour might have broadened the menu some. And, no acoustic sets or extended runs with guests (Dylan) or personnel changes.

# of different songs performed by GD year/# of shows):

Over 100 different songs: 1987: 150 songs/85 shows; 1994: 145/84; 1990: 144/74; 1995: 143/47; 1993: 143/81; 1991: 138/77; 1989: 135/73; 1992: 134/55; 1988: 131/80; 1985: 130/71; 1986: 125/46; 1984: 125/64; 1981: 123/82; 1970: 119/142; 1982: 110/61; 1983: 110/66; 1980: 103/86.

Less than 100: 1969: 97/146; 1979: 93/75; 1971: 90/82; 1972: 87/86; 1978: 86/89; 1977: 81/60; 1974: 83/40; 1973: 77/72; 1976: 66/41; 1966: 63/102; 1968: 46/117; 1967: 32/121; 1975: 28/4.

Though I guess one should go ahead and do the different songs/show math if you want a real diversity rank. Though I guess sings per show would have to factor as well.

And, surely, the lack of set lists from the early years depresses the numbers some.
March 22, 2020 - 10:46am

#1274

Jason Wilder

Joined:
September 21, 2011

Box Summation

With the caveat we can disagree about what qualifies fir a box, I nixed the ones that do not include full shows (So Many Roads, Golden Road, Beyond Description, GD Movie Soubdtrack.

Year: # Boxes: Shows/ Discs
1969: 1: FW CR: 4+/11 (2005)
1972: 1: E72 CR: 22/73 (2011)
1973: 1: W73 CR: 3+/10 (2008)
1976: 1: J76: 5/15 (2020)
1977: 3: W77 CR 3+/10 (2009); May77 5/14 (2013); GStL 4/11 (2017)
1978: 1: J78 CR: 5/12 (2016)
1989: 2: Warlocks 2/6 (2010); RFK 2/6 (2017)
1990: 2: S90 6+/18 (2012); TOO 8/23 (2014)

Multi Year:
1973/74: PNW CR: 6/19 (2018)
87/89/91: Giants: 5/14 + 1 DVD (2019)
74/78/80/85/87/89-91: ATYC: 10ish/14 (2012).
66-95: 30 Trips: 30/80 + '45 (2015)

What's next? The absence of '68, '70, and '71 boxes is glaring. That would get my vote. 3 issues are: having the tapes, some stuff already released, and the deal for the Betty's may include getting them out first.

October '68 is really interesting. You could do a break-up/make-up box with the Mickey & the Heartbeats shows (no Bob/Pig) on the 8th-10th; the Avalon shows with Bob back (11th-13th). And then the 10/20 & 10/30 shows with everyone back (& Cassidy & Bishop guesting on the 30th). IDK if they have tapes, though.

Don't think they have fall '70 tapes, but 2/11, 2/13, & 2/14 deserve a complete release, though a lot of 2/13 & 2/14 is already out.

Ditto April '71. That closing of Fillmore East run. 5 shows. Could also be issues with permission for the Beach Boys/Duane Allman stuff.

Would love acoustic '80 stuff, but I don't think they have the tapes (as the Warfield release proves). And we just got peak Brent/Bruce with Giants, so I think Alpine or a Meetup video box is probably out.

So I would predict Betty's. Likely from '73-'74. October '74 Winterland has already been released in part. So I would go '73. Either 2/9, 2/15, 2/17 or 5/26, 6/9, 6/10. .

Sorry for legnth.
March 22, 2020 - 10:12am

#1275

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Mumblings of a boxless curmudgeon

Dam kids, get off my lawn, and quit having so much fun! Lol
Sounds like the box is a real Boobie Dazzler, glad your all enjoying it so much....I’ve been doing the Spring 90 shuffle instead, hard to believe it’s been 30 years!
Also think I might use this time to try and get ripped the remainder of the huuuggge stack of Discs Dead.net Sandy Claus sent a ways back that I haven’t had time.
Hey, have to find the upside right?

VGUY: thanks for the Betty tip. That ought to be awesome!

CHARLIE: Thanks for the huge laughs! I only rode the bus 2 years for half days to “trade school” Senior year we’d go to regular school in AM then head there via bus on the Thruway to another town/school district etc. (Stoners from like 6 different districts)
Our school had 2 busses. One completely overcrowded with 70s freaks doing pretty much everything because 1) it was late seventies and the inmates were sorta running the asylum, and 2) because we had the coolest bus driver ever: this super hip black dude named Bill. I swear I saw him hit the bong on occasion!
Only like a half dozen quiet/loner/awkward types rode the other bus.
So as part of the journey, we’d have to go through a toll booth. So for some reason they’d always pull into 2 separate parallel booths at the sane time, bad move! Degenerates that we were we would use that opportunity being side by side, especially if there was a line, to have massive food fights, Er a, more accurately us idiots on the rowdy bus would pelt the “good” bus. It was becoming a thing with folks literally bringing old vegetables from there families gardens etc, just crazy stuff, especially if the good bus forgot to shut their windows!
This went on for longer then you’d think, until one day some jack ass thought it’d be funny to get the booth attendant and no it wasn’t toll both Willy!
So next day the circus comes rolling up and don’t ya know the fuggin State troopers are waiting for us....good bus sails right through and we get pulled over and boarded. Holy shit talk about people getting creative about stashing big bongs, various rotten projectiles, you name it, and poor ole Bill was freaking out! (Don’t Blame him!).
Well being the seventies and “kids being kids” and 5 0 really not being that into it thank God, they basically just came through and shook some nap sakes and yelled a little and put on a show to scare us enough to “not jump off the balcony” Er, a, stop throwing shit out the windo etc, oh yeah, and from then on we always pulled up single file 😉

PS: need to blow those hits out the windo Bra! LOL. Ozium helped too, but like you said, who did we think we were kidding!
March 22, 2020 - 10:09am

#1276

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Gratefulhan

Check PM
March 22, 2020 - 9:57am

#1277

deadfeat1

Joined:
July 3, 2008

BOG and Boxed

I believe yesterday someone was asking if the BOG, Groovy Music was worth buying - absolutely!

I suck at picking and ranking things, but every full or partial boxed sets I have listened to are among the very best...

Really enjoy the lists, though.
March 22, 2020 - 9:52am

#1278

Gratefulhan

Joined:
June 6, 2007

FW box

So one of the few Dead.net musical releases I do not have is the FW box. My embarrassing admission is that at the time when it came out, I was more into shows from 72-74 and 77. Because of that and my cashflow at that time to a somewhat lesser extent I passsed on it. I was wise enough to get the 3 CD compilation which surprisingly came with the bonus disc.

I had 3/1/69 on tape back in the day and the 3 disc compilation set so I am familiar with the shows. However seeing how highly regarded the FW box is on these lists has compelled me to make acquiring it my next conquest.

Looking at the secondary market the 2 most expensive releases to acquire are: the FW box aand Dave's Picks Vol. 1. Spring 1990. TOO, the Warlocks, Dave's 2-4 get up there on prices as well. Right now on ebay there are a few FW boxes sitting at about $500. Recently a complete FW with discs only (no box no sleeves, just the loose CDs) on an auction went for $200. A cheap price for Dave's Vol. 1 is $250. It would be hard for me to shell out 500 big ones for the FW box. Similarly I am not keen on paying $250 for Dave's Vol. 1. However if I could get the complete FW box for $250 (discs, box sleeves) I would do that. I might have to wait for a while as I am not sure when or even if I will find it at that price. It just seems like that box is the "missing link" for me.
March 22, 2020 - 9:45am

#1279

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Talk about repetitiveness

There’s a lot of song repetition in FW69.
I don’t have the physical box, but do have a copy made out of digital ether. Also have 27,28 on vinyl which are made from Plangentized remasters. Thus, those who don’t want the FW Box rereleased are denying themselves a better sounding copy.
Personally, I think I like 11-10-67 and 2-14-68 better than the shows in FW69 (not that I don’t like FW69).
So Dave, bring on a 67/68 Box (after the 71 Box).

Don’t forget about the From The Vault Box which contains a remastered 8-13-75 and a third disc with FTV2.

Box speculation is fun. I agree with what others have said in the past, that ABCD Enterprises may have stipulated that the returned reels get priority treatment for release within a set time frame. ABCD is run by Deadheads, and they want the reels released just as badly was we do. I wonder how many copies of each release ABCD gets, and if they are unnumbered.

Jamming to 6-15 set 2 right now.
Sound quality on this release is spectacular.
March 22, 2020 - 9:26am

#1280

Charlie3

Joined:
September 21, 2015

Ranking Boxes

For me it really depends on my mood at the time. Different box sets fit different moods. Having said that, FW '69 would be at the top of the list for that 2/27/69 Dark Star, just like Live Dead will always be at my favorite original album. That 2/27/69 Dark Star was instrumental in turning me on to the Dead in the first place, that whole Dark Star - St. Stephen - Eleven - Lovelight sequence was unlike anything that I had heard before. Once I discovered Live Dead it replaced most of the classic rock that I had been listening to on my morning ride to school on the bus.
Looking back it surprises me sometimes that the school bus driver didn't just drop a few of us off at the police station. There were about 5 or 6 of us that would just sit in the back portion of the bus and smoke bowls, carefully covering the bowl and discretely passing it around. I mean, we thought we were slick, we'd hold our hits for as long as possible to minimize the smoke, but it obviously must have reeked. Everyone else in the back of the bus knew, and in fact pointed it out on one or two occasions. And yet, nothing was ever said. But I digress, I was talking about box set rankings...

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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

Thank you Jeff!!!

Amazing work! 10x better than what I was able to come up with.

Thank you/A Sincere Apology/McCoy Tyner??

A big thank you to all who posted China Cat suggestions-I played all of them & more. Very hard to rate, as there is less than 1% of separation, but......I’m dumb enough to try.
2-23-68~on the mellow side, still developing but confident, and......Jerry!!
3-16-68~oddly, less developed sounding than the above, pre-formed, skeletal almost
5-24-69~Raw, loose, and spirited!!
11-17-72~longer jam, Phil!! Keith!!
Bobby!!
7-31-74~longest jam( I found), Keith well up in the mix, Phil also, my favorite Bill Sommers!!

A couple of other notes:
4-24-72~VERY Slow pace, 1 word......Hashish!!
5-11-72~much more normal tempo, solid.

One thing I dislike about texting as opposed to speaking, it’s difficult to hear one’s tone or sincerity, but after re-reading my most recent post, I was appalled at myself for only saying that the US will survive Coronavirus. Of course, the entire planet will survive this, and my most humble & sincere apologies to DAVEROCK, COLINGOULD,SIMONROB,PERITHECAT,FRANKPARRY, and EVERY ONE of my overseas brother’s & sisters. We are truly all in this together. Occasionally I am extremely shortsighted in my thinking, much to my detriment.

Lastly, I was positive someone here made some recommendations on McCoy Tyner albums. I went back 48 pages and could not find them. Maybe I’m confused, but if you made these, or read them, could you remind me please?? Thanks!!

Stay safe & healthy all.

Mister 1 and McCoy

I've always liked the opening cut on "Time for Tyner", "African Village".

One of the first Blue Note albums I got, along with Lee Morgan, The Gigolo. (more great stuff)

2nd Box Set of 2020 mentioned by DL in video

What could this be?? I'm not a big fan of 1976, although recordings & Jerry's intensity do shine....need some new music! A while ago one or two of the powers that be, maybe the BoZo guy, mentioned a couple of clues for another box set- not sure any thoughts? Also, now got DaP #35 on my mind as this is typically the one 1980s release of the year, I think we have a 1984 or 1985 show on deck for that release.....I also have a feeling 10/14/80 will somehow see release this year in some form or fashion

Love This Box

I know 76 isn't everyone's cup of psychedelic tea, and I can certainly understand why.
I've always been a fan though, especially of these June shows.
This box is on par with Winterland 77 for me in terms of overall sound quality.
And it's fast becoming one of my favorite releases so far (aforementioned Winterland 77, Europe 72, Winterland 73, Fillmore 69, and May 77 being the others I listen to most).

On a side note, each time I read about the band being "in transition" during any particular year, I can't help but smile. To my ears, the Grateful Dead was always a band in transition or, better yet, evolution. Show by show, month by month, year by year. You can hear them constantly shifting gears, discovering, and growing.

Anyway, just my two cents. This sheltering in place has left me with a lot of time to think and listen.

Re: Skulltrip

Mirrors my take so far.

76 isn't my favorite year, but there are two things I like most about the GD. First, the songs or perhaps more specifically their meanings & emotional. Second, the diversity & I guess intensity of the performances.

Not for everyone, and I get that.. It's certainly got that '76 tone and pace, no hard feelings.

One final comment.. thanks to the sound engineers. Tip of the hat to Ms. Cantor-Jackson and to Mr. Normal and the folks at Plangent (Jamie Howarth and John Chester). This one sounds almost as good as if it were recorded on 16 track Master Reels in a giant truck parked behind the venue. This one sounds ridiculously good.

I think Jeffrey Norman went to college at Hogwarts.

Edit: I do like '76.., not a '76 hater at all.

2nd 2020 Box Guess

My guess is they are packaging American Beauty and Workingman's 50th anniversary releases with a full show(s) from 1970.

Thank You Jeff!!!

I just got Jeff's transfers of the June 76 artwork, and I would like to say THANK YOU, MY MAN! I was feeling incomplete without the artwork loaded. You rock!

Peace

Work? Done with that!

Another milestone reached. I have just finished my last day at work. I reckon 50 years work is quite long enough. Now I have all the time in the world to do what I want. As long I can do it from the confines of my house. The first possibility that comes to mind is that I am now in a position to listen to much more Dead (and other music) than before. Now that I will be collecting a pension rather than earning a salary means that I am now officially old. Not senior, just old. Senior suggests rank and in my world view that is unacceptable. Now when will this here box set arrive?

Happy retirement Simonrob

Hey, great news - join the club! It’s a wonderful opportunity to listen to more and do all the things you can!

@Simonrob

Congratulations! Enjoy it. You've earned Sir.

Right On Simonrob

Congrats and cheers to the first day of your well earned rest of your life.

Thanks, Jeff!

Joining the chorus to thank Jeff for June 76 artwork. And thanks to all the others who've posted box set individual show art over the years whom I've never thanked before. (Maybe it's ALL been Jeff?) Thanks to everyone. You definitely make the digital experience more complete.

Congrats Simonrob

Happy retirement and hopefully a speedy Box arrival.

Jeff, scans

I’ve never downloaded them before, but I probably should.
Can you post that link again to all the previous scans?

Thanks

Gratefulhan

Check PM

Gold watch

Top stuff, Simon. I hope you have a long and happy retirement. I dropped out over 6 years ago, and its a great development. First a honeymoon period, then a "now what am I going to do ?" time, then a whole new thang. I feel as though I am getting younger with each passing year. Unfortunately, this isn't reflected in my outward appearance.

Mr Ones...no offence taken in your comment about hoping the U.S. overcome the virus whatsoever.

I'm 50 today!

I don't normally talk about my birthday, but here I am, commemorating fifty trips around the sun today. And congratulations to you, SimonRob, for finishing fifty years of work!

Not sure what I'll pick yet to listen to. There is 3/26/90, but I might go for 3/26/72, from DaP 14. That would nicely launch me into my trip to Europe. I purchased the E72 box immediately, but have never listened to it. I was crazy busy with kids and work when it came out, and I've always been a tad "afraid" of it. I'm concerned that after hearing what it contains, I might not want to listen to any of the other releases that adorn the shelves of my Dead Room. I also wanted to "properly" listen to each show from the box, but it's become apparent to me that I might never have the time to sit alone in the dark with each and every disc from that box. So, it's Bon Voyage for me; Europe '72, here I come!

The steamer trunk DOES say, "Deadhead Brewer" on it. ;-O

My guess for the fall box is "Fare Thee Well". It's a box of all that hasn't been released from the 1974 Farewell shows. It contains some video, which will be shown at this summer's Meet Up At the Movies. This box we just received is the "Welcome Back!" box, and then later this year the 1975 hiatus is bookended with the farewell box.

Simon Rob / retirement

Simon Rob, congratulations on the retirement, you will have alot more fun now. Besides going to see the Dead on 9/11/81, retirement is one of the best things that has happened to me in this life.

Thanks guys!

Good to receive so many positive messages. It will take a while to get used to all this time on my hands, but I can't see it being a problem.

thank you jeff!

thank you for the art work. awesome.

Simon Rob, etc.

Congratulations on making to retirement. Enjoy yourself, as much as possible during this crazy time.

Still working my way through this wonderful new box. As others have said, sound quality is A+++. No dudes so far. We have a lot of top sound quality releases for 1976. Not sure what was going on then but really good stuff. The only exception I think about is Dave's 18 from July 76 in San Francisco, while I love the show and bonus disc, the sound quality is B-.

Next box, I still have my money on Fall 1980.
Be well folks! And Happy Birthday Deadheadbrewer! Beautiful day in MN, I wish we could enjoy it.

Mr. Ones and Simon Rob

MR. Ones - There was a jazz related thread back around March 12 where someone mentioned several McCoy Tyner albums. I was able to locate Sahara which was highly recommended and downloaded it on the 12th. Very good suggestion that I have been enjoying ever since. Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson and On the Corner were part of the discussion, too. Can't remember who made the Tyner recommendations - sorry.

Simon Rob - Congratulations on your retirement! I retired nearly five years ago and have no regrets. I do have a part time job that keeps me out of trouble, though. My wife also keeps me very busy with home improvements. Thankfully, she loves the Dead and doesn't complain when I'm listening while checking off her "To Do" lists...

wow, this box is great, so…

wow, this box is great, so is the poster!! i cant believe these arent sold out yet. be well folks. stay safe and help others.

The Poster

My poster looks defective - it seems to be invisible. Is this an issue I should take up with Rhino?

Edit: Peace :)

maybe you should, my poster…

maybe you should, my poster looks perfect. no defects and packaged flat, not rolled.

Otis,re:poster

The poster cancar is referring to is listed for sale in the 1976 special edition shop as "gold foil print". Limited edition $45.

Happy Bday DHB

You never listened to E72?
My suggestion is while you are quarantined at home you make a copy of the shows for your car - CD-R’s, music player, flash drive, whatever plays in your car.
Then, when work starts again listen to it on your commutes.

Be warned though, you could end up like Keithfan who sometimes remains sitting in his car in the driveway after getting home.

adding name to list

of Thank You's for JeffSmith. It's nice to have everything snazzed up and ready to go. :-)

retirement

Congratulations Simon Rob
Retirement is a crazy gift of time. Carpe Diem.
"The only problem when you are a grand pa is to be married to a grand ma "(Groucho)
Retirement is good for everyone but the dead; Imagine a 75 boxed set!

Waiting on the 76 box.

First time post but I read the threads multiple times a day. Hard to describe but the weight of the day eases a bit when I slip into this community. I held off on the box but ordered this week based on so many of your feedback and comments on sound quality. There’s something, many things really about this band that make them infinitely listenable...so much to explore. Many thanks for the learnings and sense of humor on these posts. Cheers!

Waiting on the 76 box.

2 box sets

I hope they release the complete recordings from Winterland, every single show. That would make a great box set! I would also like to see them release the complete recordings of the Fillmore East and Fillmore West, what a killer box set that would be!

Mr Ones / McCoy Tyner

You might be remembering my post from awhile back: Last 5, all McCoyTyner edition, from shortly after he died. I found it back around page 70. Here they were:

Inception, Today and Tomorrow: These are his first two. They're more of a straight forward bop style, relatively accessible for a casual fan.

Real McCoy, Tender Moments: Two Blue Note Classics. Real MCoy is probably his best known and Tender Moments is just as good. They're more evolved then those 1st two, way beyond the usual Blue Note formula.

Sahara was #5. This is an amazing, intense listen. It gets chaotic, almost dissonant at times but McCoy holds it all together. If you're into wild, raging Other Ones, this one is for you.

The Wheel 1976

No better year.... slow and methodical!!!!

What the Hell

I never had trouble with double posts.. it's that damned alien virus fricking with my computer.

Sometimes it's ok to Question Yourself

11/17/72 Wichita is one of those shows that I know is great.. it gets great reviews. I have attempted between five or seven listens and it still doesn't click to me.. but each and every listen was distracted, which is frustrating. So I have hope.

I have had the same luck with 76 Wheels. I shared some comments and music with one of my high school buddies that was instrumental in getting me into the Dead in the first place. And his advice has always been on point. I shot him a pic of the box and anyway.. he now has the music and his comment was, Always liked 76, those Wheels....

Seriously, sometimes it's just me. I am sure this box will change an old pre-existing condition. Combined with the fact that as of tomorrow, I will be blissfully finished with work projects, which will give me ample to time to listen to music uninterrupted.

Enjoy all.. be good, be kind.

11.17.72....

....I'm off tomorrow as well. Gonna blast it.
Do it Jim. Kansas gets all the grate shows.
Its still in my top five Dave's.

Chicago Auditorium Theatre....

....5.13.77
Music Never Stops
Ramble On Rose
Cassidy
BE Women
New Minglewood
FOTD
El Paso
JACK-A- ROE
L.L. Rain
Scarlet->🔥
....makes sense.

Bob Dylan drops unreleased track: "Murder Most Foul"

"Greetings to my fans and followers with gratitude for all your support and loyalty across the years.
This is an unreleased song we recorded a while back that you might find interesting.
Stay safe, stay observant and may God be with you."
Bob Dylan

A box by any other name

I have just unearthed Dick's Picks 30 and Dave's Picks 14, all culled for the Academy of New York March 1972. On the first we have excerpts from the first set of 3/25/72 ( with Bo Diddley), a great spiralling Playing from 3/27/72 (size isn't everything) and the entire 3/28/72.
On Dave's Picks I am looking at the entire 3/26/72 show, and a bonus disc featuring extracts from 3/27/72 and 3/21/72. 8 cds of the Dead at their most rockingest and warming up nicely for Europe
There was also a cd released with an unrelated album ( I think) featuring the Dark Star from 3/23/72 amongst sundry others.

eep hour

I'm guessing we get the next big release in June. Workingman's Dead came out in June of 1970, so there is a connection. The next Dave's Pick, will take up April and May. But, 99% of the time I'm wrong about these guesses. I was sure we would get a 1969 box last year, boy was I ever wrong, I usually am, especially at an hour so early in the morning as this.

I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy

Morning rockers!!!

Was going to wait until next year to post things like this again, but in these trying viral times of ours, this darkness gotta give...………

For any new folks out there, or maybe even you old folks too, any self-quarantiners that are in need of some smiling 71s to brighten your Andromeda Strain of a day, PM me and I'll do my best to help you out. No limits, no restrictions, no questions asked, no answers offered...………

Rock on my friends, and stay safe!!!

Doc

That Dylan song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18

edit - Just listened,,, wow. Anyone out there know how to download off youtube. My software don't work no more.

edit, edit - ok spoke too soon. Song is up on amazon for a buck. If you know my gdrive, it's there.

re listen chicago may 77

Thanks Vguy, I listen today the chicago show you mentioned; it a bit like jokes, the shortest are the best (2cd show)
It' a great show delicate fluid and seriously rocking.
for the next box I bet on a 71. (Port chester)and/ or april boxed set 'Manhattan transfer, wonderful show of Princeton..Fillmore ...)
stay safe everybody

Cancar -

I was just joking. No harm intended.

This new Bob Dylan song has had me with tears in my eyes all morning. All of the feels coming out right now.

Peace

I'm with JimMD....

I think I read just now Jim commenting on The Wheel from '76 and another poster on hard-to-get-into shows. That triggered the following thoughts.

This is an interesting phenomenon. So I'll do a cannonball into the pool. I really don't hear anything special about 5-8-77 Cornell. It's a fun May '77 show, nothing special to me at all. It's not even close to other shows on that tour. For me. Frankly, everyone else's take on it is a complete mystery to me. (So is much of the world, FWIW.)

So I avidly joined the throng when the band returned in June '76. I'm quite sure I attended one of the two Boston shows in this new box, one of the Capitol shows and the Beacon in this box. At the Capitol show that opens with Help on the Way, we were in perhaps row 6 or 7, slightly right of dead center. I clearly remember the intimacy and the buzzing of the amps in the backline. Had not heard that at my shows in '72-'73. The '76 shows were great to experience in person. 20-30-40 years later, the '76 tapes just didn't do it for me. Too languid.

Okay, but time is a tricky beast. When the '76 box was announced, I seized DaP vol. 28, 6-17-76 and gave it a spin. Sure there were a number of songs played so slow I'm tempted to skip ahead. But first set songs such as Cassidy, Music Never Stopped, Scarlet, have this funky loose greatness to them. Second set, Help medley, and especially Let It Grow, the jamming is intense in slightly above mid-tempo fashion that now captures my imagination.

I ordered the box almost immediately. It arrived yesterday. It's going to spin (and so am I) tonight.

This is a long-winded way of saying that, apparently by accident and alchemy, my entire attitude towards '76 has changed. But get this -- I prefer June to later in the year. The freshness of their return to the stage is what I'm smoking. Later on, they were on their way to '77 rocking.

There's the experience, then there's the tape. And time. Lots of freakin' time.

That is all.

I'm with You HF...

...on your assessment of the early part of this '76 tour. I mean, I love it all, but the first two or three weeks of this tour definitely sound different to my ears than later in the year, even the end of the summer.

As you've noted, the early shows have this languid, loping, utterly drippy feel to them. The slower tempos obviously allow for more breathing room; each beat is seemingly stretched to it's limit with both care and aplomb. Songs are explored in new ways, providing new auditory avenues that help to open our ears and minds. By the time they hit the end of June and early July, songs were already morphing, speeding up as the summer progressed (see Eyes of the World as a good example, or even Dancin' In The Street by the time we hit Dick's Picks 20 in September). Notably different sounds, and they are already well on their way to congealing into that '77 sound.

I dunno, I've always been fond of this period for these exact reasons. Merely a snapshot in time, but it provides an extremely unique take on the band at a turning point in their bountiful history.

Happy Friday DeadFreaks.

Sixtus

otis, oh totally cool my…

otis, oh totally cool my friend. i was slow as heck on that one!! head in my butt with everything going on. be safe and have a great weekend. we are on lockdown in pa, and taking care of those that need it.

Hartford 8/2/76

While I missed these smaller theatre shows, I did see the first return of the band to a large, outdoor venue, Colt Park,
and it was awesome! Lots of craziness here as I have relayed before. Suffice it to say that somehow I ended up with a Japanese flag on a long 10" pole which I waved high & wide as instructed during the encore of U.S. Blues.

This was also the show where one of my buddies passed out on the ground for a couple of hours. As people stepped over him they kept asking if he was ok. I assured them he was fine and had just imbibed one too many capsules. Upon awakening, he began to shimmy up one of the guide ropes of the sound tower. The guys in the tower were none too happy and they began to shake the rope to get him off! Luckily we talked him down. Crisis averted. Nothing out of the norm for one of my Dead shows! Lol

Rock on

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