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    "To my ears, the best Dead shows are those that not only fit the criteria that make them amongst the best of a year, but that are also completely unique for their era—shows that fit perfectly into their year of performance, but also fall somewhat outside of the norm for that year. Harpur College, Veneta, Cornell, Cape Cod, and Augusta are all shows that are objectively excellent, and if they are not the best from their respective years of performance, they are certainly unique. Miami 6/23/74 falls into that category: not only one of the very best shows from this outstanding year, but also one of the most interesting and unique. It’s certainly worthy of many, many deep listens." - David Lemieux

    ¡Ándale, ándale! ¡Arriba, arriba! We're back with a hot one from Miami, F-L-A. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 34 features the complete show from the Jai Alai Fronton, 6/23/74, one with unparalleled sound quality due in equal parts to the Wall Of Sound and the beautiful sonic clarity of Kidd Candelario's tapes. The first set is chock full of dynamite takes on classics like "Ramble On Rose," "Mississippi Half-Step," and "Cumberland Blues." The second set delivers on the JAMS - one leading into a gorgeous "Ship Of Fools," one rare instrumental version of "Dark Star," and a "Spanish Jam," this is Miami after all! The show also offers up a "first" and an "only" - the former, a Seastones set featuring Phil and Ned Lagin and the latter, the sole Grateful Dead performance of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock."

    Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.34: JAI ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FL 6/23/74 has been mastered from the 7.5 IPS reel-to-reel tapes to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. ¡Agarrarlo mientras esta calientito! (Get it while it's hot!)

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

    Subscribed to Dave's Picks? With this release, you'll also get a bonus disc with selections from Miami 6/22/74. Excellente!

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    7.10.90 ~ Shakedown Stream

    Anyone have a link to replay ?

    Also looking for anyone selling Giants Stadium Box set ? Missed it. I'm most interested in the 1989 shows

    1978. I hope for 8.30.78 or 12.30.78

    Anything from April 1978 and Uptown has 3 good shows in a row. Plus 2 in May.

    I listened to 11.18.78 & 11.20.78 recently both are nice. I am curious to hear or know if any returned reels included December 1978 performances. I am mostly finding audience recordings for that month /era /tour

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    There are some great renditions: 2/17/79, 12/27/79, 12/28/80 all have extended Jerry solos.

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    Brown eyed women and red grenadine

    The bottle was dusty

    but the liquor was clean

    Shake it

    Shake it

    Sugaree

    ~ 7.1.73 ~ 7.5.81 ~

    Fire it up Dave L.SD

    SPRING SUMMER FALL

    1984 FU%KING ROCKS

    4.29.84

    Add in some filler if there's is Space -> Dear Mr. Fantasy -> The Other One -> Black Peter ~ 7.6.84 ~

    Anchorage, Alaska

    Ship of Fools ~ 6.20.80 ~

    SiriusXM has been serving up the goods back to back to back

    10.25.89
    5.15.81
    6.24.91

    If you get confused just listen to the music play

    ~ 7.27.73 ~

    I got no dime

    But I got some time

    to hear his story

    ~ 7.8.90 ~

    See here how everything

    lead up to this day

    ~ 8.28.82 ~ 12.3.81 ~

    ~ 9.30.80 ~

    Feel Like A Stranger ->
    Franklin's Tower

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    Since we just got a Pig show (2/21/71) with the Workingman release, I could see a 78 show for DaP 36. Been awhile since we had one. Maybe 4/16/78?

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    ...‘Dave’s Picks#36’ - ‘Primal’ Dead WITH PIGPEN Please!

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    Fills a nice little hole in the live dead discography. Other than a single track on the SMR box set (12/31 Shakedown St) and of course 10/12 from Augusta on 30 trips, this is it: Here comes 4/20, thanks Dave!

    So far this year we got '77, '74, now '84. Nice variety, too. What are we thinking for 36?

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    Thanks for The Good 'Ole GD meets The Honeymooners! I needed a laugh. Funny I would have have thought Jackie Gleason was a 77 fan though. Huh? Go Figure.

    Can you imagine if you actually bumped into those two at a show? " I'm F'in freaking out man!"

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    .. everything you wrote is your perspective, which is worng& false sorry to say, it’s not mine! It’s none of my business what people think about me I already know who I am and my actions. No but you never asked me any questions you’re just another one-sided person and then post assumptions with your gang of deadheads. There are three of you who make & think this way. It’s the same 3 to four clowns posting false statements. Because one Lne Person -“ KCJ ridiculous and absurd and twisted and manipulated you completely out of your mind , That’s my opinion ha ha and crack me up man take careLies I love this place. I Always speak & write the truth. I’m always a pm away to answer a question instead of making false allegations and assumptions in your mind ,
    Mind. I’m not mad I’m only interested in peace! 🙏❤️💀🌹👍
    *** I wrote, “#35 is going to be Alaska”, “Imagine” that!“ “Hell earth would freeze over” !!!that doesn’t sound like a answer to me. 🤔

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    You are often defending youtself on this, claiming "cyber bully". I think the issue many have in trusting you and being comfortable sharing with you is that you've been the source of several shady incidents on this site. For example you have claimed to be a Grateful Dead insider for quite some time now, and never once provided any legitimate information on a release before it came out. I recall the time you posted information on a Woodstock release 15 minutes after it was published on the lesser known Rhino site. When someone pointed that out, you called them a cyber bully. That's not bullying that's pointing out the information was widely available to all.

    You once asked me to burn you a copy of FW1969 Complete. I spent a lot of time trying to convert files from FLAC for you since you don't have a computer and needed it in CD form. When this was taking too long you attempted to speed me along by offering information on last years box set. I admit, you caught my intetest and I did ask earnestly when you could let me know. While this conversation went on in PM, you kept saying 'soon my friend, any day now I will be able to tell you'. My trouble getting the discs to you was that I don't have a FLAC converter and most free versions had some kind of song length limitation or song total limitation, so it was a lengthy task that I spent many hours on which I started well in advance of your "inside info" offer. It was when you grew frustrated with me and PM'd with the subjuct "Where's my CDs??" and accused me of just trying to get information out of you. THAT is manipulative bullying.

    We all know what Casey Janes reported happened after you offered up beautifully framed autogtaphed Stanley Mouse prints.

    You reported you bought a Dave's Picks 2 a couple of weeks ago and provided a weak excuse why you couldn't tell a record store owner who posts here where you got it.

    I recall you made derogatory comments about people with opioid addiction getting free methodone, and when someone questioned your lack of compassion, you claimed your words were misunderstood due to your poor writing skills and english being second language. But when I read your comments to JimInMD, I see perfect command of the english language, as usual.

    And then there's this medication business where you say it costs 10K a month that you can't afford, so you sell CDs on the site here to cover the cost, but then talk about buying a $500 Europe 72 set to enjoy for yourself.

    There was the time you claimed to receive your Dave's Picks several days before the rest of us (Philadelphia 1973). When you were asked in good conversational faith what the song LENGTH was for Jam and Dark Star, since many of us womdered how that continuous piece of music would be divided up, you avoided the question with one of your typical nonspecific answers like "Jam comes before Dark Star and you are going to be blown away by this primo release".

    There is a lot about your behavior that does not add up. How does a legally blind man, which you claim to be even see a phone screen to post a messages?

    Your post about Alaska being the next Dave's Picks did not seem like kidding around to me. You seemed to be calling it as the next one.

    How many people have sent you real CDs out of pity for your supposed medical condition that you turned around and sold? It's disturbing to hear you claim to get free copies of dead.net CDs from your "inside sources" and then you sell them for personal profit.

    You bring a lot of attention to yourself with your fantastic stories, and then play cyber victim when people scratch their heads and disagree. You have proven yourself to be a manipulator of people.

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    Ok let’s clarify some things.....I’ve never seen Jim bully a single person on these boards. In fact, he is one of the kindest people here. I’m sure others will stand up for that as well. He’s just calling you out for the lyes that you tell. The reason folks may not like you is not because of “blah, blah, blah”. It’s because your posts are mostly incoherent and often times plagiarized. You lie about insider info you supposedly have. You have proven yourself to be a thief. You consistently try to gouge others on the board for Grateful Dead items that are priced way higher than the original retail cost (If this were EBay then the latter would be ok, but seeing that this is not Ebay, you are consistently in violation of site rules). I’m sure I’ve missed something, but I think you get the point. I mean seriously dude, I guess just keep doing your “famous jig” dance, and spreading emojis....everything should be just fine....

    Geez Louise, were you not taught any manners?

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"To my ears, the best Dead shows are those that not only fit the criteria that make them amongst the best of a year, but that are also completely unique for their era—shows that fit perfectly into their year of performance, but also fall somewhat outside of the norm for that year. Harpur College, Veneta, Cornell, Cape Cod, and Augusta are all shows that are objectively excellent, and if they are not the best from their respective years of performance, they are certainly unique. Miami 6/23/74 falls into that category: not only one of the very best shows from this outstanding year, but also one of the most interesting and unique. It’s certainly worthy of many, many deep listens." - David Lemieux

¡Ándale, ándale! ¡Arriba, arriba! We're back with a hot one from Miami, F-L-A. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 34 features the complete show from the Jai Alai Fronton, 6/23/74, one with unparalleled sound quality due in equal parts to the Wall Of Sound and the beautiful sonic clarity of Kidd Candelario's tapes. The first set is chock full of dynamite takes on classics like "Ramble On Rose," "Mississippi Half-Step," and "Cumberland Blues." The second set delivers on the JAMS - one leading into a gorgeous "Ship Of Fools," one rare instrumental version of "Dark Star," and a "Spanish Jam," this is Miami after all! The show also offers up a "first" and an "only" - the former, a Seastones set featuring Phil and Ned Lagin and the latter, the sole Grateful Dead performance of Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock."

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.34: JAI ALAI FRONTON, MIAMI, FL 6/23/74 has been mastered from the 7.5 IPS reel-to-reel tapes to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. ¡Agarrarlo mientras esta calientito! (Get it while it's hot!)

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Subscribed to Dave's Picks? With this release, you'll also get a bonus disc with selections from Miami 6/22/74. Excellente!

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Submitted by Seth Hollander on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 14:02

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Thanks man!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 16:17

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Very cool avatar picture. Looks like a nice day too.

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Submitted by Jason Wilder on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 17:01

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Dave's: #4, #5, #6:
#4 = 9/24/76 William & Mary
#5 = 11/17/73 Pauley Pavillion
#6 = 2/2/70 + 12/20/69 +12/21 bonus disc.

Only drawback is the two complete shows from #6 have a lot of repeats (as does the bonus disc). But the fact that TC is there for the'69 but not the '70 makes that fact a plus. Showing how some tunes changed (or not).

That UCLA show might be my favorite show they have released on Dave's/Dicks.

I will try for Dick's as well. Very tempted to go 2,3,4 or 10,11,12, but the completist in me cannot quite do it. I will go #28, #29, #30.

#28: 2/26 & 28/73
#29: 5/19/77 + 5/21/77. 2 shows - 1 Encore.
#39: 3/28/72 complete + 3/25 stuff. Academy of Music.

14 Discs!

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Submitted by bob t on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 17:04

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Gotta say 12/6/73 with the 46 minute Dark Star. awesome Greatest Story, China Cat>I know you Rider and Eyes of the World..... tough to beat... bob t

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 19:47

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A couple years ago someone over on that thread said their favorite China>Rider ever is from 6/22/74, the DaP 20 bonus disc. I've got to get in a few more close listens, but being from '74 you know it's a good one.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 19:54

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....need to pick my favorite three Dicks and Daves in a row. Oh, the pressure.
I just want you all to know, I look forward to all of your posts. Props me up. 🍻
Three is a magic number people.

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Submitted by LedDed on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 21:35

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I come hear/here for the jazzy threads of conversation, much like how I return to the well of the Dead for the same, through music.

However today I pay tribute to the Seattle bands, given the recent outstanding release of Mark Lanegan's book, "Sing Backwards And Weep."

Honor roll:

Jimi Hendrix
Heart
Mark Lanegan
Layne Staley
Kurt Cobain
Chris Cornell
Mike McCready
Barrett Martin

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Submitted by andrew on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 01:12

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DaP34 arrived alive and well in the west of England which fits just exactly perfectly with completion of Europe 72. Weird things to note, UPS and USPS both seem to still think they’re about to hand over to each other at Fontana outside LA (since April 30) and that dreaded customs charge (£13.52 this time) has been levied again.
Hope everyone else also starting to get theirs delivered too. Stay well.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:49

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First.. Awesome news Andrew. Can't tell you how good it feels to get some really good news first thing in the day and a compelling reason to replace your daily news with a daily briefing from dead.net.

As for the best three consecutive Dave's Picks. It really didn't take me much time to put together this list at all:

Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 2/24/74
Dave's Picks, Volume 5: Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 11/17/73
Dave's Picks Volume 8: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 11/30/80
Dave's Picks Volume 9: Harry Adams Field House, U. of Montana, Missoula, 5/14/74
Dave's Picks Volume 11: Convention Hall, Wichita, KS 11/17/72
Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 2/24/74
Dave's Picks Volume 24: Berkeley Community Theatre, August 25, 1972
Dave's Picks Volume 30: Fillmore East, New York, January 2, 1970
Dave's Picks Volume 34: Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 6/23/74
Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 2/24/74

I feel compelled to add one honorable mention, which combined with the list above makes this the four best consecutive Dave's Picks:

Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 2/24/74
Dave's Picks, Volume 1: The Mosque, Richmond, VA, 5/25/77
Dave's Picks, Volume 2: Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, 7/31/74
Dave's Picks, Volume 3: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, 10/22/71
Dave's Picks Volume 13: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 2/24/74
Dave's Picks Volume 21: Boston Garden, Boston, MA, April 2, 1973
Dave's Picks Volume 23: McArthur Court, Eugene, January 22, 1978
Dave's Picks Volume 25: Binghamton, November 6, 1977
Dave's Picks Volume 26: Albuquerque, November 17, 1971
Dave's Picks Volume 32: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 3/24/73

Whew.. glad I got that out of the way. Not sure why you guys struggled so much and why no one had the same list as me, which I am quite confident is the correct answer.

Favorite Bonus Disc.. easy, …….

Edit / Caveat Emptor - One qualifying comment. You might want to install the "Bad Vibe Be Gone Filter" to your Dead.net app or browser before completely replacing the news with daily briefings from dead.net. A quick install makes things almost exactly practically perfect.

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Submitted by drcomedy1966 on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 03:56

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Safe arrival in East Kent; no shipping notice, no demand for customs charges, just plopped happily through the letter box 10 minutes and made my day :)

KENT? My first bike as a kid (under 7) was a Kent. It was made in England. Is that where the bikes were from? Do they still make bikes?

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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:13

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Sir James,

Either your math is off or my reading is really bad.

My favorite release of the series so far is 5. Way ahead of all the others. The next in order of release are 9, 11, 13, 23, 26, 29, 30 and 34.

I don’t really like 28 or 31, so that eliminates 29 and 30, unfortunately. That leaves me with 9, 11 and 13. Of the remaining options, I prefer 12 over 10, resulting in 11, 12, 13.

12 is also one of my favorite cover designs along with 5, 23 and 26. By the way, if Dave did his research, 12 should have been release 13. I do understand that marketing probably played a huge part.

A strong second would be 5, 6, 7. I like release 5 that much and 6 is a great release. 7 comes along by default as I did not like 4 much at all.

Sorry for not including the dates. It’s just too much work. You can use the link, as I did, for reference.

http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Daves_Picks.htm

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:50

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I have a Kent water bottle for my bike. I do believe they are the last remaining Legacy bike manufacturer (Schwinn, etc.) that still makes bikes in the US. I could be wrong, someone please correct me if I am.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:32

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I have a kent brush co. mustache comb, so there. Also Daps- 21, 23, and 30. Bonus- NOD. P.S.- JIM, you are correct sir.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:11

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....i have a co-worker named Kent. He's kind of a douche. We won't talk about him.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:47

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Three way tie. These are shows I listen to in full repeatedly. I stuck with a "must already REALLY get a lot of mileage out of the releases" criteria.

DaP 1 May 25, 1977
DaP 2 July 31, 1974 + Bonus Disc July 29, 1974
DaP 3 Oct 22, 1971 + Bonus Disc 3 Oct 21 1971

DaP 11 Nov 17, 1972
DaP 12 Nov 4, 1977
DaP 13 Feb 24, 1974

DaP 16 March 28, 1973
DaP 17, July 19, 1974
DaP 18 July 17, 1976 + most of July 16, 1976

As much as I like the following list of DaP releases that I omitted, they fall into a sequence of three shows where I only like bits and pieces of at least one of the three.

DaP 5
DaP 6
DaP 9
DaP14
DaP 21
DaP 24
DaP 26
DaP 29
DaP 32
DaP 34

Best Dave's Picks Bonus Disk - yikes - so many good ones. I think the Academy of Music one makes up a nice little 1972 set. Get your magic twanger out Jerry.....

I put on To Terrapin: Hartford '77 today. Last show of magical mythical May 1977. Favorite Samson and Delilah. Bobby and Donna have some vocal magic in here. Probably my favorite 1977 Terrapin Station as well. I prefer the shorter 1972 Sugarees with Pigpen's Hammond, but if I'm going post-hiatus, I'm going full bore with the 19 minute epic from this 5/28 show.

Never heard of Kent bikes. I had a Huffy. Are you sure you don't mean Huffy? Not to be confused with Hoffy, my buddy from college. Man he had a hot live-in girlfriend. I shouldn't have but I did. We once went to a Preakness with a group of about 20 people and never saw a horse. Must have been the mushrooms.

KeithFan2112...I'm catching up on the thread...the version of I Can See For Miles that you were hunting for is on The Who BBC Sessions; Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Disc...if you are still trying to get your hands on the song's official release...

From the bonus disc liner notes: "I Can See For Miles is essentially the same majestic take as captured by Kit Lambert on the mono single. The notable exception being John's re-recorded Rotosound strings holding the group together far more prominently in the mix - done to comply with a Musicians Union ban on miming."

I guess i was lucky enough back in 1999 to have purchased the set at Best Buy, which included a second disc with 8 additional songs. I have seen this bonus disc offered on e-bay for cheap...otherwise let me know if there is a way to get a digital rip to you...

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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:29

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As many have stated, this is much tougher that I thought it would be. So many of my fav's are part of a trio that include some of those I don't love quite as much.

I think if I had to pick only one, it would be
Vol. 1. 5/25/77
Vol. 2. 7/31/74
and Vol 3. 10/22/71

Bonus disc 1 is my personal fav too, so that's a factor.

Runners up would be 11,12, and 13 - 24,25, and 26 - and 29, 30, and 31.

Peace

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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:50

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My math was ok and your reading spot on. I just chose to break the rules and it felt so good.. sort of like midnight skinny dipping as a teenager at the local quarry with just the right company. Add in some rock gut malt liquor if she suggests it; it feels absolutely perfect until the cops come.

No offense meant to all the rule followers out there, carry on with your picks of three, I just cannot abide.

For me, it's a toss up between #5 and #13, but mhammond paved the way with 13 good vibes and I just went with it. For what it's worth.. I was having an 11 moment (Wichita 72) four or five months ago and was really getting into it.. when the second set started to take off and at the same time I was interrupted in the worst possible way. I know I will like this show, but at this point it's become a dark comedy.. every time I start to get into it lightning strikes, followed by an earthquake which was caused by this volcanic eruption down the block causing my house to get swallowed up by a sinkhole and eventually I give up before something really bad happens. Distractions kill.

Speaking of which.. we have sort of been bombarded with really good 1973, but Dave has been carefully dancing around the truly great ones still left. One of these days he's going to have to go there.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 17:23

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Nor can I.
I would have to listen to all the DaP’s first in order to decide, and then still wouldn’t have an answer.

But, best GD CD I ever bought?
Anthem of the Sun in 1989. It was only the second or third CD I had ever bought (they were expensive back then) and it was awesome. I didn’t even have a CD player and had to use a friend’s stereo system to make a cassette copy of the CD so I could listen to it in my car.

(Of note, the first CD I ever bought was Saucerful of Secrets in 1987).

Those are the markings on the Anthem of the Sun CD I bought in 1989. Just started listening to it.

On inspection there was no disc rot and the CD looked like a well-manufactured CD. You can see the detail in the pressing of the metal. Also thicker and heavier. Plays and sounds just fine.
Maybe time for WB/Rhino to go back to basics of CD manufacturing.

Oh, that’s right. They’re trying to wean us old farts off of that outdated medium.

The single most important piece of music besides 4/19/82 that I have ever witnessed. And the April 82 thingie was a blotter related aberration for which I am eternally grateful.

Anthem was their best studio voyage, in my humble opinion. A psychedelic masterpiece.

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Submitted by drcomedy1966 on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 22:58

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Kent bikes seem to be based in NJ, and there appears to be no connection to the Garden of England. So no bikes, but we too have some douches; and, oddly enough, I know a lady who sells moustache combs here in Whitstable – although I don't know whether they are Kent brand ("the world's finest brushes" since 1777, apparently, but they are made in Hertfordshire, not Kent). And I still haven't had time to listen to DaP34...

Congratulations to those in the UK that have #34. Mine doesn’t appear to be getting any closer. It left Wayne County, Detroit for a second time on 28th May. 29 days so far and still not crossed the ocean. Hopefully it will arrive before the new Dylan and Neil Young releases on 19th June. I live in hope.

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Submitted by IanM on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 01:19

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Colin,
Mine also left Detroit for the second time on the 28th but tracking now tells me it has left Heathrow, UK on route to destination. No demand for import charges (yet).

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 03:48

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... happy to read our fellow DeadHeads in the UK & Canada and other locations in the world! Are starting to receiving their long awaited next Dave’s Picks in the 2020 series!
I hope they make all of you “Smile Smile Smile!”, I know a “Whole Lotta Shakin”is going on around the USA! Enjoy my brothers and sisters! 🙏❤️💀🌹

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 04:06

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Thanks for the info. on Kent! (bikes, brushes, etc. :-P)

Now once set and setting is right, get cracking on DaP34. We'll need a full report! :-)

Glad to hear they are finally getting to where they need to be...

Make it a grateful day everybody!

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 04:28

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...I must admit, I’m already looking forward to the next release in the Dave’s Picks series of 2020 , which is #35...
6/20/80
West High Auditorium, Alaska
Hell is about to 🥶 freeze over in Deadland, imagine!? 😉🙏❤️💀🌹 have a grateful day everyone! Be safe,Be Kind & be grateful! We all have the “Good Ol’ Grateful Dead to help get us tru anything in this lifetime! Ciao’ Bello’s & Bella’s!

I haven't got Dave's Picks 34 yet! But I am still quite happy waiting. I listened to 5/21/74 yesterday - a stunning show, and beautifully recorded. I am currently very close to buying the vinyl version of 5/19/74, which keeps dropping a few quid every day here on Amazon UK. It would be a massive indulgence-the cds sound great ( I am not fussed about the vocal drop outs at all)...but you only live twice, as the saying goes..

Icrmcnkd…..your comments on cds being heavier and thicker in the distant past before possibly being phased out, reminds me of what happened with vinyl in the 1970s. My first records, bought in 1971-1973 are very sturdy, cut on vinyl that resembles granite. Move forward to the end of the decade and they get very wibbly indeed. I think the idea was to phase them out, first for cassettes and then for cds.

I am not sure what my first cd was. I didn't get a cd player until well into the 1990s. I think it was the head swirling Ozric Tentacles box set Vitamin Enhanced, which, incidentally, still sounds head swirling. Even without the self administered vitamins.
My first Dead cd recorded on tape from a friend was One From The Vaults-8/13/75.

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Submitted by simonrob on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 05:19

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Do you remember those ghastly "Dynaflex" albums that RCA released. I can't remember whether that was in the late '70s or later. If you held them by the edge on two sides the middle sagged dramatically. RCA claimed it was improvement over "normal" vinyl. Yeah, right.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 05:23

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I appreciate the info. I passed on the BBC sessions, and didn't even realize it had a bonus disc at one time. Just bought a copy on ebay for 5 bucks. Advertized as having some light marks on the CD but does not skip. I'm good with that for $5 (and free shipping).

P.S. - love the Rotosound Strings "commercial" before I Can See For Miles on Sellout.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 05:43

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I had read before that the oil embargo was the cause of cheap vinyl. Crude oil is the source of a lot of industrial chemicals and during the embargo there was a shortage of whatever was needed to make good vinyl. Don’t remember where I had read that.

Daverock, I have 5-19-74 on vinyl and like it. Grab it when the price is right.

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Submitted by IanM on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 06:04

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Simon,
Dynaflex LP's were issued between 1969 and the late '70's. I have Bowie's Space Oddity and the self titled Lou Reed both released by RCA on Dynaflex in 1972. I remember back in the day showing off by folding them almost in half! Funnily enough both LP's seem to have less surface noise that standard releases that I have from the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynaflex_(RCA)

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 06:39

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Yeah, for instance Hot Tuna's Burgers album. I remember the circle of friends sitting around "the campfire" in my freshman dorm when I held the LP between my hands and pressed it into a "U". Perfect distraction during the flip to side 2.

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Submitted by charly on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:24

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Yorkshire UK
My update last date 21 / 5 stated just left international carrier facility to be delivered by post office!
Looks as though they are coming in by different means
Let’s hope they all get here!

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Submitted by bob t on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:46

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Wow got home and listening on internet archive, the Playing is great... Looking forward to WRS Prelude>Dark Star>Eyes of the World>Wharf Rat!!

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Submitted by carlo13 on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 11:06

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Cool link Ian. Jeff I also used to do the "U" hack in the day on these disks. I think it was a Booker t. album. I'm sure we are going to get a professional album critique any moment now . I cant get enough of the new bonus disk. Later.

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Submitted by marleyman3389 on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 13:25

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Was hoping to get it before the end of May, but alas, still it is not here. Let's hope I can listen to this cd before Canada day.

Have a nice weekend friends

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:05

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why does it take so long for people to get their discs???

I can talk instantly with some guy in Pakistan. But delivering a CD pack is outsourced to the Keystone Kops, apparently.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:06

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miiiiighty tasty, for sure.

I still remember the first time I heard it...

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Submitted by daverock on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:27

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Icecrmcnkd - thanks for the nudge in the right direction-I ordered 5/19/74 this afternoon, and it should be delivered tomorrow. With Dave's Picks presumably on the way, 1974 is very much the year of the moment for me.

I am half way through the Road Trips 6/16/74 highlights...and what highlights they are. Superb versions of China Cat-Rider and Eyes of the World, with Playing to follow later tonight, and then a Truckin' jam on the bonus cd. And 6/18/74 after that. Maybe my favourite Road Trips release - definitely one of the best.

I have never heard of these Dynaflex L.Ps. from the 70s.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 16:48

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Daverock - Hopefully you have the Road Trips '74 bonus disc with the Morning Dew from 6/18. The quiet, sparse interplay between Keith and Jerry that begins about 7 minutes in will have you picking your face up off the floor.

Bobby T - 3/21/73, aka Haze Over Utica. This one passed the sound test for me so it's in the soundboard folder on my phone. The Dark Star is really the only thing I've listen to off of it. You've motivated me to shift over to that show. I had put on some May 77, but I think it's about time I gave this Utica show it's due. Thanks for the idea. Will get back to May 77 later...

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