Dave’s Picks Volume 35: Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA 4/20/84

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July 16, 2020 - 9:34am

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clayv

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Sweet liberty! We're venturing into the depths of 80s Dead with the complete show from 4/20/84 at the Philadelphia Civic Center and we're placing bets you'll think this one is more than fine. A strong contender for our mega 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN boxed set, 4/20/84 missed the cut by virtue of its setlist being a wee bit too similar to the years before and after. As DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 35, it's found its time to shine. The first set delivers yin yang harmony between Jerry and Bobby songs, yielding driven and powerful takes on tracks like "Feel Like A Stranger," "Cold Rain And Snow," and "Brown-Eyed Women." The second set begs the question - will we ever stop peaking? - with a monumental "Scarlet>Fire," a ripping "Samson and Delilah," a "Space" that pulls shapes that know no names, and that "Morning Dew" - get.in.to.it! And because this one might have ended just a little too soon, we've packed disc 2 and 3 with knock-your-socks-off bonus material from most of the second set from the previous night, 4/19/84. Grab ahold while you can!

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.35: PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 4/20/84 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out.

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

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August 13, 2020 - 6:19pm

#1161

icecrmcnkd

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AJS

I thought you would like it.
I knew I would want to watch it more than once, so bought the DVD and have watched it a couple of times so far.
I still hate the AVs.
August 13, 2020 - 4:52pm

#1162

billy the kid

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Dave's #35 / Oregon 1981

I think the new Dave's Pick sounds great, what I ve heard so far. 39 years ago today, I started hitchhiking up to Oregon from the Bay Area, to see the Dead in Portland and Eugene. What a blast!!
August 13, 2020 - 2:25pm

#1163

daverock

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Ready Steady

Frankparry - guilty as charged . Generation X, unless I am very much mistaken.

Wissinomingdeadhead - good post-thanks for sharing that. Congratulations on the last 25 years, too.
August 13, 2020 - 1:57pm

#1164

DeadVikes

Joined:
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WISSINOMINGDEADHEAD

Thanks for sharing that post and good for you. You should be proud of yourself. Living sure beats dying! Good for you man.

Yes, this was a rough time for Jerry and the band. I don't know if he ever made it to rehab or not. I seem to recall Phil talking about trying to take Jerry to rehab in 84 or 85 and he threatened to quit the band, so it didn't happen. The coma gave him a different perspective to quit for a while and I think he said something to the effect of he did not like lying in the hospital with IVs running through his body. Not sure when he started up again, maybe 91?

84 Dead is not 72, 77, or 89 Dead, but it is part of the 30 year run. I just got my #35 today, so I want to get through the whole show before I comment, but I will say, the sound quality is really good. My Brother Esau! Yes!

Anyway, WISSINOMINGDEADHEAD , glad you made it through and are still at it. Keep it up.
August 13, 2020 - 1:52pm

#1165

frankparry

Joined:
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Ready Steady Go

For daverock:

I'm not in love with television
I'm not in love with the radio
I'm not in love with the Kings Road
Because I'm in love with Cathy McGowan
August 13, 2020 - 1:29pm

#1166

wissinomingdeadhead

Joined:
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Jerry 1984

I don't normally break my anonymity but after witnessing this run of shows & listening to 4/20/84 I feel compelled to mention Jerry's appearance I'm a recovering addict with over 24 years clean, by this run of shows Jerry looked & appeared to be rundown I attended the Spectrum shows in March of 1983, 4/26 is excellent by the way, Jerry was starting a slow steady decline into the throes of addiction but after seeing him about a year later it was apparent that his drug of choice had clearly gotten the better of him his skin looked "gray" & his hair was wiry he & always appeared to be on the "nod" yet his playing at times was inspirational if you look at the picture of him in the 35 booklet page 6 & the back cover was a typical Jerry pose in 1984 at the time I didn't realize how his addiction had spiraled out of control in fact I didn't realize any of it until after I had a year clean. My clean date is 12/31/95, the year the music died once Jerry passed I didn't see the point of living with addiction so I did a few bags of dope on the 30th & by 5pm the 31st I self checked into Riverside House. I remember that on 8/9/95 the REAL day the music died I was so distraught that I OD'd it wasn't until around October of 1995 when the coroner released his official report that it was Jerry's lack of dugs that caused his massive heart attack that I thought about doing something greater than living life lesser it was only until I had the courage & the wisdom to do something about it. I wonder if Jerry ever reached out to a healing hand of NA & sought help or did his ego have him believing that he had his addiction under control at one time mine did. I see this picture of Jerry & think that this was the beginning of a life & death battle of addiction that Jerry wanted to win but in the end the wreckage & ravage of his drug addled body he eventually lost, the result is always the same jails, institution & death. I'm so glad we have to the music to survive for everytime I listen to this cd I will remember where & how & what my addiction led me to & I will always than Jerry Garcia for showing me how to live life without the use of drugs, today I have 2 solutions in which to solve a problem the chemical solution or the spiritual solution today I choose the spiritual solution for the spirit of Jerry lives in me. Need I mention that 25 years ago today the Jerry Garcia Memorial took place at Golden Gate Park and for that I say LATVALA. As always PLAY DEAD PLAY LOUD!!!!!
August 13, 2020 - 11:07am

#1167

rbmunkin

Joined:
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Meh

I just don't like the '80's or '90's Dead. Too mediocre compared to older stuff. Just my opinion.
August 13, 2020 - 11:06am

#1168

unkle sam

Joined:
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Ledded

Hey now, thanks man, always was fond of Tommy Bolin, saw him in Miami the day he died, great guitar slinger. I knew a chick from North Dakota who knew him from the reservation days, she had a big crush on him. He loved the cocaine.
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Frank Zappa Overnite sensation
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August 13, 2020 - 11:00am

#1169

wave-that-flag

Joined:
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Want More 84?

7-22-84

Close of Summer 84 Tour—Ventura County Fairgrounds

High purity/clarity soundboard. Awesome.

(Thanks to the Deadpod!)

(And no shipping involved!)
August 13, 2020 - 10:49am

#1170

daverock

Joined:
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The Weekend Starts Here

There was a programme on T.V. recently featuring highlights from Ready Steady Go! Being a mere 63 years old, it was slightly before my time, but it looked great. Two clips that stood out were The Stones doing Paint It, Black, with Brian Jones the epitome of 60s cool on sitar, and a version of "Shake" by Otis Redding and Eric Burden that practically blew up the telly. Not harmed by the fact that it was presented by the fab Cathy McGowan, rather than some stodge wearing a cardigan, asking the bands what they would like to do when they grew up.

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Sweet liberty! We're venturing into the depths of 80s Dead with the complete show from 4/20/84 at the Philadelphia Civic Center and we're placing bets you'll think this one is more than fine. A strong contender for our mega 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN boxed set, 4/20/84 missed the cut by virtue of its setlist being a wee bit too similar to the years before and after. As DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 35, it's found its time to shine. The first set delivers yin yang harmony between Jerry and Bobby songs, yielding driven and powerful takes on tracks like "Feel Like A Stranger," "Cold Rain And Snow," and "Brown-Eyed Women." The second set begs the question - will we ever stop peaking? - with a monumental "Scarlet>Fire," a ripping "Samson and Delilah," a "Space" that pulls shapes that know no names, and that "Morning Dew" - get.in.to.it! And because this one might have ended just a little too soon, we've packed disc 2 and 3 with knock-your-socks-off bonus material from most of the second set from the previous night, 4/19/84. Grab ahold while you can!

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.35: PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 4/20/84 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out.

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

Ice cream

I heard that the next Dave's 36 comes with a free bowl of soup.

Water On The Fire

I love this release. I was not expecting to, my groove generally hovering around 1971-1970 whatever, but this is good. You can hear all the drugs and bad living creeping into Jerry's increasingly croaky, dry voice, but he isn't yet the post-coma old man/uncle we'd all know and love forever after.

No, this was a ship sailing through calm waters before that storm as well as the ones that came after. Garcia the Head, with the longer hair, beard dandruff on the black T-shirt and stinking. But still, somehow, a messiah on stage.

Go figure.

I have never brought politics onto this board. Most everything else but not that, as it seems obvious. But, hell, a little blood in the water never hurt anyone. Like taking a broad to a strip club, or a fight. Ever watch a woman watch a boxing match, in person? My God. Take her back to the hotel room after and she'll tear you apart.

For the purists, back to the music, this is very "liquidy". Jerry wanks a bit with no real beginning or end to some of his solos, what he's saying conversationally lacks the eloquence and plot he'd lost in the few years preceding, due to massive cocaine and Persian use, but hey, who am I to judge?

Carlo

If I put crackers in the soup does it count as a meal?

Ice cream

Only at mendy's.

1970-I Feel Alright

I haven't got Dave's Picks 35 yet, but yesterday I got the Complete Funhouse Sessions by Iggy and The Stooges. Its the 7cd box, second hand from France. At the moment it is in quarantine in the next room, where it is quietly pulsing with energy. Its always was a dangerous sounding album, and if you handle this box incautiously now it could kill you.

UK Delivery

No, not DaP #35. Garcialive 14 and the bonus disc have dropped through the letterbox. That’s 21 days from the initial notice of dispatch or 14 days since the package actually started to move. Even better there were no import charges because it was so cheap. I’ll listen to them in a couple of days.

WMD

Oro, we do Amazon Prime, so not sure of the particulars. I believe it starts as UPS delivery, but ends with Amazon delivery person at point of delivery. The Amazon folks are making daily deliveries to our house and our neighbors. While I would like to support dead.net for all product, I always buy the mass market items from Amazon-- always cheaper and free, reliable shipping (used to be 2-day, now it is next day).

Slow mail

I see that there is a story in the news today, , that leaders in both parties Rep & Dem are trying to get the postmaster General to get rid of the operational changes that have slowed down the mail.

Limbo

Deadtony
I'm in identical boat. UPS says it was transferred to USPS. USPS did not get it.
I called dead.net. that was adventure! She just kept talking in circles saying I should get tracking number by Monday to Wednesday after release date. I pointed out twice that it was now Thursday after release date. She repeated tbe same thing to me like she was reading from a script. I finally asked how long I would have to wait before calling again without getting this answer because I'm pretty sure package got lost. She finally broke script and said call back one werk from yesterday.
So there's at least hope I will eventually get some kind of customer service.
Some form of screw up like this happens at least once a year with my subscription. So far they have always made it right. I hope they have backup copies for those of us who are/got lost in the ether.

DeKalb? Two Disc 3s...?

So, I was saving DaP 33 for a “rainy day“ and I opened it up this morning. To my surprise, my copy has two Disc 3s and no Disc 1. Did this happen to anyone else? Does anyone know if GDM can make it right? I’m really liking Disc 3, but I’d really rather have the first disc to complete the show. Thanks!!!

What did the drummer name his twin daughters?....

....Anna One, Anna Two.

No Mail Yesterday...

... and STILL no shipping order, so I can't even look up a tracking number to see if it has arrived in my area. This thing was "released" a week ago today.

I am not sure what is going on with USPS, but NO ONE in the city of Baltimore got their mail yesterday. That is plain crazy to me.

"No matter rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor - oh wait... Pandemic, massive budget cuts, mismanagement? Yeah, those things will stop the mail."

Ugh... I am leaving for a long road trip on Sunday morning... I really hope I can listen to DaP35 on the drive.

Peace

Everybody swallow a frog...

...now let's go out and sing.

Bad for even a bad night. Another Wheel running on a flat tire.

Non delivery update, FYI..

After some investigative work our post master has an image of our 35 package and for whatever reason deadnet changed our address/info (didn’t include the X + box number) so that is why the PO sent it back.
We’ve noticed this has become a trend with other sellers recently: changing our shipping information from what we have listed, and always used via PO instructions, so that more and more of our things are getting sent back! Why? Why all of a sudden is this happening? And again, don’t mean to beat a dead horse but why the hell cant WE, the costumer, remember when the customer was always right, why can’t WE determine our shipping method?? Ya know, the good ole days when shit made sense, my God I sound more and more like my poor deceased mother! LOL

So yeah, hey PTB, GIVE US SHIPPING OPTIONS!
Oh, sorry I’m “whining” again...just thought folks with similar circumstances might find this informative...

EDIT: lest the trolls think I’m being “angry” ??? A big shout out to super Mary and the crack investigative crew at dead/rhino who are on it and trying to rectify this unfortunate situation. THANK YOU ALL, thanks to Dave, thanks to the folks who risk their life at the PO, thanks to the brave folks who ship, and work at the warehouse, and the super market, and the weed store, and the beer store, and bless Tiny Tim too! Hopefully I’ve covered everyone and checked all the PC boxes cause I’d hate to insult or upset anyone!
Where ever he goes the people all complain...wonder if St Stephen name is taken, if not I should change...

DBL EDIT: thanks Vguy, miss your awesome jokes, we need more laughter, “does anyone remember laughter”

USPS delays....

....we all know why, but won't bring up the elephant in the room, because politics.

Pony Express

Yes.. give us or Dave's Picks.

Neither rain nor snow, how does that go?

I just figured it out!

I know why things are getting goofy....because super Mary stopped hand delivering them individually on her magic Schwinn bicycle! LOL Poor girl has to do everything around here!

LOL, reminds me of this commercial. You hockey nuts might remember this one!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GFaP4vp-5Xc

EDIT: Jim, I think it’s neither rain or snow or political corruption....

That elephant in the room just took a major dump

Eww.

Dave's Picks 35

I gotta say I am a little disappointed in this release. Pitch is off. It's slowed down. I haven't checked yet so I don't know if all songs are off, but the few I have checked are. Still glad to have it because I was at this show, but man...can't get the speed correct?

Which dump proudfoot?....

....because there is shit everywhere. Its like a field full of landmines. Good luck navigating it.

"Hot Girls on Skates"

Thanks for the chuckle Oro.....LOL.....Yep, remember it well. Wait, are we still allowed to say "hot girls"?

Luckily I have grown wings, vguy

So I can fly above it

Most of the time....

"Wheel to the storm and fly"

I say, vguy, DT has no nose!

"No nose? How does he smell?"

Bloomin' awful!

No nose...

Was that an orange dog story?

So far...

So far listened through Fire. I'll have to listen again, but my experience was the band didn't take off in the first set until the Let it Grow. Jerry really wailed on that. That was my frequent experience at the shows, the band often took a while to warm up in the first set. Jer continued with scorching solos on Fire. His voice is really craggy, maybe he had a cold that night, but he could still play with fire.

I have no problem with the bonus tracks, even when they are out of order on the second and third discs. Heck, that's practically a whole second set from the previous night as bonus material! I'm all in on that.

HUSKERWING

Yup..no updates on this end..I pm'd Marye who said she would pass the info on to Doc Rhino..she's seems like a great gal BTW..I did get an email from dead.net last night, all it did was provide me with the same tracking info I have and had given to Marye.. So idk..I also got an email from USPS..as I opened an inquiry there to see what might have happened to it..just got the standard we will look into response...SIGH...all I can do is give it a couple days I guess.. Then try calling dead.net like you did. Hope they made some back up copies..

Any Kanye West fans out there?....

....this is not a drill.
On a positive note, Daves out for delivery. Thats about all I got.
I didn't ask to be named senator, but if the shoe fits.

same story here - no delivery yet

ups says my pkg was accepted at my local post office on 8/3. today is 8/7 and still nothin. arghhh. nothing left to do but wait. i emailed dead customer service but deadtony's story is exactly mine as well. fingers crossed we all get delivery soon. peace all

I love this release

Thank you, PTB.

For All You Box Set Addicts

Add this to your needs: Black Sabbath "Paranoid" 50th Anniversary on 5 LPs now available for preorder from Rhino.
My original copy was STOLEN, so I have an excuse.

DP35

On my second listen, and I got to say I like I it...Sound quality is excellent...Cumberland, Wharf Rat, Terrapin, China-Rider, what's not to like? Somebody mentioned the pitch is off, and it seemed slowed down, but I don't hear it.....

Thirty-five Dave's Picks and I've yet to be disappointed....keep em coming!

Now if we could just get that 80's Ventura/Frost/Greek Box Set by the end of the year.....am I right Billy the Kid??

7/13/85 Ventura County Fairgrounds

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IOpcK8b39VU

Kid

So...effing...good................then the next day, like some kind of black magic, it happened again!

https://archive.org/details/gd85-07-14.sbd.clugston.7546.sbeok.shnf

*RE/ Dave’s Picks #35

... I listened to the first disc repeatedly all afternoon with a grateful grin, I believe it may have taken a few numbers to get warmed up but I don’t really think it was from “let it Grow” onward. I really dig the “Cumberland blues, ‘little red rooster”, my brother assume” & it must of been the Roses is pretty primo for my taste. I do wish Brent was a bit more upfront in his keyboards and vocals, but this is 1984 , not spring 90 Brent or the other band members as well. But it’s a pretty grateful performance for the spring of 84’ !
My biggest disappointment came with the ‘sugar magnolia’ performance! Not one of their better versions, I some points , I start making weird faces listening to this take! I love the Morning Dew though, Jerry is in fine voice and playing guitar!!! 🙏❤️💀🌹

7/13/85

Love dat sheet, one of my favorite first sets ever!

7/14/85...not familiar....must go there!

My last five...

...including 35 which I've listened to twice so far...

1) Thelonious Monk - Misterioso
2) Boss Of The Blues: Big Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz
3) Chuck Berry - After School Session
4) Santana III Deluxe Edition Disc 2 live at Fillmore West
5) DaP 35....

Damn captchas are back!!!!

Still no shipping notice, no pick...

In all of the years as a subscriber (since the get go,) and with all of the box-sets and other releases I have ordered, I have yet to have any issue. Of course, I have never been expecting to receive a release 6-months deep into a world-wide pandemic. It does bother me that my friend who lives just over a mile away (albeit in a different ZIP) received his on Tuesday.

Oh well. Hopefully it will come unannounced today, or it will be waiting for me on Friday when I get back from my trip.

Peace

It's only been a week for me...

...since it was sent from the Mother Ship. I'm thinking all good things in all good time. I have a sneaking suspicion it's getting closer (to my home). Stay well, all and have a grateful day!

Just got back from vacation…

Just got back from vacation and missed this whole release of 4/19, 4/20
83, 84, 85 I went to many shows. Did this whole spring tour. I have thought for years how underrated the pre-coma years have been. Always loved 4/20/84 and wondered why there have been very few vault releases from this era. Great news!!!

One step forward, many steps backwards.

Today's tracking report: "08/08/2020 8:47 A.M., San Antonio, TX, United States. Package routed to wrong post office. Package will be transferred to correct post office for delivery." Pretty nutty. My Dave's was only 2.5 hours away in Midland this past Wednesday (San Antonio's almost 7 hours away). Cut hours & staff, increase volume, overlay with a pandemic, and, voilà!
Lessee. . . I'm one of the few Texans who can vote by mail if I so choose. Hmmmmm. . .

Dead #35

twilight zone shipping hoped for yesterday, but tracking updated today and was in box this morning in Ohio. Just starting...not sure the time dif but looks like all the filler tracks could've been just added to the end? oh well (PGFM) its all here and its all grate...

Box Sets

For those who haven’t spent all their money yet. These two boxes are due out in September.

Fleetwood Mac 1969 - 1974
Hard Luck Stories 1972 - 1982 - Richard and Linda Thompson

Paranoid-50th

Big Brownie - that speaks to my condition. I got the cd box a few years ago which I think has all the same music on as this vinyl box. So I'll probably pass this by. See how much it costs, anyway...One of the first albums I ever bought back in 1972.

Band is on fire, Love the…

Band is on fire, Love the mid 80's influence on Brent and the group's sound. Jerry's guitar work is amazing but his singing is unfortunately pretty shot here, as rough as i've ever heard him. I'm not sure i can move past this for future listenings. Bummer as I was really looking forward to this.

*List’n early before to this primo performance! 🙏❤️💀🌹

* Grateful Dead
08/01/1973
Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, NJ

Dark Star ...
El Paso ...
Eyes Of The World ...
Morning Dew
* https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRPTlfVodw&fbclid=IwAR0sb4ks-IAEWVn0Omg2…

Dark Star through Morning Dew is from a crisp SBD remastered by David Gans:

Soundboard ... 7.5ips Master Reel ... Cassette ... 20 bit A/D ... CDR

* https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRPTlfVodw&fbclid=IwAR0sb4ks-IAEWVn0Omg2…🙏❤️💀🌹

***** Grateful Dead - 8/01/73 - Dark Star _ El Paso _ Eyes of the World _ Morning Dew!
*** This is some amazing primo Grateful Dead Music, enjoy everyone, have a grateful day everyone! 🙏❤️💀🌹

One does not listen to the GD for the vocals

...........

More GD84, please, Dave

Greek Theatre

@Brooklyn Tim

I hear ya'; thought Jerry's voice on Scarlet was just about the worst I heard him, really depressing; that was enough for me to skip that release, even though the playing's hot(pitch being off is another bummer, you'd think they could get that right.) Glad others are enjoying it though. I can't get past 67-82.

Vocals- Proudfoot

As always, it's a matter of opinion; for me Comes a Time, for example, has to have both good vocals and great guitar. I just can't deal with Jerry's ravaged 84/85 voice, he did improve post 87.
Although according to Fat Freddie, a great guitar solo will get you through times of bad vocals, better than great vocals will get you through times of a bad guitar solo. Enjoy 35!

4/20 arrived #1392/22K

For those hanging in there, good luck. I hope it arrives post haste for y'all. I am ripping now and enjoying the gratuitous 4/20 pick, regardless of the typo on the back! Stay healthy all! :-)

Can't get past 67-82

Cousins - I am impressed that you can get up to 82! I am looking forward to this release, though. I'm currently going through the summer 71 shows I have, and they are red hot. I know its wrong to compare, but if this new Pick arrives any time soon-maybe I'd best just finish the 71, have a Dead break, and then start with a clean slate with DaP 35.

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