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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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  • Dennis
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    Nap-Man - you still have all that vinyl?

    Wasn't much in my house growing up, those things cost money and we didn't have any. Mom had a 78 collection from before she got married. They were varying pop hits of the day. (late 40's, early 50) I got a 78 of Sinatra doing the coffee song. Also, the ever popular Woody Woodpecker Song, and who could forget "with her red silk stockings and green perfume". We had a meager collection of 33 lp's, mostly copies of real people. We had a Nat King Cole album,,,, the Greatest Hits of Nat King Cole. Didn't realize until I grew up, the album was label in big text, "The Greatest Hits of NAT KING COLE",,,, then in little tiny print underneath,,,, …."as sung by Charlie Francis".
    Truth be told,,, he sounded like Nat.

    Mom bought us kids albums when I was little and those 45 size 78 speed yellow kids records,,, I remember "Hi Diddle Dee an Actor's life for me" was one. Unfortunately none of kids 78 survived.

    Up to this point all we had as kids were little "record players", open lid, play record. When I was 13 I got my first "stereo" for Christmas (best thing I'd ever gotten,,,, think Red Ryder BB Gun) The thing was a 50 dollar department store stereo, bet it only had 6 watts, but STEREO!!!

    The first two (grown up) albums I got that Christmas was a Ray Stevens album Gitarzan and Johnny Cash at San Quentin. Many years later I would laugh that my first two albums were both live shows! First album I bought myself, Andy Williams Greatest Hits. Got it at a local department store (JM Fields), for 3 bucks.

    This links back to early conversations about our early musical loves. I tell people all the time, "never be apologetic for early musical loves", we all had to start somewhere :-)

    Went to a parent teacher conference once for my kid when he was in 4th grade. (this is in 97), teacher says Blake is the only kid walking down the hall singing "Danke Schoen"

    Our musical background is what brings us where we are today.

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    Nappy, you were lucky to have all that great music to listen to, I bet there was some great music on those Chess records. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RvP0bQpUXy8 Hopefully Chess l.p. 1428 was there.

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    Colin, thanks for explaining...

    I was going to respond: not so much a "language" thing, as a "mental health" thing...

    YES, JimMD, Nineteen seventy-two rides again for DaP 36, if only in our minds!

    Actually, I'm still playing Bird Song from 2-21-71... And actually hoping there's no box this fall.

  • nappyrags
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    Well as I've mentioned before...

    The family business was records...after my Pop closed his first record shop he went to work as the shipping clerk at California Music which was both a retail and wholesale entity...salesmen from various labels would come by weekly and leave various promo items that the staff would divvy up and bring home...every other week or so my Pop would bring home an LP box with 15 to 25 LP's in it...the big score for me was The Chipmunks Christmas Album (Gold foil cover and red vinyl) when I was about nine, loved it...there would be a ton of Reprise Records stuff so lots of Sinatra & Dean Martin...from all of the Reprise stuff though the stand out was "Trouble In Mind" by Texas artist Mance Lipscomb...I got that when I was 10 years old and it blew me and my buddy John away...also we had a head start on the British Blues Explosion of the mid 60's because my Pop had tons of 45's and 78's stored in our garage and John and I soon discovered all the Chess and Chess related labels he had...we were about 12 when we started exploring the garage cache...since we had all these freebies I'm thinking it wasn't until '66 or so that I bought my first 45's...Sonny & Cher and probably The Seeds...first LP's were later, BB King "From The Beginning" and the first Canned Heat and Taj Mahal albums I think...such fun...

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    kiss trading cards after church? at age 4?

    that sounds hilarious. quite a mixed message from dad. (no judgment, bro)

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    Kiss came to England about 1976, and I duly went along. They didn't seem anything special to me really. More The Sweet than Iggy and the Stooges, unfortunately. But to this day the only record I have heard by them is one called "Beth", so maybe I misjudged them.
    The other two American rock bands I saw in the mid 70s were Black Oak Arkansas-who supported Black Sabbath circa 1974, and Ted Nugent. Of those two, Black Oak Arkansas were the most entertaining, with their lead singer Jim Dandy. In fact they covered the song," Jim Dandy", too- a hit in the 60s for La Verne Baker, I think.
    LMG - yup, that's the stuff!

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    I, too, collected KISS trading cards without ever having heard the band. I was 4 at the time, and after church my dad would take my brother and I to the quickie mart and let us pick out one pack of cards. The extent of my parents' music collection was Ferrante & Teicher (schmaltzy show tune piano duets) and one Elvis 45 (Love Me Tender b/w Any Way You Want Me). So I guess this was an early form of rebellion?

    I remember looking at that blood-dripping demonic visage and thinking "my gosh, this has to be the most loud, nasty music ever." And then when I later heard the poppy bounce of "Rock and Roll All Night" for the first time my jaw dropped in disappointment and I thought "THIS is KISS???" My world view was shattered.

    I went on a few years later to make my first LP purchases of Rick Springfield's "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" and Styx' "Kilroy Was Here." I wanted to get AC/DC's "Back in Black" (again, without ever having heard AC/DC) just because I thought the all-black cover and the logo looked badass, but my parents refused. I also couldn't get Van Halen's "1984" (smoking angel baby) or J. Geils' "Freeze Frame" (because of the song "Piss on the Wall"). Yeah, my parents were pretty strict.

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    ...bravo my friend! Indeed!
    “If Music be
    The food of Love,
    Play on”
    - Shakespeare
    🙏❤️💀🌹

    ...I’ve been stuck inside Dicks Picks #28 for 3 days & Im beginning to believe I might stay another 2 nites, it’s only Monday! Lol
    Have a grateful day everyone, rock on my brothers and sisters! Tomorrow I’ll be spinning Buffalo 77 , looking forward to some primo audio!

  • daverock
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    Hoist with his own petard

    Its also a line from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".

  • Vguy72
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    Vegas drama at the goalie position....

    ....Fleury's agent posted a tweet showing Marc-Andre with a sword in his back with the coaches name engraved on the blade. Took it down today at Fleury's request.
    Not the time or place for bullshit like that.

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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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...that’s a beautiful thing to say & yes I concur, 2020 could be used as well for a title, right on my cosmic friend & brother! Love out lives us all. Peace be with you all! Be safe be Kind.
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...where are these trolls & why are they following the Grateful Dead? Do you mean Freaks? Lol 🙃🙏💀🌹

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Mott the Hoople were a great live band before the glam era, we used to follow them around their gigs in little clubs around London. Listen to the second album, Thunderbuck Ram!
When their first album was released there was even speculation that it was a Dylan comeback album! Dylan being missing in action at the time after his bike accident if my adled memory serves me well.
I never could stand Bowie so I thought the Young Dudes era was crap. BUT: it did give Bob Segarini the name of his Canadian super group the Dudes after the break up of his fantastic band, the Wackers.
Wackering Heights anyone?

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There was a great box set of Mott the Hoople's first 4 albums that came out a few years ago, called "Mental Train". It has loads of bonus material, as well as two extra cds-one of which features a live concert from the Fairfield Hall Croydon September 13th 1970. Going off that, I can well believe their power as a live band - gives The Who's "Live at Leeds" a run for its money. This concert used to be available as a stand alone release. They only came to my attention in 1972, so I missed all this at the time. I never saw the original band live.

Ian Hunter is a much underrated songwriter, by my reckoning. To this day, there are songs he wrote that move me-the album "Wildlife" has two-"Angel of 8th Avenue" and the beautiful "Waterlow". Even in the Bowie years, underneath all the bluster, he wrote some amazing songs-often tucked away on B sides. "Rose" and "Rest in Peace"-come to mind. Like ballads by The Stones. Only better.

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5-9-77
I have had this debate with friends for years who think, as many others do, that Cornell is the ultimate show in this run. Or maybe the ultimate show in any run. I love Cornell but have always been partial to 5-9. It also contains my very favorite Comes A Time that I have ever heard. I just think 5-9 gets overlooked because of the night before. Sure that is the case with many other shows as well.

I have to concur! 5/9/77 is where it’s at for me as well! Primo performances from the whole group and sound quality is the “best of the best” in my humble opinion. You ‘hit the nail right on The head’, an excellent performance of “comes a time” , maybe one of the best for my taste buds!
I can’t press enough, lol, find yourself a copy and let it rock your soul! Have a grateful day everyone! 🙏💀🌹

It's off to drive I go...after doing an LA burn run this past weekend (1,100 miles r/t) I now have to do a 260 mile r/t to Prescott Valley AZ to pick up my new La Z Boy recliner...my old one gave up the ghost a few weeks ago...been sitting at weird angles...all I can say is play it LOUD there and back...

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Icecrmcnkd...thanks for the heads up about Hawkwind. They are both great albums-BBC 1972 is one I will be going for. It features the classic line up. The other release, Quark Strangeness and Charm is one of the best albums they made after Lemmy left.

There is also Gong Live in Sheffield 1974 which is as high as the sky.

5/9/77 is also my favourite Dead show from THAT run, so I may well be a poorer man come September !

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Quark,Strangeness and Charm is a great album. Highly recommended. One of my wife’s favourite memories of Hawkwind was seeing them in Manchester around the time of this album with Bob Calvert marching rapidly across the stage under strobe lighting hacking a flag to pieces with a sword. The music was great too.

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we're talkin' multi-tracks from '68????????????????????

Okay, that 8-21-68 with the silly "Origins" book should be available on CD to all. Then ... what? Is that the multi-track in question or is there more? And if it's "soon," then WHEN???

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Colin - I was there, too. Probably. UMIST or The Palace ?-maybe Salford University. I never made note of when I saw them, but I always did if I knew about it. From 1973 to 2019. This is quite likely the first year in 47 years that I have not seen them.

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Love this show. It's the one that turned me from casual Grateful Dead listener to fullfledged DeadHead. And a multitrack to boot. Right out of the starting gate with what I believe to be the finest Promised Land ever (5/23/72 and 5/16/72 are close behind). Bertha, Bird Song, Dark Star, China Cat Sun Rider, Playing in the Band, Deal, and just about everything else is as good as it it gets to my ears. Not a fan of Sing Me Back Home - would have preferred Truckin' or Brokedown Palace. Here we go......

My cats swear by them too...my old one lasted 13 years...kinda weird to sit in a new one...feel like I'm sitting on a phone book but it will break in soon enough ...

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I'm lucky if my cats even ALLOW me to sit in my favorite chair. You'd think that feeding, cleaning poop, playing and stroking might earn a little respect, but no. Apparently, these things are owed!!

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Three Dog Night-Suitable For Framing
Mark Lindsay-Complete Singles Collection
Dave's Picks 2-only disc 1 would play :(
Santana-Borboletta
Santana-Festival

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Hey now I too have lazy boys and cats, just got a new lazy boy couch with a recliner on both ends and a beautiful large lazy boy recliner that is controlled by a remote control, awesome. Being an armchair warrior during this revolution that is on going, I need my lazy boy. My cats also love them, the last one that I traded in I got in 1999 and the cats kinda tore and dug and scratched the front of the arms, like cats will do, but we let them do what ever they want as long as they continue to hang around. You know you live with them, they allow you to.
Revolution music
Volunteers Jefferson Airplane "looks what's happening out in the street"
In Rock Deep Purple "wait for the ricochet"
In for the Kill Budgie "when I was born I was given a will, that the meaning of life is I'm in for the Kill"
Captain Beyond Captain Beyond "what was my armworth when they took it away"
Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield "It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look what's going down"
If I could breathe, I'd be out there....

" I'm an urban guerilla, I make bombs in my cellar / I'm society's destructor, I'm a petrol bomb constructor"-Hawkwind's follow up single to Silver Machine in 1973. It wasn't a hit, partly because it got banned by the BBC and partly because it wasn't very good. They apparently got busted by the bomb squad , too. Its great when people take you seriously.

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Glad you agree

I was fluffing that show recently

Terrapin

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Then I must say, I really admire your fluff!

"Foot of Pride"...?? Robert Zimmerman I do believe......

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I liked 7-22-84 a lot as well.

Also liked Dave’s 35. Gotta put the show in order, but it’s all good.

And Foot of Pride is a solid Infidels outtake—there were many.

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just asking for anyone with accurate info on Dave's recent utterances, re: multi-track '68 tape release(s)...

We know there's that juicy 10-21-68 that goes with "Origins" -- is that multi-track?

Any other date(s) mentioned? Or is this idle guesswork.

As the victim/protagonist yelped in the final scene of The Fly: "Help me! Help me!"

pick up a family member. On the way I listened to 10 21 71 Dark Star > Sittin' > Dark Star. Bright moon, Jupiter, city skyline...I wait at a curbside for passenger.

At the end of DS reprise, Jerry says "go", and Bobby McGee starts. After a brief moment, my passenger opens the door.

The timing was perfect. That ol' Grateful Dead magic.

Went down to a Record Store Day in Bethel Connecticut to pick up The Who's ODDS and SODS and came upon an interesting BATCH of DAVE'S PICKS in the wrapper. I was shocked I think there was 5 or 6 of them from Dave's 30-35 or 36. These 2 brothers run the store and they do barter. So if your interested give them a holler. name of store is called Disc and Dat in Bethel CT (203) 797-0067. Also saw some LP's. Good Luck.

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I'm in Denver. Now that uninterrupted 90-degree days have passed, my wall 'o morning glories that protect the backporch where I fingerpick (the guitar, not my nose) in the evenings has gone from a wall of multi-colored blooms and sun-blocking big green leaves to seed, dwindling to a few hardy flowers and otherwise entropy is running its course. I love fall for the changes, the final bloom of the cannabis plant, the cool morning temps and quickening step, but the senescence is always a little bittersweet.

Correction: I see that it's 8-21-68 (not 10-21-68) that's on vinyl for purchasers of silly comic books. So, yes, I'd like that Dark>Stephen>Death medley on CD, it's a little under ~40 minutes. Tack on another show -- those '68 shows often only run 60-75 minutes, probably set's worth on a multi-act show -- and we've got a winner. Don't think Dave will kill off (3) '68s to make a Pick, though, sadly.

I see that the downloads with the book are all previously released tracks, so no '68 multi-track raising its head there.

Dreaming of another '68 multitrack. The one in 30 Trips is due for another spin.

Cheers, stay safe all.

I put this show back together as follows:

disc 2 Space - stop 3:13
disc 3 Space - start 0:16
crossfade 00:00:30

Also crossfaded the sets.

Total show time - 160:28

Tad too long for 2 CD’s.

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there is a sticker you can get that is a smiling frog doing the two finger peace sign

Might be nationwide, but not sure

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Put me in mind of the wonderful Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I’m the urban spaceman baby, I’ve got speed, I’ve got everything I need.

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Frank Parry - that was nearer the mark!

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Not that Dave is listening to you, but 10 shows at 2 discs each, is another freakin' $250 box, doooood!

How about a three-nighter from fall '72? $100.... Or a $100 '69 box?

Seems like we must be only a week+ away from an AB 50th pre-order, no?

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I'm ready, I hope they release 9/20/70 with it.

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If he uses 70 at all, I’m going with 9/19/70 only cause Dave had it on his original maybe “list” way back when, and if you check it out, many of the releases put out so far are on that list. I’m assuming part of that would have been determined from knowing tapes were available (and that was back in like 2012?)....I think the only other 70 shows on that list are from 1/2/70 which of course is Dave’s 30...
Obviously just speculation but it is interesting how many of those shows have come out.

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The Dark Star alone is reason enough. I am under the impression that there aren't any high quality tapes from 2nd half '70, due to Bear in jail.

I would be surprised to see a 10 show box set from 68/69. Maybe 3 or 4 shows is marketable. For 10 shows we're looking at 2nd half 1972, and I'm all for it. Dark Star Galore.

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I would love ANYTHING from 1970, even if it was a compilation or highlights. Pickings are obviously slim, but something's got to be out there. How about the 5/24 Hollywood Festival from Newcastle England that year??I would LOVE to have a clean, crisp, clear, well mixed version of that show! The 4/15/70 show is one of my top 5 fave's from Boxzilla.

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