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    "And with this incredibly tight batch of prime 1987 Grateful Dead, we’re thrilled to bring you Dave’s Picks Vol. 36, matching the number that will be forever tied to Dick’s legacy. Thanks for sticking around this long, and for joining us through these past nine years of archival live Grateful Dead releases." - David Lemieux

    We're doing things a bit different for this one - two complete shows on four CDs, bringing you one of Dave's faves and what very well could have been one of Dick's Picks. Yep, back-to-back nights from peak era 80s - the furthest we've gone into the decade, in fact - that will bring you to joyful tears. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 36: HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT (3/26/87 & 3/27/87) delivers emotional takes on tracks like "Row Jimmy," "Black Peter," Uncle John's Band," and serves up a hit list of covers ("In The Midnight Hour," "Good Lovin'," "Desolation Row," "Promised Land," "Little Red Rooster," "Morning Dew," Johnny B. Goode") that'll have you hootin' and hollerin'.

    Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, this one has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out.

    *2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • Peachy
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    Dave-you were at same show as we were!

    Davey Davey this is THE one! The best of the lot hands down with 78 Hartford and Cornell 77 (Was not there for Cornell or 77 but got on bus in 79 down road at SUNY for us "Dumb stateys" my kids made it back in skipped 2 generations)...I agree totally on the crowd- we were so ecstatic after nearly losing Jerry summer before- that is why energy of this show is so sparkly clean and bright...its redeeming...truly thanks for remembering this show -its been long time coming for me-no tapes of this one for me...yes! Good Lovin'

  • Peachy
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    exactly!~btw WB (join date 10 years off-RH was admin b4 suits)

    Forgot to nention best Headlight on Northbound train maybe ever! Post coma grace of God was not Jerry's Black Peter-and Black Peter is great-every song is standout-sound maybe not deep as others but 87 soundboard Healy? what gave...still--this is raw best Dead you can get hands on--put it into good stereo and use the dials and this can override port to mp3 i converted witth 150k -not enough mem for lossless and what good would that do anyway--Yee haw--this is awesome--Jerry is still the undisputed heavy weight guitar champ of live performance ever imho and I respect hell out of Carlos Santana Robert Fripp (Okay never saw Hendrix) Clapton--yep he is the best highest quality soul you can find---just listen and learn rest of you aspiring guitar players- See hear how everything leads up to this day....

  • Peachy
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    Man-this is the best straight DOD Rader SW guy show- I recall from 87 booke hotel with my wife of 10 months and headed to Hartford view overlooking Capital-peak life great weekends..went to Dinosaur print park for lame but super cool side trip-recall Margarita's pre-show at Margaritaville or similar digs in center-and then Whammo-2 of greatest nights ever of Dead musical peak 87-90-Jerry's wailing vocals on He's Gone are my only memory of seeing Jerry do that abandoned into vocals-relatively shy man for a lifer on stages- Bobby Brent and Jerry all peak-drum solo segway sample last 2 to 3 mins spectacular-Jerry experimenting like he was still rediscovering guitar like new toy! Oh man to relive that weekend again-Great North Special kind of feeling like to take this ride again and again..thanks Dave for truly being man of good taste in spite of limited edition BS Jerry would loathe-I say open gates and release this to as many as can sell as nobody will not want this-i will never sell it on eBay )unless its in my estate heir hands) many I am happy to say I would download. to iTunes and greedily sell for no profit-but this one is a keeper! Before days my spouse would veto show on road and just before epic Broadway Jerry Birthday show of 87 i would say 26-27 years old life does not get much better man! USA was still USA-no cell phones, no internet-Mail order tix decent 1st promenade, orchestra 2nd night--FIrst Touch of Grey for me and the WE will get buy was EPIC truly not commercial newbie tour feel yet at all...and Jerry just blues riffing on 2nd night now drums-he is on fire...just speechless...f-ing Garcia is the Sun with a beard! Later miss you and Hunter dudes....alas....Bobby-hope to see you boys tour-stay healthy beastly Bobby--you are still the man--and Bill the Drummer...and Mickey, I needed this and now Election day Miracle say bye bye to the douche bag Uncle Sam stooge pals-Grifters" HE'S GONE! NOthing is gonna bring Trumpty Dumpty back-I hope! KOT fellow Dead heads-this is mana for the ages!

  • Colin Gould
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    Mine has been sitting in a UPS facility since 28th waiting to be transferred to USPS. I’m hoping that this is because USPS is concentrating its resources on getting all the postal votes to their destinations for counting but that’s probably a pipe dream.
    I recommend voting because at least then you have taken part and can celebrate or moan about the result with a clear conscience.

  • wave-that-flag
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    Reviewing Dicks Picks 17 (9/25/91).

    Just a heads up. Not too far in yet, but it’s Dave!

    Oh yeah—maybe vote too if you want!

    No Dave’s 36 in Sunshine Orange County yet...

  • Deadheadbrewer
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    Prima facie, I was astounded at the seeming-low quality of the sound on DaP36. But the crowd noise really helped me get into the mood, and after a great Row Jimmy, the Bird Song and Promised really floated my boat. I just started set two, and after hearing plenty of tasty Jerry on China Cat and thinking about where my mind would have been had I been at this show after Jerry's return from his coma, LEAPED from my chair to shout, "I wish I was a HEADLIGHT . . . on a northbound TRAI-AI-AI-AINnnn . . . ! " along with the crowd, tears in my eyes. Then I found myself pumping my fist at the end of LLR as the band keeps driving the song higher and higher.

    DaP 36 is pretty cool, to my ears.

    Just saw that a box set of early Joni appeared over the weekend. I'm going to hop right on that! Here's some early Joni killing it on Me & My Uncle, for those who haven't seen it:
    https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ounix

    And I feel for the European Heads who can't get their discs in a timely fashion. Fed Ex just came to my MN door with a large box of classical CDs from Presto Classical in Britain; they were shipped Wednesday (and we don't even have package delivery on Sundays)!

    Vote for kindness. It's the only plan that affects all equally.

  • mcgrupp216
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    In his 36 essay, Dave writes:

    "...I vividly remember every second of this show, from the instant the lights went down and the band walked onstage. Every song, every solo. And one thing that I can still feel, maybe because I was part of it, is the crowd reaction. There were so many distinct, special moments that elicited huge responses from the crowd...."

    This is definitely a big part of Sp87: Huge crowd reactions celebrating Garcia's rebirth, so to speak. I'm not always the biggest fan of matrix recordings, but I think it works on these shows that are, btw, loads of fun and high energy. (And to the defense of the matrix - even though I usually opt for the pure SBD in the archive - sometimes a SBD can sound rather lifeless, something these recordings definitely are not.)

    As for the Dave's B&P model (wink wink), considering that XLIIs will run you about $50-60 for a 5 pack, these days, I'd say we're still getting a pretty great deal on the subscriptions. For me, it's a no brainer every time. Love it!

    PS: Today's 30 days of dead pick (second set of the show) would be a neat filler for Dave's 37. Unique setlist.

  • musicnow
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    Mine still stuck in Butner NC also between UPS and USPS. Last tracking on Oct. 26 and was supposed to be here on Oct. 28 now, nothing. Aghhh!

  • shug9
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    were the frst East Coast shows post-coma recovery, so the crowd energy and gratitude for still having what we came very close to losing and love for Jerry and the Grateful Dead was extremely high and it felt mutual and symbiotic from the band. Candyman, & Touch of Grey from Philly on this tour are good examples.

    The tour soundboards are, I believe, Healy matrix mixes heavy on the AUD microphones, so they don't sound much like crisp SBDs like the Bettys we are used to. That has always disappointing to me, but these shows were hot and I'll take 'em as good as they are ever gonna sound.

  • Dennis
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    Sorry for the interruption!!

    There are times in life you say, what the fuck!

    First I couldn't believe you'd release two collections with the same name,,,, Angel's Share. Granted my fault,,, I kept seeing Angel's Share and checking my stuff and thinking yeah I got it. Today I realized (through someone else asking me about American Beauty version), that there are indeed two.

    FINE! I can live with that.

    Went online, ordered, got email, clicked download and got this bullshit about some other software to download first. Why the hell should I need ANYTHING extra to do a simple download!!!?!?!?!?!?

    Tried a few times, now it doesn't even take me to a page where download is possible,,,,, more like a commercial page!!!!

    Customer service from this "50th anniv american beauty,,,, gnarlywood or whatever is just a handjob and useless.

    Anyone else have these issues? Hate to cry "Mary". I will continue my search for the download or help, but ANYONE else have any words on the subject?

    Sorry for the terse attitude, but something simple like a download???

    Should have used Amazon!

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"And with this incredibly tight batch of prime 1987 Grateful Dead, we’re thrilled to bring you Dave’s Picks Vol. 36, matching the number that will be forever tied to Dick’s legacy. Thanks for sticking around this long, and for joining us through these past nine years of archival live Grateful Dead releases." - David Lemieux

We're doing things a bit different for this one - two complete shows on four CDs, bringing you one of Dave's faves and what very well could have been one of Dick's Picks. Yep, back-to-back nights from peak era 80s - the furthest we've gone into the decade, in fact - that will bring you to joyful tears. DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 36: HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT (3/26/87 & 3/27/87) delivers emotional takes on tracks like "Row Jimmy," "Black Peter," Uncle John's Band," and serves up a hit list of covers ("In The Midnight Hour," "Good Lovin'," "Desolation Row," "Promised Land," "Little Red Rooster," "Morning Dew," Johnny B. Goode") that'll have you hootin' and hollerin'.

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, this one has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out.

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Yes.. you are not losing your mind.. there must have been an error or mishap at some point in the supply chain and there apparently more than a few who have not received their DaP 36's yet. My guess is that they are having more made.

Send a PM to MaryE. That's probably your best advice. I bet they make you whole hopefully soon.

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I too have not received my DaP36. I had an address change, notified customer service a month+ ago that I hadn't received it. Still nothing. Any help appreciated (Marye?)

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Happy New Year everyone.

I once received the Treasure Trove of soundboards from one of the good guys here, and there was so much on it and I had so many commercial releases to still go through that it took me a long time to really get into them.

Then a couple of years ago, I don't know if you remember a guy on here known as wjonjd - he used to be a regular but I guess has moved on. Anyway, he once wrote the following to me about 12/31/72, which I just dug out of email archives by doing a search on the show date:

The Truckin'-Other One-Morning Dew sequence has to be one of the greatest jams of absolute all time. Simply fuckin' mind blowing. I remember turning on someone to the Dead in school, lending him that tape. A couple of days later he asked me, "Where does that come from? Where do you think the inspiration to keep creating like that comes from?"

So of course I immediately queued it up, and what I wouldn't do to have a Full Norman copy of the show. It's been my favorite New Year's Eve show ever since, with Cow Palace '76 coming in as a close second.

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Since DaP36 only tied the DP series, shouldn't DaP37 be celebrated as much as #36 since it's the tie-breaker?

What about a mirror image release?

DaP36 = 4 CDs / 2 shows / '87 = '78 \ 2 shows \ 4 CDs = DaP37...in the video for #37, Dave L. seemed to be unusually vague and a little giddy as far as the bonus material. It would be a great way to start the 10th year!

Or has this been announced already? If so sorry.

I hope all are well.

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Yes, KF.. Wonjonjd was last seen digging a tunnel 37 feet below the vault in a last ditch, vain attempt to free the master reels for 6/9&10/73 RFK. On the bright side, I hear ZuckFun has escaped and is laying low in an undisclosed location. Many thanks to whoever freed him.

Rumor has it wjon has been enslaved by Rhino and answers customer service calls 19 hours a day.

Sad. Someone needs to tell his wife and kids his hardship was not in vain.

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Surprise appearance of Tom Constanten as an interviewee in the documentary "Rebirth of the King" about Elvis Presley in Las Vegas. Again shown on Brit T.V. over Christmas.

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DaveStrange - The "mirror image" release for #37 won't happen, because the bonus disc is for the second release of the year, which will be #38 ( 9/8/73 Nassau Coliseum). The extra material is an hour + from the previous night, Sept. 9th. I listened to my audience recording of that show the day before they announced what #38 was going to contain, and it's a stellar show!

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I think it would be similar to last year: #s 33 & 35 were 3 disc releases, #34 had the bonus disc and #36 was 2 shows. This year could be #37 is 2 shows, #38 would have the bonus disc, and #s 39 & 40 would be 3 disc releases.

I realize this would only occur for milestone releases like #s 36 & 37, and in the future for DaP100 (!) if the series is still going. I know the odds for another 2 show release are mighty slim, but you can always hope, wish and dream right?

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With about 90 min from another show on this tour, likely to be announced in the video, which should come out around next Friday or thereabouts. Glad there's filler, been annoyed at 2 of the '78 DaPs having very short 2nd discs and no filler, with plenty of good material laying there for use. But filler is also very good because it sometimes produces some of the best material of a release. I just finished my first complete listen to DaP 35 and I'm very thankful for the filler from the night before. I found it to be the best part of the release, the Scarlet Fire was good, too, but the filler is pretty darn good. Being a beggar does prevent me from being a chooser as well as I'm hoping the filler on DaP 37 is not from 4/12/78, which was surely the best thing to ever happen in that pit of hell Cameron Indoor Stadium, and that that show is released in its entireity since I imagine it was part of the returned Bettys. That should be several years worth of DaPs down the road before hitting April '78 again, 3 is pretty high already and no Fall 1972 since DaP 11 and Hofheinz were released in 2014, but hope that Duke show can come out sometime, it is spectacular. Incredible energy, as evidenced in the video on the youtubes https://youtu.be/I_zD1_J5eYs Not every day you see Jerry doing Townshend-like windmills. Though if anybody else witnessed Jerry doing windmills at other shows, I'd love to hear about it.

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:'(

On Vol 35 they printed my address and phone number wrong... only got that one b/c I happened to run into the mailman wandering in the neighborhood looking for where to deliver it (I'm a westerner in China.. and he wandered up to me asking if I knew the person with the foreign name...). He said it was the third time they sent him out to deliver it...

I know it's old hat to complain about their shipping services.. but come on guys...

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Does anyone know why I have received another copy of Dave's 36? It arrived in the mail yesterday with no shipping notification. On the back of it, where the edition numbers are usually listed, it says "Hindsight is 2020 limited edition: 92/300". I haven't actually listened to it yet but it looks exactly the same as the first one I got.

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I’m running out of patience after emailing four or five different email addresses (Dr. Rhino, wig, etc.) for the past five months now about a missing Dave’s 36. I have yet to even receive a “we received your email.” But yet they are allowed to continue selling product? Any ideas on how I can rectify this?

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I received mine Friday from the 300 run. I am really enjoying this right now, as times have been tough, and the matrix sound I like. The mix has brought my spirit up, so I won't dwell on the service. Billfgrady it was sent without notice, so you should be getting yours any day.

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I finally got to listen to the first show (yeah, I'm way late, I know). I was floored! Once you get past the obligatory 80's fodder like "Push Comes To Shove" and "My Brother Esau", it is SOLID throughout. Even Looks Like Rain is tolerable. Gee, who knew? As always, go Brent!

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