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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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  • billy the kid
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    Welcome to Mars

    Malachi Constant

  • proudfoot
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    Bill Graham, Egypt 1978

    9/16/78, I think.

    Yes Bolo, 3/28/81. Excellent show. It would be releasable, too, if it weren't for that meddling guest artist, Pete...Donaldson, is it?

  • estimated-eyes
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    I was on record with initial…

    I was on record with initial disappointment, was really hoping for Pigpen era, but came around to these shows. I have heard plenty of good '87 shows and these shows look like good ones. The listening party sounds good, like some of the good tapes I had "back in the day," but better. One of my go-to China-Riders used to be Alpine '87 and I am hoping this version brings the goods like that one does.

    Lots of us cut our chops on late 80s Grateful Dead and they were good shows-- lots of good times were had by us all. Did we get huge 25 minute (or 45) Playing In the Bands? Nope, but we got nice, tight 12-minute Playings that explored some good areas without going into dissonant space and frequently heading into a nice UJB.

    So, we get here two shows of good In the Dark era GD. It isn't the 'Big Jam' GD, but the tight, focused GD that was happy to be playing with our man, Jerry Garcia, alive and clean. I am actually looking forward to these shows now.

  • SPACEBROTHER
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    Good deal!

    I attended the three Alpine Valley '87 shows and they were top notch performances. Sadly Dave says the vaults tapes aren't all that great in fidelity. If a pristine record I g of the 1st night existed it would rank as one of the top tier of their 30 year run. Truly spectacular performance.

    The best recordings from this Alpine 87 run I've had were from the middle show. Opens with a great Aiko. A great Esau. Nice second set.

    Red Rocks 87 is an epic run. Throw in Telluride and Compton Terrace and that would make a spiffy box.

  • proudfoot
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    excellent post

    it's been 19 years since I heard anything through rose-colored speakers. my speakers are now either straight or green. I still taste the rose color, though.

  • mcgrupp216
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    Speedy Sell-Out, DR, DHB

    It is interesting that this sold out as fast as it did. Similar to the Giants Box (which I passed on, for what it's worth). Meanwhile, PNW '73-74 and June '76 are both still available and July '78 only recently sold out (all three of which I do have).

    Idk, DAVEROCK, I guess this becomes a philosophical question at a certain point. An example of a band still doing it live: Phish. If I only like them from "peak" years 93-99 and don't like anything they've done in the last twenty years - then do I really like them, after all?  Does someone like (love) their husband/wife if they only really like (love) them from their courting and honeymoon phase?  It also becomes a practical question: Should I subscribe to a series that is committed to releasing shows from the entire (roughly) 30-yr catalogue? 

    I like the way DEADHEADBREWER puts it, which maybe explains why I see things the way I do on this: It brings me back to a bygone era, as the series is basically annual GD B&P spread out quarterly, and I love it! I want the variety. (At the same time, I would still subscribe if it was a 66-75 series. Same if it was 76-85 and 86-95.)

  • ddotnessar77
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    Dead In the 80’s. Happens to be my favorite

    This looks like a amazing set. I always get excited when these Dave’s Picks come out. I’ve never been disappointed. I will be subscribing again for 2021. I’m sure it will be most excellent.

  • Roguedeadguy
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    I think these will be energetic, fun shows that I will listen to while working, or maybe while watching a game. Probably not shows for zoning out late at night with a buzz on.

    And thats okay.

    Not many other bands can deliver on both of those scenarios.

  • boblopes
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    @DeadheadBrewer - Nicely Said!!!

    I'm pining for when the DaP series releases a great Shakedown Street, Althea, Standing on the Moon and believe it or not a Victim or the Crime.

  • Crow Told Me
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    It's all relatively relative ...

    … especially when we’re talking about music. With our relatives.

    I expressed some criticisms of this set earlier in this thread (excessive crowd noise, mainly), and I stand by them. But I’m glad it sold well, and I’m glad so many people are getting some joy out of this release. It ain’t a contest, people. You can like what you like, and I can like what I like, and we actually have a lot more in common than we have differences. Weird how some people get aggressive about this.

    “Taste great! Less filling! 1977! 1989!”

    There was a time when I wasn’t interested in any show that didn’t have Pigpen. That changed. Thankfully. Someday I might come around on these shows. Time will tell.

    Meanwhile, let's be nice.

    Also, I got to remember to subscribe for next year.

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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.

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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