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    Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, we have come upon the release of the DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37, from the Fifteenth of April in the year Nineteen Seventy-Eight, at ye olde College Of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cast your waistcoats and your bonnets aside, the Grateful Dead are on steady gallop from the opening high-kick of "Mississippi Half-Step" into a where are we going? where have we been? "Passenger," followed by full-on versions of "Friend Of The Devil," "El Paso," "Brown-Eyed Women," and a double-barreled "Let It Grow>Deal." Catch your breath and straighten out your tricorne because the 2nd set shows no bounds with delightful takes ("Bertha>Good Lovin'," "One More Saturday Night") and introspection ("Candyman," "Playing In The Band"). Then - great fifes and drums - it's 15 minutes of "Rhythm Devils," with band and crew gathered round to amplify the merriment before delivering a rare incantation of "Not Fade Away>Morning Dew" that sets the soul alight. Pure jollification!

    The town crier's addendum:

    Three bags full! Lest you feel 4/15/78 beginneth and endeth too quickly, we've selected highlights from Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 4/18/78 to satisfy your fancy.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37: WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA 4/15/78 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. It is guaranteed to sell out - often within hours.

    *2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • #31
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    I still have your original write up as a file on an older computer. I also think One Man did some extensive work/documentation on E72 and other tours.

    But all of this is heady stuff to me, just hard to keep up with this old brain...and I think I remember DHB's beer documentary.

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    Didn’t Deadhead brewer do a deep dive a couple years ago?
    Or maybe I’m thinking of Sixtus?
    I know DHB did listening with specially pared beers...

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    Sixtus - good post. I seem to have missed your posts on this year in the past - so apologies for that. You clearly have a lot to offer yourself in terms of write ups for 1972.

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    Just got my shipping notice, hopefully everyone else who pre-ordered will get their tracking # before the end of today. Thank you also to Sixtus for that wonderful E72 Dark Star write up. I hope everyone here has a fantastic day :) much love ✌️

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    I know I am not up to the task.. it took me a couple months to get through my first listen all those years ago. I think I'd still be on it if I took notes, rewinding.. taking copious notes, editing down the notes, reslistening then tossing my notes and starting over..

    I do like this writeup from the Internet Archive on the topic. There is a write-up for each show that is pretty close to my impression. I believe it was done before the box came out, so some of the recordings used were not nearly so stellar. Some good light GD listening.

    https://archive.org/post/304297/europe-72-notebook

    Funny.. I took a brief pause from my 71 stream of consciousness yesterday and picked up Lille France. What a great little show.. A+ in my book. Phil's comment is just about perfect, "it felt like he was playing in the midst of a French impressionist painting"

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    I concur. if there is anyone 'round here who purports a vast knowledge of the Europe 72 jaunt, it's KeithFan. It's quite an endeavor, and I know a bit from experience, as I had done this for each of the Dark Stars several years back as I awaited Boxzilla. Likely many have seen this before, but in the spirit of being a team player, I offer an encore sharing of these efforts while we now await word from KF on his uptake for the balance of the tour:

    Here goes....

    4/8/1972 - Wembly Empire Pool, London - 32 mins; intense/fast paced first leg up til about 10 mins then returns to DS theme for 1st verse; spacey post-verse til ~17 min, then pace picks up for a few minutes, followed by a brief meltdown; additional spaciness around 24 mins followed by another full meltdown; interesting groove established around 28 min that has hints of Sugar Mag (into which it segues, flawlessly). No second verse.

    4/14/1972 - Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, DK - 29 mins; loose first 10 mins not overly spacey; gets spacey around 11 mins; interesting groove establishes around 16 min to head into first verse w/interesting beat; heads off into intense nearly 7-minute jam inclusive of a very tight and fast Feelin Groovy jam; final 3 minutes are a meltdown. No second verse.

    4/17/1972 - Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, DK - 31 mins; spacey opening to about 7:30 when first DS theme emerges leading to 1st verse at 9:45. Spacey post-2nd verse tries to take off but melts further around 19 min; returns to a partial groove around 24:30 and closes out with spaceyness in the last 2 mins. No second verse.

    4/24/1972 - Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany - Split by Me & My Uncle; 26 mins 1st half, 14:30 second half. Spacey opening until about 8:45 where it coalesces and falls into first DS theme around 10:15 followed shortly by 1st verse with slow, sparse notes. Spacey feedback following verse until 15:45 and then picks up into an intense, fast paced jam for just under 2 minutes before it becomes dissonant again leading to major meltdown which eventually heads into Me & My Uncle with ease. Second half: spacey reintroduction persists until about 7 mins, where Keith leads-in with some piano phrasing and then the band follows into a tight fast paced jam where Jerry plays some lines back and forth as if in conversation with himself and then maintains an intense level effortlessly segueing into Wharf Rat. No second verse.

    4/29/1972 - Musikhalle, Hamburg, Denmark - 30 mins; spacey opening for ~5 mins, then enters a groove and Phil hints at the Feeling Groovy jam until it finally is joined by Jerry a minute later until about 8:00, then the floor drops out into space. DS theme appears at 14 min which leads to first verse. Spacey post-verse noodling leads to major meltdown, settling in at 22 mins with a fat, fast-paced Keith-led groove. Final 4 mins are spacey & lead to major melt #2, dropping into Sugar Mag as DS finally melts away. No second verse.

    5/4/1972 - Olympia Theatre, Paris - Split by drums; 19 mins 1st half; 17:34 2nd half. Spacey opening til about 6 mins when fast paced jam kicks in until 11:20, slowing down then resurrecting the DS theme into the first verse. 4 mins of space leads into drums. Second half post-drums is very spacey until 7 mins, then kicks into overdrive with a very high energy jam leading to a phenominal Feelin Groovy Jam for several minutes before settling into the second verse. DS dissipates into the Sugar Mag from E'72.

    5/7/1972 - Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, UK - 19:49 mins; decent, coherent jamming for the first several minutes that congeals nicely around 8 minutes. Bottom falls out around 10 mins and leads to some light noodling, cymbal fills and space. DS theme emerges at 14:23 and heads into 1st verse. Space fills the air through the remainder of the song until it totally breaks down into drums. No second verse.

    5/11/1972 - Rotterdam Civic Hall, Netherlands - Split by drums; 13:45 mins 1st half; 30:34 mins 2nd half; Opens with a light, airy jam that persists to congeal into a decent groove as it treads in and out of spacey phrasing. This settles into a mysterious sounding jam that grows with intensity without a return to the DS theme before dissolving into drums. Emerging from drums, Phil and Billy duel for 2 minutes before Jerry joins back in with some complimentary thoughts; the DS theme appears around 5 min followed by 1st verse. A few moments of spacey feedback give way to spacey noodling that devolves into a full blow chaotic meltdown, only to emerge around 19:30 into a very nice, fast paced groove that hints at Caution and PITB jams. This eventually dissolves and a light, sparse outro ends the song as it heads off into Sugar Mag. No second verse.

    5/18/1972 - Kongressaal, Muenchen, Denmark - 28:20 mins; almost 2 mins of noodling before opening notes from Phil; a loose jam ensues around the DS theme for the next several minutes and then decays. At ~9 min an interesting jam emerges, which eventually settles back into the DS theme and 1st verse around 14:30. The remainder of this DS is borderline chaos as it treads in and out of varying degrees of a meltdown until it settles into Morning Dew. No second verse.

    5/23/1972 - The Strand Lyceum, London - 30 mins; Spacey opening minutes lead to tight fast paced jam commencing around 3:30 for two minutes and then it settles into another spacey jam digressing to almost…nothing. Billy and Phil then have a small duel until ~13:30 when the rest of the band fills back into a delicate groove which grows to into a jam reminiscent of the post-Truckin' foray from E'72 until about 17 mins, when they drop into the DS theme and 1st verse. Ensuing is additional delicate spaciness that transgresses into a frenzied meltdown madness, and eventually settles into Morning Dew. No second verse.

    5/25/1972 - The Strand Lyceum, London - 34 mins, out of Wharf Rat. Strong opening with a groove almost from the beginning, no noodling around here in the first 7 minutes. Then turns very spacey until 15 mins when DS theme appears, and heads off into 1st verse. Post-verse finds a Billy, Phil, and Keith duel for several minutes. At 21 mins, Phil institutes a mellow Feeling Groovy jam, soon joined by the rest of the band until ~25 mins. Final minutes are dominated by space and then a monumental meltdown before heading off into Sugar Mag. No second verse.
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    Be Well People!
    Sixtus

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    Keithfan seems like the man.

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    50 years ago today…………

    April 29, 1971
    Fillmore East, New York City, New York

    Set 1: Truckin'-Bertha-It Hurts Me Too-Cumberland Blues>Me And My Uncle-Bird Song-Playing In The Band-Loser-Dark Hollow-Hard To Handle-Ripple-Me And Bobby McGee-Casey Jones

    Set 2: Morning Dew-Minglewood Blues-Sugar Magnolia-Black Peter-Beat It On Down The Line-Second That Emotion-Alligator>drums>jam>Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>Cold Rain And Snow-China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider-Greatest Story Ever Told-Johnny B. Goode

    Encore: Uncle John's Band-Midnight Hour-And We Bid You Goodnight

    Don’t get me wrong, this is a very fine show, with more than its fair share of oddities and rarities. I enjoy the quirky goodness of any show that has a Dark Hollow and a Ripple, the Black Peter is wonderful, the Dew is powerful, and who doesn’t love an Alligator? And I sure do savor the CR&S coming out of GDTRFB, and the three song encore was the only time that happened all year.

    All that being said, almost without fail, this show was rated the best show of 1971 in Deadbase polls, which I never understood. Solid show—absolutely. Great last Fillmore East show by the Dead---you bet. Even so, maybe a teeny tiny microscopic step down from the previous night……………

    Rock on!!!

    Doc
    But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning……

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    Who’s going to write up 72?

    My vote would be Keith Fan. But it could also be a team effort. Anyway how about the liner notes to E72. Haven't they already been written up? teehee. H.A.D. waiting for this release. TMI?

    P.S. I'm not a robot.

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    The first disk smokes, especially LIG. It's very structured like a studio album but in a good way. If that is the right word.

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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Gentle mistresses and most distinguished gentlemen, we have come upon the release of the DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37, from the Fifteenth of April in the year Nineteen Seventy-Eight, at ye olde College Of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Cast your waistcoats and your bonnets aside, the Grateful Dead are on steady gallop from the opening high-kick of "Mississippi Half-Step" into a where are we going? where have we been? "Passenger," followed by full-on versions of "Friend Of The Devil," "El Paso," "Brown-Eyed Women," and a double-barreled "Let It Grow>Deal." Catch your breath and straighten out your tricorne because the 2nd set shows no bounds with delightful takes ("Bertha>Good Lovin'," "One More Saturday Night") and introspection ("Candyman," "Playing In The Band"). Then - great fifes and drums - it's 15 minutes of "Rhythm Devils," with band and crew gathered round to amplify the merriment before delivering a rare incantation of "Not Fade Away>Morning Dew" that sets the soul alight. Pure jollification!

The town crier's addendum:

Three bags full! Lest you feel 4/15/78 beginneth and endeth too quickly, we've selected highlights from Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 4/18/78 to satisfy your fancy.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 37: WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA 4/15/78 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman. It is guaranteed to sell out - often within hours.

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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Submitted by DodgeMcK on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 09:35

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Hello, some help required, please... I have the wonderful Dave's Picks Volume 37, but I can't for the life of me get disc 2 and 3 to rip on my computer..? Any ideas/suggestions/guidance/resolutions welcomed. Thanks.

George was I/Me/Mine too.

Quick Harrison anecdote: A gal I went to high school with in the early 70s made it her mission to meet all the Beatles. Met Ringo, peace & love, Lennon was very kind, and she hit it off with McCartney (she had a pic as proof it wasn’t a “fishing” story). She goes to meet Harrison, I assume at Hyde Park, and it was “SLAM!!!”
You can’t always get what you want...

sometimes rip to hard drive as wav file works, then rip the wav file to mp3.

sometimes I think software converter clashes with rip data off cd.

If you can't get help or it working,,,, PM me.

4 winds-yes, I played 2/22 and 2/23/74 recently, and agree-they would make excellent releases. The Dead at a real peak.
Deadvikes-that's fighting talk, asking people to consider what they think were lacklustre releases! Sticking with 1974-one of my favourite years-I would say 3/23/74 is a bit of a disappointment - Dicks Picks 24. It's come out on vinyl, too, so it must be highly rated-but its my least favourite of all the 1974 shows I've got. It was the first "Wall of Sound" show, I think. But as far as 1974 was concerned-like they used to say after episode one of Batman in the 60s-"The best is yet to come!"

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Submitted by Thin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 11:36

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I'm all for releases from under-represented years. I like the '79 release, and the 80's ones are interesting, if not my favs.

And count me as one person who thinks the October Winterland '74 shows are overrated - or more specifically, inconsistent. So many other shows/runs from '74 far surpass it, IMO. I think it gets hyped duet to the "last shows?" retirement chatter and movie affiliation. The video tracks from the Movie box set are good, not great, overall.

And just keeping score... I've now received six (6) e-mails from dead.net saying "That GD item is going fast!", prompting me to buy DaP 37, which has now been sold out for 4 weeks. (cue eye-roll....)

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Submitted by pghas1 on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:25

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And now add an absolutely pristine sounding high time, also from 9/25/80. That shows got to be coming our way one way or another.

Playing a bit of ketchup

PGHAS1 - I am pretty sure I listened to that version of High Time on SiriusXM today on a long drive to and from... it even sucks to travel by car in the life and times of covid.. thank God for the Grateful Dead Channel and High Time(s).

Lackluster '74. Blasphemy I say, Smithers.. release the hounds! (kidding of course)

1974, The Good The Bad and the Ugly: Funny.. I had a similar early impression of 3/24 but the last time I listened to it.. it grabbed me. Was it the weed? Naa.. I was just naturally in the mood and attentive. Well, maybe it was the weed.

Lions, Tigers and Beetles, oh my! Harrison is perhaps my favorite Beatle too, but.. well, a contributing factor might be that he was slotted inadequate song writing space per album - band politics. It's really hard for me ignore the power of their collective song writing body of work. Has anyone out there listened to each Beatles album sequentially? The amount of growth between albums can be startling at times.. these guys could write music, George included. I think I like him most primarily because he was the underdog and had to fight for album time (I think this is correct??).. He was also a great song writer and a very talented and underrated guitarist. ..but how can you ignore the 800 lb. insect in the room that was Lennon/McCartney. Like I said, collectively they were incredible writers of music, including Harrison.

Hatchets and Glass.. I am a sucker for certain things GD. I love my probably 20 year old Morning Brew coffee mug, I like the stoneware mugs too.. the music of course. I can look at some of this as marketing hyperbolcrap and dismiss it.. but when the Workingman's Hatchet came out, I saw it for what it was.. cool as shit, and after some thought.. I manufactured some slack assed justification for the expense and got one just before it sold out. I got the DaP glass too, but it just arrived, haven't opened it yet. Yes, a sucker.. it's nothing I need, but I can say in complete honesty that no one has tried to break into my house or rape my wife and children since the hatchet arrived. Coincidence, I think not.. that thing is bad ass.

Lackluster releases? Certain ones don't speak to me (just a few), but like others have discussed sometimes it takes some time to resonate. Most of these releases have at least one segment that either completely kicks ass or has a moment that evokes a personal emotional response. Much of this music speaks to me, those pieces that either make time stand still or move at the speed of light sometimes simultaneously. If there is one 'moment' just one moment on one of these releases, it's worth the price of admission to me.

As for Feb Winterland '74, I am still scratching my head as to why they did not give this the Box Set Treatment.

Swinging an axe, splittin' the firewood, all to "Easy Wind" in my head? Currently the #1 requested dissertation topic at the Department of Psychology, Harvard. Even the nations top shrinks are concerned about this dangerous mindset.

great video

eat that backstage cream cheese only if you aren't busy for the next month (borrowed from a film)

Hey sorry Bluecrow. Just one man's opinion. I always thought there were better shows to choose from. But, you were there! What did you think you that Terrapin Station?

I always felt 12/28/79, RT3.1 was so good, so my expectations were really high for #31.

Hey, but I also think Dick's Picks #24 is great.

And if they ever released the full October 74 Winterland run with video, it would take the site down, similar to the day they released GSTL.

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Submitted by bluecrow on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 19:37

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DeadVikes - no problema, really just joshing. i do think it's really strong show, but of course I carry my having-been-there-and-enjoyed-it perspective into that. for sure, some releases don't click with me right off, and some subsequent listen, maybe years later, in the right frame of mind and its like oh yeah now i get it, this is amazing . . . . and admittedly there's still a "couple" of releases that i still haven't found that spot yet. hopefully there's a listen in your not to distant future that has you "there" in the Uptown. I was streaming a good part of it on relisten today (don't have discs with me) and it sounded really sweet. so I had a great time but clear memories are few and my "listening" was not all that refined compared to later years and especially to now. Somewhere in my vault are scrawled notes from that night (many years since I've seen them, hope I still have them). I seem to remember having written TERRAPIN!!! several times with the exclamation marks etc and no doubt the whistle was screaming. A brother had scored the ticket and went with him and his buddies. We took the L (elevated train) to and from the show, it runs right by the Uptown, and remember a lot of happy dead heads singing loud in chorus (Shakedown Street?) on the way back north! the killer Shakedown came night 3.

edit/addendum: been awhile since I listened to RT3.1. but yeah I remember that the Terrapin > Playing, especially the jam into drums was super cool. One thing that might make a small difference is that I think 12/3 is a Healy cassette and the late December Oakland run are Betty reels maybe? I don't mind dipping into a matrix and there's a nice Usborne matrix of 12/3 that I think brings some added atmosphere to the show.

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Submitted by LedDed on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 20:07

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Harrison played with economy and supremely tasteful note choice. He did not, "wail." The lads enlisted one Eric Clapton to burn all over "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," because George's guitar usually "Made Concise Statements From The Corner."

Sorry, George, Something and Here Comes The Sun are brilliant and so was All Things Must Pass, but you're a thin third over Ringo after John and Paul.

John was the Alpha, the Elvis of the group as the boys duly admitted.

Paul was the most musical, the most accessible and the most melodic. Wings is fucking awesome.

I love Ringo, as well. Recently saw "The Spy Who Loved Me" for the millionth time. Barbara Bach? My God.

Will never be another bunch like them. Can't wait for the Peter Jackson!!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-jackson-beatles-sne…

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 06:22

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Don't forget to get Your Swing On today, one of the many fantastic reasons to celebrate a GD anniversary.

This is one of my all-time favorite Dave's Picks, so glad it got the full treatment. I am extremely partial to the Eyes > Dancin', but this whole thing is a Monster. I recall getting this tape back at the start of my junior year at UVM; it was late August and I was building a wooden platform in my bedroom (nay, it was literally the old kitchen pantry that was somehow converted into the smallest excuse for a bedroom as possible)...and I distinctly recall this Music Never Stopped come on, and I was totally enveloped in Keith's pie-aner as he comes in an out during that closing jam. I just remember standing there jaw agape as the climax kept on building up to the payoff on that one. Funny how one can expertly recall these seemingly miniscule moments of our lives from decades past yet I struggle to recall what I had for dinner last night.

Happy Friday Deadfreaks and Keep On Choppin'!

Sixtus

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 06:26

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That loop of "Easy Wind" is playing in MY head. Ya know, the place where Pigpen lives.

Just watched Festival Express again last night. It's a loving tribute to Janis. And Richard Manuel. RIP. What incredible musicians. And for a cat like Buddy Guy to get on that train? Either he had no idea or he had a very good idea...

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HendrixFreak, Festival Express was such an eye opener - what an amazing moment in history that was. Gives me appreciation for 'Might As Well' beyond face value, I probably would have wanted to write a song to emblazon that event into history as well...although not so eloquently is my assumption.

Sixtus

9/25/80: I am not seeing High Time on the setlist for this date. No Let It Grow either; wasn't that another one you heard PGHAS1? By the way, I am not trying to pick on you, I really love 1980 and so want there to be more multi-tracks to come down the road so I am following your comments with interest.

Swinging into Dancin: Love the Eyes into Dancin transition too - right down to the well timed audience whistle when they fully break into it. I think Keith is the MVP of that particular moment. I was reminded of how good that transition is when listening to the Scarlet into Dancin transition of this latest release. I hoped for much more Swingishness for that one but alas it is more of a shut it down and regroup kind of transition despite Bob's hinting at the licks earlier in the Scarlet jam.

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Submitted by pghas1 on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:09

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Youre' right - the first cut I heard was Jack Straw and Sirius definitely had it labeled as 9/25/80 and it was played that night, but neither Let It Grow nor High Time were and they were also both labeled that way. My guess is Sirius just mislabeled the cuts and they are actually those Dead Set bonus tracks. Oh well, a guy can dream.

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Submitted by stillwaters on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:26

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I was thinking about downloading a Dead and Company show. Anybody familiar enough with their catalog to suggest one show over another?

Many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would think you should have it by now. I'd begin the process of trying to figure out what happed to yours. They need to offer lojack protection on these things....

So it's MaryE, Doc Rhino or Customer Service. Sending good vibes and good luck your way.

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:52

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I'll bite....hard to resist offering one of the best I've seen at Fenway Park in 2017, just a killer second set:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dead-and-company/2017/fenway-park-boston…

Also this show from Sunrise, FL was really good too:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dead-and-company/2018/bbandt-center-sunr…

There are others, but those might be a decent start!

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:16

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#1. Cryptical Envelopment 3/1/69 Fillmore West. # 2 Casey Jones. 2/14/70. Fillmore East. # 3. Easy Wind. 9/30/70. KQED Studios

Robert Hunter did not go on the Festival Express, he just wrote cool song lyrics about it for Jer to sing.

Considering that every on-camera interviewee assured the viewer that "no one slept" on that one-week ride, it amazes me that the bands played so well. Janis and Richard M's performances stuck in my mind, but now I recall -- I did over-prepare just a tad -- great performances by Jer and Pigpen as well. Then there is the curious scene where Jer is trotted out to "say something" to the hordes demanding free admittance to one of the shows. He musta been mighty uncomfortable in that role, but he basically says the musicians are there to play and create something groovy and he hopes the people can dig it. But lots of late '60s, early '70s arguing over ... whether this, that or something else is righteous enough, etc. -- perhaps the slightly immature side of white youth culture emerging at that time. A level of earnestness, perhaps, that exceeds sophistication. Then there's John Dawson of the New Riders looking like the cat who ate the canary, sitting next to Janis, who he was boffing on that trip. Oh! And Rick Danko, drunk off his ass, singing "Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos," mostly to Janis. And a clip of The Band doing a song. That flick is packed with great scenes.

Meanwhile, waiting for Dave to announce this year's fall '72 box and 10-21-68 on CD for RSD. If I've said it once, I've said it (at least) a thousand times. The fact that I'm completely unmoored from reality should surprise no one.

Tonight? TGIF, along with fresh produce, powerful stout and video of Jimi doing two sets at Maui. Oh yeah. Hendrixfreak is my name and being a Hendrix freak is my game!

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Submitted by FiveBranch on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 15:50

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Maybe not the best Terrapin, but the best 'Lady with a Fan' to my ears. Love that subtle twang. And what an invocation for a wonderful show.

So Far has the runner up.

Any other time GD played Lady without the Terrapin? I dunno.

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Submitted by proudfoot on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 16:34

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how about Morning Dew 6/10/73, which should a Dave's like, RIGHT NOW.

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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 17:36

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Or is it, "Beatle-esque?"

Electric Light Orchestra.

I love ELO. Grew up on it on 1970's am radio in the car.

Jeff Lynne's melodies are the closest thing to the Beatles this side of Abbey Road.

Top 5 ELO songs:

Strange Magic
Evil Woman
Turn To Stone
Sweet Talkin' Woman
Don't Bring Me Down
Do Ya
Showdown
10538 Overture

\m/

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 17:52

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....saw them in Cal Expo '89 when they opened with a Saturday Night. That was pretty cool.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 18:18

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Favorite openers I've seen, 6/17/75 Winterland, Crazy Fingers, 7/30/83 Ventura, China Cat Sunflower.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 20:06

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I always liked Feel Like a Stranger. It has that "when is the lysergic going to kick in" feel to it.
Bertha, Jack Straw, Cold Rain and Snow are fun. Let the Good Times Roll worked most of the time. Can't imagine them opening with Morning Dew in the modern era, wonder when they did that last? Lots of great openers, I am sure I left off a great many.

The most fun opener I ever got to see was Casey Jones. They only opened up with this once post hiatus. Man was that fun and rockin'.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 20:15

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....what if they opened with a Miracle?

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 20:37

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I'd prefer a Dew or a Cumberland. :D

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 21:46

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Nice Jim, you were at 10/2/77. Sweet, that is my favorite Casey Jones, just rocks.
And I think it was an extended version
due to Jerry missing the lyrics. Great show and I hope it gets released at some point. Part of the returned Rex/Betty's.

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Submitted by DeadVikes on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 22:41

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Check out 5/22/77, Pembroke Pines. Jerry goes from Wharf Rat into Terrapin sans Lady with a Fan. The full show is really good.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 23:03

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....need more Cumberland openers.
I found 1.24.70, 2.2.70, 2.6.70.
Need a Make Good Money Five Dollars A Day boxxxx.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 02/26/2021 - 23:39

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Ever since the Cars were brought up I've been visiting YouTube daily. As hot as the first album was, I think Let's Go and It's All I Can Do are my two favorites.

Here are a couple versions of Let's Go. The first one is from 2011 after Benjamin died, with Ric doing a great job on vocals. And are those dueling SGs?? I think so.

2nd one is from '79 I believe, with Benjamin in his prime.

https://youtu.be/vmSQcYVhrPw

https://youtu.be/rpA3NVafsdo

On the Dead side, I've barely listened to anything other than this April release from Dave's Picks 37. Dave really rounded it off nicely with the bonus tracks. I must have 20 complete listens in.

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Submitted by jmw1083 on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 00:01

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I’ve been in contact with customer service. They swear they delivered it to the post office. The post office swears they’ve never received it. If this keeps up I’ll be the one swearing.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 03:12

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I saw the Dead open the 2nd set with Morning Dew, at the Greek on 6/14/85, I don't think they did that a whole lot in the post retirement era. This show would make a great release, and should certainly be part of a Greek Box set. I hope they have the tapes for the 1981 shows at the Greek in the vault, and they were not lost or erased.

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Submitted by daverock on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 04:13

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I like Help On The Way-Slipknot-Franklins as an opening - it worked well in that slot, and seemed the harbinger of good things to come. I'm not sure how common it was - but two that come immediately to mind are 5/9/77 and 10/31/90. I was at the latter show, which may be why I like it here, there or everywhere.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 05:02

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Yes to Help on the Way. Not sure how I missed that, one of my favorite openers and I caught a few.

Good catch on the Greek Morning Dew BTK. I guessed there might be one or two.. Would have loved to have been at that one.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 06:21

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Closest I ever got at a small venue, maybe fifth row, a little to the right. We'd been awaiting the band's return to performing and bam! We got it. And there's a second set opening, Might As Well, speakinig of Festival Express.

06/19/76
Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ
Set 1:
Help On The Way
Slipknot!
Franklin's Tower
The Music Never Stopped
Brown-Eyed Women
Cassidy
They Love Each Other
Looks Like Rain
Tennessee Jed
Playin' In The Band
Set 2:
Might As Well
Samson And Delilah
High Time
Let It Grow
Drums
Let It Grow
Dancin' In The Streets
Cosmic Charlie
Around And Around
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
One More Saturday Night
Encore:
Not Fade Away

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sat, 02/27/2021 - 06:35

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8XS_1f9nRtA. 52 years ago today the Dead started this historic run of shows. The Dark Star is my favorite Dark Star. This run of shows has to be considered one of the best runs of Dead shows of alltime. I can listen to these shows and never get tired of them. Hopefully, 3/1/69 will come out on vinyl soon.

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