Dave’s Picks Volume 37: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 4/15/78

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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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February 23, 2021 - 2:39pm

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daverock

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RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Reminds me of my one and only trip to San Francisco, back in Summer 1990. The first place we made for, after de-camping, was the City Lights book shop. I still have the carrier bag with City Lights printed on it, as well as the two books I bought - "Howl and Other Poems" and a biography of Neal Cassady by William Plummer called "The Holy Goof."

When we got back home, I found out that The Dead were going to play London at the end of October. I think two shows were announced at first and a third added later.
February 23, 2021 - 2:27pm

#942

pghas1

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Not sure if this has been…

Not sure if this has been discussed, but I have noticed that last week on SiriusXM grateful dead channel, I heard a very professionally mixed sounding, phenomenal, Jack Straw, recorded 9/25/80 at the Warfield. And as I sit here now, I am listening to the let it grow, also very professionally mixed and awesome sounding, from that same show. When I look through all my sources, I can’t really find any sort of good source tape for this that circulates out there. So I am thinking that there may have been a little fibbing going on in terms of the notion that all these tapes were destroyed, and that there may be a forthcoming box set from this run. Maybe you all know about it already and I’m way behind.
February 23, 2021 - 2:07pm

#943

Thin

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Squeaky wheel update

The saga continues. I reached out to Marye directly via mssg about DaP36, as suggested by y'all. She responded today saying "doc (Dr. Rhino) is acutely aware of the situation and DaP36's should be shipping shortly."

Many thanks to Marye. (But if Marye and Doc Rhino are the ones that address customer service questions, why do they have a "help/customer service" link that is unresponsive? I would have still received no meaningful response for 110~ days now if I hadn't found a side-door.)
February 23, 2021 - 1:37pm

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Colin Gould

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RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Another link to the Beat Generation gone.
February 23, 2021 - 1:07pm

#945

proudfoot

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baked Alaska at 1980 degrees

let's do it!!!
February 23, 2021 - 10:57am

#946

daverock

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Dave's 37

I listened to this for the first time today - I thought it was crackling with energy. Much surprised, I was. The highlight for me was Let It Grow, but my ears also pricked up during the transition from Not Fade Away to Morning Dew- and Dew itself, of course is also great.
I'll test out the bonus material later on.
February 23, 2021 - 10:14am

#947

billy the kid

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Box set 2021 wishes

April 1969 Avalon Ballroom, or Oct 1974 Winterland the complete recordings audio & video. Hopefully, but I wouldn't bet on it.
February 23, 2021 - 10:12am

#948

Thats_Otis

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RE: Freaks and Geeks

One of the greatest shows of all time, IMO. The amount of talent on that show, from the actors, the writers, and the creators/producers/directors is pretty astounding. The show originally aired on Fox, and was during the time of the "Reality T.V." boom (ugh...) Reality TV was not only a hit, but was WAY cheaper to make than a fully scripted show, especially an hour-long one like Freaks and Geeks. I've also heard that most of the budget for that show was spent on getting the rights to all of the music, which is a crucial (and awesome) part of the show! Anyway, Fox did what they could to bury the show, moving its timeslot all around, and it eventually ended up airing on Saturday night (the place where TV shows go to die.) The show never developed a following (how could it? No one knew when it was on!) They eventually informed the creators that the show would be cancelled, which is a total crime, as again, it is one of the best things to come out on television, ever. It is only in recent years that people have realized what a true gem that show was, and it has developed a large cult following (kind of like a band I know of...)

Anyway, @itsbrunsey, stick with it! The creators knew that they were getting cancelled, so they did manage to provide a "final" episode that wraps things up nicely - and WHAT an episode it is (YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT!... I'm getting a little teary-eyed just thinking about it now.) Oh, and I don't think it is coincidence AT ALL that the main family featured on the show are the Weirs.

Lindsay Weir FOREVER!

Peace

EDIT: I'll also always love how Jason Segal's character is so proud of his drumkit because it has one more piece than Neil Peart's :)
February 23, 2021 - 9:43am

#949

Mr. Ones

Joined:
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2/11/69

I agree DAVEROCK, that 2-disc set is fantastic, and thanks for reminding me to dig it out and dig it!! The sets were short because I believe they were opening for Janis Joplin those 2 nights. I wish they would release the other night's 2 sets also.
And my 2 cents on hot months would be Aug-Sept. They were usually well into a tour at this point and the machine was well oiled.
February 23, 2021 - 8:54am

#950

Oroborous

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Nevermind

Long story short my source was going off that tweet we saw weeks ago, I thought he had better intel...sorry.
But there is still that tease...

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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.

181 / 25000

Lowest # I've ever had.

Couple spoilers ahead if you haven't received yours yet.

Just queued up the show. I think Bertha / Uncle is my favorite Jerry / Bobby 1-2 opening duo. "Smoking" I think Carlo said about disc one. Yeah, I hear it so far. Jerry is really tearing it up on Me & My Uncle. Even Sugaree is a bit harder than usual. Works for me.

I hear you AJS on the Bertha sound issues. They should have pre-opened every show with LLR to straighten out the audio.

I'm hearing Bobby much louder than usual. As loud as Jerry at least. Keith is nowhere to be found, but I'm strangely okay with it for the moment, I think because Bobby is playing that Gibson so well and it sounds so good.

Yeah, another cookin' solo in Tennessee Jed. Good stuff. Oh dear, LLR came on and I'm enjoying it. Lol, guys, honestly I probably should have sobered up to report the real story here. Well I mean - it's not the alcohol so much as I probably shouldn't have drunk all of that cough syrup this morning.....stay gold Pony Boy.

LLR tune up tune....

....lmao Keithfan.

Hey Thin

Been awhile, glad to see you weighing in. I don't know if it's that I usually listen on headphones or what, but I found the three PNW '73 shows very uneven from an audio standpoint. I figure it has to be the headphones because everyone else loves them. By "uneven" I hear the symbols coming in piercingly loud on half the tracks maybe. Also some tape hiss creeps in and out and there. My recollection is the Bird Song show is the least affected of the three. And the Dark Star / Eyes of the World from show #2 is right on the money. But overall I'm constantly dicking around with the EQ trying to get the sound right on PNW "73

Now the '74 shows are a completely different story; the audio on these is about as good as I've heard any '74 show sound. They've just about eliminated the tinniness that those Wall of Sound phase cancelling microphones used to cause. Not sure how they did it but they did. Or maybe I just wore out the mid-range in my ears. That could definitely be it. But yeah, those '74 shows are ultra smooth. I should revisit those '73 shows again. I recently listened to the Dark Star => Eyes of the World after Daverock mentioned how well Bobby was playing on that Dark Star; but otherwise it's been awhile. Now I feel like I should do an immediate comparison. I may have undiagnosed ADD.

Keith

Your right about the loud vocals bob and jerry sing. It was the first thing I noticed as the first set played through. The high vocals make this Dap a lot of fun.

DaP 38 sound

Yeah, when I was listening to China rider, I noticed the audio seemed a bit edgy. Maybe with headphones I'll be able to isolate what I was hearing, but I went back and toggled it with one of the 1973 NW box china rider and the sound is very different. As if somebody's signal is a little too high in the mix and getting slightly distorted maybe? Or maybe the master recording's levels were a little too high making the mix sound a bit saturated? Not sure.

Not a complaint, just an observation. Great show. Listened to most of the release last night, and it's glorious.

re: The Sound

...I've noticed this same thing on the sound Thin. You've described it pretty well. And, I don't hear a whole ton of Phil either, which usually helps to solidify and round out the overall sound with some deeper depth. Not so much here. I assume it's because of the limitations of a two-track to some extent.

I will say though, the 'Let Me Sing Your Blues Away' caught me surely off guard, where I had to stop and do a double take before a huge grin took over my stolen face. It's a pretty jaunty tune, a shame it was shelved so soon.

Hope Others' are receiving theirs and enjoying the ride - off to get #2 JAB shortly, here's to hoping for no adverse events!

Sixtus

38

I have been seeing that a bunch of people have had their 38s for a few days now. I’m sitting here in Colorado still waiting on a shipping notice. Should I be worried??

Dave's 38

MDA - I also live in Colorado and have yet to receive a shipping confirmation email...we must be the last batch of subscriptions to ship. Hopefully we hear something soon.

I haven't received a shipping notice yet, either

What, me worry?

With all the versions of "The Shipping Blues" in the past, one might.

Give it until at least next Friday before any panicking.

No, I am still not a robot.

No Worries Mates

No worries Jimbobwe and Proudfoot. Keep the faith. I was thinking the same then got my shipping notice here in Colorado this week showing Monday 5-3 for delivery. You never know. My July '78 box is #36/15,000.
Cheers!

Dave? Dave? Wake up Dave

Get out of bed, brew some GD tea, and upload that chat.

Dave's not here man....

....I want that glass.

Proud foot et al

I wouldn't worry about a shipping notice. For #36 I never received one but it came the usual 4 days after date like all the others. Come to think of it a notice has been an iffy thing. More than a couple of times I didn't get one yet it came nonetheless.

JoshbytheBay-Without a Net-Mind Blown Pt 1

I watched a documentary a few days back. I am sure you all have seen on the History Channel the various docs. I cant remember what the title was, and like I have written, memory aint what it used to be. It was on the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. I had posted a few years back that on the day off during the NYE1987 run, my friends and I walked to the mid-point of the Golden Gate Bridge and back, somewhere around 10 pm. It was super cold and a strong western wind. In the documentary, it talked about them at one point putting up a net to protect the bridge builders. I also remember a couple of years back that they had a drive to collect money to put another permanent net type device to prevent jumpers. Any way, long story short, I never put it together that the live album, Without a Net, was not just shot in the dark title (about the circus coming to town and the razor's edge of improvisation without a net) but also some San Fran history to boot. Those guys were on top of so much Americana that it is mind blowing.

I had wondered...

If I had missed the page for the sale of #38. Now I know this is maybe a new rule for sales. Ship subscribers and dont open for sale until the day of release. Not sure if that is true or is it the or some special artwork??? Cant wait to see. I hope it is the poster for these shows, which I have. Will write more later, not wanting to spoil the trip...

Edit: well just checked my farseer email and see the artwork. Not the poster. Email sent 10 minutes ago...

Edit 2: OOOps wrong show poster is for March shows, see old brainism

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