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You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

"Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away."

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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February 19, 2022 - 7:52am

#781

PT Barnum

Joined:
December 2, 2009

moving fast

so much, DMCVT enjoy those meds, had stones 20 years ago, passed most of them, quite painful but after being able to relieve oneself again without pain or dribbles is great. Hated it when they said no more meds, love those Percocet.
Billy 82' was a great year, saw a show in Nov. of that year, First Passenger for me.
All this box talk has really got me thinking about an early box Primal Dead, awesome choices, but I would love some 1970 Dead too, those Spring shows at the universities, the summer Festival Express shows have been touched on but there were some great shows with that train trip that need furthur exploration. The fall of 70 also great shows there too, lots to choose from and we have really only gotten Jan. 70 with Dave's if I remember right (which is highly suspect nowadays)
Also those European tours from 81 and 90, both have some fine music and we haven't seen anything from those tours and the 90 tour has Bruce so could scratch a couple itches at once. There are a lot of eras that we haven't heard and I think variety is the spice of life, although just about any Dead is good dead to me.
Learned to type in 72 and back then, 2 spaces after a period to start a new sentence, now, only one so it is hard for an old dog to learn new tricks but will try. lol
Keep those last 5's coming. Here's mine:
Box of Frogs - 1st
Bloodrock - Bloodrock
Trapeze - Medusa
Pat Travers - Radioactive
Greg Lake - 1st
Todd Rundgren - Todd
that's six, but it's been a while I know it's early, but I've got spring fever...
February 19, 2022 - 7:47am

#782

JimInMD

Joined:
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Re: HF/PNW68 Tapes

This was discussed during the Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 2 announcement. I might check the liner notes, but I don't think that's where it popped up because most of this in on the Bonus Disc.

Someone out there help me clear up my failing memory, but what I recall is Dave saying someone found a box of tapes at either one of the theatres or perhaps (more likely) a studio somewhere. Like they were left behind after mixing Anthem of the Sun. I believe they recorded the whole tour on multi-track, 8 Track to be precise. I'm flying on memory which should scare us all.. I also think this wasn't too far removed from the Houseboat Tapes which was released late in 2005, so returned reels were still a thing.

So I hold out hope that somewhere, more of these gems exist or perhaps instead of pulling one or two songs they could piece together a complete show or three.

My four cents.. please someone out there either confirm or deny my memory of this.

Peace. Stay warm, stay safe. Speaking of peace, FU Count Vlad!
February 19, 2022 - 6:58am

#783

Nick1234

Joined:
September 10, 2008

I've lost the faith a bit

I'm struggling with the Dead at the moment. Post '74 has never really been my thing, the 1977 Winterland box is OK and I really liked those actual Winterland boxes, they're a nice size, but I really can't settle and listen to any GD at the moment. I first heard Europe'72 in 1974 and have been a big fan since then but now I don't know. Maybe It'll come back. My St Louis box is not far from the Missouri river in Columbia MO at the moment, at my sister's house, that's how I get round the import taxes here in England. Haven't gone to pick it up yet, maybe she'll bring it over next time she visits. Fox Theatre 1972 was always a big favourite of mine.

Last 5

Molasses-A Slow Messe
Dylan-disc 2 More Blood More Tracks deluxe box
The Who-Tommy
John Eliot Gardiner-Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Vol 10
Mogwai-Come On Die Young

The 5 records I reckon I've played the most times over the last 50 years

Love-Forever Changes (the winner by a mile)
Talk Talk-Spirit of Eden
Dylan-Blood on the tracks
Spirit-Spirit of '76
Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die
February 19, 2022 - 6:51am

#784

hendrixfreak

Joined:
February 26, 2014

Somebody said we "shouldn't threaten Dave..."

Why the hell not?? He's out there, rolling around on logs and mossy rocks and looking for eagles. Why not cuff him a bit around the ears and order him back to the Vault to dig out the '68 tapes? He's Canadian, he won't fight back (oh, wait...).

Okay, 6 brief communiques and I swear I'll stop (!):

Mr. Ones: "ultimate souvenir," awesome phrase, could be lascivious or a band name.

JimInMD: how long ago did Dave mention PNW '68 tapes?? Are "one-offs" simply one reel of several for a show? (The OSF just revealed the number of reels used in their various outputs and it surprised me. The average is 11 reels per release, but vary from 2 reels to 32 reels or something like that. I'd guess the faster the tape (71/2, 15 ips) the better the sound...)

DMCVT: glad you're healing! Good John Hammond story. I've got a pretty good one for another time. I interviewed him for a Jimi-dedicated magazine.

Icecreamed: Yes, the solution is TWO boxes per year, one small, one large-ish. Rule: small box MUST contain Pigpen material...

Proudfoot: I sure hope "Public Castration is a Good Idea" is the title of a CD, not your new mantra.

DaveRock: I needed something meditative and new to play around with. When the pandemic started, I taught myself to fingerpick on the back porch. Lately, getting better acquainted with the fretboard and slide in standard tuning is a challenge. I put the Gretsch through a Tube Screamer for tone and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and use a short, fat glass slide (Ernie Ball). I'm just doing 12-bar blues in open position, then doing some Elmore-type licks higher up, staying within the rhythm using a metronome. Takes some work, but the payoff is there. What I love about learning guitar (I picked it up ~17 years ago in my late 40s) is that whatever you put in, you get like 5x back. Great ROI! Plus it feeds the soul. Have a crappy day? Pick up the guitar and feel better.)

Maybe Vguy could try crushing the stovepipe can into his head. Or at least do a doctored video of such an act.....
February 19, 2022 - 4:29am

#785

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Good combination

HF - that's a great combination...to have seen the band so many times and in 1973, one of their peak years. Also, maybe, being young at the time. Bands I saw when I was, say 15-18 had a massive impact on me - that's from 1972-1975. Although I got into The Dead in 1976, it was through records only, and I didn't know anyone else who liked them. Bit of private interest in a way.

Mr Ones - I too would get anything from 1967-1970...make that 1974. I would get any of the 5 shows I actually saw from 1981-1990...and maybe other shows from those European tours, too. Apart from that....I might get some more 1976 onwards shows...but not before checking out what it was, and what people said about it in Deadheads Compendium etc.

Incidentally-HF- that's a good idea, playing slide in standard on your Gretsch. I knackered my left hand overplaying mine last week - its has a slightly higher action than normal for me - ouch! - so rather than let it gather dust I should try what you do.
February 18, 2022 - 9:28pm

#786

proudfoot

Joined:
August 2, 2020

5

Swans feel good now
Swans public castration is a good idea
Motorhead inferno
Husker Du zen arcade
Husker Du new day rising

Raw sounds for raw times
February 18, 2022 - 8:45pm

#787

carlo13

Joined:
April 26, 2017

Stone ipa stovepipes

I love these 19.2oz stovepipe cans of west coast ipa from stone brewing. I'd like to see Belushi crush one of these bad boys on his skull.
February 18, 2022 - 5:48pm

#788

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

My 3¢

Started as 2¢ but inflation……

I listen to all years, and think that the 1-Box-per-year model isn’t enough. A 2-3 show Box and a 5-10 show Box every year, along with the Dave’s subscription would be just exactly perfect. And some video too, please.

All years sell out eventually, Dave/Rhino seem to be doing pretty good on the production numbers for a given era.
I think that Giants Stadium sold out faster than PNW. 76 was a hit and St. Louis will sell out eventually.
We are due some 67–69 at this point.

A Bruce Box is absolutely needed in the near future, and the 2-Box-per-year model will make it possible to keep everyone happy.

And more video Dave/Rhino!
February 18, 2022 - 5:44pm

#789

dmcvt

Joined:
April 4, 2013

near normal now

Thanks for kind words and my apologies if sharing TMI last night. Pushing 70, am not conversant with hospital grade pain meds, never was (they took very good care of me) and I did have a driver. My vision of a 60s box is much like HF wrote below, six or nine discs of 60s material, we already know there are partial sets, or short sets that could be a stitched together. Would love to see some photos of those early venues as well. Playing a little catch up here, there's a great look at some Gram Parsons back story on a website easily found mrporterdotcom, which includes his bromance with Keith Richards, Stones music, great photos.

Love to know more about the refinement of the processing Jeffrey Norman uses to bring us such great recordings, just barely aware that it started out as a way to correct inherent distortions of analog recording. Surely it has progressed far past that, there's a story there.

recent music:
Charlie Haden's Montreal Tapes with Geri Allen led me to:
Three Pianos for Jimi: Geri Allen and the Batson Brothers (not your typical Hendrix tribute)
Allman Brothers Band, Live from A&R Studios
Bruce Katz Band Live at The Firefly
Bruce is a truly gifted musician and teacher, there's a bunch of his great music out there.
so, boring story: went to the 2016 North Atlantic Blues festival in Rockland Maine to meet an old friend who knows Bruce. Bruce was there to play with John Hammond Jr. We hung out with Bruce and his wife first night, got to know this great keyboard guy, born in Baltimore within a few weeks of my own birthday in D.C. Quickly discovered our first Dead show was the same, March 1973, Baltimore Civic Center. During that evening, before ever hearing Bruce play, he asks, where are you guys staying? Oh yeah, that's where John and his wife are staying... next morning we head to the little breakfast area and there is John Hammond Jr. and his wife. We do not bother them of course, but later, my friend drops the news that we were hanging with Bruce, looking forward to their performance that afternoon. John invites us over to chat and tells us a few stories over the end of breakfast. John met Jimi in NYC in 1966, before almost anyone knew about the immense potential about to supernova. John is a very fine bluesman, began to listen to him around 1970.
We meet up with Bruce after the music is over and continue to hang. Bruce learns I live in Vermont, says I will be there in September with Les Brers in Rutland would you want to come? I am at the afternoon sound check, we meet for dinner before the show. Bruce tells me he is very concerned about drummer Butch Trucks, lots of stuff going on, way too much stress. One of the last Les Brers shows, Butch left the world a few months later. Derek's uncle. Guess all I am saying, this community right here, these connections, means a lot to many of us, life is precious, taking care of and with each other, it matters, no matter how small, pay kindness ahead. This is the spirit I felt at every Dead show, it was there in the seventies. And when i went to Dear Jerry a few years back at MPP I saw and felt it again. I still get shivers when I hear Jorma start that version of Sugaree, he was singing to his ole buddy.
February 18, 2022 - 4:57pm

#790

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Primal Box

My Primal Box pipe dream is that there were more of those 8 tracks from the PNW Winter of 68 Tour. When Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 2 - 2/14/68 Carousel Ballroom was released, Lemieux indicated they found a box of 8 Tracks that were lost or mislabeled or something from the PNW tour, but most of what was included are one-offs.

I think it's a long shot, but wouldn't it be grand if they were somehow able to piece together a few full shows from this tour recorded on early 8 track tapes?

Primal Dave.. or we will be forced to taunt you a second time.

John Perry Barlow

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You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

"Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away."

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

Be careful with that axe, Eugene! s

Now I have Jack Nicholson's face plastered on my mind's eye of JimInMD's appearance.

So you made those shows at the Rocks and Telluride in '87, too? Excellent.

I was the guy with the whitewalls and tombstones in my eyes.......

today

frost (Ampitheatre) on my windshield
go out to scrape and warm up my highly collectible 2005 Prius
in the car 4/7/72 Playin' while inner windshield clears
daybreak on the land indeed
OOOOHHHHHHYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHYYYYYEEAAAAAAHHHHHYEEAHHYEEAHHHHH....
also crescent moon and Venus in the sky

Careful with that axe, Eugene Oregon...my only attended 87 show...which SUCKED except for the Dylan set

2/3/79 I have 2nd set
comin' around after "Steppin' Out" is heard/experienced

almost February folks

some coworkers need a smack in the head

Dave's 41 is on the way

Wallet found? that's cool.

Onward, my fellow Deadheads

41

Got mine yesterday.

I already own way too much 1977, so did not give it a full listen. The sound is exceptional of course. NFA is probably the musical highlight so far.

However, my favorite part of this release is the newspaper article comparing this Grateful Dead concert to one performed by Led Zeppelin a week or so earlier in Baltimore.

Jethro Tull released a new record today....

....first release in 20 years. 41 to be delivered here on Monday.

help with missing package

for the first time, i've had a pick lost in the mail. I was hopeful someone who's had this unfortunate experience could point me in the right direction. What is the best email/contact to get a new one sent out?

Mr. Jack

send me a PM with the details and I will ask the Doc to get on the case.

Guess the Show(s) Contest

Doing some pre-spring cleaning, so I figured it's time for everyone's favorite game, "Guess The Show(s)"! Winner will get some lovely GD schwag items that I find around the house, including one guaranteed to be unique (that's called a teaser). Amuse yourself and your party guests with stuff I send you that will most certainly encourage conversations and may lead to long-lasting, meaningful relationships!

Maximum of two guesses allowed per screen name (no names created today or later). State date(s) of show(s), venue, and how you deduced the answer. Send your conjecture to me via PM here, first correct answer wins the loot.

Here's the clue:

Fishnets Banana

Good luck!

Anniversary show 1/28/87 S.F. Civic

35 years ago today , I was at the S.F. Civic for another night with the Good Old Grateful Dead. The Dead pulled out Get Back that night. I heard that Bob Weirs dog had died that day, he must have been really sad. My favorite Dead show in 1987 was the Dylan/Dead show in Oakland, the Dead played a great show and Garcia played pedal steel, that was very special. My favorite shows of the year were the Jerry Garcia acoustic / electric shows at the Warfield Theatre and the Eel River.

Bolo's tough clue, 1987 shows, last five

Bolo that's a pretty tough clue, maybe others can guess but not me.

Billy you called out all the shows I was at in 1987, except that Jerry show with Bonnie. I was wrapping up an edit on a documentary and couldn't go. 1987 was a great year, we drove out to Red Rocks and Telluride, seven of us in a van and a car, what an adventure!

Last six:
Dick's 16 11/8/69
So Many Roads box discs 2 and 3, with special attention the the Watkins Glen Jam and the extra texture Eyes of the World from 10/19/74 Winterland
Gram Parsons with the Flying Burrito Brothers, live at the Avalon Ballroom 4/4,5/1969 (recorded by Bear)
Garcia Live 17 - Norcal 76 - this has that gooey guitar sound from 76. I liked disc 2 best with a lovely Russian Lullaby. Kieth can be heard really well in this Betty Recording, and takes some creative solos.
Greek Theater 5/21/82 - from my original audience recording, as I digitize it to upload to Archive.org.

Fishnets Banana

I got the show:

Flibberty Jib on the Bippity Bop

3/11/93……that must be it

Greek Bonnie

That was a great show. She joined Jerry (or vice versa?) for a tune or 2. They traded guitar licks for a bit until Bonnie did the "I'm not worthy" bow to Jerry. I remember they touched foreheads - sweet moment. I'll be seeing her perform in a couple months.

I also met her around that time backstage at the Oakland Coliseum. She was with Jane Fonda, who was dressed head to toe in black leather (wow!). Jane was a bit stand-offish, Bonnie was quite friendly. While we were talking, Bear came over and tried to sell us some jewelry. I'm familiar with his enamel stealie pendants, but I'm pretty sure he was peddling one made of sapphires and rubies for $5000 - unless I imagined that. Wish I had the dough back then!

Jane Fonda stand-offish?

nah...can't be.

"I'm not Fonda Hanoi J..."

oops, nevermind

what will the Captcha be THIS time? How about identifying nubile maidens? (apologies to Marye)

Fishnets Banana

Are we back to John Waters again?

Wait a minute Bolo

You saw Jazzercise Jane in black leather?
Past teenage me is drooling.
And talk about young me in the 80’s, who could imagine that Chrissy from Three’s Company could make thigh exercises so entertaining on tv?

3/1/69 vinyl

Got it at a local brick and mortar record shop for $75 (including tax) tonight after work.
Haven’t listened to it yet but that is the plan for tonight.
Credits say Plangent.

Heading out to check out Melvin Seals & JGB....

....catch y'all on the flipside.

Jewel in the crown

3/1/69 was delivered here today - I noticed a card on my mat to say a box had been left behind my front wall-about 6" away from the street and with no gate to protect it. It was still there whan I looked thankfully. I have removed the cardboard cover, but not the cellophane - it's propped on my mantlepiece next to the "Think I'm Going Weird" and "Sun Blues Box" at the moment. What a great thing - irrespective of the playing, I love the fact that it focuses on self penned material from Anthem and Aoxomoxoa - with Dark Star of course. The other nights are fantastic too - but I have always thought of this one as the jewel.

Daverock 3/1/69

I'm glad you got your box, mine is coming on .Monday. That 1st set is a real knockoiut, like you, I like all 4 shows. My two favorites are 3/1/69 & 2/27/69., The Dark Star on 2/27, is The Dark Star that all other Dark Stars are judged against. Kick in 5/2/70, and you have my top 3 Grateful Dead shows of alltime.

3/1/69 vinyl, DaP41, etc

Listened to 3/1/69 last night and it sounded great. That’s It For The Other One is spectacular.
The 3rd album had a lot of static and crackling that I couldn’t remove with a small hand held cleaner so I’m going to run it through the Spin-Clean system today.

If you have a lot of vinyl I recommend a Spin-Clean, it works great. I bought 5/8/77 vinyl factory sealed but long after it had been released and when I opened it the album with Scarlet->Fire had a huge smudge across it that I couldn’t get off with dish soap. I eventually got a Spin-Clean and that worked.

My DaP41 was accepted by USPS from UPS this morning. Hopefully it was handed off to my postal worker before they started their route. Otherwise it will be Monday, although I have received a Sunday delivery before when USPS was out making Amazon deliveries. Fingers crossed for delivery today.

Talkin Cosmic Charlie Garage Rock Blues

I had the same problem with my 3.1.69 vinyl: lots of crackle of disc two. Hopefully the Spin Clean will fix it. The music is effing great, but you knew that. The Cosmic Charlie from this show is a hoot, a solid dose of rowdy garage rock blues that got me thinking: whatever happened to the original Aoxomoxoa studio recordings?

My understanding is that the Aoxomoxoa we know is actually the second version they recorded (because they decided they needed to re-do it using the then-new 16 track recording tech). So, whatever happened to those original tracks? I assume they're lost, or they probably would've been issued on the 50th anniversary edition. There's people here know Everything. Anybody know That?

My copy of #41 is wandering around central Cali. It'll get here, eventually.

New ones coming as the old ones go, everything moving but much too slow.

Disc 3 Dave's 41

Greetings from blizzard island... Anyone have any issues at all with 3rd disc not playing. Lucky I got mine in mail yesterday... no luck getting 3rd disc working... have a good weekend. bob t

Operator error

Disc 3 is working better than I am... sorry to post!!! "What a maroon"..... Bob t

Itz not 3 /1/69 but...

if you are a Sugaree fan, you might want to check out 11 14 78.

The band must have found some crank.

11 13 78

1/2 step franklins is good

Crow/ Aoxomoxoa studio outakes

Just type in Aoxomoxoa studio outakes and they come up on the Archive. Barbed Wire Whipping Party, is that a top ten hit?

Live Dead

Yes, 3/1/69 vinyl sounds superb - every note, from acoustic guitar to organ to bass sound crystal clear. Also one of the best guitar tones I have ever heard.
I haven't played the 3rd disc yet - but that's useful information, Cnkd, about tbe cleaning device you use. I've just got a little brush, so I could do with something a bit more substantial.

Looking at my "Live Dead" cd, it's amazing that none of the performances here were deemed worthy of inclusion. Just goes to show what an incredible peak they had reached at this time. As Billy said, Dark Star, and then St. Stephen are from 2/27/69 and the The Eleven and Lovelight are from 1/26/69. I wonder when that one's coming out?

Incredible opening Other One into New Potato Caboose. And that introduction to Cosmic Charlie fair rips out of the speakers.

Aoxomoxoa Studio Outtakes

I have this on vinyl, plus many other bootleg vinyl's (numerous live GOGD, NRPS, Bowie, even Mott the Hoople) that I ordered from somebody in NJ back in the mid-70's. I'm in the Midwest. "Barbed Wire Whipping Post", according to Jerry, was recorded on 16-track recording gear, tanks of nitrous, and, in his words, "it turned into total gibberish". This song was never played live. I don't understand why.

filler

I know this has been stated here before, but -1 on the choice of filler. So uncreative! Why not 5-22-77 leftovers? Seemed like a ripe opportunity. Oh well. Here's hoping they can redeem themselves with 5-18-77 if there's room on that one...YMMV...As you were... :-)

Wilfred

The DaP41 filler didn’t fit on DaP40, so rather than not give it to us at all, Dave gave it to us on 41.
He explained it on the seaside chats.

@ICC

I got that. Still uninspired and a rather non-sequitur choice IMO. YMMV.

P.S. Could have simply distributed via 30 Days or otherwise. Maybe free via email download?

3/1/69 vinyl

Cleaned all 3 albums and the crackles were still there. Under bright light it looks like micro scratches. Fortunately they’re near the edge and can only be heard during quieter parts. On side 5 St. Stephen the crackles are in the Dark Star end overlap so not really a big deal.

Sounded awesome the second time through, and I noticed parts I didn’t remember noticing on the first listen.

Looking forward to 3/2/69 vinyl. That will give me the complete Box in vinyl format.

No DaP41 today, looks like Monday.

Yes Wilfred

When first announced I said that a download should have been the method of distribution of the Useless Blues.
If someone gets DaP41 but doesn’t have DaP40 they are going to be “WTF is this business?”

Whatever the case, I’m glad that Dave gave it to us since complete is always better than incomplete.

And even better, when Dave discussed it in the DaP41 seaside chat he said that it could be a model going forward where a show that requires more than 3 CD’s wouldn’t get chopped but would have it's end as filler on the following release.

SNL

Wow, appears that Katie likes mushrooms.

Hope that can be traced back to when Mayer brought her to 7-4-15 FTW.

"Even" Mott the Hoople?

Rasta5Ziggy - shouldn't that be "especially" Mott The Hoople? On the other hand-maybe you got it right first time. Get a couple of them and you would never complain about the sound of a Dead recording again.

"Busted down on Bourbon Street". 1/30/70

52 years ago today, the Dead were busted down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. They played in New Orleans on 10/18, & 19/80 at the Saenger Theatre ,acoustic & electric shows. I think these Saenger Theatre shows would make a great official release

Dates

I think you are off by a month. 10/18/80-10/19/80. I will give the shows a listen, I am not familiar with them.

I May Be Ignorant, But at Least I'm Lazy

Sheesh, all this time all I had to do was google "Aoxomoxoa outtake" and I could hear 13 tracks of vintage GD that I'd always wondered about? Well blow me down.

Not surprisingly, the outtakes are not as good as the finished record. If the digital music age, with all its reissues and barrel scrapings, has taught us anything, it is that 90% of the time the artists and producers in question made right decisions and issued the right takes. But that doesn't mean we don't want to hear them, and I've certainly head worse outtakes than these. Now, having heard them, I'm really surprised they didn't clean 'em up a little and issue 'em with the Aoxomoxoa 50th reissue.

Sick today. It's not Covid--we have tests, and when I woke up with a fever I took one, and it was negative. Still feel like Shite. Ah well. Since I can't really go anywhere, I guess I'll run my 3.1.69 vinyl through the cleaner and give it another listen. And some Neil (still sticking it to the Man all these years later!) Won't be bbqing as I'd planned (the notion of spicy food is kind of nauseating at the moment) but I can still watch football. Go 9ers!

Rowjimmy 10/18 & 19/ 80

Thanks

Nils Lofgren joins Joni Mitchell and Neil Young....

....regarding removing their music from Spotify due to Rogans disinformation on his Spotify podcasts. Joe is a fucktard, but freedom of speech and such.
I am a Spotify member btw.
Thoughts regarding this?
Gets touchy.

money grubbing fucktard

GD should take a stand and pull it's tunes as well.

Not a spotify member, never have been and I don't aspire to be. Freedom of speech until you start hurting other people.

Did you see what happened to the state trooper lemay from WA? Wonder what was going through his mind at the end.

We are in trouble as as nation. Good luck all.

RIP Dr. Johnny Fever

Apparently Howard Hesseman has departed.

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HH had a steal your face thingie on his microphone. "An always reliable source, the GD"

Re state trooper...you cant fix stupid. One of our state senators.. same thing. It would have been such poetic justice if a certain other person who got covid had...well whatevs.

Spotify: JR what a dweeb. So many ignunt doofusses in this world.

Got second shingles vaccine yesterday been wasted tired ever since

Bengals win! Didnt watch, but wow.

For you, Dwayne G!!!

Cinci/LA....

....kewl.
Hesseman passed on the day the Bengals reached the SB.
I have no words.

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Seattle

Good show

Worth a listen

spotify

Never used it and up until yesterday had never heard of Joe Rogan. Inconceivable that someone should take the comments of a guy like he seems to be seriously. About anything. He's not an authority on anything, is he?

JR

the way I know him is as a support character on an old sitcom called Newsradio (1995-2000)

no, he's not an authority on anything but publicity, apparently

"the truth will set you free"

Give 'im the Aoxo!

Cancelled my Spotify account (blows against the empire, I 'spose).

Pretty sure some of the tracks from AoxomoxoA Outtakes on the Archive were cleaned up and included as bonus tracks on recent re-releases of Aoxo (2003 reissue; 50th Anniversary edition).

well....

...according to the all powerful USPS website I should have my 41 by tomorrow...and speaking of '77 I was in Phoenix this past weekend to attend a Los Lobos show in Scottsdale on Saturday...I went to my fave music shop and plopped down the ca$h for Dickus Pickus 34...it helped plug a hole in my collection...I need about ten more to complete the series...also went Sunday went to an Imax there to see "Get Back - The Complete Rooftop Concert"...great stuff and crazy good sound...kudos to Peter Jackson & Giles Martin for this...

Hey Now Nappy

How is your back/knee? I hope you are on the mend. Take care, take it easy and be well...

BTW, enjoy your new Dickus Pickus and DaP 41 once it arrives! :-)

@ nappyrags

What is the name and location of your favorite record/cd shop in Phoenix? I have never been to Phoenix, but, given the cold snowy weather here in the north east USA, I would love to visit Arizona and this music shop. Thanks.

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