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    One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

    First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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  • Crow Told Me
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    Obsessed with Brids? Who, me?

    Not long ago I had a guy come to check on our air conditioner. Seemed like a good idea, since we’d never serviced the thing in the 15 years we’d lived in the house, and summers around here can be pretty damned unbearable without AC. So this guy comes over, and he checks out the unit and the vents and whatnot, goes through the house with a digital thermometer, and gives us a clean bill of health, thank ye gods. And then out of the blue he says, in heavily accented English, “I notice you have an obsession with birds?”

    And I’m like, who, me?

    And then I realize that out in the yard, where he was working, there are two bird seed feeders, and a hummingbird feeder. And a bird bath. And in the living room, where we’re talking, there are five paintings of birds, and also an enlarged photo of some birds my wife took. And another bird painting in the kitchen. Also salt and pepper shakers that are shaped like chickens. And a stuffed owl on the book shelf.

    So I realized he had a point.

    The weird thing is, I know nothing about birds. I couldn’t tell a whippoorwill from a curlew if you put a gun to my head. But I like watching them at the feeder, or taking a bath, and I like knowing they’re out there, doing all the same stuff they were doing millions of years ago, before humans came along. I like thinking I’m doing some little thing to help them survive in a world that’s increasingly hostile to all wild things.

    Owls are my favorite. We mostly have barn owls around here, and you can hear them screech almost every night, see them only rarely. There are also burrowing owls in the fields outside town. I think I saw a barred owl the other night, at twilight. Can’t be sure, because I could only see the silhouette, but I think that’s what she was. Either that, or an omen from the Other World. I was sitting by the creek, having (yet another) existential crisis, when I happened to look up and see her. She flew right up above me, then silently turned into the trees. Wonder what message, if any, she meant to deliver?

    Anyway ... Just finished Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Highly recommended. Just starting on Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.

    Last five:

    King Crimson: Live in Mexico
    Johnny Griffin: Introducing Johnny Griffin
    TTB: Crescent
    Aaron Copland: Piano Concerto
    Kamasi Washington: Heaven and Earth

  • itsburnsy
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    That is sweet HF, your gonna love OtR. Was in Powell's books a few years ago and they had original printing of Steal This Book by Abbey Hoffman, score!

    Birds! So I live on a greenbelt, in Summer I get birds migrating from S America to AK even, tons live there too including at least one owl. Then this spring my bird feeder starting getting raided, by what I din't know, thought maybe raccoons. And then a few days ago, swear to God I looked out my window and f*cking bear was just dumping all my seed into his mouth. Scared him away, sat back down with my coffee, looked out the window, and there it was again, dumping a whole feeder full of seed into his mouth. Unfortunately, I have pets and kids, so I took the feeder down, if anyone knows of a good anti Yogi strategy to keep bears out of feeders let know. I already put it as high as it can go and that didn't work.

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    night time bird "audibles"

    along with owls, maybe call of a poorwill (sounds like the common name) or the wing "woooosh" of a diving nighthawk

    many years ago hiking off trail on dry east slope of Cascades and there were a series of stick nests maybe 10 feet off ground in tall shrubs. gave one shrub a light shake and a very pissed off Mama Long-eared poked her head over the lip of the nest and told me to stop it!

    owl species make all sorts of crazy calls, along with the well known 4 hoot of the Great Horned. Was camping one night back country near Malheur and my girlfriend and I started hearing these tiny yipping noises, like miniature coyotes, from the pinyons (and/or maybe junipers?). Headlamp revealed them to be Saw-whet owls. They were everywhere based on the calls. Migrating through. No trace by next morning.

  • Vguy72
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    Birds....

    ....we have a birdbath and hummingbird feeders in our front yard we can see from our kitchen window. Makes doing the dishes a less of a chore.

  • 1stshow70878
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    The night time "audible" sighting is an intriguing one. Where you and I are it could just be a Great Horned owl if it sounds like classic hooting, "who cooks for you". We've been getting the Long-eared owl over here the last few years which has a much more spooky winnowing call. Ghostly for sure. Very cool "sighting". Birding has been our excuse to get out in the woods, and everywhere else, for 40 years now thanks to some biology major roommates in college.
    Cheers
    P.S. You can verify your audible on a site called ebird where recordings of calls are one of the features. Easy-peasy and just to keep it Dead related for the fans, the site is run by Cornell Labs. LOL

  • That Mike
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    To both HendrixFreak and to Jim

    HF - Sorry to hear your father passed, and of all weeks, prior to that one time we get to reflect how great their presence in our lives was. Both my folks made it to 93, from hard scrabble Depression roots, enormous families where hand me downs were presents, service to country, being decent people, parents, and friends. I will consider myself blessed should I live to that age, and gather the wisdom and probity that particular age bestows on you. My condolences, Amigo.

    Jim - Wow, what a week for you and yours. Thanks to the Almighty for the skills of the medical professionals, may all of you return to full health very soon. Your words recently about how the Deadheads on this site, and in general, were a pretty interesting and erudite bunch rang true; as a generally outside observer on this site, I am fascinated by the scope of skills, knowledge, life lessons, and unwavering objective and curious mindset of this group here.

    TS Eliot said it best:
    If you do not push the boundaries, you will never know where they are.

  • nappyrags
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    Hey I was there too!

  • Oroborous
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    Birds, anniversaries, etc

    Been really digging birds lately. This time of year there’s many different ones around that like to hang by the nearby wetlands etc. I know nothing of birding but know there’s hawks, eagles, vultures, owls, swallows, Robbins, magpies, some cool all black with orange on the side, something at night that makes cool sounds, and saw something that made me think of sand pipers but no idea what? Nature is so much cooler than TV, internet and all the other noise we clog our heads with.

    BILLY: believe that was your first? Hell of a first, happy anniversary!
    Hopefully they’ll give us that one the 50th of Allah!

    1stshow: guess ya have to change the name to fit the new location?
    Denver Nordiques doesn’t quite have the same ring? But I’m sure it comes down to power and money like everything else. Those who have make the rules…

  • Oroborous
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    “There’s too much pain and too much sorrow”

    Geeze Louise.

    HF: sorry for your loss, may the 4 winds blow him safely home!
    Sounds like another interesting trooper from that most awesome generation who lived a long and full life!

    Pretty cool about the book. Sounds like it’s time for another “get one with nature adventure”

    JIM: FFS, nothing like when life piles on. Bad wrist, and 2 serious family situations I’m sure on top of the normal madness! Sounds like you could use a killer Touch of Grey! (and some things decorum prevents me from mentioning ahem) And remember amigo, Like A Road, we’ll be there!
    Wishing speedy and healthy recovery to your family!
    Yeah, hang in there baby (picturing big, tall, lanky dude holding on instead of that cute lil kitten ; )

    Bluecrow: that must of been hard not to be able to be with him.
    I’m still dealing with not being there for either parent.
    They say pops went in his sleep, but it still chokes me up thinking about him being all alone at the end.
    But what can we do, ce la vie, the wheel keeps turning you can’t slow down, can’t let go and ya cant hold on, cant go back and ya cant stand still, if the world don’t get ya then Father Time will

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    you were there for the Bob Fried Memorial Boogie?!

    you lucky guy!! what an awesome show!

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One more Saturday night at Winterland! Yes, we're back to home base for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 42, the complete show from Winterland, San Francisco, 2/23/74. The one that featured the earliest amalgamation of what would soon become the Wall of Sound, the one that is so "loud, clear, and defined," it's been ripe for release for quite some time and we're glad it's finally getting its due.

First set or second, there are no wrong answers here. From the unique show opener of Chuck Berry's "Around And Around" and an incredible "Here Comes Sunshine" that would then disappear for 18 years, to a medley of WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks - "Row Jimmy," "Weather Report Suite," and "Stella Blue" - cementing their status in the canon and an unstoppable hour through the classic 1973-1974 Dead that is “He’s Gone”>“Truckin’”>“Drums”>“The Other One”>“Eyes Of The World,” it's all exceptionally hot.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 42: WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, 2/23/74 was recorded by Kidd Candelario and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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When mine got sent back we checked with the PO and they said it only had the physical address info, not the PO Box.
So for whatever reason the label wasn’t printed the same/correctly? It seemed like knowing that helped Rhino?
Like you, I’ve not had other issues. Fingers crossed it hasn’t happened since. Good Luck amigo!

Oh, is that avatar a Chork? Are you into Leftover Salmon? Played in a band called Wave Mountain Riders BITD. We had an original song called Chork: about being on Salmon tour and what happens when ya mate a pig and a chicken! Fun stuff lol, your avatar brought back fond memories!

....waiting for the mail carrier.
Playing disc 2 of Boxillas Cape Cod '79 offering.
You know whats on it.
My anticipation is high.
Edit. Leftover Salmon gets my nod. Great band.
Govt Mule and Los Lobos coming here soon.

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DP 42 and DP vol 1 Vinyl, the eagle has landed. I must say Dr. Rhino at customer service is the man or woman! Not easy dealing with crazy deadheads, but he or she is a whisperer!!

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I’m glad to hear your experiences have been positive, too.

My avatar is a “Buster” in reference to the song by my favorite working band, moe.

What the hell. That was a terrible first round draw for our beloved Leafs.

I know I said the Lighting won’t win three times in a row, but they’ve got a way better goalie. We may be looking at another first round exit. If they don’t win game one tonight that really puts the pressure on them. Good luck.

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....good to see.
Because, "music is indeed the best".
Especially when it's '74 GOGD.
It's baseball season here AJS. Lol.
Calgary is gonna ruin your day.

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Vguy 72 before I even ripped in 42!! at he's gone as I write this, Just beautiful! God bless the Grateful Dead and God bless Vinyl!

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Check pm

"It really was no miracle
What happened was just this..."

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I’m just waiting on the puck drop now. A big “Gulp” going against Tampa Bay, but I think this is Auston Matthews’ year.
Regardless, the playoffs are the best, and always plenty rough! Love it!
Deep breath….

(PS - I’m glad 42 is landing yonder and hither. Here is hoping those ole shipping blues are of another time.)

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Really stupid penalty, but it seems to have energized the Leafs. They had more SOG than Tampa during the PK.

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Breathing…just breathing…

(Clifford doth sucketh for such a stupid penalty!)

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But those were some pretty weak penalty calls against Tampa

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Normally I would say the game is over, but this is the Leafs.

Is anyone else having issues with the audio feed? On my broadcast, the audio is almost a full second ahead of the video. Really annoying.

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This Auston Matthews is something else. A kid that grew up in Arizona may be the best Toronto Maple Leaf I’ve ever seen in 60+ years watching.

Note to self: Must order new Garcia release. Expectations are muted, as there has been so many Keystone releases to date in both series, all his bands, so I’m expecting more of the same loose arrangements, and fun playing, with no surprises.

....aww. Phil laying it down.
Like a warm blanket.
Lemme get up in there. Thanks.
Edit.
That Big River raised both eyebrows.
That's what I'm talking about.
Slam dunk. It really doesn't get much better.
Had to shift down to Ramble-On.
Some gears were ground, but the foot found the clutch eventually.
Sounds awesome.
This is what we pay for.

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....I've caught at least 2 slipknot references....there are several runs Jerry makes in The Other One where he is clearly playing the primordial riff.

There is another brief moment another reference gets made toward the beginning of the Playin jam on the bonus disc.

Ears are astute, and will remain perk'd.

Now back to your regularly scheduled GD sammich of choice.

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Pretty good game there eh!
Yassss Clifford went a little over the top, but it got em fired up!

Let’s hope it’s not just one game where the Bolts were sleeping, but now they get woke after getting spanked!

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For those who still depend on the Pony Express to get our Dave's Picks...

How is the sound, and how does it compare to Dave's Picks 13 (one of my fav's)

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Wow. Evidently, the USPS has the ability to travel time!

Checked my DaP shipping progress this morning at about 7:30am. The website showed that at 5:30am, the shipment was in my city’s post office. (Yay!)

BUT it also showed that at 7:41am (ten minutes in the future!) it would materialize in San Leandro, CA, about 80 miles away. AND at 11:41am (more than four hours into the future) it would leave there. WTF?

So, I think we can conclude that either a) the postal service is capable of manipulating time and space or b) those tracking details are complete bullshit.

Ah well. Either way I'll probably get the DaP this week.

I finally found a show I am willing to attend

George Clinton and P-Funk

July 28

Maybe Daves will arrive today
Pleeeease

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DAP 13 has been one of my faves as well along with the 73 UCLA show as far as audio goes. This release is just a pleasing to my ear as #13. To me the pedal effects (especially Phil's) are extra meaty and dynamic to my ears a nice example are the Moog effects (sounds like they are Moog anyway) in HCS jams. Dare I say I like the audio dynamics more so than on 13?! Very nice release. Pleasure to listen to for sure.

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04/25 Order information received by UPS
04/26 Shipping mail received
05/03 Package received for processing in Fontana

It looks like it might be delivered this year.

...but how much will it cost? I'd forgotten about those three letters, USP, for a while, but coming on here, and seeing them typed out it all came rushing back. I went to check my bank statements, to see if they ever paid me back for the money they overcharged me for delivering the box in October. And they did - £32.59 paid back to me in March. I had to be firm with them, as I recall. Firm and persistent.. but fair, I like to think.

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Luckily Dave's Picks are sent by Mail Innovations. This means that UPS pass the parcel to USPS. It is USPS who ship it across the pond and give it to the national customs authority. The local customs then ask for payment of VAT and administrative costs and subsequently pass the goods on to the national postal service who deliver it to your door.
When it comes to box sets then the whole process is carried out by UPS with all their ineptitude and mistakes which, as we have experienced, can result in huge costs that have no basis in fact or law. It is a long and frustrating task to sort out their mess and get ones money back.
I can understand that our pals in the US of A prefer UPS to USPS but they don't have to deal with customs etc.

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The Me and Bobby Mcgee highlights how they were just learning how to use the microphones for the wall of sound. If they backed up a bit and instead of singing into the top mic they were singing into to both with the lower mic being out of phase, then the vocal signal canceled out. Fascinating to hear the learning in progress.

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DaP 42 showed up in the mail today. I immediately ripped it and loaded it into iTunes. I took Dave's advise and built a playlist with the Bonus Disc, DaP 13 and DaP 42 (in that order). Listening to (and enjoying it) right now!

Simonrob-yes, I don't remember paying excess charges for the last Daves Picks I ordered. Just the box.
With the box they told me that it had been classified as containing items of clothing-which for some reason are taxed more heavily than cds. That was just what one person said though-it seems a very random process.

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I don't know JJC. It sounds like they all fade out and fade back in at the same time as if there's something else going on.

JiminMD tough ti say. I am a few songs in and overall things sound good, but some bits sound distorted or overdriven. This could just be the sound people getting the beginning of the show straightened out. But I would say so far it goes to Dave's Picks 13. Just starting Sugaree.

Jerry sounds good. That's all I care about :-)

Count me among the minority, but I love my USPS. UPS can suck my kiss. In the end USPS bring my shit, ups takes forever to hand off to them, but once they have,,,, I usually get same day.

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Came yesterday, took to work and played. Sounded great there.

Home now and listening on headphones.

Great recording!!!

Not a Here Comes Sunshine expert, but this one sounds great. AND I have NOT heard anyone talking,,,,, AMEN :-)

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Glad you have good luck with these clowns.
Mine has followed its usual route: passing within a mile and a half of my house, and a quarter mile of the PO, twice! Once going to Denver, then all the way back across the state to GJ. So now it’ll be another day to come halfway back across the state again. Yeeesshhk, hey, as long as it gets here : )

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The Bonus Disc pic would make a GREAT sheet of blotter!!!

AM I RIGHT? CAN I GET AN AMEN?

also,,,, I surprised the glass hasn't sold out yet,,,, guess the "love of the glass" is over.

Time to bring back the axe!!! (givem the axe, the axe, the axe, the axe. right in the neck, right in the neck, right in the neck)

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Like Bill Cosby said,,,,,, "just a little snakie lick"

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Dennis, I haven't heard a reference to that Cosby album in maybe 40 years! Fantastic! .... SNAKES ... you get outta here!!! I will not comment on the whole Cosby saga, but WILL say that I enjoyed the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl for 15+ years (hosted by the Cos) ....

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no email, no tracking number, no bread in the breadbox. Sure hope this is not the one that gets "lost in the mail".

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