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    A sealed, unlabeled box sat undisturbed for decades on a shelf in the Grateful Dead’s San Rafael tape vault on Front Street, its contents an enduring mystery, even to those few with access to the vault. All David Lemieux knew about that box when he became the Dead’s archivist was that it contained tapes belonging to Bear—Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s first soundman and architect of the Wall of Sound. Even in the Dead Heads’ Holy of Holies, the taped-up box was tantalizing. But this was Bear’s personal property, and so he didn’t touch the box out of an abiding respect for the elder luminary of sound. Bear’s archive of Sonic Journal recordings had been kept safe for him for years within the Grateful Dead’s vault—over 1,300 reels of tape stored in heavy-duty cartons like old banana boxes. At any time, David could have popped the tops and explored them to his archivist heart's content. But they were off-limits without the nod from Bear. - Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell, Owsley Stanley Foundation

     

    With a wink and a nod from Bear, we've peeled back those banana boxes to find some of the oldest and rarest of all recordings of the Dead including the double dose of shows that make up DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43. The two virtually complete performances from San Francisco 11/2/69, Live At Family Dog At The Great Highway, and from Dallas 12/26/69, McFarlin Auditorium, are complementary in their clarity and consistency thanks to Bear himself, and in their ability to foreshadow where the Dead were headed in the years to come. If the two killer 20-minute+ "Dark Stars" don't get ya, how about the Pigpen-centric sets featuring "Midnight Hour," "Next Time You See Me," "Big Boss Man," "Good Lovin'," and the once-lost-now-found complete rendition of "Dancing In The Streets," or the first full acoustic set ever performed? And we're certain you'll be fascinated to uncover the "Mystery Of Bear's Banana Boxes" as told by Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell in the liners.

     

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43 was recorded by Owlsey "Bear" Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

     

    *2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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  • #281
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    I was concerned, glad to hear you are well. Southwest of you I'm concerned, I still have friends in central florida, my mother lives down there (93 yrs old) but also dodged the main bullet, waiting for others to contact me. Mini vay kay play dead

  • #282
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    thanks, Doc

    Good to hear you and yours safe and sound. Thoughts go out to FL friends (so far, all good) and all who were so near the path. Almost at 1972 here, streaming the early December 1971 run at mini-MSG Felt Forum. A gloriously bright sunny Vermont day, fall foliage coming on, first frost tonight. Will pull the last peppers, tomatoes and basil out now.

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    Love it! The Ess Amt-4 is a two-way with the slightly smaller Heil Air Motion Transformer and a 10" woofer rated 20W to 250W. They are 4 ohm, 45hz-24Khz, with the x-over at 1000hz, and called the sleeper in their killer line up from BITD. The best thing they have going is that Amt which delivers clear beautiful highs and solid mids in all directions from an open top design. Easy placement that way too. Look up their big boys, ESS Amt-1s and their Towers (I forget the number), well respected and still fetch four figure prices as parts units which tells you a lot. The Amt itself is indestructible and lifetime warranted. Mine had a solid pure pulp cone on that 10" which I have had to replace with a set of Misco, made in Minneapolis, Oaktron 10" from their Heritage line made to replace the similar stuff in all the brands from BITD. Same pure pulp cone and big voice coils and magnets but in a stamped steel frame just like the originals. Spec at 16-4000hz and 92 db efficiency.
    Got the ESSs cheap when almost new in 1977 from a college roomy who couldn't manage to get them back home to Cincy without a car. But then when the cat put a hole in one of the woofers in the 90s I replaced the originals with what I thought would be an upgrade but I screwed up. Bought subs that were 8-ohms by Pyramid, Super Pro Super Blue, made by Eminence in US ( Kentucky?) famous for their instrument speakers for bass and guitar. Great deal from a car audio shop going out of business and they took my torn ones in trade as well. As you know, that 8-ohm mistake changed the x-over to 2000hz and I traded off some midrange for killer, punchy bottom end which I thought at the time was good. Found out about five years ago that I screwed up and got the Miscos for about what I sold the now valuable subs for. Fit like a glove which no one who tried that swap with the only available 10" direct from ESS could do as all they sold was the big boy 10" from other higher models with a cast aluminum frame that required sawing into your cabinets just to make it fit. Found that out on Audio Karma luckily from others trying to do the same replacement on their various ESS. A couple of those guys used Dayton woofers to good effect but I went with Misco as their specs were a perfect match to original, hence original sound. Was not going to try to mess with upgrading as I might have had to upgrade the x-over too and taking a saw to the cabinets was out of the question. SO, long story longer, I got my midrange back and Phil bombs sound better than ever! Not bad for a novice hack job since I have zero skills with electricity or carpentry. Not even interested in a sub really. Pretty small living room and I want to keep peace in the neighborhood. Anytime you upgrade there is a leap of faith that the money you're spending will get the result you're after so I got lucky in all this I'd say. Some with a little more dinero are switching stuff all the time but you don't know unless you go. I certainly was OK with all my 70s stuff but you get used to your sound and don't realize how much better it can be until you go there. Thanks Oro.
    Cheers

  • #284
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    I wish your last statement was true - but I suspect that the selfish behaviour of the powerful will have long lasting negative consequences for years to come.

  • #285
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    Most anyplace one lives is essentially dangerous......

    For all those who asked, or were concerned...............

    The Gillespie household is doing fine. So far, we've only lost power for about 45 minutes, but it's back on now. We've only caught the "tropical storm" part of Ian, but I have heard that potentially, this may be the deadliest hurricane to ever hit Florida. We now live in Green Cove Springs, about 30 miles southeast of Jax, safely away from the beach, the St John's River, and Black Creek. We're in a newish house, on high ground, have lots of food and water, and have an excellent generator. The St Augustine area is getting badly flooded........

    The strongest hurricane to ever hit Florida was the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, sustained winds of 180+ mph when it hit. There is a lovely--and moving----monument in the Keys to the hundreds who lost their lives in that storm. I've visited that site many many times while I lived down there. The deadliest? Probably the same hurricane, the exact toll is unknown, but probably in the hundreds.......

    For Matthew, we evacuated. For Irma, we hunkered down and rode out the storm. For a hurricane, either get out early, or be prepared to ride it out. I reassured my wife, "No matter what comes, we'll ride it out together".

    Out of an abundance of caution, my office is closed today and tomorrow, and I don't work this weekend. A "mini-vacation" of sorts. Now that the power is back, I'm actually busy spreading 1972 Lyceum shows around. Some things never change, hurricane be damned!!

    Here we dodged a bullet, yet I pray for those in harm's way on the Gulf coast...............

    Stay safe, and rock on,

    Doc
    What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal......

  • #286
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    Well said 1stshow

    Don’t think I’ve heard of the ESS Amt 4s, looked them up, interesting, do you use a sub with them?
    And you refreshed my memory about adcom so I looked into that brand a little too.
    Interesting video comparing Adcom and NAD to contemporary Schiit audio.

    Almost bought a Schiit Yggdrasil DAC before I got my Meitner. For like 22-23 hundred bucks they sound as good as many DACs costing many thousands more! Schiit makes simple but value friendly great sounding products, or at least the ones I’ve heard.
    But yeah, NAD and Adcom, same idea, BITD budget friendly but great sounding gear. Sounds like a sweet little system!

    Hybrid stuff. I’ve heard some sweet sounding hybrid stuff at audio shows.
    Of course Jer Bear had a hybrid system utilizing a Fender Twin Tube amp for his pre and a SS MC2300 power amp and we all know how great that sounded and perhaps why he never changed his backend!
    I would say if your going to try hybrid go tube pre and SS power…
    My best recollection was with my buddy who started YFS and built my custom Ref 3 server: had an amazing sounding system one year at RMAF using YFS server, Meitner DAC, Custom made fully analog pre (tube?) biamped with one of the best sounding MC 275 tube amps on the highs, and a 200 per McIntosh solid state amp on the lows (don’t recall the model), powering some Von Schweikert audio stand speakers. I thought the sound and imaging of this system, even in the shitty little hotel room sounded as good or better than much bigger and expensive systems there that year.
    Just can’t describe what a big clean sound this relatively small system produced! Of course for the price of the system it should! Lol.

    I think it’s like everything else: trial and error and if it’s done right it can be a plus!
    I’ve never had tube stereo gear, but I’ve heard some great stuff, but that particular MC 275 that my buddies dad (some kind of engineer/scientist) restored and modified, is perhaps the best tube amp I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear. His dad is the one who built the custom line stage too. Ya know, let’s design and build a one of a kind killer audiophile unit just for something to do lol. They build their own bike frames too!
    So to me it’s like all this stuff, tube versus SS, analog versus digital etc, there’s not just one thing that’s best or better, if it’s done right, and you get the right synergy for your room etc, I’ve heard systems of all kinds that were amazing!

    Just a thought, yeah tube amps can be great for instruments for musical creation when you want that slightly overdriven sound (think Dead 72 before using Mac amps on the instruments), but for sound reproduction they can get tubby or muddy with perhaps too much distortion. Some people like that as it can give a richer, or warmer sound, I’m with you 1stshow, I prefer a more neutral sound, though some think that’s too dry etc?

    In the end, it just comes down to what’s best for you!

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    For a few years, I was deeply into audio: or as deeply as my meager budget would allow, anyway. It started when I realized I needed a tube amplifier. This was because I realized that I would never in a million years use a transistor amp for my guitar, so why would I use one for my home listening?

    But of course tube amps and preamps are pretty pricey, so I had to go the DIY route: I built a preamp from a kit (Bottlehead) and bought an old ST-70 power amp, and I spent a lot of time tweaking them with various upgrades. They sounded pretty good, eventually. And I needed some efficient speakers, so I paired them with some Klipsch Heresys that I got off craigslist (for $100!).

    What happened next is so typical of me it's embarrassing: the ST-70 worked great for about 10 years and then just cut out one day. By this time, I had forgotten all the various rewirings and component upgrades etc I had done, and lost all my paperwork. So I had no idea how to troubleshoot it! Couldn't even find my volt meter! I decided to just sell the ST-70 for a couple hundred, get myself a used Sansui Au-417 (since they're reputed to have a tube-like sound, also a great phono stage), put all new caps in there, and call it day. So after all that I'm back to transistors. Sounds pretty good, though.

    Somewhat bemused to read the travails of my fellow heads who ordered the MSG set via Rhino and are now working through the delays and shipping mishaps. I didn't get the box set (early '80s are just not my era) but I went for the 3 CD breakout. Ordered it from Bezos and received on the day it was released. What a concept! I'm glad to have it, it's a good performance, but disappointed in the mix. It's all Jerry and Brent, Bob's guitar is completely (and I mean completely) inaudible, Phil and the drummers much too low. But you can hear Jerry great, and it's a high energy show so probably most people will really dig it. Still, I hope the rest of the box is better, for everybody's sake.

    Five for the universe:

    John Coltrane: Coltrane
    GOGD: Dick's Picks 36 (yow!!!)
    Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe
    Zappa: Hot Rats
    Sturgill Simpson: Cuttin Grass

  • #288
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    I went to separates during covid after doing some research and hearing from a collector of Heil Amt speakers that I wasn't hearing all my ESS Amt-4 floor standing speakers could do. Got an Adcom dual mono amp with 100W and 180 damping factor and was blown away like the Maxell guy. Got the other Adcom separates one at a time and noticed improvement each time. The pre-amp was better than using my old integrated amp as a pre and the digital tuner was way better than the old one. All are late 80s MOSFET stuff and fully restored they are still way cheaper than either vintage premier like Oro's McIntosh or 10x cheaper than modern audiophile. Just got to find a reliable restorer. They were the bargain audiophile brand BITD and made in USA. Very neutral coloring which some don't like but it's better to hear it exactly as it was made and play with the tone controls if you want different. Diminishing returns to go higher but I would have if the money was there. All in I spent maybe $700 and it sounds good to me. The bonus was I got a bedroom system from the old stuff, just have to add some speakers.

    Ten days to get my 3 CD MSG from CA to CO doesn't sound very innovative. Mail Innovations, aka the Louis Dejoy enrichment scheme, adds almost 500 more miles to the route that would have gotten to me two to three days earlier had UPS shortcut Mail Innovations and delivered it straight from the handoff point only 60 miles away. Bad for the customer and bad for the planet. Should be here tomorrow. Oh well, as Neil says, "don't let it bring you down, it's only castles burning".
    Cheers

    Edit: I find it interesting that folks are going back to valves, or tubes, especially in the pre-amp. I was advised to go with a hybrid solid state/tube pre-amp but stick with a solid state amp to get the benefit of the "warm" tube sound without the big bucks of the tube amp. But the hybrids were beyond my budget even used/restored as they are a newer thing. Wish my family had kept my Dad's old home built Heathkit tube amp. Would love to have heard that again.

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    Thanks Oro, a wealth of helpful information. AJS, there with you, floor standing wise, found a pair of 1986 Klipsch Cornwall IIs, 3 foot tall, 2 foot wide, 16" deep. Horn loaded tweeters and mid range, 15" woofers. They sound incredible for 35 year olds. Was driving them with an Onkyo receiver, one of the high end spec models for a long time and was happy. Eventually hooked up a power amp/pre amp combo and was surprised how much improvement... like Oro said. The power supply on the amp is huge, output rated at 150 watts per channel so a very efficient speaker like Klipsch has no stress, there is so much headroom. The damping factor as well important, a measure of how effectively (tightly) the amp controls bass response. When damping factor number is large, bass is well defined with detail and timbre, not boomy muddy. Whatever sub anyone might be using, not much useful response below 18-20Hz, as it's exponentially demanding to get lower, subsonic. The octobass and piano lowest notes are A0, about 27hz, Pipe organ low note is C0, 16 Hz. Except there's this thing called a rotary woofer that can go down to single Hz numbers at hideous expense, IMAX theater only? I would love to see and buy a 1968 NW tour box. Meanwhile, hoping Forensic Doc will let us know how it goes, we know he's in the Jacksonville area.

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    Mr Ones - great band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. I saw them just before covid, and was supposed to be going again in 2020-but... That dvd/blu ray disc of them live is worth getting, too.

    Irrespective of the extent to which climate change is affecting the hurricanes in America, there can be little doubt that the countries who are suffering most are the poorest ones. And the ones who are contributing to it most are the richest.

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A sealed, unlabeled box sat undisturbed for decades on a shelf in the Grateful Dead’s San Rafael tape vault on Front Street, its contents an enduring mystery, even to those few with access to the vault. All David Lemieux knew about that box when he became the Dead’s archivist was that it contained tapes belonging to Bear—Owsley Stanley, the Dead’s first soundman and architect of the Wall of Sound. Even in the Dead Heads’ Holy of Holies, the taped-up box was tantalizing. But this was Bear’s personal property, and so he didn’t touch the box out of an abiding respect for the elder luminary of sound. Bear’s archive of Sonic Journal recordings had been kept safe for him for years within the Grateful Dead’s vault—over 1,300 reels of tape stored in heavy-duty cartons like old banana boxes. At any time, David could have popped the tops and explored them to his archivist heart's content. But they were off-limits without the nod from Bear. - Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell, Owsley Stanley Foundation

 

With a wink and a nod from Bear, we've peeled back those banana boxes to find some of the oldest and rarest of all recordings of the Dead including the double dose of shows that make up DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43. The two virtually complete performances from San Francisco 11/2/69, Live At Family Dog At The Great Highway, and from Dallas 12/26/69, McFarlin Auditorium, are complementary in their clarity and consistency thanks to Bear himself, and in their ability to foreshadow where the Dead were headed in the years to come. If the two killer 20-minute+ "Dark Stars" don't get ya, how about the Pigpen-centric sets featuring "Midnight Hour," "Next Time You See Me," "Big Boss Man," "Good Lovin'," and the once-lost-now-found complete rendition of "Dancing In The Streets," or the first full acoustic set ever performed? And we're certain you'll be fascinated to uncover the "Mystery Of Bear's Banana Boxes" as told by Starfinder Stanley, Hawk, and Pete Bell in the liners.

 

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 43 was recorded by Owlsey "Bear" Stanley and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

 

*2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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Submitted by billy the kiddd on Wed, 08/10/2022 - 21:39

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I truly believe, that this box set will be released again on cd as un numbered and not limited edition. The recording quality and the performances are so fantastic, that I believe the Dead would want these shows available to everyone.

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Submitted by daverock on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 02:56

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It seems a few people may have missed out on The Fillmore West 69 box - I'm among them. I didn't know about Deadnet when that came out, and didn't have a computer anyway. I'm buying the L.Ps as they come out, but I would buy the complete run on cd if it ever comes out again in a shot. That and the Europe 72 shows essential in any and all forms.

Keithfan - thinking about it, a lot of my favourite versions of songs are the first ones I heard, too. And coming from the (first) L.P. era, many of these are on the old officially released albums. For example - the second side of Anthem, all of Live Dead, about half Workingmans' Dead, most of American Beauty and the the 3rd L.P. in the original Europe 72 triple album box - and many of the other songs-maybe Cumberland.

Trying to understand the lyrics of 1970s prog albums....that way madness lies. My favourite is "Cirkus" by King Crimson. Have a look at that one online, if you dare, and try summarising it in as few words as possible.

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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 03:54

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My copy of this little beauty has just been delivered here in the Netherlands. It managed to avoid Dutch customs on it's journey, so no taxes or administrative charges. 👍🏻 This looks as good as others have reported and I shall get down to listening to it directly. #17761

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Submitted by musicnow on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 05:54

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Yea, I missed out on that too. Sure hope this would be a re released. I would buy it up in a heartbeat.

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Not commenting specifically on recent band mentions, but there are very few artists whose lyrics can equal the music or stand out "ahead" or "above" the music. Hunter and Dylan do it, for me. Robbie Robertson, with The Band (but never again, plus he had Levon singing his lyrics). Then there are the innumerable songwriters too numerous to mention. The flip side is the tremendous number of bands whose lyrics basically just suck. To avoid the eggs and tomatoes, I won't list any, but they constitute an appalling percentage of popular music, at least after about 1955. In the 1920s, '30s and '40s (and prior to recorded music) lyrics had to be clever or at least hip, coded, double-entendres, especially in the blues. Check out Lonnie Johnson's "Shorty's Mowin' Your Lawn," for instance. But '60s and '70s? Mostly crap, except for our favorites.

This my patented cannonball-in-the-pool splashing, then rapid retreat to lurking again.

Plus, Bonnie Raitt tonight at Red Rocks! 15th row. Oh yeah.

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Submitted by billy the kiddd on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 07:58

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I saw Bonnie Raitt open for Garcia ,( along with a lot of other great folks who post here on the forum), in 1987 at the Greek Theatre. It was a great show,, Bonnie came out and played a few songs with Garcia. Bonnie's dad was in the audience and stood up when Garcia introduced him. The day before we were up on the Eel River to see Garcia play the first Electric on the Eel, with his acoustic and electric bands, what a cool scene, definitely the coolest place I ever saw a Dead or Dead related show, up in the Redwoods in the Mountains. right on the Eel River. Big Fun!?

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Submitted by Dennis on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 08:30

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I've been working on massive amounts of blues and I laugh when they talk about Pigpen getting bawdy.

How about...

I thought she was a fishermans daughter,,,, when I showed her the rod, she reeled!

Found another tune, "my honey hole".... some talk about their jellyroll, but I love my honey hole.

Say no more!

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 08:31

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We had a joint in Denver called the Rainbow Music Hall in the late '70s, every early '80s. It got dozed and I think a Walgreen's occupies that once-hallowed space now. Emblematic of our times? (Ponder-worthy. Like my local telescope shop that's now a pawn shop...)

The Rainbow held about 1,400 people and we saw Bonnie there probably about 1980, along with (different nights, of course), Jerry, Robert Hunter, Santana, Leo Kottke, the Dinosaurs, Roy Buchanan, Steve Morse & Dixie Dregs, boy, gotta dredge up more memories -- oh yeah, John Mayall, mmm zzz, synapses failure...

Here's to mo' Big Fun! And hats off to BTK for reiterating what it's all about, apart from a lifelong attempt at the golden rule, etc., etc.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 08:34

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And she gave me the finger!

(I typically pop off when anyone says, "Say no more!")

How 'bout Lonnie Johnson's "Jelly Roll Baker":

Without jelly roll, I'd rather be dead
I put in my order fo' two weeks 'o head
Gotta have that jelly
My sweet jelly roll...

Good ones
"No one is united
And all things are untied"
A whole lot more
Blues with multiple references to jellyrolls (they aint talking your local bakery)
Now things are just said directly
Gems such as "wet ass pussy"
"My neck my back my pussy and my crack"
Then again rolling stones were pretty blunt
Captain Beefheart "I wanna lick you everywhere it's pink and everywhere you think"
At my age I sing the blues song "the lead's all gone" from my "pencil"

Whoa! Getting a little carried away there...

Today's drive:
12 26 69
8 5 and 6 74

"Marconi plays the mamba..."

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Submitted by billy the kiddd on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 09:25

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Willie Dixon wroteI "I'm Ready", " I've got a axe handle pistol on a graveyard frame. That shoots tombstone bullets, wearing ball and chains. I'm drinking tnt, I'm smoking dynamite. I hope some screwball starts a fight. " It's on the Best of Muddy Waters followed by "Hoochie Choocie Man" also written by Willie Dixon "The Best of Muddy Waters* with greats like Little Walter and Otis
Spann backing Muddy Waters. " The Best of Muddy Waters" & " Working Mans Dead", the two greatest albums of alltime. Both get repeated plays on my bbq & beer drinking play list each weekend. Bo Carter wrote " Banana in Your Fruit Basket", great song check it out out..

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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 10:35

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"Shave 'em dry" by Lucille Bogan in 1935, under the name Bessie Jackson. Google it for the lyrics unless you are of a sensitive nature or suffer from high blood pressure. Parental advisory. 😂

Some great sexy songs by Bessie Smith - "Empty Bed Blues" - I think that was the name of the one I liked most.
The Cramps were quite saucy - especially after the first few albums. The worst ones were the hard rock bands of the early 70's, what became known as "cock rock". "Hard Lovin' Man" by Deep Purple comes to mind - brilliant riff, but ludicrous lyrics.
I quite like some of the preposterous words to songs from about 1967-1975. They don't mean jack shit most of the time.. but they are quite entertaining. The dafter the better.

Mention of Bonnie Rait reminds me of that great duet she did with John Lee Hooker on "I'm In The Mood". There's sexy.

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:26

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Sound is SO clear!
So many cool seldom heard songs.
First show: Death Don't the highlight for sure for me.
Second show: Wins hands down. Better DS to my ear.
Not a fair comparison though, because it's got an acoustic set.
New Speedway in there too.
And that Black Peter, whoa.

Speaking of Dark Stars, the DS from Keith's second show,
10-21-71 that was in last weeks Tapers, was better than these two.
(ducking to avoid thrown objects now)

Cheers

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Submitted by JimInMD on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:34

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I can honestly say that as the last Dark Star I have listened to.. this one is the best.

then again, it was the last one I have listened to.. so this should surprise no one.

You're so right, these recordings are crisp, clean, balanced and clear. Works of art.

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Submitted by bluecrow on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:50

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the 12/26 Black Peter is otherworldly

and yes that 11/2 Death Don't . . . .

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 13:10

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Dave mentions this too. The SMU audience was so polite.
That deafening silence really adds to the eeriness of that Black Peter.
Jerry really living the lyrics.
Cheers

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Submitted by bluecrow on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 13:21

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Black Peter - hauntingly intimate and clear, the playing and the soundscape - unreal.
feels like a dream, a disembodied spirit, motionless right there a few feet away from Jerry and Bob.
incredible recording by Bear

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Submitted by proudfoot on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 15:25

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4 8 72
12 26 69

Dee
Lih
Shuss

Now...what for the last 90 minutes of the drive...hmm...

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Submitted by bigbrownie on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 16:43

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Yep, gonna see the boys tonight, for the umpteenth time. They're doing a one off from their tour with Little Feat, as they mosey down the west coast.

Finished #43 over the weekend. I usually do my first listening with headphones, bur this time I went with the Vincent HDCD hybrid CD player tied to a dedicated NAD 150wpc amp into some very nice 3way Revel inwalls in the formal living room.
I gotta say Jerry and Bob felt like they were in the room with me during the acoustic numbers, and Pigpen was ownin' it on harmonica!

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 17:10

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Patience has paid off, 13,478 has arrived!! I’ve only had time to give it a quick run through, but I do have some thoughts/reactions:
China/Rider is superb
High Time->Lovelight is just beatific!!
Disc 1-Seasons, M.Hour, Good Lovin’ & Dancing are all candy
And of course, the Dark Star suite on disc 2 gives goose bumps.
But…I really need to spin 2-3 more times.

Lastly, I’ve read complaints about the structure of the 3 discs, I think Dave did a brilliant job.
Just under the max 4 hrs. of music, and this was I’m sure, the only way to do it. It’s quite easy to listen to the shows in order, with little effort. When I hear complaints about the shows not being in order, it makes me think that we have lost appreciation for what we keep receiving. C’mon man!! For anyone who used to make mix tapes back in the ‘80’s-‘90’s,
This is a fantastic solution to the jigsaw puzzle.
I for one am thankful & Grateful for gifts such as this.
I’d love to say more, but I’ve got some listening to do!!

Music is the Best!!
Thanks Dave!!!!!!

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Submitted by proudfoot on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 17:20

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First set

Sehr gut, meine liebe Totenkopfen

Note: a truck passed me on the freeway. A "Jerry hand" sticker on window
His license plate read "DVDSKY"

be the first person to identify what that license plate is all about and you WIN!

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 08/11/2022 - 19:03

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🤜🤛 Hopefully Tom_Tom is next.
Banter in between Black Peter and Uncle John's Band.
Bobby. "No shit Batman" lol.
I'm a Batman nerd. I chuckled.
Music is the best. Without it, I would be a very melancholy Vguy.
You have handsome cats Mr. Ones.
Divided Sky and the wind blows high is the plate. That band from Vermont that will be celebrating 40 years next year. Hoping they play The Sphere here then. Its got a PH in the name. All OG except Page who joined in '85. Story goes he saw them play and told Mike "Im going to join your band" even though Trey was adamant that Phish would be a two guitar band with no keys. I remember seeing them play Divided Sky at the Gorge Amphitheater in '98 with my girlfriend now wife as the sun was setting. And they are killing it since Covid.
What did I win?

....time to strap in. Ho, Ho, Ho.
Today I learned Proudfoot lives across the street from a zoo. Nice.
I live across the street from a new housing development. Tore down a golf course to make room. Hope Vegas has enough water in a few years to sustain.
The western slope of the Rockies needs snowpack and rain. Bad.
It's been monsoon season here. Humid and massive storm cells. Which is good, cause we haven't seen monsoons in like four years. La Nino.

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 01:48

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DaP #43 has just arrived in North West England.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 01:52

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Congratulations on your new arrival. Reading your comment about tape mixes in the 80s and 90s really brings home one of the positive aspects of technology. I used to make tons of mixes on my trusty high bias Maxell XLII-S cassettes. I would make LP mixes as well as record music off the radio. CDs were a great advancement. Then CD burners...and next came mp3s. Napster. Now it all just fits on my phone and sounds near-perfect.

I'm also with you on the thankful sentiment that we even have all of this Dead music at our fingertips. A lot of people have mentioned it, so I'm just one more person to marvel that they recorded all of these f***ing shows. I mean....wow wow wow wow wow. It simply wasn't done in those days. For the Dead to be the band that took this route is all the more incredible, given the varied set lists, nuances and improv in their playing, not to mention the changes in their sound that was always going on. The gig we're enjoying with these releases wouldn't work with the typical 70s band. I'm a big Who fan, but I wouldn't be interested in more than a few shows from each tour. We're just plain blessed.

Last thing - agree with your take on Dave Lemieux's decision to throw song order out the window and just give us the goods. I think we're quite fortunate to have an actual Deadhead like him making the picks. He knows his shit - I always find, if the question is something like "why Felt Forum on 12/6 & 12/7 and not 12/5 with the Dark Star and Muddy Water" that the 12/5 show is going to hit us when we least expect it. Heck, maybe 12/5/71 will be DaP 44....or the incentive for 2023's Dave's Picks subscription. Just imagine if some corporate Warner dude was spinning the wheel of fortune to determine what gets released- yikes.

Forensic Doc turned me on to these Berkeley shows fro 8/14 & 8/15, 1971. Some outstanding stuff here with pretty decent sound. Between these and the 8/6-8/7 shows, there is some great raucous Les Paul sound coming from Jerry. Jimmy, if you made it this far, there are a couple of sizzling Cumberland Blues solos on the 8/14 show).

Daverock, you're not kidding on the King Crimson! I bought In the Court of the Crimson King about 20 years ago and listened to it once. I could probably get into those guys if I gave them a fair chance.

Dave's 43 delivered this morning, with no extra money asked for. It looks amazing - couple of songs I haven't heard before and I can't remember ever hearing a Dark Star that goes into New Speedway Boogie before. Unfortunately, I was half way through the second side of the new vinyl 5/26/72 when it arrived, so I may wait until I have finished that before I dive into 69. It's a hard life!

I agree too that we are blessed with all these archival releases. I can remember reading Blair Jackson's book "The Music Never Stopped" about 1983. At the end he lists and briefly reviews his favourite tapes. The best part of the book - but how to get hold of them? I never dreamed I would get to hear them all - or most of them, in such great sound quality.

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Submitted by jjsoch on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 03:44

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DVDSKY- Divided Sky - a delightful Phish song. The opener at my second Phish show on 8/13/96 at Deer Creek.

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Submitted by rasta5ziggy on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 05:04

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Last night I was watching Andy Griffith. It must have been from the first season because he sounds 100% country. Andy rips into a killer version of "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" while on his front porch playing his 6-string. Played two verses, one which I had never heard before. Aunt Bee was nowhere to be seen. She may have been in the house twisting one up. I wonder if the Dead ever covered any other Andy songs or did a show near Mayberry or Mt. Pilot.

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Submitted by drcomedy1966 on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 05:07

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Landed safely in sunny East Kent. That's this evening's listening sorted.

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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 05:23

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Was listening to the dark star from the first show last night. Way toward the end, like maybe 25 minutes into the 30 minute song, they suddenly burst into the tighten up or "hypnotize" jam that they would later do much more completely on October 31, 1971, from dicks picks 2. I was totally not expecting that, and it was a wonderful little Easter egg to stumble upon.

And I am loving this release with the two dark stars. I appreciate that they are the more melodic kind, not the dark murky abyss that some of them become.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 07:15

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Isn't there a hybrid strain named after her? OG Kush?

As we all know, Aunt Bee was known for her purist approach to growing Cannabis in the North Carolina foothills. She had a few acres of weed and a still out back. The Original Gangster of pot growers.. Pouring my first sip of moonshine of the day on the curb in honor of Andy and Aunt B. I wonder how they kept it a secret from Opie (or did they)?

(whistling the theme song as I write this - whew whew wha whe, wha whe wha whe, wha whe wha whe wha whe whe whe)

Edit: If you google Andy Griffith Going Down the Road Feeling Bad youtube has part of this.. it opens with Otis drinking some of aunt bee's cannabis infused moonshine. Classic.. all in black and white, I am not sure they ever did this one in color.. I forget.

Ha, immediately makes me think of that awesome Henry Kaiser song off of the great Those Who Know History are doomed to repeat it album which now that I think of it, needs a spin this WE!
Cool Dead related stuff on there for those not familiar.

Let's see who can get this.

First aired in 1964, again aptly in black and white. The theme song is:

duh duh duh da - snap snap
duh duh duh da - snap snap
duh duh duh da, duh duh duh da, duh duh duh da - snap snap

Just to keep in interesting.. the Dead covered this theme song three times. (this is beginning to sound like a Bolo post). Once in Oregon. My final clue.

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Submitted by Seventhson on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 08:31

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Lovin these shows, but did anyone else have issues playing disc 1? My CD player can't seem to read it, but my computer DVD drive can. Probably my cheap Sony CD player but discs 2 & 3 play fine. It came with a couple scratches on disc but I don't think that's the issue.

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Submitted by billy the kiddd on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 08:59

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Jim, it's the Adams Family, great show, used to watch it every Friday Night'. Time to get ready for today's bbq.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:20

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Right on BTK.. Doing a little BBQ here today myself.

Like the Kevin Bacon game.. but I'd venture to say we can tie almost any topic to the GD in like four degrees of separation. They were just so much more varied, interesting and relevant than Kevin Bacon. Sorry Kev.. still love ya man, but I love Jerry and the boys more.

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:45

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Didn't know for years, but there are words to the Andy Grif theme,,,, "the fishing hole"

Well now, take down your fishing pole
And meet me at the fishing hole
We may not get a bite all day
But don't you rush away
What a great place to rest your bones
And mighty fine for skipping stones
You'll feel fresh as a lemonade a-setting in the shade
Whether it's hot, whether it's cool
Oh what a spot for whistling like a fool
What a fine day to take a stroll and wind up at the fishing hole
I can't think of a better way to pass the time of day
We'll have no need to call the roll
When we get to the fishing hole
They'll be you, me, and old dog, trey to do the time away
If we don't hook a perch or bass
We'll cool our toes in dewy grass
Or else pull up a weed to chaw
And maybe sit and jaw
Hanging around, taking our ease
Watching that hound a scratching at his fleas
I'm gonna take down my fishing pole
And meet you at the fishing hole
I can't think of a better way
To pass the time of day

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Submitted by bigbrownie on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:08

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"Hypnotize", yes I thought the same thing. I let it pass by 'cause the indica was kicking in. These old ears detected several other song references in this Dark Star. Next listen, I'm taking notes.
The Death Don't was stellar, and I bring that up because Hot Tuna played it, and played it well, last night. So a double dose of an old time fave just this week.
Jorma was in fine form, and I had a brief moment with Jack by the bus. I was nervous, and I called him "Mr. Casady".

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Submitted by JJ Fehmarn on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:16

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Got my copy last monday, no additional taxes and charges. There was a fat sticker on the back side of the package
for about 10,65 EUR on taxes and postage fee but the postman didn't realized that. Good for me.
Sound on these Cds is fine but I'm not a fan from putting fillers on the Cds. Reminds me to the good old taper times
when you put the encore after the first set cause the second set fits on C-90 Tape.
Last Five:
GD- DP43
Neil Young - Toast
Neil Young - Noise & Flowers
Neal Casal - Fade Away Diamond Time
CRB - Burg Herzberg Festival 2019

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:32

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anyone getting notices on "the vault series" from Experience Vinyl.

It's been put off since April(?),,,, said summer 2022 for a while,,,, just checked says 8/13 now.

anybody, anywhere, any words?

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Submitted by PT Barnum on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:33

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Hey now everyone, hope you all are enjoying that great release DsP 43. Everything said her so far has been right on, awesome versions of classic Dead tunes.
On another note, Joe Walsh Vetsaid 2022 sells out in half an hour. Who's been watching Joe on Colbert this week? Did a fine Life's Been Good Wednesday and has had on display a different guitar every night. Did anyone recognize the axe he played last night?
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