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    What a setlist!... Made me jealous of those who saw this era live. Great sound… like ‘77 was yesterday. @derekb192 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    Wow! Just as when you think eyes is gonna go to drums out of the bliss comes dancing! One of my all time fave moments! Not just classic 77 but classic ever dead! - @emrysdavies1215 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    ...this show was off the hook from the very get go. The Casey Jones is the best I've heard... beginning a jam that goes through each member going off on an instrumental solo. The end has them jamming so hard you can no longer hear them singing through it. Now you know you're in trouble (The Good Kind) when a show starts like that... Weirtheir on 10/2/77, Dead.net

    Holy hell, the 10/2/77 Betty Board sounds incredible... I just wanted to pay homage to this unreleased gem, which features the lovely, tight playing you'd expect of a 77 show with some of the highest audio quality I've ever heard ... What a treat. u/monsteroftheweek13 on 10/2/77, Reddit

    I told my mother I was going into Portland with friends. I never told her where I went... @jamesmoore3694 on 10/1/77, YouTube

    We know where you've been and we're taking you back with the twice as nice DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 45: PARAMOUNT THEATRE, PORTLAND, OR - 10/1/77 & 10/2/77. Back-to-back complete previously unreleased shows on 4CDs? You betcha! Why? Because we couldn't pick one over the other of these two nights that have been described as "fire," "mind-frying," and "crispy" (bit of a theme here) too many times to count. Witness it for yourself when you dig into the inventive medleys and pristine sound, not to mention the first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since '69 and the first live "Casey Jones" since '74.

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson (with a boost from Bob Menke, more about that in David's video) 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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    Dennis
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    I agree where's the final vinyl?

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    Different strokes..

    The only opera I have ever sat and listened to, and that only on a dvd, was "Tosca" by Puccini. This chap I knew a few years ago wanted to show me how wonderful opera was, and he planned an afternoon for me and a few others to watch and listen to that one. The others were enthralled. Amazing how different taste can be - it did make me wonder what was lacking in me that stopped me from hearing what the others were hearing.
    The only thing I really found remarkable was the apparent strength and lung power of the singers.

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    Wissinoming wins!

    Good call

    Actually, GREAT call

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    My Top 5

    Shows that I hope receive the full Norman.
    02/15/69
    09/19/70
    11/19/72
    12/01/79
    09/26/91
    I am still amazed that 45 is still available for sale.

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    No Portland yet....

    ....but that's ok. Cracked open Boxilla again. Went with Paris '90.
    It's got a Saint -> Crazy Fingers.
    Going out for some pho soon. Yummy.

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    Extremely (but pleasantly) Surprised

    To receive my Dave’s 45 today. It’s unprecedented for me to be among the first to receive their copy. So, I’m only breaking into the heart of set 2 from the Oct. 1st show, but I must say, this band is truly on top and playing free & hot. Even numbers I’m not usually fond of (post pigpen Good Lovin’) are super charged. I don’t care that the first 2 songs are from audience tape, this show seems like a true gem even though I’m not finished set 2 from night one. It’s been said (a lot) but it’s true. When the boys were on and ready for action, Everything sounds so crisp & joyful!!
    Gimme more Dave!!

    Edit: just love how at a little over 7 minutes into Dancing In The Street, it sounds like the drums segment is about to begin, a bit of a lull, and then…another almost 3 minutes of HOT pickin’!!

    I’ll be back for more tomorrow. Oct. 2nd CAN’T be hotter than the 1st, can it??

    Music is the Best!!

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    Prognosticating about the future of the release business model

    The sky is not falling.
    Road Trips Fall ‘77 with bonus disc, new, wrapped in plastic, was still available on dead net just a few years ago. I can confirm because I bought a copy.

    Annual production numbers will be determined by the running average of annual subscription numbers.

    All of ‘77 (as well as many other years) should be released. I subscribe at early bird rates every year and plan on continuing to do so.
    No ‘77 burnout here.
    In fact, just finished listening to 5-18-77 Fries-79012-remaster and it sounded grate.

    Dave,
    Time to complete May ‘77 and then hit us with that Winterland March/December ‘77 Box.

    The only opera I witnessed live was Quadrophenia in ‘96. I liked it. Because it was rock.

    I believe that the new tax on online profits is to make things more equal with the taxes on profits that brick and mortars have to pay. Sounds fair to me.

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    Only a little late...

    # 8688 arrived here in the Mohawk Valley today. :)

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    Great opera story.

    See, Opera isn’t just for the Marx Bros anymore. Heads can get their Verdi on, too!

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What a setlist!... Made me jealous of those who saw this era live. Great sound… like ‘77 was yesterday. @derekb192 on 10/1/77, YouTube

Wow! Just as when you think eyes is gonna go to drums out of the bliss comes dancing! One of my all time fave moments! Not just classic 77 but classic ever dead! - @emrysdavies1215 on 10/1/77, YouTube

...this show was off the hook from the very get go. The Casey Jones is the best I've heard... beginning a jam that goes through each member going off on an instrumental solo. The end has them jamming so hard you can no longer hear them singing through it. Now you know you're in trouble (The Good Kind) when a show starts like that... Weirtheir on 10/2/77, Dead.net

Holy hell, the 10/2/77 Betty Board sounds incredible... I just wanted to pay homage to this unreleased gem, which features the lovely, tight playing you'd expect of a 77 show with some of the highest audio quality I've ever heard ... What a treat. u/monsteroftheweek13 on 10/2/77, Reddit

I told my mother I was going into Portland with friends. I never told her where I went... @jamesmoore3694 on 10/1/77, YouTube

We know where you've been and we're taking you back with the twice as nice DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 45: PARAMOUNT THEATRE, PORTLAND, OR - 10/1/77 & 10/2/77. Back-to-back complete previously unreleased shows on 4CDs? You betcha! Why? Because we couldn't pick one over the other of these two nights that have been described as "fire," "mind-frying," and "crispy" (bit of a theme here) too many times to count. Witness it for yourself when you dig into the inventive medleys and pristine sound, not to mention the first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since '69 and the first live "Casey Jones" since '74.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson (with a boost from Bob Menke, more about that in David's video) 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 JeffSmith on Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:22

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Chill with lambasting the sound quality of Dave's 45. If you only listen to the first two tracks (Promised Land & They Love Each Other), as Dave himself explains on the Seaside Chat, you're listening to Bob Menke's audience recording. There's no soundboard of those two tracks and Bob kindly provided his tape. Some have said that the Smith/Miller/Clugston aud (140589) on the Archive is a little better than the Menke. In any case, once you get past those two, you're hearing "recently" recovered Betty Boards from the stash of soundboards returned by ABCD Enterprises. The changeover to soundboard actually happens before the end of They Love Each Other. Check out Dave's Seaside Chat for more.

The two shows on Dave's 45's 4 CDs are great sounding once they reach cruising altitude.

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Submitted by 1stshow70878 on Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:33

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I get where you're coming from. My main complaint on sound on many DiPs and DaPs is the drums are too loud. I used to blame Mickey for being involved in the remastering, lol. But to have two shows for the price of one totally outweighs the defects, and frankly that's what the tone controls are for on our stereos. And I also applaud Dave for being brave enough to get us the two shows with an aud. patch at the beginning. Patches are something they don't do very often and only when it's worth it. Especially, these two shows are so worth it. Don't give up on it.
Cheers

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Submitted by mugsie on Sun, 07/02/2023 - 16:25

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I remember getting this on cassette in the late 80s and loved both shows even if there was "some" missing. I have listened to this release several times and I love it. My question is: how is this still available? I've noticed the last few Dave's releases have been selling at a slower pace than just a few years ago. Just wondering, maybe the uptick to 25,000 units was a bit much? Anyway, have a safe happy holiday.

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