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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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    Hollywood Bowl, not so deep thoughts

    Vguy - Banana Bungalow Hostel is cheap, and within walking distance. It even has a pool. Saw D&C in 2019, shakedown st was as massive as you'll ever see. Saw two guys get in a fist fight over nitros. If you drink, get in line right away and buy an entire bottle of wine. It seriously takes at least 30 minutes to get a beer or take a piss. Two shows, no beer, no restroom either time. It's a grate venue regardless, think it was the CCC who built it.
    PS - Howlin' Rays, & Waffles, Salsa and Beer

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    Red Rocks is one of the finest concert venues on planet earth. It's my all time favorite venue. My last visit was for the summer 87 Dead shows followed by the Telluride shows. Big fun.

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    billy the kiddd
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    Release them, Please.

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    6/27/69

    Heard it over the past 24 hours on archive

    Tremendous

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    I'd forgotten David Crosby was on that one. A great record - one of my favorite Jefferson.......albums. "Sunfighter" is another really good one.

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    As a homage to David Crosby, I recently pulled out some of his better albums he was a big part of, including the Sam Francisco triumvirate of “If I Could Only Remember My Name”, “Blows Against The Empire”, and the first Crosby/Nash album (“Baron Von Tollbooth” has many of the same players and pedigree, but a weaker execution). Garcia, Lesh, Mickey and Bill are prominent and outstanding on these records, and the Wall Song is one of the trippiest songs these guys ever did. Only Lesh could have brought that rumbling bass line so well to that song. I revisited Crosby’s “Voyage” box set, and some odds and ends from the Byrds and CSN. An incredibly impressive body of work (some of his Byrds work still sounds amazing after almost six decades).
    He leaves a great legacy, no doubt.

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    Death Don't Have No Mercy. 4/6/69 Avalon Ballroom

    Death Don't Have No Mercy, check it out, great version! This show was broadcast live on KPFA in 1969, it would a great release as part of a 1969 box set..

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    Looks interesting. If anyone is contemplating buying Dark Side of the Moon again, I would respectfully point them in this direction.

    I've never been to Red Rocks, and it looks beautiful on photographs, but I can't imagine enjoying a live band there - The Dead excluded. But even there, I'm happier indoors when I'm listening to live music. Some places of natural beauty are spoiled by great crowds of people. One of the most interesting towns in England is Glastonbury. The worst time to go is when the festival is on. Great to wake up at the crack of dawn when there is hardly anyone about, climb Glastonbury Tor, and look out over the landscape.

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    proudfoot
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    Good show
    Creative set list

    Now 12 11 69

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    The Great Rainbow Controversy will help sell more copies of the new release

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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.
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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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