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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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    R&R shirts

    Kept em all…just not sure what to do with them?

  • daverock
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    Oldest Dead shirt

    I've still got one I wore in 1976, with the Skull and Roses album cover printed on it. Full of holes from sitting too close to a camp fire. Quite lucky I didn't go up in flames.

  • Oroborous
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    I lost My Shit In Hershey

    Fun on several levels, including that I sorta did lol.
    Careful with the schroom dust in the bottom of the bag lol.

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    My favorite Dead t shirt is Anthem of the Sun. My brothers Working Mans Dead t shirt also faded away very quickly. My favorite Alligator , all of them. Garcia's First There is a Mtn. lead on the Anthem Alligator is always fantastic!

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    Hit or miss on the Dead clothing merchandise. My Egypt shirt is in excellent shape from early 2000s, still my favourite. My Dave’s Picks waffle shirt, no problem. Other Dead shirts good. Garcia merchandise T-shirts all bright and fit great.
    However, my Workingman’s shirt sizing was bizarre, I must have got Lou Ferrigno’s shirt in error, and the detailing was so faded when I got it, it’s like the Shroud of Turin was washed and left to dry in the bright Sun for weeks. The upside is that it will be an exceptional car buffer.

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    V guy I was surprised about your t shirt experience. I have about a dozen and no problems. I wash on cold 1 rinse. Normal wear n tear. I would encourage people to give them a shot if you see one you like. No shame. Liquid Blue has good quality too, but I don't care for most of the designs (lot of ugly tye die stuff).

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    Probably common knowledge, but according to Mickey Hart, the first time he played with the Dead, on 9/29/67, they played an Alligator-Caution that was about 2 hours long. I don't know if it's available anywhere, though. And just because it's true doesn't mean it actually happened.

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    Hey Nitecat, yes, both 91 shows were recorded in 48 track. I was wrong about the 87 show as that one was also recorded in multi track. I need to go back and listen to that show again as my memory is it didn't sound as good as the other four in the box.

    Anyway, this was the last Multi Track box. We are due for another one. Hopefully this year.

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    ....will probably get it tonight. Beast. First since Lemieux from a while back. 1995-96 in fact.
    No. Not that Lemieux.
    Itsa me. Mario.

  • alvarhanso
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    I was able to start the checkout process on 2 copies. It rejected anything over 2. It also, strangely enough discounted the shipping to free. It seems to me they really haven't sold out. If it was a 1968 show with a 45 minute Alligator, I think it would have sold out in minutes. Wonder if such a thing exists anywhere...

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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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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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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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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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