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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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  • proudfoot
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    Heres my newest million $ idea

    A Pink Floyd tribute band that plays punk versions of PF's catalog:

    Punk Floyd

    I call trademark dibs

  • proudfoot
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    2/27/69

    Yessss

  • billy the kiddd
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    The greatest Dead run......

    of all time, 2/27 & 28 /69 & 3/1 & 2 /69 started 54 years ago tommorrow. The Dark Star that all other Dark Stars are measured against.

  • proudfoot
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    2 26 77

    50 years ago
    2 26 73

  • Vguy72
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    Ok. So Umphries McGee takeaways....

    ....extremely talented and tight AF. Awesome flow within the incredible segues. They stopped playing anything maybe three times the entire show. Jake Cinninger on guitar is Bad. Ass.
    Band very good at giving signals to each other while playing and looked like they were having a great time.
    Light show on point.
    Fans are very nice. Dude next to me said it's his 147th show. He looked maybe 30. Name was Josh. Originally from Oklahoma but now lives in Denver lol.
    I knew a few songs, but could tell when they busted out a treasure by the audience reactions which I can appreciate.
    They are playing Phoenix tonight. If I didn't have to work Monday, I would've went. So there's that.
    Best $64.95 I've spent in awhile.
    The poster sucked though. Hey! Can't win em all!

  • PT Barnum
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    that old saying

    slide into home all used up, no offspring here so it all goes to my niece and nephews, what I don't sell or trade for essentials. If I make it to 80 these old box sets and Dave's might just turn out to be what I've heard call a "music lovers 401K) :)

  • 1stshow70878
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    I'm Taking It With Me

    Line my coffin with them, "it's crazy cold way down there".
    In jest of course. I'll likely be cremated. But I did see the throw it out idea happen at my parents' home when that day came. And I was one of the tossers as the sister who got the house is a hoarder. Surprising how little brown furniture went for at the sale. That was nice stuff BITD. But since there were three of us it sort of went by committee and had to be a unanimous toss or donation.
    What few thoughts I have had toward that end is selling it off in chunks as I know my wife doesn't want any of it. Maybe like the desert island question. Which ones will you save 'til the end? Today I'd say the Dick's Picks stay and selected boxes. I've let her know the values so that scenario Dennis mentions won't happen. There's a lot of money sitting there that I'm sure she'll need. And no eBay if I can help it. Is there a thread on here for selling to the faithful? I'll keep you guys informed, LOL.
    Dave's 15 on deck today from the POTDWD thread.
    Cheers

  • Dennis
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    Leaving the shit to the kids...

    I always point out to my son the stuff not to give away or throw out,,,, who knows!?

    I have many a friend that does auto collecting. They have the same stories. Two minutes after their dead, the wife/family is throwing everything out and selling off all the cars ASAP. My one buddy talks about boxes of "parts" bought at auctions and flea markets, maybe a dash from a 52 Caddy, maybe a set of valve covers for a 62 Deville, but all this stuff is in boxes and labeled. Into the dumpster!!

    Enjoy it while you're here!

  • hendrixfreak
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    We have a winner!

    "I'm a desert rat, not an eskimo." The award goes to Vguy, who seems to be racking up these awards with regularity.

    However, I have a question for topchinacat: what is this "moderation" you speak of?

    And yes to billythekid: a complete Feb '70 FE release, followed by WotF with the Watkins Glen soundcheck, followed by a summer '73 boxed extravaganza.

  • topchinacat
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    Cold Rain and Snow

    It certainly hasn’t been a typical February in Coachella Valley. But being a transplant from Omaha, a little Cold Rain and Snow is quite nice, all in moderation of course. The new hockey team here in the desert almost feels right on days like today. Salton Sea is a great story... wish I could have seen it in its heyday... and hopefully it will get the attention it needs. Anyway, all this weather ought to produce a super bloom in Anza Borrego this year! ....... tcc

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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.
Cheers

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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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