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    Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.


    By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.


    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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  • proudfoot
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    I found a video of them pre-glam in 1969 outfitted in skinhead garb performing Martha My Dear. With a violin, no less.

    Truly bizarre.

    I of course know Cum On Feel The Noize from Quiet Riot's cover in 1984. I've heard of Slade mostly in passing and as an influence on punk's creation.

    Thank you for the insights, gentlemen.

    PS crapcha images have begun showing up again. Please, NO!

  • dmcvt
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    Been away in Maine for the last ten days, holy smokes 15 pages of posts to catch up. Fishing, light hiking, nearly off the grid, no television, music from WERU Blue Hill and WMEB UMaine Bangor student station, eclectic mix to say the least. At Lobster Boat Races off Long Island Casco Bay, top speed was 63 mph, that's fast for a lobster boat. A very good friend had offered me lawn tickets to Phish SPAC, but that was a show too far. Did listen to the Friday night on the drive back, the noon Serious day after show, really nice version of Velvet Sea. Back just in time for a reggae concert last night, so Vermont, about 100 people dancing on the grass outside an old barn mountainside with a 5 piece band and local brewery, Thai buffet. LIve street music in Hanover today, Della Mae outdoor show Wednesday. Live music is the best! Hope everyone is having a great end of summer.

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    DaveRock- I have a retired firefighter neighbour that is crazy about Slade, one of his all time favourites. He plays guitar, even has a small studio in his home, and has everything Slade ever released legally, illegally, or in between. Except for the early 70s when I was in high school, I have never heard anyone ever mention them.

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    John Cipollina - Slade

    Not often you see those two names together. Still. It must have been great to see John C. with whatever band he was a part of - I never knew about that gig with Nick Gravenites. It was probably before I started travelling to London. The closest I ever got to seeing him live would have been that tour he did with Man, around 1975. It was over before I knew about it.

    PF - when I first started getting Dead tapes, around 1987,the guy who used to do them for me was also into The Dinosaurs, and he did a few good tapes of their shows for me. Robert Hunter also performed with them sometimes.
    Much later - 2004 in fact, I have it here, a double cd of The Dinosaurs came out - "Friends of Extinction" - one cd live, one studio.

    As for Slade...the first rock n' roll record I ever got, in Fall 1971 was their single "Get Down And Get With It". There is a version of that on the 1972 album "Slade Alive!" that has to be heard to be believed. It has possibly the greatest rock singing I have ever heard from anyone from any era. Incredible tonsils that man must have had. My Dad thought it was hilarious.
    They were desperately uncool at the time though. They started misspelling titles of their songs, and started to seem almost like a comedy act after a while. I still liked them, but I didn't go on about it. If anyone asked me who I liked, I said Gong.

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    Hey Vguy...

    You know who was most pumped about Derek joining the boys? Yours truly. He and Jimmy Herring have been my top living guitarists for 25 years, and I was fortunate enough to catch Derek when he last sat in 7-7-99 in Charlotte. Caught him four days later at the same Blockbuster Pavilion with the Allman Brothers, on his first tour after Warren Haynes and Allen Woody left in March of 1997, Derek was wanted then, but was too young, so they had Jack Pearson for a year and a half before Derek got the job in '99, and held for 15 years. He blew me away that first time seeing him, but Dickey Betts was just as monstrous a player beside him, and pushed Derek as much as he got pushed. No matter what they say about Dickey's last year in the Allmans, all four shows I saw him play '98-'99, he was every bit as good if not better than Jack Pearson or Derek, still sharp, no signs of drinking, or being overly loud. Anyway, Derek shows up to jam with Phish was like a dream come true back in '99 at my second Phish show. They did Funky Bitch and Possum, the first a Son Seals blues tune, the second a Phish original that was tonight's encore, a nice easy blues rocker with tension and release. I already dug the show, but him on the encore was delicious cream cheese frosting on top (hate cherries). Five years later, I got to see him guest with String Cheese at the Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash, and it was just as exhilirating. They did a rocking, Allman-esque original into Wayne Shorter/Miles Davis tune Footprints, where Derek really lets loose. The String Cheese guitarist, Billy Nershi, makes a typical sarcastic remark as Derek leaves, that "He'd be good if he practiced more, jeez", which I recall the crowd didn't take as intended. Luckily, Derek didn't seem to mind, as he came back for the encore (after Cheese debuted Deal) of Way Back Home> On the Road, an African-prog tune that went into a middle eastern jam with Derek into another Allmans-esque song (Southbound).

    Tonight's sit in with Phish was the last hour of the show. They could've whipped out a Derek and the Dominoes tune, an Allmans tune, hell, Joe Cocker. In the first set in Twist, I think (after they did a pronounced The Wheel Jam), Trey teased With a Little Help From My Friends, the Cocker version, just the Jimmy Page opening riff. Nice serendipity there. But the whole first set was quite good, from the rocking, classic Free opener to funky Wolfman's to solid Maze, the newer tunes were good, Pillow Jets sounds like a Who song and Sigma Oasis sounds a lot like Runaway Jim at the beginning. But Tube was nice and funky, a little spacey jam with Page on clavinet, then the Twist with Wheel Jam into the Hood I wanted. And I mean that, as it was a delightful Hood all the way through. Second set started nice and deep jam in Down with Disease (my personal first in 20 years, just 11 shows since then), but a smooth as silk segue to Ghost then led right to a major key switch a few minutes in, and thought they were gonna do Sweet Jane, nice jam into 2001, which basically served as an Elvis-like intro to Derek freaking Trucks.

    He came out, they did Golden Age, a TV on the Radio cover, they killed that, then they did the newer Phish song Everything's Right, and had a raging guitargument onstage. It was glorious! A Life Beyond the Dream featured more measured fills by Derek on slide and standard. He was quite interchangeable. Most improbably after he handled two, obviously rehearsed newer Phish songs, they came to the end of the set for a raucous finish with First Tube. Never in a million years would I have guessed this one. They do the first "verse" of this funky, endlessly grooving instrumental with Derek accentuating, they get to "verse 2", and he plays harmony, and the crowd flips out. The encore break after the Jedi Trey feedback and general cacaphony of that crescendo had my ears ringin' somethin'awful in the long, quiet encore break. A lot of people were leaving to beat the traffic, but it seemed as if people were stunned silent. Anyway, they come back, and luckily, Derek is in tow again, and they launch into Possum, which was a fitting capper to an awesome night.

    I stopped seeing Phish in 2003 after a terrible couple of shows in a row. Their breakup in 2004 didn't change that, but I did go to Knoxville 2009, it was great, Trey was sober, and they had obviously rehearsed and practiced the crazy difficult songs, so saw them basically annually when they came to NC. When I moved north a few years ago, thought I'd see tons of shows, but just two. And these are my only shows since COVID started. But since 2009, I've only seen one bad show, and one mediocre show, the rest have been good to excellent to legendary (for Phish). Those legendary would be 8-26-12 and 6-21-19, missing out on 6-17-11 by a Maxwell Smart that much. Just hope it doesn't take more devastation to get more shows.

    By the way search the interwebs for tonight's show, the video may stay up on the youtoobs, last night is still playing, so tonight should be up permanently one would hope, especially since people might still give to the benefit linqs. Check it out, some awesome music tonight. At least, I thought so.

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    Derek Trucks sat in with that band from Vermont....

    ....outstanding and epic. Golden Age.

  • proudfoot
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    Yo British people on this site

    Slade

    Big in the UK back in the day?

    I just flashed on them and am looking up stuff about them. Apparently they were quite a big deal.

    I know just a few tracks at the moment.

  • proudfoot
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    I was lucky enough to see John C...

    in 1987 methinks when he played as part of the Dinosaurs. North of Seattle, a place called Parker's.

    He, Barry Melton, Country Joe McDonald, and several others. Maybe Merl Saunders and Peter Albin.

    I'm very glad I went to that show.

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    Great John Cipollina Documentary called Recoil, check it out. What a great guitar player!

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    bout due for another binge, dug the 89 stuff I’ve seen so far!

    Need to learn more about ole Batman, another great, and great band that I’m way behind the curve!

    Bob Barker. Ever since I saw Happy Gilmore, I’ll never think of him otherwise again, which is nice!

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Who's ready to boogie with a little Brent-era Grateful Dead from the Gateway to the West? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 47 features the complete unreleased show from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, 12/9/79 and you're going to need stamina because this one is high energy from start to finish.


By the time December 1979 rolled around, Brent Mydland had fully cemented his place in the Grateful Dead canon with his twinkling keys, harmonic tenor, and songwriting skills. No more is that evident than at this show boasting 25 songs including soon-to-be classics from GO TO HEAVEN like "Alabama Getaway," "Don't Ease Me In," "Lost Sailor," and the Brent-penned "Easy To Love You." It's also packed with whirling takes on fan-favorites like "Brown-Eyed Women," "Shakedown Street," and "Terrapin Station." And you've never heard a 2nd set quite like this with eight songs before "Drums" including an improvised "Jam" launching from the end of "Saint Of Circumstance." It doesn't stop there though, with a blazing finale of "Bertha>Good Lovin'" and perhaps one of the best versions of "Don't Ease Me In" the band ever did play. We've rounded out Disc Three with an extra nugget from '79.


Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, this release was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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back at cha!

Thanks!

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Never been there, but in looking at pictures (over many years), it seemed like the design was off. Looks like a hard time seeing from lawn. Makes sense, used to have a small lawn where you can see. Now expanded into bad design. Why not upgrade the shed part of the property so that the whole lawn can see?

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My favorite show in '79 was in Indy on 2/03.........have a poster from the show that I put dibs on at a local headshop........10 years later, Mouse signed it for me at an art show that was touring along with the band. It's a blue/orange day-glo of the back of Terrapin Station, which is his design........tix, as stated on the poster, were $6.50/$7.50 DOS................dem good 'ol days!!

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I hear what you guys are saying, and yeah, sight lines could be a challenge. Now, I’ve only been for the Dead 84 & 85, and maybe things are different now, but seeing the dead there/then was amazing! Camping for a couple daze around those grounds etc, sweetness, and one of the best parties we ever went to!
We always went to lower lawn, not too close so we could catch PA, but we could see ok. But it wasn’t much about seeing back then, and man, what a dance party out on that lawn in the pouring rain! You really did have to be there!
No, it’s not the rocks, or the Gorge, or the Frost or Greek, but it will always be one of my favorite venues just because of the setting/place and vibe. And the band went as nuts as we did, and always kicked ass!

Fun Toga story: in 84 we went a day early and they let us park/hang in the main lot area. (We had some fun jams with some dude playing Tull on Flute!) By next morning, overwhelming insanity.
So, after lighting up like NY all night, my Bud (ole BOO469) and I decide we need to rest up a little for the show, and yet another all night high wattage affair. So we grab our sleeping bags and venture into the park itself, find a nice quiet picnic shelter, and proceed to get comfy on the picnic tables.
Well shortly thereafter, park ranger comes round “no camping in the park”!
Well old Boo gives em the “what if we’re not camping” which kinda throws the guy. Boo continues “yeah, what if we’re just having a picnic” Rangers like, picnics ok, no camping, so Boo goes “well what if while we’re having our picnic, we decide we want to lay down for a few minutes and digest our big meal etc” Rangers like, picnics ok, no camping. So of course we adamantly tell him we are most certainly having a picnic in spite of any evidence to the contrary and he goes away, and we both got the most necessary rest needed, on our picnic ; )
The rest is history! Pheeeew, summer 85 baby!

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Got my shipping notice at 4:AM today. Left the UPS facility around 5:AM CA time. Says it’ll be here Tuesday, which is my day off! We’ll see…

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Fate made it possible for me to attend Phil Lesh and Friends in 2006 at SPAC.

Glad I went even though the show itself was...kind of...not...amazing.

The venue itself was like people are describing.

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A raise of the glass

Another one bites the dust

Wow

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That's a great story, Oro! Boo quick on his feet, so to speak, just like ole Neal.

Hard to believe a venue would sell seats on the lawn without a view of the stage but that sounds like corporate America for ya.

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Have seen photos and possibly even Dead & Co video, but those don’t show you the bad view lines.

I’ve bought obstructed view seats in the past.

6-22-91 I bought a ticket at the box office the day of the show and the ‘obstructed view’ was obstruction by the soundboard. The tix they were selling at the box office were seats in the tapers section. So we actually scored floor seats, but had to stand in the aisle to the side of the soundboard to see the stage.

Pink Floyd 94 saw them on the floor of the Silverdome. The next day I bought an obstructed view ticket for that night and used my stub from the night before to get on the floor. Went by myself because I had to see them again, and it was the right decision. The show I saw had the same set list as the show on Pulse, set 2 complete DSOTM.

For GD in basketball stadiums I’ve had side/behind stage tix from mail order. Was fine with me, I was inside and those areas were less crowded. There were also speakers pointed in that direction.

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....I fear the fear of the cause. Her son committed suicide in '21.
I hope I'm wrong, but my senses say otherwise. Stupid senses.
She was a year older than me.

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Hell what about the shipping notice for the 8LP here comes sunshine release? This operation is pathetic. Phish and Garcia family provisions know what they are doing this crew is a ridiculous disaster.

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Already up at Amazon. Also announced on the latest GOGD podcast about Watkins Glen. The cd version includes two discs, with two demos at the end of disc one ("Eyes of the World" and "Here Comes Sunshine") and a selection from the surviving reels of the 11/1/73 show in Evanston on disc two (WRS; Morning Dew > Playing in the Band > Uncle John's Band > Playing in the Band; Mississippi Half-Step).

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Candace Brightman? :-)

Wake was hidden on the dead site, I would have expected under "Music", "new releases". But nooooo, it's under "special collections".

It was free shipping from them, but the bastards dug deep into the wallet. An exclusive "blue" lp AND a picture disc version!!!! You're killing me!! Double cd collection seems nice. Apparently getting the meat of what's available for 11/1/73,,, my copy of 11/1 doesn't have Weather Report Suite,,, so nice.

PS - I've gotten a notice of shipping for 47,,, i think,,,, they're never really clear on "what's coming". Doubt the glass will come with it!

Also got quick response from Garcia people on whether or not vinyl and cd shipping together for garcialive 20. They made it sound like both are in one box.

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He's the 5th member of Phish, running the most stunning moving light rig I've ever seen - it is groundbreakingly amazing, totally choreographed with everything that band does.

It's unmatched genius and has enhanced their shows with a True X Factor.

Sixtus

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Interesting choice! Sorry HF, no WG…YET
I was hoping for a horn show, and/or think the bonus disc should have more songs off the album, BUT…
That being said, this is a hot set! We hit it this year on POTDWD, and though only the second set is currently available, it was a real doozey! And if only the second is in the vault, well I guess this is as good a way to get it out as any?
BUT…but, perhaps the most interesting factor is that it’s another 50th bonus that’s only one disc…
Guess only the big dogs (AB & WMD) will get full shows?
So, what’s that mean for Mars, especially since there’s a lot of carcasses from 74 to pick at.
And Blues then will only be 3/23/75 instead of 6/17//75, which means 6/17//75 when? Perhaps another 30 trips for 60th anniversary in gulp, just two years!
Yeah, kinda a bummer, silly me, I had been going through and trying to figure out what shows would have made the best bonus picks partly based on most songs off the corresponding album lol. Oh well, it was fun and who knows, maybe we’ll get Gainsville for Go To Heaven ; )

Uncle Sixtus! How’s it? Good to see ya!

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A lot of calls for a Gainesville release, which would be cool. An Anchorage box could be interesting as an Alaska Complete shows release. So many choices.

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Take it to the Limit
Was he ever on of the reunion tours?

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That would be a great mini-box, just like 10/9 & 10/10 82.
My guess for next DaP is 7-18/76, with its hard-to-beat set list.
Ideal 1976 choice would have been 10-15, but no tapes in the vault. One of the 2 best shows of the year, check it out on the Archive.

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1968 Carousel Ballroom.

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It was one of my most listened to tape back in the day. 11/6/77 broome was another one listened to at Davco farm in Southborough, Massachusetts keg parties in the 80's. Like anyone cares, but you could see Mt. Wachussett at the top of Davco hill. Sweet.

and raise ya a 9/26/76…

Love 7/18/76! Perhaps my favorite 76. But don’t want it released. Why not you rightly ask?
Because there’s only so many picks left and I already have such a good copy lol

47: starting its journey…I’m starting to get the anticipation “vibe”. Have listened to the shows around it and rehashed DaP 31 last week. Really not bad, just something…? Can’t explain?
Prolly just hung up on what should get released lol
Hell I even hit Bill Ricka last week

48: I’m guessing 9/26/91 or 10/31/91. He’s gotta do 91 sometime.
Though 6/22 could be wildcard…
There’s DATs right, so WTFN?

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In yesterday's email.
UPS tracking says it left Fontana, CA at 4AM today.
Says expected Wednesday Aug. 2.
Glad UPS didn't have to strike. I hope they got what they needed.
Cheers

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I got my shipping notice for DaP 47 on 7/26. However I have no estimates as to when it will make its way to me. I am guessing I may get by Saturday of next week at the earliest. However sometimes I get surprised and things get here faster than expected.

I am looking forward to this one and it will be a nice change up from the HCS box. I am not complaining at all about those shows form that box, they are all awesome, but I like the variety. I still think 1979 is a under the radar year especially the early and late fall tours.

As for 48, Dave L said it going to be a really good one (I can't recall his exact words from his riverside chat), but I am curious. I feel like it is going to be a pre-hiatus based on Dave's excitement. Maybe we are getting the 7/28/73 show with the 7/27 soundcheck? I am not sure as we already are getting a healthy dose of 1973 this year. I know we all talk and speculate as to when the rest of the "big" and highly regarded shows will get released and 7/28/73 is certainly one of them. However I know that there is a lot of shows left in that category so it could be anything. I like the 1968 prospects, and of course 1970 has gems that are waiting to get out. Then there are more for 1972, 1973 and 1974. Everyone's opinions differ, but there is no shortage of long desired and overdue to be released shows.

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2/9/73

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....hey! I know that show!
But another '73 show on top of the box and Wake 50th bonus disc?
It's gotta be 1970. It's gotta be!!

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Really getting tired of Dave's picks shipping BS. Why is it so dam impossible to get these at the very least moving by release date? I have a shipping notice but the dam thing has gone nowhere. Getting old.

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OK - I ordered 2023 Dave's Picks like I do every year. I was emailed a volume 47 ship confirmation but the tracking number I was given isn't found by USPS, UPS or FedEx. What gives? When I try to find more information on Dead.net I am told they are "migrating" their system (for about 5th time in 3 years) and they don't have past order history.

Like previous comments - WEA sucks. As much as I love the GD it might be time to stop ordering products from WEA because they can't do a darn thing right ... for such a big company.

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My favorite 50th anniversary release so far is Aoxomoxoa. I really like that they released the original version and not the remixed version. I never cared for that remixed version, same for Anthem of the Sun, I never liked the remixed version compared to the original mix..

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My UPS tracking says:
UPS Mail Innovations Expedited

So, mine has been expedited.
Sweet

I think that ‘expedited’ is why it didn’t sit in Fontana for 5 days before beginning to move.

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Best album title ever

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just got updated. It’s in the USPS’ hands and I should have it Monday. Not to jinx it though…

Yes, the original Aoxoxmoxoa is a great album. In the 70's, in England, you could ( or at least I could) only get the remixed version,which is nowhere near as good a sthe original. The remix always sounded de-psychedelicised to me.
The original mix of Anthem is better than the remixed version too - although the remix isn't too bad either in that case.

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....for St. Louis AND the Phish Lawn Boy vinyl.
Phish is streaming their MSG shows audio on LivePhish. $9.99/mo. Worth it.
They also have this NFL style overhead skycam on their video streams at The Garden this tour.
Fancy, fancy.
The OG AOXOMOXOA mix IS better. Agreed.

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I will listen to it tonight then probably rip it tomorrow. It is in good physical condition.

I didn't get one either.
Order status doesn't say it has shipped! Same as in earlier shipments.
Poor service!
G.

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I wouldn’t worry about the shipping notice yet. I have received a number of Daves picks without one and sometimes the order status still shows that it hasn’t yet shipped after I received it. If another week or two and no CDs, ask for help. It only happened to me once, but there was one DaP that didn’t come after 5 weeks until I asked for help, and then I got it in a day or two.

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