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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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    The Saints place kicker...

    looks like he's 12

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    The Miami Dolphins!!....

    ....get some.

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    I’m probably showing my age here, but The Beatles were IT for me. They opened my world and turned my monochrome life into full color vista-vision. It’s amazing to think how far I’ve branched out since 1964, but it all started with the Fab Four.
    I’m just lucky to have been so musically driven way back when. We are all blessed to love music as much as we do. There’s no right or wrong here, only shades of grey. I will never tire of hearing Rain, Day Tripper, Magical Mystery Tour, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) and all the other songs they created.
    Music is the Best!!

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    And now...

    I have had a renewed interest in and appreciation for the Beatles over the past few weeks.

    Wow. They created a lot of great music.

    And their evolution is truly remarkable.

    Just...wow.

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    Goodevening - early morning here in Denmark.. Hi VGUY - where was you dad from ? Some months ago I mailed Lemieux about doing a "Rex style", Grateful Dead benefit for Hawaii. I have a sealed copy of Daves 19 (yes, the one from Hawaii 70), and will donate it, if Dead.Net can come up with some cool "Dead- Hawaii" stuff. Lemieux never returned my mail, but now that I am in the engine room(so to speak..), maybe someone can pass this along.. BW

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    ....Google it.

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    ....my dad was Danish. My mom is Spanish. Welcome aboard!
    We have a pretty neat little group of music lovers here.
    To quote Cesar Rosa's from Los Lobos, "Hello to all the music lovers out there!"
    He says that every show, and I always say hello back.

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    Options always vary on releases. I think the sound quality and performance of #47 is much better than #31. Just my opinion.
    Danehead, 79 has alot to offer. Official releases and shows available on the archive. Both shows from Cape Cod. The December Oakland run. The Nassau shows, the Stanley Theatre shows and the November Spectrum shows (11/5 and 11/6). Definitely worth checking out.

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    DaveRock- well said! I think Keith was on a real roll at that time. DP 36 is a real gem! I was just listening to that PITB version off the radio from DP 11, and it truly hit me how his playing rose above the mix, and was absolutely incredible. The 1972 Dead was likely one of their best off-the-showroom-floor models, firing on all cylinders.
    A nod to Owsley, too, who had an ear to rival the greats like George Martin or Brian Wilson.

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    Thatmike - I had the same reaction listening to Dicks Picks 36 - 9/21/72 plus the incredible bonus tracks from 9/3/72 earlier this week. He was really playing beautifully at this stage. I don't know if he was better recorded here than on the E72 dates, or whether he was becoming more adventurous - or whether it was just me being more receptive when I last played it. But whatever - one of the best releases for me there has ever been.

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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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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:23

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If you see this, wanted to update you. Last years "Undertaking" turned out to be awesome. Getting ready for the second trip through the Series. Last year, by watching them in quick succession, I really harvested much knowledge on the overall story line.

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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 10:31

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I say, well done! Going through a second time with the knowledge of the first pass can only enhance!!
Thanks for checking in.

Be Well My Friend!
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Submitted by jonathan918@GD on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 19:08

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The filler on disc 3 from 12/4/79 is stunning! Stella Blue in particular is an all-timer to these ears!

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Submitted by uncle_tripel on Sun, 01/21/2024 - 07:13

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1979-12-04? could it be the filler you're looking for?
it would certainly round out that daP 51 very nicely, right?
1970-10-24, well, you know Dave won't be that predictable lol or...?
Peace All!
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