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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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    billy the kiddd
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    TopChinacat 12/28/83. SF. Civic

    TopChinacat, 12/28/83 was one of my favorite Dead shows that I atttended. I think it would make a great official release. There is a video on U Tube of the whole show. 12/30/83 was also a great show.

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    Gary Farseer
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    Hillary looks like a b!tch.
    Be prepared, Be safe.

  • #813
    Angry Jack Straw
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    A collective tap of the sticks for RJ. He was one of the best and will be missed.

    Top shelf.

  • #814
    topchinacat
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    7-13-84 and 7/18/82

    Hey BTK and Proudfoot.... I THOUGHT I saw you both there at the Greek!! That remains perhaps my most memorable GD show moment in the paltry 50-75 times I saw them ... will never forget Phil coming back on stage .... had no idea what, but knew it was time immediately dose up! On a somewhat related note, I see myself in the taper section of the Greek that weekend in footage from the Long Strange Trip movie....

    And with regard to 7/18, I was not at that show, unfortunately, but managed to make the 'annual red rocks rain out' about a week later ... another incredibly memorable trip for a variety of reasons.

    Been snooping around the New Years shows in 83 ... was at the SF Civic for all 4 (as I'm sure were you BTK).... didn't know that this was the one and only Goodnight Irene !!! Love it! Still have a pretty decent cassette of the Band warming them up!! .................tcc

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    Dennis
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    off subject, looking and giving!

    I was asked by my brother in law about availability of something, I've checked around without much success, time to throw out to the dead crew (they know all).

    Apparently in the 70's out of Philly on WYSP (94.1) they had a Radio Comedy Hour. Skits were interspersed with the static of tuning a radio station in. Anyone remember such a show,,, have copies of said shows or know where to acquire? There are a couple on youtube, but not a "bunch" of them as he claims there should be.

    For your gift for looking I offer Peter Lemongello - Love '76 (Deluxe Version). Yes, the DELUXE VERSION!!!! Anyone around in the late 70's, watching late night tv will know the name!!! He's right up there with Zamfir, Master of the Pan Flute.

    Thanks

  • #816
    Vguy72
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    Look up Talking Heads reunion....

    ....it's not a concert. But still cool imo.
    Last Five....
    Phish - 7.23.23. Syracuse, NY. Current.
    Cowboy Junkies - At The End Of Paths Taken
    Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls
    GOGD - 9.20.83 MSG
    Weezer - Weezer (Green album)

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    proudfoot
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    300 shows is indeed impressive

    Wow. That's...a lot.

    Yesterday I picked up the CD reissue of GD's first LP. It has bonus tracks, including 9 3 67's Viola Lee Blues. If you have this, listen to it soon. It might be on archive daht org, too.

    A very pleasant find. $6.70 total.

    I love this band.

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    daverock
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    300 shows

    Nitecat - that's truly impressive. Well, I'm impressed anyway. The most I have seen any one band, by some distance, is Hawkwind, which is probably between 50-60 times. That's over a longer timespan than The Dead were together, though. My first show being in 1973, and my last one still to come in September this year. If they let me in without a mobile phone image of an e-ticket.

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    Oroborous
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    Deano the dino

    Found it, thanks Gary!
    I don’t think it’s the same one, at least not in all the pics.
    Most are square looking, the for sale one is rectangle. I bet the 36W was some kind of id, especially if it was a PA speaker. The for sale one looks like double 15 with a port, which would mean it was for Phil, or the PA?
    Or, Might be for a horn, which would most likely make it a PA box…
    I’ve seen that artwork before, but no clue who to attribute it to?
    Pretty cool, and if you had money to burn…I’d still not pay 10K lol

  • #820
    proudfoot
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    7 18 82 & 7 13 84

    7 18 82 was my first show. A major highlight of my life, for sure.

    7 13 84 was show #5. A very special event in my life, for sure. I would classify it as legendary, yes.

    Old GD equipment for sale, huh? 10K? Mmm....no, thank you.

    More GD music releases? Yes, please.

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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!
Sixtus

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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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