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    "Basketball and music have always been alike for me, the celebration of life and all other good things. These two art forms represent the best of teamwork, constant motion, creativity, leadership, communication, focus, execution, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, hope, opportunity, purpose, sacrifice, discipline, honor, and fun. Fun to play. Fun to practice. UCLA and the Grateful Dead embody the highest levels of this celebratory joy. At UCLA, it was endless fun, every day, in every way. We couldn’t wait to get there, to get going — though it was never as much fun as when the Grateful Dead came to play with and for us." - Bill Walton
     
    Is there anyone who knows the acoustics of Pauley Pavilion better than Bill "Grateful Red" Walton? We think not, so we signed him on as a liner note scribe for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48, the complete previously unreleased show from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion 11/20/71. He was there, after all, "driftin' and dreamin'" as the Dead shape-shifted through a first set of Americana classics from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY into their second one featuring truly primal psychedelic jams (a 23+ minute "The Other One"). They peppered in hot takes on tracks from the recently released SKULL & ROSES ("Bertha," "Me And My Uncle," "Not Fade>GDTRFB") and road-tested tunes like "Ramble On Rose" and "Tennessee Jed" that would make the cut on the following year's EUROPE '72. It's all delivered with such precision that we've had to come up with some overtime for disc three. There you'll find 75+ minutes of music from the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, 10/24/70, with the rest of the show due sometime in the near future.
     
    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48: PAULEY PAVILION 11/20/71 was recorded by Rex Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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  • icecrmcnkd
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    Took 2 attempts

    To get that posted

    Will this one work?

  • icecrmcnkd
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    Hey now, get off my lawn you hippies!

    And stop trying to socialize on Rhino’s platform.

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    No New Comments

    Is it safe to assume there are almost no new comments today as a result of efforts of the new director of Web IT at Rhino, William HeyNow?

    Is it BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T POST?

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    Frank Parry

    Still waiting for mine. I think it will sound great irrespective of subscription status....but it would be nice to confirm mr daverock younaughty teaser!!!

  • Colin Gould
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    Frank Perry

    Yes, mine is still missing.

  • FiveBranch
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    Immediately reminded me of…

    Immediately reminded me of Albuquerque when I started up disc one. Jerry bending the holy living realm out of the notes in particular. At times it sound like he's making his guitar speak old world Castilian. But then in contrast that very brief clean succession technique at the peak of Not Fade Away. Very expressive time for Jerry's playing. First set highlights would be Beat It On Down the Line, El Paso and Ten Jed. Second set is one giant highlight.

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    DaP48 in the U.K

    Has anyone in the U.K. NOT received it yet? My two friends who also subscribe got theirs last week. Thanks.

  • JimInMD
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    Wow..

    First, the skinny columns on the new look for these forums makes the posts look longer than they really are.

    Second, I can't believe I wrote something with more than six words and one paragraph that slipped past the Crapatcha and Ney How Nazis. Take that you IT weenies!

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    Re: Wall Of Sound

    The vocals certainly suffered on the WOS recordings, that noise cancelling mic worked but was far from perfect. I think the band really enjoyed playing through the Wall of Sound and knew it was a special thing they put together, both for the fans and for themselves. You hit on a good point, mixing down to 2 tracks was a problem, I also recall hearing they were experimenting with quadrophonic output (at least on Phil's bass) and other sound projection techniques that may or may not have lent themselves well to two track recording.

    They sounded great throughout this whole period and the band was playing like they meant it. Hopefully they had loads of fun as well. Whatever they were doing, whatever it was they put in the water, it worked. I am speculating that sometime in the late 60's to early 70's they realized the value of having a master and did not play they heck out of the original reel to reels. I suspect many of the late 60's shows suffered because someone was playing the originals too many times when they got home or at least it sounds that way. This seems true especially in 69, many of the tapes sound muddy and lack a crispness that does not seem to be the case in the banana box show recently released. Or it could be they are just ancient, and some benefited from better storage.

    Thank whoever it is you thank that someone had the foresight to hit the record button. Without that, it would all be a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago.

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    Thankee Bluecrow

    Thanks for weighing in, Bluecrow! Your reasoning matches with mine. And as time goes on and Grateful Dead scholarship has continued to improve, I started thinking that maybe there's a chance that I could not only say it with certainly - but might even be able to get it down to which song was being played at my, er, entrance. (exit?) That's probably a pipe dream... but 'tis a good dream...

    And I'm with everyone else who is enjoying Dave's 48, the final Pick of the year. It's been a blast. In fact I've got it playing right now - Cumberland! Oh myyy. And I've got a copy of disc 3 all loaded up in the car for tomorrow's commute. Shoutout to Rex... man did a pretty darn good job with the recording given all the variables he was dealing with. It makes me want to pull out Dave's #3 for comparison - to see how far he (and the band!) came in a month's time.

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"Basketball and music have always been alike for me, the celebration of life and all other good things. These two art forms represent the best of teamwork, constant motion, creativity, leadership, communication, focus, execution, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, hope, opportunity, purpose, sacrifice, discipline, honor, and fun. Fun to play. Fun to practice. UCLA and the Grateful Dead embody the highest levels of this celebratory joy. At UCLA, it was endless fun, every day, in every way. We couldn’t wait to get there, to get going — though it was never as much fun as when the Grateful Dead came to play with and for us." - Bill Walton
 
Is there anyone who knows the acoustics of Pauley Pavilion better than Bill "Grateful Red" Walton? We think not, so we signed him on as a liner note scribe for DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48, the complete previously unreleased show from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion 11/20/71. He was there, after all, "driftin' and dreamin'" as the Dead shape-shifted through a first set of Americana classics from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY into their second one featuring truly primal psychedelic jams (a 23+ minute "The Other One"). They peppered in hot takes on tracks from the recently released SKULL & ROSES ("Bertha," "Me And My Uncle," "Not Fade>GDTRFB") and road-tested tunes like "Ramble On Rose" and "Tennessee Jed" that would make the cut on the following year's EUROPE '72. It's all delivered with such precision that we've had to come up with some overtime for disc three. There you'll find 75+ minutes of music from the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO, 10/24/70, with the rest of the show due sometime in the near future.
 
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 48: PAULEY PAVILION 11/20/71 was recorded by Rex Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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Kinda like FU: works in different contexts lol

Like in this case: kinda like in Iko, “hey now” like a sorta warning. Careful, Watch out, don’t go there etc, ….OR, in my case Hey Now! As in Yessss, finally some “lackluster” shows ; ) !
85 finally! Picky DH might have picked something else from that year, but their definitely worthy, and, scratch the Frost/Greek itch so many have been waiting for.

And hey, to offset the possible negative complaining of such an “unlistenable” year, you just know 50 (and 51) is gonna be stellar to compensate (or enhance, depending on chever way your pleaser tends) for such a horrible, i mean Jerry’s voice is just sooo bad for like all but ten minutes of the 5+ hours of music. Yeah, it’s all just so unlistenable. Sure Jer rips the shit outta Tiger for 2 days, and the band is on and having fun celebrating their 20th anniversary at one of the all time favorite venues, but ya know, JGs voice is just so bad, it’s just not even worth listening…I can’t believe anyone would possibly want any of this?

Whatevs, I know I’ll sure Diggs it!

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My grumpiness about it is just me being a grouch

One of my alter egos is "Grumpy Grumpkins"

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Has anyone got a shipping notification yet? Usually I get one a few days before the release date. Although, I once got the package and never got a shipping notice at all.

The Post Office says my 48 will be here today, on time, It's been a while. I did not receive a shipping notification from deadnet or UPS at all. I have an account with the Post Office that tells me whats coming daily...

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I looked at the Bob Dylan that just came in and thought, shit more money out the door.

I thought I'd skip the vinyl and just get the cd's.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! 160 BUCKS FOR 4 CD'S!!!!

I like to have the two shows, but that WILL have to wait.

160 bucks!!!!

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Ron, my shipping notice on the 24th was from USPS.
No notice from UPS but USPS tracking indicates it just went past me yesterday and is shuttling between the Denver UPS and USPS facility today. Sometimes that short ride takes a couple days which is weird. Oro and I will likely see it on Monday or Tuesday if past is prologue.
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....out for delivery!
No Dave's shipping notice yet.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's The Silver Cord dropped today btw. If you're a fan of Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk or synths in general, you'll love it.

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Why so grumpy, Grumpy? I always enjoy your post and show date recomendations.

Also, I believe you have posted on being a teacher. Thank you for your service to our youth!

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I just learned of the upcoming Dylan release a moment ago while reading the post below, AND as I read the post, Jessi Colter sang something about what Bob Dylan said as I streamed her latest album! That was cool, as is her new disc.

Hmmm . . . I had to cut a paragraph to get the above to post . . . let's see if I can edit . . .

I was able to edit, but not to enter the text I wanted . . .

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I agree, 160$ for this release of 4 cd's is crazy as hell!

Something has to give on every damn thing costing a fortune these days! And don't get me started on ticket prices for shows, I might explode!!!

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48 Has arrived at my post office available for pickup It will be delivered tomorrow

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when I am feeling extra cynical.

Usually, I am pretty positive. Once in a while I show the grumpy light. It just happens.

Working as a teacher allows me counter that cynicism since I get to help shape the future.

(Will I get Hey Nowed when I try to post this?)

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In case you didn’t read the Almanac:

Excitingly, the Owsley Stanley Foundation somehow keep turning up unheard tapes as they continue to meticulously catalog the Sonic Journals. Though we can’t hear them just yet, they’ve recently put their paws on a few 1969 tapes from the Family Dog, including a fun-looking superjam and a rare appearance of Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel with Hot Tuna.

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Wow, those sound worth waiting for.
Can't get enough of Jerry on pedal steel.
Did he ever comment on playing slide guitar?
Never seemed as good to me, but he could bend the strings with some reverb and sound better than his slide playing on Passenger, WRS. No offense meant, he's my favorite guitarist bar none.
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I was reading thru the Bulletin from 2 weeks ago, and really want to order the Friday the 13th shirt. I cant find it anywhere searching. From the bulliten if you click on the embed it gives a 404 error, page not found. Any help you can give would be much appreciated.

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39 years ago I was up in Berkeley at the BCT for another fun night with the Grateful Dead, a great show to kick off a great run. Fun Times!

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It may just be sold out, but I'll see what I can find out!
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I always wish I'd been able to see a show at the BCT (well except maybe the 4/21/86 show) but by the time I started going to shows it was no longer an option for the band.

Anyway - the first tape I ever had from 1984 was 11/2/84. And one of the very first '72 tapes I ever had was 8/21/72. I've played them both so many times that I know much of the music note-for-note. But I wouldn't have done so if they hadn't been smokin' shows! That venue just seems to have good mojo.

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BCT

I love those shows.

There is a great one, too tire to look up now. Will look at in am.

But like second set was Playin into China Doll. Might be wrong, after all I am heavily medicated.

OK I will check dbase.

WOW, 39 years ago at Berkeley Communtiy Theater, is the first tapers section. The PlayinChinaDoll is the next night. Havent heard in over 2 decades but was always a favorite.

Billy (BTK) BCT - Place I wanted to go to so bad.

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....every song is extended. As they should be. Good shit.

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It's a Japanese release and in Japan it costs ¥20000 which is $134 which expensive there for 4 CDs. Once it has reached other countries it will naturally cost even more.

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Arriving early for once.
Out for delivery today.
Cheers

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48 Coming today.

Note - I've been downloading everything Joe Russo on the archive.

In at least 2021 and 2022 (haven't gotten further yet) there is a recording team Costello & McRoberts.

Not sure what permissions they have or who they know, but they make these 6 track recordings with mikes on stage, soundboard and audience, then make matrix "boards". GREAT recordings, really, really great.

I should have been seeing these guys all along,,, they are great.

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Thanks!!!

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wanted to post comment but got the Hey Now warning... no lynx, hits or errors, so cut it short. Now I go back hours later to see if I can add comments, by saving edits, seem to be able to... how odd. Hilarious that the case panels feature such superficial blase reviews, while Bill Waltons bio pic from back in the day casts light upon intimate events more than five decades ago. And surprise, Lynn Shackleford mentioned, had the rare privilege of golf and lunch at Riviera with Lynn a long time ago. High time to crank this puppy up.

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After that post dmcvt, I checked my order status and nothing. Last night went for another subscription, but comment was rejected so many times. Also added DaP 2 vinyl. Was thinking about the DaP 23, but have read so many complaints, including one guy on youtube who had a bad pressing, and a bad replacement. Not as big a fan of that show for that worry. But that lack of cd copies of DaP 1-4 is going to be filled by the vinyls. Until I hit the lottery, then it's game on for those ridiculously priced cds (that may not play), as well as the Steamer Trunk and Lyceum vinyl.

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Never got a shipping notice, but it showed up in USPS Informed Delivery. Should be here Tuesday!

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....the DiP 2 vinyl plays perfectly. #678.
Sounds really, really good. I have this set pretty much burned in my brain. It was on constant rotation 28 years ago. Because cd's man.

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I have just checked to see if my copy is on it's way, and have noticed it shipped on 26th October. Apparently should be here by 7th December. This year hopefully.

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Hopefully the oars won't break on the way

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....real gone, flaming lips, garcia foundation and king gizzard all seem to have their shit together. And the Grateful Dead is in the rear view mirror regarding orders. There is a definite synapse disconnect here.

Friends was fun back in the day

Another gone too young

You make it to 80, you good. Before that is too young.

No one here gets out alive, indeed.

Pleasantly surprised by audio quality, playing while watching WS #2. As Casey J finishes, at the fourth inning, the fade out baseball music is a few bars of Estimated... coincidence? I think naught, Terrapin is up next. PigPen piano on 48 is pretty high in the mix, nicely energetic.

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....I can admit. I watched it. RIP. Pop culture is what it is.
Perry had drug and alcohol issues. He seemed to have turned the corner. Alas.

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Is that Pig or Keith on piano

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Pigpen only plays Keyboard on the 3rd Disc if that helps you. I don’t know which part of the performance you’re referring to being Pigpen or Keith. Unless you’re talking to Daverock.

....well. Let's see what's on the damn rap sheet.
Supertramp - Breakfast In America
White Stripes - Elephant
Bread - Manna
Love And Rockets - Seventh Dream of a Teenage Heaven
The 10.31.71 Dark 🌟

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39 years ago it was show #2 with the Grateful Dead . Great show, great run! I bought a nice poster outside the the show done by Rick Griffin, also bought a nice tye dye t shirt outside the show.

Here's me getting in early about this one. Dave's Picks 33 - a towering performance by Jerry from beginning to end. The rest of the band seems to plod a bit to me during set 1. - but set 2 really takes off. Weird keyboard sound from Keith - sounds like he's playing a harpsichord or a spinet half the time. Sounds quite Elizabethan at times.

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My bad, watching the game, listening to disc one of 48, too quick glance at credits, which explains it, Keith was the piano player, not Pigpen. They said I wasn't paying attention, but I just wasn't listening (enough).

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5716 in the house.
Garcia 20 ordered.
Been waiting for one of their 15% off sales.
Halloween sale at Garcia Family Provisions.
Cheers
DaP 33, good pick DR. Will get to that on this first snowy day.

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Pig's organ is also high in the mix on disc 3. Which sounds just amazing I think...

*edit. until it doesn't

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This is just a test to find out if I ever going to be allowed to post one this forum ever again. (I've tried to contribute to several recent threads, but haven't gotten past the "not a robot" page.) If this was a real post I would've written something fun and interesting.

If this shows up online, I'm back!

If not, I'm probably dead. And not in a good way.

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