May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

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March 22, 2017 - 7:54am

#3021

Thats_Otis

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Today's Dream Set List...

1st set Let the Good Times Roll>Shakedown Jack Straw Ramble on Rose Cassidy Althea Promised Land> Johnny B. Goode (RIP C.B.) Bird Song Weather Report pts. 1 and 2> Let it Grow Deal 2nd set China>Rider Truckin'>Caution Jam> Eyes> Estimated Ship of Fools Jam>TOO> Drums> Space> Comes a Time Playin> NFA> GDTRFB> NFA E: Terrapin > Day Job ...sure to change tomorrow :) Peace EDIT: I had to add a Jam after Ship so my set could have that wonderful moment when everyone realizes they are heading into TOO and then waits with bated breath for Phil's base rumbling intro...
March 22, 2017 - 7:21am

#3022

JeffSmith

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Pipe Dreams and Time Machines

At first, when Sixtus anted up yesterday with his All-Combo, Top-To-Bottom Show, I thought/hoped maybe it was Volume XII of Sixtus’ Picks. But no. . . Alas, until JimInMD soups up his Time Machine/Mower so it can access parallel universes, we’ll never get to hear that show nor any of the other great Dream Show setlists it inspired. . . For those currently obsessed with 1977, a more accessible setlist is the one at the end of Howard Weiner’s “Grateful Dead 1977” book. His "Terrapin Nation Anthology” is a 3 set show on 6 CDs representing his “best of ’77”. Even if the Terrapin from 3/18 is the only March entry, I am still going to cobble it together. BTW, even though some here were disappointed in this book’s lack of detail about individual shows, it’s still a fun overview that brings that watershed year into sharper focus for those of us who weren’t there (or can’t remember). And mdboucher’s right on. “Winterland March ’77” (or better yet, “1977: The First Five”) is definitely another Box in Waiting. BTW, JimInMD: I am located where “Bob” and his Uncle were bound before their detour to Mexico with the gold – in the Davis Mountains (“Sky Islands” surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert) west of the little town of Fort Davis.
March 22, 2017 - 7:03am

#3023

Kjohnduff1

Joined:
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Dream Set List...

ok... this is fun.My dream set list has to have Scarlet/Fire, Jack Straw and Morning Dew. Here Goes: Bertha -> Good lovin' Bird Song Jack Straw Brown Eyed Women Cassidy China Cat -> Rider Deal Scarlet -> Fire Playin' -> Dark Star -> The Wheel -> The Other One -> Morning Dew Sugar Magnolia E: Brokedown Palace -> We Bid You Goodnight
March 22, 2017 - 6:55am

#3024

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Love the Songs Talk

I am really enjoying seeing songs discussed, sequence played, etc. The songs and transitions in the big sequences are appealing to me. I got my mind blown at the Warlocks/Hampton shows. If you told me they were going to play those songs the day before, I would have forcefully emptied your pockets and made you share whatever it was you were smoking with the rest of us that still had our feet firmly planted on planet earth.. Fun to dream, but I was mostly happy, often pleasantly surprised with what the boys played for us from night to night. What songs were played each night or on a given tour was a big part of the big fun to be had. Just looking at the unique songs played, my source dead.net (below) http://www.dead.net/songs I am seeing 458 unique songs played from this list. Impressive for any band. My dream setlist spans a 30 year long, continuous show. I got to see a good part of it.. and am listening to rest day by day, week by week. Still high on Dave's Picks 21, but the CD has made its way to the shelf. I'm officially ready for the Felt Forum now.
March 22, 2017 - 6:29am

#3025

_

Joined:
February 21, 2011

@Englishtown NJ 1977

One of the most memorable days of my life, Riders, Tucker and the Dead. Yes, it was indeed hot as balls. To this day it was my all time favorite Not Fade Away. The first set was solid but the second was beyond description, the Terrapin encore really caught me off guard. After a second set like that, I expected a let down for an encore like a 3 minute Johnny B. Goode (not that its a bad song, but overplayed at least the shows I attended), if it was 8 years later a Day Job perhaps....A perfectly crafted setlist, not a clunker in the bunch....Thanks for the fond memory Mr. Born Cross Eyed!!!!! Happy Hump Day
March 22, 2017 - 6:20am

#3026

Thats_Otis

Joined:
May 12, 2011

@ VGuy - RE: The Cars

Those first two albums (The Cars and Candy-O) are pretty much perfect examples of everything right about "New Wave" rock. Great tunes, great songs, great playing... Love me some Cars, ain't nothing guilty about it :) Peace
March 22, 2017 - 5:47am

#3027

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
August 25, 2008

Dream Show

My dream show: Set 1: Promised Land They Love Each Other Me And My Uncle Mississippi Half-Step Looks Like Rain Peggy-O New Minglewood Blues Friend Of The Devil The Music Never Stopped Set 2: Bertha> Good Lovin'> Loser Estimated Prophet> Eyes Of The World Samson And Delilah He's Gone> Not Fade Away> Truckin' Encore: Terrapin Station Does this set look familiar? Yes. It is September 3, 1977 Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ NOT Dick's Pick 15, not the radio rebroadcast, but the original broadcast, original circulation soundboard prior to the release of DiP 15, an audience recording and your own memory if you were in attendance on that very hot, very humid 1st Saturday of September 1977. We were just to the right, about 20 or more feet from the soundboard/light board, "control tower" structure.
March 22, 2017 - 2:12am

#3028

Mr.Dc

Joined:
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This would've been a weird show.

Always entertaining to mess around with possible setlists. I think a show like this would have been chill to attend, let's say in 1979. 1. Help/Slip> 2. Franklin's Tower 3. Playing in the Band 4. Althea 5. Cassidy 6. Crazy Fingers> 7. Birdsong 8. Let it Grow 1. Here Comes Sunshine> 2. Darkstar> 3. Eyes of the World> 4. Stella Blue> 5. GDTRFB> 6. NFA> 7. Bid you Goodnight E: China>Rider
March 21, 2017 - 10:22pm

#3029

kevjones

Joined:
April 28, 2009

Chiming in On a Dream Set

Saw someone post a fun Dream Set. I think about that from time to time. Here is a somewhat realistic Dream set that I'd love to hear. Let's say Winterland is the venue. Set I Help On The Way> Slipknot> Franklin's Tower Feel Like A Stranger Brown Eyed Women Mexicali Blues> Cumberland Blues To Lay Me Down Looks Like Rain Bird Song Playing In The Band (full tune with reprise) Set II Truckin> Eyes Of The World> Estimated Prophet> Terrapin> Dark Star> Drums> Space> Uncle John's Band> Dark Star> Other One> Death Don't Have No Mercy> Sugar Magnolia E: Box of Rain E: Ripple I can dream right? LOL
March 21, 2017 - 7:36pm

#3030

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Fun songs....

....please indulge me. I saw a '79 Corvette Stingray on the way home. Said to myself, "That's a cool car." Walked in the front door and car was still banging around my brain. Then it came to me, "Vince, remember The Cars?" Guilty pleasure from the '80's.So, guess what I'm Spotifying?....still fun songs....everyone needs a break every now and then. Back in the day, people said I looked a lot like Ric Ocasek....Shake It Up, in case anyone was wondering.... . . Edit. I forgot about one of my favorite song titles with a deeper message. "Tonight, She Comes." Didn't fool me thirty years ago, and it doesn't fool me now....

John Perry Barlow

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May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

WHAT'S INSIDE:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
Four folios housed in a slipcase
5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
50-page book of liners and photographs
Sourced from the Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings, transferred by Plangent Processes
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
Release Date: May 5, 2017

WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...

NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”

BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”

CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”

“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”

"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”

BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"

If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.

MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!

The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.

kate_c.

i've seen two of your posts in one weekcomplaining about someone's negative comments-guess what, when someone has an opinion that is not aligned with your thoughts,even if it's about someone setting a price for something they selling or the band is slop before pigpen.its gonna be negative.it's their prerogative to say it's not worth it or no thanks.i think it's your emotional immaturity to anything negative or something you don't agree with.you could have left it to-"that's your opinion and i don't agree."instead you feel it's necessary to put someone down.earth without rain is a desert.

My Favorite Version

I just love this.

Pauses between tracks?

Hi all, A technical issue I'm hoping to resolve: Recently ordered this set, promptly downloaded the CDs to my iTunes collection. Getting 1-2 second pauses between most of the tracks which disturbs the flow of the music. Does anyone know what might be causing this, and how to fix it? Gareth

Gareth

It’s most likely caused by a setting in iTunes. Go into the iTunes preferences and see what is listed for import settings, as well as for playback settings.If you still can’t fix it then google it, there should be instructions somewhere.

Testing

1,2

Recommendations for a Newly Grateful Deadhead?

To icecrmcnkd, Thank you for your reply, much appreciated! If I may, I'd like to followup with a second question: it was only a year ago that I first discovered the Grateful Dead, and I'd love to hear recommendations from older fans about which live albums to listen to next? Thanks again, Gareth

Gareth

Real gone music is reissuing the Road Trip series. https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-road-trips-vol-4-…

Gareth

Newly Grateful Recommendations

You know, Gareth, it really comes down to what you like about the Dead... When I put in the Dead, I rarely want to listen to songs, so to speak. I tend to go for the long, inspired jams. For this, I would suggest the Winterland 1973 boxed set as No. 1, so far... though in general, shows from the 1973-1974 will be your best bet for this... That said, there are gems of shows throughout the years, though I've never personally been impressed by anything later than 1977. May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition) is a great collection from this year. I also really love One from the Vault, Sunshine Daydream, & Dick's Picks, Vol. 14... The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is an all-too-looked-over gem, too. Finally, if you can afford it, I'd recommend getting a copy of the Pacific NW '73-'74 boxed set while it's still available on this site. When these sell out on dead.net, they price-inflate like crazy to 2x their original cost or more.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Get Shown the Light, the box with the book, was limited to 15,000 copies, I read somewhere.But I can’t find anything on the All Music Edition that’s still available. Can somebody tell me how many of those were printed?

Best digital format?

So, I'm totally showing my newbie-ness, but when the formats are digital, which is the best to download? I'm thinking about uploading to iphone for maximum bluetoothing. Also, is the first selection a CD collection of the four shows? I didn't see it listed behind the All Music Edition, so I figured it must be sold out.

Schrodd, formats

16/44.1 is CD format, so you could convert to WAV or AIFF on a computer and burn CDs if you wanted to, as well as have the digital file on a music player.

The higher resolution files are for a computer or music player. If you wanted to burn CDs from those files you would lose the higher resolution that you paid more for.

Holiday of a lifetime?

First time I've ever seen R.I.P. included in the name of a firm pushing you to go on holiday ! Maybe its a plug for euthanasia.

maybe

they thought they were going for dead people as a marketing niche. Dead heads, dead people, I'm so confused... Anyway, they're gone for the moment.

Hi there, I downloaded the…

Hi there,

I downloaded the ALAC of this digital download but when I import into iTunes it is not recognizing the artist or songs and not creating an album. For the same ALAC download for Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set it worked perfectly in iTunes. Why does this download now import correctly? Thanks if anyone knows or can help.

Howdydoody

You should ask on the Dave's Picks 30 thread…there's more people on there and very few if any on here…hope it helps.

will do! thank you.

May 1977: Get Shown The Light (All Music Edition)

Since they sold out of the regular box set with all the bells and whistles, and had a huge demand, Dead.Net is selling an All Music Edition that "...only includes the 11 CDs in four folios and a booklet of liners, housed in a simple slipcase."

So, still the four shows, just without the special packaging and the unpublished book. This time, the order went through. Nothing on the website about this also being a limited release -- it's not numbered, but they don't specify if it's another set amount.

May 77 - Henryben

Excellent news ! I wonder if they will re-release other box sets in this format that originally sold out. Fillmore West 1969 is the one I sadly missed out on and would shell out for in a heartbeat.

Does somebody have problems with tracking number?

Hello,
I've purchased the fantastic Lyceum LPs more than a month ago and still nothing arrived.
I've searched for the tracking number done by the GD store on the DHL site but nothing appears.
I've yet written to the customer helpdesk, but I'm curious if somebody encountered my same problem.
Thanks a lot,
Fabianope

Fabian

Send a PM to Marye, she can help.

yes please

Fabian, send me a PM and I'll see if the Doc can shed some light here.

Fabian

Just to state the obvious, they are indeed fantastic records. I am half way through 5/25/72 at the moment - one that no-one really mentions. Probably because of the night after, which is a shame as it's a great show in it's own right. Curious "Good Lovin" - 14min 53 seconds, and no Pigpen rap - he just sings the opening the verses and the closing ones some 12 minutes later. In between we have spot on r'n'b jamming like no-one else.

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