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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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  • Oroborous
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    Perhaps your speakers are outta phase as no one else, including myself, has noticed this?
    I think, like usual, once they get into it and set the mix etc, this one sounds pretty good.
    My only complaint, which isn’t really a complaint, is that one could argue there were better shows from that fall.. Otherwise, tanks again Dave et el.

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    I like it, a lot. I didn't notice the lack of a low end on discs 1 and 2, thought it was fine though Keith is really prominent on the first set tunes. Nothing wrong with that, though. I like that The Other One doesn't spiral too far out of control.

    Love disc 3 late 1970 GOGD. That is a mighty fine Dancin' in the Streets to kick it off and that may be the earliest GDTRFB that I have heard-- really interesting to see how that song, and the band entirely, evolved in one year. They went from a seat-of-your-pants sometimes sloppy but always interesting band to a tight, take no prisoners kickin' rock and roll band that did a wild jam per night. Love to juxtaposition presented here.

  • frosted
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    Sheesh 72LiveDead

    What Jim said.

    If you don't understand by now how this is supposed to work with 50+ year old tapes never recorded to be released....

    A travesty? A waste? -- I'd call that description a first world problem.

    You're entitled to your opinion, but I'm quite happy with this release.

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    All is not bad with this release. Almost all these shows have some recording or vocal or quality anomaly.

    Disc three, to me at least, is worth the price of admission alone. There are parts from Pauley, like the transition from NFA into GDTRFB and get my attention also. I'm guessing you're not a Trail Blazer or Celtics fan or something.

    If we set recording standards too high.. well, DiP 8, Harpur College was almost not released because the recording was subpar, mono for most of the show and it was Phil I think that was questioning releasing it at all. Warts and all, that's what the DiP and DaP series were about, getting the 'lessor' shows out there, the non-multi track house recordings. There's enough here to find your happy place, you just gotta poke around.

    On a separate note, something got me to poke around for some early Dancin' in the Streets and Midnight Hours in the same show and I landed on 9.16.66 Avalon Ballroom (Vintage Dead). A short but powerful little performance, it's probably been 15 years since I listened to it. wowwow stuff, and Phil is pretty high in the mix for this one.

    Not trying to be critical, more a note of support if not for Dave, at least for Bill Walton.

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    Dave’s 48

    If you like Phil’s bass to be recorded properly with any low end at all, #48 is not for you, with the exception of the 3rd disk. What would make Dave release a show where only the high notes on Phil’s bass can be heard? There is no low end bass on 11/20/71, none, nowhere to be found. Imagine The Other One with no bass!
    Only Phil’s higher notes can be heard. The thunder roll intro is all drums. It’s a travesty to release this show. A waste. Thank goodness for disk 3’s Dancing in the Streets, Good Lovin’ and Lovelight otherwise this waste of resources is a total rip off. Hey Dave can you give us a warning next time. Attention subscribers this release has no bass, be warned. Are you deaf Dave, or did Bill Walton pay you off because he was there.

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    Vol. 48

    Looks (no, not like rain..) like it isnt sold out, after all..

  • Sixtus_
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    New Addition to the Urban Dictionary

    ...appears to be, "Hey Now"!

    "Hey Now!: The act of being told, "NO!", without any rhyme, reason, or context. Just, nope. Sorry. Not happening. No explanation. AND you'll LIKE IT!"

    Listeners wonder what 'Jock-A-Mo' means. Some music scholars say it translates in Mardi Gras Indian lingo as 'Kiss my ass,' which seems potentially appropriate here as a jab to anyone trying to actually post something on dead.net these days.

    Marye, we're drowning here!!! And shooting in the dark. What gives???

    Sixtus

    P.S. if this doesn't get Hey Now'd, perhaps there's been a break in reality and we've finally fallen through

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    You got it, Jimbo

    To me, the better of the long, raw jams of the early days seem to melt into a dream.

    I have actually had good luck posting the first time on my last several posts.

    But awhile back I vacated these boards for quite some time over frustration with posts that wouldn't.

    Prefer it when it works, heh.

  • JimInMD
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    It was all going grandly

    That is until I added a phluck it or two and the Hey Now police crushed my morning buzz. Still, I got away with it for a full paragraph and a half.

    I'm convinced Rhino has a cubicle island full of this special kind of person that in real time reads all our posts just as we hit save. They have a giant Hey Now Button on their desk and they hit it with a giant wooden gavel whenever our writing does not suit their fancy.

    As they hit the Button, we get Hey Now'd and a giant ding ding ding bell goes off in the office. They get Hey Now points that are reviewed each month, awards and bonuses are given and they get a special letter they take home put it up on their refrigerator for their moms to see.

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    I have developed a new way of posting here

    Start simple and get your point across. If it goes through, edit, embellish, and addcontent a few words or sentences at a time. If that goes through, fine tune it.

    If all goes well, try adding exactly what you want to say.

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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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One of my favorite new year’s show shows,
1979 ‘ Oakland! Opens with ‘jack Straw, then ‘Franklin’s tower’ >>into the classic ‘Mama Tried’! Love it!
A grateful ‘Looks Like Rain’ >>Alabama Geraway’ >>’Promised Land’ too! A whole lotta love about this performance! John Cippolina sits in as well!
Long live 1979! Dead

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…We need a 1979’ Boxset! It’s been fermenting long enough! Pop the cork ;)

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did anyone else download them?

Seem to be problems this year,,,, I only got 29 of them,,,, did anyone get all 31?

lets see if this works.

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I've been trying to use a new picture for me. Caught in a deadly password no good reset it.

thoughts?

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PF's team has the bragging rights.
Cheers

Red Rocks '79, Brent brings it!

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Send me a PM and we'll see if we can unsnarl this...
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Would love to read everyone’s favorite/most wanted list of there their top 10’ Unreleased 1979 performances to make a boxset, more likely 7-9 shows to complete the Boxset. Oh Boy! 1979 Boxset is a stepping stone for the band! It should be celebrated! 1979! Love it!

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8/4
8/5
8/12
8/13
4/22
May dates
January dates
Autumn dates
New Year's run
2/17 and other February dates
6/28
September dates

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First, will it ever happen?
Would love to see two great runs:
8/31-Glen Falls
9/1-Hollendar
9/2-Augusta
9/4-9/6- MSG

10/28-Second show at Cape Cod
10/31-11/2-Nassau
11/4-Providence
11/5-Spectrum. You could throw in 11/6 as well. Part of it was included in RT 1.1.

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'79 would be a strong choice for the next box. The best shows from that year tend to rock out quite successfully. I'll always like the spacier, more exploratory eras of the Dead, but in '79 they seemed more wont to jut git down, and I can dig that too.

Still holding out for the Berkeley Greek box. Kind of surprised it hasn't happened already. Whatsa problem, Dave? Too obvious?

Either they are saving those for some big event or they just ain't in the vault.

If it's the former, WE AIN'T GETTING YOUNGER.

in 2023, I lost a friend, my mother in law, my father, almost my dog, a friend got a brain tumor, and a coworker got diagnosed with lymphoma.

My message? MORTALITY IS REAL. Please release some Greeks, please.

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…I truly believe it’s a Grateful Idea! It’s missing in our lists of released a lot of primo performance’s mentioned, I Love it! Especially the August Concerts after Jerry’s Birthday! 4th & 5th and the rest of ProudFoot picks are “what dreams are made of!” We are Due if you look back over the evolution of box set releases that started with 1969 and they continued forward to 1978. Did a skip and a jump around a few decades & now I would really Love to have 1979 kick start back the unfolding of the Dead’s ears! Is a plethora of golden apples for 1979. So I chant 1979 Stay Live ! They can’t go wrong. All their major series started with 1979 performances when they started to release recorded performances let’s have a box set to celebrate that’s what I say captain! All aboard my brother and sisters ! Ship of Sales and imean “sales “ lol quick sell out in my opinion! Spinning the 1979 RSD release right now! Beautiful, just beautiful all around!
Would welcome the Greeks performances as well.

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May 11, 1979 - Billerica Forum, Billerica, MA

Totally obscure, they only played there once, it's right in my backyard, killer setlist. This one has been mentioned before and I just like the fact that it was a one and done but it was gooooood. Let's turn over some stones here Dave and give the peeps what they want with some 1979 GD.

Happiest 2024 to All Youz Freaks out there.

Be Well People!
Sixtus

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I've noticed over the last few days that when people are pressing the number "6", the number "7" is being printed instead. Least I think that is what's happening.

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“Oh shit man I’m getting ready to release another boxfull of ’77 and everybody wants ’79!!!”

As if.

It seems pretty evident they’re not looking at the discussions here when they plan these archival releases. If they were, everything ’69 would be released now. Not to mention the long-discussed Greek box.

(My recollection is that a bunch of Greek shows were broadcast on radio at the time, so there has to be some good quality tapes somewhere. I remember having cassettes that people made from the radio. Wish I still had 'em.)

You know, on the one hand I feel sure that, in the fullness of time, they will release Every Last Thing we’ve been waiting for, and then some. But, like Proudfoot sez, those of us who are the paying audience for this stuff are scheduled to be leaving the Earthly plane of existence in relatively short order.

Death don't have no mercy, That ain't no joke.

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OSF is going to release 4/25/81 , a benefit called Sing out for Sight. Garcia, Weir, Hart, Kreutztman, and Kahn do an acoustic set. Country Joe , Kate Wolf and others are on the recording. It was at the BCT, my brother and I were there, it was a blast. Not sure of the release date.

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I have most, if not all, unreleased 79 SBD’s on a hard drive.
But I haven’t listened to all of them yet, although eventually I will.
12-1-79 should be the next 79 release when it is time for another 79 to be released (only because I had it on cassette back in the day and am biased).
But I don’t need a 79 Box now, there is other stuff that should come out first.
Definitely need a 91 Bruce Box before a 79 Box.

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I hope it's one that doesn't give me wood so I can save some money and some shelf space.

I doubt a 79 box is in the grand plans, anyway.

I bet the next one will be post-86.

Time will tell.

In the meantime, on to disc three of 1/10/79!

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Just feel like banging the drum for this one again. Definitely a prime contender for a Dave's as it wouldn't make sense as part of a box, unless it was a multi year at Roosevelt Stadium. But DaP 46's Bonus has part of the 9/19/72 show, but if 7/18/72 exists in the Vault, that would pair well with the two '73 shows, and maybe bonus material from the remainder of the 9/19/72 and 8/6/74 shows released partially. But really, I just want that '76 show officially released. Still think it's the best of that year.

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Someday, but not yet…

First I’d take: in order…
First six of 73!!!
Primal 66-70 big box!
Fall 89 multis
Summer 85
Fall 91
Spring 78
79 ?
Other spring or fall 73
Summer 76

Of course there’s so many “venue” boxes that could be done too…

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In my opinion the best Greek run was the 1981, which unfortunately is not in the vault.
8-4-76 should be released, there's a great Youtube of the whole show.

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Would be a good companion show with 8/4

79 skeptics...come to the Dark Star side.

;)))

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There were only 2 Dark Stars in 1979.
Try 8-12-79. You'll like it.
Cheers

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Is an old buddy

In Nappylandia...today La Señora Nappy and I welcomed two four month old kittens into our household...Sisters...one is coal black and her name is "Pookah"...her sister is Siamese-ish coloring with a slight black moustache...and in honoring that we named her Stasha...Weee!

I would throw in some 74 in there OB. You know the run I am referring to. Site won't let me post about it.

Don't forget 1980. Those Oakland shows would be fun.

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Sports is (usually) a bitch

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You cannot post here anymore.. any and all content is heynowed.

Rhino, you need to fire your central scrutinizer.. now. This place really sucks ever since your crack AI team started smoking too much crack.

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Post three words without getting heynowed.

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Because I had something really good to say.. about GD music and culture.. but their crack IT team heynowed me.

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that do not get heynowed. But still convey the message that this place really sucks. and Rhino is ill managed. So only negativity can get through. When the original thing I wrote sixteen times that was full of positive vibes and carried a positive marketing message was blocked.

At letting crappy negative vibes flow through. That do not seem to get heynowed.

Which just makes this place sucky suck suck even more.

Why don't you just fire that hey now ahole.. that put in play this piece of code.. that will end up costing you lots and lots of money in lost sales.

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Gonna Miss Us When We're Gone

I think we should all continue to post meaningless tripe here until they fix this crap.

I mean.. write stuff we would never write or never mean. And give a new meaning to Hey Now.

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Their lips are moving but nothing's coming out. Just type crap, endless crap until they fix this problem. Because anything good that we type gets rejected. They know they have a problem and they seemingly plan to do nothing to fix it.

I filled up a whole page without getting heynowed

None of it good. Now fix this deadnet so we can get back to being not quite normal but at least being ourselves.

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How you seem more likely to get hey now'd if you are on topic than off.

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Slowly driving everyone away.
It may be intentional.
If not, then why hasn’t it been fixed?

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