Dave's Picks Vol. 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85 & 4/28/85)

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Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

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February 14, 2024 - 8:23am

#681

Oroborous

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Seems there’s no accountability anymore, anywhere, but when you basically kill someone you should have to pay, HARD!
This truly pisses me off, and I didn’t even know your Bro.
What I don’t understand is how there’s not some safeguard or other opinion or some kind of advocate specifically for such situations?
February 14, 2024 - 8:22am

#682

Oroborous

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It would be one thing if they did the right thing and something went wrong etc, but to basically kill another human being because of what? Greed?
I’m all about moving on and not getting hung up on past shit that you can’t change, but this motherf@##$& needs to feel real pain!
February 14, 2024 - 8:21am

#683

Oroborous

Joined:
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My goodness, that’s a horrible story and can’t imagine what your going through!
I’ll I can recommend is keep busy, long walks, and lots of Dead…if you get confused just listen to the music play.
Eventually, time may not fully heal, but like all the heavy shit you’ve been through in life, this will pass.
February 14, 2024 - 8:20am

#684

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Needful

Tried to respond but this ridiculous nonsense won’t let me post!
February 14, 2024 - 5:24am

#685

Doingtheneedful

Joined:
June 11, 2007

Thank you!

Thanks vguy and Dave! Your words mean a lot. Kevin was indeed special. Incredible social conscience and extremely intelligent. Never once raised his voice and was always measured and deliberate when he needed to be, and fun and surprising when he felt like it. The fact that we were solid and firm friends since the early 90’s speaks volumes. I tend to piss off most folk within weeks! lol. I’m not nasty at all, but I somehow seem to be a bit obvious when suffering fools… Precious little poppet that I am.

My wife grew up with Kevin in Carshalton when they were kids. They even dated for a while a long time before I appeared on the scene. In one of life’s funny little co-inky dinks, we probably passed each other all the time when I was living in Putney as a young teen. Turns out we even used the same video store!

It just destroys me that the coroner concluded he would almost certainly be with us today had he been admitted and given intravenous antibiotics. It’s one thing to be a hoity insecure pillock, but when a life is lost, and it’s not a “mistake”, then surely there’s something that needs to happen there. It won’t bring him back and I won’t claim sheer altruism in the “just so it doesn’t ever happen to anyone else” vein. No. I want the SOB to pay the price out of sheer anger and venom. I wish I could be a bigger person about it. I’m just not there yet. Nor do I expect to be any time soon. Sorry, but a line was crossed when it comes to my ability to forgive.

For what it’s worth, I genuinely feel good about how my wife and I have picked up his widow and given her the safe space and sanctuary she needs. And she’ll have it forever. We’re even giving the spare bedroom in the place we’re moving to a name… “Julie’s Room”. She’s such a good and kind person. Just like Kevin. It makes us feel a little better that we can at the very least give her our unqualified support and affection and always have a place for her to feel safe in. And, she’s using it, so that in itself shows that it’s needed and that it’s a good thing for her.

Anyway. Thanks again. Sincerely. It needs to be shared so I can lessen the empty anger that the finality of it all brings.

I’ve been dwelling on the nature of “void” and the fact that I’m terrified of it - and no, the argument that I won’t be around to miss it just makes it worse. Even typing this is making my chest tighten, breathing laboured, and skin feel like it’s slow burning - anxiety to the max. How do you rationalise the unacceptable? All I can take from it is that if I feel this bad about losing life, I must really love it, and I’m trying oh so hard to use that as my “FU” to the reaper…

Still. One of the terrible compromises that we’re all born with. “I’m going to give you something so magical, that when I take it away, and I WILL take it away, you’ll have never existe”. Jesus. Sorry, but now I’m having a full blown panic attack. Any ideas anyone? I don’t even drink anymore nearly two and half years sober, and thank god because if this wasn’t an excuse to bury myself in a bottle, then I don’t know what would be. So, if I qualify that question to “Any holistic ideas anyone?” Then maybe that’s better.

One thing I can say with utmost confidence. The music of the good old Grateful Dead certainly helps. One thing I was really apprehensive about with sobriety and “being straight” was how it might alter my relationship with and enjoyment of the music. Turns out, not a jot! If anything it’s better than ever. My playing is improved and I can add thought to my guitar playing that allows for more “play” and less “see what sticks”. I guess the analogy would be the painter who knows how to use texture and layers as opposed to your Jackson Pollocks who luzz stuff everywhere and see what happens. They both produce interesting results and there is nothing to stop the chucking it about but, but having that extra layer in the arsenal gives you more toys to play with.

How I got here from there I don’t know. But let’s end on a positive… Anyone considering changes around chemical self medication… I will assure you that YOU will still be YOU on the other side. You might do things a little differently, or require yourself to get “there” a different way, but don’t worry about losing yourself. I think it’s a bit of a common thing that folks can worry about when they’ve become dependant on certain addictive behaviours. That loss of one’s self. I’m here as living proof that you’ll still be there on the other side and what’s more, it’ll be earned and more valued, and dare I say, it’s not inappropriate to feel a little smug about it.

Right. I’m much happier for having let all that out so thanks again all! It’s really, really appreciated.

Now back to “how do I get my undelivered copy of DP48?” Again, any pointers would be brilliant. I’ve no doubt it was sent, but I’ve lost a few packages in the last six months or so… Never been a problem until recently, and ties up with when Evri started doing the “last to the door” legs. They recently (last week) put a watch in a “safe place”. Well. They threw it in the recycling wheelie bin actually. But hey, could have been a bush, right?

:-)
February 14, 2024 - 2:59am

#686

daverock

Joined:
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Doingtheneedful

Great to see you back on here - I wondered what had happened, and am sorry I didn't reach out earlier. You have absolutely no need to apologise at all - it sounds as though you have been to hell and back since we last communicated. Terrible what happened to your mate Kevin. He sounds as though he was a great person to have known and hung out with. What a tragic thing to happen to him. My heart felt condolences to you and his wife.

Yup- I am still interested in the 1978 Daves Picks on vinyl - I'll send you my address by email - if not now - I am due out in a minute - but later today.
As you guessed, I have got Dicks Picks 2 on vinyl - but thanks for thinking of me.
My eyes lit up when I saw Ozric Tentacles in your post - but dimmed again when you talked of Phish. I have never heard them really - I'm not quite sure, but the very idea puts me off. Very unfair -I'm sure they'll survive ! Ozric Tentacles on the other hand - I've seen many great gigs by them over the years. Incidentally - they also sound great on vinyl.
All the best - cheers - Dave
February 14, 2024 - 2:32am

#687

gratefulgerd

Joined:
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#49 Scarlet...

This Scarlet... is absolutely top tier. Jerry is taking off and gets 'lost in the ozone'. I think.
Wunderschön!
G.
February 13, 2024 - 8:52pm

#688

Vguy72

Joined:
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse....

....announced their Spring Tour.
Guess I need to gas up and set my sights for Phoenix.
Edit. Khruangbin is playing here.
Nevermind.
February 13, 2024 - 7:52pm

#689

Vguy72

Joined:
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Rant away doingtheneedful....

....doesn't sound like a very good way to go imo. So sorry your friend went through that. Having a life saving surgery delayed twice in a year is unacceptable. Sigh.
Just remember this. Surround yourselves with kind people.
Turn away from the people that spew hate and vitriol.
And drink plenty of water.
Comicons are awesome. So many cool nerds. And I mean that as a compliment.
Phish's Ocelot and Scents And Subtle Sounds are, imo, their most "Dead" like songs. I get the lyrical nonsense point though. Until Gamehendge comes around lol.
I'm still on my Mavis Staples thang.
February 13, 2024 - 7:22pm

#690

Doingtheneedful

Joined:
June 11, 2007

Daves 48 ALARM! Help from GD CS if possible please?

Hi. If anyone on the CS side sees this (or if anyone else can point me in the right direction). With 49 arriving on Friday, I literally just realised that 48 hasn't ever turned up. I was looking at the library to double check my naming conventions etc. for ripping, and nada. No 48, no bear on a skateboard. I revisited my physical stash where everything goes immediately after digitising, again nothing. No JPG cover art in my cover art folder. I checked the tracklist again and I guarantee I haven't listened to this release. It occurred to me that I'd just let it be in the knowledge that sometimes they can take a little longer to get here, but I've obviously put it "out of sight, out of mind" too far! It will be the first actual non receipt I've ever had from dead.Net since I first used them in the beginning. I had one cross over where a package was shipped gain and arrived the same day as the very delayed original. Something always turns up in the end. Not this time though.

I've had some pretty heavy stuff going on back in the real word. No sympathy required, but lost my best friend out of nowhere and way too early and suddenly. Sadly avoidable too if not for the ego and pride of a duty consultant at a south London A&E who failed to recognise sepsis in an otherwise very healthy man my age who was due Gall Bladder removal very soon and who had a recent history of Gallstones and Pancreatitis issues.

He was being admitted for emergency surgery, but the surgical team were overridden literally on the way to prep by this fool consultant whilst my friend, Kevin, was in the lift being taken to a holding high dependency ward, and sent home with Morphine to wait for the surgery due date ten day later... After being delayed twice by almost a year.

The Consultant got shirty after being challenged by Kevin's wife who is about 4 foot nothing and very unassuming and quiet, as to why he has overriding what everyone else was calling serious. His response was to say, and I quote "It's not that complicated. I'm in charge and the Surgical Team would admit everyone if they had the chance."

Genius. Bloody fool. Kevin survived five or so more days in agony at home before suffering a fatal heart attack induced by critical sepsis and organ failure due to multiple internal abscesses and blockages caused by Gallstones.

What hurt so badly was that at his funeral, there was a huge turnout, and in every other slide projected during the celebration part, my wife and I were with kevin and his wife, doing something stupid and fun. My favourite being myself carrying him across a flooded road in the New Forest like Friar Tuck. He and his wife carrying the hand carved and decorated hiking sticks I made for them back in 1995 or so.

So, that happened... Sorry to unload, but I still find myself having anger splurges... That and other things like moving and job loss (mutual divorce), I can see why I was distracted on this one. So basically, DP 48 isn't here and I'd like to sort it out if possible please?

One of the last conversations I had with Kevin, it came up that he'd picked up Terrapin Station. He knew I was a dead head and he had "dabbled"... He was massively into his music. That's why he stayed in Wimbledon when he could have moved out of the city. Right there next to the tube station with easy and ready access to gigs. He averaged at least a show of some type or other a week for the entire time I knew him, and it was pretty normal for him to do 10 on the trot, brief pause, Glastonbury, a few world cinema festivals, more gigs. And a happy marriage. A CD collection the size of small house and a Vinyl stash to rival. I remember myself and a few other fellas meeting up to see Phish at Shepherds Bush then crashing on his living room floor, utterly spent, stoned, drunk and happy. He was like that. Phish? never heard of them! Let's go check it out! I recall the main man of Ozric Tentacles being there and checking it out to his approval. I'm not sure he was into the music so much as appreciative of the musicianship.

I'm a bit like that with Phish. I can dig the sounds and the cleverness and craft, but lyrically they're a mess in my limited opinion. Billy Breathes is pretty spot on, but outside of that album, there' a lot of nonsense waltzing as wit. Guilty of playing "clever" because they can, not because it sounds great, sometimes.

Anyway, Terrapin. It was coming back from ComiCon London and he mentioned that he liked the idea of a whole album side being one long suite, and really enjoyed it. I of course immediately jumped in and tried to sell him on "Everything Dead Ever" realised that was a disservice (baby steps) and steered him towards the Terrapin suite on the many disc'ed "tribute" from a few years ago that The National were heavily involved with. It's a great recording. played as live in studio I think (certainly the side of that session seems to point that way), the entire suite with percussion as originally intended (I imagine, based on the whole production overdub that Olsen (it was Olsen wasn't it? laid down causing Mickey to go mental...).

It's a very airy performance. Open space, cavernous, but warm and familial. One of the better and more realised Grateful Dead covers, made great by the "as live" recording and mic placing. I really do need to get that set. It's readily available streaming and it's a bit of a monster. Not everything hits, but there's enough good grist to warrant hard copy in the collection in my opinion.

Let's face it. if "Ready or Not" can get a place in your home, then this certainly can. Sorry, but firmly in the camp of "Ready or Not" is "Not". In fact I can't listen to it, and when I try, I just can't fathom how the Samba in the Rain on it wasn't thrown in a river in a burlap sack full of rocks.

I went to an Aston Martin owners' club meet when I was a kid, and we parked up next to a DB6 which looked like an unloved overworked tractor. My dad said it was a joke by a cheeky someone who wanted to demonstrate everything NOT to do with a classic car. That's how I feel about that Samba'. It's almost like it's on the record as a cautionary tale. "Are you sure you want this foks? Cos' this is what you've got coming if you start playing in those particular weeds!" "Grateful Dead. The Poison Ivy Years" or perhaps more obscure a reference, "The grateful Dead. Warts...."

Be good y'all. Thanks for giving me the space to stream my addled thoughts.

And oh yeah. DP 48... Can you help me out here please? Thank you in advance!

John Perry Barlow

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Anyone who has ever seen the Dead can testify that one of its shows will add quite a bit of color to the environment here at Stanford. Anyone who has not seen one of these spectacles should have the opportunity to do so. The Grateful Dead are an important part of the Bay Area's cultural history. Those of us who saw them last week can testify that the Dead are alive and well. The Concert Network would be hard-pressed to find an act which would bring Frost Amphitheatre to life as the Dead would. - The Stanford Daily

As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85. The first shows from '85 in the series, these back-to-back hometown performances couldn't be more different while delivering the same level of passion and precision, five hours of it, in fact.

In 1985, the band were celebrating "20 Years So Far," a feat that found them on these particular nights confident with invention in terms of both setlists and playing. There are old songs renewed, rare covers revived, undeniably nuanced Jerry moments, and a few surprises from Brent Mydland too. While it's impossible to select highlights, we can say with certainty that the overall clarity of these shows is unparalleled, courtesy of Dan Healy's recordings.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 49: FROST AMPHITHEATRE, STANFORD U, PALO ALTO, CA 4/27/85 & 4/28/85 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

So TOOL....

....mind blown.
That was extremely impressive and satisfying.
And not a phone in sight. Kudos.
Could have been louder though lol.

Artificial longevity

HF - great phrase. Sounds like a description of what I'm enjoying these days !
The music the Dead played in the 60's has an eternal feel about it to me. But that might have nothing to do with their current popularity or the release program.

The Primal Drum, last five jazz

OK, Rhino can do this, produce two box sets in one year. I had a lot more content but the hey now has blocked it all... and after about ten tries, thats all for now.

The Elephant Sleeps... Jack DeJohnette, Bill Frisell
All The Things You Are, Metheny, Burton, Heath Brothers
Enfants Terribles Live at the Blue Note, Lee Konitz and friends
Crescent John Coltrane
The Oracle, Hank Jones

Box of Guests?

Speaking for me, I hope that's not the year's box. As primarily a Jerry head, I resent anything or anybody that reduces Jerry guitar time!
Still hoping for June '76 Part Deux, or '69.
Hard to believe Listen To the River has not sold out yet, does not bode well for earlier era releases.

Price Is Key For Me

10-15 CD boxes I can afford.
20+ CD boxes I can't.
Even if I like the era.
I settle for the breakout release.
Got to save a little for vinyl.
Cheers

Edit: Agreed with Cousins. Guests seldom spin my wheel. Usually everyone being too polite and no one gets a decent solo. They are fun though.

DMCVT

Some really interesting - and quite rare - jazz choices in your Last 5. As a Frisell fan, I have two of them on my “Watch for” list - Both Enfants Terrible and DeJohnette’s The Elephant…
Nice stuff.

Guest Box

Put me down as not too interested unless it includes 2-11-70, and the rest of Duane's guest spot from 4-26-71. I could only see them filling out the 17cds if it includes highlights from the non-guest portions, or it includes David Crosby on 9-10-72 Dark Star and 12-10-69 Thelma with Stephen Stills, Etta James from Dec 81, all of Santana's sit ins, Pete Townshend in Germany in 81, Fogerty, Steve Miller, Clarence Clemons, and a whole lotta Branford. Oh, and, who could forget The Bangles?!

Edited to add: Did that recently unearthed Sept 69 show at the Family Dog include sit ins with Airplane members? Or am I misremembering?

Also, if Branford is mentioning it, I'd bet on it being true, as they'd have to have contacted him or his management to clear stuff with him/his record company. Very different idea, but probably not my cup of meat.

Guest box

I wouldn't be too keen either. Especially not if it focussed on the 90's. There were already too many people on stage then, without adding even more. I would get 2/11/70 for sure - but would prefer it in a box featuring other shows from the Feb 1970 run rather in one featuring random shows where guests were involved.

primal, boxes, jazz

I can't post today, ridiculous hay now blocking, so I will attempt to paste in short pieces, collage, etc. Nope, it won't let me post the most basic stuff... ridiculous. Please release a primal box in basic format, nine discs, no frills, plenty grease, under a hundred clams. Recent conversation with mandolin master Matt Flinner had me pulling out the hard to find stuff. Elephant Sleeps is complete on utube, pulled Enfants Terribles off apple download. Frisell is in Northampton and Burlington soon.

Tim P

re the faulty discs, send me a PM and I'll see what the Doc can do.

TimP

or is it Tempe?

Thanks for post on 2/14/68. I had never put together that that was the show Jerry shoved Phil down the stairs. Seems from memory it wasn't but maybe 3 or 4 stairs. Still Jer striving for perfection. Perfection being keep playing even if it gets weird or especially if it gets weird. Love it, and great show. Listened to it last week. Two words...Extremely Satisfying.

Here’s an idea

2-14-68 Plangentized/Normanized and pressed to 180 g vinyl.

Bring it on Dave/Rhino for BFRSD this year.

68 box?

I'd sign up for that in a mickey heartbeat.

Thanks for the get well thoughts. Apparently even thank you postings are not immune to the heynow gestapo and retyping with one arm isn't much fun. I've been trying to send something here for days.

Now where we, oh yes.. set the controls for 1968. I don't recommend tossing Phil down the stairs, especially at his age.. but if we could get another release as good as 2 14 68, someone can toss me down the stairs if that's what it's gonna take to please the gods.

This year’s box

Still hoping for the Ark box set. Not sure if all the tapes are good enough though. From the other end of the spectrum, a spring 93 would be interesting. For me that was the last great tour and we haven’t had much from there.

*RE/ Listening to New Release

…Owlsey Stanley Foundation Presents Bear’s Sonic Journals: Sing Out! Live at the Berkeley
Community Theater, 4/25/1981

Sing Out! features a stellar line-up of acoustic performances by Bay Area folk heroes, including Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and a percussion set by the the Rhythm Devils. The event was described by Wavy Gravy as a “mini-Woodstock,” and it is the last major show to be mixed and recorded by Bear. It is also the final live recording he made of any members of the Grateful Dead.

Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir with Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and John Kahn

1. Introduction and Tuning
2. Deep Elem Blues
3. Dark Hollow
4. Jack-A-Roe
5. Monkey And The Engineer
6. Friend Of The Devil
7. El Paso
8. Oh, Babe, It Ain’t No Lie
9. On The Road Again
10. Oh Boy!

Then there's the Mars Hotel 50th...

Question is: do they have a one-disc add-on in mind? Cuz the '74 shows tended to be 3 discs in length.

Hey JimInMD! Was just thinking we hadn't heard from you. Hope I clear the robot hurdle.

The Freak Speaks!

HF that is lol
Well amigo, that’s the thing about 74: it’s got more holes in it than Swiss cheese! There’s so much chopped up carnage it looks like Beavers hit it.
Which means he’ll have no problemo finding us a nice (hopefully) second set, or what fits. I’d gotten used to getting a full show with the bonus, as let’s face it, that’s the draw, but obviously I am not a corporate executive, so what do I know…

ugly rumors...

...from roses --> thru to --> ship from 1974-07-25 SOUNDS like 74 mins of some COOL filler, of course, only speculating, from the Mars Hotel.

PEACE ALL!
uncle_tripel

CHECK

OUT the BUSINESS NEWS, lol; interesting comments, etc, And reading between the lines; want to read more just put this into your goo gle brows er BILLBOARD BUSINESS NEWS ARCHVIVE STRATEGY and how the grateful dead rode its savy

peace all!

He's back

Great to see you in print again Jim. You got the Cumberland black and blues, get ready to kick some river soon. Yep, 'spose a voice to text feature would be asking for trouble with the hey now crowd.

Mars Hotel 50th

It’s pretty clear cut what the live material will be. It will be remainder of 2/22/74 that was not included on the bonus disc from the 2/23/74 release.

Mars Hotel (vacancies?)

********Corection********* Mars Hotel from Rhino web site {this was indeed an older release, 2006?} Well, here's hoping for a fabulous 50th for Mars Hotel with some great bonus tracks!!!!! .....I was browsing on the Rhino web site and ..blah, blah, yadda yadda, and mis~read some shit dead wrong!

RYXS

Where are you seeing that info on the Rhino site?

The live Money Money's were all released on the PNW box.

I think you were looking at…

I think you were looking at the prior remastered Mars Hotel. The 50th Anniversary version has not been announced yet.

So many ‘74 chop jobs

Some of the remaining fragments could be included with Mars Hotel 50th so that we could start piecing things back together.

On the 2/22/74 bonus disc,…

On the 2/22/74 bonus disc, it includes all of the Mars Hotel songs that were played at that show. I think that was done deliberately, so there will be no duplication of songs if the rest of 2/22 is included as the live disc.

Oro, you corporate executive you..........

Well, I figure (meaningless phrase, like clearing the throat) that Mars 50 will drop before the box. Maybe summer by the time Dave starts hyping this year's box?

chop jobs, bonus discs, releases

08/06/74 should have been released as a full show.
the Dave's picks releases do have a taper's mentality (trying to complete or fill in holes of the collections), ie, bonus disc being best of the day before/after the show being released, or to complete something that already was released. I appreciate this, but feel the bonus disc should be something special and a great way to put out a 30-60 minute selection from 1968, 1970, etc.
Did Dicks Picks do better on skipping around years than Dave's? I think so but haven't sat down and figured it out. The more skipping around the better. I was not thrilled that #50 was from spring 1977. It was very Dead-Like in that they never do what we think they should do! The variety of the band and this music and our opinion is rich.

8/6/74

Funny, with chop job posts and Mars Bonus talk, I was thinking that Sugar Mag sequence would be great, but no Mars tracks, and might be just over run time limits, definitely would be with Loose Lucy and Ship of Fools added. I'd love if they released one of the Unbroken Chains from '95, maybe Charlotte on the disc itself, since there's plenty of room.

I'll take any 1970. Any....

....chopped or not.
Dicks Picks 1 vinyl in the house.
I remember this one vividly.
Guess what? Holds up. Just as great as the first time I listened to it.

Mars @ 50

I believe it was under the upcoming releases section or it was in the Dead's tab. ********Correction*******
Yeah, it was under the Dead tab and still dead wrong. The Mars Hotel was NOT the 50th, just remastered and expanded.

8~6~74

Agreed about the full release of this show AND the one two years later in the same Jerzay venue, 8~4~76!
OverLord Dave, hear my prayer.

Skipping around

Road Trips were quite expansive in terms of years covered. Especially from what now seems quite brief series. From 2/68 to 5/93.

Finally

49 is out for delivery.
Customer service was prompt once I let them know it never tracked past Fontana at day 23 of waiting. Two of my friends in Crested Butte also had theirs stolen and all three of ours went out the same day through that UPS hub in CA. I wonder if Rhino knows exactly how many they are losing to the hub scam five finger discount?
Cheers

Righto HF!

Since 50 drops around May day, and Mars was released end of June, so guessing similar drop date, you’d think they’d probably push the box into summer, but hopefully before DaP 51 around first of august?
But as I write that, could see em waiting until after 51, The Horror! Lol

Interesting ALVAR. Chever way they go it would be sweet if they added an Unbroken Chain, I mean it is a BONUS disc, no?

ISTSHOW, thank goodness!

What It’ll be? There’s really not many good second set sequences left that aren’t apart of a whole show? I thought about that DIW but hoped not.
And uncle T, do we really want the last DS show chopped?
Well, gives us interesting stuff to speculate!

1st

I have only had small issues with delays. But all things depend on the workers. UPS/USPS all seem to work pretty good here. But like many, I think I will pay the premium shipping this year to get it faster and more secure delivery. Don't even remember if they offered it this past year, but would image they did. Hope yours finally makes it way home after a long and adventurous tour. Think you will enjoy, it is a sweet release. Sweet Release sounds like a metal or country song waiting to happen.

Out on the town tonight

Hey! I'm going to downtown Portland tonight to see Lucas Nelson and the Promise of the Real! Saw them two years ago at Hardly Strictly and they rocked it.

Guest shows box

I would not be too excited with a guest show box. Too many people on stage most of the time, songs they don't know too well, sloppy playing.

Nitecat

Saw Lukas at the Showbox in Seattle last night. Excellent show, but their equipment truck got stolen before the show! Was hoping for an acoustic set but they rented some equipment and performed with some borrowed instruments. Also, if ever in Seattle, The Showbox IS the best venue in town

Guest show box

If they included 9/20/70, with David Grissman as a guest, that would certainly help to get my attention.

1st Show....

....well? We're waiting.
Gonna segue into a different conversation.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Remember that box of records my wife salvaged from a sidewalk on garbage day a few years ago? The one with the box set of The Glenn Miller Orchestra?
Well, I delved into that box of records tonight the found a Dirt, Silver & Gold compilation released by United Artists in 1976. Triple gatefold with a pristine poster in it. Very nice.
Funny though. Side 1 and side 4 are on the same record. Side 2 and side 5 are on the same record. And side 3 and side 6 are on the same record.
Doesn't effect the flow, but, why?
Good band by the way.
One man's trash....
From their Wiki.
"The band continued to gain publicity, mainly as a novelty act, making an appearance in the 1968 film For Singles Only and a cameo appearance in the 1969 musical western film Paint Your Wagon,[2] performing "Hand Me Down That Can o' Beans". The band also played Carnegie Hall as an opening act for Bill Cosby and played in a jam session with Dizzy Gillespie."
Novelty act? Sign me up for more of that.
I'm on side 5 now. Which is on the 2nd record.
Don't ask me. It's like sports playoffs brackets.
Apologies for the Bill Cosby.

VGUY

NGDB album.
If you had an old fashioned stackable record player you could place the three discs so that sides 1, 2 and 3 would play in order. You then lift the three discs off the deck flip them over and load them individually onto the auto changer to play 4, 5 and 6.
It would have been more efficient to have the three discs as 1,6 then 2,5 and 3,4 then you could have simply flipped the stack and reloaded them together but nobody is perfect.

I realized the stacking spindles reason....

.....shortly afterwards.
My grandmother had one.
All her records were scratched.

Vguy

My suggestion would be not to play old, dirty records on your new turntable. You’ll make your new stylus dirty faster.
On the other hand, the sooner you wear out that stylus the sooner you can upgrade it.

I originally bought some used vinyl but they were dirty and scratched and didn’t sound that good. Ran them through a Spin-Clean record washer but that didn’t help.
I won’t play them now that I upgraded my headshell/cartridge.

UNCHAIN/LIBERATE/RELEASE...

...that LAST 1974 DARK STAR...GREAT point ORO. this VERSION is downright CHILL and never FAILS to provide me with good resting heart rate :) so whichever form of release TPTB decide, I'm all in... and maybe, just maybe, they'll want a STRONG bonus/2nd disc to propel sales of 'From The Mars Hotel' 50th anniv. release? again, would be a cruel blow to the faithful to hold-out for 5+yrs. or 10+ yrs before this ONE is UNVAULTED

ROCK ON!

uncle_tripel

Slayer is getting back together!....

.....🤘.

21642/25000

In the house. Sorry to keep you waiting for the review but the mail comes late here and I just got it out of the box this AM. Love the big fold out stage pic. McIntosh amps and a Colorado "ALIEN" bumper sticker behind Phil on a speaker. Mickey's kit is enormous! Will edit in a review as it rolls.
Cheers

1st Show

I’m glad the Eagle has landed your way, 1st Show, it’s a stellar release, as you shall see.
We must have switched postal services, because normally mine takes six weeks post-Covid, but 49 arrived door to door in less than ten days, which is remarkable. Enjoy.
Oro - Did yours arrive, too?

Liner Notes

Mention Danny Scher as an employee of Bill Graham (For 24 years I found out) and a guy who started promoting at 16 years of age bringing Thelonius Monk to his high school? He was a Stanford grad. Can't seem to find if he is related to John Scher, famous N.J. promoter and Dead exclusive booking agent (east of the Rockies?) who also started his booking career young with his high school prom (The Chiffons, who didn't show. His only no show he says).

By the way, the sound on this release is AMAZING! Great tight performance so far. Starting 2nd set of 4-27 now.

Edit: A spectacular show that just has no weak spots. No mind blowers in 2nd set but the transitions were seamless and the 1st set really had some energy! Think I'll save the 4-28 show for tomorrow.

Cheers

50th anniversary for these, too

Looking at my old Dead albums this afternoon, I realised both "Tales of the Great Rum Runners" and "Compliments of Garcia were released in 1974 too.I played the Robert Hunter one and really enjoyed it. The vinyl is as thin as ancient parchment - no 180g deluxe bobbins here. But it sounds great.

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