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 18, 2024 - 9:10am

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hendrixfreak

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Doin' that cannoball thang

So, I'm only slightly puzzled -- it is still February (what's so short about this freakin' month?) -- at the lack of uninformed speculation on this year's box. As a master of uninformed speculation, allow me to lunge from the high board (it's only three feet down) to do a cannonball...

Got Hey Now'd on a lengthy post, so breakin' it down!
February 18, 2024 - 2:54am

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daverock

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Encores unclear

It was a characteristic of earlier cd releases that when songs were included from various shows, it wasn't always clear which song was from which show. Quite a few actually - Dicks Picks 31 comes to mind shows from 8/4 - 5/74 and 8/6/74 - there is no indication in the cd booklet which song comes from which show. You either get Deadbase down and work it out for yourself, or just forget about it and enjoy it as it is presented. It works either way. The immortal Dicks Picks 4 of the 2/13 and 2/14/70 shows doesn't tell you in the booklet where the songs included come from.
February 17, 2024 - 6:59pm

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Vguy72

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Jerry didn't like encores....

....unless they decided to play two.
Happiness is setting up audio equipment.
February 17, 2024 - 6:30pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Encores

Dave mentions in the chat that the song order had to be rearranged to make things fit.
I didn’t check if it was also stated on the release.
February 17, 2024 - 5:30pm

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billy the kiddd

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Anniversary show 2/17/79 Oakland

45 years ago tonight, I was up in Oakland to see the Grateful Dead deliver a knockout of a show. Anybody else there ? This should definitely be a release or part of a 79 box set.. What a show!
February 17, 2024 - 5:11pm

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billy the kiddd

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Frost encores

U.S. Blues & She Belongs to Me were the encores.
February 17, 2024 - 4:52pm

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DeeDeeMcTrivers

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Did anyone else realize that…

Did anyone else realize that U.S. Blues and She Belongs To Me are actually the encore but are included earlier on the first disc? I just did some research and this appears to be the case (I thought they sounded out of order) but nowhere that I saw on the release was this disclosed. I don't mind if they rearrange the order of songs to make things fit, but why can't they tell us on the CD case? DId I miss it? Am I right they are in fact the encore? Can someone validate? Strangely enought on Archive they are also out of order on the recording? Please advise!
February 17, 2024 - 1:40pm

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Vguy72

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Thanks for the "Feedback" fellas....

....shows out for delivery currently.
Also, Phish's Round Room hit the Billboard Vinyl Album chart this week at #1. It's really good.
February 17, 2024 - 12:14pm

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Flintstone Gramophone

Really a '70s Philips GA-212, the one with the cool green lights under the touch buttons. Gone through maybe 10-12 cartridges and styli over all those years. Favorite is the Grado Black.
Cheers
February 17, 2024 - 11:21am

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jjc

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Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB-BK

Vguy72 that is the one I have. Good sturdy TT enjoy!

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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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