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 15, 2024 - 1:49pm

#651

Obeah

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January 14, 2017

that's good news, 1stshow

I've been quietly rooting for you from the sidelines. I'm glad to hear they're working to get a copy of Vol 49 to you.
February 15, 2024 - 12:23pm

#652

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

More vinyl....

....my Dicks One vinyl shipped. Mrs. Vguy is keeping a close on my record spending. Someone has to!
February 15, 2024 - 12:17pm

#653

simonrob

Joined:
June 7, 2007

All this vinyl...

Gonna suck your wallet dry.

#49 is getting close. I paid the customs man €11,56 yesterday. Should be delivered within a week.
February 15, 2024 - 10:45am

#654

jjc

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July 21, 2021

RSD

Nightfall of diamonds on vinyl for RSD and JGB electric on the eel 6-10-1989
February 15, 2024 - 10:07am

#655

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

jerry

anyone find where to download the latest present.

Rhapsody in Red: Garcia Essentials (A Valentine’s Day Playlist)
February 15, 2024 - 10:03am

#656

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

RE Billboard article

60 years worth yaddy yaddy yadda, and at least a couple of decades…..
Yeah, but we’ll be dead by then? Andale, andale, vamanos amigos!

Confusion: ha, I knew you were going to say that lol.
I looked it up after I posted, just in case lol, (hey, we’re all getting older ; ) and I saw Fever at Landover and figured that’s what you ment, I should have posted it lol.
February 15, 2024 - 9:24am

#657

Gary Farseer

Joined:
August 1, 2015

State of Confusion

Finally figured out the confusion about Cap Centre. I knew something was wrong until I dug deeper into DeadBase. When I went to Cap Centre 1987 shows, I saw Fever, but I thought they did Fever all the time. Turns out that was only time they played Fever. So I mixed up seeing Stir It Up and Fever as both were one offs.

Whew - felt insane in the membrane.

And yeah, Super Bowl Sunday looked incredible OTA.
February 15, 2024 - 7:27am

#658

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

1985 doesn't disappoint....

....checked out 9.15.85 last night. Devore Field, Chula Vista, CA.
Smokin'.
Especially the drumz into US Blues.
February 14, 2024 - 2:29pm

#659

mark_mumper

Joined:
August 17, 2007

Doingtheneedful: small-problem help (maybe)

So bad what happened to your friend Kevin. There has to be some just, legal, and effective response -- Do what you can.

As for your DaP48 (that's the small problem), have you checked your Dave’s Picks order status at the Grateful Dead Store (store dot dead dot net)? (Scroll to bottom of page and click Order Status; helps to have your order number.) Or did you receive a shipping-notice email from Grateful Dead Store? If so, it would have? given you a tracking number (which, in the U.S., could be a UPS number or a USPS number, or maybe another carrier’s, but in the UK, I don't know, nor know whether you'd receive a tracking number). Have you been able to track the shipment? (I, myself, got shipping emails for Dave’s Picks 47 and 49, but don’t find one for Volume 48.)

With or without tracking info, at the Grateful Dead Store, scroll again to page bottom and click Help/Customer Service. At the upper right of that page, click “Submit a request” and go from there. If you get an email response from that which seems automated and says anything like “unable to provide a personalized response to your specific inquiry” and offers you a list of FAQs, and if none of the FAQs pertains, send a reply that that’s unacceptable, and ask that your request be escalated to a level that will actually respond to your problem.
February 14, 2024 - 2:16pm

#660

billy the kiddd

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2/14/70

Another Valentines Day gem.

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.

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