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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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  • wharfrat6969
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    One of These Days>Other One

  • nitecat
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    1974 and 1985

    Just finished my first listen to 49. Love the mix, Thanks Dan Healy! Thanks to all who worked on this release. I can hear all the instruments so clearly.

    I was thinking when I listen to 1974 period, its like listening to jazz, very intellectual and improvisational. When I listen to this 1985, it's more powerful and yet still improvisational, but more edgy.

    I like all periods, to be clear. This release is easily one of my favorite Dave's. I will listen to it often.

  • gratefulgerd
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    GD Covering

    Well, I could imagine a cover version of "White Bird" by: It's A Beautiful Day.
    But on the other hand, this song is in it's original version a 100 %er.
    Nevertheless I wonder what the Dead would've made out of it.
    Cheers
    G

  • Vguy72
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    Dead covering....

    ....Los Lobos. Angels With Dirty Faces comes immediately to mind.

  • daverock
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    Dead covering Floyd

    If the Dead had covered a Pink Floyd song, I would have preferred something a bit more open ended, with less vocals. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun by the 1969 version of the band for example.
    And how about Careful With That Axe Eugene in 1974 ? Donna could have done the scream...

  • Noah's Great Rainbow
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    Coulda Played Songs?

    Songs the Dead coulda done? Woody Guthrie all the way. Pretty Boy Floyd, I Ain't Got No Home. And then More Woody.

    Finally a double Bob/Jerry encore played as a reminder of our shared humanity, relevant to today's times: What's So Funny Bout Peace Love and Understanding. (Followed by crowd call and response like knockin hopefully?), then a 2nd encore, "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos). We exit the venue with tears in our eyes, as Jerry's last chords continue to play in our heads.

  • Oroborous
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    Fingers crossed 1stshow

    I’ve had the same thing happen a few times: makes it to Denver in good time, then no one scans at the handoff to usps and then it seems to disappear?
    Fortunately, it has always eventually showed up, but at least a week or so after it should/could have arrived, bastids!
    Just what us old timers need, more unnecessary stress!

    I still cannot understand why we can’t choose our shipping method, so what if it costs more!

  • 1stshow70878
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    Still no 49. Monique at Deadnet no help at all. UPS supposedly gave it off to Mail Innovations (what a bs name) in Denver (?) but no tracking for that handoff or a USPS tracking number. USPS won't help without a tracking number, which I have always gotten after the handoff. How much is that better shipping option for next year's subscription? Likely worth it!
    Cheers

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    U s & T h e m. W o u l d h a v e m a d e a g o o d E n c o r e a l s o, o r u s e b e f o r e o r a f t e r D / S. A g a i n, j u s t s h o w i n g t h e b i g p i c t u r e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n s o c i e t y a t l a r g e a n d t h o s e t h a t d r o p o u t, o r p u l l b a c k f r o m b e i n g s o i n t e g r a t e d w i t h t h e m.

    S t i l l m o r e.

  • Dennis
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    Gary & Barbie (sittin in a tree, k-i-ss-ing)

    I threw Barbie heads together on my own :-)

    For people that collect everything Barbie.

    In any event, if you missed. VMP is offering a "box" of Barbie. Two lp's in pink, a driver license for Barbie (that's actually a cardboard single), a picture of Ken and a pink pocketbook, that I assume holds the albums.

    Only reason I thought about getting was Barbie-Heads. 10 years from now might be worth a few bucks. I'll go out on a limb here, maybe BH's don't watch LP releases and you could have one of the few for sale someday.

    I bet they get a good buck for a beach house!

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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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Had to look that up.
The spoken part between:
Redemption funds,
Stocks and bonds.
Scruggs, the master of the three finger rolling style. Changed everything.
Cheers

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For a real good time!
Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 10 YEARS for some 85 love!

Well 49 old friend, it’s been a gas but I guess it’s happy trails for awhile.
Tanks for the memories

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Yes, good to see at least this one sell out. Such a great release. Just revisited this last week. Shows the depth of the vault if you like most eras, which I do.

Can't believe the others are still available. Might have to revisit #46 tomorrow.

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Smoking 🚬

How about a big announcement tomorrow?

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...hmm, how's about wave that flag day june 14th, great day for smokin' OUT a new box...read the signs, connect the lines, pay your fines, read the rhyme

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...how that 49 resurfaced...

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I am just wondering, since all of the early brent shows have the keyboards way too loud, is this the same? I can't listen to any of them, I have to go to audience recordings. Can't hear Weir enough, which is not the Dead as far as I am concerned. After Betty left, the soundboards are useless unless it was mult-tracked...and most are not. I was at these shows and they were very good!

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