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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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  • jjc
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    Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB-BK

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

  • bluecrow
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    perfectly happy

    with my ca. 1978 Technics with a scavenged roofing nail lashed to the tone arm.

  • Oroborous
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    Personally

    I like the Binford 7,000,000XYX OU812!
    Bastard cleans the discs while playing them!
    Platter literally weights 300 pounds, driven by military grade motor housed in another room for lowest possible noise floor!
    Laser cartridge accurate to within one billionth of a cm.
    Arm utilizes custom Iridium composite, and separate phone stage requires it’s own rack and power supply, all synced by atomic clock! Boo yah!

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    Good one Vguy, I have the non-Bluetooth model, didn’t have any use for BT.

    Follow the setup directions for balance and anti-skate and it will work great.
    If you want to further upgrade the sound in the future get the VM540ML/H headshell/cartridge combo. Sounds spectacular.
    Going to spin my new copy of DaP2 vinyl tonight on the system.

  • 1stshow70878
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    Good One Vguy

    Looked that one up. Can do it all.
    Excellent choice. Enjoy!
    Cheers

  • Vguy72
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    Turntable broke....

    ....down Palace.
    Ponied up for a new one. Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB-BK Direct-Drive Turntable.
    Will be here tomorrow. $200. I used my Amazon points.
    You can take the record purchaser away from the 80's, but you can't take the 80's away from the record purchaser. Or something like that.

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    Are scooters now MotorCycles?

  • Gary Farseer
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    BTK

    Had a hot date with some cold beer for the 14th. Listened to Road Trips 2vol2 - Be My Valentine. So much fun.

    Hard to believe 3 Dark Stars on one release, when you got the bonus disk. I am sure I ordered here, but was not expecting the bonus disk, dont even know if they mentioned it at that time.

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    Phishey Fishey Phishey Foo

    Phish still a great band, but hard to beat that1990's Phish.

    On the tube, look up Phish Farm Aid 1998. Nice Birds of a Feather, and then a raging Moma Dance. Then they move into the back-up band for Neil Young. So young and so vibrant. They can still jam and rage, its their vocals that suffer some, as with all with age. Why Rush had to tune down for Ged. Different Stages Hammersmith Odeon 1978. Sweet.

    Fortunate to catch 2 Phish and 3 WsP shows last year in a 2 week period. Slept a bit after that. Had tix to 3 nashville shows but do to health had to sell to a friend.

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    How'd it go Jim?

    (f-ing H-N)

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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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