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Dave's Picks Vol. 51: Scranton Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA (4/13/71)
Look out Big Boss Man, Pigpen's on the loose! We're shedding our lovelight on the not-to-be-overlooked Spring 1971 tour with DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51, featuring the complete unreleased show from the SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 AND the 2nd set from the previous night at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on 4/12/71.
These gems find the original Grateful Dead quintet delivering some of their most inspired, energetic, and tightest performances. There's a dab of WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, a splash of AMERICAN BEAUTY, a great foreshadow into what would soon appear on SKULL & ROSES. And you'll need nearly all those fingers (or those toes) because - count 'em - there's eight classic covers ("Mama Tried," "Hard To Handle," and a rare "I Second That Emotion," to name a few) done as only the Dead could do them with Mr. McKernan and his magical harmonica.
Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51: SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.
P.S. We had a little extra room on Disc 2, so please enjoy the final five DP48 bonus tracks to complete 10/24/70, St. Louis, MO.

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October 9, 2024 - 6:37pm

#21

RyXs

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2025 Subscription Speculations

More like a wish list but anyways, first off. Wow! I have learned so much more facts about the Dead than I could have imagined from just these message boards, and the knowledge keeps on flowing. Thank you so much to all the good folks posting such personal experience and history.
Anyhoos.... The (alleged) 1983 release from the autumn tour for #52 should be a goodie, so no disappointments there.

Though as for 2025 I am calling for (or guessing) a 1976 pick, hopefully 8/4/76 Jersey City, NJ. I also agree with what a few others posted & think BOTH 1982 Frost shows would make for a nice start to the subscription year as another double Brent release for #53. 1973 is also due in my opinion {last picks were #32 spring tour & #38 autumn tour} and I am partial to either 9/15/73 Providence RI or 9/26/73 Buffalo NY. Now, that leaves one more pick for the year. 1991??? Anyways, I am interested in all of this but more intrigued as to what the extra disc pick #54 is!
October 9, 2024 - 4:16pm

#22

That Mike

Joined:
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30 Trips Redux

icecrmcnkd - THE best idea for a Box I’ve heard, hands down.
October 9, 2024 - 3:36pm

#23

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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53

Fall 73 with horns.

2025 Box - 60th anniversary of the greatest rock n roll band in the universe for the entire existence of the universe.
30 Trips Around The Sun Part 2.
October 9, 2024 - 3:09pm

#24

billy the kiddd

Joined:
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Anniversary show 10/9/82 Frost Ampitheatre

42 years ago I was up in Palo Alto to see the Grateful Dead play their first show at the Frost Ampitheatre, and what a knockout of a show it was. 1982 was my favorite year at the Frost, and 10/9 & 10/82 would make a fabulous release. Fun times!
October 9, 2024 - 1:53pm

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Oroborous

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74 seems like a real good bet for 53

So of course it won’t be lol

Buttttt, if he did lol
7/25 is due, and the 5/25 show is just waiting for some Luv!
6/8 meh
6/20s good
7/21 is ok IF there’s a tape?
6/30 and 7/27 are ok?
9/14 and 20 are ok too, and the rest, who knows if they’ll rehash any of the chop jobs? If so, hopefully not until after the rest.

Of course a double dog dare ya 69 might make a good opener!
But TPTB seem a feared of the primal?
October 9, 2024 - 11:29am

#26

wissinomingdeadhead

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54

The annual Almanac should be announced soon here is my very legitimate guess as to what it will be:
7/25/74
Dave usually starts the year off with an obvious choice I don't feel it'll be a show from 77 it'll be a show from 74. Then again I could be wrong and he can go with 12/1/79 a long time favorite of mine.
October 9, 2024 - 9:49am

#27

Oroborous

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Boxes/Feb 73

Yeah, agreed, I don’t see a 73 box again too soon, and Dave unfortunately seems to have to release outdated taper picks, so I’m sure Maples will come out separately…
53: no clue, I could guess, but who knows what he’s thinking, I’m not sure he knows what he’s thinking all the time lol (jK) There’s still 5/18/77 off his list he doesn’t have ; ) and 9/28&29 among others as “they” don’t seem to want to back off 77 at all and like to start with those…
Wild cards, something off his list he doesn’t have: Arks, 9/19/70, 11/7/71, 1/2/72, 8/24/72, 6/30/73, 10/25/73, 8/30/80, 10/14/80, 10/9/84, 7/29/88, 12/27/89, or 6/24/90??? Following past form, don’t think he’d start with an 80s.
Who knows, as always it will be interesting to see!

Boxes: so many possibilities, so little opportunities, sigh…
I’d say $ these are money so bank on em lol

$ Primal: huge 66-70
$ 69: April depending on tapes AND $ one that illustrates the great arc of change over the course of the year.
$ 70: don’t know well enough, I’d say a big one for the whole year due to tapes?
$ 71: April 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, and/or any Fillmore if available
$ 72: fall/Texas
$$ 73: Feb as discussed, Spring, rest scraps
74: not enough for a box, dole out the scraps over the years in 1s and 2s…
$ 76: Summer!
77: hope not lol,
78: don’t know fall well enough yet?
79: Fall
80: ? Not sure why he total ignores 80?
81/82…more intel ?
83: BO year
84: more intel
$ 85: Summer!
86: BO year, hey there’s more good shows then one might think
87/88: no idea
$ 89: Summer 7/2, 7/15, 7/17, 7/18, 8/4 +1, 8/18+1,
$ 89: Fall 9/29, 10/14&15, 10/19 and/or 18 or 20, 10/22&23, 10/25
90: don’t know Europe yet? Otherwise think plenty of 1s or 2s but not enough for a box?
91: don’t know spring yet, summer do 1s and 2s but no box
$ 91: Fall 9/6, 9/8, 9/16, 9/22, 9/24, 9/26, 10/31
The Rest: there actually is some great stuff but as you see we’re starting to get more than they’ll probably release, at least at the snails pace they’ve been moving ; )
Ok, I’m sure at least half of ya will disagree, which is fine and dandy, let the games begin!
Onward!

Edit: oh, let’s not forget Venue themed boxes: Greek, Spectrum, Frost, Shoreline, Dane, Carrier Dome,, Hampton, Jersey, More Garden (both gardens), Alpine, etc etc etc
October 9, 2024 - 9:00am

#28

fourwindsblow

Joined:
October 13, 2008

2025 Kickoff?

Will be a '70s, I'm thinking four disc 1974, 7/25 & 7/27.
October 9, 2024 - 6:13am

#29

fourwindsblow

Joined:
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Boxes Fall '72, Winter '73...

All good things in all good time!
October 9, 2024 - 6:06am

#30

billy the kiddd

Joined:
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1970 Box Set

I second that idea. 9/20/70, 10/31/70, Fillmore West shows, lots of great shows for a box.

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Dave's Picks Vol. 51: Scranton Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA (4/13/71)

Look out Big Boss Man, Pigpen's on the loose! We're shedding our lovelight on the not-to-be-overlooked Spring 1971 tour with DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51, featuring the complete unreleased show from the SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 AND the 2nd set from the previous night at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on 4/12/71.

These gems find the original Grateful Dead quintet delivering some of their most inspired, energetic, and tightest performances. There's a dab of WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, a splash of AMERICAN BEAUTY, a great foreshadow into what would soon appear on SKULL & ROSES. And you'll need nearly all those fingers (or those toes) because - count 'em - there's eight classic covers ("Mama Tried," "Hard To Handle," and a rare "I Second That Emotion," to name a few) done as only the Dead could do them with Mr. McKernan and his magical harmonica.

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 51: SCRANTON CATHOLIC YOUTH CENTER, SCRANTON, PA 4/13/71 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering.

P.S. We had a little extra room on Disc 2, so please enjoy the final five DP48 bonus tracks to complete 10/24/70, St. Louis, MO.

,,,

"The Race is On"

Indeed it is. Next up: "Man Smart, Woman Smarter."

No affiliation implied

But I feel I must comment on Joe Biden's decision to step down. A selfless and dignified act, unusual in a world where self promotion is paramount, and multifarious crimes are routinely committed and accepted as normal political activity.

Anybody Here Read King Lear?

It's a really hard thing to do: to admit you're too old, to step aside, and relinquish power. And it doesn't always end well.

I don't want to get into politics, but I will say I think Biden deserves praise for putting his ego aside and doing the right thing.

Other than that, I'll just say that I hope that everyone who is eligible to vote will take that responsibility seriously. Get informed, think deeply, and vote with your best self., please.

Vacationing in Colorado right now, seeing the sights and having some fun leading up to TTB at Red Rocks this weekend. Listening to GOGD channel on Sirius. For now, at least, life is really good.

TTB at Red Rocks

You might see Hendrixfreak there.
Enjoy Colorado.
Cheers

Will we leave this place...

an empty stone

or a shining ball of blue and green and gold and...

Vote, y'all.

R&B festival

Three days of great music

Smoky skies from forest fires and hot AF during the day

But

If you have a chance to hear a band called the Record Company, give 'em a chance. Rockin'.

DMCVT

Was it yer biff day?
Happy happy joy joy!

As we know

GD covered a lot of R&B and blues classics

At the festival the PA music played between acts featured a lot of R&B and blues classics

I kept thinking "GD covered this one ...and this one...
and this one..."

GBtGD

RE a selfless act

Daverock Scranton Joe has always given the best of himself for the country he has served virtually his entire adult life. The act of a real man is to put all before himself. Joe Biden is a real man! God Bless America!

Moby Grape

RIP Jerry Miller of Moby Grape

Selfless acts

JJC - I would agree there. But surely selflessness is a quality that transcends national boundaries. As Tiny Tim says in Dickens "A Christmas Carol" - "God bless us everyone!"

Make America Great Again

I wish we could enjoy the Grateful Dead without politics. But here we go!!

Waitin on the Bus

and the shipping notice...

Selfless

One is not dragged kicking and screaming to a selfless act

Let's Go Brandon

Tired of watching liberal clowns trash our country which I love. Sick people. Switched to Trump because we can do so much better. Start paying attention. Economy sucks, crime sucks, illegals suck. The Dead's music makes me forget it all.

Selfless acts - nothing to do with politics

Retirement can be the end result of a process. It's not a snap decision made impulsively if you are in a position where choice is a factor. Must be very difficult if you are in the public eye, when the sequence of events leading to it is visible and open to public scrutiny. This has absolutely nothing to do with politics. All of us experience the ageing process and deal with it in our own way. Normally with some degree of privacy.

DeeDee

The economy is doing great, look at the stock market.
The rich white people who control the GOP are getting richer by the day.

Shipping Notice

Just waiting on a friend. Nothing here yet.

I wonder if Dave pays any attention to sales. He still says these all sell out fast, some in a couple of hours, some in days, some in weeks. He needs to update his stich, it is now years.

Edit- The double 85 dose is now sold out!

better

to be quiet and thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt...see y'all next year, maybe

I doubt you're real DeeDee

Just another AI troll

2024 box set ?

Will it be this week or next ? What's it gonna be? I hope its Winter land Oct. 1974 audio & video. That would be something!

No shipping notices?

Maybe the system was running on PC’s with Crowdstrike installed.

Box Set

Billy, bring it! Now that one would sell out faster than GSTL in 2017.

Been hoping for this one for a long time.

Paying attention?....

....oh. I'm paying attention alright.
Anywho, I proposed to my subwoofer tonight. Don't tell Mrs. Vguy.

Wheels on the bus go r&r

MUATM....2024 box...

I think we'll hear something on MUATM middle of Aug. after D&C at the Sphere. Meet Up will be at end of Aug. When pre-order for the box will be announced... Shipping date first week of Dec...

In the groove let the good times roll...Clock on the wall says its time to go...

let's go is passe'...

...take all the whining to:
X, facebook, truthsocial, wherever
but not here,
no one here wants to hear
this sucks, that sucks, everything sucks

and apparently the music is not helping

Peace for All
uncle_tripel

Better still

To realise you are an idiot and try to do something about it.

there have been a lot said about

the election, and here's another one. The traitor is now "the old guy". The old guy needs to be defeated. So now he's the old guy and a traitor. Vote like ur life depends on it, cause if "the old guy/traitor" gets his way, we are all "f"ed

A Coast to Coast Box ?

Coast to Coast ?

What if Dave has dove deep into the banana boxes, and pulled all the missing reels from Avalon to The Ark April '69 ? WoW, that would be nice!

Coast to Coast Box Set

Fillmore East & Fillmore West.

Thanks Brent

I made it to 7-21,22-90 but missed 7-23-90……

Those 3 nights, complete audio/video, would make a nice release.

No word on the music.....

..... but the overpriced shot glass has shipped!

Coast to Coast Box Set??

Some years back I had an idea of Dueling Fillmore East meets West 1970 box...Got a lot of buzz!!

"From Sea to Shining Sea"

Fillmores West and East

Ja, gerne

51 seaside chat...

Dave "I'll see you here soon? We've got another announcement probably in the next?, oh little while?"

Politix

The only time I will post political stuff.....I always thought GOGD fans were open minded and open to both sides with discussion. I am wrong again. It appears from the comments lately that the Dems/Progs could have Alfred E. Newman as their candidate, and all the Heads will just follow in line, like lemmings. Who cares about what some Hollywood millionaire thinks, as if they know anything besides group think. Please try researching/reading to have an open mind. Joe B. did nothing, and all of his lemmings hid his deteriorating condition for years. I'm still not sure who I will vote for, if I vote at all. We definitely don't need another giveaway person as President. Look at the inflation numbers, sky high food prices, and unaffordable housing for the majority of citizens, and actually make an intelligent decision

WHAT!!!!!!!

WHAT!!!!!!!!!

OK

Guys. This is where I weigh in and say enough with the politics please. Thank you. Within the bounds of civility and respect, please feel free to take it to the long-dormant Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind, Still More Current Events: dead.net slash forum slash trouble-ahead-trouble-behind-still-more-current-events

Have Mercy!

been waitin on the bus all day.

And, I love a lot of buzz!

Waitin on that right now.

Back when they were GD, I always wanted to see a lightning bolt tour starting at Alpine and finishing in New Orleans.

But I will settle for a fillmore east/west box!!!

whatever happened to Shorelights Beckon?

or whatever that rumored box was.

The next box will be revealed during the days between.

I hope it's a box I can live without so I can save money and storage space.

"Jesus just left Chicago
and he's bound for New Orleans
you don't have to worry
'cause taking care of business is his name"

Ah, take me with you, Jesus!

Oh. If it's well north of $200, prolly no deal.

Speculation only

Time will tell, as always

RIP John Mayall

Y'all be cool

"You could have played the blues with John Mayall"

From 200 Motels

:)))

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Ever since Spring '90 TOO, I don't look a gift horse in the nub!

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