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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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July 25, 2024 - 12:24am

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Obeah

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God bless the Brooklyn Bowl Taper

So 11/11/70 is one of my favorite shows. The only circulating AUD is very rough, as we all know, but as it happens Bluecrow said something in another post earlier today, and while it's about another show entirely, it's very apropos: "...with a pair of cheap headphones - listening in the dark in the middle of the high desert night - you could be there."

This is some of the last really primal dead I can point to. Just three months later and this era was already a wisp of a dream, hard to remember... Mickey's out of the band and they're debuting a bunch of new material a little ways up the road in Port Chester. But on this first night in Brooklyn, a Wednesday, there was magic in the air. I can go on at length but it's late...

Somewhere I thought I remember reading that the taper on this night snuck in his gear inside/under a wheelchair, but I don't know if that's true and I don't know where I am getting that from. I thought the story also went that the reason that the quality of the tape gets progressively worse with time was because the venue (which wasn't sold out) does gradually fill over time, and patrons block the sound.

The La B amba thing... certainly Garcia teases it during Good Lovin, but if something is sung I can't remember it... the quality of the tape at that point is pretty rough. If you can get far enough at long you will get to a VERY early Goin' Down the Road. Like Sugar Mag, this is an EARLY version. One gets the idea that maybe Garcia was just tryin it on to kill a bit of time as he's almost unaccompanied as he starts out singing. Oh and then a couple of minutes in to the tune, you can hear an audience member say, "is that Jack Casady? Told ya" (I believe the Airplane were due to play up at a certain theater on the CT border that coming Friday night the 13th, but they were off this night, so they sat in.

Like so much of the second half of 1970, I doubt we will ever hear a board copy of this show. I hope I'm wrong because this show on the whole is a tremendous work of art. It's not perfect - for example, the Hard to Handle isn't as incendiary as some others - but regardless, I expect I will always remain eternally grateful to the person who taped it for us. Forgive me if I got my facts wrong here, it's late, but corrections/additions are welcomed
July 24, 2024 - 6:41pm

#582

TN John

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Shipping Notice

Received

Maybe I'll get it next week for my vacation.

Peace
July 24, 2024 - 5:53pm

#583

billy the kiddd

Joined:
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Anniversary show 7/24/87 Oakland

37 years ago I was up in Oakland to hear the Grateful Dead & Bob Dylan play. The show was fantastic, the Dead played great! Garcia played pedal steel when the Dead backed Dylan, that alone was worth the price of admission.
July 24, 2024 - 5:51pm

#584

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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Tracking number created

The email says “shipped”, but UPS doesn’t have it yet.

7-10 days and hopefully it will be here.

In the meantime Dave, announce the Box…..
July 24, 2024 - 2:50pm

#585

wharfrat6969

Joined:
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11/11/70

Setlist has LA Bamba listed after Good Lovin' and before Cumberland Blues???

From Brooklyn Bowl website.
July 24, 2024 - 2:09pm

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Birchwood

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Brooklyn Rock Palace Nov. 1970 Banana Box 4-Show Box Set!

Brooklyn Rock Palace Nov. 1970 Banana Box 4-Show Box Set?
I'm listening to the low-fi recording of 11-11-70 available on archive.org, and the playing is Grade A excellent. What a treat it would be if these four concerts existed in excellent audio. Anyone know more about them?
Peace!
July 24, 2024 - 12:46pm

#587

gratefulgerd

Joined:
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John Mayall

Saw him Live at the Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt on May 2nd 1972 (John Mayall Blues Group).
Just about a week after the GD hit the same stage.
But I didn't make it to the Dead. Little had I known about them.
After 52 years it feels unforgivable to me!
Least we have the music.
Cheers
G.
July 24, 2024 - 11:28am

#588

Dennis

Joined:
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Mike & Jimmy

Thanks for the mention of the two Jimmy Herring albums, boobtube had both.

Now in stock and will be listened to.

Some great people on the Subject to Change album.
July 24, 2024 - 10:57am

#589

daverock

Joined:
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John Mayall

I never saw him, and I only have two of his albums - the one with Eric Clapton known as "The Beano Album" and "A Hard Road" with Peter Green on guitar. They are both great, sounding more like the real thing than an imitation of it.
July 24, 2024 - 6:22am

#590

That Mike

Joined:
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Mayall

Only saw Mayall once, as well, at a club in Toronto, and he had a hot shot guitar player with him then (Rocky Athas), and I recall we said at the time that Mayall must have been the greatest talent scout for guitarists out there, given his noble history of playing with some great ones.
On great guitarists, I was reading Jimmy Herring has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer, but the good news is that it has been caught in Stage One, and his doctors expect with treatment, he should be fine, thankfully. For anyone who does not own his two really fine solo albums (Lifeboat; Subject To Change Without Notice), do yourself a real solid and seek them out. Tremendously underrated player.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

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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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