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  • daverock
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    Daves 2 - 7/31/74 vinyl

    A real epic. With these vinyl box sets I like to just play 2 sides at a time, so it takes a day or so to listen to the whole show. The L.P. version features a run through Seastones, and the next track they play is El Paso. I can't think of any other band that would play two pieces of music so different from each other one after the other in concert.

    It would have been interesting if they had incorporated Seastones type music within some of their jams. It always seems to sit outside the shows in which it was played. A first set. Then an electronic blizzard. Then normal service is resumed when the second set starts. It would have been very interesting if they had included some of these sounds in Dark Star, for example.
    The closest they got to it may have been Unbroken Chain on Mars Hotel.

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    12-26-69

    McFarlin Auditorium, SMU

  • proudfoot
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    Tonight

    Me and Mrs. Grumpkins are going to a Santana and Counting Crows show

    Saw Santana open for GD in 88 and 91

    Tonight makes a hat trick

  • proudfoot
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    Happened upon

    a best of Joy Division

    Absolutely tremendous band

  • Oroborous
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    9/15/90

    14 was sweet, so onto 15

  • Deadicated
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    8/24/68 Two from the vault
    8/24/19 TTB Layla (later on)

  • TN John
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    Iowa State Fairgrounds

    Thanks for all the feedback guys. Most of my discs weren't even fully inserted into the sleeves. Got the first 2 shows ripped, and Casey Jones back where it belongs on the first show.

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    HCS Box

    Hey BC, I also have these CDs in jewel cases as the slip cases are not the best.

    Let's hope the new box has better cases. I always liked the cases in both Spring 90 box sets and the PNW box.

  • proudfoot
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    9 20 90

    Almost at the end

    Fantastic show

    Even though Grumpy Grumpkins here isn't thrilled that Throwing Stones bubbles up

    The music prior to that is really good

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    Beautiful run of shows

    I imagine it must have cathartic to play so well after the useless tragedy of Brent dying

    God Bless the Grateful Dead

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    TNJ - congrats on obtaining that great box set. Enjoy! Not sure you listened in on the cd quality issues BITD - some of those boxes, mine included, had a whole lot of problems, especially glue on the playing surface. Like ConeKid said, rubbing alcohol (70%) - also antiseptic isopropyl alcohol (91%) - will remove that stuff. Hopefully your box is one of the clean ones.

    As luck and synchronicity would have it, in just last few days I was finally able to successfully rip every disc to my HD - initially 6 or so had skips (always in key jams). Had never had that issue ripping any cd before with that external drive and feel it had to do with the cds on some basic level. An unrelated software issue that I finally was able to resolve had me revisit ripping those discs with a different external drive and to my great delight and surprise they all seemed to rip clean and I've been dancing back and forth between the 5 shows listening to sections here and there, some that had problems to verify they're good now and some just cause I want to hear them. HCS was a dream box for me - I think I called for it at least a year before it was announced (not that I ever expected it to happen) - so to get a box with a lot of quality issues was "sort of" a real big problem. Along with glue and scratches, none of the discs were properly/fully inserted in their slot and so they all were in a flexed position and I wondered if the ripping issue was related to that. Quite frustrated, I transferred them all to jewel cases and basically they went untouched for almost a year until these last few days. And now all is better.

    Currently playing 5/20/73 Santa Barbara, the Here Comes Sunshine from Disc 2.

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...tribute to Mr. Lesh today,

march 19 1995 spectrum

well, because I made it to the 2 nights before
and then sold my tickets for 3/19
to take my lady to sunnier & warmer climes...
...I knew right away she was not like other girls...
for a much needed break from work

so imagine my horror upon
returning 6 days later...
...what the...UNBROKEN CHAIN!

well, after 36 yrs of life together
she is still the best in my life...

....once in a while you get shown the light
in the strangest of places if you look at it right...

PEACE!
One World in Harmony...

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Starting with 11/1
Then did 11/7
And now 11/2
Later, 11/8 to compete with the horrible noise…

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Why Not!

and it will begin with

Eric Burdon "The Masters"
The House Of The Rising Sun
I'm Crying
Boom Boom
Gonna Send You Back To Walker
Bring It On Home To Me
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
It's My Life
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Help Me Girl
Don't Bring Me Down
See See Rider
Inside Looking Out
San Francisco Nights
When I Was Young
Monterrey ("the GD, blew evrybody's mind")
Anything
White Houses
Spill The Wine
The Night

these songs should evoke many different feelings for ALL people today

Make LOVE not war!
PEACE!

uncle_tripel

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meh?
11/21/69
That’s better…High Time really resonated today.
Next up: 12/4/69.
Cool Dark Star
And finally today: 12/5/69

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Then 12/10/69
Followed by 12/13 short and sweet, and
then 12/19, real treat!

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&12/69 mas Fina!
Received these in a big batch of stuff from our good friend here a couple years ago, but as is often the case with new big batches, these kinda have been neglected!

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That's a great album alright. The other Dead I played over the last day or so was the first show from the Winterland 1973 box - 11/9/73. A great show - every musician on top form and working together. And the next 2 shows in the box are even better.

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...with the hidden track on diP #13, been awhile>>>
scarlet > fire from 11/1/79

then onto 5/6/81 set 2 diP #13

sub pre-order purchased last PM,
-10%'er :)
now, it's hurry-up wait time lol
convinced myself that the
30 / 60 anniversaries will impact
the 4 installments choices
if TPTB don't make it happen,
then oh well,
it'll be the last sub

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

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12/20, 21, and 23/69…yowsa!

Now: Gary Burton Duet, then after, Like Minds…

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Good call DaveRock.

Imagine the reels of those shows being Plangentized/Normanized, and pressed onto vinyl.

💀🎶🤤😵‍💫🫠

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Cnkd - I'd buy that box in a shot. It would be great if they did reissue it in that way. If they are reissuing boxes on vinyl, following on from the Fillmore West 1969 shows and those from May 5th-9th 1977, this would be an ideal choice.

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On sirius this morning while I was driving up the coast to get bbq. I was in tears.

Alligator>Cryptical>The Other One>Cryptical> New Potato>Born Cross Eyed>Spanish Jam>Dark Star>China Cat>The Eleven>Caution.

Holy Effing Shite!

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Hit big chunk of 11/9/73 via yer synaptical jumpstart.
Now onto 11/9/79 II
to be followed by 11/8/85, then prolly some mellow jazz…maybe Pat M?
Bit of a personal theme today…

Howdy Brownie! Yass, need to go deep on the primal sooner than later!

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...road feeling...

GOOD with september 13 1993 set 2

just a wonderful evening in the ol' Spectrum
with the GOGD!

One World in Harmony
Peace for All!

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Robert Plant - Band of Joy
Pat Metheny - Offramp
Miles Davis - E.S.P., and Mikes in the Sky
Pat Metheny Charlie Haden - Missouri Sky

and other goodness from the collection:
Robert Plant - Lullaby…and the Ceaseless Roar
Wes Montgomery- Finest Hour
Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time

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...oct 18 1984 at the meadowlands arena

identifier #16171 on the archive
new chas miller
uploaded earlier this year :)

sweet!

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

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Miles - Mikes in the Sky,,,, must be a heavenly recording :-)

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BigBrownie, thanks for reminding me of 1.22.68, long time favorite show and primal. Looking forward to the new Miles boot. Oro, your mention of Pat M took me down a rabbit hole, seen him a bunch, all the way back to days with Lyle. Peak experience minimal but incredible, had a back stage pass after his show at the Kennedy Center in DC the night he was announced as NEA Jazzmaster. The band was exhausted from touring and headed off on an overnight bus to their next gig. New interview just posted, Rick Beato with Mike Stern, Mike had Pat as a teacher at Berklee, played with Miles, introduced by Billy Cobham. Beato is a superb interviewer, gets musicians talking, also check out his interview with Pat.

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Some of hottest GD I have ever heard

WOW

Were you lucky enough to get the Road Trips copy of 5/26/93 back when released?

I missed buying it but my oft referred to friend Craig gave me a copy

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I have all the road trips and bonus discs, I just did not recognize the date. I will revisit this though, it might have been 10 or15 years since I listened to it last. So a great late era PITB. I'm still engaged and will give it a spin.

If I did not have it already, based on your comment I would have hunted it down.

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...gotten past all
of the jabberwocky,
and it's time to get back to
why we are here

Feb 18th 1971 @ the Capitol in Port Chester NY

as I don't have the 50th Anniv
of american beauty, it's the archive
for me today
identifier #157425

smokin'!

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

PS: 12/16/92 - - - > thank you mr. latvala for #27!!!

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10/15/77

Hot 'lil show

Stella Blue is tasty, despite some annoying buzzing from one of the guitars

Stella your face

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...the 70's, but different era

november 9 1979 set 2
at the aud in buffalo

saw a hockey game at that brokedown palace
sabres vs flyers game - back in 1986
even remember hitting Garcia's Irish Pub
before the game
for a few cold ones and wings

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

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Spicy encore

GBtGD

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Since I must push through a repetive set of tasks at work this morning, I needed something primal to take my mind off it, so 3/1/69 seemed called for. This show continues to be my go-to from the FW 69 box. I believe that's because I had this show on tape back in the late 80s and so it's simply burned into my brain. I do a lot of my listening in the car, and I burn CD-R copies for the purpose (so that the originals stay safe back at home). However, this morning I've found that my 3/1 CD-R has sustained some damage that affects The Eleven (aaaah noooo) so I'm going to use this opportunity to just chuck it into the trash and burn 2/28 instead in an attempt to try to get out of this 3/1 rut.

And I mean it's a deep rut - I've had the box set for years but have literally never played 2/27. The shows from 2/28 and 3/2 also get criminally overlooked... bad Obeah, baaad

Meanwhile, this weekend I got stuck into 3/17/68. Ferocious!

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4-15-78 (Edit: the Let It Grow in this is fiery!)
Staying in sequence while trying to finish the Box. One more in the Devil box then I'm going to do DaP 15 from 4-22-78 to round out my April '78 tour. Not full Oro level investigation (love those, keep them coming Pedro) but I'm kinda slow. Then I may get to the Santa Fe release. Ah, the bounty of a cornucopia of fall riches!
Cheers

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No PF couldn’t forget the last one lol, even though I liked the 30 better…

All good things in all good time 1stshow…

Sabs Flyers BITD nice…saw Dave Mason at Garcias on a date with the one that got away and four of her fun girl friends!

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Great stuff

Dark Star is cut though

C'est la vie

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Man, you should give 2/27/69 a chance, I doubt it will disappoint. I know that the Dark Star is on Live Dead, so you have probably heard it a few or more times already, but it really adds to get the transition out of Mountains of the Moon into the Dark Star. My car has a radio with a hard drive, and that show is burned onto it, so I end up listening to it quite a bit. That Good Morning Little School Girl from 2/27/69 just cooks in all the right ways too, probably my favorite version. The Doin' That Rag that follows is also fantastic, I really dig it, I suspect you might as well. Really just an excellent show.

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2001 A Space Odyssey on visual

Cool

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A classic, 10 out of 10.

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...december 29 1977 @ Winterland

hell yes, all day long!

PEACE for ALL!
uncle_tripel

Oro - Dave Mason one hard working rock'n roller; got to see him 2x in 1980 (march/august)