Dave's Picks Vol. 53: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 10/2/76

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January 24, 2025 - 3:35pm

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Garcia still works wonders on the guitar. His obbligato behind rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's vocal on the gun-fighter ballad, "El Paso," ranged from flamenco figures to blues lines. The latter created a humorous and musically interesting mixture. Slipping around the sunny Mexican-American rhythms were the riffs and diving glissandos of a music that grew up among the chilly winds of Chicago. - Cliff Radel, Enquirer Pop Music Critic The vocals and instruments blended perfectly into one cohesive unit. The artists themselves seemed to enjoy playing and the concentration they commanded was unshakable in the fan-filled Coliseum. - Douglas Fechter, The NewsRecord Cincy, The Nati, Paris Of America, call it what you will but when the Grateful Dead came to town, they certainly helped propel her to "Queen of the West." The previously unreleased complete show from the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 10/2/76 is all up from start to finish with xxx 70s-era first set songs like "Promised Land" and "El Paso" to Europe '72 staples and classic covers ("It's All Over Now," "Big River"), wrapped up with a unique second-set jam that opens with "Dancing In The Street" and closes with "Sugar Mag." An all-around good time! Limited to 25,000 numbered copies and shipping this week, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 53: RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH 10/2/76 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. P.S. As a bonus, we have a quintet of songs from 5/4/77 (recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson), the rest of which was featured on Dave’s Picks Vol. 50 and its Bonus Disc. As we mentioned in 2012 when this series started, we’re determined to provide complete shows whenever possible. And even when a show is only partially included on a release as bonus material, we’re happy to complete it later on down the line, as we’ve done here. We hope you dig it. - David Lemieux

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February 21, 2025 - 11:40am

#181

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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Vguy

Our hockey team has nothing to do with the current state of affairs.
Yet you rooted for them to lose.
For shame, and bad karma.

It was a good game though.
February 20, 2025 - 8:30pm

#182

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Canada won!....

....damn straight. 🍻
February 20, 2025 - 5:27pm

#183

Duece

Joined:
June 10, 2007

Fall 1991

Would love to see a fall 1991 box. Was a great run of shows. Was at some of the Boston shows, would like to see 09/26/91 get an official release.
February 20, 2025 - 3:15pm

#184

dmcvt

Joined:
April 4, 2013

Golden (State) Rose

The color of the dream I had, its time to tell somebody 'bout that dream
February 20, 2025 - 2:31pm

#185

hendrixfreak

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February 26, 2014

Well, for me and Chuck Berry...

California remains The Promised Land -- Where else would I choose to hitchhike to from the East Coast when I turned 17 on the road? Not as groovy as it once was, but no place is. It's a magnificent region that has mtns, deserts, great ag valleys and stretches from Mexico to Oregon. So many regions within one state.

As for the bigger picture, it's a tenet of mine that the peoples of the world can live together, but the money and power at the top attracts a weird lot -- sometimes enlightened, too often malignant and power mad. That's why cultural exchanges, well outside of politics, are key because they are people-to-people, which works most of the time.

I used to have a beloved Iranian friend; she was good-hearted, smart and the Shah murdered her uncle. I had a great friend from Brazil. I made Russian friends during glasnost. The list goes on (and includes my beloved ex-sweetheart from California).

But I'll echo what Crow said. Forgive us. Half of our countrymen are caring, smart, productive, good neighbors. The American credo has always been fair play -- at least that's the ideal at the "people" level, if not the history of our government. The other half succumbed to racism, stupidity and got sold a bill of goods by lying fascists. Turning this around is going to be very rough. But please don't lose faith that the majority of Americans, including those who sinned by not voting, are not supportive of a mad clown backed by vicious, sadistic, fascists.

Hmmm, I think that should do it, for now. If anyone is offended, boo hoo.

And now, the sedatives and back to the music.

HF
February 20, 2025 - 2:29pm

#186

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

The four nations hockey final is tonight....

.....Canada vs US.
I'll be rooting for our northern neighbors. No offense.
February 20, 2025 - 12:13pm

#187

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Boxing

Maybe they’ll use all slightly incomplete shows!
They said it was gonna be different?
Ya know, really good/great shows, but that are missing a song or three so can’t be Dave’s…hell, even some super hot single sets…great way to get primal too!
February 20, 2025 - 10:58am

#188

fourwindsblow

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October 13, 2008

Box...

wadeocu, three more wouldn't hurt! :-}
February 20, 2025 - 9:30am

#189

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Wow

I, too, am ashamed and saddened.

Love CA, especially Yosemite and god bless the Grateful Dead.

That's all I've got and probably all I can get away with here.

If you get confused, listen to the music play.
February 20, 2025 - 8:24am

#190

wadeocu

Joined:
April 1, 2008

60th Box Idea...

Like your idea fourwinds but think it should include three more shows: Brent show, a vinnie/bruce and a vinnie show.

Garcia still works wonders on the guitar. His obbligato behind rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's vocal on the gun-fighter ballad, "El Paso," ranged from flamenco figures to blues lines. The latter created a humorous and musically interesting mixture. Slipping around the sunny Mexican-American rhythms were the riffs and diving glissandos of a music that grew up among the chilly winds of Chicago. - Cliff Radel, Enquirer Pop Music Critic The vocals and instruments blended perfectly into one cohesive unit. The artists themselves seemed to enjoy playing and the concentration they commanded was unshakable in the fan-filled Coliseum. - Douglas Fechter, The NewsRecord Cincy, The Nati, Paris Of America, call it what you will but when the Grateful Dead came to town, they certainly helped propel her to "Queen of the West." The previously unreleased complete show from the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 10/2/76 is all up from start to finish with xxx 70s-era first set songs like "Promised Land" and "El Paso" to Europe '72 staples and classic covers ("It's All Over Now," "Big River"), wrapped up with a unique second-set jam that opens with "Dancing In The Street" and closes with "Sugar Mag." An all-around good time! Limited to 25,000 numbered copies and shipping this week, DAVE'S PICKS VOL. 53: RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH 10/2/76 was recorded by Dan Healy and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. P.S. As a bonus, we have a quintet of songs from 5/4/77 (recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson), the rest of which was featured on Dave’s Picks Vol. 50 and its Bonus Disc. As we mentioned in 2012 when this series started, we’re determined to provide complete shows whenever possible. And even when a show is only partially included on a release as bonus material, we’re happy to complete it later on down the line, as we’ve done here. We hope you dig it. - David Lemieux

Here's to 2025

A good show to start the year and 54 is looking to be even better.

Happy New Year to all you friends and freaks.

At Last !!

"New" music coming for this Head - already overdrawn by the various turds of late in the liberty & democracy punchbowl/s at this here party ... As the song says: "One way or another, This darkness got to give."

Alright

Alright, up and running.

Let the shipping commence.

Don't wait too long or it might sell out 🤠

The Nati

Ah yes, The Paris of America, of course, of course.

53

WELCOME TO 2025
PLAY DEAD
PLAY DEAD LOUD

Looking Forward To It!

Looks like a good show! Let the good times roll for 2025!!

Don’t know this one

Hope we get it 🤞

There's only one freak around here....

How's that for a sit-up-straight-spit-out-coffee-and-laugh-at-HF's-absurd-comment one liner?

Just doing a cannonball into the pool...

Back atcha JimInMD! A fresh hunk of GD meat thrown into my cage to soften the mid-winter blues, yes please.

Now where's the Candyman, I might need assistance... oh yeah, the freezer downstairs. Now I remember.... Rock on, boys.

Hey Oro, your copy is being held up at the Eagle County Detention Center. The Thought Police have a few questions for you...

comments up and running

welcome Dave's 53

Shipping noticed received.

With luck and a following wind I may get it here in the Netherlands in less than three weeks.

Much Needed

Hey folks! Hope you all are well.
Got to see Billy Strings in New Orleans on 12/29 (my birthday), and 12/30. Great shows! Such a shame with what happened on New Years.
Looking forward to this one to melt the cold NE Ohio nights. At my age, -20+ wind chills really suck…

Shipping Notice

I also have a shipping notice. Strangely, I can post this response on my phone but my iPad won’t let me post to the 52 or 53 threads.

Silky-smooth

That's 1976 Dead!!!

53...

Magnet, they should make the other 52 they're pretty cool.

I must say....

....the magnet is cool, but I have so many already that I forgot what color our refrigerator is.

Artwork

As always really looking forward to this but is anyone else getting tired of the skeletons?
Time to move on I think

DaP 53

Need a little ray of sunshine and normality - looking forward to some sweet Fall '76 - hopefully it makes it to the PO Box soon.

Dave’s Picks 53

…”Alright Alright Alright Alright!” Looking good
Looking Real Good 1976gratefyl Dead During the Fall Tour and with some “Betty” at the tail end in 77’ , is Welcomed Primo Audio Quality! Love the 76’ feel of the playing by the boys in the band , they are totally tuned in to each other’s Muse! Been really looking forward to this release , it’s all new to me. Heard and read a lot of positive reviews including the extra treats! 76 feels like a cool breeze to me. Definitely a grateful Pickfor the series to begin! Look out 2025! Let the jamming begin!

Pumped for 2025 (Dead that is)

Finally got a CD player after about 6 years, and have been enjoying it tremendously. These discs still sound good, and no rot as reported by others. I started with DaP 1-20 (so far), and definitely my favorite is 18 - San Fran 7.17.76! Always been a sucker for 76, the first cassettes I got from that year were the Tavern on the Green shows and it's been my go to ever since.
2nd is 09 - Missoula 5.14.74
3rd is 16 - Springfield 3.28.73

Ready for more 76. Bonus, dry January is mercifully, almost over!

SHIPPING

Notice received.

just sayin'...

...I have never listened to the
DaP listening party...
not gonna ruin the arrival
with impatience

all good things in all good time

I get it, it's marketing,
but let's just focus on
getting the process to work correctly
like maybe shipping confirmations

just sayin'

just sayin'...

...I have never listened to the
DaP listening party...
not gonna ruin the arrival
with impatience

all good things in all good time

I get it, it's marketing,
but let's just focus on
getting the process to work correctly
like maybe shipping confirmations

just sayin'

55 & 56..

My guess; 82 and 91..

Interesting?

My son sent this to me. Do a you tube search for Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - Full Album - If it was made in 1950.

The lyric cover is early 50's, at times Sinatra-ish. The musical parts, hard to hear the album.

Figured I pass along.

Enjoy?

Danehead

I like the predictions.

I have been predicting a 91 for several years and have been wrong every year. Maybe this is the year?

Maybe a two show release on four CDs??
A lot of good shows to pick from and recorded really well.

If there's one thing

that takes a long time to move on, its a skeleton.

Shipping

I got that Good News Joseph

Edit: I was gonna say, we've been ending the year with a '91 for a few years running now... :)

Shipping

Notice received at five o’clock tonight. I think this is the earliest shipping notice I’ve received.
Edit: UPS is saying Monday. That would be nice, but I highly doubt it.

Dennis, I need to borrow your wife’s credit card

Just saw this on Live For Live Music:

Also for sale is the ultimate experience for any devoted Deadhead, a private tour of the Grateful Dead tape vault for two hosted by Rhino Entertainment president Mark Pinkus. The winning bidder will get exclusive access to the 15,000 audio recordings, 3,000 video tapes, and nearly a quarter million feet of 16mm film stored in the Dead’s climate-controlled facility. Ahead of the tour, Dead archivist David Lemieux will speak to the winner and share his vast knowledge of the vault and its contents. The tour is valued between $1,000–$2,000. It has not yet received any bids.

No bids because nobody told us about it.

juliensauctions
.
com/en/auctions/

-musicares-589?tab=lots

Here’s the auction page

bid.juliensauctions.

com/lot-details/index/catalog/589/lot/250142/

grateful-dead-vault-tour-of-the-tape-vault-for-two-people-hosted-by-mark-pinkus-president-of-rhino-e

Shipping Notice

Received my shipping notice at 2 PM today. I'm so ready for this one. Also, have a Big Rock Pow-Wow '69 Road Trips on the way.

Big Rock Pow-Wow

Do we like it?

Big Rock Pow Wow

Big Rock Pow Wow is great.

55 or 56..

Spring '89 4 Disc. The Mecca, Milwaukee.

TN John

Man, I don't know how you do it, but you seem to be high up in the shipping list for every release. What is your secret? Good for you.

No shipping notification here. Same old story, day late and hundreds of dollars short.

I like it Fourwinds. I was there. Crazy time.

POW WOW!

Big Rock Pow Wow!

Both shows blister with sweetness. According to reports, the band was heavily dosed for the Seminole shows (as they were on many nights)

Bookended LOVELIGHTs! Closed 5/23 with Lovelight then opened the next night with Lovelight. One continuous stream of rip-roaring explosivity. Magical psychedelia.

Shipping Notice

Also got one yesterday but it didn't leave CA until this morning. Says I'll see it Monday but likely add a day or two to that, lol.
Cheers

BRPW

yes...good stuff...

but....

too much Lovelight for this hater of Lovelight

I hear the opening riff and I get clenched

I really don't g-a-f bout Pigpen's erotic activities

Everything else is fine by me

Signed,

Grumpy Grumpkins

So Long Marianne

RIP Marianne Faithfull.

Marianne

Yes, R.I.P.

#55 revealed?

In the thread for 2025 over at the Steve Hoffman Forum a user posted a screen shot of their subscription order which included the date and location of #55. I won't post it because I can't confirm it; my order doesn't even include info for #s 53 and 54. (In past years my page was always kept up to date, and I was even able to see what the third and fourth releases of the year were going to be a few days before the seaside chat.) So check your order and report back. If the SHF info is true I think it will provoke more discussion than usual.

On the Bus

Interesting.

My order status does not reveal any additional information.

What are they showing?

Be wary of that Steve Hoffman Site and or Reddit.

Remember last year, the box was going to be The Shorelines Beacons.

Still waiting for that one.

Shoffman Amp

idk if I believe that posting either. I caught one of the shows from that run, and didn't think it was particularly noteworthy.

Speaking of that forum, in another thread there is a post saying that this year's box set will be "40 years so far" and will include a stand of shows from Summer '85. Who knows.

Never trust a prankster.

My order status shows no information beyond the 4 releases. How would someone (emphasis on ONE) get to see the details of the first three picks? Not being familiar with the alleged #55 show I can't comment on it objectively. Only 6 months to wait to find out if it's true.

Filler songs

I think Fillers on live releases should not have duplicate songs that are on the release. Sure they are from a different date but still.... I am picky.

shipping notice

early this morning

Running behind schedule boys....

Last one got lost in bag, had to re-ship

Hope all are having a great new year.

Been crazy cold this year, except end of december when we hit 70's.

Fool Me Once . . .

Deadvikes, I just checked that user's history at the SHF and found they had posted the Shorelines box rumor last May 29th in the thread for 2024 subscriptions. I should have done that as soon as I saw their post about #55. They clearly are trying to punk the Heads at the SHF.

*Re/ Dave’s Picks 53

… making me give Dicks Picks 33 a spin on my turn table,record player! My system loves the #33 Dicks Picks Vinyl release,a truly favorite of mine from the Dicks Picks Series!!!

Big Rock

Hey TNjohn ... can I ask where/how you got the BigRock PowWow ... I don't have it and it's on my list! .... thanks ..... tcc

Ships Ahoy

#53 on its way! Don't wanna get too excited though because it usually takes a week for these things to travel what is only, what, about 400 miles. Zig zagging all over Cali as if traveling via carrier pigeon. But it'll get here when it gets here and it'll be good. Like some others have said, a good dose of '76 sound mighty comforting in these strange times.

Big Rock Pow Wow? A pretty raw (not to say ragged) performance IIRC. But if you love 69 like I do you gotta have it.

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