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    What's Inside:
    • Five Complete Shows
    • 5/11/77 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
    • 5/12/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
    • 5/13/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
    • 5/15/77 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis MO
    • 5/17/77 University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    •14 Discs, 111 tracks
    •Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman, Plangent Processes playback system for maximum sonic accuracy
    •Artwork by Grammy Award-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
    •Period Photos by James R Anderson
    •Historical Essay by Steve Silberman
    •Individual show liner notes

    MAGICAL, MYTHICAL MAY 1977!

    If you're a Dead Head, chances are you've spent many an hour expounding upon the distinction of May 8, 1977, Cornell University, Barton Hall. Well, at the risk of preaching to the choir, we'd like to reintroduce you to a series of shows that matches said greatness from that same gloriously fertile season. While Barton Hall is well known, the astounding tour that surrounded it has occasionally flown under the radar due to the uneven quality of tapes in circulation. May 1977 is set to change all of that with a boxed set that zeroes in on this high-water mark in the Grateful Dead's long strange trip.

    For a band resurrecting itself after a 20-month hiatus, there was a great frenzy of expectancy that surrounded the Spring of 1977. We anticipate a grand reoccurrence of this fervor with the release of May 1977, a 14-disc boxed set featuring five complete shows from consecutive stops on that magical tour. Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering, the "psychoacoustic phenomena" as Jerry once put it, of St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (5/11) Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (5/12, 5/13), St. Louis Arena, St. Louis MO (5/15) and Coliseum at the University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (5/17) can now finally be appreciated. Each of these shows finds the Dead delivering punchier, more focused sets, tightening up the framework; each night turning out first-ever renditions ("Passenger,""Iko Iko,""Jack-A-Roe"), unloading potent new pairings ("Scarlet Begonias">"Fire On The Mountain", "Estimated Prophet">"Eyes Of The World"), classic covers ("Dancing In The Street") and soon-to-be staples ("Estimated Prophet," "Samson and Delilah"), and ultimately rising up to paradise.

    And now for the nitty-gritty...

    Due June 11, May 1977 is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies. Presented in a psychedelic box that boasts an intricate die-cut design created by Grammy®-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike, the set also includes a book filled with stories about each show, as well as an in-depth essay by Dead historian Steve Silberman, who delves deep into the history behind the tour and the band’s return from its extended hiatus.

    Once these 15,000 boxes are gone, May 1977 and its shows will never be available again on CD. However, the 111 tracks will be made available on release date as FLAC and Apple lossless full-set-only downloads for $99.98.

    Like its predecessors Europe '72: The Complete Recordings and Spring 1990, we expect May 1977 to sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here and on Facebook.com/GratefulDead and Youtube.com/gratefuldead.

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    Weir is da' Man!
    I have always been a big fan of what Bob does and to what he brings to the band. He is vastly underrated as a guitarist. He adds just what the band needs to bring out the best in the tunes and he plays off of Jerry very nicely. I am also a huge fan of the songs he has written and his cowboy tunes always ramp up the show. Watch him on any dvd and you can see what a good time he has but also how very serious is he about playing his parts. The Dead always were a great example of synergy, the sum of the parts is way more then just adding up the individual talents.
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    Skipping......Weir
    A Help/Slipknot would have been nice if it was played on one of these 5 shows. Would definitely trade that for Row Jimmy. That is my skip song, it has a nice laid back reggae feel but always goes on for ever and ever and ever.... I love & respect Bob's coloring in on rhythm guitar but he crosses the line on the 90 box set with all that midi stuff. (in some shows more than others. The Nassau show is loaded with him on midi but the Copps show he lays off it except for Space-which is where it works). Jerry uses the midi somewhat tastefully. That midi effect can cause some awful schlocky, processed, imitation keyboard synth sounds. At times it really ruins it for me, they already had Brent behind the keys so there was no need for Bobby to add those sounds. I am sorry but if you see Furthur today you notice how Bobby plays rather pure straight through a tube amp. All that late 80's early 90's experimenting with cheesy gurgling midi effects was (at least in hindsight) a mistake.
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    Skip Songs & Bob's Playing
    I am not boasting about this, because I don't care if someone doesn't like a particular song, but I never skip any songs. I am completist and I usually try to listen to the complete show. That being said, if I ever skipped a song, it would most likely be a Chuck Berry tune. With Bob's playing, when I first started to listen to the Grateful Dead, it was really hard for me to tell what Bobby was doing. His playing is amazingly subtle and completely unique to any other guitar player. I agree with what others posted on here about him fitting in with Phil & Jerry. More often I hear people praising Phil or Jerry but Bobby, I think, is a greatly underrated guitar player. I think David Crosby described him as being the 2nd lead guitar player in the band. I think that is pretty spot on because he rarely seems to play a "conventional" rhythm part. I am a guitar player and sometimes, while watching a show, Ill try to copy what he is doing and Im always surprised at how odd his style is but also how perfect it'll fit in with the rest of the song and how it fits in the middle of what Jerry & Phil are doing (and whomever's keys part) Loving May 77 box 14466!
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    Obviously we will all have our faves and our not-so-faves. I myself have always loved Sugaree. Jerry cranks on this tune and I always love it! I am not a big fan of LLR and I definitely do not care for Stella Blue or Morning Dew. I am really loving the Estimated Profits & Passengers in this box. New tunes at the time. I myself would never skip any tune. Maybe I am crazy like that, but I just feel if I am listening to a complete show, I should listen to the complete show. But that's just me. To each his own. That's what makes this Dead world go around. I will probably not to listen to anything but this box set for several more weeks. Then I will definitely be starting to salivate for the next DaP. Can we never get enough "new" stuff? Addicted I remain.
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    Everyone has to admit there are skip songs. Why would you suffer through listening to your least favorite song when you know there is a kicking number, maybe your favorite, right around the bend? For me, Looks Like Rain is usually a skipper, but then a good one comes along like on the UCLA 73 show. This is going to be blasphemy and I can already hear the moans and insults heading my way, but I rarely ever listen to Stella Blue. I have heard good ones, but I pretty much do not like that song and skip it almost every time. The melody just does not grab me and it makes me want to go to sleep. I like Sugaree fine though-- especially 1984-85 versions. Re: Bob Weir. The guy is fantastic and I have really appreciated him more and more in the post-GD era. I had friends in the 80s and 90s who hated Bob-- perhaps it was the Daisy Duke shorts and Izods, but they could not stand him. I liked that a Jerry ballad (Stella Blue maybe) was frequently followed by a rockin' Bob tune to get us up again.
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    I will never forget a show with my buddy at the Boston Garden when his desire for food outweighed his desire to listen to a version of Althea. Vendors were walking around soliciting food and right in the middle of the song he yelled out “Hey Pizza”! We proceeded to pay the vendor down the aisle and change was returned. Before the end of the song, a pretzel vendor walked by and he yelled “Hey Pretzel”! So much for hearing Althea that night. If Bobby was with us he would have given him another “Shut the #%!% up”!
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    To Sugaree or not to Sugaree......
    We all can't like every song to the same degree. Some songs we never want to here and some that we certainly want more than others. With some my friends there were always the "bathroom" songs. I've always liked sugaree. Look Like Rain too, some great Barrow lyrics and I love Jerry on this tune.But, we shouldn't be afraid to or have apologize for not liking a song. As long as there's no hate behind it, all critique is welcome. Now, I've always been a big Bobby fan. He's one of my favorite singers - inside the Dead world or out. And I dare you to find better rhythm guitarist anywhere. I hate to just call him just a rhythm guitarist he much more than that. He does a lot lead work, too. The whole WRS Prelude is all Bobby. Check out Bobby's solo acoustic demo for WRS on the Wake of the Flood expanded version. Just great. And the Spring 77 Box is just awesome
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    It's arrived in the North East of England......but not in my home until I've paid £26.60 (including £8 handling fee) qnd collected it tomorrow morning from the local Royal Mail depot. Buying the Dead and doing your bit for the Country....got to love it!
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    It's a testament to the band's range, diversity, and longevity that we have so many things to disagree about(!) To wit: I happen to LOVE Victim or the Crime, Throwing Stones, West L.A. Fadeaway, and a few more tunes others find as cringe-worthy as I find Sugaree. On the other hand, farked-up Playin' in the Bands really bother me - even when the long stretches are fine. Go figure! Re Skip Songs: "Around and Around" (along with the maligned Sugaree) has my vote. Re Dancin': Garcia's extended DITS solos were often terrific. I've learned to embrace the disco.
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    You asked about any good jamming Dancin's. I was at 11/9/79 in Buffalo, and it was a *fantastic* show. The energy that night stood out to me more so than probably any other show I saw. This was released on the first Road Trips (great call TPTB!), and I highly recommend it. The DITS has got this very cool electronic sounding jam in it and just rocks, all the way into Franklin's Tower. What a way to open the second set! Check it out.
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What's Inside:
• Five Complete Shows
• 5/11/77 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN
• 5/12/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 5/13/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 5/15/77 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis MO
• 5/17/77 University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
•14 Discs, 111 tracks
•Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman, Plangent Processes playback system for maximum sonic accuracy
•Artwork by Grammy Award-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
•Period Photos by James R Anderson
•Historical Essay by Steve Silberman
•Individual show liner notes

MAGICAL, MYTHICAL MAY 1977!

If you're a Dead Head, chances are you've spent many an hour expounding upon the distinction of May 8, 1977, Cornell University, Barton Hall. Well, at the risk of preaching to the choir, we'd like to reintroduce you to a series of shows that matches said greatness from that same gloriously fertile season. While Barton Hall is well known, the astounding tour that surrounded it has occasionally flown under the radar due to the uneven quality of tapes in circulation. May 1977 is set to change all of that with a boxed set that zeroes in on this high-water mark in the Grateful Dead's long strange trip.

For a band resurrecting itself after a 20-month hiatus, there was a great frenzy of expectancy that surrounded the Spring of 1977. We anticipate a grand reoccurrence of this fervor with the release of May 1977, a 14-disc boxed set featuring five complete shows from consecutive stops on that magical tour. Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering, the "psychoacoustic phenomena" as Jerry once put it, of St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (5/11) Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (5/12, 5/13), St. Louis Arena, St. Louis MO (5/15) and Coliseum at the University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (5/17) can now finally be appreciated. Each of these shows finds the Dead delivering punchier, more focused sets, tightening up the framework; each night turning out first-ever renditions ("Passenger,""Iko Iko,""Jack-A-Roe"), unloading potent new pairings ("Scarlet Begonias">"Fire On The Mountain", "Estimated Prophet">"Eyes Of The World"), classic covers ("Dancing In The Street") and soon-to-be staples ("Estimated Prophet," "Samson and Delilah"), and ultimately rising up to paradise.

And now for the nitty-gritty...

Due June 11, May 1977 is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies. Presented in a psychedelic box that boasts an intricate die-cut design created by Grammy®-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike, the set also includes a book filled with stories about each show, as well as an in-depth essay by Dead historian Steve Silberman, who delves deep into the history behind the tour and the band’s return from its extended hiatus.

Once these 15,000 boxes are gone, May 1977 and its shows will never be available again on CD. However, the 111 tracks will be made available on release date as FLAC and Apple lossless full-set-only downloads for $99.98.

Like its predecessors Europe '72: The Complete Recordings and Spring 1990, we expect May 1977 to sell out. Your best bet is to pre-order it now, then sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks right here and on Facebook.com/GratefulDead and Youtube.com/gratefuldead.

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Submitted by wadeocu on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:18

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Wonder how they dealt with some issues on the masters like the cut in Wharf Rat on 5/11 and the 5/12 Playing in the Band. The circulating copy of 5/13 has sound issues at the end of the tape which may not have been on the master, but both David Gans and David Lemieux have said in the past that the 5/11 and 12 masters have those issues. Not that this will ruin it for me - just curious. Looking forward to another release!
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Submitted by evgraham on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:42

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Thank you DL / Dead.net!
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Submitted by outpost on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:02

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Just put my order in ..... the packaging looks fantastic. Pretty good value, even shipping to the UK.
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Submitted by SPACEBROTHER on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:04

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I've mentioned this in the Dave's Picks thread, and I'll mention it again here... Dave and tptb have really stepped up the game with the box sets. Between this one from May '77, E72, Spring '90 and the Warlocks boxes, it's a great time to be a Deadhead! As much as I desire more love for '80s releases as individual Daves Picks, I have no comlpaints about this new box.
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Submitted by mrmike5 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:31

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you talked me into it...
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Submitted by Star Dark on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:39

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Well, this is a surprise - especially given the still-available Winterland '77 box set recorded only a couple of weeks later. I'm curious how the sound of these disks will compare to that of the June material. The performances are almost identical in overall quality/spunk, with quite a bit of overlap in terms of setlists.
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Submitted by NorthwestGA_Matt on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:39

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The order is in! May 77 will be coming to Atlanta! The packaging on this box looks outstanding. I agree with SpaceBrother, they seem to step it up a notch year after year. Awesome! Thanks to everyone at Dead.net that make multiple releases and box sets available every year, the dream lives on!
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Submitted by 44moose on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:44

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Wondering if there will be a bonus cd or some hidden tracks.The June 77 box set from winterland included Bonus CD: Chicago Auditorium Theater, May 12, 1977; Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo> Dancing In The Street Terrapin Station> Playing In The Band> Drums> Not Fade Away> Comes A Time> Playing In The Band Not sure if the June box advertised that or if it was a surprise ( I was surprised).. If you own June box you have will have some duplicates now released on the May 77 box per above.... wishful thinking for some bonus cd when my box arrives. Maybe 5/26. Or 5/8. This looks great and should be a lot of fun to listen too all summer long. Cheers.
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:56

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every time i think i am done buying discs...the GD comes after me with temptations like this. I have 5/15 and 17 on tape, but haven't listened for a long time (my cassettes are a bit scattered). the other shows I haven't heard except for maybe on the GDHour. oh to be a millionaire.
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Submitted by Roland Bruynesteyn on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:58

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Order placed and confirmed. So none of the stress that I remember from the Europe 72 trunk ordering process where I just did not seem to get through (on January 19, 2011, if I remember correctly, it was a long night here in the Netherlands...). A few years before I ordered the FW69 10cd box rather relaxed, thinking "It may be overkill, but nice to have", only to find out it sold out before its official release date, never to appear in that form again (and btw, it's not overkill). Since that time I'm anxious not to miss official (limited) releases. Glad it worked out fine this time!
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Submitted by The Weve on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:03

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Very nice, THANKS Dave ! Looks like this one is back to a smaller size box set so it'll fit on a shelf with the others. No mention of a bonus CD, like Warlocks & Vault boxes. I guess we'll get a surprise bumper sticker
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Submitted by borncrosseyed56 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:25

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One of my favorite GD eras, great selection of shows. The $139.98 US Dollars seems good but does NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING. Add $11.95 USD as the lowest cost DOMESTIC shipping, the price is "jacked up" to $152. USD. ...I ordered a set, I sure will enjoy it! Thank you very much Dave Lemeiux and all at dead.net/Rhino Records!
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Submitted by Tim_SoCal on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:34

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Ordered and looking forward to it...keep up the great new releases!
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Submitted by iGrateful on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:39

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I'll tell my wife to cancel any plans for the kids to get me a Fathers Day gift this year :-) LOV LOVE LOVE this period! Bonus Disc Cornell? I know ... I'm asking too much now... I'll stop! iGrateful (I really am...)
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Submitted by simonrob on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:41

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A problem-free, transparent and simple ordering process that went through quickly without a hitch. Praise is due here as there have been so many different problems in the past. $24.99 International shipping to the Netherlands is fair. 5 minutes after receiving my confirmation mail I received the announcement mail - oh ain't I just on the ball tonight. Coming hard on the heels of the wondrous "Dave's Picks 6" the standard is being set very high lately. I hope they manage to maintain this for the remainig "Dave's Picks" for this year. Now its time to calm down and watch Dave's Seaside Special.
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Submitted by D_MCK on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:43

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Is there any Bonus material considering this partially duplicates the Winterland 77 bonus disc? ( 5-12-77) Will the sound be noticeably better? ( The W77 Bonus disc sounds pretty good to me) Opps I see other posted the same
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Submitted by messy13 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:46

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...from a peak time. Wore out my 5.13.77 cassettes have dls, but looking forward to the mastered cds. #jazzed
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Submitted by claney on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:47

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I was thinking this would be over 150.00 and just plain out of my range, but this price may sucker me in, comes to around 28 bucks a show. I'm not sure Weve, that it is really the same size as, say, the Winterland boxes. Anyone know the dimensions of the box? It actually looks like the box and individual show cases are more like DVD case dimensions (taller). Not a big deal, though I prefer the ones that can sit on the CD shelf with the other stuff... Packaging and everything about this looks amazing.. the only show I really thought I wanted was 5/17 but whoah is this tempting...
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Submitted by boombassix on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:56

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....another box set NOT to be missed. well, got my order in,..and will be eagerly waiting to hear some of the very VERY best of the good ole grateful dead.
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Submitted by jkl2000 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:59

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Ordered - looks very nice!!
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Submitted by woodstock on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:05

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I have collected all of the box sets but think I'll pass on this one. Obviously Dave is found of Spring 1977. The first Dave's Pick was the 5/25/1977 show. However, not sure that May 1977 has been "under the radar" as Dave as noted. Dicks' Picks had 5/19 and 5/21; Dick's Picks #3 had 5/22; GD to Terrapin had the 5/28 show plus, like another person posted, a good bulk of the Chicago 5/12 show was on the bonus disc in the Winterland 1977 box set. Unless you were personally at these shows I don't see anything spectacular about these sets that differs from what was already released...
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Submitted by gr8ful0221 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:18

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Many many thanks. Always my favorite year.
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Submitted by Gwydion6 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:22

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There'll be another one to Spain too! This is my first GD box set and although I still haven't developed a proper fondness for 77 I'm sure I'll end up loving this year in the future. Just checked out the listening party and I'm amazed at the quality of the recordings, really clear and spaced instruments, I'm just loving it. A bit of a personal story here, this reminds me of the time I missed on the FW69 box set. I must have been like 20 years old when it was released and had never bought anything online so I was a bit dubious about spending that much money ... result: I missed the deadline so I couldn't get hold of it. Then, with Europe 72, I just wasn't checking dead.net that often (I was kind of disconnected from the world wide web at that time) and, consequently, missed it too. Well, now I think I've learned the lesson and one of these will make its way to Spain in June :)
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Submitted by rrot on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:23

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All I really know of May 1977 is 5/8 and the official fourteen or fifteen discs worth of releases so far. And that has me convinced. I'm in.
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Submitted by Brian2005l on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 14:30

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Wow, that looks beautiful.
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Submitted by katky111 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 15:01

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Now that concert releases are en vogue, I am buying more music than ever (Allman Bros/The Doors/Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna/Janis/Country Joe/The Byrds), but nothing rivals the comprehensive quality of DaPs and the recent history of GD box sets (audio quality to liner notes). Now if CSN (and Y) would just contract Rhino and open up their achive... Additionally, a strong '78 show - something on par with 5/14 (if you haven't heard it, find the awesome SBD - definitely one of my 20 desert island picks) - would cap a remarkable run of releases from the band's strongest years and put me in an amenable mood for an 80s installment. Thanks GD Productions, Rhino, Dave, and deadnet for the continued brilliant work! Peace/Katie P.S.: Whether the bumper sticker is an intended accessory to the box or not, pls. print a batch for separate sale in the store!
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Submitted by mamadeadhead76 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 15:13

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Thank you to all involved. Can't wait to see & hear this gem. It is indeed a great time to be a Deadhead :) <3
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Submitted by Chuck9896 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 15:17

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This looks great. Love these Box Sets. I have the 5/13 Chicago show already. They must have cut out the "dead air" in between songs in the first set. Song times on my version are much longer.
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Submitted by Coconut Phil on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 15:25

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This looks great, sweet price too. Already placed my order, it will sale out soon enough. Coming on the heels of DP6 which is awesome, the Bonus CD is simply amazing. Thanks to all involved in bring this out to the Deadheads of the world. Keep it coming!
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Submitted by ithori on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 15:27

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Dave Any chance you could enlighten us as to the history of those missing tapes (Buffalo, Cornell, New Haven etc)? I'm sure others have heard the story before, but I've always wondered what happened to them? Thanks!
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 19:12

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...a grand total of 45 seconds to order this. Just about as fast as I could type. 5-13-77 was always one of my favorite tapes, especially set 1.
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Submitted by beereel58 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:01

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I was listening this morning to 5/9/77 from War Memorial , Buffalo , one of my favourite GD shows of the 70s, and I was thinking to myself how great the band sounded during that tour and how many great shows they did in a row. Tonight I check the mail and find this...unbelievable. Thanks Dave (and all the people at dead.net) you did it again, what a faboulous pick! I had just received DP vol.6 and l didn't have the time to listen to it yet, but let me tell you that you haven't missed a beat lately. You put out the wonderful DP vol 5 from 11/17/73 Pauley Pavillion which is, hands down, in my top five ever. My favourite era being the fall / winter of 73 followed by winter /spring 69/70, spring 77 and june '76. Yeah I know I'm a little biased on the 70s but it seems I got "reasons of plenty" for that. And I'm , definitely, in good company. Peace & cheers from Italy.
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Submitted by DarkStarr1971 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:05

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Order placed. I really like way these box sets coming out. 1977 was a great year musically for the band. Estimated Prophet was the bands new psychedelic lightningbolt tune right to head. "California, Ill be knocking on the golden door, Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light, rising up to paradise, I know im gonna shine" Along with all the other great first year renditions for 77'. God I miss this band. Thanks again for this great box set. Craig
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Submitted by Chuck on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:16

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Placed my order, Can't wait....................Keep the physical CD and DVD releases coming!! Chuck
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Submitted by deadegad on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:18

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Do you think I could wait a couple of weeks before pre ordering or will it be too late??????? Funds are tight this week. How fast did the other limited editions sell out? The Furthur Capitol shows and summer shows announcement cost me. . . ..
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Submitted by rich65vwbus on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:18

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Was wondering if 5-12 was a Soundboard source. I only have an Aud. form that Chicago night? This would REALLY be sweet to own then!
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Submitted by rbmunkin on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:27

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Deadegad, no one knows. But the Europe set sold out in a couple of days! I missed it. I didn't make the mistake of waiting for this one.
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Submitted by PatagonianFox on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:28

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i can't believe i bought this box set. its not like i need more '70s dead. at least the setlists look great. i sort of feel bad for all those heads who overpaid for the "winterland june '77" bonus disc. sold mine for $85. that poor guy is probably kicking himself. ----
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Submitted by mustin321 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:36

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I love Betty Boards!
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Submitted by DeadHead Director on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 16:47

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Grateful to have a show from Chi Town performed on my Birthday. Hey, I was only 9 years old on May 12, 1977, but I already had an understanding for how to shake my bones to the beat of the music. "In another times forgotten space," but the music not fade away. Thank you, David!
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Submitted by stone jack baller on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:05

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Awesome Mr. L 2013 is really shaping up. Sometime in the future we'll discuss the Palladium 77 Box Set Oh Yeah!
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:18

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Just placed my order. Tuscaloosa. Whoo-hoo! My DP6 should be on my doorstep when is get home tonight. As a lot of people have already said, this year is a good year to be a Deadhead. And it's only May!
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Submitted by PatagonianFox on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:22

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can we please get some more images of this box set? ----
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Submitted by Jdown on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:24

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I got on the bus late, in the early early ninties, I have gone through several phases and in 1977 your always in heaven. I know some folks swear by 73, i have my 80's bud's (who doesnt love brent and jerry singining in harmony), somtimes you have to go back to the roots and rap with the pig and tell it like it is, but 77 really is some of the cleanest best dead ever and it always has you sitting thier going wow....when/where is this show from again.....? I was playing DP 15 at one of the red rocks furthur shows a couple of years back and had a huge party gather aournd our truck, it was awesome. Thanks DAVE JD
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Submitted by Zuckfun on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:45

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Europe '72 sold out (7200 copies) in four days- $450. Spring of '90 (9000 copies) took about a month- $200. There's 15,000 of this set of magnificence- $139. While there's "more" available, it's also more affordable. But then again, so was Spring of '90, relative to Europe '72. Also, these shows are available for purchase as downloads. 1977 is a very popular year. Still should be able to wait a week (or two) and buy it then, if budget allows. But if it sells out in two days, then Wow.
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Submitted by thismikebenz on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:43

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What do you mean by 20 month hiatus? 20 day maybe, or 20 week, but what hiatus are you talking about that ended in May 1977?
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