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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will 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.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

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May 31, 2016 - 12:35pm

#1591

daverock

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Kerouac

What would you say was his best biography? The only one I have read was written by Anne Charters, which I actually read before any of his books. It was so good I went straight to the source. I have read many of them several times..but never once have I read Town and The City. I always assumed it was written before he found his style. Maybe I should give it a go.
May 31, 2016 - 12:30pm

#1592

antonjo

Joined:
June 4, 2007

odds 'n sods

daverock,I must agree that Pigpen's raunchier rants make me wince, though the Good Lovin' & Lovelight jams of that era are so hot it becomes a necessary caveat. Brent's expletive rants were wince-worthy, too, and in fact darker than Pig's, because they were real angst and clearly aimed at a particular person; for that same reason, though, I think Pig's casual objectifying of women is more sexist. Though I guess one could argue that his "get yoh hands outta yoh pockets" and grab the woman next to you rap--um, does she get a say in the matter?--reflects the same culture as the Dancin' line "every guy grab a girl," which was merrily sung by a female group. Definitely a different time. Pig's "turn on over" motif invites an unwelcome visual, at the very least. And I do love Pigpen. MD Jim, that after-hours Pete-Jerry-Bob acid trip story sounds like the one in Rock's book; only it's he, Jerry, 'n Pete, not Bob. The late-era Who tour to catch--which I missed--was 2001, when they busted out a bunch of Lifehouse-era gems (Getting In Tune, Let's See Action, I Don't Even Know Myself, Pure and Easy). So bummed I missed that one. Finally listened to the '72 30 Trips (disc 3), a rare backyard blare-out while I weeded--ivy, not purple kush. Dark Star is reminiscent of the 8/27 jazzy explorations, but the real wonder for me is the lovely, dreamily slow China Cat that comes out of it. It alone makes this disc a must-have. By the time I actually review this box, no one will be discussing it anymore.... I'll offer this--they sure took their tight pills for 7/7 1st set. Candyman is like night and day to Omaha's, a beautiful inhabiting of the song. Tennessee Jed's finale ~ ROCKIN'. And Music Never Stopped is even hotter than St. Paul's, and that's saying something. Only did a Cold Rain>BIODTL taster of the 2nd set, but Cold Rain's quite the unique version of that song, as well--starts off really mellow and is cranking by the end; I like how Jerry doesn't quite play the classic solo, but dances over it in the same vicinity. Wouldn't want that every time (I love that classic solo), but it sure works nicely here.
May 31, 2016 - 12:28pm

#1593

daverock

Joined:
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Still here..

Thanks for the olive branch. I must admit, I was starting to wonder a bit about Deadheads. Maybe some of the meaning of the posts has been missed by me, and I have taken things literally that were intended humorously. I do like a lot of American poets, too. Authors more than poets perhaps-I have been reading books by William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey for literally decades. I would say I like them a bit less, as time has gone on-I am quite an old guy, after all! My favourite American author over the years has probably been William Faulkner-and various other so called Southern Gothic writers. I do take the point that Pigpen was probably a nice guy-and he was a hell of good singer. I suppose our life, as lived, changes the way we see things. My last job-I worked with street addicts for over 20 years. Obviously I met many girls who relied on prostitution to pay for their habits. They used to get beaten up and abused regularly, but they were powerless because of their situation. They were controlled by violent pimps and abused by violent customers. Those experiences changed the way I saw things. That Pigpen rap from 17/4/71-I know the music is great, I know he was only a young guy-quite probably drunk...I just cant get any pleasure from it anymore. Good job there is so much in The Dead to appeal to so many of us. I enjoy most of their music MORE now than I used to when I was young. And ..hey...I'm glad no one stuck a microphone in my face to record what I was saying when I was 25! All the best
May 31, 2016 - 12:27pm

#1594

Ken Goodman

Joined:
October 29, 2013

Did Someone Say Kerouac?

Best book: The Dharma Bums.Regarding On The Road: never read the version butchered by the original publisher. Only read "the original scroll" wherein the entire novel, uncensored, with actual names (Ginsberg, not Marx, for example) is a single unbroken paragraph! Is his first published novel, The Town and The City, worth reading? Hell yes! Most outrageous book: Visions of Cody, a wild ride indeed, his most "Henry Miller-like" book, I believe. Best book of poetry: Mexico City Blues...at least half the poems are enlightening, to readers interested in that perspective. Next best book of poetry: Book of Blues...also enlightening here & there. Book where he has an authentic nervous breakdown: Big Sur. Best book he wrote while severely depressed: The Subterraneans. Book wherein 50% is fantastic and 50% not so much? Desolation Angels. Title he gave to Wm. Burroughs? Naked Lunch. Collected Letters...worth reading? Oh my goodness, yes! What about his "Some of the Dharma" collection of writings? To skim through...it's LOADED with extremely enlightening material, but if you have genuine Buddhist/Zen texts (especially Tibetan wisdom literature) you're probably better served by those. Tragedy: How he drank himself to death. Is he the best American writer of all time? Naturally this is subjective, but in my opinion...YES.
May 31, 2016 - 12:21pm

#1595

allman

Joined:
July 9, 2007

enter to win our Grateful Dead Red Rocks Giveaway

FYI, at the Rhino web site: And his Grateful Dead Red Rocks t-shirt was too. All you have to do to be as cool is enter to win our Grateful Dead Red Rocks Giveaway complete with a copy RED ROCKS 7/8/78 (featuring a super groovy "Werewolves of London"), a RED ROCKS t-shirts, RED ROCKS wristbands, and...you guessed it... a RED ROCKS water bottle
May 31, 2016 - 12:18pm

#1596

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Pigpen

I will have a talk with Pig the next time I see him about his potty mouth. Bet it never happens again. but.. without Pigpen, there very well might never have been the Grateful Dead. In my mind.. all is forgiven. Besides, who knows.. might have been Tourette's or too much Beavis and Butthead growing up.
May 31, 2016 - 12:02pm

#1597

Morning Sun

Joined:
April 10, 2014

Lyrics and Poetry

Afraid I am with daverocks here--to me, there is a notable distance from poetry to lyrics. The lyricists, from Tin Pan Alley through Brill Building to Dylan/Nyro/Mitchell/Hunter/Simon, et al., were better or worse as lyricists. They were not trying to write poetry, and except in a line or two did not approach Shakespeare, Blake, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats, Dickinson, Eliot, Stevens, Auden, and again et al. It's two different endeavors--one with a devotion to the internal machinery of language achieved by our best poets at a level never approached in lyrics, the other working to match words to music and pull out emotions. The best lyrics contain epigrams we all remember---the best poetry is all epigram. And its insulting to Hunter and Barlow and Peterson to compare their lyrics to Pigpen's 'raps'--which barely escape juvenile at their best. I enjoy his singing, love what the band does on many of his songs, but the 'rapping' is extraneous. It often sounds, especially in the later years, that the band is ignoring and even contravening the 'raps'---the sillier they get, the weirder the band plays.
May 31, 2016 - 11:43am

#1598

Thin

Joined:
June 21, 2013

PC-police / PigPen

Yes Pig was a little on the edge in terms of the way he portrayed women sometimes. It was usually pretty tame (unlike Brent's hate-spewing rants to that "f-ing Bitch" he sang about when HE improvised) - but there were some crude rants too. But 1) I like to think some of that was tongue in cheek, 2) he's a rock star so let's not get too sanctimonious here people..., and 3) you cannot measure "PC" from a different era. This 3rd point is important. PC-ness is a time capsule - you can't judge what he said in 1969 through a 2016 lens. If we did that all our founding fathers would be shameful, racist, slave owning scum worthy of being completely reviled. I'm NOT saying it was 100% PC in 1969, but i think it was a bit less shocking back then than it is now, when everyone is ultra-sensitive - eg: when today's college students refuse to allow certain comedians on campus because of their intolerant, indignant sensibilities.
May 31, 2016 - 11:05am

#1599

stoltzfus

Joined:
January 13, 2010

"I always took Pig with those rants as being tongue and cheek."

they are _about_ tongue, cheek (both sets), and anything else you got.
May 31, 2016 - 11:05am

#1600

daverock

Joined:
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Syra78s coming out

At least you had the courage to speak up, I suppose. Still a bit creepy, though.

John Perry Barlow

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July 1978: The Complete Recordings

What's Inside:

• Five Complete Shows on 12 discs
• 7/1/78 Arrowhead Stadium: Kansas City, MO
• 7/3/78 St. Paul Civic Center Arena: St. Paul, MN
• 7/5/78 Omaha Civic Auditorium: Omaha, NE
• 7/7/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
• 7/8/78 Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, CO
Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
Artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope
Intro and show-by-show liner notes by Nicholas Meriwether
Producer's Note by David Lemieux
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Announcing July 1978: The Complete Recordings

We’re pleased to announce JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, five incredible unreleased shows and the first official release from the long-lost tapes, recently returned to the Grateful Dead’s vault. Follow the Dead on a sonic journey through a superb selection of settings, an often epic adventure that finds them winning over Willie and Waylon fans in Kansas City, conjuring charisma in Omaha, and elevating the Red Rocks beyond their already spiritual planes. With five distinct performances painting the masterpiece of 1978, Betty Cantor-Jackson's always-pristine soundboard recordings, and the "hall-of-fame pedigree" of the Dead's first-ever shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, this is one release that far exceeds excellence in music, sound quality, and rarity.

Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, JULY 1978: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS includes Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (7/1/78), St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN (7/3/78), Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (7/5/78), and Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison CO (7/7/78 and 7/8/78) - all of the performances in this collection are drawn from the band’s master soundboard recordings, each newly mastered by Jeffrey Norman. The set also features original artwork by esteemed cartoonist Paul Pope (D.C. and Marvel comics) and in-depth liner notes written by Nick Meriwether (Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz), as well as a producer’s note from producer David Lemieux.

Due May 13th, we anticipate that this extraordinary box will 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.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day.

Extended FOTM?

I just read something about an extended ending on 80s versions of FOTM. Does anyone know anything about this? Only 80s version I have is Dead Set, and it is my shortest one!

Dave's Picks

Do they make the Dave's Picks available for individual sale to those of us who didn't buy the subscription? If so, is it on the release date, or a few weeks before?

Dave's Picks

Yes they are made available usually a couple weeks before they are due to ship. Act fast as they always sell out. Speaking of acting fast many E72's are sold out. Glad I picked up the Bickershaw. I see 4/8 & 4/14 still available. Those are tremendous. A friend of mine loves the National & mentioned he may have to give the Dead a try. I felt like telling him he'd be opening a huge can of worms. He buys a lot of music so if he likes the Dead he'd eventually end up on Ebay tracking down all those out of print gems. It becomes an obsession. Rewarding yes, but at what cost? As Keith said it consumes you. Sign me up as well for the counseling

E'72 Selling Out

Since last night,the shows from 4/29 & 5/7 have sold out, so that makes 13 gone with 9 more to go. Get them while you can kids or forever hold your peace. Rock on

Dave's Picks

Thanks for the info. I check this site often, so hopefuly I'll be able to snap it up. I like the shows from places I've been. Everytime I go to the Fillmore or Great American Music Hall I try to imagine the Dead on stage. Since the Orpheum is another local place, this is a show that is right up my alley. Glad I picked up some E72 shows. I got 4/14, 5/13 and 5/16. I already had Rocking the Rhine and Steppin' Out, so the tour is pretty well represented in my collection. I'm sure I'll wish I got more later. Alas

Sixtus

I also saw that article today, and it is an interesting read. There was a similar article within the last year that showed the same basic pattern with psilocybin / psilocin, the increase in connectivity between brain regions outside of typical pathways. Check out "Psychedelic Renaissance" by Dr. Ben Sessa, an interesting overview of some of the current research into psychedelics. Lots of interesting stuff.

re: Charlie3

Thanks for the tip man, I am going to check out Dr. Sessa's book. Love me some Amazon Prime. Check out Robert Monroe! That rabbit hole is amazing. Sixtus

E72

Hi all Great board ... I read a lot but don't often post. I Picked up 4 E72 yesterday. That brings my total to 10. 3 of the 4 shows I was after were sold out so I had to pick up 3 others from my "B" list to get to a total of 4. At these discount prices I couldn't resist. I have to think this will be it for E72. They've been in stock for a little long time and I assume they are trying to clean house and clear out some inventory. Sixtus, thanks for that drive-in reference at MUAM ... I live about 20 min from there and will check it out.

Europe 72

Greetings all. I feel very fortunate to have received my all music edition of Europe 72 this evening. I have owned 5/23 and 5/26 for a couple years and love them both. Disk 3 of 5/23 may be my favorite single disk Grateful Dead release ever. I was holding out on buying individual shows with the expectation of buying them all someday and when I saw the 25% off I jumped. I have to say that right after I ordered I was suddenly more excited to receive the package than I was even for 30 trips. I can't wait to work my way through this magical music. On that note, I have to believe this is not the end of the line of the Europe 72 releases. It may be a month or a year, but there is a market for it and no reason not to continue to produce the music. And, they should! On that note, I am calling for a re-release of Winterland 77! The demand for the box is huge, why not make more???? I can see the controversy with the Fillmore 69 box because of the way they worded that release. Round up at the movies, this release, Dave's picks, surviving members touring..... It is such a great time to be a deadhead. No other band on the planet even comes close to delivering any like this to their fans. There is just always something to look forward to. Next box??? Ark 69 would be amazing and my first pick! Alpine Valley 89 would be a winner too. I am excited for this 78 release and excited for whats to come. Goodnight dead land.

Ramones

Did someone mention the Ramones?This one goes out to Muleskinner. https://youtu.be/n0w_BuDs6oQ

4/12

1983, check it out

4/12 and the Ramones

I like it better than 10/21. The Help/Slip/Franks of the day might just be a high water mark of the period, despite sometimes sloppy moments and some gravel in the harmonies. I like 4/10 also, but its a home town venue and a pretty crisp recording. Of all the 80's stuff released, I a most disappointed with Dicks 6 and Alpine '82. Its a sound quality issue with me, not the playing. Hope I didn't offend too many lots of my friends like both.., but I think there was some stuff in the Spring that sounds better and Scarlet>Fire from 12/27 that year is no slouch either. There's video of that that floats with a ghoulish looking Garcia absolutely shredding it. Also.. has anyone else noticed that you don't see Muleskinner post much when Dylan is on the road? I'm pretty sure he's the real bob, you can tell because his posts can get a bit surly when he writes after 10 pm CST. just sayin' Managed to catch David Gilmour last night at the Garden. A true artist I can honestly mention in the same breath as the GD with a shared reverence. Must be something about black t-shirts and psychedelic guitar riffs. Like Garcia, the way he would slip between acoustic to electronic instrumentation and still retain a seamless authenticity and meaning impresses me. I'd imagine this is the last we will see of him in the States, Fare Thee Well, David.

Vguy72

Consider yourself on the way to being a successful parent when your child is well versed in the Ramones. What's next Stooges or Sex Pistols? I have a feeling either would REALLY p*ssoff Mrs Vguy!

Pissing off the wife....

....as far as punk goes, I think The Dead Milkmen, TSOL or Bad Brains may be up to bat next. All top shelf. Oh, and Jim, your subject said Ramones, but your message never mentioned them....slip of the mind? Awesome you saw Gilmore. Afraid to ask what the ticket price was....

Ramones and Not Pissing Off The Better Half

Ooops. There was something there, but I moved on and now I cant remember. Might have had something to do with muleskinner. Looks like the old man's.. getting old (and a little buzzed). Tickets were costly, good seats were almost two bills. A far cry from the good ole days, my first GD show was $10.50 and most were under $20. and VGuy, don't piss off the wife. The last thing we need is you crashing on our couches and playing punk and metal at ear piercing volumes. My gf has enough problems with my questionable music tastes and tendency to crank it up and rattle the walls in the wee hours. In truth, I cant tell if she hates Donna, Jerry or Brent the most. Perpaps that's why we never married.

bohlin / Jimbo

bohlin, that is a great selection for best CD in the box. Nice to have both Sugar Magnolia and Uncle John's Band on the same CD (in fact my favorite from the box also has both - 5/25 disc 3). Yours also starts with that nice He's Gone (or is it Comes a Time? In the car now, can't check). But the real gem is that NFA / Bo Didley sandwich. Jim - good observation - I'm pretty sure mule_skinner is one of Dylan's roadies.

Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?

Today in GD History - 4.13.83 - one of Vermont's Finest! http://www.darkstarpalace.com/2010/10/charlie-miller-dark-star-palace.h…

Wife loves Punk

The Ramones are her favorite. Never been a big fan but I love me some Minor Threat and Fugazi. Desperately trying to resist the urge to buy up the remaining Europe 72 shows I don't have that are on sale. I keep telling myself I have enough from that tour and I really do. This is a battle of willpower at this point! Ha!

Re: 4/13/83 TIGDH

..and the first of 6 Maybe You Know How I Feel's. The last was the 4/21/86 BCT Brent Meltdown show.

unusual occurrences at the Oregon coast (and elsewhere)

Went to see the aging parents in Salem these past few days. On the way down from Seattle experienced 2/3/78. :))) Burnt Weeny Sandwich. et al. At the coast for a night. burned some kelp and then listened to 13th floor elevators and then the Who best of while painting. then listened to Ramones 1st album. then White Light White Heat. Woke up at 2 am with a hankerin' for 9/2/78 Scarlet>Fire. burned some kelp and then called it up on Youtube. Oh what a fun time. Fell asleep afterward. woke up at 8 and listened to Bad Brains. on the way home listened to Thelma Theater (for some reason I didn't fully get off on that. hmm. that surprised me) and then Acid Mothers Temple and then 2/5/78. I really wish there was a career in this kind of thing. GOOOOOOOOD times, baby.

Ramones, punk

Well of course we did things differently on this side of the pond, saw the Ramones on their first tour, playing second fiddle to the Flamin Groovies at the Roundhouse, always found them to be a one trick pony, Shiela was a drunk docker....Saw the Pistols at their second (?) London gig at the Roxy, with the first iteration of Souxsie and the Banshees, saw tons of this first generation stuff at the Roxy since my job overlooked the club and my office was responsible for its maintenance, pretty much meant I could wander in just about anytime I wanted, I was 23 or 24, and was a bit too old for this, an old fart, but I really dug the energy, also frequented the pro situ milieux where Maclaren et al moved,so I knew its theoretical underpining, read Lipstick traces by Griel Marcus for insights in to its whole raison d etre, he is much closer to the truth than many other commentators would like despite what Mr Rotten says these days.

Punk

I'm a big Dead Kennedys fan, probably the best punk band in my eyes. Also check out the band Punk Is Dead, they play punk covers of Dead songs, pretty cool-

Shafts Of Lavender / DK's

There's an album of Jello Biafra backed by the Melvins called 'Never Breathe What You Can't See' that came out in 2004 that's a good listen if you're a DK's fan and if you're interested.

Re: Bad Brains

For those who appreciate DUB reggae 1970's style, Bad Brains has a CD called "I & I Survived." It's a great dub-reggae CD!

Next Box?????

How about 15th Anniversary shows, 1980, at Warfield and Radio City? Kind of nice, acoustic sets, then electric.

1980 WF & RCMH Shows

These are not in the vault. Many of them were taped over Rock on

Taping over...

Probably because of my own experiences in the 80s, but for some reason i crack up when i think of someone taping over a cool show.. DL goes into the vault, pulls out a warfield show, only to find that someone taped over it with Magnum PI. I'm in a weird mood today.

Taping over

One of those big "oops" goes to Doctor Who and the BBC. At some early point in Doctor Who the BBC dumped a load of tapes because it was costing money to store and who would ever want "them" again. :-)

Dave Strang and Dead Kennedy's

Always like Jello's "I blow minds for a living". If voting changed anything......

Shafts of Lav - Punk

How about a little Suicidal Tendencies? Institutionalized - wait a minute, we decided my best interest. Just a Pepsi. Back to Eddie Cantor.

Dennis Wilmot- Suicidal Tendencies

I just wanted a Pepsi! Haha I love that line, good music video to go along with it too. And DaveStrang I'm familiar with the Jello Biafra/Melvins album great recommendation. The Melvins are criminally underrated-

Acoustic - Electric

I wonder if those 2 acoustic/electric 1980 Saenger Theatre shows in New Orleans were taped on multi-track. Maybe they didn't get wiped! Could be a nice mini-mini box.

Dancing in the Streets

I love the Dancin's from this era, 76-78...Phil is a funky bass monster! You cant help but get up and do exactly what it says!!! Very nice!!! The kids, they dance and shake there bones! Peace.

Peggy-O

This peggy-o is also incredible! A beautiful, surging, performance of a sweet song! Very nice!!

Fire on the Mountain

Does anyone know how this song was extended in the 80s? I've read a couple of references in the past, to it getting an extra verse or solo, but I can't find anything different about it. Maybe it was after 1977 that the change happened? Either way, I can't detect a difference.

Cool Artwork

Definitely digging the artwork on the cd sleeves for the July '78 box. Glad to see that one of the sleeves has the same artwork as the single show release, I was almost considering getting that in addition to the box just to have the cover art. Particularly like the three sleeves with the skull in a natural setting, the ones with the stadium background are fine, but the others look great. The songs previewed so far really have me looking forward to this release. Hoping some of the artwork is available on a t-shirt or poster. Nice job Paul Pope.

Just beautiful . . .. Looking forward to this release.

Wow! The slipcase art is quite beautiful. I cannot wait to listen to this July 78 while marveling at the box design and artwork. Feels good just thinking. . ..

I like the artwork too, but.....

....what has me concerned, if you zoom in on the first picture, the spines already appear worn/frayed.....or maybe it's just me....

Surf Punks

That's the only punk I listened to, somewhere around '85-'86. Preferred rock n roll from the 60's/70's. And given the choice between 80's music or 'classic rock', it was an easy choice.

deadegad

And reading the liner notes.

Punk

Do Forgotten Rebels and Teenage Head count as punk bands. Besides the Dead Kennedys they are the only bands i can remember from my brief and painful skateboarding days. On a side note im selling my E72 box if interested pm me. Peace

Artwork

Artwork looks great to me! I am glad they are showing people what they are spending their money on too. Really excited for this one. Vguy72, it wouldn't be an official Rhino release without worn/frayed spines!

And the Liner Notes too!

I daydream, here and there, about getting a turntable. Holding those big album sleeves . . .. Reading the liner notes. . .. The glorious artwork. . .. Ahh. . .. To be savored . . .. With alcohol.

're: Europe 72 @ lovejerry

I had conversed with Dr Rhino last year and he indicated that the stock was finite and was not sure they would last a year, so I jumped on it when they had that FTW tix fiasco coupon last year and got the all music edition. If the All music edition is available, grab it and sell the duplicates. Email Dr Rhino to see if stock will be replenished... wish they'd replenish the Fillmore West all music edition ;) . EDIT: I'm a couple of weeks behind did not realize all music edition was sold out - my bad...

Outtake from Terrapin Station

There is a studio outtake of Fire on Terrapin Station as part of the Beyond Description box set that has a different verse. As far as I can tell the verses are the same in the live versions.Cheers

Fire...

I think they added the "Almost Ablaze" verse to Fire on the Mountain starting at Giants Stadium on 09/02/78. One of the Late Great Latvalla's favorite versions. There have been quite a few lyric changes and the song has an interesting history. Mickey first started playing pieces of what would become this song back in 1972. David Dodd talks about it a bit in his Greatest Stories blog and Annotated Grateful Dead project. http://www.dead.net/features/greatest-stories-ever-told/greatest-storie… http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/fire.html There is some detail on wording changes at a few places on Dead.Net too. http://www.dead.net/song/fire-mountain So the short answer is the song went through some lyric and structural while they were preparing for Egypt.

Punk

For those punk fans out there, it's worth noting that Australia and New Zealand has produced some of the finest punk records of all-time. Radio Birdman is up there with Stooges, MC5 and the like; while the Saints are arguably pioneers in their own right. There are many others, like the Hard-Ons (they were forced to change their name when the toured the US to The Hard Ones) and dozens of thrash bands of quality: Hellmen, MassAppeal, Eastern Dark and so on. And the greatest UK punk band of all (IMHO) is The Damned. So many quality albums and still able to put on awesome gigs today.

I never thought....

....that an innocent post about busting my son's punk cherry with the Ramones would go on so long. Nothing like cleaning out the dust bunnies from the corners every now and then. Music is universal, even in the middle of a charged up mosh pit. Kudos on mentioning The Damned Simon. Difficult to remember them all as the seasons pass....

Re: Bad Influence

You're a bad influence on us VGuy. My mother warned me about the likes of people like you. Just today I thought, I wonder if Elmers Glue will make my hair stand up like a knifeblade? I asked my gf's 7 year old what his favorite Grateful Dead song was today. He said is Fire on the Mountain a good one?

Haha Jim....

....I'm a bad influence on myself. Checkmate....

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