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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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  • #201
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    Why is this still on sale?
    I can only answer for myself, and it's very simple; DiP 18 and, if i felt I needed any more than that, Red Rocks is available separately. on a separate note; does anyone know, is Betty getting her dues; I and several others have asked, and I haven't seen any kind of response at all. If not, surely a Pledge page would be good; or is there already one up? Anyone know?
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    Kayak Guy hit the nail on the head
    "This should make Rhino happy, the release of widely circulated Betty shows does better than the Betty's that never circulated.Maybe all those years of circulation gave people a taste of what they are willing to pay for now and the stuff that stayed hidden is too unknown to buy?" This is very insightful indeed. I can see no other explanation for the disparity.
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    Taking the threads back from the hackers
    This page for a while was filled with hackers posting away. when i translated some of it through google before it was cleaned up, it was polish slang for "i like this place" and "these people are funny". This set rocks BIGLY, you should consider yourselves lucky its still available for cost and still numbered editions. If you don't have it yet, it's worth the money and the artwork is fantastic, in the style of a graphic novel. Compared to other recent boxes that feature Normanized versions of Betty's that have been in circulation for 30 years, This July 78 box has 4 unreleased Betty's, well 3 and a Stereo upgrade from the mono that circulated. This should make Rhino happy, the release of widely circulated Betty shows does better than the Betty's that never circulated. Maybe all those years of circulation gave people a taste of what they are willing to pay for now and the stuff that stayed hidden is too unknown to buy? In any event if you haven't got it yet, you really should grab this box before it sells out and it becomes speculative on ebay, if just for the box and artwork.
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    The Bigger Question is....
    Why has this not sold out, its fantastic. Yes.. music today and the constant Russian Hackers is a big part of the reason, the other part is beyond an initial rollout strategy, they have no involvement. For the longest time this thread faded was not even prevalent from the home page of dead.net. I'm not complaining, I have mine and love it.. I just come to this thread from time to time and think wtf?
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    Why is this still on sale?
    You all have good guesses, as good as mine, which is. The real reason this is still available is the meltdown of Music Today shortly after the release, the website going to comments only mode for months until the Dave's subscription was announced, when NOTHING was available for purchase, and the still cryptic hint above that at some point it will be available digitally "on release day". Its very likely there are 2000 people that would have bought the box if it was the only option, but waited for the digital version instead. Add to that some short term memory loss and short attention spans and you have over 2000 copies left of this box set which I like much better than the Spring 77 box. I love this artwork and would have spent lots of dead presidents on T shirts, posters, and other schwag if offered. I also feel many people pay attention to their browsers and for months this site has been unsafe and I have to click through 2 browser warnings just to log in that say the site is bad for my internet security. NO where else on the internet do i have to click the 2nd "Are you Sure?" dialog box. What's up with that, someone saving IT money by waiting for a new interface, maybe ROAR as the core in the fall? Meanwhile the site limps along on, unsecured until the next explosion when Dave's 22 goes on sale shortly before May 77 part 1 ships and people find out if they got a limited edition or music only version. I bet that will be fun times on the board ;)
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    I agree Dschian on each of your points. I think it is noteworthy, however that this one is dragging on with 17% of the inventory still left after a year. I think they planned on this one moving faster and I don't blame them. I would have thought that 3 totally uncirculated betty boards and two classics with one only circulating in mono would have generated more buzz. I suspect Rhino and Co. thought the same and thus the 15k. It seems like each release gets core customer sales in the 10k range. That number represents those of us who are so pathetically obsessed that we buy everything no matter what. Then the remaining 5k in sales are the "investors" and occasional buyers. I think that dependable 10k in sales per release is pretty clearly indicated by the numbers set for the FW69 box, early DaPs etc. I think the DaP numbers have gone up only because of the demand created by the second hand market. I do find the hue and cry over limited editions a bit exasperating as I think I understand the considerations being made here and the need to limit stock on hand and warehousing. Really, if we would dependably buy 100k per release they would gladly print it; I'm sure of it. We cant blame the manufacturer for trying to avoid inventory warehousing expenses. This release is a clear indication to me that they have the number set just about right to accomplish their goal of printing and moving releases on a continual release schedule.
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    Yup, 80% of the run sold in one year- Rhino knows its base well
    Yup, 0ver 80% of the run sold in about a year; at this rate, the rest will probably sell in the next two to three years. Based upon what I've seen buying modern cd and lp releases, it's not unusual for a run to take a few years (and sometimes up to twice that time) to sell out, even for many popular releases. In that respect, wadeocu, yes, Rhino knows its customer base quite well. Nearly every other Dead limited edition/limited release has sold out relatively quickly (from a few days to several months), and even the slower ones, like the second Spring '90 box and the May '77 one, sold out within a few years or less. Believe it or not, Rhino's goal is probably not to make sure that these sell out in a heartbeat, but to sell the greatest number without multiple production runs or endless inventory. I for one am glad that people don't always have to rush to immediately buy one or have to otherwise search for it on ebay at inflated prices. Recently Rhino sold over $2 million dollars worth of the new box set (before the all-music release that followed) within three days, even with the first marked by technical difficulties- by any standard, that's pretty impressive nowadays for physical media.As a follow-up to my recent post below, finally got a chance to hear my Winterland 1977 box again (I have a huge listening backlog) and came away much more impressed by it than by the first May 1977 box, with the exception of the latter's 5/13 show, which is excellent and the best of them. I still do think, though, that overall the Summer 1978 box outranks the May '77 box in quality of shows.
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    1977 the last great year for the Dead?
    Rbmunkin, while in some respects 1977 WAS the last great year for the Dead- chiefly in the reliability of their musicianship, according to what I've heard from later years- it certainly wasn't their last great year for many listeners in terms of many, many great later performances. To put my bias in context, my favorite Dead years are 1969 and 1972-'74, so I'm not an '80's deadhead, though I attended the bulk of my shows during the earlier part of that decade and love many of the shows from its first half.I have both the May 1977 box set and the July '78 one, and to my ears the 1978 one is substantially better. I say that because while the 1977 performances in that box are all reasonably strong, they're not always particularly exciting to me. The band, and Jerry in particular, strike me as being in a more predictable, professional mode at the shows in this earlier '77 box release (though I expect the new '77 box to be substantially better performances, based upon the bits I've heard). I find the improvisation more raw, energetic, and dynamic in the 1978 box, and to me that's what makes shows stand out. Also, the song selection is a bit more varied, which I appreciate. While 1978 may be weaker overall as a year (and I haven't heard most of either year), I find these performances to be better than much of what I've heard from '77. Similarly, according to what a listener likes, great boxes (if not great recordings) could be put together of performances from the early 80's or even the Spring/Summer 1985 tour, I believe. One slight drawback of the 1978 box is that the recordings have a bit less depth to the sound, but that goes with the territory of later 2-track soundboards. If you like the '78 sound, definitely get this box while it's still around! I think that they're all (and not just the Red Rocks shows) excellent performances and better ones than the Dave's Picks releases from '78 so far.
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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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Submitted by chuckj on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 11:31

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looking for the riddle! seriously...hours. Would love a chance to answer and win but just seems impossible to find it on a site this big!! oh well!! good luck to everyone who had the luck to even find the clue :)
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Submitted by the420bandito on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 12:17

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I was indeed at the Camden show on Monday (and in Philly last November for their 1st tour). I wasn't really keen on re-listening to the 2015 show but this year I walked to my car remembering multiple moments - the entire Wheel > Eyes of the World jam was insane, Morning Dew was fantastic, All Along the Watchtower.., etc. We also got a really good setlist compared to some recent shows. I don't think it sold out as pit tickets were still for sale the day of but it was a very large crowd. Tons of old heads and a good showing of young ones. I am betting on one of the upcoming NYC shows to be a real beast (although I'll be watching from home). Who knows - they might blow the roof off of Virginia tonight...
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 12:18

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i really have no other place to say this, so you are the lucky ones. I am still giggling at the randomness of this: "Aerosmith blows mule." from the rolling stone comments section about the LZ S2H trial. that quote just makes me giggle. I am 52 going on 12.
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Submitted by the420bandito on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 15:30

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Blowing the dust off of the WL73 box. Some real gems in there. The Brokedown Palace is out of this world. China Cat > Rider is the usual November 73 heat. The 35 minute Dark Star into Eyes? Fuggetaboutit.
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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 18:52

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Ralph Stanley89 :(
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Submitted by wharfrattx on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 20:07

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The dinosaur raises its head and with tacit approval slides off on a surf board over the edge as chickens riding tricycles come up the opposite stairs. Visual courtesy of 7/5 Estimated>Eyes>Drumz This is such a wonderful release! Peace to all!
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Submitted by deadfeat1 on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 04:34

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My, oh,my,oh, my...The rain stayed away, the crowd was great and the show was excellent. The second set, especially from Viola Lee Blues on, was incredible. If you have not seen Dead and Co and you love the music of the Grateful Dead go see them. You are only cheating yourself if you don't...take care!
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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 00:33

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I just found out they played a secret/surprise show earlier this month on the 2nd at the Caribou Room in Nederland,Colorado under the name Whibble for someone's birthday.If you go to their website they're giving away free downloads. Get some. :) Happy Birthday Chris!
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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 05:41

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thanks for the heads up, got the show. they also are giving away a free album. I believe its 3 new songs.
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Submitted by Ken Goodman on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:28

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Ralph Stanley was (is) great. Thank you for sharing the news of his demise. His was a real-deal authentic sound. I have the double CD of Stanley Brothers complete recordings on the Mercury label...and it (unlike we) never gets old.
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 07:39

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Got it in mail yesterday. Was recorded the week before "Saunders/Garcia: Live at Keystone". Need I say more? Ok, how about if I say "recorded by Betty"? It's hard to imagine Jerry playing in a little 200 capacity club in 1973, but here it is. It has all the same material as the Fire Up album as well as The Keystone CD's. Not a single Garcia composition in the bunch. Sounds just like Keystone, but all the versions are new and unpredictable - you don't have every solo and nuance memorized. And if you don't have "Live at Keystone" and "Fire Up", I would GET THOSE IMMEDIATELY. You shouldn't be walking around not having heard this stuff.
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:36

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What did he die of? I never would have guessed there were this many KISS fans on a Dead site.
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Submitted by Cousins Of The… on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 08:54

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It's Ralph Stanley, not Paul...unless you're being facetious.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:08

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Cousins.. aren't we all big fans of the terrific banjo solo's and heavenly harmonies on Kiss Destroyer? :D RIP Ralph.. you left this world much more than you took from it and the world is a better place as a result.
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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:34

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This a good show it's not July 78 or like other shows that fall, but just maybe Jerry didn't want to play it that way. The Dead was a different band every night this is a first of three at the same venue maybe Jer didn't want to rip the roof off the first night.
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Submitted by Encroached on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 10:38

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Wow! I am going down south about 2 hours for a show and this is all Im taking with me for road tunes. Amazing!My first exposure to Jerry and Merl, and its a real treat for me. I have Garcia Live vol 4 and this is way beyond that win my first listen. Good weekend to all
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:13

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indeed rest in peace. what a monster he was. truly the god of thunder...
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Submitted by mhammond12 on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:23

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Some years ago my friend Al and I went to see Ralph Stanley in concert at the wonderful La Paloma Theater in Encinitas CA. The music was wonderful. Between each song Ralph would remind us there was a lot of Ralph Stanley merchandise for sale in the lobby and he would sign any purchased items after the show. After the show Al grabbed a flier for the show and approached Ralph for an autograph. Ralph took one look at the flier and yelled "For free?" Al just stood there holding the flier and they stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Finally Ralph grabbed the flier, signed it, and stormed off. I told Al that was pretty ballsy to stare Ralph down for an autograph. Al replied "Not at all. I was so shocked by his initial reaction I was frozen in place."
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Submitted by MilesM on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:35

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Ralph Stanley had such an extensive ridiculous career. He was one of the greats of the claw pickin banjo style. Some of my favorite stuff is the clinch mountain sound I believe that came about in the 70's. He was always on the road playing. He lived for bluegrass. Actually passing the tradition on down through his family who is now playing this wonderful music. I agree with Jim that Dr. Ralph made this world a better place. He was 89 and died from complications with skin cancer. He started his career in the 40's with his brother Carter.
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Submitted by dpottman on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 11:50

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first rest in peace to mr stanley at 89 he had a great run and left good tunes. the day before mr wayne jackson 74 passed. now as a trumpet player myself he was a big hero. listen to any stax records and there he is. peacce to all
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Submitted by the420bandito on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 17:07

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Wow such a great soundboard from Betty. We're not worthy!!! I Second That Emotion deserves a serious volume crank up. I am planning on a 5 hour+ road ride early tomorrow morning and it will begin with this show. This release is why we must wait a week or 2 for DaP 19 announcement. yargh!
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 15:58

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My bad, I'm not neither a KISS fan, nor a Ralph Stanley aficionado. and I'm never facious. Ugggh, I just looked up when DaP 15 was announced (last year's August release). wasn't until july 15! more watering.
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Submitted by wave-that-flag on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 17:20

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Loving the release so far.... Still need to give it a thorough and complete go-through though... Dave's P 19: Missed the "something that hasn't been done" clue, but a 90's show would work fine for me. Thought the 30 Trips shows from those years were great. Hornsby is always a welcome addition in my book! And "Days Between"--sublime song--proving Garcia and Hunter still had lots to offer even in '93! Reading Browne's "So Many Roads." Not sure why. Reading about the Dead lacks the ecstasy of listening to them. Hell, all you really need is "The Illustrated Trip," although a mention of DaP's in the 50th Anniversary Edition would have been welcomed, IMHO. Typo's don't bother me. Make lots myself. Anyway, back to Jerry and Merl! Have a great weekend all. Peace.
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Submitted by One Man on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 17:23

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Saw ol' Ralph on 10/30/04 in the Plant City FL High School auditorium. He had a tiny PA and a room full of country folks, and the whole scene could have been right outta the 1940s. I have never felt so transported back in time -- way before my own time, even. It was a one-of-a-kind experience. And yes, he was a relentless merch hawker, bless him. Paul Stanley also transported me back in time, in a very different way. KISS looks exactly the same as ever because of their makeup. I hope Paul is still kickin'. Gene Simmons can suck a donkey.
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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 17:30

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Bernie Worrell:(
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 19:06

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You got that right.
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Submitted by thismikebenz on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 19:53

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passed on to the mothership. I met him a few times in late 1990s when he produced and costarred on an album by some friends of mine in Kentucky. He had semi retired to his wife's family's home area in Kentucky, and would often mentor younger funky folk in the area. He had class, heart, and total funk.
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Submitted by guit30 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 02:58

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After listening to this more, I like it more, listening to 2nd disc tonight. The Dead growing into a very hi energy band that night and they sound quite hearable, you can hear all sorts of things that you do not normally hear, like Keith is very in the mix, you hear all sorts of percussive stuff, very good "The Other One". Jerry is just plain on that night. Fun Show.
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Submitted by deadfeat1 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 04:53

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Thanks for the heads up on the String Cheese downloads. If you sign up for the newsletter at the Band Of Heathens website you can download their Clams & Jams live series for free. I think many of you would enjoy them...take care!
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 10:36

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In case anyone is in need, there are a couple of good '79 deals on ebay. There's a Road Trips Fall '79 w/bonus New on auction, starting bid $30 (no bids yet). There's a 30 Trips 39.99 on auction.
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Submitted by bolo24 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 13:38

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Last call for guesses. I thought about dropping another hint, but that would be like, "Here's the answer." Not very exciting for a prize of decent value. So, if you've yet to offer your 2nd stab at this, midnight tonight (pacific time) signals the end of the contest. If no one gets it, I'll do another one sometime after the DaP 19 announcement. Which, by the way, is.....hang on, someone's running around on my roof. Probably one of those damn Iranian Revolutionary Guard dudes again! If you don't hear back from me in an hour, call Langley.
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 17:12

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Trying to figure out what order to buy things, I looked at some inventory here. In case others have not gotten their E72 shows before what seems like it really is the last chance, here's what appears to be left. All others have been sold out for several weeks (except Wigan 5/7, which sold out in the past week): 5/24 8 left 4/24 11 left 5/4 25 left 4/7 37 left 5/18 24 left 5/13 37 left 4/26 23 left 5/23 19 left 4/8 over 99 4/11 over 99 4/14 over 99 4/16 over99
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 19:01

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....Dead & Co at the Met's field and Phish at Wrigley. It's so Americana, it's dripping red, white and blue. Spent my afternoon at the pool. Summer kicks ass....
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Submitted by Dead Ahead on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 19:33

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Just a suggestion, but it might help to re-state what the contest is or provide a link to where it is defined. Your last two posts assume everyone knows what the contest/riddle is.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 19:55

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....like dead ahead, I too am lost. Too many rules. I'm no spring chicken ya know....
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Submitted by DaveStrang on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 20:06

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Sounds to me like Summer isn't a season you're too particularly fond of (LOL)! Glad you're having a great time.
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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 21:47

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...listen to that China/Rider! Now that's a damn fine band!!!
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/25/2016 - 21:57

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....now, there's a season. Vegas Summers hit hard at first. The trend has been low '90's in late May, then June arrives with it's version of an EZ Bake Oven, except it ain't so easy at first. The 110 degree mark smacks your energy around quickly. But, after accepting the heat, and appreciating the low humidity, one finds themselves seeking the rays. At least one doesn't have to shovel sweat....
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Submitted by mbarilla on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 00:18

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no way, my vote for worst is from the 2016 subscription, not a fan of either volume, I did get sucked into buying the tee for 7.19.74 release LOL It seems like this art is lacking serious X-factor, for me its too fabricated / generic. Same artist has done some recent work for Dead and Company, if I recall correctly the Dead and Co MSG 2015 poster was one that caught my eye, but not that much LoveJerry - are you looking for some specific songs , or just going off what is most urgent according to count ? Basically all the shows are top notch, go for the stuff / setlists with songs you like the most However, If you do not have 5.4.72 , you are missing out
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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 07:17

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I call that one Skeleton Skaters, and it's the only one I really like from the 2015 artist. He had way too many soft lines and colors for my personal taste. I like the DaP 17 art (aka Skeletons & Coattails), but not crazy about the orange juice meets news of the world DaP 19 cover. Tony Millionaire is the guy I liked best (DaP 9. 10, 11, & 12). Not a stinker in the bunch, IF you count the color version of 11 instead of the black and white. I like the idea of the black and white turns to color approach, but as far as the illustration itself, the black and white is too....bland.
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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 08:33

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The only artwork I really thought was good from the 2015 artist was DaP16, the little funky psychedelic house, but even that one was just ok. I thought the original artist was good... I always liked volumes 2, 3, 5, and 8. I think the best of the Millionaire run was Thelma, otherwise, I didn't really love his color choices, (and I agree with you that the black and white Wizard of Oz was better in idea than in execution.) Kind of the same thing with the new guy - I like the ideas, but I have found the first two volumes pretty meh. The Millionaire ship on that record store day release, that one was pretty f'n awesome! Wish I would have had the cash to scoop that up. Oh well, just one man's licorice. Peace all, and Happy Sunday!
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Submitted by Thats_Otis on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 08:35

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... the artwork for this 78 box is high on the list of new releases for me as well :)
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