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What's Inside:
Four Complete Shows on 11 discs
• 5/5/77 Veterans Memorial Coliseum: New Haven, CT
• 5/7/77 Boston Garden: Boston, MA
• 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY
• 5/9/77 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: Buffalo, NY
• Sourced from the Betty Boards, transfered by Plangent Processes
• Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
• Artwork by Grammy-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike
• The unreleased book Cornell ‘77: The Music, The Myth And The Magnificence Of The Grateful Dead’s Concert At Barton Hall by Peter Conners, published by Cornell University Press
• In-depth essay by noted Dead scholar Nicholas Meriwether
• Producer's Note by David Lemieux
• Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000
• Release Date: May 5, 2017
WHAT DEAD HEADS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT...
NEW HAVEN 5/5/77
"Here is a prime example of the saying ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ … It’s called synergy and the Dead wrote the book on it.”
BOSTON 5/7/77
“The music they laid down brought me places I had not been before.”
CORNELL 5/8/77
“...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone.”
“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room.”
"This show is, was, and always will be Mecca.”
BUFFALO 5/9/77
"...an awesome display of the Dead’s captivating power"
If you've been following this site for quite some time, then you will know we are often flush with hyperbole when it comes to our releases. We can't help it, really - for we, like you, are Grateful Dead fans above all else. Just like you, we've spent countless hours debating the merits of show over show, year over year. We've kept a watchful eye on your wish-lists and carefully considered how to make - excuse the cliché - your dreams come true. And once we've made our commitments, we are steadfast in our determination to conjure up those dreams fully-formed and nearly perfect. Sometimes these heights cannot be reached without physical and cosmic elements aligning, and that, dear friends, is why it has taken so long for us to bring you THE ONE and the epic shows that surrounded it. No need for even the slightest embellishment here, 5/8/77 Barton Hall, Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, has for decades, been THE resounding favorite; you've said it yourselves - the "holy grail" of Grateful Dead shows. Thanks to the passion and perseverance of Dead Heads like you, we are beyond pleased to finally be able to present this show and its brethren, the fabled four of Spring '77, in sonically pristine condition.
Limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!
The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Boards were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not.
Due May 5th, we anticipate that this revelatory boxed set 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.
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.
Limited editions
15K was way too few for these shows. While I think these shows are over rated I realize that I'm in the minority. How about releasing the shows individually now that the box has sold out?
I think the Cornell show was one of the best live recordings ever made. If Betty had been taping in the 80s I think people would have a higher opinion of those shows.
On with the music - the Cornell samples
I downloaded the "digital single" of Scarlet> Fire and it sounds much better than my bootleg original copy of "Dead In Cornell" from Silver Rarities SIRA 19/20/21 made in Italy 1994. The mp3@320kbp/s sample has much more of a dynamic range, it doesn't sound compressed or as flat as the boot discs, plus - and a big plus at that - it has much more of a stereo image than the boot discs.
I also listened to the Rolling Stone sample of Morning Dew, and it too is much more dynamic and has a better stereo sound field than the boot discs.
I have two copies of this Silver Rarities 5/8/77 show. The 2nd pressing probably was not pressed it Italy (because the original has Made In Italy underneath the Compact Disc logo, under the boxed SIAE) and has a new logo for Silver Rarities - the moving disc with 5 lines to the left of that logo. The photos used in the artwork are a little more grainy, less pronounced - just not quite as good. Two of the front inlay cards are Greek Berkeley photos from the 80's, disc 1 is from the crowd to the stage and disc 3 is from above the stage into the crowd. I don't know where the photo used for disc 2 is from. The back inlay cards are from Europe 72 with Phil in a Bozo headpiece in the right foreground.
Bottom line - early May is still more than two months away, I wish it was here already.
How Helpful
I checked the FAQ link and the preorder merchandise FAQ states as follows:"In most cases, when you place a preorder, we will validate and authorize your credit card, which will show up on your bank statement. However, your card will not actually be charged until the product ships. If you see an authorization charge, that money has not been taken out of your account yet. Some preorders are charged at time of purchase."
So, according to the Rhinostore Warner Music help center FAQ, some preorders are charged at the time the preorder ships and some are charged when at the time of purchase when the order is placed. It's almost like getting no information at all.
Edit: For last years July '78 Box and Dave's 2017 subscription the funds were withdrawn from my account approximately 3 days after the date of preorder purchase, and well before shipping.
All Music Edition
Far out, I just got redirected to the all music edition minutes after posting my thought that this was a good candidate for a E'72 style all music edition. Gotta say that this tells me that deadnet is in fact pretty stand up and is sort of looking out for us heads more than some give them credit for at times. In any case, glad this will be available for anyone who wants it.
Book for sale
The book Cornell '77 by Peter Conners that was dropped from the all music version is available from Amazon for $15.12-release date April 11. They should really adjust the price of the all music version. This whole thing has been handled really poorly-just like the ticket sales for the Fare Thee Well shows
GET SHOWN THE LIGHT BOX - SOLD OUT BUT FOR SALE ON eBay
Unbelievable...box is sold out but you can buy it from a scalper on eBay. True fans get shut out.
GET SHOWN THE LIGHT BOX - SOLD OUT BUT FOR SALE ON eBa
Unbelievable...box is sold out but you can buy it from a scalper on eBay. True fans get shut out.
Anti-scalping
The All Music Edition is now for sale.
A couple of upset people on that board. Must be scalpers.
Man, those All Music page comments are downright dark....
....I'm coming back over here to the light side....
Why not make more of 'em?
As someone who got through the website at a time it was working (after a few cruel hours when it wasn't), I have to say: Make enough to satisfy demand. I didn't buy this so my kid could profit on eBay when I'm gone. For anyone buying this for the right reason, an artificial scarcity driving up the value isn't it. A first run of anything like this -- even if it's the only run -- should be enough that everyone who wants a single copy within a reasonable window -- say a month -- can get one. Surely this isn't too late to change the number of boxes to be manufactured.
Yes, if you increase the number to, say, 30,000 you will lessen the long-term value of the artifact I've bought. You have my permission. I'm guessing most of us feel the same.
TTATS 1967
Just listened to this for a second time last night...WOW what a show! And the Norman mix is sweet! No Dark Star, but just about every other jam vehicle of the era: Viola Lee, the full Other One suite, New Potato Caboose, Alligator AND...CAUTION. WOW.
I too feel for those shut out on this box, and hope more boxes are made available for these earnest fans.
ATTN: SCALPERS
Can one of you db scalpers that bought the GSTL box cancel your order so a true DeadHead can have it?
To the Powers that Be
I was fortunate enough to get a box. Please make a lot more of them so others can have one. It sold out too quickly. Make more of these. Make more money.
why not.....
make all the shows available singly. It was done for Europe 72...... Ok so I see they did an all music edition which seems to be a little silly since they already have the stand alone Cornell. Stand alones would have made more sense IMO. Either way it's good that it has been made more widely available in CD format. Minus the packaging and book stuff,,,, but still available.
Few things...
Whoa you're right...that board is getting dark. Accidentally stumbled into it and slowly backed out.
All music edition...so happy for folks who can still grab the shows without resorting to eBay. The music is and always will be all that counts. That's how I got the Europe 72 shows that I wanted, though wish they'd release an all music spring 90 (I have the second one but missed the first...such is life).
Thirty trips...haven't heard the 67 show in a while but the 68 show has been in my car on a steady rotation a lot this month. Man, we are lucky.
On a big 76 kick thanks to recent chat on the board....will be forever grateful for the constant inspiration the deadhead community has given me since I was 13 years old.
All Music Edition and 76
Like many have already stated, I got to say that I am very pleased that TPTB released an "all music" version of this box set. I was fortunate enough to get one of the limited full releases, but I really felt like this never should have been a limited release. Or at least limited, but with a much higher quantity. The issues with the website certainly added to that sinking feeling that many would be left out. In any case I am thankful more heads can get the music into their hands.
Also like many have stated, I too have been jumping into 76 more and more. I acquired Dick's Picks 33 recently, as well as Dick's Picks 20 about 3-4 months ago. This was after I discovered the vidoes of 6/18 and 6/19 on YouTube. Prior to that I regarded 76 as more of a sound check for 77. Well I was wrong (happily). Although 76 may not have as many extended jams as 77, and there we some kinks to be worked out after the hiatus, the ambitious setlists and the playing are top notch.
With Daves Picks 22, this box set and the promise of more Betty Boards to come I think we are all in for one hell of a good ride.
Yea.. what a controversy
Like we didn't see this coming..
I think I will open a good book, curl up under a blanket and put on some 76 GD. Speaking of Dicks Picks 20.. check out Jerry's out there jam in the middle of Supplication on disc 1.
Got my road bike out today, it usually doesn't see the light of day until April or May up here.. My body hurts, but my mind is refreshed. What kept me going up the never-ending hill was the second set jam sequence from 5/3/72.. you need a good hour, hour and a half to make time for it. Wow.
Anyway.. looking for a good place to hide out until all this hot air works it way through the system. Have a good night all.
Controversy
I don't get it. It seemed like a really positive thing to me, didn't diminish my perception of the value of the initial box that I was lucky enough to order, just seemed like kind of a cool thing to do. Those '80's vs '70s debates on these threads rarely got as ugly as some of the stuff floating around on the all music edition threads for this release.
Yep
Works sometimes. Its sort of like Prozac dead. A little mellow to calm you down in case you actually read all the comments on May 77: All Music Edition and need something to take the edge off. That's when you need 76 Charlie Miller Time.
Its all good really.. I like getting lost in years.. but eventually when you snap out of it and move on, its like there's a whole other GD world out there and you get stuck in the next year/tour.
The best show they ever played is usually the last one I listened to.
All Music Edition - Close, but no cigar
As well intentioned as the All Music Edition is, it just doesn't go far enough. It's painfully obvious that the people who put together this box set underestimated demand to an absurd degree, and by doing so, have fostered the creation of an eBay "scalper's market" for this set. By offering only a bare bones All Music Edition as a consolation prize for the potentially thousands of Deadheads who were shut own, they have -- unwittingly??? -- rewarded eBay scalpers. Seriously, why not simply press up another 5-10,000 box sets? They don't have to be individually numbered, but they should contain everything that was in the original box. Only people who bought the set not for the music but to make a quick buck would have any reason to complain. I don't know why Rhino/Deadstore are going out of their way to held eBay scalpers, first by limiting the release to a laughably small number of units compared to the demand, and not by going out of their way to preserve the exclusivity of the original box set.
All Music Edition vs Sold Out Box
The only significant difference between the two is that one comes with the Cornell '77 book, which will be released independently anyways for everyone who wants a copy, and one won't. Other than some minor packaging differences, that's about it. There will also be the high definition download option which I assume will have a digital version of the book.
Now as per my usual request whenever this situation arises....
Would tptb here PLEASE make available an "all music edition" of the FW '69 box for those of us who missed out on the single most significant live archival release the Dead has ever released?
76 vibe
Yes...definitely a more mellow vibe and just what i've needed lately.
Someone mentioned dicks picks 33. I love that release so much and it's gotten a lot of playtime recently. As great as 10/9 is, i've been preferring to spin 10/10 a bit more. The Dancin>wharf rat>Dancin from disc one and basically the whole second set are just pure perfection.
RE: FW 69
Ten years ago in a David Gans interview Jeffrey Norman said:
And I wish I’d known about it [The Plangent tool] when I did the Fillmore West, because as much as I like that Fillmore West box set, it would’ve sounded even better.
I own a FW '69 box set already but
All I am saying
Is give Jeffrey a chance...
...all we are saying...
is give Jeffrey a chance.
I love it! T-Shirt or Bumper Sticker quality.
Limited Box and All Music Edition both good ideas
I remember getting the announcement for Europe '72 and for Dave's Picks 1. I got paid and had what I thought was insane amount of money for an insanely brilliant box set of 73 cds! I didn't think it would be sold out in 4 days. I don't think anyone did. Didn't Fillmore West '69 take a fairly long time to sell out of 10,000? Winterland '73 is still available at Mill Valley for the original retail price, brand new, sealed. That's one of the greatest 3 night runs in Dead history, still for sale 9 years later, and it was apparently a large number made, unlimited almost. May '77 took something like 9 months to sell out at 15,000, then who knows how many downloads were sold, which people also complained about. I missed out on Spring '90 which was 9,000. It took a couple months at least to sell out, right? Spring '90 TOO took until last fall to sell out, I grabbed mine when I ordered 30 Trips. July '78 has yet to sell out, and it has rave reviews from those that purchased and post here. They were a first attempt with the Bettys, and they haven't sold out yet, they're for sale on this very page. Should they have expected a quicker than usual sell out? Yes. Could they have had a better ordering process, less stressful? Yes. But 3.5 days on sale and gone. 15,000 units.
And so the All Music Edition comes and those that missed out, largely due to the incredibly arduous ordering fiasco have a rightful complaint about not getting the box. They have a rightful gripe. Some that got the box were talking of canceling since they felt screwed by Rhino into getting a limited product, only to find they could have gotten the shows, so why not make more boxes? That's the nature of limited, to make it more sought after. I really want a steamer trunk. I like that they came out with the All Music Edition, but I want that book and other goodies. I'm going to have to one day get one. I think everybody's absolutely correct that an All Music Edition of Fillmore West 69 would be fantastic, and if they let Norman take another crack at those reels going through Plangent, that would be fine, too. I think it's also fair that the prices are the same. The book is available by Cornell University Press for $15 on amazon for preorder, so you can get all of the shows in a physical format with nice artwork.
Rhino is doing the right thing here, and an awesome thing in making an unlimited run of these shows together. It turns out whether or not 5/8/77 is considered the greatest show, or whether 5/7 or 5/9 is actually better, they sold out in record time. The Dave's Picks series really ought to sell out at $100 and free shipping, and yet it never has sold out in subscription form, and they haven't raised the number since 2015, so this box selling out in 3.5 days I think has to have shocked them. They made a perfect response to that with the music being made available to all who want to Get Shown the Light. That title grows on me more and more, probably in direct correlation to the repeated listenings of the Scarlet single. This is the run of Grateful Dead you could play to your girlfriend, wife, co-worker, , roommates, in-laws, younger siblings, whoever is able to hear it, and you can say it's the Grateful Dead, and they'll at least somewhat better appreciate the depths of your insanity about this band from the 60s. As much as they were of their time, they were ahead of their time. Sorry for the long post, I read a lot today about the pros and cons of the selling out and the "selling out". Sorry for sounding so ray of sunshiny, but let's enjoy the fact that these tapes that have been the most requested shows for years and decades are being made available to all for a long, long time. This will turn a lot of people on. There's some great, Dead weirdness, but there's just incredibly tight playing and jamming going on through all these nights. I was floored by the Boston Friend of the Devil, which I always used to skip, because I hate slow FotDs (make mine bluegrass), but last night it blew me away, they went powerful instead of plaintive and miserable. Rant finished.
Limited Box and All Music Edition both good ideas
I agree, no different then a first edition book vs mass market paperback. I am glad they did it on E72 since i missed the box set, I would love to have the box but the music is nice to have. It also does not diminish the value of the box, also look at E72, they go for 700+ on ebay.
I felt the same way when I saw the all music edition released yesterday. Let everyone who wants the physical CDs get them, just no bells and whistles. MP3s are nice to have, that is what I did on spring '90 but i feel CDs/physical media have a more permanent feel to them.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
New Minglewood Blues 1977 /1978
Are there any great ones? I really only love the Ladies and Gentlemen version. The Bobby throat shredder from 5/15/70 is just okay. The slow one from Rocking The Cradle : Egypt 1978 is interesting. All of the rest sound the same to me, but I'm looking for some magic.
P.S. - I'm up to Tuscaloosa, May 1977 (5th Show). Love the Mississippi Half-Step, along with the 5/12 version, and my all time favorite, 5/25. Also looking forward to the Quacking Duck Scarlet / Fire.
Opinions Can Be Distracting
Where was I? Oh yes..
Listening to music performed 44 years ago (minus a few hours). Not quite as spectacular as the last two releases from this tour.. but who's counting.
I love these embryonic versions of Eyes of the World. They must have given some serious thought to the initial arrangement, its nearly flawless and contains perhaps the quintessential GD elastic groove. It has the ability to speed up and slow down time. Anyway, the actions from Truckin' though Stella.
02/21/73
Assembly Hall (University Of Illinois) - Champaign-Urbana, IL
Set 1:
Wave That Flag
Me And My Uncle
Brown-Eyed Women
Beat It On Down The Line
Loser
Looks Like Rain
Row Jimmy
You Ain't Woman Enough
Box Of Rain
Big Railroad Blues
Sugaree
Around And Around
Set 2:
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Jack Straw
Mississippi Half-Step
Truckin'
Eyes Of The World
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia
Casey Jones
Encore:
Johnny B. Goode
https://archive.org/details/gd1973-02-21.sbd.miller.111120.flac16/gd73-…
GSTL's other Brothers and Sisters
Seems like several incarnations ago we were discussing “Dark-Star-A-Day” and Keithfan was threatening to re-listen to the May ’77 box and everyone was chiming in with their perceptions/conceptions of the cosmos (IceCream’s take rang familiar for me). Then Get Shown the Light dropped and, well, you know . . . glad EVERYBODY can now get all four shows.
Since weeks prior to the GSTL tumult, I’ve been chained in the studio seven daze a week, so took Keithfan’s suggestion and have been giving the May ’77 box a thorough, listen. Like Keithfan, it had been a while. The amazing music in that box have me jonesing for GSTL. I hit replay more than a few times when forgotten gems tumbled out during the re-listen. Like the amazing Space out of Uncle John’s Band on 5/7, St. Paul. Or from Terrapin thru the end on 5/12, Chicago. The TOO from Chicago 5/13. Or St. Stephen into Iko in St. Louis on 5/15. And, of course, the Quacking Duck at 1:35 in Fire in Tuscaloosa on 5/17. There’s lots more on these great sounding recordings. But listening to these shows in their entirety took them/me to a level that hugely surpasses a mere sum of their parts.
If you haven’t tried May ‘77 recently, now’s a perfect time. Magical May indeed! These brothers and sisters make a perfect appetizer for the Betty Boards in Get Shown the Light. Can’t say enough about this rediscovered treasure, but I’ll leave it to others to (hopefully) add their analysis and commentary. Now maybe I’ll rewind to 1976 and do it all over again. . .
Steering Toward Greatness
I'd like to offer to steer any able-and-enthusiastic minds to a particular show I unearthed over the weekend. For some reason I was delving back into 1970. I found the following show, which includes one of the most fantastic jams I have ever heard them pull off, which is probably saying a lot.
Have a listen to what happens for pretty much the full-14 minutes of the jam after Alligator. Just totally mind blowing stuff:
https://archive.org/details/gd1970-06-06.sbd.miller.86951.sbeok.flac16/…
The Dancin' in the Street is very good too, with a bit of a 'tighten up' jam in there. The Lovelight is also quite unique, straying from the main riff for a lot of the jamming (which I haven't heard them do too often). It is a worthy show.
For those looking for a slight diversion, I IMPLORE a listen to this one little segment, if nothing else.
Sixtus
Re: The Jam After Alligator, Just Mind Blowing Stuff..
Ha.. You had me at Alligator, but created quite the visual with the mind blowing jam beyond. Thanks Sixtus.
Oh.. and JeffSmith, the KF May 77 and DSAD lead was not lost on me.. Back when we collectively decided to break into the vault and pull together a gang of thugs to steal back the hostaged Betty Boards.. we were going to release our own shows and buy an Island to live out our days in bliss.
If my memory serves, KeithFan was going to be curator of the vault and make the picks. Now that we have all the Betty's.. where did we leave off on that project? There were some real wrenches tossed into the equation I recall.. most notably from jrf who insisted it be an island with world class skiing. That basically leaves New Zealand as the obvious choice. Perhaps a coup would be easier than buying that island outright.. details, oh bother.
Comes a time.....
At some point in the future...When we will have a Fully Normanized anniversary show almost every day of the year.
Is that asking too much?
March through May are already stacking up pretty good with Eur '72, May '77, and Spring '90.
Guess it's time for that Fall '91 Box.
Spun 5-6-81 this past weekend. Dick got it right with that one.
Edit: notice that I didn't infringe on the patented 4-dots....
Oh, wait....
I'm not saying that....
Ice Cream Kid, I'm not saying that there is a connection between politics and nefarious thugs, strange unexplained disappearances, attacks at airports involving poison darts, sushi laced with radioactive toxins and the like..
But if you go back to all the posters who have disappeared and stopped posting over the last year and look at their very last post they made, they all ended with "...."
Senator VGuy, would you care to respond?
Remember ....'s
Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
.... Dylan Thomas
If i recall correctly....
Yes. Four microdots was too much....but three wasn't. It's a magic number...
Three is a Magic Number
Wasn't that a Schoolhouse Rock too? I'm on a bit of a 70's Saturday Morning Roll here..
Magic number
A few weeks back someone posted a link to a current band singing Three is a magic number.Don't remember who the band was
Edit: it was Blind Melon which is not a current band (unfortunately)
Really Jim?....
....we went over this Three Is A Magic Number thing last year. Over several days I believe. I think that time machine/Deere riding mower may be effecting your memory....
The great thing about the collapse of the Soviet Union
Was that Hormel got to start selling Spam in Russia. Meat in a can was a big hit because there was a meat shortage at the time there (early '90's).
What we didn't realize was that we created a generation of Russian spammers.
Geez, every board on this site is getting spammed daily.
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