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    Sweet liberty! We're venturing into the depths of 80s Dead with the complete show from 4/20/84 at the Philadelphia Civic Center and we're placing bets you'll think this one is more than fine. A strong contender for our mega 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN boxed set, 4/20/84 missed the cut by virtue of its setlist being a wee bit too similar to the years before and after. As DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 35, it's found its time to shine. The first set delivers yin yang harmony between Jerry and Bobby songs, yielding driven and powerful takes on tracks like "Feel Like A Stranger," "Cold Rain And Snow," and "Brown-Eyed Women." The second set begs the question - will we ever stop peaking? - with a monumental "Scarlet>Fire," a ripping "Samson and Delilah," a "Space" that pulls shapes that know no names, and that "Morning Dew" - get.in.to.it! And because this one might have ended just a little too soon, we've packed disc 2 and 3 with knock-your-socks-off bonus material from most of the second set from the previous night, 4/19/84. Grab ahold while you can!

    Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.35: PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 4/20/84 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out. 

    *Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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    PSA. Data breach at WMA....

    ....i got a letter in the mail yesterday notifying me of a cybersecurity incident involving a number of e-commerce websites operated by Warner Music Group.
    Quote...." On August 5, 2020, we learned that an unauthorized third party had compromised a number of US-based e-commerce websites WMG operates but that are hosted and supported by an external service provider. This allowed the unauthorized third-party to potentially acquire a copy of the personal information you entered into one or more of the affected website(s) between April 25, 2020 and August 5, 2020.
    While we cannot definitely confirm that your personal information was affected, it is possible that it might have been as your transaction(s) occurred during the period of compromise. If it was, this might have exposed you to a risk of fraudulent transactions being carried out using your details."
    Does say later that payments made through PayPal were not affected.
    I use PayPal.
    Anyone else get this letter??

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    To many Double IPAs

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    I've only seen the Rolling Stones play live one time, it was 1994 at the Voodoo Lounge tour. I really enjoyed the show. They opened the show with Not Fade Away. Apparently, they had a place there for famous people called the Voodoo Lounge, and I read that Garcia and Weir were both in there during the show. Anyways, I thought the Stones sounded great.

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    I love the Rolling Stones. I had my old man's eight tracks in the early seventies... I remember when Some Girls came out and we would continually be snatching the house copy of it back and forth from each other. I was 10.

    Seen them live several times, most recently last summer at Mile High Stadium. I have never felt that the Stones were a great live band. They're all over the goddamn place... they never sound much like their records. Which is neither here nor there, depending on what you're looking for, but they went from the raw (Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!) to the aforementioned late 70's / early 80's affairs with sped up tempos, to the glossed over machine they became on Steel Wheels to date.

    Point being, I didn't buy the Brussels Affair when it came out as I already have so many live Stones albums and rarely play them - except for Twenty Flight Rock and Going To A Go-Go off Still Life.

    I bit on the iTunes version of this. The audio is cleaned up nicely, there are a number of unearthed gems and it is a great Mick Taylor live show. I've been playing it for two days now. I think it was like twenty bucks and change. For anyone on the fence, I say, go for it.

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    Keith - that Waiting For A Friend dates from 1973. Yes, that should have been included with the extras for sure.

    Probably because I kept on seeing them - the last time was 2007, I think, I do like some of their live recordings from the 1990s up to about 2007. One thing I would highly recommend...to anyone reading this with soul...is the live versions of Gimme Shelter featuring Lisa Fischer. She truly soars through the heavens on this song. I last heard it on the blu ray Bridges to Beunos Ares, bought last week, ( which also features Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger duetting on Like A Rolling Stone - shambolic!), and it is truly amazing. Another great version is on the Totally Stripped box set- from Amsterdam 1995. The sound is incredible on this-Keith Richards sounds as though he is in the room with you - which might or might not be a good thing. One of the remarkable things about the Bridges to Beunos Ares blu ray is the massive crowd, which goes absolutely bananas from the first song.

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    What I wouldn't give to have seen them with Mick Taylor! Yes they were outstanding onstage in those days, and to be honest, I never would have known it if I hadn't stumbled on the "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" movie concert a year or two before they released Brussels Affair.

    I was watching VH-1 or AXS (one of those music TV stations), and wham, he'll right in the middle of the opener, Brown Sugar. The thing they caught me first was that Mick Jagger was actually singing, not huffing and puffing out the lyrics. Up until that time I had only heard live albums from the Ron Wood era: Love You Live, Still Life, and Flashpoint, all of which pretty much featured a band whizzing through songs, sloppy as can be. I assumed Mick Jagger was simply just a studio singer, and pretty much the same of Keith as a guitar player. I enjoyed the Hits From The Ron Wood years, but certainly not the live content.

    I had been a fan of the Brian Jones and especially the Mick Taylor years for quite some time without ever hearing the band play live from '71 - '73. Then along came the movie concert from '72 on TV, and whoa - Mick was singing! Actually singing. Keith was at his legendary best, which I had also taken as myth, and Mick Taylor was everything and more on stage (he quietly sat back and played his ass off loudly, and with all the virtuoso we hear from him in the studio). Keith (by his own admission) once famously spent a couple of hours in the studio improvising a bridge or solo, or something, and was really just at his wits end trying to land the right notes. Taylor wasn't there, but he eventually showed up, listened for a couple of minutes, picked up his guitar and played exactly what Keith was struggling for. This was close to the end of Mick's tenure with the band; Keith turned to him and only half-jokingly said, "that's why I hate you man." Mick was light years ahead of the rest of the band musically.

    The Goats Head box would be worth it for any casual to serious Stones fan who doesn't already own The Brussels Affair. My commentary on that show was strictly in comparison to the '72 Ladies and Gentlemen release. If I didn't already have Brussels, I would snatch up the box on release day. It would have been nice for them to have included the embryonic Waiting on a Friend. I was also hoping for the rumored extended version of Dancing with Mr D.

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    What I wouldn't give to have seen them with Mick Taylor! Yes they were outstanding onstage in those days, and to be honest, I never would have known it if I hadn't stumbled on the "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" movie concert a year or two before they released Brussels Affair.

    I was watching VH-1 or AXS (one of those music TV stations), and wham, he'll right in the middle of the opener, Brown Sugar. The thing they caught me first was that Mick Jagger was actually singing, not huffing and puffing out the lyrics. Up until that time I had only heard live albums from the Ron Wood era: Love You Live, Still Life, and Flashpoint, all of which pretty much featured a band whizzing through songs, sloppy as can be. I assumed Mick Jagger was simply just a studio singer, and pretty much the same of Keith as a guitar player. I enjoyed the Hits From The Ron Wood years, but certainly not the live content.

    I had been a fan of the Brian Jones and especially the Mick Taylor years for quite some time without ever hearing the band play live from '71 - '73. Then along came the movie concert from '72 on TV, and whoa - Mick was singing! Actually singing. Keith was at his legendary best, which I had also taken as myth, and Mick Taylor was everything and more on stage (he quietly sat back and played his ass off loudly, and with all the virtuoso we hear from him in the studio). Keith (by his own admission) once famously spent a couple of hours in the studio improvising a bridge or solo, or something, and was really just at his wits end trying to land the right notes. Taylor wasn't there, but he eventually showed up, listened for a couple of minutes, picked up his guitar and played exactly what Keith was struggling for. This was close to the end of Mick's tenure with the band; Keith turned to him and only half-jokingly said, "that's why I hate you man." Mick was light years ahead of the rest of the band musically.

    The Goats Head box would be worth it for any casual to serious Stones fan who doesn't already own The Brussels Affair. My commentary on that show was strictly in comparison to the '72 Ladies and Gentlemen release. If I didn't already have Brussels, I would snatch up the box on release day. It would have been nice for them to have included the embryonic Waiting on a Friend. I was also hoping for the rumored extended version of Dancing with Mr D.

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    Billly the Kid - excellent cut by Little Walter. I have never heard anyone who made a harmonica sound so expressive-wonderful tone. Having said that, apart from Charlie Musslewhite ( and even there, I am not familiar with his music) I have never even heard of the other harp players you refer to. Some checking out to do, I think.

    Keith - I enjoyed reading your thoughts on Goats Head Soup. I was 16 when that came out, and as I had a ticket to see them the month it came out-September 1973 - I thought I'd buy it to get some idea of what they sounded like. It was the first Stones album I got - I just had a vague memory of their singles at this point. In comparison with contemporaneous offerings by David Bowie, Black Sabbath Hawkwind etc it sounded quite middle of the road. The only track that really rocked was Starfucker. I can remember the press making much of the fact that Mick Jagger was now 30, and whether he was now too pooped to pop ( seemingly unaware that many of the new glam breed were about the same age).
    But live...they were amazing !-a fantastic night. Suddenly, Goats Head Soup shot up in my estimation and I began buying all their other albums. Today, I rank it with the 4 others from Beggars Banquet onwards-although most people rate it less highly than the 4 that came before it.

    This new edition looks like the rip off of the year. As you say, Brussels Affair has already been released as a download. The price of it is ridiculous, too. It all meant so much to me at the time though, that I am still sort of tempted.

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    . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5xj7gwFOvcM. Send this one out to Dave Rock , over in England. I also dedicate this to Charlie Musselwhite, Gary Smith, Mark Ford and Rick Estrin, the greatest blues harmonica players alive.

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    Thanks for posting this article. Every six months or so I check to see if there are any plans for the type of reissue of this album that Sticky Fingers and Exile received. Those two records had fantastic unreleaseded live tracks and studio outtakes.

    What a disappointment to hear they're simply re-releasing The Brussels Affair as the companion piece. I already own the digital copy that was on the Rolling Stones website 8 years ago. It would be like reissuing American Beauty with the Download Series show from October '71. No sense in re-spending money on that - it's already been engineered and mastered professionally. Strike 1.

    The author of the article is correct in saying that the two standout tracks from The Brussels affair are You Can't Always Get What You Want and Midnight Rambler. Probably the two best live versions of those songs. Beyond that, the album is a starfucker less than Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones (this was the movie from the Exile on Main St tour that was in movie theaters shortly after the Exile tour, and then shelved for 30 years; eventually it was released on Blu-ray and then later on CD). Brussels is a great live show, don't misunderstand me, but Ladies and Gentlemen is from a year earlier, has almost the exact same setlist, and is played a little bit tighter and sung a little bit better). The primary difference is more Goats Head songs that don't measure up to the songs they replace from the Exile concert (which itself is the best of four shows). Beyond Doo x5 (Heartbreaker) and Dancing with Mr. D, the live Goats Head tracks don't really do much for me. Did I mention they already released this almost 10 years ago? Strike 2.

    The author of the article stated he could "imagine how much of a bummer Goats Head Soup must have felt in the moment. But for those of us who came along later, and without the generational baggage, Goats Head Soup has an incredible, melancholic beauty".
    I was a year-and-a-half-old when this record came out, and I have to disagree with him on this point. It has three great songs on it and a whole lot of missed opportunities that separate it from the previous four albums. It was so close to greatness too (Can You Hear The Music, Hide Your Love, and 100 Years Ago almost caught it) - bloody shame. By and large it does not rock, it does not transition mood easily or frequently enough, and as the author also pointed out, there are too many guest musicians (it feels very un-Stonesy). If it rocked more they could have gotten away with it; but it is primarily a morose downer, as the author implied. If I wanted melancholy I would listen to The Cure. Strike 3.

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Sweet liberty! We're venturing into the depths of 80s Dead with the complete show from 4/20/84 at the Philadelphia Civic Center and we're placing bets you'll think this one is more than fine. A strong contender for our mega 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN boxed set, 4/20/84 missed the cut by virtue of its setlist being a wee bit too similar to the years before and after. As DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 35, it's found its time to shine. The first set delivers yin yang harmony between Jerry and Bobby songs, yielding driven and powerful takes on tracks like "Feel Like A Stranger," "Cold Rain And Snow," and "Brown-Eyed Women." The second set begs the question - will we ever stop peaking? - with a monumental "Scarlet>Fire," a ripping "Samson and Delilah," a "Space" that pulls shapes that know no names, and that "Morning Dew" - get.in.to.it! And because this one might have ended just a little too soon, we've packed disc 2 and 3 with knock-your-socks-off bonus material from most of the second set from the previous night, 4/19/84. Grab ahold while you can!

Limited to 22,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOL.35: PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 4/20/84 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and is guaranteed to sell out. 

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

Saw him in Paris in 1974, fantastic performer. Some of his musicians had been with him since the 50s, Dave Bartholomew was there on trumpet, it was amazing hearing the New Orleans brass sound in person. He closed his set with When the Saints and proceeded to push the piano across the stage with his stomach. After that he shook hands(including mine) with a few people in the front row
He did do Walking to New Orleans, and if I recall he opened with Hello Josephine

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Submitted by simonrob on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 15:53

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Ahhh. Bobby Charles. A fine, fine songwriter. His 1972 Bearsville album remains essential.

In the end it's an easily copied 3 cd set. Remind me why it goes for 100's of dollars. Oh yeah scarcity and people collect them. Being unable to walk in another's moccasins is a common thing now

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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 19:52

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What did they call this in the Lorax, Thneeds? I wonder how many truffula trees it takes to make the fur on one of those pair of Furry Moccasins?

I think not that I truly thneed one.

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 20:30

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Was very pleasantly surprised to see this(and bonus disc) in my mailbox this evening. Have just had a chance for one listen through both discs. The sound is excellent, Jerry’s vocals are mostly good, with a couple of exceptions. Bird Song(both versions) is an early highlight. I need a couple of more listens. Look forward to hearing feedback about this one.

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Submitted by That Mike on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 09:02

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Enough with the gimmicks and shoes and these astrology (!!) shirts that absolutely blow - just focus on getting the music right, and out there, and do a scorched earth to the Dead.net shipping and customer service departments, because having folks wait months for delivery (see Europe) is not cool, and ignoring inquiries is just pissing off your customer base. This is not Covid related, either, this nonsense has dragged on for close to two years.

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 11:48

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If you try to check out the bandana Vguy mentioned, you'll land on a page that Queue-it has commandeered that says, "The store is temporarily closed for a private event. We will be back online shortly..." Guess they're auctioning off the fuzzy shoes. 🤪 Onward?

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Submitted by That Mike on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 15:05

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David Crosby discussing the Dead in an interview (Rolling Stone, Ben Fong-Torres):

“Something happens when the Dead get it on that don’t happen when Percy Faith gets it on”

At 64 years of age,* I don't care for these Nike shoes and most of the merchandise doesn't appeal to me anymore. A couple of collared polo shirts would be nice. Yet I really do see a need for all this merchandise.
However, ALL the archive musical releases do interest me deeply, especially the full shows.
Keep the music as the main focus.

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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 16:49

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Is a WINNER!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I have this show which is still on cassette and although the tape is several generations down the line the performance is great. I was unable to make the show due to unforeseen circumstances, but I still have the ticket.
This DaP 35 will be an upgrade to perfect duplications of the original cassette.
Again, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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Submitted by seabird17 on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 20:37

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Bought the new Garcia Live 14 plus bonus CD. They forgot to send me the Bonus CD and tell me it's out of stock. I'm ticked off by their screw up. Would anyone provide me a download link. thx

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Submitted by seabird17 on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 02:55

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I Bought Garcia Live 14 from Garcia web site.
Pretty sure Amazon did not offer the bonus CD

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Submitted by seabird17 on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 02:55

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I Bought Garcia Live 14 from Garcia web site.
Pretty sure Amazon did not offer the bonus CD

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Submitted by KRIYAS on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 03:14

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ordered from the Garcia site, received Tuesday with bonus. The release said early orders for a limited time while supplies last, so who knows where, what the cut off could've been?? Good stuff though. The bonus disc is a must when i saw it had a 'Gomorrah' knew had to order from Garcia site. I have the Pure Jerry single disc from this era also.

From email:

The GarciaLive series is set to return with our first dip into the acoustic realm! GarciaLive Volume 14: January 27th, 1986 The Ritz spotlights an exultant Jerry Garcia & John Kahn acoustic duo performance in the heart of New York City. The newest installment in the series will be released on July 24th as a single CD, digital download, and available via streaming services. A 2-LP version pressed to 180g vinyl in a limited edition of 5,000 will also be made available on August 14th. The collection includes a liner note essay by bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings. While supplies last, fans purchasing GarciaLive Vol. 14 on CD via Garcia Family Provisions or their local, independent record shop will also receive a bonus CD featuring Garcia & Kahn’s complete January 28th, 1986 performance at The Ritz.

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Submitted by JeffSmith on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 07:08

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Check your PMs.

Well Jim unless you popped a 100 bucks for DP26 you can only guess how I feel :-)

Was on the fence until I got to the part about "limited"! SAY NO MORE!

Glad I didn't get the axe.

The shoes - I don't wear sneakers, I probably have only owned 4-5 pairs in my life, wore the same pair thru 4 years of high school. I sent my name in (for the opportunity to be offered a chance to buy) a pair, not for wearing, but for resale. I know these POS's will be worth a chunk of money to some asshole stupid enough to spend 2G for a pair of sneaks. Only question do you sell right away or sit on them for a few years?

The only thing I hadn't thought about (and yes I knew) was the slave labor that went into making them. On the plus side, the Nike factory said that if they increase production by .01% they will provide the employees with NEW anti-suicide netting! Apparently the old nets have baked in the sun long enough to reduce the strength and spring of the net. So a few got through the nets last week.

Love Chinese workers, buy Nike so the workers can get their nets!

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Submitted by billy the kid on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 08:38

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33 years ago today I was watching Dylan play with the Dead. The Dead played a great show, throw in Dylan, ,and Garcia playing pedal steel, and it was a blast!

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 09:38

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Dennis, that is some dark humor. Spot on and dark.

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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 10:21

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I went to Golden Gardens on Puget Sound two days ago, and had the hankerin' for Aoxomoxia.

That was a lot of fun. Some mindblowing synchronicity.

There was a guy wading at low tide with a fishing pole. "Take my line and go fishing for a Tuesday." It was Wednesday, but how many times do you see such a thing?

Other stuff, too. Aoxomoxoa is a greaaaat album.

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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 10:24

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Check your shipping notice, if it includes the bonus disc it will be noted there. I hope yours reads like mine...

For example mine says:

Your order is on its way! The following items have shipped and will be delivered to you soon.

Item Name Sku Qty
GarciaLive Volume 14: 01/27/86 CD JYCD76 1
GarciaLive Volume 14 Organic Cotton T-Shirt Medium JYCT164SMYW 1
GarciaLive Volume 14 Bonus CD JYCD77 1

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I was doing some painting the other day and heard a Masterpiece and a Franklin's Tower (while I was rolling out paint) Roll Away! :-)

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Submitted by drpryan on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 10:46

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Glad I could help.
When I saw Dick's 26 and also limited, I said Damn gotta have it. Then I thought why should I be the only one to suffer financially. Let me find some other vinyl addicts and spread the word. Also and more importantly, April '69 is one hot month for the band with the Ark and numerous 20+ minute Dark Stars. The month of the Dark Stars, ( I counted an even 13 with the short jam on the 26th)
So, again. glad I could help

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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 12:31

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WTJ, I laugh about your painting experience. Lord knows everyone here has had them. Probably not uncommon because the Dead have a song for everything. Am I right? :-)

Doc Pry, Dick 26, you have to wonder when the cut in Dark Star will occur AND will the next album pickup on the next note. I prefer next note, versus 5 second repeat of last 5 seconds. Moot in the end, no turntable. :-)

Quick note, my kid got a Seth Sentry box set of lps. Nicely done and nice art work. Neat thing, they left a place holder in the box for when their next album comes out! (oh, and no, kid doesn't have a turntable either)

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Submitted by rusty string on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 13:10

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I almost couldn't believe it! There it sat on my porch here in Germany this afternoon, "June 1976" (3/27 order; 4/8 shipping notice; 6/24 contacted customer service; 7/24 delivery). No extra costs, tax or anything (Dave's 34 was 11,50 €). Listening to disc 8 first, for whatever reason. It's the last day of school here in Germany, summer holidays ahead, warm summer night, sitting outside. Oh, that "High Time". Not my favourite song but this version is beautiful, no doubt about that. I'd really like to thank all the people here who express their compassion with European heads now and then and write a few words of encouragement. I know it might get a bit tedious to read all our posts about items not yet delivered. And of course, there seem to be extra problems with distribution and dispatch at the moment due to Covid-19 (my local independent record shop has not yet managed to get me GarciaLive 13 and 14, I just don't want to order from Amazon). It's just that when you get a release here, the discussion has moved further and further away from it and sometimes you just feel like checking out things that people post here about a certain release. And now it's on to "Crazy Fingers" - that definitely is one if my favourite songs. For one week, I won't be waiting for anything. And then it'll be a 84 show, great choice, arriving probably mid-September.

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Submitted by musicnow on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 14:05

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Great to here Rusty String getting his box. Hope more of the European heads receive their soon too!
For me that Shrine '67 from 30 TATS Alligator > Caution is HUGE and hit the spot today.
Happy weekend all and be safe!

As a native of the great city of philadelphia, i love that yet another dead show from my hometown is an official release. Here is the list (at least off the top of my head). 

Dicks picks 36 - September 72
Daves picks 32 - March 73
Dicks picks 31 (at least partially) Aug 74
Road Trips Download 11/5-11/6 1979
Road Trips April 82
Dave's picks 35 - April 84
Crimson, White & Indigo - July 89

Now just release the Oct 89 shows!

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 15:03

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You are in for a treat Rusty String, that June '76 box is spectacular and should pair well with a summer holiday. After getting that box it was just about the only dead that I listened to for month because I just kept wanting to give one of those shows another listen. The 6/14/76 show still stands out as my favorite of the run, but there wasn't a weak show in the bunch. Definitely dug hearing the High Times and Crazy Fingers, and I found all of the Help-Slip-Franklin's to be great each time they played that sequence in that June '76 run of shows.

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Submitted by RobbZ on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 16:08

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...and fell ass-backwards into 10/23/89 Charlotte. Just an outstanding, and quite rare I believe, "California Earthquake" opener. If you've never experienced a "California Earthquake" before, here you go.....

https://archive.org/details/gd89-10-23.sbd.jeffm.2223.sbeok.shnf

Psst...and a pretty sweet Crazy Fingers>Terrapin as well.......

09/29/89 Shoreline. A late era classic, Garcia playing a modified Wolf, the first Death Don't Have No Mercy in 19 years. It's playing right now.. hope at least one person tunes in and checks out.

Oh, it's National Tequila day, pairs well with 1989 Grateful Dead.

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Submitted by RobbZ on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 18:32

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09/29/89 Shoreline!!!!....thanks for the reminder, I was at that show!....tuned in (or should I say found my seat) at Wang Dang Doodle...Brent killin it! Now, just need to dig out my bottle of Don Julio.

Note: currently 9,260 heads tuned in....nice turn out.

I'm jealous.. I have searched high and low.. and I am quite confident this is the best late era Death Don't played. A great show.. awesome to hear you were there.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 22:46

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Just saw news that William Leonard Pickard is being granted compassionate release from Federal Prison. Looks like the court granting the compassionate release order specifically referenced the impact of the First Step Act, passed by the 115th Congress and signed by President Trump in 2018, citing it as support for granting the compassionate release. I can't help but think that it is a good thing if Mr. Pickard does not have to die in prison for his involvement with psychedelics.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 05:47

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I think it would be cool, if Dave and Co. could put out an online list ,so we could see what tapes are available in the vault. I'm sure they have such a list and it wouldn't be that hard to put it online , so that we could see it. I would like to know what tapes they have from 1966 to 1970. I would also like to know if they have the 1980 Warfield shows and what Greek and Frost shows they have. I think that most people on this forum would be very interested in a list from the vault.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 07:08

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Good news that he is getting released.. is he ill or is this coronavirus related? He's been locked up for more or less 20 years, way too long if you ask me...

Edit: I see.. he has a host of medical conditions:

Pickard’s motion for a reduction of sentence was made in light of his age (74), his deteriorating medical condition (listed as chronic kidney disease, hypertension, anemia, hypothyroidism, cataracts, posterior vitreous detachment, prostatic hyperplasia, vitamin D deficiency and pre-diabetes), the risk he faces from the COVID-19 virus, and the positive role he has played in writing about the fentanyl epidemic.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 09:08

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You are correct Jim, Mr. Pickard has a host of medical conditions related to his request. It is unjust and unfortunate that he did 20 years already, and it is unjust and unfortunate that his co-defendant Clyde Apperson is still incarcerated (I believe that he got 30 years, no parole). It is noteworthy in my mind that the Court specifically referenced the First Step Act.

As reported at psymposia.com the court noted that “Pickard’s offenses were serious, but having spent two decades in prison he has been seriously punished. The government correctly points out that Pickard has prior drug convictions, but does not challenge the defendant’s argument (Dkt. 849, at 31-32) that the First Step Act’s change to sentences for drug crimes would substantially changed [sic] the treatment of his prior offenses. The fact that Congress has changed how such offenses are treated now is relevant to the determination whether a defendant faces disparities among similarly-situated defendants under § 3553(a).” Note: § 3553(a) is the US code for Imposition of a Sentence.

If I am not mistaken, the First Step Act is the only federal legislation passed in my lifetime (since '66) that has reduced penalties for drug war violations.

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 09:33

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I’ve just seen a notice in my online newspaper announcing the death of Peter Green.
A fantastic guitarist in the early blues based Fleetwood Mac.

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Submitted by Forensicdoceleven on Sat, 07/25/2020 - 10:13

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Yo rockers!!!!

Don't really care what's in the vault, as they as they keep releasing good stuff. LOL whether it's 1971 or not. Don't want all our future surprises to be destroyed. Given the amount of "leakage" that's taken place over the last few decades, we have a pretty decent idea of what's in there. And no, the Summer/Fall 1970 Port Chesters aren't in there...........

There have been a few surprises the last few years, but I think they've been mostly "returned tapes"..............

RIP Peter Green, a really fine guitar player............

Rock on!!!!!

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