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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.
I hope LoveJerry is teasing!
Or I'm feeling very old......Bryan Adams
Ryan Adams
Patti Smith
Patty Smyth
How many more
I'm betting Love Jerry is a youngster?
Terrapin Nation
I too read the Terrapin Nation book.Excellent theory - too bad he didn't do
squat as to developing his theme. My
Junior High English teachers would give
him an F.
Angryjack, thats_otis, dead & company
first off, what is MUATM,,,I hate acronyms!
I was holding off bringing this up because I too would not want to piss on anyone's parade, but, I too am not sure about Dead and Company. I've only heard snippets, but watched all of the Bonnaroo stream. I only find the bassist to be ok,, nothing special. Mayer has some chops, but doesn't fit in. During The Other One (I think) he was ripping it up, but he wasn't part of the whole. Reminded me of Dire Straits, Knopfler great guitarist, but the rest of band just kept time for him. Mayer was great but his playing wasn't driving the song. Hard to describe, in the jerry days, they all seem to be following a lead that wasn't there (the notes not played?) I don't know and I could be dead wrong, but didn't tear my heart out.
Funny thing/thought,,, mayer doing all this head bopping and jumping around and bobby just standing there. I thought bobby must be thinking, so this is how jerry felt. The jumping around is not needed! Irked me a little during the springsteen show, stop with the theatrics and just play, I don't need to see you run across stage doing knee slides AND I don't need to see multiple people singing into 1 mic!
dead and bro
no question that the music doesnt compare to what it was...nothing ever will. i'll be at both boulder shows for one reason only, the hear grateful dead songs played live among kindred spirits
as long as thats possible i will not be left out
Summer 1989 throwdown
LOve this bix so far, and love the releases, keep 'em coming.
I have to admit that with all the releases coming from the 70s I've gotten so deep into those years that I almost forgot about the years I was actually seeing them. Just came across a youtubed version of the video feed from 7/10/89, which I attended but haven't seen since. I know there are other shows from this tour out there, but man, the rest of these should be out there too. They were just in full on beast mode all tour. The opening Stranger>Franklin's is just the tip of the iceberg on this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PYP6RKZw14
Artwork giveaway!
Due to overwhelming popular demand (well, JimInMD casually mentioned it recently), the first (only?) original artwork giveaway for 2016 will commence on Saturday, 6/18 with a MIND-TORTURING riddle that will RATTLE YOUR SKULL (Skulls again? Really??). OK - it won't be that bad (wow, look at all those parentheses). Ooh...a squirrel on my deck! Sorry.
The rules have been carefully and lovingly formulated by Das Kommittee in their vast underground bunker below the zoo in Kaliningrad - a lovely place this time of year. Tons of seagulls, though, so wear a hat if you decide to visit.
I will post the rules around noon Pacific time on Saturday, followed soon thereafter by a post containing a riddle SO PERPLEXING, and SO DEVIOUS, that Deadheads/Deadfreaks/Deadzombies the world over will rend their garments in TORMENTED FRUSTRATION!!
Or, someone might figure it out pretty quickly. That person will receive a Dead-themed original artwork by a well-known artist. Well, I know him well. Or, I know of him. Well...
re: Bolo
Jim's proclamation of Bolo! Bolo! Bolo! was several days ago, and you only NOW appear?!?! It seems you need to perhaps take a lesson or two from Bettlejuice on punctuality!
That being said, I, for one, bow to my riddle-offering, mind-perplexing overlord.
Sincerely,
Six-I cant figure out the fortune from my fortune cookie-tus
@chris
This is exactly correct: "hear grateful dead songs played live among kindred spirits"
I don't have a ton of interest in watching their clips or hearing downloaded songs, but I saw Dead and Co in Nov and i'm seeing them again next week - and in my opinion, the shows are great and they are playing with true enthusiasm (and fun).
It's not the same as seeing the dead w/Jerry. Nothing ever will be. But I'd urge everyone to see Dead and Co with an open mind and go soak up a really fun atmosphere. I can't imagine you'd come home disappointed.
Springsteen
Massive respect for the songs, but the guy's shows are kinda gaudy. I went to one a few years ago - he struts around, self-hyping, 10 minutes of effusive screamy band intros. I wish I could have seen him early when he was still proving himself.
But I did generally have a good ol' sing-along time... and his legions seem to love every second so who am I to say.
chris and 80'sfan
Even though I was whining about D&C, I totally agree that seeing GD songs live with people who know them will always have that special place. We've gone downtown and have seen the local cover band "Forgotten Space" a couple of times, the sound in the place sucks, the musicians are good, but the crowd is spot on. They are right there with the lyrics when the band comes out of a jam.
I've yet to get feedback from my buddy, he has seen D&C twice and I've been wondering his thoughts.
And not to start a huge verbal tennis match, but, in my non expert opinion, at this point,,, I liked Furthur more. There I said it :-)
And Bob still needs to shave!!! :-)
And Mickey, stop licking the beam! :-)
Bolo: we told you, when in doubt, take half
Or maybe it was four-way and you DID take half.....
Never witnessed ole' Bolo frothing like that. I'd say, perhaps he has too much time on his hands, or none at all. Either way, he's a tad amped.
As George Martin's wife used to say when she'd visit Abbey Rd at stressful points in the Beatles years:
"Dear me, looks like teddy's losing his stuffing..."
Dennis Wilmot re: Oteil
The bassist for Dead & Co is Oteil Burbridge. He was originally in Col Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit. From there he joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1997 upon the departure of Allen Woody, a job he held until the Brothers broke up. He was also the bassist for the short-lived supergroup Frogwings featuring Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks, John Popper, Oteil, & Butch Trucks. He's also been in Jimmy Herring's solo band, as well as touring in Gov't Mule after Woody's death, & is just a monster bass guitarist. Dead & Co is not the best platform for him, at least right now, because he doesn't want to step on musical toes, whether they're Phil's or Bob's. If the band continues to play together, he will more than likely get to a comfort level that he enjoyed in 18 years with the ABB.
Fun fact: Oteil has a small part in the classic Peter Sellers movie Being There.
stage antics
I wondered a few years back if Bruce would change his live style, or if he would ever feel desire/need to do so. I loved the guy and his music for a big chunk of my life, and then, one night, mid-show, I couldn't take it anymore. I think it was the pretending and a sense that it looks OK from distance but up close one can see the veneer and smell the cheese. At middle age, I'll take 15-20 amazing songs as borrowed treasure that I still enjoy a great deal on any given day. I parked the spectacle in long-term memory. Hope I have the ticket somewhere if I ever need it.
Dead & Co
Had the chance to see Dead & Co in DC last Nov. and thought they put on a very good show. My wife is not a fan of Mayer, but she acknowledges his gifted guitar playing. She just doesn't feel that his personality fits in with the Dead. Many people around us felt that he was pushing the band to new heights - who knows? I'm looking forward to next week's show because the music is what matters. We are sitting on the lawn so my wife doesn't have to focus on Mayer's antics. She feels that he puts a bluesy edge on the music that doesn't have that upbeat lilt that Garcia, Tres, Kadlecik and Warren gave the music.I'm just glad that the music continues to be available and so is she.
Me Deadhead
There is truly nothin new under the sun as we had this convo last fall I think. And brother Jim made some great points and reiterated again a couple of days back. Dantian (I think) started a convo a few months back about are they a "secret society." In many ways they are in fact. As one idea about a secret society is its imagery. One of the ideas is kind of like a door/lock and key. The name and the imagery is meant to push away the timid, the non seeking, non adventerous. So the name, the skull, all of it is in my mumbled opine is designed to do just that. A form or means of separation. Always liked the door/lock and key motif. I also relate this to the whole hearing versus perceiving. Many can look and not see, listen and not hear. I am glad we have a group that can do both.
I have written several times, but I am most thankful to older heads that chime in. These boards "appear" to me to be getting more robust in the convo. Thanks to all, and hope all are well. I wrote months ago about being born with some health issues and as I am now getting a touch older some of them are coming to bloom and I am having to deal with them, Oh well.
So back to the key (a little cheech and chong). The latest Star Wars... how does it start off. The first scene is the older jedi/resistance gentleman giving Poe the key, remember. There is a missing part of the map to Luke, or the key to the map. This is the same motif as in Raiders of the Lost ark. The germans only had half of the key to the map room. So with our friends the name and imagery were a locked door. You had to have the key to unlock the door. Even more importantly was the music, it was also designed to place that locked door in front of you. I remember 30 years ago reading that Sugar Mag was written intentionally by Bob with a slightly off chord structure that is not normal to the human ear. It was written that way so that it would not become a huge radio hit. Again, a locked door. Got a lot of reading to catch up on.
CLANEY, so glad wifey is doing better!
Oteil
here is a good article on Oteil.
http://www.jambase.com/article/making-peace-with-the-low-end-oteil-burb…
I saw Oteil first with Colonel Bruce Hampton and ARU. They were a smoking little band with Jimmy Herring. And he is as smooth as butter.
And another article I posted back in November that I know some read, maybe like Vguy???
http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/11/former_alabama_reside…
Oteil had new ideas about how sound systems and stage volume work after working with Dead and Caravan. I will explain more if any have interest.
I should have gone to Bonnaroo but too hot, me too old, and hge crowds I do not do much any more. But it was only 50 miles from me. As far as Dead and Caravan, I have enjoyed them some but there is way too much unheard Jer for me to put too much time into them. If they had played the old Nashville Memorial Coliseum (Dap15), I would have gone to see them there. It is about an 8,000 seat hall, and designed to sound incredible.
Thanks for the 1975 Legion of Mary post. I am grooving it right now.
still lost
but Dennis, in case no one said or i am lost, MUATM is meet up at the movies.
Did anyone catch Sunday morning.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-resurrection-of-the-grateful-dead/
Nice discussion about bearded Bob and Mayer and his bopping head.
Recent Topics/Events
Before I begin let me say the following statements/sentiments are just my personal opinions. I apologize ahead of time if I insult anyone.
Patti Smith - poetess/artist, leader of the Patti Smith Group and helped put CBGB's on the map. Also performed some of the most ferocious rock & roll shows that I witnessed in the 70's.
Patty Smythe (the 'y' is pronounced like a long 'i' as in writhe, which I've been known to do when hearing her music) - produced Top 40 MOR schlock with her band Scandal as well as solo.
Bryan Adams - Canadian import; see Patty Smythe. More Top 40 MOR schlock. How this mediocre
"artist" has sold 65 million records is beyond me. While there's no accounting for taste there's also no accounting for lack thereof.
Ryan Adams - started out with his band 'Whiskeytown' ('Stranger's Almanac' is a great album) and has released a load of solo albums (admittedly some hit and miss).
Can anyone explain to me why musicians like Adams, Jamestown Revival, Deadstring Bros, Punch Bros., Waco Bros., Old 97's, Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo, Drive-By Truckers, and Devil Makes Three to name a few get labeled as "Alternative Country" yet half the "Cow-Pie Pop" coming out of Nashville is called Country?
Strangest Dave
How's the back, hope is getting stronger. Got me a little arthritis in the back here, know it is nowhere what you have been through.
I did stream Jason Isbell's show (originally a driving force in Drive-By Truckers) from Bonnaroo on Sunday and it was a great set with him and his wife and band. Saw DBT several times in the early 2000's in small clubs around hear and they were smoking hot. The Southern Rock Opera tour was insane live.
Legion
Legion of Mary 1975 release is so sweet. I love Jer's version of Let it Rock. As far as D&C. I saw them in Columbus last fall. I thought it was a solid show. A lot of jammin and Oteil gets mad respect. Let also not forget Jeff Chimenti. He brings a sweet element to the tunes. Saw him with Ratdog several times. I think it's cool that there keeping this music alive. There will never be another Jerry. He is probably the greatest musician of all time. But you gotta respect Bob and Phil and Bill and Mick for keeping the train rolling. Let's also not forget these guys are getting up there in age like the rest of us. So of course this is not 1972 Grateful Dead stuff but you gotta respect the effort. Go see them drink some beers and have a good time. That's what it's all about.
I know,I know....
...politics are verboten here but this kid from Chicago is priceless.Hang in for the whole thing.
Me thinks we'll be seeing more of this kid down the road.
:)
gary and still lost
I knew I recognized those letters. I looked thru every song title (to no avail). Now that I know that, again, I'm sure I'll ask again a month from now!
Dead and company
Wow, I checked out that clip, John Mayer can play the Dead, gets the tones. Oteill is a great fit too. I always liked that Sunday morning show,
Gary
It is like a "secret society" in a way, isn't it?
In many of the ways you mention (nice insights by the way), and also because it most often takes an initiate to guide the novice onto the correct path in order to "hear" what was meant to be heard in a certain way.
How many of us found it and "got it" all on our own, without the help of that special person who turned us on the right way? Not many, I would gather.
Sitting here as I type this and grokking 7/8/78 as the sky starts to turn to light, wondering when the wife is going to wake up and find out I'm not in the bed, come out here and scold me, lol.
Peace, all :)
All locked up?
Set yourself free. As Jim said a few weeks back, there is a time and place and that is college. hmmmm maybe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WISFFhU9hVc
Dantian
Thanks for the compliment. As far a master and a padawan that is true in life's path (such as, training in one's profession) as well as secret societies or groups. I have some thoughts on this I hope I can congeal and present shortly. I continue to thank the older heads that come onto this board. Thank you Thank you. One of the reasons I joined this board, as I have stated, is I am a very spiritual person. So, I am both looking for the older masters that can explain their stories as well as correct my own mistakes in thought about this band/group. Also, to find my natural place as both master and student. More to your thoughts, I am one that sort of found my way on my own, that is why I have holes in knowledge that I hope close by reading others ideas.
great articles
Thanks Gary for posting those - especially loved this quote: "Getting older is the best thing of all. Being older is like being a movie editor. You see all the unnecessary stuff and it ends up on the cutting room floor. You only have so much time in your life and there’s not a whole lot of it. A lot of stuff just has to go."
Also really cool to hear that he got to spend time with Donna and hear a bit more about the band's history - would have given anything to be a fly on the wall during that conversation!
Hope everyone has a great weekend - thanks to some earlier posts this week, i cracked open the 73 winterland box set which is going to carry me straight through to monday!
Gary farseer and cbs news
Nice link G-Man, I liked hearing Mayer talk about playing in the band. NOW, I want to see them live.
Once and a while....
straight outta left field
had a strange hankerin' for Mars Hotel. Lots of good stuff on that LP.
studio GD usually gets a "later, later, maybe never again" from me, but US Blues, China Doll, Unbroken Chain, Scarlet Begonias, Pride of Cucamonga, Ship of Fools are all really good.
Wave that flag, y'all.
Strang:
For me, the best "country music" was produced between 1948 and 1965. Lots of great stuff there from lots of artists, some well known & many obscure. Exceptions to this would include the so-called "Outlaw" music of W. Jennings, etc.Best of all, for me, is the complete Mercury recordings of Flatt & Scruggs, as well as their Columbia album Foggy Mountain Jamboree. (Stanley Brothers also kewl.) If you've never heard the extremely unique 1964 album "Bitter Tears" by Johnny Cash, I earnestly recommend it.
Random Musings and Current Events
First.. Bolo, you're awesome, thanks for all you do. As for not answering the tri-Bolo call more quickly, I understand you were deep beneath the zoo in Kaliningrad. I have been there a few times myself and messages always seem to get lost and delayed.
I find myself agreeing with most of what is said about Dead & Co, both good and bad. I enjoy seeing different interpretations and still like to see a show or three after Jerry's passing. it took me almost 15 years to start seeing them again after Jerry's decline.. when I did I said to myself, why did you wait so long, dumbass. Its fun and hooking up with some of my freakish buddies is a blast. You guys and gals are great music enthusiasts and even better critics, keep it coming.
... a lighter take on politics.. I took notice of the shirt Bill was wearing last night. It read, "Make America Grateful Again" and had a small steelie. I don't think it offends anyone, I want one. Bill the Drummer for President!
Finally, GFar (and all others where this applies), hope all goes well. Health, family and happiness are most important. .. we are all getting old, hang in there man and get better.
ok.. Laguna Seca just made it in my rotation for the month. Its been a while.
"Make America Grateful Again"
Love it.
Actually, America has been Grateful since 1965, and it hasn't stopped, at least for me.
JiminMD and t-shirts....
I like the idea of that tee so much went online and found a site called redbubble who had it. They also had a classic steal your face with glasses and wild hair, the Bernie shirt. Got 2 of each and quickly fled site for fear of finding more shirts!
On the t-shirt front, a few words if you will permit. I like most, if not all on this forum have bought more than a few t-shirts at shows for years, t-shirts in the parking lots, t-shirts in the street. About a year ago I wanted to use DaP cover for a tee. I had this iron on things that you could run through your printer and then iron on. They were on the shelve for I bet 10 years or more. Finally got the hankerin' to try. I needed some basic white tees so I went to get some. Now who goes to the store to buy basic white tees? I stop wearing white t-shirts under my shirt in 65! (Underwear in 83,,,TMI?) I could not believe there was more than one choice, well they had these V-neck ones and I got them. Now I knew the term V-neck, but never gave a thought. Boy those V-neck tees are ALOT more comfortable than regular one. And if you cut the tags out of your shirts (or buy tagless ones) it easy to tell the front from the back. (Come on, I know you've all have but a tee on backwards at some point and you don't know until you feel the collar around your throat!) SOOOOO, if you ever have the choice in collar design and have never tried a V-neck, give it a shot. BTW and why this came to mind, the redbubble shirts were available in V-neck. BTW 2 - this redbubble site seems to be a clearing site for artist. I guess if you are a artist you can pedal your wear though this site and they take a cut. But the art work is all original. And no I don't work there.
enjoy
Laguna Seca '88 next?....
....I would literally shit my pants. The would be on my "officially released shows I was at where I met a famous person" list. that would make 1....
Re: VGuy
We can only hope you are wearing a comfy pair of UnderRoos if and when they make that announcement.
I was (am) envious of all the West Coast venues I never made it to, Laguna Seca being one of them. I made a couple trips but just didn't have the fundage to make it to all.
I do think I am going to plan a trip to Europe where I somehow visit all the venues they played at. It would be a cool theme and drag me to some pretty cool places that would slip under the radar otherwise. Another reason to be happy about the Good Ole Grateful Dead.
Well, its almost happy hour in the East.. To the lucky few heading to Deer Park, have fun.. to the rest, Happy Friday.
Ken - Country
I'll extend your range from the 1920's through the end of the 1960's.This way we can include the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, the Delmore Brothers, Bob Wills, Riley Puckett, etc.
palette cleanse
25 years ago today:
Open with eyes...gonna listen shortly. anybody there?
Jim thanks for the KIND thoughts it will be fine, medicine has come a very long way...
http://www.jambase.com/article/grateful-dead-open-euphoric-eyes-world-2…
Ken Goodman
Thanks for the Johnny Cash recommendation - it'll be going on my "to get list". I just feel like there's a country music renaissance occurring and it's not the stuff Nashville is throwing at us. Anyone else feel the same way?
July '78 box set
I realized I've made a few comments on this site but none about the box. Admittedly '78 was my least favorite year (I saw a few shows in '78 where JG seemed perilously close to nodding off in mid solo) but between DaP15 and this box set 1978 has been redeemed! While I'd prefer more 68-74 like many, more '78 would be a welcome addition also. The artwork and packaging are top notch too.
Eyes Opener
Great video clip, Gary! Had never seen that before. The accompanying article states it was the first Eyes opener since '74, though according to my Deadbase XI, Eyes NEVER opened a show except on this date. Am I missing something here? Anyway, cool footage! And while I'm here, I second (or third) the notion for a Laguna Seca '88 release! Damn fine X-factor grooves all over those!Currently plowing through the first set of 11-9-79. Tight and inspired playing from the boys. I always enjoy '79 and would welcome more. Brent had something to prove back then.
Eyes of the World
One of the songs that pulled me towards the light.
They definitely opened with it, and what a great homage.
http://www.setlists.net/?show_id=2042
RIP Fallen Brother..
Haven't we all felt like we are the eyes of the world while this song was playing at least once in our collective lives? Inspiring shit.
Primal Friday
I always forget how good this stuff is when I've been away from it awhile. I threw together a little bit of a mix for the evening:
* Smokestack Lightnin' (Dave's Picks 2013 Bonus)
* New Speedway Boogie (Road Trips'70 Fillmore East Bonus)
* New Potato Caboose (Two From The Vault)
* Mason's Children (Download Series '70)
* Alligator => China Cat Sunflower => The Eleven => Alligator (Dick's Picks 22)
* Dark Star => St. Stephen => The Eleven (Road Trips '69 Big Pow Wow)
* I'm a King Bee (Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69)
* Doin' That Rag => Cosmic Charlie = > Dupree => Mountains on the Moon (Fillmore West Complete 3/1/69)
* Viola Lee Blues (Dick's Picks 8)
* That's It For The Other One (30 Trips 1967)
* It's a Man's World (30 Trips 1970)
* Uncle John's Band (Dave's Picks 10)
* Hard To Handle (Dick's Picks 35)
* Morning Dew (Ladies & Gentlemen)
* Lovelight => Not Fade Away => Loveliest (Dave's Picks 6)
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