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    During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

    But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

    Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

    And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf. 

    As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

    Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

    What's Inside:

    • 5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
    • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
    • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
    • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
    • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
    • Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
    • Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
    • Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
    • Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

     

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  • #1991
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    Dennis/ Tom Dooly

    Dennis, in the Dead's version he's being accused by someone, "you took her on the hillside and there you took her knife. You took her on the hillside and then you took her life. You dug a grave 4 feet wide, you dug it 3feet deep, you pulled the cold clay over her and you tromped it with your feet." I think he was railroaded!

  • #1992
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    Tom Dula (Dooley in a thick, backwoods North Carolina accent)

    I am not convinced he killed her. Don't pay too much attention to the lyrics for the facts.. this is a well documented true story and in the end it is not clear that Tom Dula killed Laura Foster although it is quite clear she died (probably murdered) and he was convicted for it, the saga ending when life left his body while dangling from the wrong end of a rope.

    "Asked in seriousness if he had any last words to say, Tom held his right hand and replied, "gentlemen, do you see this hand? Do you see it tremble? Do you see it shake? I never hurt a hair on the girl's head". The trap door was dropped."

    It was on the first day of May, 1866, that Tom Dooley rode through the streets of Statesville in a wagon. He sat on the top of his coffin on that bright and shiny day with his banjo on his knee, joking with the throng of people walking along. He picked his favorite ballad on the old banjo, laughing as the wagon neared the gallows. When the rope was placed around his neck, he joked with Sheriff W. E. Watson, "I would have washed my neck if I had known you were using such a nice clean new rope".

    Two links that shed a little more light on this...

    http://ncvisitorcenter.com/Story_of_Tom_Dooley.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dooley_(song)

    Man.. you guys have outlined my work listening this afternoon. I feel the need to listen to many versions of all these great songs... while their narrative piques my curiosity and steers my imagination.

    Grayson and Whitter 1929. Peppy, mountain music. The version you are most likely to be drinking local shine from an old stoneware jug.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9NHKINSKFk

    Kingston Trio 1958 introduced by a young and dapper Milton Berle.. "when the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3zdE8bliGI

    Doc Watson 1964. One the best pickers to ever pluck a string
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkzgNgBk8_E

    Tom Dula - Neil Young 2012
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zouila8_-F8

    Grateful Dead 1978
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxetLkhani0

  • #1993
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    Sixtus, crimes and the Siphon

    Speaking of crimes,,,

    I never understood in El Paso, why the guy ran?

    So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden
    Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
    My challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat
    The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor

    The guy did try to draw! His bad luck he wasn't faster!

    Steve Earle character, I think maybe he drew without the challenge part. From "The Devil's Right Hand" (Johnny Cash does a great cover)

    Got into a card game in a company town
    I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
    I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
    He never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw

    Another "kill her" tune, Delilah, by Tom Jones. I listened to this tune for 30 plus years and NEVER realized he shiv-ed her!

    At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting
    I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door
    She stood there laughing
    I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more

    I guess he failed to see the humor in the situation!

    And yes, I AM the music siphon. OR, so I thought until I saw this the other day. Hope this isn't where I saw it. But a big wow from this guy.

    https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/809977172/the-archive-of-contemporary-mu…

  • #1994
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    I believe Tom really did Laurie Foster

    "I met her on the mountain, there I took her life
    Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife"

    The Scottish version, kinda, he didn't kill her, but was betrayed by her. From a tune written by Jamie Macpherson while he waited to be hung. Updated by Robert Burns. I have The Corries doing it.

    MacPherson's Rant
    The Corries

    Farewell ye dungeons dark and strong,
    Farewell, farewell tae thee,
    MacPhersons time will no be lang,
    On yonder gallow's tree

    It was by a woman's treachorous hands,
    That I was condemned to dee,
    She stood uben a windae ledge,
    And a blanket threw o'er me

    Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
    Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
    He played a tune and he danced around
    Below the gallow's tree
    (Chorus)

    Oh what is death, but parting breath
    On mony a bloody plain
    I've daur'd his face, and in his place
    I scorn him yet again

    Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
    Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
    He played a tune and he danced around
    Below the gallow's tree
    (Chorus)

    I have lived a life, o' straught and strife
    I die by treachery
    It burns my heart, that I must depart
    An no avenged be

    Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
    Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
    He played a tune and he danced around
    Below the gallow's tree
    (Chorus)

    So tak these bands fae aff my hands
    Gae to me my sword
    There's nae a man in a' Scotland
    But I'll brave him at a word

    Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
    Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
    He played a tune and he danced around
    Below the gallow's tree
    (Chorus)

    Now farewell light thou sunshine bright
    And all beneath the sky
    May coward shame distain his name
    The wretch that dare not die

    Sae rantingly, sae wantonly,
    Ans sae dauntingly gaed he,
    He played a tune and he danced around
    Below the gallow's tree
    (Chorus)

    I got these two albums years ago by The Tannerhill Weavers. Played the shit out them, thought I knew all the words. Finally got to see the words, found they were mostly Gaelic and had almost all of them wrong! :-)

    Some great stuff from them-there Scot people.

  • #1995
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    JeffSmith - you're The Man for offering of The Volumes - I am glad the effort will not be lost to the ravages of time, but instead shared with All, as it should be. That's really cool.
    Dennis - you are a music siphon the likes of which I have rarely seen!

    Also enjoying this banter and thoughtfulness about 'the justice vs. injustice' present in some songs. I mean, think about it: those card players in Me and My Uncle got all shot up, over a game!
    Poor fellers.

    Sixtus

  • #1996
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    Lee Brown

    Didn't he get 41 years and 41 days and nights?

    An extra 6 weeks to think about what he'd done.

    Dylan did a great version of this song on Bootleg Series Vol 10, which is probably my favorite of the whole series.

  • #1997
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    Somehow, I always assumed it was the name of a penitentiary; However, there was a Viola Lee charged with running a
    "disorderly" house(whorehouse) in June 1917, in Arizona. Two women and two men were also arrested...who knows? I'm still searching.

  • #1998
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    Dennis/injustice in songs

    Dennis what about Tom Dooley? He didn't kill poor Lori Foster and look what happened to him. "This time tomorrow morning where do you reckon I'll be, down in a lonesome valley , just swinging from a white oak tree.". Now that's injustice!

  • #1999
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    Grand Funk Railroad-Grand Funk
    Genesis-Bonus Disc from '70-'75 box
    Genesis-Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
    Lenny Bruce-American
    Dave Mason/Cass Elliott-S/T

    And a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a wop-bam boom!!

  • #2000
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    Re: An Observation - Justice Ill Served???

    Well.. I see.. Good Point Dennis. If I had to rank the songs, it would go Viola Lee Blues, Little Sadie then Stagger Lee - understanding this is just my personal preference.

    The sentences in descending order were:

    Viola Lee Blues, the crime isn't mentioned but some got six months, so we can assume it's barely a felony. "Me and my buddies got lifetime here" (Viola Lee got life). A major injustice.

    In Little Sadie, the crime was murder in the first degree. Lee Brown got 41 years (not quite life.. we will call it halfway there).

    In Stagger Lee, the crime was also first degree murder. Stagger Lee was not charged because he was basically a mob boss.. so he got nothing. Certainly an injustice, a judicial travesty of sorts.

    ..but there is some foreshadowing mentioned by the authors that alludes to a different ending although no proof is mentioned, the authors leave it up to us to figure it all out (as in many great songs).

    _____________________________________

    Stagger Lee ultimately got the Death Sentence but only after Mrs. DeLions shot him in the balls with her gun (we are lead to believe this was a 45). Getting shot in the balls with a 45 and then getting dragged off to city hall to face a what is most certainly a death sentence is ultimately the harshest penalty of the three.

    In Little Sadie, his sentence was a little light, 42 years, probably out on parole in 20.. but it is probably within the state range in North Carolina. Typical sentences for a first degree murder range from 30 years to life. Although this isn't mentioned in the song, for the crime he committed he can expect to get beat up a lot in jail, so there's that.

    In Viola Lee Blues, they get the harshest sentence of them all, the got "lifetime here" meaning life in prison. However, understanding that Noah Lewis was born in in the deep south in 1891and wrote Viola Lee Blues just before the Great Depression (it was recorded in 1928). As for the crime, since it is not mentioned.. it took some research but I do believe I was able to ferret out the facts. You see.. there is a similar event popularized by the movie Oh Brother, Where Art Thou where an overly harsh sentence was carried out in the Deep South and the three (me and my buddies) were not getting out.. and while the protagonist is serving his time and the great depression begins to ravage the country, his wife divorces him and gets engaged, he escapes from prison, finds his wife, gets pardoned by the Governor of Mississippi and we can only assume lives happily ever after.

    So it all works out in the end, and we got the hit song Man of Constant Sorrow written by the Soggy Bottom Boys that was later covered by Jerry Garcia at several points in his career so the story becomes very much Grateful Dead Related.

    Fear not, Dennis.. justice has a way of finding it's footing even when injustices occasionally rule the day. In fact.. that's how we got some of our favorite songs.

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf. 

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

  • 5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
  • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
  • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
  • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
  • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
  • Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
  • Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
  • Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
  • Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

 

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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 16:52

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I'm blasting that new Cream live box that just dropped (on another front porch here in Denver) and it's fantastic! The first three concerts, all recorded in California in October 1968 have pristine live mix/sound. Hey, I was born in October 1968 so call me biased, but...

The last show, the actual Cream Goodbye concert from November, London, doesn't have as good of sound. Sounds more like The Who did in that era, very raw.

Some of this has been released before, but it never sounded this good. Highly recommended to Cream fans!

\m/

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Submitted by daverock on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 17:14

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I have only played the first 2 cds from the Cream box, and they are the best sounding live Cream recordings I have ever heard. The playing on both cds is superb, with much jamming - the second one, 10/19/68 is really powerful. The book and overall presentation are also excellent.

Curiously, on the Steve Hoffman Forum there is much chin stroking about DR ratings, something I have never heard of before. Apparently DR in this context refers to dynamic range, and there are ratings given on the forum for each disc this ones a 7, that ones a 9 etc. The 4th disc gets the lowest rating. Seems a bit absurd to me...some people must be able to hear better than bats.

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Submitted by deadegad on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 18:23

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I like the different shapes and sizes of these box set releases. Variety. Yet to each his own.

Having said the above, this box set is another beauty to behold and "scratches the itch" very, very well.

....nugs.net will stream the Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Nashville show tomorrow for free. Tornado relief benefit.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 19:23

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The initial pics here were so monochromatic.. the box revel is in technicolor.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 19:35

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....thats what I'm gonna call it.
Size doesn't matter. Ask Mrs Vguy.

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 05:39

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Sorry to hear that. One of the early Blue Note albums I had, Time for Tyner. Just had it out not long ago. Love African Village. Since I had the musical Oklahoma memorized, had to love Surrey with the Fringe. Followed by a My Fair Lady hit. The odd thing for me, since I don't know a lot of people who listen and would know his name, was years later Bob talking about Tyner's left hand

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 05:49

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I'm sure it's not everyone's cup of tea, but, if you have hulu, look for Gilbert Godfried Dirty Jokes. For 50 minutes he runs thru every old dirty joke, all the old Jew jokes and jokes I knew from 4th grade. This is some sick shit, not for the faint of heart. The last marathon joke had me in tears. Like I said and be forewarned NOT FOR EVERYONE.

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 07:40

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just got email from amazon on this. They have no page up for, nor does the Jerry site. Anyone have any words?

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 09:05

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You must be in a different space time Dennis.. I get all those Amazon emails for anything GD related and nothing is in my box.

What show is it supposed to be?

Nothing much going on today and the weather is in between anything optimal for outdoor activities.. but I need to get out so that leaves a simply hike up the mountain. ..now what to play?? I did the optimum part of 7/9/89 Giants Stadium over the last couple days.. I might just take the plunge into the next night 7/10. I am getting a lot more out of that box than I ever thought I would. Jeffrey Norman is a Jedi master (no disrespect meant to the other jedi masters says the guy that named all his children and all my pets Charlie Miller).

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Submitted by nappyrags on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 09:07

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Mucho thanks to Sixtus for the fine 12 volume mash ups he made and thanks to Jeff for making them available again....Frankenstein at it's best....

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Submitted by Dennis on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 09:16

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GarciaLive Volume 13: September 16th, 1989 Poplar Creek Music...

$15.98

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 09:20

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ahh.. that's right. I did get that announcement probably from someone here. I just forgot. I've got Oldandinthewaysheimers.

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Submitted by bob t on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 09:48

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Made me pull out Jerry Garcia Collection Volume 1, Legion of Mary CD.. I enjoy the combo during this time period, of Merl Saunders, Ron Tutt, Martin Fiero , and John Kahn... after this going with the Let it Rock Show, Volume 2... I like Nicky Hopkins and this November 17 and 18, 1975 CD is so much better than the new years show from 1975 when they just quit singing..... Remember when it was being released they even said it wasn't that good.... still bought it... bob t

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Submitted by bob t on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 13:11

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Really good Second that Emotion.... Detoured here instead of Let it Rock shows from November of 1975!!! Garcialive Volume 6

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 15:12

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....into Umphreys McGee territory. Another impressive band.
Last five....
Umphreys - Its You
Marillion - Fugazi
GOGD - Denver '73 RT
BOC - The Revolution By Night
Cowboy Junkies - Lay It Down

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 17:10

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The colors and designs on the new box reminds me of the book Grimm's tales in German. I have this book and the leather back edition looks just like the 76 box. You know like "the old man and the juniper bush" or "the fox and the frog" real cool.

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 17:31

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JGB - 5/21/76 One of my favorite JGB releases.
Frank Sinatra - Ultimate Sinatra, greatest hits, cool stuff when you're in the right mood.
Grateful Dead - DP18 2/3/78, 2/5/78, hadn't listened to his one in awhile but when JiminMD talked up the Brown Eyed Women I thought I would revisit it. That whole release is hot.
The Police - Outlandos D'Amour, when I hear Roxanne sometimes I flash on Eddie Murphy singing it in 48 hours. Good stuff.
Miles Davis - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions. Really clicked on Great Expectations on this listen.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 17:51

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That naked dude behind Jerry at veneta concert still gives me nightmares whenever I see it. Who ever put the link to that t-shirt with that dude dancing with the post just started the nightmares again. It would not be so bad if the dude was just standing there but the facial expressions and gyrating on the post was just over the top.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 18:35

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Vguy, that Denver 73 show is a winner from start to finish, I really dig the Warf Rat! Thank you for all the great jokes you tell, everybody I tell them to loves them. I 've been reading on this site since day one, your jokes are the best.

Fare warning - Don't encourage him.. and whatever you do don't feed him after midnight.

Did somebody mention fall '73?

(I've recycled a few VGuy jokes.. )

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Submitted by daverock on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 04:33

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I'm still not sure about 15 cds from 1976, whatever it looks like. But my eyes lit up at the mention of Grimm's Fairy Tales. The edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham is like a portal into another world.

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Submitted by deadegad on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 07:52

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I was thinking something similar but The Book of Kells was coming to mind for me without the saintly figures. This new box is a real beauty to behold. In fact all of these releases have their charms and we are, well, blessed to have them. They really do bring me some true joy. The sound and the art!

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 08:51

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Thanks a lot! You had to bring up the naked pole guy, when I'd managed to bury the memory.

Aaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ya just can't un-see that one, eh?

Now I'll have to watch it again and FACE THE MUSIC. (Or the nakedness, the expressions. Oy!)

I still love this release. Preaching to the choir I know.
I watched the bonus songs/making of the DVD recently. Interesting stuff. Dave talks about they have enough material for another release. Man, let's make that happen. Really interesting to hear Jeffrey Norman discuss his process for mixing the tapes, using one of Jerry's old amps and cleaning up the sound. Just compare this release with the original release Steal your Face. Hard to compare. Jeffrey Norman does unbelievable work to make this music sound so damn good.

Keep it coming!

Pulled out 10/8/89 yesterday and it sounded even better than the last time I listened to it.

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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 09:55

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Weather's great here, I am getting out and putting the headphones on and just walking until my legs fall off.

I really like the unboxing video. I think the artwork is great. I don't think we're going to have any problems with CDs coming loose during shipping. The box is reminiscent of the original May 1977 design, and those individual cases for each concert come packed tightly enough to keep everything in place I believe. This is really going to be a nice treat. All the better because there was such a short duration between announcement time and delivery time. IThis thing's going to be here in 2 weeks!

Carlo, I hear you man. "Poll Guy" is some tough competition. No doubt a sign of the times, and historical accuracy is a good thing, but I'm pretty sure there's enough space on that Blu-ray to deliver an alternate version that CGI's him out. I mean really, it's embarrassing; every time I put that video on my wife has to make a comment about how lucky his girlfriend is.

https://images.app.goo.gl/CRAbJVJHGRP93ic97

P.S. - forgot what prompted me to check into dead.net at the moment - the December 14, 1971 Big Railroad Blues. Yessir, it's a doozie. I pretty much like anything from Autumn '71, so I was pretty stoked to get back to back bonus disc shows from this period in 2017 / 2018. But even that being said, these shows continue to grow on me. And that's saying a lot for not having a Dark Star anywhere in the mix.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 13:47

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This is the day that Pig Pen passed away on in 1973. Easy Wind and Alligator my favorite Pig Pen songs, but I dig all of his music. When my brother saw the Dead on 2/9/73, he fully expected Pig Pen to be there and he was surprised that he wasn't.

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Submitted by nappyrags on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 13:56

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we were driving down Highway 1 from Big Sur to Los Osos Ranger Station (was working for the Cal Div of Forestry) outside of San Luis Obispo when we heard the news about Pigpen on the radio...they started to play Easy Wind so we fired one up in his honor...at the time I had no idea how ill he was and that the Hollywood Bowl show we were at the previous June was his last hurrah...Sail on Brother Pig....

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Submitted by carlo13 on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 15:43

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The wife comment. Wow, now that's a kick to the teeth.
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Submitted by carlo13 on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 15:52

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Can't we crop him out and put a go-go dancer in....
Oh shit I just threw up in my mouth a little when I briefly thought of him as a male go-go dancer on the pole. I'm now going to kill myself. Good bye cruel world.

11 17 73 real good
2/2/70 & 12 20 69 DaP tasty
10 14 80 great

X under the big black sun
Motorhead kiss of death
Motorhead in general
Melvins in general

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Submitted by bob t on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 18:16

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I really wish they didn't edit all the banter before The Music Never Stopped to open the first set!! Here is one out of the blue, related to Deadvikes Oct 74 post... Drove to the store last night and Tomorrow is Forever popped up on Sirius from 10/19/74... For not playing that song for over 2 years it sounds amazing!!! It is my favorite version they ever did!! Never thought i would be posting my favorite version of Tomorrow is Forever on here!!!! bob t

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Submitted by JimInMD on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 19:36

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My Windows 10 machine did not like that link.. I'd stay away from those wall of sound pictures. Something seems fishy with that site.

Did anyone else have trouble with that one?

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Submitted by Mr. Ones on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 20:28

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It's been a hectic weekend here in East Central MD. Got the Cream box, but have only been able to listen to the first 2 discs. Absolutely fantastic stuff!! But a comment DAVEROCK made really pricked up my ears, concerning being so familiar with released stuff that hearing different versions was a reminder of how familiar we are with the released versions.
I was particularly thinking of my experience with the Dead. I only knew songs from the L.P.'s until almost 2 decades later. I flashed back to the first time I heard Looks Like Rain. It blew my mind, I just remember being floored with what a great song it was. Same thing with The Stranger, fantastic!! Part of it was the newness, but the performances were great also.
This applies also to covers such as It's A Man's, Man's World, It's All Over now, and the aforementioned Tomorrow Is Forever, and so many more.
As a child, I could only afford a new record maybe once a month, so I played my albums over and over and over. I was familiar with every note and scratch!!
Hearing these Cream recordings was similarly mind-blowing. I know the songs, but I've never heard them sound like this before, they're so well recorded. Brilliant!!
My favorite bit so far is about 9 minutes into Spoonful on disc 2. I was listening with headphones and thought I heard a voice(my wife maybe??). I kept hearing it and could finally make out that the announcer was trying to get people to sit down!! Hey kids, no standing or dancing at this rock 'n' roll concert!! The band goes very quiet for a few moments, finally just Clapton lightly picking. And then......they're back and blasting off again. So good.

Finally, and this is unrelated but a friend of mine passed away from cancer a few days ago. Whoever had his phone texted me just 2 words--He's Gone. These people do NOT know the Grateful Dead!!
So I was wondering if any of you could suggest your favorite version. I played the Europe '72 version, and have many, many others, but would love to hear from you guys.

Thanks, and sorry this is so long.

I'm terrible at best versions.. but I will say I like the jam out of He's Gone from Englishtown 77 a lot which I think is still considered part of He's Gone. Call it an ascension jam.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 22:53

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Mr Ones, my favorite is 9/11/81 at the Greek Theatre. I was at this show . If I had one show and one show only to go back and see, out of all the shows I' ve seen, this would be the one. Repeat the whole evening with everything included, this is my favorite.

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Submitted by bfk118 on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 22:59

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I'm sorry for your loss....I have a friend that was just diagnosed. F--- cancer.

If you're looking for a good He's Gone, I would recommend 3/26/87. Aged Garcia laying it down, and the board mix is incredible. Fantastic matrix that keeps the instruments and vocals crisp, but includes enough audience to plant you there. Great hair-raising version from the later years.

Keep on keepin' on!

Mr Ones - I am also very sorry to read of your loss. It seems to me that the older I get, the more I have to absorb and adapt to loss. When I was younger, if someone of my generation died, it felt like a freak accident. Now it is woven into the fabric of everyday life.

I couldn't say with great confidence what my favourite version of He's Gone is...but there are a couple of beautiful ones in the 73/74 box, 6/22/73 and 6/26/73. I like these due to the jams that come out of them and on into "Truckin". It feels as though the ""He's Gone" is a gentle reflection on loss , and that this then transforms into acceptance, simply carrying on, and then moves into celebration with "Truckin". The jams go on into "The Other One" on both nights. Which take things further out again.

That Cream box is great. The sound quality dips a bit on the 4th cd at The Royal Albert Hall. But the playing is incendiary. Could any other rock group jam like this in 1968? Answers on a postcard......

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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 04:18

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On Sundays I normally like to catch up on my jazz. Yesterday I caught up on McCoy Tyner, one of those cats who I certainly was familiar with, but hadn't listened to enough.

Last five, McCoy Tyner edition:
1) Inception. His first LP for Impulse. Not as 'out there' as his later stuff, but one can see that he wasn't just another bop piano player. 9.9/10

2) Today and Tomorrow. His next one after Inception. More straight ahead and traditional, probably a good one to start with if you haven't listened to him much. 9.5/10

3) The Real McCoy. Probably his most well known album, and not for nothing. Freaking tremendous. 13.7 /10.

4) Tender Moments. His next one for Blue Note after The Real McCoy. 100% certain that at some point over the weekend at a gastropub in Park Slope, Brooklyn there was a beard-stroking hipster explaining to his date that "actually Tender Moments is even better than The Real McCoy" but we don't hear as much about it because the DNC hates Bernie Sanders, or something. 13.7 / 10.

(She's not going out with you again, Dylan. Can I borrow your beard trimmer?)

5) Sahara.
OMFG stop whatever you are doing and listen to this album. It is incredible. Although its named for a famous desert, in my mind it conjured images of a sea storm, with massive waves crashing into a rocky shore, over and over. Ferocious, and chaotic, but with an underlying rhythmic pulse holding things together. This is the music of the only man on Earth who could hang with Coltrane for hour long jams.
1,677,412 / 10.

Mr Ones, sorry for your loss man. Been a lot of that going around. Dicks # 1 is my definitive He's Gone, maybe just because I've heard it more times than others.

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