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"After a few hearings I remain pretty convinced that this is the best show I've heard from the 1977 tour." • "Enough can't be said about this superb show." • "Deemed so important to the history and culture of the United States that a copy of this work demands permanent housing and cataloging within the 'nation's library,' the Library of Congress." • "It is the stuff of history and legend, myth and mystery..." • "The finest events in entertainment to take place this year in Ithaca," • "All the gears meshed together for us that time." • "After a decade of experimenting...I think we have come up with a version that works" • "In 1976 it was seat of the pants, but in 1977, it got tight," • "...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone." • "There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room." • "This show is, was, and always will be Mecca." • "There was something truly special and Magical about these nights..." • "What a great show that was!" • "Literally walked out of my last final exam as a student, got into a friend's car and drove... " • "The Dancin' that closed the first set is also amazing" • "That shakedown is outstanding, can't wait to hear these recordings..." • "What an introduction to the Dead." • "This show surely goes down as my all-time favorite..." • "The fact that it snowed later on that night made it even more memorable..." • "To this day we still refer to that Dancin' As the Nitrous Jam from Cornell"

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February 17 - February 23, 2017

Every Friday we'll be sending you off with a Jam Of The Week, hand-picked and delivered by tape archivist David Lemieux.…

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Tapers Section

by David Lemieux

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February 20 - February 26, 2017

Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have music from 1978, 1979 and 1981.…

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by David Gans

February 15, 2017

Original Air Date: November 21, 2016

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Rollingstone.com First Listen: “Morning Dew” (5/8/1977)

February 16, 2017

"Mind-roasting"? Don't mind if we "dew." Rollingstone.com's got an exclusive sneak preview of what might be the most magical "Morning Dew" of all time.…

Coming Soon: Long Strange Trip

January 18, 2017

Amazon Studios announced it has acquired Long Strange Trip, an unprecedented four hour documentary about the Grateful Dead from director Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) and execut…