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    Dave's Picks Volume 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 6/17/76

    This year's Dave's Picks series comes to a close just as the band's getting back together again in '76. By the time the Grateful Dead hit New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre - for the very first time - on 6/17/76, they were buzzing from their reunion, armed with new and revived material, the Rhythm Devils reformed with the mischievous Mickey Hart once again behind the kit. They'd skived off the unwieldy Wall of Sound and scaled back the venues from cavernous arenas to intimate theatres. Quite the treat!

    During the first set, the Dead's playing was nuanced ("Cold Rain And Snow"), detailed ("Looks Like Rain"), and intricate ("The Music Never Stopped"); the singing struck softly ("Row Jimmy") and raised hairs ("Ship Of Fools"). But it’s the big barreling energy of the second set you’ll want to brace yourself for, replete with a disco'd "Dancing In The Streets," a low-down funky “Help”>”Slip”>”Franklin's” and a wind 'em up to wind down "Let It Grow">"Wharf Rat">"Around and Around." Can you keep up? There's only one way to find out.

    This complete show, balanced out with a couple of bonus tracks from 6/23/76 and 6/28/76, was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

    Dave's Picks Volume 28 is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

    Grab a copy before they're gone, gone, gone.

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

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  • DeadVikes
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    Keithfan,

    Dave's 18 is a good release and so far for me I believe this release, 28, has been the best sounding 76 yet. I would have to disagree with you on Dick's 20, I love this release, Cosmic Charlie, can't beat it,
    and Dick's's 33 offers another two great sounding performances. Of course RT4.5 is also sellar. It is hard for me to think of too many bad 76 releases. You mention the 30 Trips 76 release, yes, might not be the best, but I still like.
    And speaking of 30 Trips, I don't own the box but I have acquired 10 shows from the box and most of them have been disappointing from a sound perspective. Really not sure what they were thinking with a lot of these shows. Contrast that to the other mega box, E72, which is just top notch sound and of course performances.

    We should be seeing an announcement soon!

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    Happy New Year everyone. I always knew that the China Rider from DP 13 and Road Trips WOS were hot, but I fail to realize that these are just symptomatic of 1974 in general. All the China Riders seem this good to me. I guess I should say the China Cats at least. I was enjoying Dave's Picks 13 this weekend, and it dawned on me that this China Rider is right up there with the other two that I mentioned. Started going through my library, and realized that all the China cats are in the 8 to 9 minute range. 1972 used to be my go to year for this beloved combo, but tight though they are, the 1974 renditions trade in Precision for exploration. That's okay with me.

    Gus West, just curious, what will you do to get your new fix of Dead music without the Dave's Picks subscription? I haven't had any problems myself, and I have also purchased hundreds of shows these guys.

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    I have noticed that.. someone in that band must really like the UK. No tour dates announced here in the states.. I've been trying to catch them.

    Kind of ironic, but in a good way. It's good to see better access across the pond. I'd go if they were playing local and I had the chance, what's one have to lose?

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    I notice Live Dead 69 are coming back to England soon-reprising the Dead's set at Woodstock, too. I still haven't caught this band, although they seem to come over here quite often, and are the last remnants, as far as I know, of Dead culture to be seen on these shores. Not counting cover bands.
    Hey, maybe The Stones should get together, and reprise their set from Altamont. Don't push any bikes over, if they do...

  • Guss West
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    The Terrapins left the Station on January 1, with my discs strapped to their shells. They have yet to arrive. Facing winter currents down around the edge of Patagonia, perhaps.

    Pretty sure this year's DaP series is my last purchase with Rhino and Warner. Wilco Tango Foxtrot, WMG?

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    I'd forgotten about this one. This is the release that turned me from '76 skeptic to enthusiast. One of the hangups I'd had was that several releases from '76 had poor to mediocre sound quality (for example, Dave's 4 and 30 Trips, poor; Dick's 20 and 33 mediocre). But yeah, I really enjoy the mix here on DaP 18 (Road Trips '76 too). The Cow Palace show of course hails from a multi-track, and with the exception of unusually high tape hiss toward the beginning, is pretty solid. Anyway, blabbering on here. The point is, this show is great, so is DaP 28, and there is a case to be made for Scarlet Begonias in 1976. The jams in the 2nd half of the song are fantastic. As best I recall, the '77 / '78 versions that precede FOTM don't have as good a 2nd half jam. Since I primarily listen on digital copies ripped from CD to lossless to phone, I took the liberty of throwing in the Help => Slipknot! => Franklin's Tower from 7/12 (opening night at that Orpheum run), which, let's face it, should have been used as bonus material before all the repeats we got from 7/16 :-D

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    Scrappy Lambert sounds more fun than Phish!

    I have bought a few live Elvis shows on cd or dvd over the last few years, and it is not always a pleasant experience. It should be...in James Burton he had one of the best telecaster players of all time, but, especially in the context of the times, he is never given space to play. Tantalisingly brief glimpses, where he does his legendary banjo runs, but then we are back to the king, and more schmaltz. I am not keen on the big ballads he did at that time- modern pop songs of the day- things like Something or Bridge Over Troubled Water. A terrible waste. The best cds I got were the 1969 In Person and 1970 On Stage-both at Las Vegas

    Mind you, compared to the Taking Care of Business Band, fronted by James Burton and featuring a Nordic looking Elvis impersonator, that I saw last year-the Elvis of 1972 was like Motorhead.

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    I started to download your file Dennis.. using my dialup connection, it looks like it will take just under 32 years to finish. So I won't be able to use my phone for 32 years, give or take. I can live with that.

    Thinking about all the other things and how interconnected each post is to the next reply, etc... I take full responsibility for the downturn in collective vibe. So in the hopes to move things a long, I am setting the wayback machine to yesterday.. if I say Macs are way better, that should fix things..

    I apologize for the mess I inadvertently created. In the future I promise to steer clear of controversial and unhealthy opinions and topics.

    On a separate note, thinking of switching religions. Which one is the absolute best?
    Onward.

  • bob t
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    And now for something completely different 5/14/74

    So at the gym this morning listening to music on shuffle and Going Down the Road Feeling Bad pops up from the Missoula MT show, Dave's Picks something..... wow smoking hot to the point after the jam and before Weir gets hit with a cup, Weir even gives a shout...... maybe because i listened to it without the NFA intro (also which is good) but I never associate GDTRFB with a killer jam... (my fault).... be good bob t

  • Charlie3
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    Dennis, that post had me cracking up. Hopefully MDJim and Daverock will let us all know their thoughts after giving the 5000 GB Phish download a listen.

    My recent listening has been pretty spread out, but recent listens include the DaP 28 show, which I like in every way except for the skips, and the Dreambowl show from 2/22/69, one of my favorites from the 30 Trips box. Next to 2/27/69, the 2/22/69 Darkstar is probably my favorite at this point, or at least until I listen to another one. Recent listens also include Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes, new deluxe edition with an extra disc of performances from the Johnny Cash TV Show and other locales. Good stuff, never listened to the entire album before, but it smokes. Also listened to some Yardbirds lately, and Soul Station by Hank Mobley, Stop Making Sense (expanded edition) by Talking Heads and Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, something that I haven't listened to in a while.

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Dave's Picks Volume 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 6/17/76

This year's Dave's Picks series comes to a close just as the band's getting back together again in '76. By the time the Grateful Dead hit New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre - for the very first time - on 6/17/76, they were buzzing from their reunion, armed with new and revived material, the Rhythm Devils reformed with the mischievous Mickey Hart once again behind the kit. They'd skived off the unwieldy Wall of Sound and scaled back the venues from cavernous arenas to intimate theatres. Quite the treat!

During the first set, the Dead's playing was nuanced ("Cold Rain And Snow"), detailed ("Looks Like Rain"), and intricate ("The Music Never Stopped"); the singing struck softly ("Row Jimmy") and raised hairs ("Ship Of Fools"). But it’s the big barreling energy of the second set you’ll want to brace yourself for, replete with a disco'd "Dancing In The Streets," a low-down funky “Help”>”Slip”>”Franklin's” and a wind 'em up to wind down "Let It Grow">"Wharf Rat">"Around and Around." Can you keep up? There's only one way to find out.

This complete show, balanced out with a couple of bonus tracks from 6/23/76 and 6/28/76, was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 28 is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

Grab a copy before they're gone, gone, gone.

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

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I got my copy Pre Ordered!
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My first Dave's Picks order, but I can't resist anything with Franklin's Tower in it.
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Before 10:00am I think.
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I think I'm gonna like this one.
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OK, it's another mid-'70s show .... maybe we'll get a '69 box soonI'll be receiving it anyway, as I subscribe.
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In this guessing game it never hurts to be wrong!
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Only hope the band had shaken off any "rust". JGB's "Don't Let Go" from the Orpheum (4/21/76) has Jerry performing at his best, so I am hopeful.
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Only hope the band had shaken off any "rust". JGB's "Don't Let Go" from the Orpheum (4/21/76) has Jerry performing at his best, so I am hopeful.
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I subscribe, since I like them all. I was just checking in to see how long it would take for the complaints to begin. Pleased to see comment #1 started things off.
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I like to play the "let's count the complaints" game too. Amazing. Those who think they have a monopoly on enlightenment are the furthest from it.
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I concur. This should be a solid release. Any Dave's = A Good Day! The subscription email alert should be out by the end of the month and of course I will subscribe. These are gifts in my mailbox which I look forward to.
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I had no issues ordering this for a friend who can never seem to do it correctly...I'm good with the show and the set too...late October mailing works perfect for my Birthday party...and with all the killer box sets being released in late October & early November I'm gassed...it's a good time to be an old fart...
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I love bicentennial Dead. Very solid year for DaP (IMO) and I can't wait to subscribe again next month.
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I was calling for 6-14-76. Not too familiar with this one. Looking forward to it.
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its of course right in the warm & fuzzy wheel house for lemue….should get the announcement for #29 plus 2019 'scrip next week - signing out, REAL RV3 (not the imposter, who will do a right up pretending to love this release)
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Summer of '76! Dazed and Confused! Alright, alright, alright...
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This made my day. Mucho thank you.
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Back to back Dave's picks with H>S>F after (I think) being absent for the entire series. Guessing this one is a lot more mellow (to say the least) than the one from 83. Very much looking forward to this one. I'm also very familiar with the Beacon run that comes before this, but not sure I've heard this one before (or if I did, it's been years)...should be fun!
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I was worried about the beards as well, but there are some in the background that appear to have hair. All is well! Looking forward to this one!!! I give it 5 new Steely Dan Stars without even listening to it.... Rock on!
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Thought it might be a 76' show. The USA clue had me on 76', though capitol should have sealed the deal. I think wiki had it wrong ( shocker) saying silver formed In 71'. Everything I kept reading was they formed in early 76'' ; so Brent would not have met them yet. Rivers clue a bit of a mystery. Guess my heart wanted 69'. Keep in mind folks, patience is a virtue. A Boston 69' box could always be down the road. They would not release ( I don't think) a Dave's pick if they thought the show might make a future box release. Not familiar with this show, but Seist is unique and intriguing Thanks Dave and friends! . Have a grateful weekend! Sam T
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Got mine, such a beautiful day in Tennessee
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Woohoo! Always in for a nice H>S>F and a Scarlet to boot! :) TGIF
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There's a bear right behind you!
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Dave gives the old Download Series a shoutout here and we did indeed get an official release of the very next night from this run with show #4 of that series back in 2005. And if you’ve got that show, then you’ve also already got one of these two “bonus tracks” because the 6/28/76 High Time was also a bonus track on that release. Lest anyone think I relay this info out of bitterness, nothing could be further from the truth — I love 1976 and a recycled bonus track doesn’t dampen my enthusiasm one bit. Bring it, Dave!
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David Lemieux mauled by bear while filming the Dave's Picks 28 release video. Future of Dave's Picks unknown.. Get better Dave.. When are you going to have us over for some of your famous smoked salmon?
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I love the Cd's in my PT cruiser Deadmobile cruising around town, people shout out
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They Love Each OtherFriend of the Devil Let it Grow A few I am interested in, I didn't know the pick, but had a suspicion it would include They Love Each Other and Franklin's Tower. I was thinking 9.27.76 I was hoping for the other Cap show from this run, one thing I do know is the show from Download series is near flawless. Might have to fire that one up on today's bake route "Around and Around -> Goin Down the Road Feeling Bad" ~ 6.19.76
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i'm so tired of getting '70s shows. it would be one thing if the grateful dead only had a small window of quality live performances, but we know that's not the case. it shouldn't be too much to ask for more diversity from this series. please give us shows from other decades. the '90s has yet to represented. why is that? ----
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going going gone...30 Minutes from my email to seeing it sold out. I like this time of year, we get two DP announcements in one month. good stuff.I'm happy for '76.
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sold out in less than 1 hour - hope they increase the numbers for next year so people won't get shut out...
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Love the riverside chat; less windy than the seaside ones, and more animals to distract our good buddy Dave. TBH, I was hoping for something a little different - something earlier with a nice Dark Star, or something featuring a big fat Shakedown (28 volumes and still no Shakedown! C'mon Dave, ya just gotta poke around!)That being said, June of 76 is the nice and gooey center of the 70s nug, and I'm excited to hear this one all cleaned up! Happy Friday, DeadLand! Peace
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Received announcement email at 12:20Click link at 12:53 Sold out! Damn, either I need to be at my desk all day on announcement days, or maybe this is what finally pushes me over the edge on getting a subscription next year! Wonderful looking release, yet I’m soiling myself with regret...
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Well, that was fast. But I absolutely always love me some 76! Very happy for this one. And finally an officially released Help Slip Franklin's from 76 adds to my happiness. - "Seventy-Sixtus"
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I received the email at 18:11 UK time. Tried to order at 18:58 and it is sold out! Who calculated the production numbers? Are you just trying to create a limited number of high value collectibles or are you seriously trying to serve the fans?
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I received the email at 18:11 UK time. Tried to order at 18:58 and it is sold out! Who calculated the production numbers? Are you just trying to create a limited number of high value collectibles or are you seriously trying to serve the fans?
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I received the email at 18:11 UK time. Tried to order at 18:58 and it is sold out! Who calculated the production numbers? Are you just trying to create a limited number of high value collectibles or are you seriously trying to serve the fans?
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Sorry, I was that annoyed I managed to hit send twice :)
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Could have pulled something else from rehearsals or studio jams. Has plenty from 1976. There is an "Attics of My Life" from rehearsal that is really cool, oh well maybe next time Rhino
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Dig the cover. So bummed, I missed the sale by an hour, got stuck at work and forgot. I have the subscription so I'll get one, but was going to pick up another for a gift. Sold out at 10:58 when I tried. FYI there was an email sent over a week ago announcing the sale time.
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I wouldn't worry if anyone missed this release; DaP 27 can be bought for $40 or less(check out the recent sold items), just wait a few weeks after release. Looks like Dead.net found the perfect balance.
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