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    Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

    When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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  • Lovemygirl
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    *Re/ Dicks Picks #23

    ....love it! 9/17/72
    🙏❤️😎

  • alvarhanso
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    Random prediction

    3/24/93 Dean Dome with filler from 3/25. Really good later show, and being widely circulated hasn't stopped other shows from being Picked, also, it would be the first foray into the 90s in the Series, might as well make it good one. Guess we'll find out in about 45 minutes time... Good luck to those who didn't subscribe.

  • JimInMD
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    Ha..

    "accompanied by a woman with beady eyes and tight pursed lips who would have a pencil in her bun hair-do, while carrying a clipboard"

    Now that's quite the visual.

    I've still got the wayback set to 4/21/69. It's time.

  • Dennis
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    Sorry

    Sorry for the spacing on that last one. I copied it from a pdf file and I guess that's the way it was. Not worth fixing.

  • Dennis
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    something for a chuckle

    Sorting thru EVERY Garcia show EVER done. Got to 81 and found this note. Thought maybe it would interest some.

    I went to this Palo Alto show with my usual plan. Hang in the parking lot and get my spot in
    line established in the front of the line. You could do that back then. You could be one of the
    first few people in line, establish your presence and go about your pre-show plans and
    everyone would respect your place in line. Then I could run around and socialize with the
    usual suspects, smoke pot, drink beer and wait. Once I got in I always got a front row table as
    the other "head of the line" people were always hot to be rail-rats on the dance floor. My habit
    was to score the front row table and then drop the appropriate amount of good ol' LSD.
    I got the table and then this guy shows up and asks if he and his friend can sit there. I had no
    problems with that. I didn't care how many people can fit in--- I got my seat! This was actually
    a good thing because now I can run around, hit the bar, have fun and not worry about my
    seat. I come back to the table and his guy is setting up recording equipment. Of course I
    asked if I get a copy? He said, "sure--write down your address". Well, that assignment was
    actually a tough one. The acid was coming on very fast and I had a very hard time getting
    a pen a paper and then writing something on it. I scribbled something and he wrote down his
    address and it said "Dead Echoes, Pahoa, Hawaii, I told him, "I know someone in Pahoa". He
    looked rather startled and said "Who". I said, "Dick Latvala". Now keep in mind that this was
    before Dick became the GD Archivist. He said, "what does Dick look like?". I described him
    and he taps his friend on the shoulder who was sitting, facing the stage with his back to us.
    This guy turns around and without missing a beat, looks at me and says, "Hi Jeff, gee, I
    haven't seen you in ages". I was stunned. It was Dick and I had not seen him since I left his
    house in Pahoa in late 1976.
    (Here is the picture that Dick took of us leaving his place in Hawaii. He handed back the camera to me and off
    we went to Hilo. The 'substance' in the rolling paper was ---- if you will -- "Dick's Gift" -- the β version!)
    Dick then he proceeded to turn me on to what they were doing and how they were doing it.
    The problem was that the acid I took was getting into full swing and I was having a hard time.
    Dick finally said, "Why don't you just send me a couple boxes of blanks and I will fill them up
    for you." I did, and he sent me this tape, and many others and my tape collection got a major
    infusion of top trading ducats, and I was now hot to tape shows myself. It just took me awhile
    to get going.
    I saw Dick many times after that until I moved from California to Florida in 1989. I came to the
    December 1992 shows and ran into him in the parking lot of the Oakland Coliseum Arena. I
    told him that I had been sober since Jan. of 1991. He shared with me that he was trying to get
    sober and get off of drugs, but he was having a hard time because shows always interfered
    with that plan. At that show, he was sober in terms of alcohol but he was going to dose for the
    show and he discussed that at length with me. He was trying to grasp how I could go to
    shows without at least getting high. He never "got that". I never got to see him again after
    that.
    On the information page of the 1-23-81 show, it says, “no info on Dick's recording rig”. I was
    sitting at the table watching the recording happen and I don't remember what sort of
    equipment was being used. Actually, at the time, I didn't know very much about portable
    recording equipment. Amazingly enough, someone did! Taperpat wrote in to the comments
    section on LL "My notes show a Technics 686 with Nak CM 300's.." I contacted him for more info
    and he said
    " I am an old friend of Dick and a long time taper/archivist. Which means I still have my old analog library
    consisting of reels and master cassettes. On reel I have the same complete 1/23 and the partial 1/22 which I
    picked up soon after it was recorded in the early '80s. Like Dick, I keep a written record on set lists, taping
    equipment, location and any important data bits. Much better than relying on memory. In this case, my notes
    show that this was the equipment used that night. The irony is that I didn't write down that Dick had actually
    taped the show which makes it a rarity unto itself as he recorded so little on location. This might have be his only
    recording that I know of. Does that help? "
    Well, Pat you can count on it helping. Now we all know and "we" all just love to know all this
    OCD tidbits!! If Taperpat knew this and just never had a reason to drag this stuff up from his
    memory, just think how much more music and information is out there just waiting to surface.
    I ran into Bob Nelson (bnmusic) at the May 2008 Phil shows in SF. (I had flown from Florida to see
    the Sunday show.) I had not seen Bob in years, and he said something close to "Jeff, you got a
    bunch of stuff that is uncirculated, you ought to get it out". I heard him and didn't really think
    much more about it until I spotted one of my shows on LL that came from Katfishjohn. It
    turned out that he and I went to shows back in 1982 and we had lost contact. Because of all
    this crazy Jerry-based influence many of the 1982 shows will soon surface. I recorded almost
    all of the SF Bay area 1982 Jerry Band Shows. I just wish I had done Stockton. I was there
    and didn't record!
    My sincere thanks to saturnus for his careful Manley SLAM!® transfers of these 1981 shows
    and the transfers by Matt Smith of 6-12-82 and 4-25-82. Hang on to your hats folks, because
    Matt has a whole bunch more of my 1982 Jerry Band recordings to put up on LL.
    I am so grateful that all this is taking place. I was thinking, that if back in 1982 I had said, "ya
    know, someday......all of these recordings will be available to anyone -- world-wide" ----
    'they' would have taken me away in a nice white coat with very fashionable straps,
    accompanied by a woman with beady eyes and tight pursed lips who would have a pencil in
    her bun hair-do, while carrying a clipboard, not to mention the two big guys who would seem
    to tag along!
    I hope everyone is enjoying all of this stuff as much as I am. You see, I don't know how to
    transfer all this stuff to digital. I don't have the equipment. I don't even know how to upload a
    new torrent! However, I am downloading the torrent files just like everyone else---- so I can
    listen to them on CD and enjoy them too! Aren't you glad you live in this age of computers?
    --------misujry@yahoo.com

  • JimInMD
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    Uh oh..

    Uh oh.. My cover is blown and witness protection will no longer return my calls..

    Hanoi.. seems to point more to 1972 than 1969.. but we cannot ignore the lunar references that were flying high in 1969. Clearly the only way to resolve this conflict and avert the great vault riot of 2019 is to give us releases from both years, and quickly.

  • unkle sam
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    anniversary of moonshot today

    announcement at 10 am today. I predict it will be a 69 show with a really space related theme, perhaps an unreleased Dark Star from 69? . After all, we are on our way to the moon 50 years ago, quite an exciting time. Launch, ground control to Capt. Trips, take your Owsley pill and put your helmet on....

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    I was at that show in addition to the encore Dark Star they showed pictures recently received from Mars? from a space shot I don't recall which one on the video screen. As you can imagine it was impressive for all especially those of us sparking. Friday night shows started at 7 nice and dark by encore time, perfect for the pics

  • Vguy72
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    Phish left a crater in Alpine Valley....

    ....my pick? A '90's show. It's time.

  • ngoaihanganh1
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    Similar thinking guy

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Who's up for a revolutionary evolutionary ride? DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1/2/70 captures the Grateful Dead as they make their first foray from the experimental 60s into their early 70s acoustic Americana period. Yes, this one is a little bit country and a little bit (psychedelic) rock and roll.

When the "Magnificent Seven" - Pigpen on percussion, T.C. on keys - first took the stage on 1/2/70, evidence was clear that the trip was about to take a turn. From their western wears to the twang in Jerry’s “broken-string blues,” it appeared they'd brought the Bakersfield sound to the Big Apple. They worked through much of what would become Workingman's Dead, stunning the crowd with laid-back numbers like "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," and "Black Peter." Just the same, they satisfied 60s stalwarts with magical versions of "Dark Star," "St. Stephen," and "That's It For The Other One." Sonic alchemy, indeed!

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30: FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, ​New York 1/2/70 has been rounded out with a bit of 1/3/70 (the subscribers-only bonus disc features the bulk of 1/3/70). It was recorded by the great Owsley "Bear" Stanley and has been lovingly mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 30 is limited to 20,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

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...set-List is primo! I’m in love! 🙏❤️😎

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Guess the mystery will hold until May 1. Can't wait for this release!

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When I was a mere schmo of 19...dem were da daze...

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Should be fantastic. Love the artwork too......(But still hate this new site. Impossible to post or find comments on your phone. It's a nightmare. I miss this place. I just happen to be in front of a computer now)......Enjoy the holiday weekend

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I have the subscription. If it's not sold out, get it now.

Love the artwork and look forward to hearing this. A magic era.

Too soon to request an 80's show for Vol. 31 and 90's show for 32?

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30. (!).

Wow.

This is good. This Dark Star is one for The Ages.

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I say for #31: 6/18/83 and 6/20/83

for #32: 5/27/93

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It's never to early to ask for an 80's show. But I'm a little greedy. 3 83 shows in a mini box would keep mr. Jones away from my door for a while

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....seems like just yesterday that the Dave's series was announced. Oh, oh what I want to know. where does the time go?

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Can’t wait to get my furry paws on it. You got it right pops ,those were some good old days.

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Seems the t-shirt for sale is the cover of the bonus disc. Interesting artwork, also gives an idea how small the Fillmore East was. That third disc is gonna get a lot of play at my house and in my car I imagine.

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This is the Dead at their first "Peak". Amazing stuff. And the recording is pristine.

Love the art for this one. Glad to see something different and original.

“Incredible variety of releases and format” Dave you evil bastard LOL! We haven’t even received this one yet and I’m already jonesin’ for more! Format variety? Like perhaps some video....

COVER ART: I’m with thin, I like this cover especially because it’s not the bearded skeletons again....not saying any of that was bad, just think there is so much more iconography to work with and the skeletons have been done to death, yuck yuck, imho that is....sounds like we might get some era variety also? Philly 89? Summer 85? More 79? 91?
Folks saying Warfield 80 might be right, he’s obviously been poking around there....but what about Gainesville!

Yee-gads, I guess in the mean time we’ll just have to settle for some 70 Fillmore 😉 were so spoiled, thanks Dave

EDIT: perhaps the most interesting tell is that their working with Bears people and what that might entail......”possibilities are frightening”

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The art work is growing on me on this one, but that disc three looks amazing.

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Short Seaside chat for Dave. Of course this one should have come out a long time ago....

No real clues on the next box.☹️

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I concur, guessing what's on this bonus disc is going to be fun. That third disc with the dark star is going to get some big time play here. Some of the tunes from 1/3 are on disc 1 and 2 so I am going to figure the big jams from both early and late shows will be on the bonus disc, oh goody, ps put me down for a couple of those limited run t shirts.

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Sixy - That's what I thought when I turned 30. I'm 45 now. : ))

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either an 80's Ventura box or an 80's Greek Berkeley box....

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This seems like it might be pretty interesting.:

https://pitchfork.com/news/grateful-dead-graphic-novel-announced/

Anyone remember back in the day, the Grateful Dead comix? I recall them coming in the printed newsletter that folded out, was on beautiful stock paper, and had lots of colors and all the new products of the day. Like Dick's Picks one haha.

Sixtus

P.S. Wedeocu....true dat. 30 seems like both yesterday and forever ago! Also makes me wonder if there is ever any endgame number in store for us with Dave. 30 is great. Imagine double triple quadruple that? Who will live that long haha.

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Just like others have noted, the skeleton art has become a bit stale and cliched so this is a welcomed change of art direction. The other covers are great but the skeleton motif becomes staid after a while. The Wizard of Oz cover was a nice touch on whichever release it was on.

Now onto that MSG NYC September 1979 box set. Dave that one will sell-out instantly.

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I dont know Sixy, I think I can make it to at least Dave's Picks 110 or maybe 120.

Anything after that is all bonus material for sure!

Looks like Rhino has found the sweetspot. That point that people that want it can have it while keeping the cost down by not succumbing to those that think Rhino is in business for them by keeping everything made in stock

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I tried to pre-order one (on an iPad) and got the message

“Selected required options are not available.”

Just seeing if it was sold out, I wasn’t going to actually buy it because I subscribed.

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Not sold out, I was able to put one in the cart.

100 total hits in the book, pre-orders only.
You have to figure out where to lick, with no 2 hits adjacent to each other.
Basically a reCRAPTCHA exam for the tongue. The problem is that by the time you realize that you found a hit, you could have found 5 hits.

But seriously folks, the real question is what unreleased songs are going to be on the bonus vinyl for preorders.

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just please don't put out 8/3/69 at the Great Highway. that show sucked balls so hard I didn't get through it and I deleted that show first and only time I felt the need to delete a grateful dead show

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21K OR 22K for 2020??? PS jamming 4/17/1971 Dillon Gym from Princeton.... missed the anniversary by a day but in a mood for some Pig Pen!!!.... have a good night everyone... bob t

Only clue given was Alligator, and they very wisely used the key covers as filler on disc 2, and the rule about originals or phblic domain leads me to think the bonus disc will look thus:
Cumberland Blues, Alligator> Drums> Alligator> (Caution Jam tracked?) Feedback, Mason's Children, That's It For The Other One> Cosmic Charlie, Uncle John's Band> Black Peter, Dire Wolf

Think that's around 80 min; Senor Norman cuts a lot of the inevitable tuning that is left in on Archive, so who knows how much he can cut, one of the songs may not make it. Figure UJB> Black Peter over the early show encore version, and Mason's because Dave has put out most of them, and I could see another double Mason's, for those who hate and loathe and despise it, at least it isn't a triple shot of it. And not sure if he goes with another China Rider. Would not object at all to that.

And I wonder if Dave's mention of working with the Stanley family means this is more Bear's Sonic Journals type of release than Houseboat Tape continuation. Though, he also mentioned the Dave's that were part of that stash, 6 (2/2/70, 12/20-21/69 with bonus), 10 (12/10-11/69 with bonus), 19 (1/23-24/70). Either way, talk of talks with the Stanleys plus the returned Bettys make it a great time to be a Deadhead, and a boom time for any credit card company who gives cards to Deadheads.

Really excited for this release!

....the ONLY whiskey I can drink straight. Good call.
Also a good call, we might get TWO Cumberlands in this release! Blessed 🙏 indeed.

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....the Mason's Children from 1.2 is the one released on Fallout From The Phil Zone. The Philster is doing a one off in Vegas in three weeks. Here's the lineup.
https://hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-entertainment/joint-phil-lesh-2019…
....looking tasty af. Can't complain.
Note the age limit of 6+. At The Joint. Wow.

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I snorked hard when i read that

If I remember correctly, the bonus disc can only be made up of GD composed songs. Reason being the bonus disc is a 'gift' so to speak and Rhino is financially responsible for producing it. They don't want to pay royalties for the cover songs on a giveaway disc. I can't say I blame them. The end of disc 2 has some of the cover songs from 1/3/70 and what cover songs they are.
Someone stated in an earlier post Dave had mentioned 'Alligator' so I'd say that's a safe bet for the bonus disc; Deadlists times it at approx. 25 minutes so there's 50-55 minutes left for other GD songs/jams. We could see some prime music from 1/3/70.

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Looking at the set list, this Daves 30 looks like a bridge linking the 60s to the 70s. It must have been one of T.C.s last gigs, and one of the last times the Dark Star-St. Stephen-Eleven suites featured. The disc also includes a generous helping of the more country rock style the band would focus on during the first couple of years of the new decade. More country, less psych-although epic journeys were still made, the focus was beginning to change-and this set demonstrates that quite nicely.

Also nice to see hippychick back, lubricious as ever.

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