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    "Welcome to the 10th year of the Dave's Picks series! We're amazed and humbled that this community of Dave's Picks fans keeps growing, and we just wanted to let you know how much we sincerely appreciate your support of and interest in the series. We started in 2012 with 12,000 of each release, and now we've more doubled that, with 25,000 in 2021. Wow! We keep working as hard as we possibly can to bring you the best, most exciting Grateful Dead shows in the vault. Our 2020 releases included music from 1977, 1974, 1984, and the latest, biggest release yet in the series, the two complete Hartford shows from 1987. Looking ahead, we've selected two exceptional, A+ Dead shows for Vol. 37 (more on that in the video below) and 38, as well as the Bonus Disc that will come with Vol. 38. Big year ahead! As we head into the 10th year of the series, there's no end in sight. We love what we do, and have loads of plans and ideas for the next few years. Onward to more great music!"

    David Lemieux
    October 2020

    Times may be trying but the music has never and will never stop! Keep the momentum going by doing the Dead all year long with a Dave's Picks 2021 subscription. We're taking the production run up one final time - to 25,000 - for each of the four Dave's Picks 2021 releases. We'll also be doing things a wee bit differently this year - subscribers will be the first to receive their Dave's Picks. A la carte sales will go up on street date (no more pre-orders) and if you don't subscribe - we highly encourage you to - you'll want to be ready and waiting because these releases sell out within hours. Hours - no hyperbole.

    In addition to the four releases in 2021, totaling 12 CDs, you’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which has proven to be one of the most highly sought-after collectables we release, and free domestic shipping. Subscriber bonus discs will not be released outside of this offer. Early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $115.92).

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  • proudfoot
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    Fkthahtgueye

  • wilfredtjones
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    4/15 Compendium Review

    I was going to ask if that critical review of 4/15 was a Brian Dyke joint. It turns out it is, so no surprise...that guy was so unsparing in his reviews!

  • proudfoot
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    Sugar Magnolia

    12 13 80

    :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  • icecrmcnkd
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    Crow, GD Movie

    I watched it last night and there was some grate playing. Add in the bonus DVD, and it confirms that we need the entire run released.
    I set the audio on the new mix instead of the original theatrical mix and it sounded really nice, especially since the level of the bass drum was reduced relative to how loud it is on the movie soundtrack CD’s.

    Dave,
    Plangentize and Normanize the audio and make BluRays of all the video.

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    12 13 80

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  • Crow Told Me
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    Today, I voted by mail and subscribed to DP ...

    ... not necessarily in that order. Both are firsts for me.

    You can guess why I voted by mail. And you can maybe guess why I finally subscribed: it's gotten kind of expensive to buy Dave's Picks individually, especially if you have to go to eBay or whatever. But also I think my tastes are expanding. There was a time when I wasn't much interested in shows from the '80s (even though that's when I went to the bulk of the shows I saw) and certainly not the '90s, but comes a time when you start to see things differently. I'm still an early '70s guy, but I'll be pleased to add some '84 and '87 to the mix.

    While I'm here, let me add my voice (croak? crowk?) to the chorus of people suggesting that a box set of the Winterland '74 stuff.

    I can imagine some reasons why this hasn't happened yet. A lot of the material has been issued on Steal Your Face and the GD movie soundtrack. Neither of which seem to have the greatest of reputations, which is a bafflement to me. I was listening to the soundtrack last night, and was just blown away by the sound quality and the intense, interactive nature of the playing. Blown. A. Way. So please, the Winterland '74 box must BE.

  • nappyrags
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    Ok...

    I'm in...I mean ya can't bitch otherwise, right???

  • SPACEBROTHER
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    Tent Pole Shows

    I think there are still plenty left from most every era. The Arc, the 4/71 "Skull Fuck" run, July 72, RFK & Kezar 73, what I predict will be a Dave's Pick....12/18/73 Tampa with bonus disc filler from the rest of 12/19/73, jumping ahead to Warfield & Radio City Music Hall 80, Greek 82-84 & 85, Red Rocks 87, Laguna Seca 88, Alpine 89, Spectrum 89, Forum 89, Cal Expo-Shoreline & Eugene 90, Tempe & Denver 90, 4/1/91, 9/26/91, 6/23/93, Spectrum 9/13/93 and 3/30/94 Omni.

    Incidentally my 1st show was 7/1/84 Pine Knob. A decent show in a strong run that started late June through Greek 84.

    Not even on Dave's radar....yet....or maybe it is?....one could only wish.

    For attended shows I would love to see 4/5-6\89 Crisler Arena released. Very epic experiences and performances. They truly live up to the memories!

  • billy the kid
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    Sons of Champlin / Get High

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ohgvPrGk8

  • CaseyJanes
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    Tie Dye Kits

    Very cool...and looks like a good complete kit for 1 small batch of tie dyes. That said if you want more bang for your buck I would recommend going out to Grateful Dyes or Pro Chem and buying your own stuff. You can also buy Ts from Jiffy shirts for very low prices. Looks like this stuff is from Dharma which is great, however last time I checked they are out of a lot of inventory including many shades of Dye. I’ve spent the last 6 months learning this craft. I’m not an expert by any means, but if anyone wants any tips or has process questions, I’m happy to help. There are also some really great Facebook groups out there that are super informative and filled with other artists who not only share their creativity, but are also willing to share design tips and processes. You tube of course is also a great place to learn.

    Did anyone participate in RSD yesterday? I picked up some great stuff...here are a few:

    Miles Davis: Double Image From Bitches Brew Session.....fantastic - most definitely could have been released on its own and arguably would have done just as well as the original...If you like jazz make sure to pick this one up. You will not regret it. Also, so as not to pay scalpers prices, I heard they were still available on the Miles Davis website as of yesterday evening.

    An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band (very nice pressing that sounds amazing from 91/92 era with Warren Haynes

    And of course the crown jewel, GD 05/09/77 Buffalo. The packaging looks so beautiful, I don’t even want to remove the shrink wrap. The hype sticker states that it contains arguably the best recorded versions of Help>Slip>Franklins & Comes A Time...which I can’t help to agree with. If I had to pick just one Grateful Dead show as my favorite, I think this would be it! Will need to set aside some time to give this one my full enhanced attention!

    Happy Sunday Funday!

    KCJ

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"Welcome to the 10th year of the Dave's Picks series! We're amazed and humbled that this community of Dave's Picks fans keeps growing, and we just wanted to let you know how much we sincerely appreciate your support of and interest in the series. We started in 2012 with 12,000 of each release, and now we've more doubled that, with 25,000 in 2021. Wow! We keep working as hard as we possibly can to bring you the best, most exciting Grateful Dead shows in the vault. Our 2020 releases included music from 1977, 1974, 1984, and the latest, biggest release yet in the series, the two complete Hartford shows from 1987. Looking ahead, we've selected two exceptional, A+ Dead shows for Vol. 37 (more on that in the video below) and 38, as well as the Bonus Disc that will come with Vol. 38. Big year ahead! As we head into the 10th year of the series, there's no end in sight. We love what we do, and have loads of plans and ideas for the next few years. Onward to more great music!"

David Lemieux
October 2020

Times may be trying but the music has never and will never stop! Keep the momentum going by doing the Dead all year long with a Dave's Picks 2021 subscription. We're taking the production run up one final time - to 25,000 - for each of the four Dave's Picks 2021 releases. We'll also be doing things a wee bit differently this year - subscribers will be the first to receive their Dave's Picks. A la carte sales will go up on street date (no more pre-orders) and if you don't subscribe - we highly encourage you to - you'll want to be ready and waiting because these releases sell out within hours. Hours - no hyperbole.

In addition to the four releases in 2021, totaling 12 CDs, you’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which has proven to be one of the most highly sought-after collectables we release, and free domestic shipping. Subscriber bonus discs will not be released outside of this offer. Early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $115.92).

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I did attend Watkins Glen, close up on Jer's side. Caught the soundcheck lying on my sleeping bag, head resting on a gallon jug of cool water, tripping my 15-yr-old ass off on mescaline and LSD and some weird opiate nicknamed Numero Uno. Good weather. Had fun.

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Is it not showing up at the $99.98 price for anyone else?
I keep getting the $115 for the presale price when it says it should be $99.98

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The $99.98 is for the Early Bird pricing, it ended on Nov. 11th. The $115 is what it costs for the subscription now.

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I've been emailing customer service for a month with questions about the 2021 Dave's picks subscription and supposedly free shipping. All I receive back is a generic response

"Thank you for contacting Dead.net customer service.

We are currently experiencing a surge of emails and cannot provide you with an individualized response at this time.

However, we have assembled some Frequently Asked Questions below, along with a link to our contact form (should you require further assistance).

We hope that the answers below will help with any questions that you may have.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Dead.net Customer Service"

Has anyone received an actual answer to a customer service inquiry?

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send me a PM with all this and I'll see what the Doc says.

Wolf.. while you are logged in, from most forms in dead.net on the upper right hand corner of the screen in your user icon. To the right of that is a drop down arrow. When you click that arrow you get an option that says "message" This should bring you to a place where you can send personal messages. Then select "Write Message" and you should be up and running.

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where is this quote from?

identify it accurately, and you will win...

"nothing but nothing"

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Hi Carlo,

There's a nice article on the deadessays website that catalogues all the pre-1974 video material: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/08/pre-74-dead-films.html

TLDR version: there's more than you might think, but it's bits and pieces: a song here, another part of a song there, some of it synced to the video some not. Certainly no complete pre-'70 shows, with the possible exception of Woodstock, and I think we all know why that hasn't been put out.

Personally, I think the Woodstock video is worthwhile if only for the comedy: that part where some rando, tripping balls, grabs the mic during Lovelight and proceeds to lay upon the audience what in his mind is apparently a brilliant epic poem but which to earthbound ears sounds like rambling nonsense about a "third coast." Blows my mind that, to this day, nobody has ever figured out who the guy was. Eventually, Ken Babbs waves a joint in front of the guy's face and wanders off with Ken, and Pigpen resumes command. But what a weird moment. Hilarious, if you're in the right mind.

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Thanks for the cool site of vids of pre-70s shows. The viola lee 6/18/67 from Monterey pop is great. I ordered the criterion complete Monterey pop fest last week and it should arrive soon. I'm glad they decided to include the viola on this edition. Thanks again, crow. P.S.- thanks proudfoot for the 68' columbia U search. I was 1 month old on this date.

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Hey, was reading your post about early video.

When you get that Criterion Collection will you confirm if the GD Viola Lee is on there?

I'd appreciate it, I've got Jimi, Otis & Monterey Expanded. But curious what's new about this collection.

What's been released is Great, the audio commentary and interviews, are fascinating.

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Got it. Thank you.

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CD marked 7/1/66
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some old old old Jerry n pals with Jerry on banjo

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Well, it looks like that new Jerry print "Stella Blue" sold out in about three minutes flat! I haven't seen a frenzy like this since the Europe '72 big box. Anybody out there lucky enough to snag one?

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I will let you know for sure about that criterion Monterey pop viola lee as soon as it arrives.

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PROUDFOOT

There was an email yesterday from the Jerry Garcia site offering a limited edition print. Presumably it sold out quickly.

Can I say that to paraphrase a great song I’ve got Georgia on my mind. Thanks to everyone who voted.

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Thanks Man, I appreciate it!

I know what has been released is a great collection and Monterey Pop has always been a fascination of mine.

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One of my fav's... I was so happy when they started playing it again and I finally got to see it live.

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Just so we agree this is a completely apolitical forum where we never mention or discuss polly ticks.

Just say: "Georgia" or, alternately, "Ray Charles."

Hallelujah!

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They used to say that if a woman wanted to become a Ray-lette, she had to let Ray.....

Hand of God or total creeps-ville?

Let's make that a rhetorical question!

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Posting from UK any idea what cost is for postage to here? Imagining customs will sting badly!

From memory late last year when I ordered the early bird subscription the charge for postage to the UK was c. $12.99. For the 2020 deliveries I was charged c. £4 VAT and £8 Royal Mail handling charge on two of the four deliveries. Of course, the UK rules have changed since 1st January so dead.net are supposed to charge the VAT up front and then hand it over to the UK tax authorities. I have no idea if they are doing this because I haven’t ordered anything this year yet. If the VAT is charged up front then there should be no Royal Mail handling charges. If you want the 2021 discs then I suggest you start the order process and see what extra charges are added. You can always choose not to complete the order if it looks to be too expensive. If you do this please let us know what happens since I’d be interested to know before my next box set order, not that it will stop me ordering. The current anarchy in the US might interfere with the ordering procedure if the country goes up in flames :))

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bizarre

low point

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double post

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Antidote for today: DaP 13..."whatever is happening in the world wars, kidnapping...this is a peaceful Sunday with the Grateful Dead"
Followed by American Beauty

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On the Mall at the Clinton Inauguration concert in January ‘93. “America the Beautiful.” It was sublime.

But As Lou Reed sang: “Those were different times.”

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American Beauty is in my opinion their most spiritual album, it has a soothing, calming quality, that even my non-Deadhead wife understands.
Switching tv off and listening to the first bars of Box of Rain was the best remedy for today's depressing events.

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Every year people come on and ask why the subscription button doesn’t work. This is because they have missed the deadline. If you want to subscribe for the 2021 DaP series then you have until 11:59PM PST Friday 8th January. If you want the subscription then don’t delay. You have the option to try to buy only those discs that interest you and given the higher number being produced these days you should have at least a couple of days to place the order, but there are no guarantees.
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...10/12/68 & 10/20/68. So greasy I had to wash my hands. Twice!!

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This is from the 2017 50th anniversary criterion complete Monterey pop fest version with a huge improvement in sound and visual clarity from the last one you have. https://youtu.be/9IFifxmhX0k. P.S.-this clip is cut by four minutes for some reason but the one on the 50th is 15 minutes long. The same video but longer.

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