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....its about time.
jrf68. Good to hear from you dude. And if Dave's 38 is 6.10.73, I will eat my acid.
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How many Daves are releases of outdoor shows, and how many are indoor?

Perhaps Greek shows will released as 40th anniversary series.

Yes, I would love to see 6-9/10-73 released, as Dave's Picks or a box set it doesn't matter. The 6-10-73 show was one of my first tapes in early Spring 1985, after having my first tape traders ad in the fifth issue of The Golden Road fanzine. I listened to that show several times and it was actually the first time I heard a longer Playin' Inte The Band apart from that on Skull n Roses. I loved it and it totally blew my mind. I go back from time to time and re-listen to it. It still blows my mind a bit.

Other than that I don't have any special desires for releases that I can think of, except the usual about Fall 1966 to Fall 1968 bits and pieces thing. Well maybe some hot shows from Summer to Winter 1970 but I guess there aren't that many of those in the Vault or anyone could have been included with the 50th anniversary Workingman's Dead album.

As for those of you who requests more shows from 1980's and 90's, it feels like Dave has gotten a taste for those after this Summer's Shakedown Streams. I may be wrong but that's what I feel "in the air". Myself I'm not a big fan of about 1986-95 but I do appreciate really good inspired shows to a certain degree from that era.

Micke Östlund,
Växjö, Sweden

The subscription early bird price plus the International shipping charge that was necessarily added to my order came out to a sum that is 5 cents more than the regular subscription price. Just my 5 cents worth, I guess.

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

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

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!

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

... 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.

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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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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!

Fkthahtgueye

There was a little chatter about this on the Hoffman forum. Mike S said, "That reviewer is objectively wrong. Go listen to the show on relisten.net."

So there's that.

Or you can trust the carefully chosen words from dead.net's own jungle trained Shaman, Proudfoot. "Fkthahtgueye." Not sure what means, clearly wise words spoken in an ancient Amazonian tribal language.

But for tonight's Sunday Night Football matchup between Seattle and Phoenix, I'm listening to 10/17/83 at Lake Placid NY. This is a great show!

Sweet Sugaree opener... nice Little Red Rooster... Hell, Deal, Touch are all solid... To Lay Me Down always gets to me, and this is no exception. 2nd set is solid if not spectacular, and they end with Revolution. Worth checking out IMO.

That is all... Stay safe everybody.

EDIT: That Deal to end the first set is SMOKIN'.

....music in the auditory element.
This is the way.

F--- that guy

Wish I would have known that was available.

I did receive my DaP 36 shipping notice.

This would make a nice box set 10/24,25,26, 1969 and you could throw in 10/31/69 San Jose State.

....wish i saw that too. Would of bought that in a hartbeat. Oh well.

Looking forward to some good music discussion, im just going to jump in out of left field! I have a pretty deep physical collection and have subscribed for years now and blah blah... but i have to say the new dicks 26 on vinyl from RGM sounds incredible! Also , i scored the last copy of 5/9/77 vinyl box at one of my local Record storeS( wax trax in Denver);i got there about 9am with about 15 people out front , and i see 1...2...3....4...5.... people walk out with a copy and I finally get in and theres one copy left on the wall, score! But I unfortunately missed the Miles Davis double image record store day release, but 5/9/77 was my main focus, so i was thrilled anyway! And let me say it sounds amazing !

Likewise on the Print!

I would've impulsed bought that fo sure.

CaseyJanes and FLIP4333-I haven't bought this yet, but I am hovering. Very tempted by reports of the sound quality and it is my favourite show of 1977. The Mile s Davis outtakes from Bitches Brew look worth a punt, too. I would also like the vinyl Dicks Picks 26 - but not at that price!

I didn't buy a record for this RSD. For the last two I lashed out on Gong Live at Sheffield 1974, which is sky high, and Hawkwind Live at the BBC 1972 which is also good-although it would be better if you could hear the guitar.

Jay, it looks like you joined this chat group four years ago today . . .

I looked at the then-available DaP print long and hard, knowing it would be gone in hours, but just couldn't pull the trigger.

Right on thanx man🤙 Digging the name deadheadbrewer, i could talk (and drink) IPA's all day long right now!

… that you have to get up too damn early in the morning to get the good stuff. Unless you’re rich.

What with the pandemic and all the business closures and whatnot, a lot of the places where I used to buy vinyl are no longer with us. The one place I can still go now draws people from all over the region, and every RSD there’s a line of guys waiting outside for 3-4 hours before they open at 10 am. As much as I would have liked to score a copy of the Buffalo ’77 show on vinyl, I’m not going to camp out on a sidewalk for the privilege of paying $140 (or whatever the list price was) for it. Especially not when I have the show on CD. Still, it would’ve been nice to have …

It’s a shame that so many copies of these limited edition sets seem to go to people who are just going to “flip” them for a profit. Looking at eBay this morning, there are about four dozen copies available, the cheapest of which are about $185 with shipping, with some listed at $250-300. I’ve got a hunch that a lot of those people who camp outside stores for RSD releases are just doing it to make money on eBay.

What is the limited print whatever several of you are referring to ?

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Captcha: "watch the parkin' meters"

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Crow told me, I totally agree with you! And just a clarification im not a big fan of " flippers" , my handle flip is for Phillip, your "flip" didnt go unnoticed, jeez man relax, lol.

Proudfoot, not only did I heed your advice to check out the pre-Drumz second set of 10/08/84 without looking at the setlist, but I checked out the entire show! You were correct, sir--that pre-Drumz stretch is killer. The entire second set sounded very good to me, and the Deal to close out set one was fantastic!

So then I went and listened to the rest of 4/19/84, and then all of 04/21/84. This entire Philly run was pretty darn Grate, to my ears.

I've often wondered if folks would really treasure late 1983 and much of 1984 if Betty had been around with her magic reel-to-reel recorder? Once my brain adjusts to the sound quality (and a few extra flubs), some of 1983 and 1984 really floats my boat. I think that if we had great analog tapes from the 80s, many Heads would be whistling a different tune about that era.

Be kind. Rewind.

p.s. Here's a somewhat-newer upload for 04/21/84 that sounds (to my ear) a good deal better than some other versions I tried:
https://archive.org/details/gd1984-04-21.137273.5-1.tobin.flac1648/gd19…

You can get them on Amazon, for the same price they are in shops on the day in question from what I can make out. No need to camp out.

I've been away from this site for awhile, until just the other day....getting pumped for that GS 1971 release. As we all know: Garcia made magic even better than the imagination. He helped us connect--connect the human spirit, over and over, again and again, through tabs and pages (of wisdom, rekindling reincarnated memories and passions), where we communicated and saw each other's thoughts written across the faces of crowded shorelines, into the sphere where the audience unites.... Today, decades after his transition, we continue to relive the endless dream. THANK YOU, JERRY "...but they should never have taken the very best..." (J. Baez)

Just received shipping for that too. Dap 36 will probably arrive first.

Not really a big vinyl consumer, though have picked up a couple here and there. Regarding RSD I hold out hope that some of those come out on CD. The Miles Davis set in particular would be really nice.

Kind of surprised the 7 inch Singles subscription sold out. Havent ordered any of those but this last year was tempting. More bummed to miss out on the poster.

I have a pre-order out for the 50th Anniversary of the Bath Festival in England Box set. Looks as epic as Woodstock. Curious if any veyetan Euro DeadHeads from here were in attendance? That line-up is epic.

I'm wondering if there is just something wrong with the page/item; it doesn't mention "Sold Out". I have subscribed every year, even though I don't have a turntable. The numbers on the singles I've received are always so low that I assumed that not that many subscriptions were sold. And some of the singles were on sale for months. I would be bummed if I missed out on the final year because I waited eleven days to sign up.

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Glad you got shown the light, dh brewer

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More GD84, please

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Horribly marketed.

I tried to get them.. got the first year or two.. then did not get the Ripple year for some reason, probably my fault, but I got two of the year before so thought the subscription covered my bases for all of them. My bad.

Then I realized I never gave a flying poop about the studio singles. You get discs you will likely never, ever listen to with some cool artwork and that's that. If they made it hard enough that I missed out to get essentially studio recordings released decades ago that I will honestly never.. ever.. play. Then screw them. I have no interest anymore.

Rant over.. at this point I don't see the big deal. My opinion, not to be confused with fact.

I was there and you are correct in your assertion that it was epic. Certainly there were more bands at Bath 1970 that I wanted to see than there were at Woodstock. People always rave about the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 but I reckon the line-up at Bath was better. I have seen the lowdown on the 3CD box set that you refer to and it looks pretty good. There were just so many wonderful moments - too many too list here - but, being in England the weather took a turn for the worse towards the end which was a shame. Naturally, we all got to participate in a Fish Cheer, courtesy of Country Joe McDonald. I got a second go at the Fish Cheer two years later at Bickershaw whilst waiting to see the Dead. Ah, nostalgia.

The bible of British Festivals can be found here: http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/

More specifically, the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970 can be found here: http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/bA1.html

For more on the upcoming box set, go here: https://www.musicglue.com/bath-festival-50th-anniversary-box-set/

Simonrob-interesting websites on British Festivals. As I have said before, I missed out on the golden years. I went to a couple of the Deeply Vale Free Festivals in the North of England in 1976 and 1977 and Glastonbury in 1978-which was the smallest one held there. It was quite miserable, not helped by the fact that I got busted while wandering about. It looks very impoverished on the photos-a gaggle of long hairs huddled together in a field.
Of the bigger ones, I saw Pink Floyd and The Stones at Knebworth in 1975 and 1976 and Reading 1977. I always liked the idea of festivals more than the reality.
Phun City 1970 looks like a blast-and seems to have been filmed, although apparently only the MC5's set has surfaced as a recording. Not that I have ever come across it.
That book mentioned on one of the sites by Andy Roberts-"Albion Dreaming" is a good book on the culture of that time.

I had no problem adding these to my cart so I’m assuming just a tech glitch earlier. My disappointment is that they are ending the series. To your point Jim, I have collected them all and none of them are opened. I’ve secretly told myself that the only way I’ll ever open them will be if one day I get myself one of those old juke boxes that plays 7 inch records and have it all decked out and refurbished in full Grateful Dead regalia. But now, I guess my dreams are a dyin’. And again to Jim’s point about the listenability of these, they are mostly just a novelty. And the lack of heavy sales for these, especially as they mention there is still ala carte inventory on the shelf, probably spelled the end for the series.

Just be aware these will probably be audience recordings
I bought the 'Freddy Bannisters Festivals 69-79' boxset a few years ago which includes cds of all the 1974 Knebworth sets. These are all audience recordings of pretty variable quality.
Reading the blurb of the 1970 Bath box it says they are 'restored'
Perhaps if anyone knows more they could comment

A quick perusal of the website I linked earlier reveals that all recordings that are known to exist are indeed audience recordings. I have not heard any of the recordings myself but I can imagine that they are less than perfect given the technology of the day and the prevailing conditions. They may have been restored, but there are limits to what is possible (think Grateful Dead 1980's shows recorded on cassette tapes). Simply put, a turd remains a turd and cannot be polished. 💩

Looked at that lineup ... and the audience shots of rain and mud. Bath had it all: tons of great bands, big scale, tons of mud and ... no doubt some misery amidst the joy.

Spells out the difference between a 15-16 year old wild kid who wanted to be "there" and my sense as a 60-something that I'd never engage in that sort of activity again. Not that there's the opportunity. Though it occurs to me that, "post-virus-world," whatever that will be, I might make a 20-band festival just to be out and about once again. On the other hand, naaahhhh!

But '68-'70, festivals really happened. My own experience was limited to a two-day Watkins Glen deep dive and that was enough. Still: the Bath Festival! Great stuff.

Two questions: We still on for November? How much productivity will be lost as a result?

36 years ago today I was at the Berkeley Community Theatre for the start of a great run with the Dead. This was the best run the Dead did at the BCT in the eighties. This is where taping was first officially sacnctioned. Rick Griffin was selling a fantastic poster outside. Big fun.

singles? from the studio? not my thing, either. I'm sure some get wood over them, but...meh...

At this point, only live shows are worth my time and money.

I bought WD and AB 50th for the accompanying shows, not the albums themselves.

anyway...10/14/84 plays

Not that Jim or Proudfoot is interested! :)

Casey, the reason the series is ending is that the GD released only 21 singles in their career, so after the 2021 batch, all will have been re-released.

I did not get them originally, but started collecting them because the art on them very much appeals to me. They are unopened, but look great in the GD Room on the GD Wall Unit. Someday my children can fetch a decent price for the singles on Discogs.

p.s. I've gone down the '84 rabbit hole, and am now enjoying 6/30/84!

Wanted this one bad. How in the hell do I get Dead.net emails in a timely manner?! I've subscribed since the first year and still get notified far after the fact when new items go up on site. Emails are not sent to spam folder just seem to arrive hours after the original announcement. How can emails not go out simultaneously to an entire mailing list? Lame.

... because that kind of defeats the whole purpose of Record Store Day. Which was to provide special, limited edition products to small independent RECORD STORES as part of a way of getting people to visit and spend money in local RECORD STORES. If those special releases just wind up going to Jeff Bezos, then RSD has only brought us another step closer to the day when Amazon has wiped out all your local independent retail (while paying no taxes, I might add).

But one way or another, a fair number of GD RSD special releases do find their way onto Amazon. Often that's because some "flipper" bought it and posted it for sale at an enormously inflated price. Checking Amazon just now, I can see that if you want the July 2020 Winterland double lp, you can buy it on Amazon from "Bo Value" for a mere $645. You can buy the Warfield double lp, which I think was $29 from Dead.net, priced from $93-152, from various Amazon sellers. There are also a few supposed "RSD exclusive" releases available directly from Amazon Prime (which is weird because it's not exactly an "RSD exclusive" if it's being sold directly by Amazon) and you can buy them if you want to pay $194 for the PNE double lp or $247 for the Fillmore '69 thing. The Buffalo 77 set that I complained about missing out on is not on Amazon AFAIK.

Ah well. I suppose that flippers, kind of like ticket scalpers and dope dealers, are an inevitable part of the capitalist ecosystem, so I shouldn't let it piss me off.

It was not as bad as the pictures may suggest. As I recall the only seriously bad weather occurred on the last evening. Jefferson Airplane cut short their set because they were getting electric shocks because the rain soaked their mikes and guitars. Subsequently The Byrds played an acoustic set and The Moody Blues didn't play at all. Apart from that I don't recall any great degree of discomfort. Certainly Bickershaw had worse weather.