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    "We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

    We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

    DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

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

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    Berkeley Box would probably be 8/72
    If indeed it's a Berkeley Box. I would love 7/82 or 6/85, both peak runs in their respective years, and 7/84 has that (tepid) Dark Star. But 8/21 and 22/72 are iconic second sets in my tape-collecting history. What a great box 8/21, 22, 24/72 would be! as for Pigpen, he's spoken of as in the band but sick and at home. Missing reels amongst the returned Betty's perhaps? 72, 82, and 85 setlists below: 8/21/72 One The Promised Land [2:53]; He's Gone [8:06] ; Black Throated Wind [6:21]; Friend Of The Devil [3:31] ; Jack Straw [4:43] ; China Cat Sunflower [5:51] > I Know You Rider [4:49]; Me And My Uncle [3:03]; Sugaree [6:40] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:03]; Stella Blue [7:06] ; Playing In The Band [12:54] ; Brown Eyed Women [4:37] ; Mexicali Blues [3:25]; Casey Jones [#4:53] Two Greatest Story Ever Told [5:08] ; Ramble On Rose [5:55] ; Dark Star [26:51] > El Paso [4:32] > Space [3:35] > Deal [4:34] ; Sugar Magnolia [7:23] ; Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [7:25] ; Uncle John's Band [5:55] ; One More Saturday Night [4:34] 8/22/72 One Bertha [#5:11] ; Greatest Story Ever Told [4:51] ; Loser [6:40] ; Black Throated Wind [%6:27] ; Bird Song [9:57] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:03] ; Tennessee Jed [06:37] ; Me And My Uncle [3:13] ; Friend Of The Devil [3:35] ; Playin' In The Band [15:%41] ; He's Gone [8:30] ; Promised Land [2:47] Two Brown Eyed Women [5:02] ; Mexicali Blues [3:34] ; Truckin' [9:56] > Drums [2:24] > The Other One [29:56] > Stella Blue [8#;50] ; El Paso [4:42] ;Ramble On Rose [6:16] ; Not Fade Away [6:01] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [5:51] > Hey Bo Diddley [4:09] > Not Fade Away [0:57# 8/24/72 One The Promised Land [2:58] ; Sugaree [6:43] ; Jack Straw [5:51] ; China Cat Sunflower [7:09] > I Know You Rider [4:49] ; Me And My Uncle [3:02] ; Bird Song [9:12] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:05] ; Tennessee Jed [7:31] ; Playing In The Band [15:04] ; Casey Jones [5:47] Two Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [6:50] ; Mexicali Blues [3:21] ; Brown Eyed Women [4:43] ; Truckin' [9:01] ; Dark Star [27:14] > Morning Dew [13:00] ; Sugar Magnolia [7:52]; Ramble On Rose [6:19] ; Greatest Story Ever Told [5:17] ; Sing Me Back Home [9:55] ; One More Saturday Night [4:30] Encore Uncle John's Band [7:11] 5/21/82 One Bertha [6:35] > Greatest Story Ever Told [3:50] ; Friend Of The Devil [8:44] ; Me And My Uncle [2:55] > Big River [5:09] ; Bird Song [10:45] > C C Rider [7:27] ; Althea [7:47] ; Looks Like Rain [7:35] ; Might As Well [4:01] Two Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Playing In The Band > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia Encore Don't Ease Me In 5/22/82 One Jack Straw [5:01] > Sugaree [11:02] ; Cassidy [5:39] ; Tennessee Jed [8:01] > New Minglewood Blues [7:22] ; Cumberland Blues [5:33] ; Lazy Lightnin' [3:27] > Supplication [6:25] ; Deal [6:34] Two China Cat Sunflower [6:51] > I Know You Rider [5:28] > Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [6:21] ; Never Trust A Woman [5:51] ; Lost Sailor [6:25] > Saint Of Circumstance [6:40] > He's Gone [10:#33] > Drums > Space [9:19] > Not Fade Away [10:05] > Wharf Rat [8:28] > Around And Around [3:48] > Good Lovin' [8:31] Encore U.S. Blues 5/23/82 One Shakedown Street [13:00] > The Promised Land [4:03] ; They Love Each Other [7:52] ; Mama Tried [#2:10] > Mexicali Blues [4:22] ; Loser [6:48] > Little Red Rooster [7:34] ; Ramble On Rose [6:54] ; Let It Grow [11:11] Two Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain ; Samson And Delilah [7:00] ; Ship Of Fools [7:35] ; Estimated Prophet [11:38] > Eyes Of The World [6:55] > Jam (1) [1:49] > Drums [9:59] > Space [6:23] > The Other One [12:31] > Stella Blue [7:33] > I Need A Miracle [4:31] > Casey Jones [5:19] Encore (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [6:20] > Brokedown Palace [5:22] 6/14/85 One Dancing In The Street ; West L.A. Fadeaway ; C C Rider ; Peggy-O ; Hell In A Bucket ; Keep On Growing ; Stagger Lee ; Let It Grow > Deal Two Morning Dew > Playing In The Band > China Doll > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Smokestack Lightnin' > Comes A Time > Sugar Magnolia Encore Keep Your Day Job 6/15/85 One Touch Of Grey ; New Minglewood Blues ; Friend Of The Devil ; Cassidy ; Dupree's Diamond Blues ; Me And My Uncle > Big River > Might As Well Two China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance ; Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Gimme Some Lovin' > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away Encore She Belongs To Me ; U.S. Blues 6/16/85 One In The Midnight Hour > Bertha ; Walkin' Blues ; Tennessee Jed ; My Brother Esau ; Big Railroad Blues ; Looks Like Rain ; Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo ; The Promised Land Two Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Samson And Delilah ; Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Cryptical > Drums > Space > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > I Need A Miracle > Wharf Rat > Turn On Your Lovelight Encore Brokedown Palace
  • Vguy72
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    Berkeley starts with a B....
    ....The Greek is in Berkeley. edit. I posted this in between the 1st and 2nd overtime periods in the Knights/kings game. ONWARD!....
  • bolo24
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    Friday the 13th
    B wear.
  • icecrmcnkd
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    The name of a band. https://youtu.be/rCxDAHkQDNM Just so happens that the singer Jeff was also in Furthur.
  • jrf68@hotmail.com
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    hmmmm...
    Looks like a photo-shop of a refrigerator magnet you can get on E-Bay. Suspicious...
  • Gollum
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    box set vibe
    I've been getting a vibe the next box will be 7/27 - 8/1/73. Just a vibe.Imagine that 8/1/73 Star in full glory!
  • shirdeep
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    summer 73
    new shirt to coinside with tha nu box
  • bob t
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    Every time I see a box guess this quote comes to mind
    "My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with this girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night." I give up ..... have a great weekend everyone, good luck on Monday getting a copy of Dave's Picks if you don't have one from the subscription!!! bob t
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    Did someone say Greeks?? What a way to start the weekend! Is anyone fond of the 88 Greeks? The reason I mention it is.. I always thought those recordings were very good for the era. Had the tapes on cassette almost immediately after the show and listened to the hell out of them. Have a great weekend all.. kiss your wife/husband, dance a jig, enjoy Spring, live large.
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    What BOX SET> 1981-1988 GREEK BOX SET!!
    Hey, my hopeful assumption guess is as good a GUESS as the constant chatter for 1973 box set...don't worry I'm sure the box set will be from the 1970s(not including 1979).
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"We left with our minds sufficiently blown and still peaking..."

We're headed back to that peak with the newly returned tapes from Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, 11/6/77. The Grateful Dead's last touring show of 1977 finds them going for broke, taking chances on fan favorites like "Jack Straw," "Friend Of The Devil," and "The Music Never Stopped," carving out righteous grooves on a one-of-kind "Scarlet>Fire" and a tremendous "Truckin'." An ultra high energy show, with a first set that rivals the second? Not unheard of, but definitely rare. Hear for yourself...

DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 25 features liner notes by Rob Bleetstein, photos by Bob Minkin, and original art by our 2018 Dave's Picks Artist-In-Residence Tim McDonagh. As always, it has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies*.

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

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January 13, 1967 was a Friday. There are 2 shows listed on 1/13/67 on Dead.net, The Berkeley Community Theatre and Fillmore West, odd because I've never come across this mention of a double bay area performance on a single day. And with all the Doors talk lately, the co-headlining band listed for the Fillmore West Show...drum roll...The Doors. Creepy...Bolo says "B wear"...the Bears? Bear recorded shows?
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Thanks for the heads up on Roy Buchanan's Town Hall album, I ordered one right up. The amazon description made it sound VERY desirable. Thanks
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Cosmic Charlie’s are playing in The Fiddlers Elbow in Camden. Anyone else going?
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Shirdeep - Thanks for posting - never heard of him. Some major Western Swing and jazz influence there. Berkleley '72 would be amazing, but '73 is under-released and overstocked in terms of potential releases. Still guessing '76 or '73 on the next box. And the good doctor turned me on to 4/14/71 last year and it did not disappoint! Highly recommended!
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I know there are some UK heads that post here.. Perhaps daverock and a few others. Many thanks to those that toss out other musical nuggets while we are waiting on the next announcement. B Wear, Berkeley, etc.. B Ware, Boreal Ridge also starts with B.. lets hope that's not it.. I have a different take.. on this clue.. B Ware clearly relates to the Summer '73, Universal Ampitheatre, Universal City CA. 06/29/73- Universal AmphiTheater - Universal City, CA 06/30/73- Universal AmphiTheater - Universal City, CA 07/01/73- Universal AmphiTheater - Universal City, CA B Wear, Beware.. is clearly a reference to Wizardry and the Dark Arts.. a concept started in 1965 when they called themselves the Warlocks. The Universal Amphitheater closed on September 6, 2013 to be demolished for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. B Wear, Wizardry and the Dark Arts.. Bolo's easiest clue yet. I'm stunned dozens of you didn't get this obvious clue. Summer of '73 here we come. If memory serves.. mhammond was at this on that ended with a harrowing drive home, which gives the B Ware clue somewhat of a double meaning. Or perhaps I just picked a couple shows from the Summer of 73 and worked backwards to match the clue..
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5/21/74 Playin'4/7/85 3/10/81 is one of the all time greats 5/22/82 good times...good times and with all this recent fluffing of the Doors, Who, PF what about Jefferson Airplane (Jefferson Gainesville?) SP: classic ABB: out there CoC: wowzer (80% classic) BiPLH nice House at Pooneil Corners: heavy psychedelic nightmare
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My harrowing drive home was from Santa Barbara 5/20/73. I did catch the Universal Studios 3 night run though and I think that would make a great box set. Certainly fills that big gap in 73 and would work perfectly in the 3 night run box set formula ala Winterland 73 and Winterland 77.
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Already have Winterland ‘73 Box.Thus, we are in need of a Winterland October ‘74 Box, complete with CDs and video.
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It's Pigpen. You're wasting your time discussing anything else.
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winterland....'71 or winterland 77 or Winterland 72 there were plenty of 3 show runs to keep with the 3 shows at winterland box set theme
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The Universal Amp run probably isn't top pick for most but I'd be quite happy with them as a box set. Most familiar with the 7/1 show and it's great. Great versions of Half Step, Sugaree come to mind and the Big River and Around/Around are as rockin' as they come.
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....my new favorite E72 show. The first set is pretty much flawless. Thank you This Day In History for the daily reminders....
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I live a few 100 miles away from London, and pop down there several times a year to see bands. But I notice The Charlies gig is tonight, which is a bit short notice. The next gig I will be going to is Jeff Beck in Chelsea some time in June. And then King Crimson and Hawkwind at The London Palladium in November. Which is quite prospect, if you know anything about The London Palladium and Hawkwind.
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....I am not familiar with it, but a quick Google image search makes me wish that I was.edit. Stumbled across a wasp nest under construction beneath the eve of my house. Smacked the shit out of it with a broom then ran for cover. Luckily it was only a few inches across, otherwise, mayhem would've ensued in later days.
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Fourteen
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I finally dove into Hawkwind last year. All the ballyhoo around the Your Captain Is Dead… Box Set tipped me into buying the Parallel Universe compilation. That was tasty enough to persuade me to pick up the Your Captain box when it hit a low price. I picked up a version of Warrior On The Edge Of Time with bonus tracks, but not the fancy 3 disc edition. I don't listen to them much (I don't listen to ANYTHING much anymore…), but when I do they always achieve Lift Off pretty pleasingly. The Space Ritual live album is phenomenal! I think I am done. Recommendations on how to proceed? (I read that the evershifting line-up goes rather Techno in the 90s. I generally dislike Techno, but I do enjoy the Floyd-iferous early days of The Orb.)
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....dammit bolo. I get the impression you love teasing the rest of us. And we eat it up, cause we're hungry.
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If Bolo is offering a real clue, it's gotta be 14 discs, not shows, otherwise that's a 50+ CD box north of $500. A "14er" would be more in the $150 range. With DaP 26 out of the way, in terms of announcements, I'm ready to hear what the next vault trick is. Let it be 1971-1973, please.
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If Bolo is offering a real clue, it's gotta be 14 discs, not shows, otherwise that's a 50+ CD box north of $500. A "14er" would be more in the $150 range. With DaP 26 out of the way, in terms of announcements, I'm ready to hear what the next vault trick is. Let it be 1971-1973, please.
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Does Anyone maybe have a SBD of Set II of 3/28/85 to share possibly? I only have set one. at least that High Time is on set one.
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Crazy Bolo.Still stuck on Se7en, and multiples of such. Bacon comes in 12’s, provided you’re buying a package and not ala carte, or unless you are Vguy at a Vegas breakfast buffet, in which case the bacon is all you can eat. 14, not 12, hence no Pig. Be On the Look Out Bolo...... B Wear.... Beware.... Be Aware.....
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the 7th and now the 14th have left me in ruins. What a salubrious place to be.Paz. Climb the halls and pace the walls. lol
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14 discs could be two 3-disc shows and two 4-disc shows, which would correlate with May/June 73.
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....but I'm down for 14 shows or unlimited bacon. Please. And thank you. 4.14.72 ain't pulling any punches....raise on up and ease on over ~ Pigpen. Good Lovin'. I hear whatcha sayin'. A top rant if I ever heard one. Being chased by his girls dad with a shotgun. Caution ahead. Perfect....
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....filling in the gaps.
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said that if Ferris dies he's giving his eyes to Stevie Wonder.. If i keep throwing out Ferris Bueller quotes it stops me from trying to figure out Bolo's posts.... 29 years ago today was the day off between the 3 Chicago shows and the two Milwaukee shows in April of 1989, Mecca shows were better than the Rosemont Horizon shows..
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Had to look that one up. Of course, these days I don’t have to set down my beer and go find a dictionary, I can just google it. Yes, the complete listen today of 4-14-72 was exactly how Deadicated and Vguy described it. Definitely quite greasy, as if 7 slices of bacon had been stuck in the CD sleeves. Now 5-5-77 Set2 as I prepare to do some grilling. Edit: I did actually have to set down my beer to look up salubrious because it takes 2 thumbs to type these days (don’t know why I took typing in high school, they never told me that in the future you would only need your thumbs to type).
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what do you grill, good sir?
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I'm feeling rather Salubrious myself tonight. Now that everyone has figured out the clues.. 14. How obvious. The next box set will contain 14 shows from each year. Seven come eleven boys..
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....I had to look it up too. A nice adjective....
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....I could think of less salubrious things to do. Tivoli is over. Now what the hell am I supposed to do?edit. Jimbo. It's Saturday night. Just one more....
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Oh shit.. you're right. After a while they all roll into one. Just got back from a massive day.. wonderful spring weather here in the East.. Now that I know it's Saturday.. time to sip into something more fitting. Worked... I am feeling even more Salubrious than I did 14 (or 7) minutes ago. Hitting season three of Better Call Saul.
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....would hit my salubrious sweet spot indeed. C'mon Lemieux. Throw that salubrious stone out there during your seaside chat. We know your listening....
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Super Mario?Or Super Davio? What do I grill? Just about everything. Sun, rain, snow, it’s always grilling weather. Tonight took the road of minimal effort, burgers and brats. I don’t really care what the next Box is. All I care about is that I am able to successfully order 1 copy, and that my 1 copy is successfully delivered to me undamaged, and that all of the CDs play with no defects. Too much to ask?
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Dave's been missing for 3 1/2 years. We haven't figured out who's running the vault yet.. but Dave disappeared about the time as his Dogfish Ale baseball cap quit appearing on the release videos. This new Dave is nothing more than an a J. Jonah Jameson wannabe with a penchant for 70's shows and snarly, bity sea mammals. I agree with request list though.. To VGuy's point, I'm pretty sure if the next box is 14 shows, I'd be putting more than a couple heads up on my couch as they struggle through their divorce proceedings.. It would be a shame to divvy up Box Sets this way.. the attorney's end up getting 1/3rd of the discs. Crap.. apparently I have already seen season three of Better Call Saul. I thought Netflix was tossing out something new.. Another reason we need a new box set announcement.. and quick.. Edit: I do like the new Dave, perhaps as much as the old Dave.
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These infused dark chocolate espresso beans pack one hell of a wallop. They're deceptively small and round yet potent. Doesn't take them long to sneak up on you either. Before you know it -- lift off. Slip inside this house...
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Hawkwind were incredible! They were often derided as a poor mans Pink Floyd-but throughout the 1970s, they were much better. They were definitely a lot better live. I first saw them in 1973, around the time Space Ritual was recorded, and it was one of the best gigs I have ever seen. It was mind blowing on every level-the light show, the legendary Stacia dancing/miming- the music. That is their best album in my opinion too. If you have the Captain box, you actually have their best albums already. They were definitely at their peak between 1970 and 1975. After then, they changed. Lemmy was unceremoniously sacked after having been busted during an American tour for possession of amphetamine. Then saxophonist and vocalist Nik Turner went soon after, and the band seemed to mutate into a more normal style rock band-with a proper lead vocalist-Robert Calvert. But they made good albums up to 1980-including; Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music 1976 Quark Strangeness and Charm 1977 PLXR5 1978 Levitation 1980-featuring no less than Ginger Baker on drums. The box set is the one to go for here-it has a live concert from December 1980 with Ginger on drums. Other good live albums are The Text of Festival 1970-1972, although the sound quality isn't the best, and the later Live Chronicles from 1985 which is based on Michael Moorcocks Elric novels, and features a lot of great spoken recitations from the books. You are probably sorry you asked, now! Actually, one of the reasons I got into The Dead was that I had read somewhere that Hawkwind were a British version of them. You can imagine my surprise on listening to Working Mans Dead, which I bought as a result. The comparison between the band is purely based on the fact that Hawkwind were an underground band, who, in their early days, specialised in getting spaced out and playing long spaced out jams. They had the reputation of being a "peoples band", often turning up at free festivals, or playing for reputably good causes.
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I just hope that the next box is announced soon and not while I am away for a week without internet access next month.
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May/June 73...now you're talkin' Plus, 6 10 73 includes a set with the ALLMANS.....there might be legal issues, obviously, with ABB giving the DEAD Family rights to release the closing set But, if we dig back a few years further into the archives, that takes us to 2 11 70 FE...with DUANE on board for DARK STAR...Spanish Jam..LOVELIGHT. Need I say more!?! February 11 1970. Wow. Maybe a 1970 14-disc box set'll send us all into etherworldly delight... DREAM BIG Fellow HEADS. It's all possible. Just say it: "Everything is always working out for me." ....thought I heard a young man moan this morning....
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Nowhere except to the people that live there. The 2nd year I ordered Dave's from a sat phone hookup on the Thai-Burma border. Just stay out of Red China the gov't isn't a fan of Jerry
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