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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.

    Get one before they are gone, gone, gone.

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    Did someone mention Box Set Announcement? Summer 1973 Complete? Where did you get that, Relix? oh... just a 40' tall Hockey Jersey for some team that skates on ice on one of the hottest places on earth... We've all seen that before.
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    Not as bad ass as a new box set announcement....
    ....but bad ass nonethelesshttp://news3lv.com/news/local/statue-of-liberty-at-nyny-ready-for-vegas…
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    sun ra was rite
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    something of interest
    https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-jerry-garcia-perform-dee…
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    Terrapin Moon: lol.
    Bill Cosby...ugh..
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    Led-man, if you dig Roy Buchanan...
    Check out the bio, Roy Buchanan: American Axe. And there's an archival release coming out, Roy Buchanan at Town Hall, featuring two sets from NYC, Nov 1974. Hot stuff. As for NRPS, they sell a number of excellent shows from 1972-73. But no 12/31/78 -- way too late for my tastes. They were seriously hot in '72-'73 when I saw them the most. Great band!
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    Another Hammond tonewheel grand master, check out Bruce Katz, he and his band are touring this spring in the east. Bruce played with Les Brers, Butch Trucks, the Greg Allman Band and a huge host of others. He attended and later taught at Berklee, is from Baltimore. In a chance meeting with Bruce at the Rockland Maine Blues Festival a couple years ago, discussing the GOGD, we discovered we were both at the March 26, 1973 Dead show at the Baltimore Civic Center, the Wolfman Jack show.
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    I saw Malkin get a hat trick against the Thrashers years ago. Haven’t had Old Nation. Will look for it next time I’m in the mitten state.
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    Re: 4/15/70 & NRPS 12/31/1978
    Goodness.. I really like that show. Why they quit playing It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World.. I will never know. I listened to a good bit of 4/12/70 Fillmore West on TIGDH last night on the way back from a local river.. another Man's World.. but not nearly as good as 4/15. There are still some 1970 gems in the cannon. Free the 1970 Reels!! I am a little disparaged seeing all the negative press about my dear Uncle Sidney. I have, after all, one of his kidneys.. he immediately offered the second he found out I was having trouble. Each year he donates bone marrow to needy children on my block. I guess my own experiences created a bias and I could not see the monster he truly is. ..but as I don't follow professional sports, you guys clearly see a side I never see.. I should probably just return it and replace with one of those black market, Eastern European ones I keep seeing on EBay.. as I trust you guys implicitly. Calling my trusty Urologist at UPMC now.. Edit: Here are all the known shows with Man's World. 04/09/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 04/10/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 04/11/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 04/12/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 04/15/70- Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 05/02/70- Harpur College - Binghamton, NY 06/05/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 06/07/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 07/12/70- Fillmore East - New York City, NY 08/18/70- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 09/18/70- Fillmore East - New York City, NY I was curious of the evolution as 4/15 sounded much tighter than 4/12.. I can see 9/18 getting the Full Norman at some point, that could be our next release from 1970. There are also tapes for many of these Fillmore West shows from that year. Finally.. I don't have a copy of the NRPS 12/31/1978 but did find this following interesting which at least touches on the performance. http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2011/12/grateful-dead-new-years-eve-op…
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    You brought up 4-15-70. I had forgotten about that one. I think I gave it a cursory listen when I first bought it; but I don't remember much about it. Its gonna jump in my rotation along with my April 71 college tour. Mmmmmm . . . Hopslam. Have you tried Old Nation M43? Similar style, a BIG IPA that's hoppy AF but with a rich body to stand up to it. Unlike say, Dark Horse Crooked Tree, which I don't really like, all piney hops. Mrs. Deadguy insists that she waits around for me more than I wait for her. But that's only because while I'm waiting for her I pour myself a beer, and put on a record, and then of course I don't wanna leave until the beer, and the side, are both finished. I HATE stopping music in the middle of a track. That's like blowing the whistle on a breathtaking Yvgeni Malkin breakaway.
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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.

Get one before they are gone, gone, gone.

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Submitted by Dusty.rambler@… on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 21:32

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Thanks for this post space! Great insight to a critical time in Dead history. Grateful as always...
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Submitted by libertycaps97211 on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 13:10

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Feel very lucky and blessed to have seen the Boys @ Autzen Stadium 8/22/93 and again in '94. But like spacebro mentioned, the dip from '93 to '94 was tangible. Had the opportunity to see a '95 Portland show, but decided to pass. TBH, i wasn't nearly the rabid fan then i am now. So much amazing music happening in the mid-90's. I was much more into warehouse raves and disco biscuits at the time. Heh.
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Submitted by Mytime on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 16:24

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If you have not already heard, leave here at once, it's 4/23/77 ROLL AWAY THE DEW! I think it vanishes in a few hours!! FEATURES>JAM OF THE WEEK at least an hour of one of the top ten all time shows
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Submitted by MarcelloZappellini on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 11:42

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My Dave's Picks vol. 25 has finally arrived here (original order was MIA, thanks to Brazil's awful customs/mail services), and I'm totally amazed with the "Mississippi..." version here! Can someone recommend another version as fantastic as this one, please??
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 15:58

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That half-step is possibly the best one. Glad you finally got your DaP25. Hope 26 didn’t go missing.
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Submitted by mbarilla on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 11:27

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download series volume 1 - April 30 1977 with a few highlights from previous night, maybe available on itunes ? hopefully you can access these from Brasil. I remember traveling through the nordeste of Brasil and this was one I enjoyed a bunch. Especially Peggy-O" "Looks Like Rain" "Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo" all 3 in a row. "Brave the Storm to come" Others were "Friend Of The Devil" St. Stephen -> Not Fade Away > Stella Blue > St. Stephen !!!! "I've stayed in every blue-light cheap hotel" ~ One of the best https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead_Download_Series_Volume_1 its a great download. May 1977 has quite a few of the other top tier performances 5.7.77 5.12.77 5.17.77 9.3.77 11.5.77 , all of these dates have been released, the only one that maybe easy to find and purchase is 9.3.77 aka Dicks Picks 15 a couple from other years are 8.5.74 aka Dicks Picks 31 and 7.12.89 RFK Summer 1989 Box set. I was just commenting on Daves Picks 26 page about this one and the Half-Step you mention and then I saw your post. what part of brasil are you at ?
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 12:18

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Finally after much delay...15039 is on the player as I type. On 1st listen, Set 1 is great, I now 'ave a deeper appreciation for 1/2 Step - killer!
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 17:33

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Is that a replacement, or was it ‘lost in the mail’?If replacement, does it have a number?
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 18:17

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BCE got it off of Amazon from recently discovered overstock...
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Submitted by boki on Fri, 08/03/2018 - 08:45

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At first, thanks to all who have been visited my mirrors, mostly XL 'Cats under the stars' mirror listed in cat shop. The mirror is ready for shipping worldwide, you can find it here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/595957100/cats-under-the-stars-mirror-jerr… I'm working currently on another mirror dedicated to Jerry. It's 'The Wheel' mirror, with the lyrics applied on the back side of the mirror. Hasn't been listed yet, but for Jerrys's birthday I listed psychedelic Jerry's hand made as a wall mirror: https://www.etsy.com/listing/632494283/psychedelic-jerry-garcia-hand-de…
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 08/03/2018 - 17:29

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It was lost in the United States Postal Service system.Much frustration with the delay, now turned to joy. The only date I think I see on the label is in the lower section under the 2nd bar code and above the description, which reads: 01/2018. There is also the 3rd of 4 bar codes on the label in that box.
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Submitted by Kate_C. on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 19:15

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While it's not surprising that tix to the P&F Headcount Benefit Friday at the Apollo tumbled down several echelons of the firm's socioeconomic caste without claim, I still consider their availability a great fortune. Having never visited, attending any performance at that historically significant venue for the (my) first time would have been cause for a bucketlist deduction, but this was clearly special. Though tired, I returned home to discover that 2018's stellar - and costly - box set run would continue with the wish-list-topping (now that Szell is out) release of BOTT material for Dylan's 14th Bootleg installment. Because the amazon.uk page appears to address a Japanese import edition, I shouldn't imagine that the price quoted for this (purportedly) 6-disc release will be as exorbitant for the conventional Euro & US versions./K https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Blood-Tracks-Bob-Dylan/dp/B07GVXL5DQ/ref=… Shout out to the old Eleven - I miss you guys! :)
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Submitted by Kate_C. on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 17:26

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Rather wondering when someone was going to mention it; I thought it was just ephemera that bore some metaphysical correlation to page 5 of the accompanying text.
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Submitted by Kate_C. on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 17:02

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Technology fosters a certain audiologic pedantry that discounts the practical difficulties of archival transfers. Still, while a bit of the 2-track blues is understandable, Plangent alchemy has affected significant sonic upgrades to existing sources. Portland 74 is a well-known quantity to most, but the Truckin' Jam is a luminescent passage that defies contempt for even acute familiarity. While my favourite GDTRFBs tend to grind like roughly upshifted semi gears in transition from the preceding track, this strong rendition ascends from NFA with deliberate fluidity; also, Keith's bubbly, assertive, sometimes catalystic play makes many first-set standards remarkable. The daughter of the woman who cleans house for me**, age 10, was so entranced by the PNW outer & small wood boxes - suggesting it would make for good jewelry storage - that I gifted it immediately; heck, I was only going to shelve it for the next 50 years (according to actuarial tables), but it's become the center of focus for child - if only for a short bit - who exhibits more enthusiasm than I'll ever muster after unboxing. Still, it's easily the most aesthetically pleasing musical release from top-to-bottom that I've ever seen. Couple disks heading back, but that's been par for the course since the beginning, and I've never had a problem with speedy replacement. **This really isn't saying much in-and-of-itself: in Appalachia, if you've got something then it's implied that you will try to help others, and the most dignified way to do is offering work that you might otherwise undertake yourself. You'd be surprised the difference even a little makes here at altitude. :)
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Submitted by Kate_C. on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 13:28

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...she's what's yer life's been missing. Caution: the related video library is quite nearly addictive as the ETOH in Billy's 64 oz., genetically attached megathermos.
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Submitted by Kate_C. on Tue, 10/09/2018 - 19:16

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Phish tix in the po'box this p.m.; unlike Lockn where I at least feign roughing it in rolling 4 **** accommodations, I've decided my Outback and bricknmortar lodgings will do just fine on what should be an adventurous run from Hampton to Vegas between 10/19 and Halloween Night in Sin City. I'm only taking one show in Rosemont to facilitate a leisurely slog west, to include a one-night cabin rental in Grand Teton before spending another night in SLC (never visited either!). Near-universal wifi and a mobile workstation have revolutionized my quality of life more than quilted toilet paper, hot water heaters, and Trader Joe's Cookie Butter (though none are indispensable at this point). I've got trail running routes mapped along the way in addition to having identified a couple Y's where I can day pass into lap swimming. Happy.
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Submitted by Diggey on Sat, 11/17/2018 - 12:41

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If anyone is looking for this or any of this year's Dave's Picks, shoot me a PM. $25 plus shipping. The bonus disk is an additional $25.

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