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    Welcome to The Eleven(th) year of the Dave's Picks series! The momentum of the series keeps moving forward, and we can truly say there is no end in sight to the series. As we've said before, as long as you keep digging and supporting the series, we'll keep putting them out. Which is to say a huge thank you for keeping the series going! We do what we do because of you, and you keep inspiring us to do our best. And above all, you make it fun! As odd and challenging a year 2021 was, we were able to release five (!) incredible Grateful Dead shows in 2021 through the Dave's Picks series, starting with the magnificent Vol. 37 from 4/15/78, to Nassau on 9/8/73, the Spectrum on 4/26/83, and most recently 7/18/90 AND 7/19/90. Plus a healthy amount of bonus material where it would fit and where appropriate. Oh, and the subscribers' Bonus Disc from 9/7/73 that came with Vol. 38. As great as the four from 2021 were, we're already feeling 2022 will outdo it, and we've only selected Vol. 41 and Vol. 42 so far, as well as a lot of progress toward Vol. 43. But that's all for another time. For now, please know how much your enthusiasm means to us. We get as excited as you do every time a Dave's Picks is released. So thanks for coming along for the ride, and sharing the journey with us. We have a wonderful year of Grateful Dead archival releases ahead, and we can't wait to share it all with you.

    David Lemieux
    October 2021

    Is there anything better than the Dead automatically showing up at your door four times a year? We think not. We're holding steady with a numbered, limited-edition of 25,000 for each of the four Dave's Picks 2022 releases. But make no mistake, the best bet is to subscribe, sit back, and relax because you never know how fast each title will go when we put them up for sale, and there have been plenty of times where we're done in a day.

    If you're new here, in addition to the four releases in 2022, totaling 12 CDs, you’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which remains one of the most highly sought-after collectables we release, and free domestic shipping. Subscriber bonus discs are not released outside of this offer. Early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $115.92).

    DETAILS

    DAVE’S PICKS 2022 SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS

    - Four Limited Edition, Numbered Releases
    - Highly Collectible Bonus Disc
    - Free Domestic Shipping
    - Delivered Throughout The Year
    - Early Bird Pricing - $99.98
    - A savings of over $25.00 over purchasing a la carte

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    Oro

    Agreed! I already have a Dragonfly, a Schiit Fulla, and a Maverick Tube Magic D2 (but the last one is hooked up to the main stereo). Supposedly the Vanatoos have a decent DAC built in . . .

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    Oroborous
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    DHB computer audio

    Add a nice economical usb DAC, like audio quest dragonfly just to name one, there are many.
    Because like the cheap shitty speakers, the DAC chips in laptops also suck.
    For a nominal price it should give you noticeable improvement…

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    Daverock--computer speakers

    I think you might be in Europe, so I don't know that you have access to the same products, but after years of having headphones near the laptop, or running a long cord from the laptop to the main stereo, I broke down and purchased some computer speakers. After much research I pulled the trigger on some Vanatoo Transparent Zeros, and I've enjoyed them very much. They aren't so hot at filling a room with sound, but are fantastic when you're sitting right between them. They connect quickly via many different sources, and do a lovely job on the frequencies they try to reproduce. They're built like tanks.

    I listen to a LOT more music on the laptop now, and Dave's seaside voice sounds MUCH better on the Vanatoos. When you're Zooming, the voices are much more realistic and pleasant, or if you're streaming some soccer or an online yoga class, the announcers and teachers sound like they're in the room with you, and their voices have a natural depth that they don't have just coming from the laptop's built-in 50-cent (37 GBX) computer speakers. If I move the laptop for yoga, then I'll hook up just one speaker, and that works well.

    Or, if I go sit outside, I can easily bring the speakers along, and I've even taken them on a driving vacation so that we could have good-sounding tunes in the house we rented for cross-country skiing.

    Anyway, I was convinced I didn't need good computer speakers, but I was wrong. :)

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    12/31/82 Third Set

    That 3rd set with Etta James is fantastic. The mere mention of it and her wailing on Tell Your Mama comes into crystalline focus in the happy spots in my brain.

    I've listened to watched that set several times over the years, it never disappoints. I'm quite sure I posted the Lancelot Linque at dead.net more than once.

    the 81 and 82 New Years shows are memorable, worth a listen and imminently releasable. Tasty stuff.

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    Etta James. 12/30/82

    I stayed home on 12/31/82 and taped the show on the radio. I went to 12/30/82 and Etta James showed up and played with the Dead on that night.

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    12/31/82

    Will do. I don't tend to look on youtube for Dead music, as my laptop isnt connected to any speakers. Tinny, to say the least. A quick blast of the MC5 is alright - but I'm not so sure about an extended jam by The Dead.

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    simonrob
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    12/31/82

    It's on YouTube. Search for Grateful Dead Etta James

  • #148
    daverock
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    12/31/82

    I don't believe I've ever heard that one. Etta James is much more to my taste than Joan Baez, though.

  • #149
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    Seriously?

    LOL,
    Yeah, the whole Baez thing didn’t move me so much, certainly not like set 3 of 12/31/82 with Etta!

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    A serious Deadhead

    I thought of this page when I was flicking through The Deadheads Taping Compendium this morning to see what they thought of 12/31/81. It's a John Dwork marathon, and in it he refers to himself as a "serious Deadhead." Never can it be, brothers and sisters. You can be serious. You can be a Deadhead. You can't be both. Not for any sustained period of time anyway.

    The first set of 12/31/81 is a corker, incidentally. Weird harmonies by Joan Baez, of all people, on "It Must Have Been The Roses" and Matthew Kelly blowing the roof off the joint on "C.C. Rider".

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Welcome to The Eleven(th) year of the Dave's Picks series! The momentum of the series keeps moving forward, and we can truly say there is no end in sight to the series. As we've said before, as long as you keep digging and supporting the series, we'll keep putting them out. Which is to say a huge thank you for keeping the series going! We do what we do because of you, and you keep inspiring us to do our best. And above all, you make it fun! As odd and challenging a year 2021 was, we were able to release five (!) incredible Grateful Dead shows in 2021 through the Dave's Picks series, starting with the magnificent Vol. 37 from 4/15/78, to Nassau on 9/8/73, the Spectrum on 4/26/83, and most recently 7/18/90 AND 7/19/90. Plus a healthy amount of bonus material where it would fit and where appropriate. Oh, and the subscribers' Bonus Disc from 9/7/73 that came with Vol. 38. As great as the four from 2021 were, we're already feeling 2022 will outdo it, and we've only selected Vol. 41 and Vol. 42 so far, as well as a lot of progress toward Vol. 43. But that's all for another time. For now, please know how much your enthusiasm means to us. We get as excited as you do every time a Dave's Picks is released. So thanks for coming along for the ride, and sharing the journey with us. We have a wonderful year of Grateful Dead archival releases ahead, and we can't wait to share it all with you.

David Lemieux
October 2021

Is there anything better than the Dead automatically showing up at your door four times a year? We think not. We're holding steady with a numbered, limited-edition of 25,000 for each of the four Dave's Picks 2022 releases. But make no mistake, the best bet is to subscribe, sit back, and relax because you never know how fast each title will go when we put them up for sale, and there have been plenty of times where we're done in a day.

If you're new here, in addition to the four releases in 2022, totaling 12 CDs, you’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which remains one of the most highly sought-after collectables we release, and free domestic shipping. Subscriber bonus discs are not released outside of this offer. Early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $115.92).

DETAILS

DAVE’S PICKS 2022 SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS

- Four Limited Edition, Numbered Releases
- Highly Collectible Bonus Disc
- Free Domestic Shipping
- Delivered Throughout The Year
- Early Bird Pricing - $99.98
- A savings of over $25.00 over purchasing a la carte

Dave's Picks #1 on vinyl was announced end of last year with Ltd #s. I think it took a few weeks to sell out, but not shipping until June sometime. Finally get to have my missing Dave's Pick in physical format. Would love to supplement it with the CD version too (for the completionist in me)...

I think today may be last day to buy a subscription. Ever since missing out on DaP1, have subscribed every year since. The early bird special makes it a no brainer of a lovely Christmas present from my daughter every year...

Happy New Year!

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Submitted by tmspencer9 on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 15:23

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Has anyone heard if the Dave's Picks Vol. 1 set is still scheduled to ship on the 29th? hopeful but not to optimistic about it.

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