Grateful Dead live, Dick's Picks etc - S&D

Warren Haynes has been touring a Jerry Garcia tribute set where he plays with each city's local orchestra, and i worked the Baltimore gig last week where he played with the BSO. i'm not super well versed in the Dead beyond a couple records, so i don't know all the songs, but i thought it sounded pretty good.

The 11/15/72 Playing off the new Dave's Picks is pretty incredible

so there are two spring 90 boxes now? didn't realize

two spring 90 boxes! totally necessary haha. i kind of dig some of the marsalis jams, I guess.
where are you seeing that deadnet reads my blog?

Just re their invitation to interactive nostalgia, pasted into in my prev post: figuring they got inspired by your ever-budding Summer of Dead coverage.

But I don't think they're putting out *two* 1990 boxes, are they.

this is an additional box called 'the other one' that's more spring 90 stuff. so there is the original spring 90 box and now there is this one

For those of you who are keeping track, this release also marks a significant milestone as now, across the two Spring 1990 boxed sets, Dozin At The Knick, and Terrapin Limited, the entire spring tour of 1990 has been officially released, making it only the second Grateful Dead tour, after Europe 1972, to have that honor.

so weird to me that, of all eras, Spring 1990 would be only the second to be fully officially documented

i feel like there are logistical factors there

like, a tour with a well-defined beginning and end point where everything was taped the same way

it is a whole lotta spring 90. i don't mind hearing a stray show from that period or a highlights disc, but wow, I don't need all of it.

don't even really think i need all of europe 72 and i love that shit.

I think if I got every '69 show I'd be pretty stoked even if it meant having to sit through a couple dozen "good morning little schoolgirl"s

yeah i probably shouldn't speak too soon -- if you told me how much dead i'd be listening to these days five years ago, i would have said you're nuts.
still taking contributions to this by the way -- everyone should do one!
http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/tagged/summer-of-dead

Alright man, on it. By popular demand gonna write about every "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" from '69 ....

lol, would read. might not listen, but would read.

Hah I would not make it through that listen either. I may write about a '69 show though, my fondest Dead memories are all shows '71 and earlier, though I like plenty of other eras fine.

yeah i'd have to say the complete fillmore 69 box is probably my all-time fave dead recording. i don't have a physical copy unfortunately, would love to have but $$$

not sure if it's been mentioned but the 'dusborne' matrixes (matrices?) are really great, easy to find on archive since they usually have nice cover art. today's is 5/7/77

if you like very academic dead pieces http://deadessays.blogspot.com/ is really great

urgh i hate it when i repeat phrases

hey, tangential side question: can someone recommend me covers of dead songs by people who are conventionally talented singers? i happened to hear one at random and it was so weird it made me want to hear more.

the whole Persuasions album of Dead covers is worth checking out

while trying to work out a joke about The Rascals, I came across footage of Pete Townshend on stage with the Dead in Germany in 1981. That's funny.

Also my favorite Dead cover is sung by Ward Dotson of The Pontiac Brothers. He's not conventionally talented.

Well, he shouldn't feel bad. I'm not conventionally talented either.

http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/product-main/dp_12.jpeg?1412639371

The fourth and final Dave's Picks release of 2014 heeds the long awaited call for one of the best shows of the coveted year of 1977. A top candidate for release for many years, Grateful Dead archivist extraordinaire Dick Latvala wrote of 11/4/77, "this show must have destroyed everyone's mind, with the unique material ("Dupree's Diamond Blues" & "Aiko Aiko") and great performance. One can easily tell that this was a special occasion by the way Lesh carries on at the beginning of the 2nd set." His praise of the show, replete with plenty of "we should definitely mention" notes, continued from the day he received the tape all the way through the '90s, so you know this one stands the test time. We're sure you'll agree after just a few listens to an inspired "Let It Grow," an intense "Other One," an other-worldly take on "Stella Blue," and much, much more. And if that (for some strange reason) isn't enticing enough, we've rounded out the 3-CD set with over 75+ minutes of super hot material from Seneca College Field House, Toronto, 11/2/77.
http://www.dead.net/store/daves-picks/daves-picks-volume-12?eml=dead/100614/dpbanner

God the comments on the dicks/daves picks website are hilarious.

"truly an embarrassment of riches, when you're let down by a '74 Dark Star, unreleased '69, a top notch '72, and balls-to-the-wall '77. Not to mention 8 perfectly sounding Spring '90. Deadheads sure are a fickle bunch."

Another guy got pissed at someone who criticized his love for the version of Uncle John's Band played at the '86 Alpine Valley show.

"this show must have destroyed everyone's mind"

It left a smoking crater, iirc...

https://light-in-the-attic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/release_image/16987/image/tmp_2F1413919316446-itceh72mezlzyqfr-540cb650f6cf00b10ea4e36677e670bf_2F0f129106f606045541ca682a2f18e885.jpeg

Available: December 9, 2014

Following on the heels of Light In The Attic’s vinyl LP release of One From The Vault comes the next in the trilogy of From The Vault releases by the Grateful Dead. These releases are distinguished from the more abundant Dick’s Picks series in that Dick’s Picks are “direct from the soundboard” recordings, while the From The Vault series were professionally recorded on multi-track tape and then mixed down (decades) later for release.

Recorded live at the Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles) in 1968, this is the worldwide vinyl debut release of this legendary show featuring the 6 piece line-up of Pigpen, Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Kruetzmann, & Hart, freshly remastered in 2014 by Joe Gastwirt for maximum mind expansion. 9 dynamic songs on 8 sides of wax, this show has previously only been available on CD; this is the first ever vinyl LP release!

5 songs weigh in around the 15-minute mark, while 3 others touch down close to 10 minutes–this is the Dead at their most improvisational while still retaining the Blues-Rock roots of the “Pigpen” years.

First time ever on vinyl
Newly re-mastered by Joe Gastwirt
4xLPs housed in a gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” M-Pack jacket
Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray

stream some here:
http://lightintheattic.net/releases/1504-two-from-the-vault

Two from the vault was my gateway. I think I may want this.
Sixty five bucks tho...

August 68 is a major peak for the band for me at least. As is May 70. Not sure exactly when in '69.
2 from The Vault is 22nd & 23rd August if not a day later if I'm remembering right. The live bonus material on the Golden Road version of Anthem of the Sun is within a week of that too I think. Got date in my head as 28th. Really takes the top of your head off anyway.

Opening notes to "New Potato Caboose" is one of my favorite Dead moments. This was I think the second Dead record I heard (first was Live/Dead), after decades of absolutely despising them. This show confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was now completely fucking hooked.

(and the date is the 24th)

great collection, would love to have it on vinyl, but yeah, $65!

two from the vault is my very favorite favorite dead album. was definitely my gateway and i still think that august 68 is unmatched.

they are just so explosive on this

but no i will not be buying this. though i think it is about time i replace the beat-up scratched cds of this that i've had since i was 16

This was my gateway for me as well, into pre-cowboy dead. Had borrowed it on cassette from the library and taped it. The Dead were served so well by cassettes.

A friend just turned me on to the Listen to the Dead app. I highly recommend it!

when you mentioned that a month ago i thought you were talking about the website http://relisten.net/grateful-dead

but yeah this iphone app is pretty amazing https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/listen-to-the-dead/id715886886?mt=8

all the photography makes it so fun to use

yes, that app is exxxxcellent

Latest on Dave's Picks, from Dave himself:

"We're really thrilled to reveal that Dave's Picks Vol. 14, another complete show in the series, is from the majestic (and highly sought-after!) gig on March 26, 1972 at the Academy Of Music in New York City. In addition to powerful workouts on the usual 1972 jamming vehicles "The Other One" and "Good Lovin'," this show features the prototype of what would be become the typical Europe '72 setlist a couple of weeks later. Our 2015 Dave's Picks subscribers' Bonus Disc (available for only a couple of more days if you subscribe) is drawn from a couple of other unreleased nights at the Academy Of Music during the Dead's week-long run before they left for Europe."

haven't sent me a cover image for that, but while we're waiting, here's my fave DP art, from Vol. 9, the University of Montana show Milo Miles went to:

http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/03/31/gratefuldead_wide-81a2f34b8519721862184948325213dc03bac3e3-s1100-c15.jpg

http://gratefuldeadnotes.tumblr.com/post/110649259115/deadheadheaven-taken-from-dead-net-this

I for one would appreciate a repress of the Fillmore 1969 box, but doubt that'll happen

67-68 set would be cool -- though, jesus christ, there is probably enough live dead material out in the world.

It's gonna be a Greyfolded-style mastermix of all of Weir's jokes.

every copy comes w/ a pair of jorts

knowing this is going to probably cost like $800 is dampening my excitement just a little

"it's going to be big! refinance your house big!"

Testing testing, let's see how this looks

http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/FirstClippingsml.jpg

Well mighta known. You can zoom in on original, which is first clipping to mention Dead, in '66, from the clipping service they still subscribe to---first installment of a new biweekly blog from The Archive:
http://www.dead.net/features/blog/documenting-dead-remembering-dead-part-1-press-series-grateful-dead-archive?eml=dead%2F022315%2Fdocumenting3
I'm pasting here because this is thee most up-to-date, Church of What's Happenin Now thread, Dead-wise, far as I know.

Grateful Dead
Three From The Vault
Available: March 24, 2015
Light In The Attic

Following on the heels of Light In The Attic’s vinyl LP release of One and Two From The Vault comes the final release in the trilogy of From The Vault releases by the Grateful Dead. These releases are distinguished from the more abundant Dick’s Picks series in that Dick’s Picks are “direct from the soundboard” recordings, while the From The Vault series were professionally recorded on multi-track tape and then mixed down (decades) later for release.

Recorded live at the Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, NY) in 1971, this is the worldwide vinyl debut release of this seminal show featuring the 5 piece line-up of Pigpen, Garcia, Weir, Lesh, and Kruetzmann (Mickey Hart had temporarily left the band at that point), freshly remastered in 2014 by Joe Gastwirt for your pleasure. 20 classic songs on 8 sides of wax, this show has previously only been available on CD; this is the first ever vinyl LP release!

The band played six shows over the course of seven nights at the Capitol Theatre in February of 1971, and this was the second of that run, recorded on the 19th. Their previous two studio albums had been their landmark recordings of Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, and while songs from those albums were certainly featured, the Dead debuted seven brand new songs on this night–all of which went on to become Dead “standards” including “Playing in the Band,” “Greatest Story Ever Told,” and two absolute classics: “Bird Song” and “Deal.” Essential Dead.
(see label site for more details, related goodies)

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that's a good one. so $$$$ !!!