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Dave's Picks 2018 Subscription

Welcome to the 7th year of the Dave's Picks series, as we head into 2018 more excited than ever about where this series is, and where it's going. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported the series since its inception in 2012; and to those who are new to it, we welcome you. There's plenty of room on the bus. The anticipation we feel every time we select, and later announce, each and every Pick is equal, or even greater, than this guy's excitement at seeing a train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lutNECOZFw. As we head into and past our 25th release in the series, we feel a great sense of forward momentum, and we aim to keep that going in the coming years. How do we top a release like the upcoming Vol. 25, which as you've likely heard is the classic, much-requested, spectacular 11/6/77 Binghamton, NY show? With the show we're thinking about for Vol. 26, that's how! Really, we aim to equal, or top, every release by heading to great performances that you or may not have previously heard, but never in the quality Jeffrey Norman is able to produce. We've got our eyes and ears on several shows for possible upcoming Dave's Picks releases that are going to make 2018 the best year yet in the series, and that's how we honestly feel. Thanks again for subscribing. We keep doing what we do because you keep digging it. Your support and feedback is what keeps making us scream like we've just seen the train of our dreams...

David Lemieux
October 2017

Because the demand for these limited, numbered releases is so high, we've decided to bump the 2018 Dave's Picks production run to 18,000 of each of the four releases. While this means there will be more to go around, the best advice we have to give is... subscribe. When these releases go up for sale a la carte, they sell out within hours. Hours. No hyperbole here. The only way to avoid disappointment and be guaranteed all four Dave's Picks in 2018 is to subscribe.

In addition to the four CD releases in 2018, totaling 12 CDs, you’ll also get the subscription-exclusive bonus disc, which has proven to be one of the most highly sought after collectables we’ve ever released and free domestic shipping. Subscriber bonus discs will not be released outside of this offer. Early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $115.92).

Product Details

DAVE’S PICKS 2018 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

This will be the year of Betty Boards.

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Dave's Picks Volume 25 - SOLD OUT
Currently Unavailable

"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.

Product Details

3 Disc set
Limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies
Mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman
Digipak made of 100% recycled and PCW materials

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The unexpected return of the masters of the Grateful Dead's triumphant show at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, November 17, 1971, yields great rewards. The Dead came in HOT for their first New Mexico show. Aided by clarity and precision and abetted by confidence and focus, they finessed old standards with definitive takes. With Keith now blending in seamlessly on keys, the first set offered up a triple shot of electric Blues, an exceptional "You Win Again," and a stellar "One More Saturday Night" to wrap things up. And the second set, well, it might just be unlike any you've ever heard. Archivist David Lemieux urges you to turn it up and do it loudly. We won't dare spoil all the surprises, but pay special attention to the rippin' "Sugar Magnolia," the aggressively monstrous "The Other One," and the highly-danceable "Not Fade>GDTRFB>Not Fade." Rounding out the 3CDs, you'll find selections from Pigpen's return tour at Ann Arbor, MI, 12/14/71. Subscribers will get nearly all of the complete show as this year's bonus disc.

As always, Dave's Picks Volume 26 has been mastered to HDCD specs from the original analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

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

Track List

Disc 1
1. Truckin' [9:39]
2. Sugaree [7:58]
3. Beat It On Down The Line [3:27]
4. Tennessee Jed [6:52]
5. El Paso [5:10]
6. Big Railroad Blues [4:06]
7. Jack Straw [5:21]
8. Deal [5:20]
9. Playing In The Band [6:56]
10. Cumberland Blues [5:41]
11. Me And Bobby McGee [6:10]
12. You Win Again [3:18]
13. Mexicali Blues [3:24]
14. Casey Jones [5:46]

Disc 2
1. One More Saturday Night [4:39]
2. Ramble On Rose [6:52]
3. Sugar Magnolia [7:26]
4. Cryptical Envelopment [1:59]
5. Drums [3:35]
6. The Other One [10:46]
7. Me And My Uncle [3:08]
8. The Other One [9:09]
9. Wharf Rat [8:34]
10. Not Fade Away [8:12]
11. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:44]
12. Not Fade Away [3:10]

Disc 3 - Ann Arbor, MI (12/14/71)
1. Truckin' [8:49]
2. Sugaree [7:05]
3. Mr. Charlie [4:07]
4. Beat It On Down The Line [3:14]
5. Loser [6:25]
6. Next Time You See Me [4:36]
7. El Paso [4:45]
8. Big Railroad Blues [4:32]
9. Me And My Uncle [3:10]
10. Run Rudolph Run [3:28]
11. Big Boss Man [6:52]
12. You Win Again [3:41]
13. Not Fade Away [7:47]
14. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:42]
15. Not Fade Away [2:47]

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DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 27
$28.98
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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 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.

PRODUCT DETAILS
3 Disc set
Limited to 18,000 individually numbered copies
Mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman
Digipak made of 100% recycled and PCW materials

Track List

Disc 1
1. Wang Dang Doodle>
2. Jack Straw
3. They Love Each Other
4. Mama Tried>
5. Big River
6. Brown-Eyed Women
7. New Minglewood Blues
8. Big Railroad Blues
9. Looks Like Rain>
10. Deal
Disc 2
1. Help On The Way>
2. Slipknot!>
3. Franklin's Tower
4. Estimated Prophet>
5. Eyes Of The World>
6. Jam>
7. Drums
Disc 3
1. Space>
2. Throwing Stones>
3. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>
4. Black Peter>
5. Sugar Magnolia
6. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

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Dave's Picks Volume 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 6/17/76 - SOLD OUT



This year's Dave's Picks series comes to a close just as the band's getting back together again in '76. By the time the Grateful Dead hit New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre - for the very first time - on 6/17/76, they were buzzing from their reunion, armed with new and revived material, the Rhythm Devils reformed with the mischievous Mickey Hart once again behind the kit. They'd skived off the unwieldy Wall of Sound and scaled back the venues from cavernous arenas to intimate theatres. Quite the treat!

During the first set, the Dead's playing was nuanced ("Cold Rain And Snow"), detailed ("Looks Like Rain"), and intricate ("The Music Never Stopped"); the singing struck softly ("Row Jimmy") and raised hairs ("Ship Of Fools"). But it’s the big barreling energy of the second set you’ll want to brace yourself for, replete with a disco'd "Dancing In The Streets," a low-down funky “Help”>”Slip”>”Franklin's” and a wind 'em up to wind down "Let It Grow">"Wharf Rat">"Around and Around." Can you keep up? There's only one way to find out.

This complete show, balanced out with a couple of bonus tracks from 6/23/76 and 6/28/76, was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman.

Dave's Picks Volume 28 is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

Grab a copy before they're gone, gone, gone.

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

Track List

Disc 1
1. Cold Rain And Snow [7:17]
2. Big River [6:43]
3. They Love Each Other [7:37]
4. Cassidy [4:55]
5. Tennessee Jed [10:08]
6. Looks Like Rain [8:34]
7. Row Jimmy [10:12]
8. The Music Never Stopped [6:29]
9. Scarlet Begonias [11:06]
10. Promised Land [3:59]

Disc 2
1. Help On The Way [5:35]
2. Slipknot! [8:02]
3. Franklin's Tower [11:10]
4. Dancing In The Street [11:47]
5. Samson And Delilah [6:17]
6. Ship Of Fools [7:41]

Disc 3
1. Lazy Lightning [3:02]
2. Supplication [5:15]
3. Friend Of The Devil [8:54]
4. Let It Grow [6:12]
5. Drums [2:38]
6. Let It Grow [2:31]
7. Wharf Rat [11:20]
8. Around And Around [7:22]

6/23/76 Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
9. Sugaree [9:09]
6/28/76 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
10. High Time [9:17]

Grateful to have the subscription for this.