"MAY 1977: GET SHOWN THE LIGHT is a collection of what is unanimously believed to be the most sought-after previously unreleased complete shows the Grateful Dead ever played. Collected, traded, and debated for decades, "the beloved Golden Trinity" of Boston, Ithaca, and Buffalo, along with their New Haven prelude, have inspired fans to "get on the bus," converted critics, and even garnered national attention (Cornell was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry). But until now, you've never really heard them quite like this!
The Dead is in the details... how serendipitous is it that the notorious Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard recordings were returned to the archive just in time for the 40th anniversaries of these shows? Lovingly sourced from these well-reputed recordings, we invite you to experience four utopian shows just like they happened, to "be inside the music" as engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson intended. Whether you listen to each night on its own or imbibe the whole lot at once, we suspect you'll hear why every note mattered. Much like we were, you will be hard-pressed to determine which of these fine documents - will it be the understated but nuanced New Haven, Boston's festive fantasy vibes, the monumental catharsis of Ithaca, or Buffalo’s dreamy exuberance - is truly "the best." Does it really matter? We think not."
Show #1
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT (5/5/77 )
Disc 1
1. Promised Land 2. Sugaree 3. Mama Tried 4. El Paso 5. Tennessee Jed 6. Looks Like Rain 7. Deal 8. Lazy Lightning> 9. Supplication 10. Peggy-O 11. The Music Never Stopped
Disc 2
1. Bertha 2. Estimated Prophet 3. Scarlet Begonias> 4. Fire On The Mountain> 5. Good Lovin’ 6. St. Stephen> 7. Sugar Magnolia 8. Johnny B. Goode
Show #2
Boston Garden - Boston, MA (5/7/77)
Disc 1
1. Bertha 2. Cassidy
3. Deal 4. Jack Straw 5. Peggy-O 6. New Minglewood Blues 7. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo> 8. Big River 9. Tennessee Jed 10. The Music Never Stopped
Disc 2
1. Terrapin Station 2. Samson And Delilah 3. Friend Of The Devil 4. Estimated Prophet
Disc 3
1. Eyes Of The World> 2. Drums> 3. The Wheel> 4. Wharf Rat> 5. Around And Around 6. U.S. Blues
Show #3
Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY (5/8/77)
Disc 1
1. New Minglewood Blues 2. Loser 3. El Paso 4. They Love Each Other 5. Jack Straw 6. Deal 7. Lazy Lightning> 8. Supplication 9. Brown-Eyed Women 10. Mama Tried 11. Row Jimmy
Disc 2
1. Dancing In The Street 2. Scarlet Begonias> 3. Fire On The Mountain 4. Estimated Prophet
Disc 3
1. St. Stephen> 2. Not Fade Away> 3. St. Stephen> 4. Morning Dew 5. One More Saturday Night Show #4
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY (5/9/77)
Disc 1
1. Help On The Way> 2. Slipknot> 3. Franklin’s Tower 4. Cassidy 5. Brown-Eyed Women 6. Mexicali Blues 7. Tennessee Jed 8. Big River 9. Peggy-O 10. Sunrise 11. The Music Never Stopped
Disc 2
1. Bertha> 2. Good Lovin’ 3. Ship Of Fools
Disc 3
1. Estimated Prophet> 2. The Other One> 3. Drums> 4. Not Fade Away> 5. Comes A Time> 6. Sugar Magnolia 7. Uncle Johns Band |
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