This recording is phenomenal! Dare I say it rivals _all_ the board tapes available. Also, it's no stretch to call this the best aud of any '77 show available on the archive. My previous fave's being 4-23-77 & 5-17-77. I think this effort deserves to be at the top of the list for many peoples favorite years. Fu@#in Great! spoozey 2008-03-28 07:09:17 2008-03-28 07:09:17 5 This is fantastic. Get it right away. I had a cassette of this from WAY back and it's the one I cut my Dead teeth on. "America's favorite song, TRUCKIN!!!!" Also, listen for the baked dude during Dew saying "Hey, he's got microphones in here. Why can't I have microphones?!?" It's real low in the mix, but it's funny as hell, and since I've heard this at least a million times, I know all of the drug induced banter. Best. Tape. Ever. NJFunkNetwork 2008-04-09 02:23:14 2008-04-09 02:23:14 5 This is a good AUD of this phenominal show, but, better than the SBD. You must not have heard the SBD that I have. I downloaded this show 3 years ago, when you still able to download the SBDs' and the Board is 100 times better than this version. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This show was acclaimed the greatest Dead show ever, and without a doubt it is. But then again the entire 1977 show collection is by far the best year they ever had. I was lucky to get board copies of every show before they were locked out for streaming only. A GREAT show from a GREAT year Better than the SBD????? Deadman72355 2008-04-13 12:58:16 2008-04-13 12:58:16 4 I just found this site. I am prevleged to say the least.I am 62 years old. Saw the beatles and the Dead live.This is great stuff. I do play guitar and have since 1966. Music EagleDancer 2008-04-14 07:43:09 2008-04-14 07:43:09 5 Says who? We all have our all time favorite(s). It's like comparing Orange Sunshine to Daffy Duck #3 or whatever. This is cool but it doesn't peg my "of-all-time-o-meter". It is remarkable, however, that it's as good as it is with hand held Shure 57's straight into a deck. Heck, Donna even sings on key for a couple of bars. I've always dug the "jazz meltdown" on Dancin' like this one too, even if Bob jumped the gun on the vocal lead in. "Everybody take a step back..." Ya' gotta' love it. "Who are The Grateful Dead and why do they keep following me around?" -NWR Acclaimed Greatest??? NoyoWharfRat 2008-04-17 20:20:29 2008-04-17 20:20:29 4 Jus listen and you'll understand. And to Dusty who wrote below. You wish crowds these days had the freakin energy to clap and give it up for every song they hear. You can't stand the clapping? Thats what SBDs are for deuch, or have you not figured that out since you came here in 2002 for some Phil & Friends shows... Best Show Ever? moe.DeadStringPhishplease 2009-11-11 14:56:08 2008-04-29 16:40:26 5 I notice that The boys have more electricity when they play the college venues. They tend to be a little crazier like the test days. I like the college shows. DaltonWildwood 2008-04-29 21:30:31 2008-04-29 21:30:31 4 This show is FN SICK!!! its the kind of show that makes me want to puke my soul out and fly away. AAHAHAAH! sick, sick, SICK!!!! touchofgrayson 2008-04-30 04:51:36 2008-04-30 04:51:36 5 Yes, this show is really good. REALLY GOOD. But, for old time sake, I decided to put it on today. I hadn't listened to this Morning Dew in years. Words fail me as I sit at my desk and try to figure out what just happened to my mind. Keep in mind that I have probably listened to this show a few hundred times over the last 15 or so years, but usually just for the Scarlet/Fire. Listen to the stream of the Dew and tell me you're not moved. Wow. Wow pcr3 2008-05-08 21:34:30 2008-05-08 21:34:30 5 One of the best and one of the first Grateful Dead shows I've ever had. I love hearing it 23 years later! Thanks, for those who haven't heard it yet, check out Dancin' and Scarlet>Fire. One of the best garp6600 2008-05-22 19:39:19 2008-05-22 19:39:19 4 you can download this show in the Free Stash on www.nugs.net, FOR FREE! the quality is much better.. this is a great show, as i do love the scarlet> fire as well as the dancin', and NFA better recording available for free gimme some tunes 2008-06-16 15:26:21 2008-06-16 15:26:21 5 I was hoping to find a crispy audience copy. Unfortunately, this isn't it. There's too much high-end noise. The other audience version here is a bit speedy. Fortunately I have the Betty Board on cassette, and I'll stick with it until they either release this show commercially or until the soundboards are once again available for download (don't hold your breath for that!) not great sound gphishmon 2008-06-29 14:56:42 2008-06-29 14:56:42 3 If you guys uninstall quicktime on your PCs' you can download soundboards. Just right click on the song you want and pick download. To download. gumby69 2008-07-10 15:12:34 2008-07-10 15:12:34 5 Thank you for this entire Archive scene! I feel like I want to donate my entire earthly possession to Archive.Org. I've always been a big fan of AUDs over SDBs. Though I love 1977, it's candy compared to the meat and potatoes of 1972-74. This is a great show but let's not get too carried away. Let's not get too carrried away... Wally Gator 2008-08-17 20:08:43 2008-08-17 20:08:43 5 IMO the night before at the Garden was a better show despite the equipment troubles. Don't get carried away is right... SanSouci 2008-09-13 22:28:13 2008-09-13 22:28:13 3 I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE FOX THEATRE,LAKELAND,BINGHAMTON,COLGATE AS WELL AS THE WINTERLAND SHOW'S IN DECEMBER SURPASS THIS SHOW.OH AND PEMBROKE,TUSCALOOSA ALSO.THOUGH I WAS AT THIS SHOW AND IT WAS SMOKIN' THE OTHER SHOW'S I MENTIONED JUST SEEMED LOOSER AND I AM GLAD I WAS AT THOSE AS WELL.1977 WAS VERY,VERY,VERY CRISP. GREAT MUSIC BUT NOT BEST OF THE YEAR boscomorgan 2008-09-14 00:40:47 2008-09-14 00:40:47 4 this mix is not the best, but i've never heard el paso quite this way. jerry's channel is super dominant and his playing on that track is a revelation. wish i was older than 10 in 1977... Old&OuttadaWay 2008-09-17 00:21:59 2008-09-17 00:21:59 4 ...went to many '77 shows...my favorites are Rochester, Binghampton, and Colgate but I wouldn't feel too bad if I was able to see em ALL again this and that atomicon3 2008-10-21 11:34:17 2008-10-21 11:34:17 4 This recording destroys. What a pull. Thank you Jeff Stevenson. Wow meatpile 2009-01-24 20:04:57 2009-01-24 20:04:57 5 Right out of the gate, they are kicking some serious ass. Is there a CD of this show available? Anyone? Tortured guitar in Loser. Never heard him like that before. Whoa! Oh my! wisefool26 2009-05-12 19:20:13 2009-05-12 19:20:13 5 It's the Not Fade Away. Oh my gawwwd!! This recording is the best thing I've yet heard on archive. I've listened to some of the SBDs for this date, which have been d/l much more than this one, but this is the version to get, listen to, and keep. I commented to somebody while listening that this puts you in the 4th row....then read the notes and found out it was recorded 10 feet from the stage. You are RIGHT THERE when you listen to this one. I like everything but it's the NFA that is the pure unstoppable candy here. Just the best JustAnotherDH 2009-06-08 14:57:20 2009-06-08 14:57:20 5 What can you say? This is the next best thing to being there, put the headphones on man and tears will flow during the DEW, it's too much, it's over the top. second set ectasy msjaynes 2009-06-27 23:23:55 2009-06-27 23:23:55 5 only heard the second set but... the fire on the mt. and the morning dew are excellent. elsewhere, it seems Garcia is carrying the band and he noodles. not fade away is too many noodles and not enough Bo Diddley. also, estimated prophet is not nearly a fully formed song yet. the not fade-st stephen-not fades of 76 (see Beacon 6/15/76) are much better. i am not as thrilled about this show as everyone else is. over rated? majordomo 2009-07-07 18:01:18 2009-07-07 18:01:18 3 if this is a recording done with dynamic mics, im utterly impressed.... as a taper. shure 57 (as in sm57?) reesey 2009-08-20 15:38:08 2009-08-20 15:38:08 5 Maybe its a vintage model of the shure 57,LOL I own a couple of these but never crossed my mind to take them into the field. shure 57 (as in sm57?) salviahead 2009-09-30 03:57:10 2009-09-30 03:57:10 4 Somebody mentioned soundboards...I used to have a SB copy of this and I've always thought this "Loser" was one of the band's finest. Take a Step Back is appropriately included as well. Those of us who weren't old enough to appreciate the Dead until the last, and somewhat tragic, years appreciate the banter. There was sadly little life left in Jerry (and the band as a whole) when I was finally old enough to enjoy their music--and get permission to go see them. Nice Mama Tried, GREAT NFA. Great Show Ody 2009-10-01 21:22:02 2009-10-01 21:22:02 4 One of my favorites, one of the first GD shows i downloaded here on Archive some years back, and i recommend it to any and all. peace and love This is a good show john.page10 2009-10-15 23:35:00 2009-10-15 23:35:00 4 I said I have been downloading shows from here since I first got into the scene when I first saw Phil and Friends in the summer of 2002. And, before you act like the "headier than thou" brah, and start talking down to people on a message board. I recommend learning how to spell your insults before you write them. moephish DustTizzle 2009-12-18 00:31:17 2009-10-31 02:29:16 1 I can't believe that this is the best AUD of this show! Even the esteemed Jerry Moore loses out to this one and he was using ECM 33P mics! This guy was using Shure 57's hahahahha! For those of you who don't know about mics, a Shure 57 microphone is like a broken down 1992 Buick compared to the 2009 Cadillac of the ECM 33P's. The rich bass and instrument separation this guy got is amazing! It almost sounds like a soundboard recording! I wish this AUD was used for the Betty Board splices! I guess any mic would sound good 10ft from the stage. Back in those days, bands actually used their stage amps as a part of their live sound. Nowadays it's surprising to see a half-stack onstage, everybody just uses ear monitors and the big sound system does all the amplification. This guy must have been picking up the amps and monitors onstage. As for the music, this is for sure my favorite Dead show of all time. The band was hot, funky, and extra stoned. The Brown Eyed Women is the best there is and the Dancin' is my favorite Garcia solo. Every time I listen to this show it puts me in a good mood! I really enjoy this great quality AUD! Best AUD of this show... Folkhippy 2009-12-17 14:57:15 2009-12-17 14:57:15 5 This was a super show, in a year that can only be called a super year for the Dead... This writer began going to the shows in '73, also not at all a bad year; my 1st show was with the "Wall of Sound" and without Donna, at the Boston Music Hall 11-30-73, released decades later as Dick's Picks Vol.14... But the main reason for posting this review is to comment to reviewer Folkhippy below, who compares the Shure 57 microphone to a beat-up old car. I do not work for Shure, just as an indie musician & recording engineer who uses their mics. Hey Folkhippy, just F.Y.I., many of the world's greatest vocalists & musicians have relied, still do rely, religiously, on the clear, defined tone of Shure 57 mics, for STUDIO RECORDING (and of course for live work)!!! There are engineers who prefer the 57's even to the eternally successful Shure 58's for certain applications. The basic difference between the mics you compare is that the Shures are "dynamic" mics, which are generally more rugged and can take higher input gain before distorting, whereas the ECM's etc. are "condenser" mics, much more delicate and yes, more defined in the treble end and 'transparent'-sounding... HOWEVER, had our taper at Cornell '77, who was positioned 10 ft. from the stage, used a pair of fine condensers to record the show, it is quite likely that he would have ended up much worse off---the Dead were not known for being a 'quiet' band, and condensers crap out badly at high volumes! (Also,knowing what kind of hijinks went on at Dead shows, a pair of condensers may not even have survived the show intact!) There is a certain warmth, a certain high-midrange accent, that keeps people coming back to those Shure 57's & 58's year after year. Peace & Good Vibes. Don't 'diss' Shure 57's!!! Juana Bee 2009-12-31 09:37:53 2009-12-31 09:37:53 4 30 4.30