hi guys i don’t really listen to the grateful dead but my friend does and im gonna make him a crewneck w something the grateful dead, can someone help w which orientation looks best? ignore the shitty quality cause these are just mockups, i’m gonna handcut and sew the fabric on myself, just need help w the orientation! (colors will also be different was just looking for high contrast)

Happy birthday brother B. Wish I got to see you.

Cassidy is a long time favorite of mine, with a lot of personal meaning attached. I've started playing it on harp with a partner or band, using the Reckoning and Without A Net versions as my reference. So, what other versions should I check out? It'd be great if there were some consensus around which ones are best, but all recommendations are welcome.

Thanks

My catalog of 70's show. Help filling in the blanks is encouraged! (~);}

It can be from anywhere. Archive, YouTube, deep corners of the internet. I wanna hear some jams that aren’t live.

Cheers

Today, 10-21-1972, the boys (and Donna) played for free at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. My first show, Bertha started it all off. Last free concert outside of the Bay Area. Here's a glimpse of that day, from Deadhead Stories, Vol 2.

I found Vols. I and II at the Strand while I was in NYC on tour last month, and now I’m hoping to complete the set. My copies still have the previous owner’s notes in them, which I love, so a well-loved or annotated reader copy of Vol. III is totally fine. If you have one you’d consider parting with, DM me a couple photos and what you’d want. I’m hoping to stay around $30-40 shipped, depending on condition. Thanks!

On one of the Nassau shows I had there was some live Seger - namely "Kathmandu" - that filled the space at the end if the tape. It was ridiculously good. I really wasn't even a Seger fan at the time. I also remember an obscure "Life Without You" by SRV filling space on a tape. I wish I still had those tapes.

I love all kinds of music; have since I was a kid. There are a very small handful of individual tracks I consider timeless faves. Jerry and David's Arabia is among them. As is Coltrane's Equinox!! (Plug - must listen material!). The crystalline cymbal and chime work by Joe Craven is absolutely mesmerizing, on the MoFi Hi Fi vinyl release, and through good headphones! 🫠

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photo NYC november 1971 by bob gruen

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full show from the night

https://archive.org/details/gd1971-10-21.sbd.miller.112086.flac16/gd71-10-21d2t11.flac

https://archive.org/details/gd1971-10-21.sbd.bertha-ashley.9622.sbeok.shnf/gd71-10-21newd2t11.shn

some fun song pairings this night:

dark star > sitting on top of the world > dark star > me & bobby mcgee

encore: saint stephen > johnny b. goode.

Hello everyone and all the love! I'm looking to add to my grateful Dead library and would love to hear any recommendations from you beautiful people. I prefer larger format coffee table style books, but I am open to anything.

Many thanks!

Queen Jane>Bury Me Standing is outstanding. West LA is slithering and funky. Estimated >Supp Jam> Estimated? Straight Hot sauce. It doesn’t stop. Two Djinn>Throwing.

Give me a Time Machine ❤️⚡️🤩

Just had my ears and soul blessed! If you get a chance and most likely you can cause the tour is nationwide until thanksgiving go catch Oteil and John Scofield’s Electrospective it’s an absolutely amazing show. To top off the blessing Adam gave me a Drumstick and setlist. The whole group is grooving so smoothly together.

Jan 23, 2026 I ordered the reissue.. today, Oct 21,2026 we are finally spinning. Patience is a (painful) virtue.

Oh, my god. That was the funniest dysfunctional start to a song I’ve ever heard from this bunch. Love that Donna just cracks up when she and Bobby can’t get in sync. Hilarious. The beauty of live recordings! I love this band

I have been hunting for years for a recording of this show. It was online at one point, and long since disappeared. I have seen other posts of people being aware the soundboard existed, but they too long since lost it. If anyone can point me in the right direction, or has it and would send it to me, I would be eternally grateful. It is as far as I can tell entirely off the internet though.

Idk what they’re talking about with the microphone and the light

phenomenal first set the boys are firing on all four cylinders the looks like rain is probably my favorite. TJ makes me wanna dance and Minglewood chugs. so far my favorite 78' show