Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 4 Volume Four William & Mary Virginia 9/24/1976 3 CD

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Grateful Dead : Dave's Picks 4 Volume Four : College of William & Mary - Williamsburg, Virginia ( VA ) : September 24, 1976 ( 9/24/76 ) : 3 CD : Limited Edition Individually-Numbered Set ( of # 12000 ) : 2012 (1976/2012) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. / Rhino ( GDP / Rhino ) - R2 529205 : Out of Print ! & Very-Rare !!! The 1976 Grateful Dead ! recorded ' Live ' at The College of William & Mary ! - in Williamsburg, VA ! ... on the '76 Fall Tour !!! Deadheads Everywhere !!! Wow !!!!! A Superb ! " Call " straight-from the cherished Vault here folks ! The Grateful Dead only graced William & Mary College four ( 4 ) times ever ... and fittingly, due to the actual size of this relatively intimate Venue - the final show that took place in 1978 was indeed all she wrote. Ahhhhh yes - the " Small-College Circuit Days " ! I myself even at one time lived in Southern Virginia for a short while, and if you have ever been to either William & Mary and/or the rustic-Historic city of Williamsburg ... then you have a nice-handle of just how Sweet ! this town would have been for the road touring Dead-Faithful to descend upon - and ... especially in the Mid-'70's ! Whoa !?! Well, the Band pretty much struck Live-Gold ! & Magic !! at every show they played at William & Mary through the years ( 9/11/73 - 9/12/73 - 9/24/76 - 4/15/78 ) - and I certainly pride myself on the fact that I have indeed heard every note of these fine '70's Shows ! Even though yes, it did require listening to a few " raspy " ( at best ) audience recordings originally in the Late '80's & Early '90's. Well, this remastering job is Pristine ! as you just might expect with this growing " Dave's Picks " Series ... and if you happened to be fortunate enough to pick up the " Spirit of '76 " Bonus Disc CD ... then you have already been fortunate enough to hear the Playin' > Supplication > Playin' throw-down that is included on Disc 2 of this Set ! ... Whew !! This is Big-Time Late-'76 G.D. here, no doubt - and it really does show where '77 was headed. To me & my ears, you get a little more of the up-beat & jumpy 'within' the smooth ... where as by the time Spring of '77 rolled around, you got a little more of the silky-smooth, way far-out & pretty much Galactic ! Grateful Dead. Strong 1st Set material worthy of noting in the forms of Deal - Cassidy - Sugaree - & Big River. And the Set 2 stuff just gets off-the-charts - and indeed makes this pro-release a must-have in my humble Dead Fan opinion ... the Playin' > Supplication > Playin' ( as mentioned ) - Samson - Loser, and of course Help > Slip ! > Franklin's > Drums > Slip ! > Music Never Stopped !! ( See ? naturally ... ). It should also be noted that the Stella Blue is especially pretty, as Garcia certainly digs real-deep. Both the Around & U.S. Blues deliver some nice hot-pop for the outro, definitely allowing the Deadhead / College ! Crowd to walk-off campus feeling just-fine !! And, last but not least ..... one of the most-vital reasons to hear & own this one is very simple - so, I hope this serves as a friendly reminder ! This is indeed " The Show " that happened the night-before the Legendary 9/25/76 Cap Centre ( MD ! ) night, and just 4-nights before the Massive 9/28/76 Syracuse ( NY ) Show ! So now you can see where I'm heading here, right ? If you loved Dick's Picks 20 - just as much ( or even more ) than the rest of us ... then you Definitely ! need to capture this 9/24/76 William & Mary release as it was indeed the ' Alpha ' to these other familiar two ' Omegas ' on this Lightning-Hot ! Fall Tour 1976 East Coast run. Enjoy !!!!! You've got to hear my Supplication !!!!!! Smokin'-Hot '76 Grateful Dead ... indeed ! Right inside the ' Home-Turf ' of the William & Mary " Griffin " !!! Ha !! Classsssic Mid-'70's Live-Dead ! here - for certain ... right-on. Enjoy !!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead recorded ' Live ' at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia ( VA ) on September 24, 1976 ( 9/24/76 ) : Disc 1 : Promised Land Deal Cassidy Sugaree Looks Like Rain Row Jimmy Big River Tennessee Jed Disc 2 : Playing In The Band > Supplication > Playing In The Band Might As Well Samson And Delilah Loser New Minglewood Blues Disc 3 : Help On The Way > Slipknot ! > Drums > Slipknot ! > Franklin's Tower > The Music Never Stopped > Stella Blue Around And Around U.S. Blues Item Condition: This Very-Rare ! Out of Print ( 2012 GDP / Rhino release ) Dave's Picks Volume 4 ( College of William & Mary - Williamsburg, Virginia ( VA ) - September 24, 1976 ( 9/24/76 ) ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition. CD's (Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). Liner Notes (16-Page Booklet Insert) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). CD Case (3-CD Quad-Fold) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). This Set was purchased Brand New / Factory-Sealed, and each CD was played very gently only one-time. An Excellent ! " Collector's Grade " Like New (Near Mint/Mint!) condition set, which has been very-carefully preserved. Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. Dave's Picks Volume 4 ! Fall Tour '76 !!! ... Enjoy !!!!! * Please Note * : A small Limited Edition number of 12,000 was decided on for each Volume ( of 4 ) for this Inaugural ( 1st ! ) 2012 Series. Based on the initial pre-order quantities, I assume ? Most likely it was done to encourage fast sales - and it certainly worked very well. This Volume 1 " Inaugural ( 1st ! ) Dave's Picks Series " release sold out in just a few days. So it is now Out of Print for good, and no more Sets will be manufactured for sale. As you can well-imagine, these have been very quickly finding their ways into permanent ' no-sell ' collections. Due to the immediate popular demand, the " Season 2 " ( 2013 ) quantities were promptly raised to 13,000 units - " Season 3 " ( 2015 ) quantities were promptly raised to 14,000 units - " Season 4 " ( 2015 ) quantities were raised to 16,500 ... with this Series reaching 18,500 ! units by " Season 7 " ( 2018 ). With these initial " Season 1 " ( 2012 ) releases being the lowest by far - at only 12,000 units ( 2012 Series : Volume 1 through Volume 4 ). The More-Dead ! -- the Better !! ... Enjoy !!! Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck ! ( also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional international shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). 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