Grateful Dead Dick's Picks 26 Volume Twenty Six 1969 IL MN 4/26-27/69 2 CD 1st
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Grateful Dead : Dick's Picks 26 Volume Twenty Six : April 26, 1969 ( 4/26/1969 ) - Electric Theater - Chicago, Illinois ( IL ) & April 27, 1969 ( 4/27/1969 ) - Labor Temple - Minneapolis, Minnesota ( MN ) : 2002 (1969/2002) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - GDCD 4046 : Original ( 1st ! ) Printing ! : Brand New / Factory Sealed !! : Very-Rare !!! Power-Packed !!! '69 Live-Dead with some Amazing ! ( Historic !! ) Song-Segue Transitions !!! -- The " Original ! " Grateful Dead Productions 1st Issue Printing ( GDCD 4046 ) - Not the Real Gone Re-Issue / Re-Print !!! Good Ol' Grateful Dead Fans !!! Here offered is the Rare ' Original ' 1st Printing ! ( GDCD 4046 ) of the Amazing !! Dick's Picks Volume 26 2-CD Set from both the Electric Theater in Chicago ( 4/26 ), and the Labor Temple in Minneapolis ( 4/27 ) in 1969. In my personal opinion ( and also the opinion of many others ... ) this 2 CD release offers " Out of This World !!! " Live-Dead !! In both of these Spring '69 Shows the performances are downright aggressive ( almost vicious ! ), creative / fresh, and the heavy jamming & song-segue transitions neatly demonstrate the early signs that this was simply a band like no other. I've often joked that there's a small chance that these Shows might very well be the Very-First GREAT !!! Dead Shows ... two ( 2 ) truly Magnificent ! " time-capsules " of The Grateful Dead at their early ( and arguably ) 1st " Best ". I am tempted to actually even go even further here ... in sharing my personal opinion that this release is ( believe it or not ) a true candidate for " Top Five ( 5 ) Dick's Picks " of the 36 in the Series ! Naturally, of course depending on your ear-for-era and personal favorite time-periods & tours - but the powerful nature of this release can simply not be denied. And to think that sheer '69 G.D. Magic ! like this happened on 2-straight nights in 2 different mid-west cities !?! I think I want this whole '69 Spring Tour released ... the more I think about. Garcia's Gibson-tone is just flat out raunchy & awesome ! Phil pushes the time-structure & jamming pockets like there is no tomorrow - consistently challenging Garcia, who openly welcomes it. Pigpen is in fairly good health, and his delivery vocally would lead you to believe he was in perfect health - as the Lovelight will just blow you back in your easy chair !! The T.C. presence & sound-tones of the equipment seem to be " just-right ", nearly perfect - really. And B.K. & Mickey ravage the drums with near-perfection - as tempos change, and the band takes some big transitional-chances here - while both of them never even drop a beat. The China Cat > Doin' That Rag > Cryptical > Other One > It's a Sin are absolutely mind-blowing, and the Lovelight > Me & My Uncle > Sitting On Top of the World offers brilliant segue-transitions that will likely deliver chills up your spine. Oh, and here's what Disc 2 has to say about that : Dark Star > St. Stephen > Eleven > Lovelight > Dew !!!!! If you haven't heard this one, you really need to. And if you don't already own this one in your collection ? - then you might really want to consider doing so - seriously. This release is a flat-out Heater ! where our beloved Grateful Dead have just realized that they really-are-actually " Just That Good ", and they show it all-night-long here - twice ! - in April '69 for some so very fortunate Chicago & Minneapolis crowds. Some truly unreal musicianship is offered here - most definitely. Enjoy this G.D. Masterpiece !! And Thank You Dick for This-One !!! - WOW !!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead ' Live ' at the Electric Theater in Chicago, Illinois ( IL ) on April 26, 1969 ( 4/26/1969 ) - and - at the Labor Temple in Minneapolis, Minnesota ( MN ) on April 27, 1969 ( 4/27/1969 ) : CD 1 : Dupree's Diamond Blues > Mountains Of The Moon > China Cat Sunflower > Doin' That Rag Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > The Eleven > The Other One > I Know It's A Sin Turn On Your Lovelight > Me & My Uncle > Sitting On Top Of The World CD 2 : Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Lovelight Morning Dew Item Condition : This Very-Rare ! Out of Print ( 2002 GDP release ) Grateful Dead Dick's Picks 26 ( 4/26/69 IL & 4/27/69 MN ) Original ! First ( 1st ! ) Printing ( GDCD 4046 ) 2-CD Set is Brand New / Factory-Sealed ! Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. Dick's Picks 26 ! - The " Original ! " 2-CD Set is the Original 2002 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. release !! - Enjoy !!! Please Note : This Dick's Picks 26 2-CD Set is the " Original ! " 2002 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. release ( GDCD 4046 ) - and it is Not the 2012 Real Gone Re-Print / Re-Issue. 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 shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned brand new / factory sealed (unopened with original factory-sealing shrink wrap perfectly (100%) in tact), unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2023-2024).
