Description
Grateful Dead : Dick's Picks 6 Volume Six : October 14, 1983 ( 10/14/1983 ) - Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, Connecticut ( CT ) : 3 CD : 1996 (1983/1996) Grateful Dead Records / Grateful Dead Merchandising, Inc. ( GDR / GDM ) - GDCD 4026 - ' Original ! ' First ( 1st ! ) Printing ! : Very Rare !! Dick's 1st Delivery ! of Early-80's ! Grateful Dead !!! = HOT !!!!!!! Three-Cheers !!! for " The Eighties !!! " - and right in Hartford, CT ! Style & Fashion !!! Yeah !!!!! ... ' Down & Dirty ' Fall Tour '83 Live-Dead !!! Thank You ! Dick's Picks !! for Number Six !!!!!! This one was released way back in 1996 ( now close-to 30-years ago !?! ), and I can distinctly-remember then being in the midst of an " Early/Mid 80's Dead-Addiction " ( one of my very-very many, self admittedly ! ) right exactly ... when it happened. My Hartford tapes from both '82 & '84 were indeed Crispy Boards, but both the '83's were audiences that could have definitely used a little ' equalization ' ... let's just say - Ha ! Not bad ( solid Nak / Beta Hi-Fi's ) - but most definitely not 2-track stereo recordings right off the Reels from the Vault !?!! Yeah Dick - Charrrrge !!! This was the 1st Dan Healy recording released in this semi-new ( at the time ) Dick's Picks Series, and it demonstrated the degree of both what Dan's knowledge and Early/Mid 80's sound technology could really offer. I mean at this point, the 1st Soundboard recording on DAT was only just a few years away ( on the 1985 Fall Tour ). And, as for this performance itself, the Band definitely brings the Heat !!! As this is a performance that goes ' upward ' all night long and they really-really put some serious live muscle into this one ! I always thought that this performance itself was very " Caveat Emptor " ( to quote Dick ! ), in the fact that it was a true snap-shot of how it would often happen live for the Boys back then in this Early-'80s Era. There are certainly some early mulligans & extra ball-drops here, early in the 1st Set - which as usual, opened the gateway for really pushing the envelope on late 1st Set material, and then set the stage for being on Fire ! ( & delivering the Goods !! ) for Set 2. I think it's great that Dick selected this one because yeah there are some off-timings & forgotten lyrics early, but then they really meld & get super tight ! There eventually becomes a Billy / Mickey / Brent / Phil rhythm-unit background that fits like a glove, while Garcia & Weir begin trading turns - just dueling this one out ! Bob is the catalyst, 1st upping the ante with an upbeat Mama Tried > Big River, which serves to Jerry like a nice cup of joe. One of Bob's early Modulus Black Axe's strikes again during the C.C. Rider, thus pushing for the Bucket > Day Job burner to close One. Then come the Big-Guns !, right straight out of the gate ... Scarlet > Fire > Estimated > Eyes > Drums > Jam > Other One !!! Smack, DeeP !!! to Center Field - & way-deep, for that matter. A heartfelt Stella leads into a hearty Sugar Mag closer with a U.S. Blues Encore too. This Show just goes from nearly nodding off ( or just waking up ? ) & asleep at the wheel, to the Band aggressively challenging themselves and barnstorming the P.A.'s !! So perfect, and as mentioned - such a real gutsy pick too by Dick ! to deliver what a certain & distinct quadrant of Deadheads are really truly thirsty for ... the Rock & Roll '80's ! G.D. deeply saturated in Both ! the Blues ... ( sometimes Distortion !! too ) & Rock & Roll !!! Sometimes it's a little slop that creates a little space & allows the creative juices to flow for the Grateful Dead to work their one & only Brand of Live Magic !! Another thing too fellow fans, don't forget that this is The Era of " Circus " Magazine - so with that pleasant reminder : Bobby Ace, Thank You for the Whammy-Bar !! Yes, I'm in the ' elite ' camp of Fan-Faithful that think you should have never unscrewed it ?!? Bring back the Whammy ! - Bring Back the Whammy !! Yeah '80's Live-Dead !!! - just bringing-it !! Right-on . . . Enjoy !!!!! TRACK LISTING >>> Grateful Dead recorded ' Live ' at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut ( CT ) on October 14, 1983 ( 10/14/1983 ) : CD ONE ( 1 ) : Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told They Love Each Other Mama Tried > Big River Althea > C.C. Rider Tennessee Jed Hell In A Bucket > Day Job CD TWO ( 2 ) : Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > CD THREE ( 3 ) : Drums > Spinach Jam > Other One > Stella Blue > Sugar Magnolia Encore : U.S. Blues Item Condition : This Very-Rare ! Out of Print ( 1996 GDR / GDM release ) Grateful Dead Dick's Picks Volume Six ( 6 ) Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT ( GDCD 4026 ) 3-CD Set is in Very Good/Like New condition - close to Like New. CD's ( Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3 ) are in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). Liner Notes ( Inside Insert ( 2-Page Fold-Out ) & Front/Back Inserts ) are in Very Good condition, with light indentations (please see photos). CD Case ( 3-CD Wide Jewel Case ) is in Like New (Near Mint/Mint) condition (please see photos). This 3-CD Set has been very-carefully stored inside protective plastic in my professional CD rack (please see photos). Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. The ' 1st-Taste ! ' of G.D. '80's Heat !! in the Dick's Picks Series ! - Courtesy of Dick !! - 10/14/83 Hartford !!! ... 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 live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional international 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 unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2023-2024).