Set 1



The Promised Land

They Love Each Other

Me And My Uncle

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

Looks Like Rain

Peggy-O

New Minglewood Blues

Friend Of The Devil

The Music Never Stopped



Set 2



Bertha ->

Good Lovin'

Loser

Estimated Prophet ->

Eyes Of The World

Samson And Delilah

He's Gone ->

Not Fade Away ->

Truckin'



Encore

Terrapin Station

Patch source used: SHNID 91230



AUD: Unknown mics > JVC KD-1636 portable cassette deck > Maxell UD-90's.







Patch source was compressed 2.4% to match speeds with Wagner recording.







Special thanks to Joe B. Jones for speed correcting both Wagner's recording and Stiegler's recording.

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Reviewer: wingmaninflight - favorite favorite favorite - April 14, 2018

Subject: does it live up to the hype i always thought this show wasnt as good as it got credit for being. perhaps cause where it was played, crowd size, and new riders and tucker joining the party give it the hype, it certainly was the best of '77 no and i dont think barton hall is either but there are some decent moments and is certainly legendary so it goes but i wouldnt turn a newbie on to this - April 14, 2018does it live up to the hype

Reviewer: SpreadNeck Rhyne - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 14, 2017

Subject: Great show! Marshall Tucker Band opens for The Dead. A peak year for both bands! - February 14, 2017Great show!

Reviewer: JonnyEP - favorite favorite favorite - October 27, 2016

Subject: Left leaning Nice sound, great show. The balance on these recordings is way over to the left. I imagine its an effect from the placement of the mic during the initial recording? Would be great if it were possible to balance the sound a bit more in the center.

Otherwise awesome. - October 27, 2016Left leaning

Reviewer: Folkhippy - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 18, 2013

Subject: THE BEST AUD FOR THIS SHOW While this outdoor recording leaves much to be desired in general, this particular AUD is the best of the bunch. Fidelity is far superior to the others which are a little harsher in the highs and mids.



5 star show, 3.5 star recording. - September 18, 2013THE BEST AUD FOR THIS SHOW

Reviewer: renosson - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 4, 2013

Subject: listen at this growing up in ct that summer we listened to the radio with ads all summer long for this show>RACEWAYPARK ENGLISHTOWNNEWJERSY!!!over and over all summer long,well when we got there we were like EARLYMAN sat way up front and had a taste of the special wine!WHAT A SHOW,correct me please i think Wille Nelson opened up for them with New Riders of the PurpleSage!!!

FANTASTIC!!! OVER 250thousand people,we was jammed and jammin and just lovin every bit of that blond lid from boston thanks RAY... - April 4, 2013listen at this

Reviewer: FromDCtoSF - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 25, 2012

Subject: The first I ever heard and still the best An old boyfriend introduced me to the Dead many years ago. This was the first tape he gave me. I would listen to Estimated Prophet/Eyes of the World over and over again. But now, after all these years, I listen to Half Step repeatedly. Jerry's guitar and Keith's piano just meld together in an other wordly place starting ~6:30. FromDCtoSF -- September 25, 2012The first I ever heard and still the best

Reviewer: ono ewe - favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 4, 2010

Subject: um, kind of an epic show. just grabbed a show at random, to get me through a saturday of work. they must have had to hose down jerry's guitar after mississippi half step. the set lists round out so nicely. and a terrapin encore? and great sound? that i can download? making myself a disc of this one, wrapping it up, and putting it under the tree. - December 4, 2010um, kind of an epic show.

Reviewer: TheProdigalSon - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 3, 2010

Subject: helicopter in FOTDevil one of my first and most cherished tapes. When I heard the band introduced, I had a rush of being 16 - September 3, 2010helicopter in FOTDevil

Reviewer: wileysmiley - favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 4, 2009

Subject: Real Live Boots Ahem yes yes and all that. Had this boot for years and though I am a Johnny Come Lately to this site, gr8 to hear this again. Have read many reviews of the shows available, and ImHo lettem keep the boards. The ambience and crowd interaction of quality aud tapes can't be beat.



Comparing one show to another, or one era to another is not what it's about. Before the post coma years there were many highs and lows, and this legacy is one big symphony for all of us to enjoy. Like JG used to say, it's not the last note, but the next.



We are extremely lucky to have this treasure trove, and even luckier to have participated in this adventure, regardless of when and where we got on or off the bus.



This show was historic for many reasons....loads of people descended on Englishtown this day, missed it myself, a bit b4 my time, but it caught my attention, and remains a personal favorite, it's got that ragged but right quality which is when the Dead were at their best, warts and all or so said Phil so many roads ago.



There was nothing like a Grateful Dead Show. Godspeed to Mr. Garcia on this the 14th Jerry Week. Peace to all heads, living and Dead! - August 4, 2009Real Live Boots

Reviewer: mikeyank99 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 15, 2009

Subject: first show my first dead show what a nite in a little town in jersey that led to over 200 shows god bless the boys - January 15, 2009first show