Set 1



Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo ->

Big River

They Love Each Other

New Minglewood Blues

It Must Have Been The Roses

Cassidy

Deal

Looks Like Rain

Brown Eyed Women

Dancing In The Street



Set 2



Estimated Prophet

Scarlet Begonias ->

Fire On The Mountain

Terrapin Station ->

Playing In The Band ->

Comes A Time ->

Playing In The Band

Patch Info:



Sony ECM33P -> Cassette Master -> ART DIO -> Cool Edit 2000 -> FLAC supplies:



Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (0:29 - 2:13)







Notes:



-- Set 1 is seamless



-- Complete sbd supplied by David Gans



-- Thanks to David Minches for transferring David Gans' Set 1 SBD Cassette

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Reviewer: doug_the_dude - - May 4, 2018

Subject: -- Pretty nice; you'll expect and get that nice, fat, golden-goose sound of '77 throughout. Dancin' has something extra going on in it; 2nd set suite is sweeping. I prefer the Lakeland Comes a Time (one of the most sublime moments in the annals of GD history), but this one will do you just fine. - May 4, 2018--

Reviewer: Mind Wondrin - favorite favorite favorite - May 12, 2017

Subject: Like a May77

Lesser of the Palladium run. But then it's a May '77, so if you like the tour you'll find plenty here. The show is known for the Brown Eyed Women and for an end-of-show Playing sandwich.



First Set. It takes a bit to get going and there are some out-of-tune problems but Mississippi Half-Step is warmed up by the end. The end jam of Big River is nice and Jer takes extra measures. It's then typical May '77 until they sort of bail on Cassidy. It's as if Jer makes up for it on Deal, just taking off. But that's not the end of the set - there's more. The '77 arrangement of Looks Like Rain is great and a tempered Donna is at her best (though it's far from the tour's best). Not so for Brown Eyed Women, which may even be the year's best. The source on Around the Fire is so good that there must be a clean copy of this show waiting in the vault. Dancin' in the Streets was a tour centerpiece, but then dropped for the rest of the year, save twice in October. This one has a lot of wandering and feeling each other, waiting...maybe for the famous version that came 4 days later.



Second Set. The top of the set is the brilliant part of the show, starting with Estimated. Bobby teases a Lost Sailor lick. The jam during the great Scarlet becomes unusually quiet - and becomes kind of cool, once you lean in to it. Fire is not bad, but not a top one of the month or anything. Terrapin is uptempo, even for Spring '77. They wrestle a bit with the rest of the set, balking without an encore, though there's a major Playing sandwich. With a Comes a Time in the middle (not bad but not, say, 5/21), it's a 37min sequence. It's average for '77 until the very spacey jam with Phil harmonics and rumbles.



1st Set : B-

2nd Set : B-

Overall = 3 Stars



Highlights:

Brown Eyed Women - easily one of the best ever

Estimated Prophet - slick and punchy - more so on the matrix

Scarlet Begonias - a "listener's" Scar>Fire



SOURCES: The Around the Fire. Lesser of the Palladium run. But then it's a May '77, so if you like the tour you'll find plenty here. The show is known for the Brown Eyed Women and for an end-of-show Playing sandwich.First Set. It takes a bit to get going and there are some out-of-tune problems butis warmed up by the end. The end jam ofis nice and Jer takes extra measures. It's then typical May '77 until they sort of bail on. It's as if Jer makes up for it on, just taking off. But that's not the end of the set - there's more. The '77 arrangement ofis great and a tempered Donna is at her best (though it's far from thebest). Not so for, which may even be the year's best. The source onis so good that there must be a clean copy of this show waiting in the vault.was a tour centerpiece, but then dropped for the rest of the year, save twice in October. This one has a lot of wandering and feeling each other, waiting...maybe for the famous version that came 4 days later.Second Set. The top of the set is the brilliant part of the show, starting with. Bobby teases a Lost Sailor lick. The jam during the greatbecomes unusually quiet - and becomes kind of cool, once you lean in to it.is not bad, but not a top one of the month or anything.is uptempo, even for Spring '77. They wrestle a bit with the rest of the set, balking without an encore, though there's a majorsandwich. With ain the middle (not bad but not, say, 5/21), it's a 37min sequence. It's average for '77 until the very spacey jam with Phil harmonics and rumbles.: B-: B-Overall = 3 StarsHighlights:Brown Eyed Women - easily one of the best everEstimated Prophet - slick and punchy - more so on the matrixScarlet Begonias - a "listener's" Scar>FireSOURCES: The miller.91970 is best. Not a hi-qual SBD at first. The 1st set is extremely boomy and needs serious EQ or a band pass filter. Check the matrix to see if you have better luck. The 2nd set SBD sounds great, and the matrix too. Brown-Eyed Women is on the soundtrack from the Deadhead-crafted film - May 12, 2017Like a May77

Reviewer: DustTizzle - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 4, 2016

Subject: Long jammed out Big River.. This might be the longest Big River I've ever heard or seen on a setlist - May 4, 2016Long jammed out Big River..

Reviewer: tetonbabas - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 18, 2016

Subject: incredible second set A lot of words such as "best" get thrown around here a lot, but IMHO this Comes A Time is arguably the best ever, rivaled only by 5/9/77. The 15 min of Playin' jam before Comes A Time is so relaxed but entirely present and absolutely some of the most beautiful and inspired improvisational music of their entire career. - April 18, 2016incredible second set

Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 9, 2015

Subject: Where's the dog star? The sound of the Dead in 77 resonates with me.

I find a mellowness that I really enjoy.

I had only a few tapes from this year so I can only go by what I remember. For me Englishtown was my standard. I absolutely loved that show yet I am finding that was not a typical 77 show.

I think I saw the Kinks on New Years at the Palladium way after that place was concert worthy.

It was hard to imagine the Dead bringing the circus into town for a show there?

But I digress

Set 1



Half-Step ->

Big River

Great combo too bad the sound off for 1/2 step.

The Rio Grande certainly qualifies as a Big River even if the songwriter was talking Mississippi for Big River

-They Love Each Other

Almost like the slow version of F.O.T.D but hey I love to hear Garcia sing.

- New Minglewood Blues

What a rowdy tune. Hippies with attitude!

- It Must Have Been The Roses

Again way mellow Jerry

- Cassidy

Notice the intensity pick up!

- Deal

Solid!!!

- Looks Like Rain

Always like in 1st set

Better with Donna

- Brown Eyed Women

I will concede they don't reach for much

but it is still a great tune.



- Dancing In The Street

These Dancin's to end sets in 76/77 are awesome!



Set 2



Estimated Prophet

Very nice!!!

Scarlet Begonias ->

Fire On The Mountain

Still working this all out

It seems to me building a bridge between two songs is more involved then just busting out a new tune.

-Terrapin Station ->

Nice and late in the night to boot

Playing In The Band ->

Comes A Time ->

Playing In The Band

This is absolutely for me the highlight of the evening. The kind of stuff that might make you just jump on tour if you weren't there already.

18 minutes of Playing into a very gentle Comes a Time back into Playin with a reprise is magnificent. - May 9, 2015Where's the dog star?

Reviewer: chris phillips - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 5, 2014

Subject: humdrum? The first set is average, but big hits at the break. Playin' is a May 1977 tour highlight. The second set is consistently smooth. - March 5, 2014humdrum?

Reviewer: Iamtheowl - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 8, 2013

Subject: weirs gotta thing for cats delward: I've heard him do that a couple of times, on different scarlet-fires. the only one on top of my head is the one from cornell 5/8/77, somewhere in the scarlet-fire jam

very cool

solid show however, really like the mississippi half- step - May 8, 2013weirs gotta thing for cats

Reviewer: TMAN719 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 26, 2013

Subject: Average 77 This is a strong show, but nothing amazing. Except for "Comes a Time". it's absolutely exquisite! - March 26, 2013Average 77

Reviewer: fibber - favorite favorite - February 21, 2013

Subject: more Travis Bean issues Any folks who don't like out-of-tune Travis Bean guitars might want to skip this entirely. An otherwise powerful Half Step is sour from the get-go, and Comes A Time is excruciating. And for a similarly-structured second set, the mighty Fox May 19 is on another level entirely. Phil fans will want to check out the improv in Playing in the Band, but with the rest of May coming up this is for completists only. - February 21, 2013more Travis Bean issues

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite - May 6, 2012

Subject: Nice jams. Good show. - May 6, 2012Nice jams.

Reviewer: sleepingtiger - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 4, 2012

Subject: So very grateful... And the bass. - January 4, 2012So very grateful...

Reviewer: Pangolin22 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 12, 2011

Subject: May 77 Among the best periods of the Dead's career. In a month full of epic performances, this is an excellent show but I dont love it as much as some other shows from this period. Maybe I need to give it a few more listens. Both Kieth and Donna were having a good night and it shows. The highlight for me is that funky Dancin' to end the first set - I generally like the '76 version best but this one is special. - December 12, 2011May 77

Reviewer: bear06460 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 17, 2011

Subject: . you know keith is feeling good when you hear him adding in little extras. i love the short blues ending he gives to dancin in the streets after bobby says their takin a break. that one little part made me laugh. - May 17, 2011

Reviewer: delward - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 22, 2010

Subject: china cat check out weir slippng in a little China cat at 3:14 in Scarlet. too funny - October 22, 2010china cat

Reviewer: jgrady - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 21, 2010

Subject: Big River It seems that Big River is often times not recognized as a barn-burner, maybe b/c it's not written by the band, but, damn, this one is HOT! - May 21, 2010Big River

Reviewer: myhungryhippo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 15, 2010

Subject: donna, in fire always gives me goose-bumps.



1977 sbd's have this airy/echo to the vocals i just love - January 15, 2010donna, in fire

Reviewer: rollandfin - favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 29, 2009

Subject: cool show exciting stuff, I enjoy the brown eyed women, even though I find most 77 versions plastic sounding, I much prefer the late 71-72 versions, this one has something that barton hall and other may shows don't. Comes a time again is nice, nothing compared to the 100 year hall, but it's rare enough to warrant a listen. Keith is electric on minglewood, and any 77 playin is worth the listen. - September 29, 2009cool show

Reviewer: JustAFloatingSage - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 15, 2009

Subject: ThisIsOverTheEdgeGood No way this goes anywhere but ozone ...



Breakless ... Sweet ... Jazzy ... Point is the boyz let me go with them ... hell if I know where we went ... but they sure as hell took me somewhere....



Somewhere good that is ....



Note to self: don't forget to take this one with you on your trip to Humboldt ... perfect for during-the-night-driving ... perfect expose-'em-to-da-Dead stuff - August 15, 2009ThisIsOverTheEdgeGood

Reviewer: Li Zongren - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2009

Subject: a crazy suprise at the end with playing.. wow, what a crazy end to this show! Playing in the band starts out pretty normal, but when the chaos starts, real murky, and dark, uncertainty ensues as it throws you for a loop! great improvisation kinda like the 1974's, and than right into Comes a Time!!! wow, not a song i would usually comment or even listen to, but Comes a TIme blows me away!!! what a version!!! check it out. Other than that, the rest of the show is pretty good



5 stars for the last sequence of playing>comes a time>reprise - April 5, 2009a crazy suprise at the end with playing..

Reviewer: pulp79 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 2, 2009

Subject: Stellar This is the version to get! I've already reviewed the previous versions, defending it against everyone dissing it due to to poor sound quality of the first set. Well, now there's nothing to complain about! After the first couple minutes of 1/2 Step, the sound is pristine. Amazing Playing in the Band, excellent(if somewhat short) Scarlet>Fire, and a Comes a Time that rivals 5/21/77. This show sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of the next 4 nights, but it'a a top 5-er for the year, without question. Thank you Charlie, David, and David! - April 2, 2009Stellar

Reviewer: docalou - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 15, 2008

Subject: my first show My older brother took me,he wound up taking off his clothes (sans underwear). Not the best version but Terrapin stood out. How sweet to enjoy this 30+ years later. Second show was Englishtown, talk about venue extremes! - November 15, 2008my first show

Reviewer: Geoffsky - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 8, 2008

Subject: Comes a Time ! I listened to this one song 3 times in one day. It seems to me that jerry was just emotionally spent after playing one of the prettiest most soulful pieces of music I've come across. No need for a rowdy close. Rapp it up and go veg. And fire ain't too shabby either! ! - October 8, 2008Comes a Time !

Reviewer: G. Ganter - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 7, 2008

Subject: Brown Eyed Women I've never been much of a fan of the second set after the Estimated, even though ScarletFireComes aTime gets all the raves. For me, the real gem is the first set, culminating in my favorite Brown Eyed Women, and one of my favorite Dancins. We used to call this tape "rubber" for Jerry's rubbery sound during the Dancin jam. The Half Step is fantastic and the Musta Been the Roses is also among my favorite versions. I haven't tired of this set since the day I first heard it in the early 80s. - September 7, 2008Brown Eyed Women