Set 1



New Minglewood Blues

Loser

El Paso

They Love Each Other

Jack Straw

Deal

Lazy Lightnin' ->

Supplication

Brown Eyed Women

Mama Tried

Row Jimmy

Dancing In The Street



Set 2



Scarlet Begonias ->

Fire On The Mountain

Estimated Prophet

Saint Stephen ->

Not Fade Away ->

Saint Stephen ->

Morning Dew



Encore

One More Saturday Night

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SBD (shnid=4982):







Betty Board -- Master 7" Nagra reels 1/2 track @ 7.5ips>Sony PCM 501. Playback on Sony PCM 701>DAT (Digital Transfer) -- Rob Eaton DBX Decoding (Spring '99) Playback on Panasonic 4100 DAT>DB 924 D/A>Dolby 361's w/dbx K9-22 Cards>DB 124 A/D>Neve Capricorn (Digital mixing console)>DB 300S>Panasonic 4100 DAT>DAT>Digi Coax Cable>Tascam CD-RW 700>CDR (x1)>SHN (Rob Eaton remaster)







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AUD (shnid=29303):







Handheld Shure 57's, 10 Feet From Stage, DFC>TC152>MC



MC>CDR>EAC>WAV>FLAC







Notes: 10 Feet From Stage = Great Instrument Pickup,



Vocals A Bit Lower Than Moore's Copy.



A Few Pauses But Not Many, Tape Filp After Supplication,



Flip During NFA Crossfaded And Is Barely Noticeable,



Probably Lost 3-4 Sec's,



Minimal Crowd Chatter, But With Handheld Mic's, Up Front,



There Are A Few Spots Where In An Ideal World, A Few People



Would Have Been Standing Somewhere Else.



If Anyone Wants To Matrix This Feel Free, I'd Love To Hear It!







Recording And Transfer: Jeff Stevenson







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Thank you to Rob Eaton for the SBD transfer,



and to Jeff Stevenson for recording this all-time great show.







Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (SHN & FLAC>AIFF>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC)

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Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 4, 2018

Subject: - While I’m biased in that ‘77 is not my favorite Dead year, contrary to many dead heads, I still think there are better shows from this year, and this one has been overrated due to popular deadhead mythology. Still, there are some incredible moments in this show and by all means it’s worth listening to. - March 4, 2018

Reviewer: Bob Fillmore - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 6, 2017

Subject: Lives up to the hype ! There's not much I can add that hasn't already been said about this amazing show except that it also has my all time favorite BEW. Over the years I've listened to this show many, many times and it always delivers the magic. The energy from the band is palpable and represents the best of the Spring '77 tour, IMO. - January 6, 2017Lives up to the hype !

Reviewer: danielf1818 - - December 1, 2016

Subject: Barton Hall, worth a visit Knowing this show mainly for the unique Scarlet, I had a chance a few years ago to visit a friend who works at Cornell, and as we were touring, she mentioned, here is Barton Hall. The mere mention flooded my mind with all sorts of flashes of what this show and era of the Dead was like. She grew up in Woodstock, NY, where I had also spent my high school years, and we reminisced about the Dead and what that show must have been like. The mellow Cornell campus and the awesome finger lakes nearby, just heaven for mind tripping Dead heads to explore new universes of space time mind travel. What a blessing it was that we could enjoy this music back then, and now here in the archive! I plan to donate to the archive to help them flourish, as I would encourage others to as well. What a precious resource. Enjoy, in deep listening compassionate dead cheer! ....wake up to find out that...you....are the eyes of world! - December 1, 2016Barton Hall, worth a visit

Reviewer: olympiaroad - - April 29, 2016

Subject: "Nice slidin' Jer!" This particular recording has a quintessential Grateful Dead show moment (the kind that is impossible to explain to someone who's never been as to why it is charming...and probably just plain impossible to explain to anyone anyway). It comes right after the great(est?) Row Jimmy when the tripped-out, upstate deadhead enthusiastically and rhythmically shouts out "Nice slidin' Jerry, whoa-ho! Ah ha! Shake it Jer! Woah-ho! ah ha!" I don't know why, but this kills me. I've never been a true acolyte of this show, but it is pretty darn slick. - April 29, 2016"Nice slidin' Jer!"

Reviewer: stellaobscura - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 20, 2016

Subject: Get this, NOW! Seamons Matrices are usually solid. His 77 Matrices are all great, this included. Nothing to say that hasn't been said. Don't worry about whether or not this is overrated, underrated, best of 77, worst of 77--you are confused, just listen to the music play... - April 20, 2016Get this, NOW!

Reviewer: '66-testing - favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 23, 2016

Subject: on fire When I think of a best show I always think of the Veneta Oregon show in 72'. smoldering '66-testing -- February 23, 2016on fire

Reviewer: DMTrue13 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 4, 2015

Subject: So Good Beautiful balance - January 4, 2015So Good

Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 4, 2015

Subject: Better not be there when it rolls over... It is probably best NOT to title anything 'BEST SHOW BY THE GRATEFUL DEAD' It is challenging enough to pick out the best shows from a particular year let alone to have one ultimate show for the 30 year run.

What you can get from a listen to this show is that when the band is on just about everything they play stands out and sparkles.

The biggest standouts probably being 'Dancin'

'Scarlet>Fire the whole St.Stephen>N.F.A>Stephen

'The Dew' but really the entire show is well played.(MORNING DEW-It is amazing that a tune they started playing so early along could blaze so hot all thru the years. and it scorches here.)

The N.F.A reminds me of The ENGLISHTOWN one they would play four months later.

Great Sound ! - January 4, 2015Better not be there when it rolls over...

Reviewer: grateful phishmon - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 11, 2013

Subject: most overrated show? No way!! After hearing a bunch of Dick's Picks and other great 77 shows, I still think this was the greatest by far of a very good year. The late, great Dick Latvala did a heck of a lot for the Dead legacy but got it completely wrong on this one (except that he did recognize this Dew as the best ever). The Scarlet>Fire blows away other versions from 77 and may be the best ever. St. Stephen > Not Fade Away > St. Stephen > Morning Dew is simply one of my favorite jam sessions of all time. Talk about primal Dead! It's a very solid first set as well, with a spectacular Loser and culminating in a long, well-jammed Dancin'. It may be a good thing they don't have this one in the vault. All these great-sounding recordings will be available on Archive for the foreseeable future. This one really sounds good. - May 11, 2013most overrated show? No way!!

Reviewer: high flow - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 8, 2010

Subject: Pretty Cool Fun sound. The patch in LL>Supp is buttery like movie popcorn.



I believe this recording has helped a certain office furniture store in a certain southwest town earn record profits. - May 8, 2010Pretty Cool

Reviewer: childofthemoon - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 12, 2010

Subject: thanks hunter, thank you man. this is friggin awesome as usual. - January 12, 2010thanks

Reviewer: deadhead8809 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 2, 2009

Subject: dancin BEST DANCING EVER!!! - November 2, 2009dancin

Reviewer: bumba - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 11, 2009

Subject: one of the best can anyone hook me up with a copy of the bonus disk from the fillmore box set / if so i will get you copies of any soundboard from this site !! really any one. e-mail me at - May 11, 2009one of the best

Reviewer: hseamons - - February 26, 2009

Subject: Front Cover http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9513/gd770508frontjd8.jpg - February 26, 2009Front Cover

Reviewer: Germain - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 10, 2009

Subject: Yes, you need this one Thanks Hunter.

You nailed this one.

Plain & simple. - February 10, 2009Yes, you need this one

Reviewer: SomeDarkHollow - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 7, 2009

Subject: Damn, HS has done it again What he said. - February 7, 2009Damn, HS has done it again