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Posted by Doctor Love on 04-03-2005 at16:19:

Somebody sent me Shakedown Street

Today I received a copy of The Grateful Dead's Shakedown Street in an anonymous packet from one "CPS" company in Charlottesville, VA. No cardboard cover sleeve or artwork. Merely the newly remastered version (from the recent box set Beyond Description) in a thin jewel case.

I received the "Beyond" box as a Christmas gift and have been enjoying it quite a bit so I felt bad that someone went to all this trouble for me but did not reveal their identity. I truly hope they didn't rob their Beyond set in order to share this album with me since I already have both the new one and the original!

If anyone out there in SeventySevensLand did this, please let me know so I can get you your Shakedown back in a jiffy.

Posted by larryl on 04-03-2005 at17:02:

it wasn't me, but that is a fantastic album. i love it. Cool

i think you and i are pretty much the only dead fans around here, so i can't imagine who else it might have been.

Posted by dennis on 04-03-2005 at17:20:

I am a Dead fan, but it was not me.

I have Shakedown Street on Vinyl! Pleased

Posted by dennis on 04-03-2005 at17:21:

American Beauty and Working Man's Dead I own on CD! Pleased

Posted by RaySteele on 04-03-2005 at19:47:

i feel like i'm supposed to dig the Dead but i just ain't heard nothin from 'em that strikes me fancy. maybe i should pretend like i sent mike the cd so i can get me hands on a freebie??

Love,
Darby O'Gilligan

Posted by Doctor Love on 04-03-2005 at20:07:

Shakedown Street

I'd be happy to get you started on the Dead trail, but Shakedown Street is not the place to begin. It's actually one of their weakest efforts, in my opinion. Got some cool songs on it but Lowell George's production was weak and the band didn't really rise to the occasion of the material.

Headin' out the door right now but I'll get back to you on this topic if you're truly open to exploring the wondrous world of the Dead!

Posted by RaySteele on 04-03-2005 at20:20:

RE: Shakedown Street

quote:

Originally posted by Doctor Love
I'd be happy to get you started on the Dead trail, but Shakedown Street is not the place to begin. It's actually one of their weakest efforts, in my opinion. Got some cool songs on it but Lowell George's production was weak and the band didn't really rise to the occasion of the material.

Headin' out the door right now but I'll get back to you on this topic if you're truly open to exploring the wondrous world of the Dead!

The Grateful Dead are one of those bands that I knew I was "supposed" to like, but I just never found anything by them that truly moved me. Then again, I've only heard their most popular, overplayed songs like "Truckin'" "Touch Of Gray" and "Casey Jones". I heard a version of "Fire On The Mountain" by them that I really liked. Other than that, I'm completely ignorant of their work. I often considered buying (I might have the title wrong) "Anthem Of The Sun" but I'm a little bit wary of the 60's psychedelia stuff (too dated-sounding for my tastes); I much rather prefer early-to-mid-70's music. So, yes, let me know where I should start. I've heard that the band's studio stuff was nothing compared to their live albums.

Posted by dennis on 04-03-2005 at20:49:

I have a bootleg of the Dead covering Dylan songs called "Postcards from the Hangning."

Posted by larryl on 04-03-2005 at22:20:

i have a bunch of live stuff...some of it great, some of it just ok.

i think i like shakedown because it just has a really loose, easy feeling to it.....

Posted by dennis on 04-03-2005 at22:34:

The Dead seemed pretty hit or miss for most of their career.
Either really kick ass or just okay.

Confused

Posted by Doctor Love on 04-03-2005 at23:49:

I figgered it out

Never mind you guys. I figured out who did this.

Now I just need to figure out why. It's the same person who bought me the "Beyond Description" box, and at no time did I tell them that the Shakedown disc was missing or anything.

Weird. At least it's nice to know that when you lose or damage part of a large box, there is possibly some kind of recourse somewhere!

Posted by phreak on 04-04-2005 at04:30:

nystery solved

nothing to see here... move right allong.

Hey, keep moving - there is nothing to see...

Tongue

Posted by TJ 2.0 on 04-04-2005 at07:45:

My wife is a RABID Dead fan.....saw Jerry's last live show, and saw them MANY times previous.

I never got into them until AFTER Jerry died. Strange, I know, but they are a great band. They definately opened up my musical tastes to a broader scope of material that now includes bands like:

The Big Wu
Dave Matthews
Trey Anastasio
The Polyphonic Spree

I would have never liked those bands were it not for the Dead.

Posted by lam77s on 04-04-2005 at12:38:

Glenn was/is a huge Dead fan. He was an official Dead Head back in the day, had joined the fanclub and everything. My absolute favorite album of theirs was "Wake of the Flood," though there's plenty of great stuff out there.

I saw them live a few times outdoors back in the 70's and back then I thought they weren't too good outside--all because their sound systems were never that good. BUT indoors, saw them a couple of times and WOW! Amazing!! Of course I especially liked the San Francisco show on the Wake of the Flood tour. I must say, I was in heaven.

Posted by Nailtatt on 04-04-2005 at21:46:

Cool

Posted by RaySteele on 04-05-2005 at00:44:

RE: I figgered it out

quote:

Originally posted by Doctor Love
Never mind you guys. I figured out who did this.

Now I just need to figure out why. It's the same person who bought me the "Beyond Description" box, and at no time did I tell them that the Shakedown disc was missing or anything.

Weird. At least it's nice to know that when you lose or damage part of a large box, there is possibly some kind of recourse somewhere!

This person's name wasn't Rayford Steele, was it?

Awww, shucks.

Posted by Doctor Love on 04-05-2005 at13:36:

RE: Somebody sent me Shakedown Street

The mystery solved! And check it out -- the Dead and their distribution channels have gone to great lengths to correct a minor problem. Apparently there is a balm in Gilead from time to time.....

Dear Dead Head,

Unfortunately, after the production, packaging, and subsequent distribution of the Beyond Description Box Set, a technical glitch was discovered on the Shakedown Street disc. Many of you have already received your replacement disc for that item. If you haven't, it is due soon. We apologize for not including a note in the packaging to alleviate confusion. We appreciate your support, and hope you are enjoying this fantastic collection of Grateful Dead music.

Regards,

GD Customer Service