The Post-Hiatus " New Look ! " Mid-'70's ! Grateful Dead ... at the Capitol Theatre ! in Passaic, New Jersey ! -- Night 1 of the 4th Tour stop !! ... aka. The ! Help > Slip ! > Franklin's > Dancin' > Samson !!! Night !  Not to mention Scarlet ! - Lazy Lightning > Supplication ! ... & Let It Grow > Drums > Let It Grow !!!  The 9th Show ! of this Killer !! Summer '76 Tour ! ... with All-Systems-Go !!! -- WOW !!!!!

Deadheads !!!  WOW !!!!! ... I mean talk-about the ' Spirit Of '76 ! ' - and that-of the " New Look ! " ( & New-Sound ! ) Mid-'70's ! Grateful Dead !!!  As let's not forget here - that This ! northern Mid-Atlantic Tour leg truly marked The ! " Return Of The Grateful Dead !!! ".  And ... ' Officially ' really - since after all ... this was Summer '76 Tour ! G.D. just bringing the Flat-Out Heat ! in the New Jersey / New York Metro-Area !!  The Pinnacle ! " High-Energy ! " stride through this Killer ! ( & at the time ... Real-Long-Awaited ! ) G.D. Tour !!  This was a Boston ! > New York ! > New Jersey ! > Philly ! > Chicago ! Tour-leg stand - which, actually somehow did start-out in Good Ol' ... Portland, Oregon U.S.A. !! - Ha !  But, I'm sure you know what I'm getting-at here - if you are a Deadhead ( from really any-Era through 1995 ) who saw Shows with any consistency in All ! of these " High-Energy ! Fan Base " neck(s) of the woods.  So yeah ... just to set the stage here - the Grateful Dead are actually delivering a " Comeback Tour " here, essentially - after a close to 2-Year ( kinda ... ) " Hiatus " !  So ... it's real-safe to say that These-Shows ! were marked real-big on some East Coast Deadhead Calendars ! - that chance that many Fans thought they might not ever have again ... to Shout " Jerrrr-rrrrry !!! " right in the middle of a real rocker like say ... Row Jimmy ? ( ha ! ).  And This ! is why I just Love !! the ' Art ' on the Cover of this " Dave's Picks 28 " - because it looks like that East Coast Party !! ... is " Already~Rockin' !!! " out-side the Show - and even while it's still light out too !  Like 7 Dancin' ( East Coast ! ) Skeletons !! - just ... ' Dancing In The Street ' !!!  So-Perfect ... and, speaking-of ' Perfect ' ..... How-About This-Show !!!?!!!  WOW !!!!!  Best described as a High-Energy ' Scorcher ! ' - with even the down-tempo tunes getting high energy infused Rock-ings !  As undoubtedly ... this is the Band letting out some pent-up Energy ! in the Finest-Form -- while still So-Air-Tight !  And ... while way-back-in-the-day - the Boston & Beacon runs might have been the overall most ' circulated ' Shows ( Tapes ! ) - likely 6/9/76, 6/11/76 or 6/12/76 & 6/14/76, 6/15/76 ... the Collective " Playing " from the Band on this 6/17 Capitol Theatre ! Show - is almost ( arguably ... ) Superior !?!!  And, basically ( to put it bluntly ... ) This ! is the Help > Slip ! > Franklin's Night !!!  The Band kicked it down Twice !! in 2-Shows while in Portland ! ... then once during the Boston run - once during the Beacon ( New York ) run - and then Right-Here ! on 6/17 at the Capitol Theatre !!  And ... it is - FAT !!!!!  And, to make any good Deadhead lather even-more here ( who ' has-yet ' to hear this one ) - here is just exactly ! how this-one went. >>> Help > Slip ! > Franklin's !! > Dancin' ! > Samson !! ... Lazy Lightning > Supplication !! ... with a Let It Grow > Drums > Let It Grow !! to shortly follow.  Pure ! G.D. Live-Smoke !!!  And, not even to mention as well ... here's how the 1st Set closed-up prior ... Music ! - Scarlet !! - Promised Land !  A " Musician's Music ! " night for-sure here by the Band, with - this even being " Night 1 " too - of this 3-Show Capitol Theatre run.  But, you know ... not much a lack-of-warm-up here ' at-all ' considering that the Beacon Theatre just had its doors blown off of it for 2-Shows just 1-night prior.  And, right-before that ... the Boston Music Hall also ' paid-the-price ' for 4-Straight ! nights just before the Beacon.  So, in a nut shell - this Summer '76 Tour was pretty much like - ahhhh ... Hey Road Crew ! -- let's just move those Amps to the next Venue while they are still Smokin' with all of this Live-Dead " Magic ! ".  The Band hadn't played much in the last two years, and that's true - but ... just like you might also well expect, considering This ! Live-Dead Era ... " Not a Cobweb ! " to be found - really anywhere ??!??  And, let's be honest here - as that's a serious achievement & feat for any Great Live Band - much less this Grate ! Live-Band.  Garcia ! & " Everyone !! " are pretty-much just inside a unstoppable Grove ! & " Zone !! ".  I sure do know quite a few Fans out there who consistently " pride " themselves on their adorning-love for " 1976 " - and ... This-Run ! ( & This Tour-leg ! ) are a real-big portion of a majority of those claims.  Along with, naturally ... some of the Fall Tour '76 " Stellar ! " Dead Nights.  And then from-here ... you bet it was pretty much coming-up ' Roses ' to say the lest - in the form of 1976 !!! > 1977 !!!!!  What a Beautiful ! Period & Era for the Band !! ... and for the Loyal Dead-Fans !!! ... 6/17/76 ! - Capitol Theatre !! ... Enjoy !!!!!!!

TRACK LISTING >>>

Recorded ' Live ' at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey ( NJ ) on June 17, 1976 ( 6/17/1976 ) :

Disc 1 :
Cold Rain And Snow
Big River
They Love Each Other
Cassidy
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Row Jimmy
The Music Never Stopped
Scarlet Begonias
Promised Land

Disc 2 :
Help On The Way >
Slipknot ! >
Franklin's Tower
Dancing In The Street >
Samson And Delilah >
Ship Of Fools

Disc 3 :
Lazy Lightning >
Supplication
Friend Of The Devil
Let It Grow >
Drums >
Let It Grow >
Wharf Rat >
Around And Around

Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania ( PA ) - June 23, 1976 ( 6/23/1976 ) :

Sugaree

Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, Illinois ( IL ) - June 28, 1976 ( 6/28/1976 ) :

High Time

Item Condition :  This Rare ! Out of Print ( 2018 GDP / Rhino release ) Grateful Dead Dave's Picks 28 Volume Twenty Eight ( Capitol Theatre - Passaic, New Jersey ( NJ ) - June 17, 1976 ( 6/17/1976 ) ) Limited Edition / Individually-Numbered Set ( of # 18,000 ) 3-CD Set is Brand New / Factory Sealed !  Please see all photos provided.  Photos included are of the actual item you will receive.  Grateful Dead Summer Tour '76 ! ... the Red Hot ! Opening Night from the Capitol Theatre ! run --- Amazing !!! ... Enjoy !!!!!

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