{"id":804140,"date":"2020-02-13T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=947163"},"modified":"2020-02-13T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T17:00:15","slug":"grateful-dead-prep-june-1976-boxset-drop-live-friend-of-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/grateful-dead-prep-june-1976-boxset-drop-live-friend-of-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful Dead Prep \u2018June 1976\u2019 Boxset, Drop Live \u2018Friend of the Devil\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Grateful Dead<\/a> announced a massive boxset titled June 1976 <\/em>Thursday. They\u2019ve also shared a nine-minute version of \u201cFriend of the Devil,\u201d recorded live at New York\u2019s Beacon Theater.<\/p>\n

Produced by Dead archivist David Lemieux, the 15-CD set contains complete performances from June 1976: Boston Music Hall (June 10th and 11th), the Beacon Theater (June 14th and 15th) and an evening at New Jersey\u2019s Capitol Theater (June 19th). Author Jesse Jarnow wrote the liner notes.<\/p>\n

June of 1976 marks a pivotal time in Dead history when the band returned to the road after a break in touring in 1974. They transitioned from arenas to theaters, recording crisp, intimate shows. \u201cGone was the massive financially draining and physically exhausting Wall Of Sound PA system,\u201d Lemieux tells Rolling Stone<\/em>, \u201cthe stadiums and hockey arenas were replaced by beautiful, small theaters, Mickey Hart was back in the band after a five-year sabbatical, and the repertoire had changed quite a bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Several songs made their debut on the setlist, while some tracks were resurrected from the past: \u201cSt. Stephen\u201d and \u201cCosmic Charlie\u201d from 1969\u2019s Aoxomoxoa <\/em>and \u201cFriend of the Devil\u201d from American Beauty<\/em> \u2014 an album that turns 50 in November. Lemieux describes this version of \u201cFriend of the Devil\u201d \u2014 which features Donna Godchaux on backing vocals \u2014 as \u201ca beautifully slowed-down, ballad arrangement, which would be the form of the song for the next 20 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

June 1976 <\/em>is currently available for preorder.<\/a> It will be limited to 12,000 individually numbered copies; digital download is also available.<\/p>\n

Dead & Company \u2014 the supergroup comprised of the Dead\u2019s Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann alongside John Mayer \u2014 recently announced a North American summer tour.<\/a> Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14th.<\/p>\n

June 1976<\/em> Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston Music Hall (6\/10\/76)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set One<\/em>
\u201cPromised Land\u201d
\u201cSugaree\u201d
\u201cCassidy\u201d
\u201cThey Love Each Other\u201d
\u201cThe Music Never Stopped\u201d
\u201cBrown-Eyed Women\u201d
\u201cLazy Lightning\u201d
\u201cSupplication\u201d
\u201cRow Jimmy\u201d
\u201cBig River\u201d
\u201cMission in the Rain\u201d
\u201cLooks Like Rain\u201d
\u201cMight as Well\u201d<\/p>\n

Set Two<\/em>
\u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d
\u201cHelp on the Way\u201d
\u201cSlipknot!\u201d
\u201cFranklin\u2019s Tower\u201d
\u201cLet it Grow\u201d
\u201cFriend of the Devil\u201d
\u201cPlaying in the Band\u201d
\u201cDancing in the Street\u201d
\u201cU.S. Blues\u201d<\/p>\n

Boston Music Hall (6\/11\/76)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set One<\/em>
\u201cMight as Well\u201d
\u201cMama Tried\u201d
\u201cTennessee Jed\u201d
\u201cCassidy\u201d
\u201cCandyman\u201d
\u201cBig River\u201d
\u201cScarlet Begonias\u201d
\u201cLooks Like Rain\u201d
\u201cIt Must Have Been The Roses\u201d
\u201cLazy Lightning\u201d
\u201cSupplication\u201d
\u201cBrown-Eyed Women\u201d
\u201cPromised Land\u201d<\/p>\n

Set Two<\/em>
\u201cSt. Stephen\u201d
\u201cDancing in the Street\u201d
\u201cThe Music Never Stopped\u201d
\u201cShip of Fools\u201d
\u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d
\u201cSugaree\u201d
\u201cSugar Magnolia\u201d
\u201cEyes of the World\u201d
\u201cStella Blue\u201d
\u201cSunshine Daydream\u201d
\u201cJohnny B. Goode\u201d<\/p>\n

Beacon Theatre, NY, NY (6\/14\/76)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set One<\/em>
\u201cCold Rain and Snow\u201d
\u201cMama Tried\u201d
\u201cRow Jimmy\u201d
\u201cCassidy\u201d
\u201cBrown-Eyed Women\u201d
\u201cBig River\u201d
\u201cMight As Well\u201d
\u201cLazy Lightning\u201d
\u201cSupplication\u201d
\u201cTennessee Jed\u201d
\u201cPlaying in the Band\u201d<\/p>\n

Set Two<\/em>
\u201cThe Wheel\u201d
\u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d
\u201cHigh Time\u201d
\u201cThe Music Never Stopped\u201d
\u201cCrazy Fingers\u201d
\u201cDancing in the Street\u201d
\u201cCosmic Charlie\u201d
\u201cHelp on the Way\u201d
\u201cSlipknot!\u201d
\u201cFranklin\u2019s Tower\u201d
\u201cAround and Around\u201d
\u201cU.S. Blues\u201d<\/p>\n

Beacon Theatre, NY, NY (6\/15\/76)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set One<\/em>
\u201cPromised Land\u201d
\u201cSugaree\u201d
\u201cCassidy\u201d
\u201cCandyman\u201d
\u201cThe Music Never Stopped\u201d
\u201cIt Must Have Been the Roses\u201d
\u201cLooks Like Rain\u201d
\u201cTennessee Jed\u201d
\u201cLet It Grow\u201d>
\u201cMight as Well\u201d<\/p>\n

Set Two<\/em>
\u201cSt. Stephen\u201d
\u201cNot Fade Away\u201d
\u201cStella Blue\u201d
\u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d
\u201cFriend of the Devil\u201d
\u201cDancing in the Street\u201d
\u201cThe Wheel\u201d
\u201cSugar Magnolia\u201d
\u201cScarlet Begonias\u201d
\u201cSunshine Daydream\u201d
\u201cJohnny B. Goode\u201d<\/p>\n

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (6\/19\/76)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set One<\/em>
\u201cHelp on the Way\u201d
\u201cSlipknot\u201d!
\u201cFranklin\u2019s Tower\u201d
\u201cThe Music Never Stopped\u201d
\u201cBrown-Eyed Women\u201d
\u201cCassidy\u201d
\u201cThey Love Each Other\u201d
\u201cLooks Like Rain\u201d
\u201cTennessee Jed\u201d
\u201cPlaying in the Band\u201d<\/p>\n

Set Two<\/em>
\u201cMight as Well\u201d
\u201cSamson and Delilah\u201d
\u201cHigh Time\u201d
\u201cLet It Grow\u201d
\u201cDancing in the Street\u201d
\u201cCosmic Charlie\u201d
\u201cAround and Around\u201d
\u201cGoin\u2019 Down the Road Feeling Bad\u201d
\u201cOne More Saturday Night\u201d
\u201cNot Fade Away\u201d<\/p>\n

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