OL’ DIRTY BASTARD’S DEBUT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS 
WITH MASSIVE DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION
AND PLATINUM CERTIFICATION

43-Track Deluxe Edition Of The Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version Features Newly Remastered Album, Plus Rarities And 
Unreleased “Stripped” Versions Of “Brooklyn Zoo” And “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”

Available From Rhino On March 27;
Listen To The Unreleased “Stripped” Version Of “Brooklyn Zoo” HERE 

The Album Will Also Be Released As A Limited-Edition 
7-Inch Vinyl Boxed Set For Record Store Day On April 18

Press Photos HERE 

LOS ANGELES – Ol’ Dirty Bastard made his solo debut 25 years ago with the Grammy®-nominated album, Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. An instant hip-hop classic, it peaked at #2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and crossed over to reach #7 on the Billboard 200. The album quickly earned gold-certification and would introduce fans to two of ODB’s biggest hits: “Brooklyn Zoo” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.” 

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the album has now been certified platinum by the RIAA and will be celebrated with two new special editions from Rhino.

The first represents one of the most-expansive hip-hop reissues in history, THE RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY VERSION (25TH ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION). This digital-exclusive will be available for streaming and download on March 27, a day before the album’s original release date in 1995.

This 43-track reissue features a newly remastered version of the original album along with music from the era that has never been available digitally, including EP tracks, rare instrumentals and promo-only releases. Among the highlights are the digital debuts of “Ol’ Dirty’s Back,” “Don’t You Know, Part II,” and the “Brooklyn Zoo” b-side, “Give It To Ya Raw” (SD50 Remix).

The 25TH ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION also features the debut of two previously unreleased tracks: “Brooklyn Zoo (Stripped Version)” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Stripped Version).” Both songs have been stripped back to their essentials musically, which puts the focus on the lyrics and highlight how great a storyteller ODB was. “Brooklyn Zoo (Stripped Version)” is available now on digital download and streaming services. Click here to listen now. 

A second anniversary collection will be released on April 18 for Record Store Day. RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY VERSION (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) is a vinyl boxed set that features all 17 songs from the original album on nine 7-inch singles pressed on blue, yellow, and white vinyl. Limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies, the set will be available for $89.98.

ODB was a founding member of the influential hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Their 1993 debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made. 

ODB released Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version two years after Wu-Tang Clan’s debut. Several members from the group made special appearances on ODB’s album, including RZA, Raekwon, Method Man, Masta Killa, and Ghostface Killah. RZA produced most of the album, with additional production from ODB, True Master, and 4th Disciple. 

“Ol' Dirty Bastard is a real-life legend. We at the Estate are honored and excited to celebrate ODB’s 25th anniversary of his solo career. He was such a talented musician, and a larger-than-life icon who has inspired music fans across the globe,” said Nicole Beckett, Creative Director at Four Screens Management, Estate of ODB. His lasting influence has had a profound influence on both music and hip hop culture. We are thrilled to be working with Rhino to further his legacy.”

“My children and I are beyond excited to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of my late husband’s album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version,” said Icelene Jones, Administrator of the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. “We are even more excited and appreciative of the fans, who have never wavered in their support for ODB, and have honored his talent with a platinum album this year!” 

The Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard is dedicated to promoting the legacy of a Platinum Recording Artist and unique American hip hop icon. Ol’ Dirty Bastard was a founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, a rap group that first rose to mainstream prominence with their 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). After establishing the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard went on to pursue a successful solo career, working with musicians such as Mariah Carey, Kelis, Pras, Mya and Wyclef Jean. His solo albums include 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version and N***a Please. For more information, visit Instagram: @oldirtybastardlegacy  

RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY VERSION
(25TH ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION) 
Track Listing

1.       Intro
2.       “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”
3.       “Baby C’Mon”
4.       “Brooklyn Zoo”
5.       “Hippa To Da Hoppa”
6.       “Raw Hide” (featuring Raekwon & Method Man)
7.       “Damage” (featuring GZA)
8.       “Don’t U Know” (featuring Killah Priest)
9.       “The Stomp”
10.     “Goin’ Down”
11.     “Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)”
12.     “Snakes” (featuring Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa & Buddha Monk)
13.     “Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)” (featuring Ghostface Killah)
14.     “Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo” featuring Brooklyn Zu, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest, & 60 Second Assassin)
15.     “Cuttin’ Headz” (featuring RZA)
16.     “Dirty Dancin’” (featuring Method Man)
17.     “Harlem World”
18.     “Ol’ Dirty’s Back” (LP Version)*
19.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Extended Version)*
20.     “Don’t You Know, Part II”*
21.     “Give It To Ya Raw” (SD50 Remix)*
22.     “Brooklyn Zoo” (Stripped Version)**
23.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Stripped Version)**
24.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Instrumental)*
25.     “Baby C’Mon” (Instrumental)*
26.     “Brooklyn Zoo” (Instrumental)*
27.     “Hippa To Da Hoppa” (Instrumental)*
28.     “Raw Hide” (Instrumental)*
29.     “Damage” (Instrumental)*
30.     “Don’t U Know” (Instrumental)*
31.     “The Stomp” (Instrumental)*
32.     “Goin’ Down” (Instrumental)*
33.     “Drunk Games” (Instrumental)*
34.     “Snakes” (Instrumental)*
35.     “Brooklyn Zoo II” (Tiger Crane) (Instrumental)*
36.     “Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo” (Instrumental)*
37.     “Dirty Dancin’” (Instrumental)*
38.     “Harlem World” (Instrumental)*
39.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Extended Instrumental)*
40.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Studio Ton Remix Instrumental)*
41.     “Brooklyn Zoo” (Lord Digga Remix Instrumental)*
42.     “Brooklyn Zoo” (Lord Digga Remix)*
43.     “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Extended Acapella)*

*previously unavailable digitally
**previously unreleased

RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY VERSION (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) 
7” Single Box

Disc One
1.         Intro 
2.         “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” 

Disc Two
1.         “Baby C’mon”
2.         “Brooklyn Zoo”

Disc Three
1.         “Hippa To Da Hoppa”
2.         “Raw Hide” (featuring Raekwon & Method Man)

Disc Four
1.         “Damage” (featuring GZA)
2.         “Don’t U Know” (featuring Killah Priest)

Disc Five
1.         “The Stomp”
2.         “Goin’ Down”

Disc Six
1.         “Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)”
2.         “Snakes” (featuring Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa & Buddha Monk)

Disc Seven 
1.         “Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)” Part 1 (featuring Ghostface Killah)
2.         “Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)” Part 2

Disc Eight
1.         “Proteck Ya Neck II the Zoo” (featuring Brooklyn Zu, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest, & 60 Second Assassin)
2.         “Cuttin’ Headz” (featuring RZA)

Disc Nine
1.         “Dirty Dancin’” (featuring Method Man)
2.         “Harlem World”

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THE STOOGES’ FUN HOUSE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 
COMMEMORATED WITH MASSIVE VINYL BOXED SET 
AND EXHIBIT AT THIRD MAN RECORDS DETROIT

Fun House – 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Includes 
Newly Remastered 2-LP, 45 RPM Version Of The Album 
Along With The Vinyl Debut Of The Complete Fun House Sessions 

15-LP Boxed Set, Limited To 1970 Copies, Available For Pre-Order Now 
Exclusively At Rhino.com; Set For Release On July 17 

Third Man Records Cass Corridor, Detroit Will Honor Fun House With New Exhibit 

LOS ANGELES – In 1999, Rhino gave Stooges’ fans the ultimate fly-on-the-wall experience with 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions. This ambitious seven-CD boxed set included every take from the recording sessions for the band’s second album, Fun House. 

Rhino is primed to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary this summer with FUN HOUSE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION, featuring a newly remastered version of the original studio album and the first-ever vinyl release of The Complete Fun House Sessions. Limited to 1,970 individually numbered copies, the set features 15 LPs and two 7-inch singles for $399.98. Pre-orders are available now exclusively at Rhino.com and the collection will be released on July 17. 

The anniversary celebration also includes a Fun House exhibition at Third Man Records Cass Corridor, Detroit that runs July 17 to August 7. The exclusive, free exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the very definition of Detroit rock n’ roll, including personal objects, images, music and memories from the band's history and private collections. 

Rhino’s vinyl boxed set opens with a newly remastered version of Fun House. To maximize audio quality, the music was cut at 45 rpm and pressed on two LPs. What unfolds across the set’s remaining 13 LPs is nothing less than every take from the Fun House sessions, in order, exactly as The Stooges recorded them. Those studio tracks are followed by a recording of The Stooges’ performing live in New York City in August 1970, just as Fun House was released. The 39-minute concert remained unreleased until 2010, when it came out as Have Some Fun: Live At Ungano’s. 

Rounding out the music in this deluxe set are two mixes of the single “Down On The Street”/“I Feel Alright.” The first is the “Mono Single Edit” released in France, and the other is the unique “Single Mix” that was unreleased until the original 1999 boxed set. Each one is pressed on 7-inch vinyl and presented in a sleeve with reproduction artwork. 

Beyond the music, the collection also includes a 28-page booklet with rare photos and extensive liner notes, featuring an essay by Henry Rollins and testimonials penned by rock ‘n’ roll luminaries including Flea, Joan Jett, Shirley Manson, Duff McKagan, Thurston Moore, Tom Morello, Karen O, Steven Van Zandt, and Mike Watt, among others, plus posters, prints, a slipmat, and a 45 adapter.

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SEPULTURA: BENEATH THE REMAINS DELUXE EDITION

Remastered And Expanded 2CD Version Of The Band’s Influential 1989 Album Features More Than A Dozen Unreleased Studio Recordings And Live Performances 

2CD And 2LP Versions Will Be Available On April 3

LOS ANGELES – Sepultura’s major-label debut on Roadrunner Records, Beneath the Remains, had a deep impact on metal music when it came out in 1989. Widely regarded today as a thrash-metal classic, the album perfectly distilled the Brazilian band’s potent mix of piercing melodies and pummeling rhythms.

Rhino salutes the acclaimed record with a new collection that features a remastered version of the original album, plus more than a dozen previously unreleased studio and live recordings. BENEATH THE REMAINS: DELUXE EDITION will be available on April 3 as a two-CD set ($19.98). On the same day, the Deluxe Edition will also be available as a double-LP set on 180-gram vinyl ($31.98). Exclusive orange color vinyl LP versions are available via Rhino.com. The music will also be available through digital outlets and streaming services.

In December 1988, brothers Max (guitar/vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums), Paulo Jr. (bass) and Andreas Kisser (guitar) recorded Beneath the Remains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with producer Scott Burns. Soon after its release in April 1989, the album was hailed by fans and critics alike for standout songs like “Inner Self,” “Primitive Future” and the title track. The album has been remastered especially for this collection.

The Deluxe Edition also features nine unreleased “mixdown” recordings taken from the Beneath the Remains sessions at Nas Nuvens Studios in Rio de Janeiro. Highlights include versions of “Lobotomy” and “Mass Hypnosis,” as well as instrumental versions “Slaves Of Pain” and “Sarcastic Existence.” 

The studio tracks are complemented by unreleased recordings of the band performing live on September 22, 1989 at the Zeppelinhalle, West Germany. The concert features songs from Beneath the Remains (“Primitive Future” and “Inner Self”) and the band’s previous albums (“Troops Of Doom” and “Escape To The Void”), along with covers of Black Sabbath’s “Symptom Of the Universe” and the Dead Kennedys “Holiday In Cambodia.”

Founded by the Cavalera brothers in 1984, the group recorded two full-length albums – Morbid Visions (1986) and Schizophrenia (1987) – before signing with Roadrunner Records in 1988. Since then, Sepultura’s dynamic studio recordings and intense live performances have earned it fans everywhere. The band has sold nearly 20 million albums worldwide, including more than three million in the United States. 

The current version of Sepultura (Derrick Green, Paulo Jr., Andreas Kisser, Eloy Casagrande) released a new album, Quadra, on February 7 and will tour the U.S. this spring. Former members Max and Igor Cavalera – who perform together in the band Cavalera Conspiracy recently completed a sold-out European tour in December 2019. A complete list of upcoming tour dates can be found here.

BENEATH THE REMAINS: DELUXE EDITION
CD Track Listing:
Disc One: Original Album 2019 Remaster
1.    “Beneath the Remains”
2.    “Inner Self”
3.    “Stronger Than Hate”
4.    “Mass Hypnosis”
5.    “Sarcastic Existence”
6.    “Slaves of Pain”
7.    “Lobotomy”
8.    “Hungry”
9.    “Primitive Future”

2004 Bonus Tracks
10.    “A Hora e a Vez Do Cabelo Nascer”
11.    “Inner Self” (Drum Tracks)
12.    “Mass Hypnosis” (Drum Tracks)
The Rio/Nas Nuvens Recordings
13.    “Slaves Of Pain” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
14.    “Inner Self” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
15.    “Hungry” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
16.    “Stronger Than Hate” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
17.    “Sarcastic Existence” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
 
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
The Rio/Nas Nuvens Recordings
1.    “Lobotomy” (Mixdown) *
2.    “Mass Hypnosis” (Mixdown) *
3.    “Primitive Future” (Mixdown) *
4.    “Beneath the Remains” (Mixdown) *
Live at Zeppelinhalle, Kaufbeuren, West Germany, September 22, 1989
5.    “Primitive Future” – Live *
6.    “Inner Self” – Live *
7.    “Escape To The Void” – Live *
8.    “Sarcastic Existence” – Live *
9.    “Slaves Of Pain” – Live *
10.    “Mass Hypnosis” – Live *
11.    “Troops Of Doom” – Live * 
12.    “Holiday In Cambodia” – Live *
13.    “Beneath The Remains” – Live *
14.    “Symptom Of The Universe” – Live *

LP Track Listing:
LP One: Original Album 2019 Remaster

Side One
1.    “Beneath the Remains”
2.    “Inner Self”
3.    “Stronger Than Hate”
4.    “Mass Hypnosis”

Side Two
1.    “Sarcastic Existence”
2.    “Slaves of Pain”
3.    “Lobotomy”
4.    “Hungry”
5.    “Primitive Future”

LP Two: The Rio/Nas Nuvens Recordings, before the Florida Sessions 
Side One
1.    “Beneath the Remains” (Mixdown) *
2.    “Inner Self” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
3.    “Stronger Than Hate” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
4.    “Mass Hypnosis” (Mixdown) *
5.    “Troops Of Doom” – (Live 9/22/89) *

Side Two
1.    “Sarcastic Existence” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
2.    “Slaves Of Pain” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
3.    “Lobotomy” (Mixdown) *
4.    “Hungry” (Mixdown) – Instrumental *
5.    “Primitive Future” (Mixdown) *

* previously unreleased 

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DAVID BOWIE 
NEVER BEFORE HEARD 1974 LIVE RECORDINGS UNEARTHED 

I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR '74) (2-LP / 2-CD)
LIMITED EDITION RECORD STORE DAY 2020
TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 18

In addition to the previously announced Record Store Day 2020 release of CHANGESNOWBOWIE, Parlophone Records are proud to also announce the unearthing of never before heard recordings of David Bowie in concert circa 1974 in the form of I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR 74) on 2-LP and 2-CD. Both will be available on Record Store Day on April 18. 

Taken from recently discovered sources in The David Bowie Archive®, I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR ‘74)  was recorded mostly during Bowie’s performance at the Michigan Palace, Detroit on October 20, 1974 with the encores taken from the Municipal Auditorium, Nashville on November 30, 1974. The only song missing from the full set during the October 20 performance is “Diamond Dogs,” which was unfortunately only recorded in part. To make up for that, it was decided to include the encores from the November 30 performance which featured “Diamond Dogs” but also enables a fuller representation of the set from The Soul Tour including such numbers as “Knock On Wood” and the “Foot Stompin’ / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” medley. 

The Soul Tour was a radical mid-tour departure from Bowie’s 1974 Diamond Dogs theatrical extravaganza. During a three week break in late 1974, the Diamond Dogs Tour’s elaborate six-ton Hunger City stage set was drastically stripped back, and the tour’s set list overhauled to include as-yet-unreleased tracks from the Young Americans sessions at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia. The Soul Tour also featured a revamped band, augmented to include musicians and vocalists from those sessions, and rechristened The Mike Garson Band.  
 
I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR 74) follows on from the previous Record Store Day 2-LP release Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles ’74) and is an incredible historical document of a performer and band at the height of their live powers. The artwork for both the 2-LP and 2-CD releases is based on the original design for the programs available at venues for dates on The Soul Tour. The Soul Tour has taken on a mythical status among Bowie fans, as the tour only visited 17 cities in the East and South of the US. This is the first time that any audio from this incarnation of the tour has ever been officially released. 
 
CHANGESNOWBOWIE is a nine-track session recorded for radio and broadcast by the BBC on Bowie’s 50th birthday on January 8, 1997. The broadcast originally featured an interview with Bowie by Mary Ann Hobbs interspersed with specially recorded birthday messages and questions from the likes of Scott Walker, Damon Albarn, Bono, Robert Smith and many more. The interview and birthday messages are not included on this album. This mostly acoustic session was a stripped back affair featuring some of Bowie’s favorites of his own compositions and was produced by Bowie himself, Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati.  

CHANGESNOWBOWIE was recorded and mixed at Looking Glass Studios in New York in November 1996 before rehearsals for Bowie’s 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden and the cover art for the album will feature a stunning black and white portrait of Bowie by renowned photographer Albert Watson, taken in New York in 1996.   

DAVID BOWIE - I’M ONLY DANCING (THE SOUL TOUR 74) (2-LP / 2-CD) 
TRACK LIST
CD 1
LP Side 1
1. “Introduction - Memory Of A Free Festival”
2. “Rebel Rebel”
3. “John, I’m Only Dancing (Again)”
4. “Sorrow”
5. “Changes” 
6. “1984”

LP Side 2
1. “Moonage Daydream”
2. “Rock ’n’ Roll With Me” 
3. “Love Me Do / The Jean Genie” 
4. “Young Americans”

CD 2 
LP Side 3 
1. “Can You Hear Me”
2. “It’s Gonna Be Me”
3. “Somebody Up There Likes Me” 
4. “Suffragette City”

LP Side 4
1. “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”
2. “Panic In Detroit”
3. “Knock On Wood *”
4. “Foot Stompin’ / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate / Foot Stompin’ *”
5. “Diamond Dogs / It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I like It) / Diamond Dogs *”

Recorded at the Michigan Palace, Detroit on October 20, 1974 
* at the Municipal Auditorium, Nashville on November 20, 1974
 
Musicians:
David Bowie - Vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, harmonica
The Mike Garson Band:
Earl Slick - Guitar
Carlos Alomar - Guitar
Mike Garson - Piano, Mellotron
David Sanborn - Alto sax, flute
Pablo Rosario - Percussion
Emir Ksasan - Bass
Dennis Davis - Drums
Backing vocals - Warren Peace, Anthony Hinton, Luther Vandross, Ava Cherry, Robin Clark and Diane Sumler.
These recordings have been mastered from the only available sources to provide the best sound quality possible. Any flaws and distortion are inherent in the original sources and we hope the historical importance of the recordings outweighs any such imperfections and does not detract from the enjoyment of the performances.

DAVID BOWIE - CHANGESNOWBOWIE (1-LP / 1-CD)
TRACK LIST
Side 1
“The Man Who Sold The World”
“Aladdin Sane”
“White Light / White Heat” 
“Shopping For Girls”
“Lady Stardust” 

Side 2
“The Supermen”
“Repetition”
“Andy Warhol”
“Quicksand”
Recorded at Looking Glass Studios in New York in November 1996.
 
Musicians;
David Bowie - Vocals, acoustic guitar
Gail Ann Dorsey - Bass, vocals
Reeves Gabrels - Guitars
Mark Plati - Keyboards and programming
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GRATEFUL DEAD REVISIT JUNE 1976 
WITH NEW FIVE-SHOW BOXED SET

Dead.net Exclusive Limited Edition 15-CD Set Features Five Previously 
Unreleased Concerts Recorded During The Band’s 1976 Comeback Tour

Available For Pre-Order Now Only at Dead.net, Scheduled For Release On March 20 

LOS ANGELES – The Grateful Dead announced that it would take an extended break from touring in 1974 when playing large venues with the fabled Wall of Sound PA system had become a physical and financial burden. Two long years later, the drought finally ended when the Dead returned to the road to continue its long, strange trip. The Wall of Sound and stadiums were out. Rented equipment and theaters were in. Mickey Hart was back and the repertoire was dramatically different.

The upcoming 15-CD boxed set JUNE 1976 will revisit this dynamic chapter in the Dead’s history with five previously unreleased shows from that hotly anticipated tour: Boston Music Hall, Boston MA (6/10/76 and 6/11/76); Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (6/14/76 and 6/15/76); and Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (6/19/76).

The featured recordings were sourced from the master two-track tapes made by Betty Cantor-Jackson, the band’s legendary live recording engineer for many years. They have been mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman for extraordinary sound quality, with restoration and speed correction by Plangent Processes.

The set is available to pre-order now exclusively from Dead.net for $149.98 and will ship to arrive on March 20. Production is limited to 12,000 individually numbered copies. Audio from the set will also be available exclusively from Dead.net as a digital download in Apple Lossless ($99.99) and FLAC 192/24 ($119.99). 
 
“At the height of my tape trading days in the late 1980s, arriving in my mailbox one day was a package containing cassettes of four of the five shows in this box (the four shows from Boston and New York). I’d never heard anything like these recordings,” says David Lemieux, Grateful Dead archivist and the set’s producer. “The performances were magnificent, A+ Dead throughout, and the recordings were impeccable, crystal clear with a clarity to each instrument and vocal that was unlike any other tapes in my collection. These were like the best live albums I’d ever heard, played by the best band I know, during one of the Dead’s many live performance peaks. When the master tapes were returned to the vault in 2017, we immediately set to work with plans to release some of these shows from June 1976 in a substantial way, and this new boxed set is as substantial as we could do. Hearing these recordings mastered by Jeffrey is a whole new experience, newly discovered nuances to the sound, mix, and performances revealed on every song. We could not be happier with how it turned out and hope you’ll come along for the ride for one of the greatest boxed sets the Grateful Dead have ever released.”
 
The Dead had come to the Northeast regularly since 1967, reliably showing up every few months to perform their latest music and be their latest selves. But that streak ended in 1974 when the band retreated from the road during an extended touring hiatus. Meanwhile, they used the time to record and release Blues For Allah and throw themselves into a host of side projects, but live shows were scarce except for a few hit-and-run gigs on the West Coast. 

But as America celebrated its bicentennial in the spring of 1976, a ray of hope arrived in the form of an announcement in the Dead Heads newsletter that read in part: “Vacationing is too exhausting to continue…meaning the Grateful Dead has decided to get back into touring.” 
 
After warming up with a pair of shows in Portland, Oregon, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart opened their East Coast run in Boston on June 9. 
 
Along with staples like “Sugaree,” “Tennessee Jed,” and “One More Saturday Night,” there was plenty of new music for fans to digest during this tour. In fact, more than a dozen songs were new to the band’s repertoire in its current form, including tracks like “The Wheel,” “Lazy Lightning”/“Supplication,” “Cassidy” (aside from one 1974 performance) and “They Love Each Other” in its new arrangement. Notably, this was also the only tour where the band played the Garcia/Hunter composition “Mission In The Rain.”

Others tracks like “Crazy Fingers,” “The Music Never Stopped” and the “Help On The Way”/“Slipknot!”/“Franklin’s Tower” suite from Blues For Allah were all less than a year old at the time. “Samson and Delilah” and the disco-version of “Dancing In The Street” – played at every show featured in this set – were taking shape nicely a year before they would appear on Terrapin Station. A couple of throwbacks to the Dead’s psychedelic primal era, “St. Stephen” and “Cosmic Charlie” also made a return. 

The band and its repertoire were evolving rapidly during this time as Jesse Jarnow explains in the liner notes for JUNE 1976. “There were patterns to come, and, with the right kind of eyes, one can see them start to emerge in 1976 and draw themselves in the spaces between the band’s songs. But there are also so many freak one-time set list occurrences that 1976 might be remembered as one of the most truly anarchic years in Grateful Dead history, as the band was figuring out a new way to be.”

JUNE 1976
15-CD Track Listing

Boston Music Hall (6/10/76)
Set One
“Promised Land”
“Sugaree”
“Cassidy”
“They Love Each Other”
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Brown-Eyed Women”
“Lazy Lightning”>
“Supplication”
“Row Jimmy”
“Big River”
“Mission In The Rain”
“Looks Like Rain”
“Might As Well”

Set Two
“Samson and Delilah”
“Help On The Way”>
“Slipknot!”>
“Franklin’s Tower”
“Let It Grow”
“Friend Of The Devil”
“Playing In The Band”>
“Dancing In The Street”>
“U.S. Blues”

Boston Music Hall (6/11/76)
Set One
 “Might As Well”
“Mama Tried”
“Tennessee Jed”
“Cassidy”
“Candyman”
“Big River”
“Scarlet Begonias”
“Looks Like Rain”
“It Must Have Been The Roses”
“Lazy Lightning”>
“Supplication”
“Brown-Eyed Women”
“Promised Land”

Set Two
“St. Stephen”>
“Dancing In The Street”>
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Ship Of Fools”
“Samson and Delilah”
“Sugaree”
“Sugar Magnolia”>
“Eyes Of The World”>
“Stella Blue”
“Sunshine Daydream”
“Johnny B. Goode”

Beacon Theatre, NY, NY (6/14/76)
Set One
 “Cold Rain and Snow”
“Mama Tried”
“Row Jimmy”
“Cassidy”
“Brown-Eyed Women”
“Big River”
“Might As Well”
“Lazy Lightning”>
“Supplication”
“Tennessee Jed”
“Playing In The Band”

Set Two
 “The Wheel”
“Samson and Delilah”
“High Time”
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Crazy Fingers”
“Dancing In The Street”>
“Cosmic Charlie”
“Help On The Way”>
“Slipknot!”>
“Franklin’s Tower”>
“Around and Around”
“U.S. Blues”

Beacon Theatre, NY, NY (6/15/76)
Set One
 “Promised Land”
“Sugaree”
“Cassidy”
“Candyman”
“The Music Never Stopped”
“It Must Have Been The Roses”
“Looks Like Rain”
“Tennessee Jed”
“Let It Grow”>
“Might As Well”

Set Two
 “St. Stephen”>
“Not Fade Away”>
“Stella Blue”
“Samson and Delilah”
“Friend Of The Devil”
“Dancing In The Street”>
“The Wheel”>
“Sugar Magnolia”
“Scarlet Begonias”>
“Sunshine Daydream”
“Johnny B. Goode”

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (6/19/76)
Set One
 “Help On The Way”>
“Slipknot”!>
“Franklin’s Tower”>
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Brown-Eyed Women”
“Cassidy”
“They Love Each Other”
“Looks Like Rain”
“Tennessee Jed”
“Playing In The Band”

Set Two
 “Might As Well”
“Samson and Delilah”
“High Time”
“Let It Grow”
“Dancing In The Street”>
“Cosmic Charlie”
“Around and Around”>
“Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad”>
“One More Saturday Night”
“Not Fade Away”

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