Grateful Dead - Boston Garden, Boston, MA 5/7/77 (Live) (RSD 2023, 5LP Vinyl Box)

Available for the first time on vinyl, Grateful Dead’s May 7, 1977 performance at Boston Garden. In a 5-LP, 180-Gram vinyl boxed set.The Grateful Dead performed more the 2,300 concerts, and of these many live shows, a three night run in May 1977, spanning three cities on the East Coast, is arguably the Dead's greatest trio of shows: May 7 in Boston, MA, May 8 in Ithaca, NY, and May 9 in Buffalo, NY. These three shows, along with their near-equal from May 5 in New Haven, made up the long-ago sold out box set "Get Shown The Light." The last two nights of this run have been released on vinyl in previous years, and we're thrilled to add to the canon the magnificent Boston show. From its opening, playful “Bertha,” through a flawless first set featuring “Cassidy,” “Jack Straw,” “Mississippi Half Step,” “The Music Never Stopped,” and many others, the Dead are clearly having a wonderful night in Bean Town. The second set is filled with then-new and older songs from the Dead's catalog, including “Terrapin Station,” “Estimated Prophet,” “Eyes Of The World,” and “Wharf Rat,” amongst others. A spectacular show from start-to-finish, Boston 5/7/77 is one of the most upbeat, accessible shows the Grateful Dead ever performed.

Side A1. BERTHA [8:06]2. CASSIDY [5:11]3. DEAL [5:39]Side B1. JACK STRAW [5:43]2. PEGGY-O [8:19]3. NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES [6:45]Side C1. MISSISSIPPI HALF-STEP UPTOWN TOODELOO> [12:46]2. BIG RIVER [6:55]Side D1. TENNESSEE JED [8:36]2. THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED [7:46]Side E1. TERRAPIN STATION [11:04]2. SAMSON AND DELILAH [7:46]Side F1. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL [8:18]2. ESTIMATED PROPHET [8:24]Side G1. EYES OF THE WORLD> [11:30]Side H1. DRUMS> [3:23]2. THE WHEEL> [10:42]Side I1. WHARF RAT> [14:33]2. AROUND AND AROUND [7:57]Side J1. U.S. BLUES [6:07]