Brand new, factory-sealed 19-CD set on Rhino Records.
Out of print.
WHAT S INSIDE:
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL 4/6/78
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL 4/7/78
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 4/8/78
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/10/78
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/11/78
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC 4/12/78
Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 4/14/78
Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV 4/16/78
Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
Newly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent Processes
Mastered by Jeffrey Norman
Liners By Author Steve Silberman
Artwork By Acclaimed Artist Matthew Brannon
Limited To 10,000 Individually Numbered Copies
Dead.net Exclusive
It s been said before but April 78 was an incredible month for the Dead. Like May 77, you could throw a dart and guarantee you hit a stellar show. - KyloRensPecs, r/gratefuldead, Reddit
.... April/May 78 has a lot of the same qualities of Spring 77 but with some extra edge and a much bigger sound from the Rhythm Devils. A really special era that often gets neglected. - viewtiful alan, r/gratefuldead, Reddit
Sportatorium - April 7, 1978
when drums started I thought, oh s , i hate drum solos and Billy and Mickey stopped me in my tracks. Wow, these guys are really good. Little did I know the pervasive influence this phenomena would have on my life. - pearlybakerbest, Dead.net
Huntington Civic Centre, West Virginia 16 April 1978
This is another must-hear concert by The Grateful Dead. The sound and mix are almost absolutely perfect ... It s difficult to pick out highlights because everything is played so well the band are tight, Donna is great and the set list is strong. - Grateful Ted, gratefulted.co.uk
We re hitting the bullseye with the eight previously unreleased stellar shows that make up FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL 1978. Filled to the brim with peak performances from the Grateful Dead s post-hiatus period, this collection captures the historic tour where Drums begat Space, morphed into Drums gt Space and cemented the Rhythm Devils second-set power move from the music business to the transportation business.
Spring 1978 finds the Dead consistently weaving spontaneous magic, showing signs of great promise and potential - from the no-nonsense rock n roll in Tampa, where scholars cite the first Drumz leading into Space, to the lengthy communal get down in Pembroke Pines to Jacksonville where the twain emerge fully formed, offering the primordial opportunity for soul retrieval. It s evident in the dynamic range delivered on back-to-back nights at the intimate Fox Theatre and through the laid-back unity of the band s performance in Durham at Duke, a comfort that carries over to Virginia and West Virginia where the playing is unbridled, bursting with momentum, threatening to carry itself away. And nowhere can you hear that more clearly than through Betty Cantor-Jackson s original recordings, reliably crisp, bright, and vivid.
Individually numbered to 10,000 copies and exclusive to Dead.net, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL 1978 has been mastered by Audio Engineer Jeffrey Norman using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction. Steve Vance designed the collection s custom box, which features a removable wave drum. We invite you to unleash your inner Rhythm Devil. Acclaimed artist Matthew Brannon created the set s original artwork. The collection also includes a 48-page book with original liner notes by author Steve Silberman and photos by James Anderson, Bob Minkin, and more.
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa FL 4/6/78
CD 1
Bertha gt
Good Lovin
Dire Wolf
Me and My Uncle gt
Big River
Friend Of The Devil
Passenger
Candyman
Lazy Lightning gt
Supplication
Samson and Delilah
It Must Have Been The Roses
CD 2
Estimated Prophet gt
He s Gone gt
Rhythm Devils gt
The Other One gt
Wharf Rat gt
Around and Around
U.S. Blues
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL 4/7/78
CD 3
Promised Land
Sugaree
Cassidy
Tennessee Jed
Mama Tried gt
Mexicali Blues
Peggy-O
New Minglewood Blues
Loser
The Music Never Stopped
Jack Straw
CD 4
Ship Of Fools
Good Lovin
Terrapin Station gt
Playing In The Band gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Not Fade Away gt
Black Peter gt
Playing In The Band
Johnny B. Goode
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 4/8/78
CD 5
Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo
Me and My Uncle gt
Big River
They Love Each Other
Looks Like Rain
Deal
El Paso
It Must Have Been The Roses
Lazy Lightning gt
Supplication
CD 6
Samson and Delilah
Scarlet Begonias gt
Fire On The Mountain
Estimated Prophet gt
Eyes Of The World
CD 7
Rhythm Devils gt
Space gt
Sugar Magnolia
One More Saturday Night
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/10/78
CD 8
Promised Land
Brown-Eyed Women
It s All Over Now
Peggy-O
Cassidy
Dire Wolf
El Paso
Row Jimmy
Passenger
Candyman
The Music Never Stopped
Jack Straw
CD 9
Ship Of Fools
Dancing In The Street gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Franklin s Tower gt
Black Peter gt
Around and Around
U.S. Blues
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/11/78
CD 10
Bertha gt
Good Lovin
Friend Of The Devil
Me and My Uncle gt
Big River
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Brown-Eyed Women
New Minglewood Blues
Deal
CD 11
Samson and Delilah
Scarlet Begonias gt
Fire On The Mountain
Sunrise
CD 12
Terrapin Station gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Space gt
Iko Iko gt
Sugar Magnolia
Johnny B. Goode
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC 4/12/78
CD 13
Jack Straw
Dire Wolf
Beat It On Down The Line
Peggy-O
Mama Tried gt
Mexicali Blues
Funiculi Funicula
Row Jimmy
New Minglewood Blues
Loser
Lazy Lightning gt
Supplication
CD 14
Bertha gt
Good Lovin
It Must Have Been The Roses
CD 15
Estimated Prophet gt
Eyes Of The World gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Truckin gt
Wharf Rat gt
Around and Around
U.S. Blues
Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 4/14/78
CD 16
Promised Land
Tennessee Jed
Me and My Uncle gt
Big River
Peggy-O
Looks Like Rain
Dire Wolf
It s All Over Now
Dupree s Diamond Blues
The Music Never Stopped
Samson and Delilah
Ship Of Fools
CD 17
Dancing In The Street gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Space gt
The Other One gt
Black Peter gt
Sugar Magnolia
Johnny B. Goode
Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV 4/16/78
CD 18
Jack Straw
Dire Wolf
Cassidy
Peggy-O
Mexicali Blues gt
Mama Tried
They Love Each Other
New Minglewood Blues
Scarlet Begonias gt
Fire On The Mountain
Samosn and Delilah
Ship Of Fools
CD 19
Estimated Prophet gt
Eyes Of The World gt
Rhythm Devils gt
Space gt
Iko Iko gt
Sugar Magnolia
U.S. Blues
