Yea I had a summer job for the park commission so I missed the show but…my friends who made it reported back that it was a monster! For all the right reasons. Terrapin encore- need I say more.

All the Donna bashers out there take a listen to this show.
When her monitors were working she was on. During FOTD she is not over powering Jerry. Same during LLRain. During Music Never Stopped there was no over powering "there's a band out on the highway". She was on at this show and it adds to the effect. This isn't the only show she's on. So please cut back on the Donna bashing.

The concert was taped by WMMR Philadelphia and later played back on a Live Concert Weekend where we played this and other tapes that were recorded at the Tower Theatre. Including Bowie, Garcia's 'Legion of Mary', Patti Smith and others.

Later I took the tapes to WNEW, NY our sister station and they broadcast them too.

Considering a Cassette tape source this is really good quality. Note* the turn around, taping to broadcast was so quick, I didn't have time to edit the 'tuning' segments. But Hell, it's the Grateful Dead!

F. Paul Fuhr WMMR '76-79'

i always thought this show wasnt as good as it got credit for being. perhaps cause where it was played, crowd size, and new riders and tucker joining the party give it the hype, it certainly was the best of '77 no and i dont think barton hall is either but there are some decent moments and is certainly legendary so it goes but i wouldnt turn a newbie on to this

Marshall Tucker Band opens for The Dead. A peak year for both bands!

Nice sound, great show. The balance on these recordings is way over to the left. I imagine its an effect from the placement of the mic during the initial recording? Would be great if it were possible to balance the sound a bit more in the center.
Otherwise awesome.

While this outdoor recording leaves much to be desired in general, this particular AUD is the best of the bunch. Fidelity is far superior to the others which are a little harsher in the highs and mids.

5 star show, 3.5 star recording.

growing up in ct that summer we listened to the radio with ads all summer long for this show>RACEWAYPARK ENGLISHTOWNNEWJERSY!!!over and over all summer long,well when we got there we were like EARLYMAN sat way up front and had a taste of the special wine!WHAT A SHOW,correct me please i think Wille Nelson opened up for them with New Riders of the PurpleSage!!!
FANTASTIC!!! OVER 250thousand people,we was jammed and jammin and just lovin every bit of that blond lid from boston thanks RAY...

An old boyfriend introduced me to the Dead many years ago. This was the first tape he gave me. I would listen to Estimated Prophet/Eyes of the World over and over again. But now, after all these years, I listen to Half Step repeatedly. Jerry's guitar and Keith's piano just meld together in an other wordly place starting ~6:30.

just grabbed a show at random, to get me through a saturday of work. they must have had to hose down jerry's guitar after mississippi half step. the set lists round out so nicely. and a terrapin encore? and great sound? that i can download? making myself a disc of this one, wrapping it up, and putting it under the tree.

one of my first and most cherished tapes. When I heard the band introduced, I had a rush of being 16

Ahem yes yes and all that. Had this boot for years and though I am a Johnny Come Lately to this site, gr8 to hear this again. Have read many reviews of the shows available, and ImHo lettem keep the boards. The ambience and crowd interaction of quality aud tapes can't be beat.

Comparing one show to another, or one era to another is not what it's about. Before the post coma years there were many highs and lows, and this legacy is one big symphony for all of us to enjoy. Like JG used to say, it's not the last note, but the next.

We are extremely lucky to have this treasure trove, and even luckier to have participated in this adventure, regardless of when and where we got on or off the bus.

This show was historic for many reasons....loads of people descended on Englishtown this day, missed it myself, a bit b4 my time, but it caught my attention, and remains a personal favorite, it's got that ragged but right quality which is when the Dead were at their best, warts and all or so said Phil so many roads ago.

There was nothing like a Grateful Dead Show. Godspeed to Mr. Garcia on this the 14th Jerry Week. Peace to all heads, living and Dead!

my first dead show what a nite in a little town in jersey that led to over 200 shows god bless the boys

Wagner & Minches created a very nice AUD. Even if you have the SBD I'd recommend downloading this version. The 1/2 Step, Eyes & He's Gone>NFA are peak moments. Altogether a very well played show. Ahhh, what I'd give to be there for the Terrapin encore.