This is a very special release from Ken and Judy Lee. It serves as a commemoration of Mark Cohens’ 2nd anniversary in heaven. Mark was a great friend, and a big part of the Dead community. And it is to him that this project is dedicated, and to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude. If not for Marks love of music, and love of this band in particular, we would never had known about the Lees’ Port Chester archive. Outside of a few other brave souls known to have taped shows at this fantastic venue, Ken and Judys’ work from the Capitol Theatre stands as the ultimate body of documentation. And if not for Marks insistance that these shows be “liberated”, much of what has previously circulated would never had been heard, and this show was one of his favorites. This show is a keystone of the Grateful Dead, one of those shows that really makes you wonder, and gives you pause. A show of firsts and lasts, and when it was all said and done, had laid to rest some old lexicons, and created a whole new set of criteria by which the band would be judged. Truly one of the legendary Grateful Dead shows. The Dead had a way of continually redefining themselves, in terms of performance, and this show buries the sixties and propels them into the seventies. (Much like the benchmark show at Lewiston, Maine 9-6-80 redifined them for the Eighties) This is the last official acoustic set of the 70’s. Besides an improptu set in 1978, most of the songs performed acoustically would not see the light of day again untill the fall of 1980, when they were showcased at the 10 night run at the Warfield in San Francisco, and 8 nights at NY’s Radio City Music Hall. The final “Operator”, and “Wake Up Little Suzie”, Mystery Train> My Babe (only time played), New Orleans> Searchin’, Main Ten (last time played), all standout in this performance, and then like a dream, are gone. Around and Around (first time played), and a long stretch before you hear “Baby Blue” again. This release also includes the complete New Riders set, known to circulate only as a fragment. Technical Notes: The original audience master cassettes (4 Ampex C361-90) were recorded on a Sony TC124 with unknown dynamic mics, spread approx. 25-30 ft. across the balcony, by Ken & Judy Lee,. The cassette tape was baked and re-shelled, then transfered via Tascam 122 MK-III > Lucid ADA1000 > Tascam DA30-II (DAT) > Tascam CDRW 700 (CDR) by John Jay Hance. Editing By Peter G. via Soundforge. No noise reduction was applied. Audio extraction and further editing via Peak 4.0, compressed to .shn with xACT 1.3, and seeded by BoldCaptain via Azureus 2.1. Tape flutter in Baby Blue, and in Truckin’. Tape flip in Dancin’ In The Streets was was seemlessly pieced together. Yet another reMARKable recording by Ken & Judy Lee. Enjoy! . A Special Thank You goes out to: Peter G, Bold Captain, Lisa Biasi, Anne Cohen, Joe Jupille, Torbjorn Olofsson, Jim Parzych,Rich Brunjes(yubah).

Disc One – Acoustic Set – 01)Tuning 02) Dire Wolf 03) I Know You Rider 04) Dark Hollow 05) Rosalie McFall 06) El Paso 07) Operator (Final time played) 08) Ripple 09) Friend Of The Devil 10) Wake Up, Little Suzie (Final time played) 11) Uncle John’s Band Disc Two – NRPS – 01)Tuning 02) Six Days On The Road 03) Superman 04) Whatcha Gonna Do 05) Glendale Train 06) All I Ever Wanted 07) Fair Chance To Know 08) Portland Woman 09) Cecilia 10)Truck Drivin’ Man 11) Last Lonely Eagle 12) Louisiana Lady 13) Honky Tonk Women Disc Three – Electric Dead – 01)Tuning 02) Morning Dew 03) Me And My Uncle 04) Mystery Train (Only time played) 05) >My Babe (Only time played) 06) Around And Around (First time played) 07) New Orleans 08)>Searchin’ 09)>It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 10) Casey Jones Disc Four – Electric Dead – 01) Truckin’ 02)>Dark Star (First verse only) 03)>The Main Ten (Final time played) 04)>Dancin’ In The Streets 05)>Not Fade Away 06)>Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad 07)>Not Fade Away 08)>Drums 09)>Good Lovin’ 10)>Drums 11)>Good Lovin’

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