Cornell '77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Dead's Concert at Barton Hall

an Icon Concert in the perfect place Cornell in Ithaca N.Y, jerry Garcia at his best. A collection item for dead heads

If you like the Dead you'll enjoy this

This is a great book on the Cornell GD concert.

This book tells the story of how the epic Cornell 77 show came to be and how it went down. The Dead were in full flower at the time of this show, and the recording is one I've recommended to all my Deadhead friends. I've played it for lots of people, and everyone who's listened to it has been blown away by the band's performance and the audio quality is spectacular. I bought a copy of this book and the recording together for my wife for a gift, but read the book and listened to the CD before she got them from me and I had a really hard time waiting until she opened each to play the show for her. I never knew the backstory behind how the students got the band to come to Cornell and the whole history and culture involved behind the scenes. The book really completes the recording and makes me appreciate the show that much more. The two (this book and the recording of the show, available separately) are great companion gifts for a Dead fan you love. Remember that you are a Dead fan that you love, so don't forget about the possibility of just getting it for yourself and then sharing it with your friends, too.

Cornell 77. May 8th 1977. I've been a Deadhead for almost 40 years. A Taper for the better part of that time. I was among the first people to get their hands on the "Betty boards" when they first came around in 1987-88. This was an amazing show by almost anybody's standards, but I believe it gained it's most momentum from the Morning Dew. One of, if not thee best Dews the Dead ever played. Just as the jam could've crashed to an end, Jerry picks up the pace for another huge crazy jam, Unlike any other. That being said, The sound quality just kicks it up another notch.It's Peter Conners insightful writing about the show and that era of Dead history that ties alot of otherwise unknown lose ends together, that makes his efforts meaningful and makes this book very difficult to put down. He writes about the songs that were played, having his own opinion of course, because everybody has one, and opens doors and windows and makes the reader want to revisit the show of shows that we've all become so familiar with over these many years. I'm an avid reader of Grateful Dead material and have formed many of my own opinions over the years and I can honestly say this is one book every deadhead should read. Thanks Peter.