Grateful Dead

Financial collateral damage. So true. I'm sure Boxzilla set quite a few of us back a bit.

Lots of good ones already mentioned. Check out the 9/20/90 MSG w. Hornsby. Hot stuff!

Oh yeah don't use the preamp that comes with most of the new turntables. They aren't very good. If your amp/receiver doesn't have phono inputs splurge for a dedicated phono preamp they aren't that expensive. Someone mentioned a Crosley don't waste your money

I have a couple of at 120 turntables they are the knockoff of the oop technics 1200. It's a good turntable for the money. But since it's based on a dj turntable it is fully manual which some people concider a pain. Be careful using the cue it has a tendency to give out and your sylus bounces across the disc. Finally get a different cartridge since again it is a dj table it at tracks at 3 grams. Visualize me shaking violently. I use a Shure m97xe but there are plenty of good ones put there

Ice, Was just going to post the same thing about the collatteral expenses. Since it's so cool, the kids want the yet to be purchased turntable in the family room, not the designated GD listening studio in the basement. That requires a new receiver. Not such a big deal until you factor in the wife who now requires compensation to "even the balance sheet." To be fair, neither one of us are really like that, but she did order four new dresses for the upcoming weddings this summer as a preemptive strike. So, I go out and purchase a few albums to help out a local record store. I can't even play them, but now I'm in deep.

Bought an Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB today.This whole record store day thing is costing me a lot of money. Too late now but maybe I should have thought this through before pulling the trigger. Bought 2-27-69, even though I didn’t have a turntable, so I needed to get a turntable. But if I’m going to have a turntable, well, then I need some LP’s. So far in a 24-hour or so period I have purchased: GD 2-27-69 GD 11-10-67 Dark Side of the Moon Animals CCR -Chronicle (little disappointed once I opened this because the ‘Heard It Through The Grapevine’ is 3:52, rather than 11+ minutes like on the cassette I had in the 80’s, and I only wanted it for that song). Operating a turntable is way more complicated than a CD player, and I’m not so sure that this medium sounds better as some have claimed. I may need to turn it up to 11 to make an accurate assessment. Currently using the preamp in my Onkyo receiver, but the turntable also has a preamp so I better see what that sounds like.

I'll agree with Vguy and daverock, the years 1965 thru 1975 were the best years for me with 1970 thru 75 being my personal faves. I wouldn't knock the late 60's (1967, '68, '69) either.AH, Jim's riding mower... let's go!

Hey Dark-Star, I ended up winning the Dave's Picks 5. I have to thank you again for that lead. It was funny too as I was watching it and the price was up at $162 as it was ending. I kind of talked myself out of it and tried bidding on something else. I lost that auction in the last second, and decided that it must have been fate that I was going to win the Dave's Picks 5. I committed myself to it and I came through the bidding war victorious. I had spoke about this a while ago in that I have been fortunate to be able to have the funds to spend on things like this. Obviously this is not my preferred method but that is what I get for not subscribing. That is why now I subscribe on the first day Dead.net has the subscription up and running. Normally I wouldn't pay this much either for any release on the secondary market, but as I said this is my birthday show. Literally. I think was arriving sometime during the first set - 11-ish EST would have been around 8-ish PST right? I was fortunate enough to get DaP 6,9,10 (with bonus disc), 11, and 12 all for great prices so I figure this one evens it out. Now I just need a release of 11/17/78 as that should round out my birthday shows. Oh and during that show, I am 99% sure my 5 year old eyes were glued to the TV watching the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. Anyway to you Dark-Star, thank you once again!

I hadn't taken the plunge on any archival Dead releases on vinyl yet, but since the Fillmore boxset goes for $800+ on Ebay, I thought I'd grab 2/27/69. Very expensive, but looking forward to it. I know the Dark Star > St. Stephen from Live/Dead is from that show, but otherwise, have not heard it. Grabbed a few others, this store was really well stocked. Rough Guide to Jug Bands / Ragtime, Thelonious Monk - Monk, Wilco Live at the Troubadour 1996, the Zeppelin 45, Bo Diddley and the ubiquitous Dylan & The Dead. I told myself I wasn't going to get that one..but couldn't pass it up somehow. To quote from Up To Me, "If I'd thought about it I never would've done it, I guess I would've let it slide." Weirdest release ever..not that it was a great tour from what I've heard of it, but it could have been much better represented than f***** Joey. Oh, spent a good amount of the weekend at the airport so got through 90% of the Three Musketeers...never read it before, I've really enjoyed it. Smartasses.

I would agree - that was great era for music. I started going to gigs in 1972, and I have always thought of that year as a high water mark.