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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

Get it while you can.

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June 21, 2018 - 1:55pm

#3421

JimInMD

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PNW Box Unveiling

I received that email as well. There wasn't much too it, a few bullet points and a picture of the box. My guess it was a response to pictures of the box showing up on eBay. Here are the bullets: Some folks like surprises, others not so much. Our PACIFIC NORTHWEST '73-'74 box and its fantastic art and packaging have hit the web so we thought we'd share an official look with you right here, right now. WHAT'S INSIDE: 6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs • 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. • 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR • 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA • 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. • 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR • 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers Photos by Richie Pechner Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000 GRAB A COPY And hopefully this picture will come on ok.. It's slightly different than the one posted, but it fits better on the screen (I grabbed it from reddit).
June 21, 2018 - 1:43pm

#3422

Gary Farseer

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Space

I am glad you liked Buckeye. That is what makes this band so exciting. What One Man (not you Steve)doesnt like, another does. It is weird we missed such a huge Shakedown. It is an oddity, that within the same confines, you can have different experiences... After all, it was a Grateful Dead concert, so better time spent than elsewhere!
June 21, 2018 - 1:34pm

#3423

SPACEBROTHER

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Buckeye Lake '88

I was there and thought it was a really good show all around. The first set with Hornsby sitting in was top notch Dead. The second set opened with three new songs, Victim, Foolish heart and Blow Away. i distinctly remember the reaction of some people towards Victim in particular, and watching the mood grow dark. At that point i knew that was going to be a great song. The Blow away and foolish heart are solid renditions. Terrapin was played to perfection. The post Space segment was pretty standard with a decent reading of The other one, even though without the Phil bass intro. It was indeed hot and oversold. I remember being parked about 12 cars deep right in the middle of probably the biggest "Shakedown street" I even seen. We were trapped in the lot for the duration. Very festive though. The day before the Buckeye show was spent at Cedar Point. Fun weekend. ....speaking of the 6/21/89 Shoreline PPV broadcast, I would also love to see that released. Great show.
June 21, 2018 - 1:23pm

#3424

hbob1995

Joined:
June 26, 2007

PNW Box unveiling

I received an email today from Dead.net with an uveiling video. Unfortunately when I went to open it, it disappeared from my computer. Would somebody please post it here or PM me with it? Rock on
June 21, 2018 - 12:51pm

#3425

Gary Farseer

Joined:
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Thanks Thin, et. al.

Thanks for the info on Further and Deadco. Also thanks to other commenters. Did not realize that Deborah had caused some issues. Need to watch Long Strange Trip again and watch with a more discerning eye. I think it was Vguy that stated he just wants to hear the music and not be too concerned with the backstage or life making sausage aspects. At least I now understand why Billy and Mickey were shunning and now are back. Thanks again, G Edit OOOps: Stoltzfus not Vguy.
June 21, 2018 - 12:49pm

#3426

Gary Farseer

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Vault Master Dave

Speaking of more Video. I hope maybe next year you will choose Today's Date 1989 for either release or MUATM or both. I still have my old VHS tapes of the PPV, and they still sound very good. If you do, release the whole PPV with beginning and intermission. The crowd stuff at the beginning and intermission is always fun to show folks who wonder what in the hell was I into. Another show where Phil thunders hard during opening of Estimated. G
June 21, 2018 - 12:36pm

#3427

redemption searcher

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90s!

Kevjones-I totally agree. The 90s has some single show stuff, especially in '91 with the lush 7-piece band sound that deserves to come out. The late Brent era has been pretty covered with the entire spring 90 tour being released, which is phenomenal, but I always felt '91 was really their last great year. (No, not "great" like '72 and '73-'74, etc., I know, but still LOTS of good shows, that Jerry's rapid decline prevented from '92 to end.) Don't think I have ever even heard Sandstone but used to play soldier field in my car all the time and 6-17 Giants was one of the best shows I ever saw, along with 12-6-92 Tempe out of 60 or so. (And I hated Giants stad. as a venue and never went back after '92.) It's ironic that people are complaining about MUAM being too 90s when they don't have much other video, but the boxes have been all 70s-which is great-but there are some single shows here and there from '91 that would be a great representation of Bruce Dead. That was the other thing-once Bruce officially left and only played with them sporadically after spring '92, Vince really made you miss Brent. Vince was cool and all, I liked him...but still.
June 21, 2018 - 12:04pm

#3428

steve73

Joined:
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6/16 D&C

You heard right, Thin. First set performances were excellent, but it took them a while to get the sound right, at least from where I was sitting on the first base side. Second set was way beyond expectations. Despite blown lyrics in "St. Stephen" (we're all used to that), they nailed it instrumentally and "The Eleven" was shockingly wonderful.
June 21, 2018 - 12:04pm

#3429

bq1197

Joined:
June 22, 2007

Another view

I saw Pearl Jam a few years back at Wrigley Field. About 4 songs in, Eddie announced that there was a huge lightning storm on the way, and that we would have to get off the field. The huddled masses gathered together in the ballpark concessions areas for about 2 hours. Finally, the storm subsided (and it was truly a magnificent light show!). We all went to our soggy seats and Eddie came out. He noted that they had to ask permission from the nearby homes, but the mayor had given the 'ok' to continue the show at that hour. PJ finally started in again about 11:00pm and played until well after 1am. It's one of those rarities that they have never released on CD, probably not one of their best by their standards, but I don't know anyone who got to see them that night that was not satisfied. Maybe, in their particular situation, Dead and Co, did not feel they could do that (past Bobby's bedtime?), but for a band that typically plays between 2-3 hours, they owe you something.
June 21, 2018 - 12:01pm

#3430

Gary Farseer

Joined:
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Rocket 88

The only summer of 1988 show I saw was Buckeye Lake. One of only 2 shows that I did not like. As has been mentioned, excrutiatingly hot. If memory serves low 100's. Show starts off good. Not sure the heat did not take it out on the fellas. We get there and get in line early to tape, like maybe around 2. They had a huge sign on the interstate, "Grateful Dead, TODAY, $5." So not only did they get us paying full price and driving 400 miles, but then they parked us in a lot real close to the entrance. We thought great, small walk. Had security and parking people to park the crowd. Stand in line in that heat and get down right beside Healy. There must have been close to 100,000 people. I am sure maybe 20,000 only paid $5. Problem was when we leave, and ready to get back to hotel to dub tapes, etc. all of the security and parking people were gone. Ouch. After waiting for several hours we decided to take the Cherokee trail riding and found an escape through the woods to the local road. Did not mind one bit tearing up the field we went through to get to the road, it was all Buckeye Lake property. I still really enjoy the opening Stranger, still wondered about Bobby and his pink Strat. The Sugaree was also good, as was most of the first set. Even after dark it was still in the 90's. That is what made the after show such a problem. There was little lot vending to find a beer, veggie burrito, or water. That was my one and only large venue show. All others were 4,500 to 16,000. Whew. Hard to believe 30 years ago Monday. G

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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

Get it while you can.

Bolo

What about the Johann clue that was there along with 6 2?? Thanks Bob t

Bolo, you twisted mind

Only a Deadhead CIA agent could concoct such an obscure clue.Bravo!

here I go again

Just like the Cornell Box, I already have more than half of these concerts. Gotta do it tho. Better quality is always much better. And I won't have to listen to things like "has anyone seen my hairbrush?"

Money, Money

According to DeadBase, these are the only 3 times The Dead played Money, Money. I will wait till September to officially rank them. Cannot remember why they put this song to bed so quickly. Of course, there may not be a reason. I need to be more open minded next time Bolo starts throwing around clues. I tend to let my mind limit my thinking to shows or box sets I want to see released, rather than letting the clues lead me to the promised land. I was thinking Ark 69' (maybe next year on the 50th anniversary) All this said, I am super excited about this box! Wonderful music indeed. Sam T

How will I sneak this one in the house?!

After the mammoth Thirty Trips set I assured my wife that I wouldn't be buying anymore of these elaborate Dead box sets. However, this one was too tasty looking to resist! Besides I have almost three months to figure out how I'll sneak it into the house without my wife noticing. LOL!

Just take my money Mr. Lemieux

What a great list of shows! Again........go ahead and take my money. Just pre ordered it and I can't wait.

Artwork

Checked out the site of the artist for this box, royhenryvickers.com and saw some cool stuff, looking forward to seeing some of the art for the individual covers for each show.

Funny...

...my wife and kids are nowhere near as excited about this box set as I am.

thanx

love all

Awesome !

this set will be top notch PITB 6.26.73 is smokin hot I have been traveling, last song I remember hearing was a 1974 Ship of Fools and was thinking another release with 1974 Ship of Fools would be excellent, a day later and here is this box set, nice timing Rhino, but I'm broke lol Speeding ticket in New York is a pretty penny. Don't sell out on me too fast hahah

bob t

Forgot about that one. If I'm not mistaken, I think it was actually Johanns (plural). That goes with Bachs, which sounds like box. So, box plus 6 over 2 means the box is 6 shows over 2 years. I know, I'm odd.

4/26/71 Good Lovin'

pure jam, no Pigpen rap o'horny it hot

I am soooooooo happy with this release

:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Re: Bolo

These were perhaps the easiest set of clues yet. It's no wonder it leaked.. we all, more or less, had this one pegged. Excited for this one too. This scratches my itch. One other thing. We are seeing our first four disc show in a while (since 2012 I think), but there quite a few returned 4 disc shows believed to now be in the vault. I believe this will be the model for their release perhaps for the next decade or so. I really don't see them being Dave's Picks.. even including them as the bonus disc would really turn people off and create a lot of piss and vinegar. (unless I'm wrong, of course. :D )

Last four disc complete show release....

....vs last four disc combo release? The last stop in E72. 2011. Close enough....I'll be honest. P.N.E '73 is the only one I'm really familiar with note for note, but I'm eager to learn.

5/26/72

Wasn't that set released on the 40th anniversary of the tour, in 2012? I'm getting old, can't remember shit anymore.. but I have an uncanny, almost rain man like ability to decipher bolo clues. Yes, I meant four disc single shows, not two shows on a DaP where the bonus disc makes it all possible. People would revolt and storm the vault if they made disc 4 of 6/10/73 the bonus disc. Dave would be treated no better than Louis XVI.

I mean....

....a lot of these 73/74 shows are a three and a half to four hour commitments. Stupid life keeps interrupting the mojo.

Double post....

....see how excited I am! (I glanced at the fine print on the back of 5.26.72. 2011).

2011

Right you are, Senator. It was 2011, the year I spent wandering around the desert looking for my car keys... I sort of block that period out. Has anyone ever lost their car at a show? I sure have.. on the bright side.. by the time you find it you are usually ok to drive. ..or as the guy from the Grateful Dead Movie would say, "I'm just trying to get my space together before I find my car and leave the show"

Newest Addition

Looking forward to this newest addition to my collection. Have not heard any of these shows before, and will not listen in advance. I still like hearing a "new release" fresh out of the shrink wrap. As always, thanks to Dave and everyone else involved for keeping this 50+ year trip alive. I always chuckle about the bickering between over what should and should not be released......I have and will continue to purchase every NOTE of this exquisite band!

summer of '04 it was copious amounts of the Dead and this album

re: Plangent processed

Will be interesting to hear one of the 74 shows from this boxset vs the Missoula show from an audio quality perspective to see if there's a huge audio upgrade wow factor. If so, I hope TPTB release plangent worthy upgrades to boxsets only so we get much better upgrades since they typically don't do the Plangent on Dick's / RT / Dave's releases. Obviously I would love to have the plangent on all digital releases.

Plangeant

Aren't all the Dave's Picks run through Plangent?

Miami, FLA

Early this week I was listening to Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL (6/23/74)from Cosmic Charlie (Grateful Dead Hunter's Trix Vol 69) and was thinking a 74 box would be perfect. I hope 6/23/74 is in the vault. Very sweet 74 Dark Star.

excited for this one

5/19/74 is a long time favorite; I'm ashamed to say I've never had the other shows in my collection (although I've listened to 6/22/73 on the Archive). What an embarrassment of riches 1973 is. So much left to be mined from this glorious year (2/9, 2/15, 3/16, 3/26, 5/26, 6/10, 8/1, 10/25, 12/18 are the big ones that spring to mind). I guess they'll need several more boxes to finish it off! As for '74, other than 2/23 and 6/23, theres no other big obvious ones (only 40 shows that year!) unless you make an argument for 6/30 or going back and doing full-show releases of DP12, GD Movie, RT2.3, and DP31. Since we've had Dave's Picks or Box Set shows from 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, and 1989 all in the last year, we could be up for something really different for DP28; my money is on something from June '76. Otherwise we could be going Primal or into the 80s!

Re: Plangent Processes

I don't believe Dave's Picks typically gets the Plangent Processes treatment. If a show has it, it will be credited on the liner notes. I just checked the latest Dave's Picks and there is no mention. I would be surprised if they are all not pitch corrected at this point.. but they seem to save this special treatment for box sets and special projects. That's my understanding, if anyone out there knows different, feel free to comment.

Is this period from the

Is this period from the Wall-Of-Sound ?Happy Listening!

Sound Boards

I've been a long time lurker here. I probably visited once every couple weeks. It's not easy to catch up with all the posts at that rate, but that's all I was really interested in. Something changed in me in the last 3 months. I bought that Europe 72 shows and completely felt no need to listen to any other band. I've been listening to the Grateful Dead for 15 years, I like complete shows, and I like the 70s most especially when it was just one drummer Bill the drummer. I am a completest for 60s and 70s. Some early 80s is okay to me. Won't get into the reasons why, but I sure you I've listened to it all and I'm simply sticking with what sounds best in my personal taste. What I came here to post is that I am so glad that I did not listen to the sound boards that I have of these shows from the Northwest box set. I've had them all in decent quality for a long time, but like some others who have mentioned it on here, I've been saving my last virgin orifice, my ears for the official releases. I did not always feel that way, but I think I ruined the excitement of get shown the light box set, by listening to all of those shows way before they were ever released. I am so looking forward to hearing the shows for the first time after Jeff Norman and plangent processes has made them ready for consumption. And it's funny, I've almost overcome the temptation to listen to these soundboards, especially when the June 10th 1973 I was going around, but I never make it past the song or two after which I decide I should be listening to an official release. I know there are others who feel the same way going by previous posts here. It has paid off for me this time. I can't wait for September what I can listen Like a Virgin and play diddle diddle my cat and my middle ;-)

Re: WOS

The 1974 shows are Wall of Sound shows.

From time to time

I guess I didn't mind a Dap from '73 or '74 but I really wanted these years to be saved for boxset's because of Plangent Processes(Dave explains how much better they sound in his seaside chat).

Song info for box

Mexicali Blues -- 6Beat It On Down The Line -- 6 Big RIver -- 6 Promised Land -- 5 Jack Straw -- 5 The Race is On -- 5 Row Jimmy -- 5 China Rider -- 5 El Paso -- 5 Greatest Story ever told -- 5 Sugar Magnolia -- 5 Sugaree -- 4 Bertha -- 4 Deal -- 4 Playing in the Band -- 4 Truckin -- 4 Box of Rain -- 3 Big Railroad Blues -- 3 Eyes of the World -- 3 China Doll -- 3 Brown Eyed Women -- 3 Wharf Rat -- 3 Johnny B Goode -- 3 Me and my Uncle -- 3 It Must Have Been The Roses -- 3 US Blues -- 3 Ship of Fools -- 3 Money Money -- 3 Loser -- 2 They love Each Other -- 2 Looks Like Rain -- 2 Around and Around -- 2 Mississippi Half-Step uptown Toodeloo -- 2 You Ain't Woman ENough -- 2 Stella Blue -- 2 One More Saturday Night -- 2 Tennessee Jed -- 2 Here Comes Sunshine -- 2 Black Peter -- 2 He's Gone -- 2 The Other One -- 2 Casey Jones -- 2 Me and Bobby McGee -- 2 Loose Lucy -- 2 Scarlet Begonias -- 2 Weather Report Suite -- 2 Dark Star -- 1 Bird Song -- 1 Ramble On Rose -- 1 Dire Wolf -- 1 Nobody's Fault But Mine -- 1 Black Throated Wind -- 1 Peggy-O -- 1 Not Fade Way -- 1 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad -- 1

Signed up for the digital release

Given all the hassle I had with trying(and failing )to get the "Get shown the light" box set delivered to me, plus the huge delay in getting the DP cd's, I decided to go straight to the digital download. (also, I only ever listen to music from my PC or on my ipod) so it makes sense to me. I don't reckon the art work, liner notes etc will be worth the big price difference. I already have all these shows downloaded onto my PC & ipod so can thoroughly recommend them. I buy them because I feel it is doing right by the band and their families. I download from internet warchives, but always replace the shows when they get released. I own all the Dicks &Dave's picks, Download series, Road Trips from 60's & 70's and May 77,Get shown the light and Europe 72. So, inthe same spirit, I will delete my Internet Archive recordings once these shows get released. I,too am wondering how much sound will improve as. I know from many IA soundboards, the quality nowadays is as good as DP/DaP /RT releases.Still, always something more to live for and look forward too. [June 9&10 1973; June 23&24 1974 Jai Al Fronton shows. The other parts of the Dick's Picks vol. 7 shows. 26/5/73 Kezar Stadium(oh please,please this one)......and on and on. Happy listening from a Scottish Deadhead Bear

Hippychic

"I bought the Europe 72 shows and completely felt no need to listen to any other band." well said

What a coincidence.....

my wife doesn't understand why I need all these GD shows either!

What a coincidence.....

my wife doesn't understand why I need all these GD shows either!

Mustin321 song counts, and why I prefer '73 to '74.

Thanks for posting - I was beginning to look at song counts.... I was surprised to realize that in addition to only 1 Dark Star, the box has only 2 Other Ones (both in '73). In '72 these 2 songs alternated every other night as the "big jam". By 1974 these 2 songs were much less frequent: only 5 Dark Stars and I'm just realizing only 8 Other Ones. The three '74 shows have neither Dark Star OR Other One, which surprises me. This is part of the reason I prefer '72 and '73 to 1974: Not as much a fan of the setlists, relatively speaking. The jams often launch from Truckin' and Playing in the Band (both waaay down the totem of my fav songs) instead of Dark Star/Other One. Plus they added U.S Blues, Must Have Been the Roses and Phil&Ned in heavy rotation.... not my fav's.... Fun fact: Money Money was only played live at 3 shows: the three '74 shows in this box.

Thin's observations

that's the story of, that's the glory of the GD they were so creative, they came up with interstellar overdrives with additional material. I LOVE THIS RELEASE.

Just a "Box of Perfection"

I believe it and I need it! Thanks Dave!

Bad timing! ;(

Wanna get this here box set, but... my SS check doesn't come in till June 27th. I wonder, can anyone help me out somehow, till it does come in? I do have paypal. Or a snail mail check in the mail. (I need a ticket!)

i could be wrong, but...

i doubt the box will sell out before june 27th. this box set seems like a cash grab. i don't understand why they decided to release it as one giant box instead of two smaller boxes ('73 & '74). could it be they're worried that as time passes fewer people will be alive to pay top dollar for live grateful dead? i'm going to wait on this box until i know whether i really want it. if the compilation album contained a "ship of fools" i'd probably purchase it instead of the box. ----

Sam Hughes, is that you?

...............................

Finally!

This box set will allow us to determine the GOAT Money Money.

Great Box set...

Looks like all of us are in for a "very" nice musical treat. These shows will be sonically as good as one could hope for. I have spent a lot of time reading about the Plangent process and it is amazing. If you are in doubt read what they are saying about Springsteen's "Born To Run" project using Plangent.I am sure people will "bitch and complain" about something to do with this set. It will be MUCH better than cassette tapes! The artwork looks...amazing! Dave and his staff has done and excellent job. Looking forward to September when I can put a cd into my player, light up my pipe, pour a cold beer into a glass..and sit back and....enjoy! Again...Dave...Norman...et.al...Thanks!! Mr. Pete---------------> aging hippie

Looks cool

Definitely want this, but have been hit with another financial hardship. Hope it doesn't sell out before i can afford to acquire a copy. That 45 minute "Playing" from the 6th show and the fact that nothing from that Summer '73 has been released yet, makes this very enticing. Been really digging into this era a lot lately.

Meh...

...it's only summer 73, whatever...not even really worth it at all, "it's just a cash grab." What!?! :) ...Personal preferences aside and to each their own but seriously, I'm sure that Dave wants to hear this in full sonic glory as much as we do. I think you would be hard-pressed to find the majority of deadfreaks list this amazing box as a "cash grab." "Did you just cash grab my ass? That would be impossible Mr. Zadir, I'm all the way over here."

GOAT Money Money?

I think the fact they dropped it after 3 attempts implies that none should be considered GOAT - "Greatest" implies greatness, which this song never achieved. Some songs just didn't work live.... like Let Me Sing Your Blues Away and 'Til the Morning Comes....

Re:Thin

Uhh yeah, I was being sarcastic.

On the way?

Got the Mail, that my order is on the way. Can this really be?

I'm down with this

easy ordering, easy decision. These are some fine Dead shows here folks, maybe only 1 Dark Star and 2 Other Ones but they are good ones, and quite possibly the best version of Bird Song ever, definitely in the top 3 of all time. I am happy with this release, oversized shipping sized box and all. I did not pull the trigger on that T shirt, it's not limited and I think it will be around for a while if I change my mind. I am not familiar with the 5/17/74 show and it's always good to hear "new" dead music. Looking at the set list for this show, there is no real big jam and that's probably why I have not heard it. That's what attracted me to the Dead, the improvisational jams and space trucking mind melts that only the Grateful Dead can deliver. I too, prefer 73 to 74 but I am looking forward to all these shows. It will be a great September.

mhammond

Yup - knew you were being sarcastic - did not intend my comment to sound overbearing. This is going to be an amazing release. I can't wait to get my hands on it. I love the art, love the Plangent angle, love the setlists. Giddy-up.

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