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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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  • #561
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    well, Muscle Shoals, actually. Sex Pistols + Donna talk = the quips above. NMTBollocks = masterpiece
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    Thanks, it’s always nice when someone can relate, especially adding your live experiences. As great as these SB recordings are, I’ve never heard one that sounded like what the show sounded like live in the venue, (usually in front of the mixing board, or even in the front row).... Used to be a musician in a past life too, and though great recordings can be made, dry, direct only or close miked instruments do not sound quite the same as the live sound in the venue. Of course mic tapes can be adversely effected by your position and the venue, your gear, technique and of course your neighbors...... JJEEEEEEERRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY DAAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKKKKKK SSSSTTTTTTAAAARRRR LOL always durning the most subtle, quiet, emotional ballad ; ) A&A: yasss that could really be the best for the DG “treatment”. Everyone always thinks of the PITB or Scarlets, which sometimes work, but playing especially, like with this box, can sometimes be a bit too much re-entry shall we say. A&A is perfect for that type of enthusiasm! Makes we want to go Fire up a hot one....... SUGGESTIONS? What’s the hottest Pre-Brent/Vince Around and Around folks?
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    https://shop.realgonemusic.com/products/grateful-dead-dicks-picks-34-6l… If the saga of the Grateful Dead is a long strange trip, then we’ve definitely been along for part of the ride! First, we brought you the entire Dick’s Picks series of live concerts on CD, all 36 volumes of it, many of them never before available at retail. Then we began putting out the Road Trips series, none of which has ever been in stores before. But now, dear Deadheads and Real Goners, the time has come to take the next step in our evolution as a key source for rare Grateful Dead recordings. It’s time to cross…the vinyl frontier. And we are hoping you will cross it with us, because we aren’t even offering this release to retail until you have had a chance—at a special low price—to snag all 1500 hand-numbered, limited editions of our new 6-LP set, Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 34—Rochester, NY 11/5/77! That’s right…we are finally putting Dick’s Picks on vinyl, and, boy, have we picked the right one. How do we know? You told us! This was by far the best-selling volume on CD from our reissue campaign. And no wonder, it’s from that magical year of 1977, with fiery performances of “Big River,” “Jack Straw,” “Deal,” and “Eyes of the World” powered by a particularly lively Phil Lesh. But for many the highlight will be one of the truly great performances of “The Other One” in the Grateful Dead catalog, 12 minutes of surging intensity and building crescendos. This Pick also included highlights from a 11/2/77 Toronto show, including a great medley of “Estimated Prophet”/”St. Stephen”/”Truckin’”/”Around and Around” (we’ve reconfigured the track listing to put all the bonus tracks at the end of the set for a seamless concert experience). Definitely a great place to begin our journey into the realm of Grateful Dead vinyl! Such a stellar performance deserves a great package with great sound. For this Real Gone release, we’ve enlisted David Glasser at Airshow Mastering to remaster the set for vinyl. David’s had a long association with the Dead; he mastered the soundtrack to last year’s Long Strange Trip documentary among many other projects. For lacquer cutting, we turned to John Golden at Golden Mastering. John has worked with artists as far-ranging as Jonathan Wilson, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and Soundgarden among many others, and he is our go-to engineer for lacquer cutting. The test pressings were approved by David Glasser, the Grateful Dead’s resident audiovisual archivist David Lemieux, and Gordon Anderson from Real Gone. We’ve pressed the set up on 180-gram vinyl for maximum fidelity, too. And we even scrapped the first pressing because it wasn’t up to our quality standards. As for the packaging, we’ve placed all six LPs inside a hardshell box adorned with the original front cover and a custom back cover featuring a great shot of Jerry Garcia from the show. Inside, you’ll find a 4-page, LP-sized, full-color insert offering photos from the original package along with the original trippy graphics. And, as we mentioned before, each of these limited-edition sets is hand-numbered all the way up to 1500. This set will not be repressed once we run out of the 1500 limited edition copies.
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    I agree, Oroborous
    I appreciate the breakdown of all the factors that go to the Donna problem.If i may add: I went to many many 70's shows (and then some). Not once did she sound so off, or shrill, as the tapes make it appear nowadays. No one ever left a show criticizing Donna for her 'screams'. Maybe the live loudness of the auditoriums kept it at bay somewhat but nobody who was there was complaining at the time. And some of the best pure rock 'n roll girl screaming i've ever heard was on 'Round & 'Round !!
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    Finally got to the 46 min PITB. Holy crap! They just kept going and going and going! Whew!
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    The Donna discussions never go away, they just go on hiatus....
    ....I like her, but to be honest, when she unloads one of those screeches, my dogs always give each other the "WTF was that!!" look.
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    Donna as back up singer
    I would agree that her greatest moments with the Dead were when she was singing back up. I am thinking particularly of the post retirement Looks Like Rains. Actually, all of the Dead were at their best when they were tightly enmeshed in the whole. Take any one member out of that whole and they always sounded-and probably still do-somewhat diminished.
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    When I was younger I usually liked the screaming, but have less and less tolerance for it as years go by.That being said, let us remeber ... - Bob can be just as bad on occasion - They are hearing themselves through completely different equipment in a completely different context. I guarantee if you heard much of this live it would not be as prominent and thus not as bad...especially since she was often turned way up to try and make her be heard, which does not translate well to direct recorded tape. Just listen to E72 shows for a better idea of a well balanced vocal mix including DG. - Women often don’t have the same power as men to sing or yell loudly enough so they, and sometimes Bob strain or extend themselves which doesn’t usually sound good, You can even find examples of ol Jer too. (This is not sexist. Some women have a thin or higher range that is harder to be LOUD is all I meant) obviouslly there are many great women singers that have super powerful voices, just not all) - DG obviously could sing or would not have gotten work as a studio singer. In fact most of the work she does with the dead in the studio was awesome. Some folks, and perhaps some women have a harder time singing live in really loud R&R bands. She as well as the rest have admitted as much. - Personally, I’ve rarely heard a female vocalist that meshed well with the dead. Even post dead etc. I did really like that Garcia gal that sang backups in Futhur. Something about the boys to me made it tough for women to mesh, any era...I’m sure there are occasional exceptions, but generally speaking.... - Donna imho was a way better when she was more of a secondary, back up singer (in the dead). I know many feel she was better in the post hiatus band, and in some ways she was. I believe they made monitor/gear and position changes that helped. I think time also helped her learn the material and mesh better. As some mention, the stuff she did that they learned after she joined is often better for her than the “old” stuff they learned before her. But to me, she like some of the other “non-core” dead members over the years were better as secondary players. I didnt always like when they start having these folks become full on participants. But that’s just my worthless OPINION. - Board Recordings. Yes there are some truly jarring instances on this box where it’s tough to take, but that’s more because of technical variables and the idiosyncrasies of SB recordings as much as DG herself. Unfortunately the human mind often focuses on very different, jarring, scary sounds more than soft or soothing. If all you listen for is the ugly stuff, yeah, your not going to like DG. But if you move past that stuff and concentrate on the other, perhaps less dramatic stuff she did, she can be indeed very sweet. - Intoxication;in fact, and as she herself has said, intoxication can often be very detrimental to singing. Hell all music can be sometimes be affected negatively, look what happened to Jer...... Finally, ive talked to a few people who have had a chance to meet her and all have said she is truly a very nice person. So before one is tempted to be negative and perhaps even say something hateful, consider the big picture and all that was involved......
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    In praise of DaP 11 (11/17/72)
    Took a break from listening to the box set….to listen to more grateful dead. I dove into 11/17/72 (DaP 11). This has got to be a top 5 pick. One of the best bird song’s of all time, and perhaps the all-time He’s Gone>Truckin>TOO....wow this is a great one.
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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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Submitted by NCDead on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 13:37

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I am not sure on this one, but I bought the spring 1990 box digitally and it did not come with anything but the music.
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Submitted by August.West on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 13:59

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I wonder if the master has Bertha with the balance being set (vocals going on and out, etc). I always kinda liked that weird aspect of this tape...
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Submitted by mcgrupp216 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 14:16

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We all know what's in this box? (Thanks to those for putting together the song list stats.) And what's in it looks amazing, I grabbed a copy. Hah, but just for kicks, what's missing? No Dew! Next night, 6/29/73, got it: He's Gone->Truckin->Other One->AM Dew. What else?
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Submitted by reijo29 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 14:24

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Fell in love with baseball when i was around 7 years old and played in little league. Caught my first Yankees game at Shea stadium cause Yankee stadium was being remodeled. A twi-night double header. Sparky Lyle, Craig Nettles, Munson, Guidry, etc. they got really good for several years and at the time I knew every player’s batting average by heart. Smoked weed in 82 and completely fell in love with Rock and Roll music (mostly of the 60’s, 70’s varieties). Completely stopped following baseball from that moment on. Always loved NHL hockey. Nothing like live hockey and playoff hockey wether you are there or not. Been a Rangers season ticket holder since the day I was born/ current MSG building opened. Got to thank Dad for that obsession and my Mom for being a music freak. Happy Father’s Day everyone!
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Submitted by direwulf on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 14:58

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7fHMt2v4Jw Oops that didn't embed, I guess I still haven't figure that out. Baseball, hockey, lacrosse, I'll take just about anything with a piece of wood or full contact, more fun to play than watch though for sure. Football is great with friends but I could care less about the NFL. But seriously some one had a great point...Earth needs fewer people just yucking some one elses yum, if we were all the same that would be boring as hell. And with a friendly reminder that the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park are the ONLY baseball team and stadium that matter, that is all.
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I agree about the Red Sox, but if any baseball fans are interested, I still have a Nolan Ryan Topps (what else was there back then) rookie card as well as a Johnny Bench rookie card, a 1968 Mickey Mantle card, a 1967 Carl Yastrzemski, and many more Hall of Famers, plus some other pretty cool memorabilia from back then. I even have a 1968 (he was age 25 then) Joe Namath card - wow, I can’t believe I still have this stuff! - I might be interested in swapping some of these for the 1977 Winterland box and the first May 1977 box. These aren’t graded since they’re cards my mom thankfully never threw away and my sister meticulously put into a binder album with the plastic sleeves. . Most of these look like they’re in really nice shape. Please PM me if interested in a swap or two. PS - My favorite player back then was Tony Conigliaro, by the way!
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Submitted by FloridaBobalooToo on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:19

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The weekend begins with. Foosball and Liz Phair!!!!!!!! Disturbed Yet?
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Submitted by Dark-Star on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:40

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I was sitting here listening to Mississippi half-step from the Grateful Dead movie soundtrack, trying to figure out where the annoying offbeat tambourine was coming from. I can't remember Donna ever picking up a tambourine, and of course pigpen was long gone at that point. Then it struck me, oh yeah this song came off a disc 5. Mickey played on all disc 5. Enough said. No I'll say a little bit more. This band was only big enough for one drummer after 1970.
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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 17:53

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I can't believe how good this The Other One is on DaP 24. Haven't listened to it since the first 20 times right after it came out. After a break it's even better than before. Mcgrupp, what's missing - Uncle John's Band. That one never gets old for me.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 19:36

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....Dead & Co dusted off some Coltrane to start the 2nd set at CitiField. I'm a bit jealous.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 20:39

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Kyle.. might I recommend a fathers day gift for yourself? The GD always seemed to struggle on the edges with singing, why would we expect 2018 to be any different? On a related note.. I am pretty sure my cat got eaten last night by a creature of some sort. She was a sweetie.. not an angry kitty. Well, let's give her a week or so before I give up hope.
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Submitted by mcgrupp216 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 20:27

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Yep, missing UJB. That and the Dew are sort of the only songs not played here that surprises me. But for whatever reason UJB wasn't played from 2/15/73 to 10/25/73 and then not from 3/23/74 to 6/23/74. As for AM Dew, it was played only 6x in 74, so not too surprising and then, as I mentioned, these shows just miss the one played the next show on 6/29. Other songs in rotation - though clearly rarities - during this period that are missing include: Candyman (only played 4x in 73, once 74), Cold Rain (3x 73, once 74), Cumberland Blues (7x 73, 7x 74), and Don't Ease (24x 73, 2x74). Anyway, gonna be one hell of a box! So...what's on deck for Dave's 27?
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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 20:33

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Not a bad title, eh? Use it for your next album, I won't sue. Just got back from a two-week Exile In Wisconsin. Complete with waterpark fun, brats, cases of beer and rabid boating. Jesus, those people are crazy, if Simple. Presently grooving on the recent Clapton release, "Life In 12 Bars." Imagine he spent time in about 12,000 bars counting hotels, airports and such, but given the blues based theme it's an apt title. Most of the great ones (Clapton, Keith Richards, SRV, etc.) were even better drinkers than musicians, but the respite from touring life and inspiration had to come from somewhere. Ladies and Gentlemen, tip your bartenders and waitstaff generously. Either that, or go straight to hell - do not pass, "Go," do not collect $200. Recommended. Also, for three cents it's about goddamn time Lemieux and the powers that be opted to offer up some primo-year shit to the mucho. Gracias! Looking forward to blasting the hell out of this release right out of the box at our next Garden Party. Eat your heart out, Rick Nelson. \m/
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Submitted by kyleharmon on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 21:24

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well I have no children lol. I struggled with mayer singing back in what 2000? whenever that song came out about wanting to run through the halls of high school. people can like dead and company that's fine. I cant deal with it lol its like someone making me eat a low grade hot dog that's not Oscar meyer all beef- I just cant do it, I don't know what we would do with all the vomit after the first bite alone lol I listened to the Dead when mayer was writing all these songs and the Dead was my sanctuary from it. I was like whew! thank god for grateful dead...and substance(substance meaning a song that has substance). so this like a personal hell/living nightmare for me lol
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 23:22

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.... feeling lucky. Going with a Santa Fe show. I will not be ignored....
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Submitted by Alain on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 02:22

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I recommend especially the concerts of 8 and 9 October 1989, released in The Warlocks Box in 2010. These two concerts given in Hampton are the bests of the year 1989 in my opinion.
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 04:12

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Have any of yinz gotten on board with the HD audio versions? What are your thoughts? I'm conflicted here, not IF I'm going to buy this, but how? The warning about the "ornate" and "oversized" box gives me hesitation. I have a binding non-proliferation agreement with Mrs. Deadguy regarding the house not getting completely overrun with records and CD boxsets. I don't have any Apple devices, although surely there are players out there that can support both ALAC and FLAC. Apple lossless might be the sensible pragmatic option. That HD FLAC though. It is calling to me. But, then I would definitely need a major upgrade to my digital player. And then I would probably need a whole new system to get the most out of it. And then I would probably need to build an addition to my house to really crank it. And then I would have the extra room to store the new box set anyway. Alright its settled, I'm getting the box, and the HD downloads, and a brand new HD sound system, and I'm calling a contractor on Monday, and I'm sending a bill for all of it to Lemieux.
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Submitted by mbarilla on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 05:29

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Less than a hand full performed with the Wall of Sound Traveling back from Hartford one of the few discs I attempted to play that was not be rejected by car Stereo CD player included one of these rarities. *+*+* July 1974 Chicago *+*+* UJB -> U.S. Blues and top notch Encore "Ship of Fools" A few months back I had Dicks Picks 31 spinning non-stop for a couple weeks, that UJB is smoking hot !! from August 1974. France in September 1974 may have the most laid back cool UJB performance with Wall of Sound
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Submitted by claney on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 08:43

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Agreed about the big box design. Prefer the ones that fit on a shelf. Oh well, ordered it immediately. Hopefully the discs will be individually packaged in a shelf friendly way. July 78 is the Ideal. Great post about missing songs. I love all versions of Cold Rain and Snow. And when it's an opener watch out.
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Submitted by Charlie3 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 09:33

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After getting a chuckle out of Roguedeadguy's funny post about the choice of box or HD FLAC purchase, I read the bulk of it to my wife. Her immediate response was "I think I need Mrs. Deadguy's email". I suspect she wants to find out about this non-proliferation treaty Mr. and Mrs. Deadguy have in an attempt to negotiate her own non-proliferation treaty. Uh-oh. All I'm thinking is that I replaced my stereo and speakers last year, but if I get the HD FLAC version as well as the box I now know that can justify further upgrades.
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Submitted by MadDoc on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 09:38

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Me and the Ms. are at the age where we're thinking about downsizing within 10 years. We're trying to reduce the load by parting with much of our stuff. Downloads don't take up any more room so that's the route I'm taking. At least when downloads are available. Can I really tell the difference between CD quality and high-res? Probably not. The ears are a bit fried. I hear my tinnitus in high-res though!
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Submitted by libertycaps97211 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 09:50

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...a '79, '80, '81, '82, '83 or '84 show. I'm fairly easy to please. And i'm out.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 10:08

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Me too.. and with the money I get from the class action lawsuit against Phil for blowing all my speakers, I can finally add on the addition to the house I have always wanted.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 10:43

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8/31/81 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada.Because it's the "Thank a Fan" time at Rhino. It's *all* about a dead Head named Vguy ("Vince") and a then young lady (another Head) named Valerie here. They get their names published in the credits in the booklet and if they're subscribers to the Dave's Picks 2018 series, they get their $30 refunded. The show: Grateful Dead Aladdin Hotel Theatre Las Vegas, NV 31 August 1981 https://archive.org/details/gd1981-08-31.aud.unknown.91893.sbeok.flac16…
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Submitted by Sydney Prentice on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 10:49

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I'm sure Dave mentioned somewhere on the video clip that he displays or will proudly display a Grateful Dead Box Set somewhere in his abode for all to see, this is an example for all of us to follow, get rid of those wedding photos on the coffee table/mantlepiece, or any other clutter, detritus etc, we do have room for more boxsets. Gotta go ere indoors is, well indoors.
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 12:20

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today driving ubereatsI see a sign in front of a building that reads "CAUTION" I am stopped on tracks behind a trolley I smiled Most of you can figure that one out
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 13:33

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....if a gypsy woman was in the crosswalk, that would be the icing. That Aladdin gig is pretty nifty. Back in the day, it was considered the best sounding venue west of the Mississippi. Been there several times. No argument here. Best Phish show I witnessed occurred there. https://youtu.be/uASrrpyIa40 .... despite the fungi I ingested, I recall it very well. Best Simple ever. Burned into my grey matter forever. Top shelf. Sadly, the Aladdin is now rubble. Motley Crue was the final act. What a venue. Let's see. I saw Iron Maiden, Allman Bros, Counting Crows, Phish, Dylan twice, Rusted Root, Widespread Panic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Alice Cooper there. I might have forgotten a couple....thanks for the memory recall.
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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 14:31

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Did I miss this? Has this boxset been shown to us? If not, then this is a spoiler alert....checking out GD cds on ebay today, I found this listing. The second photo shows both the front and back angles of this new boxset. Again, if I missed an official unveiling, then this is moot. If I didn’t, then do not do this, if you do not want to see what this boxset looks like. Here is the link: https://m.ebay.com/itm/Grateful-Dead-Pacific-Northwest-1973-1974-Comple… Looks very cool!
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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 14:47

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Ok, I missed this. So this has already circulated, and is this the actual design? Does look very cool! And indeed, that guy is an idiot!
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 15:39

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Weird speaking of Phish in Vegas. I have watched the Phish Live in Vegas 3 times in the last few weeks. Forgot how good that one is as well. Will watch that simple, nice. G
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 16:29

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Hey Now Alain, good to see you back. Hope all is well over yonder. Icecream: taking your advice and watching the VFtV. I remember that one is west coast laid back. Set two Jer just settles in for a long slow meltdown. Just wrapping up watching Eric Clapton's 2007 CrossRoads DVD, great sound.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 17:02

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Just fired up the DVD.First thing I noticed - Mickey was drumming with drum sticks rather than the paint brushes he uses now, which don’t seem to make any sound.
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Submitted by Terrapin Moon on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 17:11

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we used to have a half an acre back yard and we used to let our cats Tippy and Baby out. and mom told me the story about Tippy was sittin and chillin at dusk on the deck. and a coyote saw her all the way from the edge of our property on the deck and started boundin after her, mom opened the door and said you better come in here and she did. coyote came up onto the porch. if I had known that coyotes did that I would have NEVER let Tippy and Baby out. especially Baby cuz she always wanted out at nite. Tippy lived to 15 years and Baby lived to 20 years.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 17:17

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Icecream, Im into truckin. If memory serves, I think Jer stays onstage for the entire 2nd set. He gave the East Coast such an energetic fall 89 tour. Here he shows his other side. Gooey Noodles.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 17:52

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I’m in the middle of OMSN.Jerry has been smiling a lot. :) He’s really smiling at the end of OMSN.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 18:19

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It seems larger than I thought, similar to 30 Trips Around the Sun and the Europe 72 Steamer TrunkThank you icecrmcnkd & eyes43 for finding these images.
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Submitted by mhammond12 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 19:14

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My kids are dragging me to a Jon Butler Trio concert tonight. What should I expect?
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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 19:54

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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 20:10

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After seeing these images of the box design, it makes all kinds of sense as to what Dave says about this box in his seaside chat. He says he normally does not display much GD stuff in his home. And then says that the design of this box is so amazing he has decided to display it on a certain end table. It would be cool to know if those images are the actual final design. Didn’t Dave mention something about seeing design elements, but not the finished product? Perhaps these images where just a mock-up. Maybe this isn’t what it actually looks like!!!After some research, I do think it will be for sure this shape, as that is a common shape of a One Nation Bentwood Box. Here is an example: https://www.canadianindianart.com/gallery/bent-box-design/ Also, in doing some reading about Roy Henry Vickers, I came across this video attached to an article by the CBC. Check it out, and then checkout the comments below it...this is awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-QhNvk2bw#action=share
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