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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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  • #621
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    What's with all the international shipping cost gripe posts? Is anyone really surprised that it costs an arm and a leg to ship one of these things around the globe and none of these transactions are ever executed smoothly? Haven't you people read any Kafka? I'm willing to debate more topics than most on this board, but the peccadilloes of shipping firms international tax and fee policies is where I draw the line. Good day sirs.
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    Excellent Book, much better than the movie, though I like the grundgy movie and Daryl Hannah is hot as Pris and Rutger Hauer was an awesome villian... LedHed, never heard of the 3P's - Back in my college concert production days we used 7 P's: Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance Sorry to hear that you get to experience the "Stamp Tax". As the Bostonian in me that drives by the site of the Boston Massacre, the snarkiness in me says "payback' a bitch" - but only in jest... As KG pointed out, maybe worthy to get the digital medium. Just like last night's Family Guy, I am kidding, it's only a joke ;) I see the point of all people's comments (opinions/personal preferences) regarding era's, song evolution, jamming. I'm from the camp that wants the "creme de la creme" put out there regardless of era. I want the best recordings of the best shows no matter the lineup. I trust Dave in his deadication to putting out what's worthy while dealing with all the variables & requests he has to juggle while working a business model that will continue for years on end while letting some very worthy shows see the light of day. I forgot who mentioned the point of the Dead retiring after 1977. My Favorite JGB era is 1978 - I love Donna and Maria singing with Jerry. I wish more releases would see the light of day from that tour. The Capitol show someone mentioned a few years back was awesome. Seems like they're more into the artwork releases. I'd be psyched if they'd do another Pure Jerry run (re-release) so I could fill in the blanks of the shows I passed on at the time... I would love each and every show was given the plangent treatment. Still loving the new release but still stuck on repeat on the early shows, which is not a bad thing ;) Anyone make it to the hidden vault to get the golden key?
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    Which are, of course, Purple, Priest, and priorities. Saw Purple and Priest last night with some band called, The Temperance Movement. Amazing, amazing singer like a young, snarly Chris Robinson. Decent band, could use better songs. Next was Priest. I say they are tighter without tired, old-ass Glenn Tipton. Richie Faulkner is a metal god. At 67, Rob Halford has lost absolutely nothing, and he stands as the finest metal singer of all-time. There is absolutely no arguing that point. At 73, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan has lost much of the power he commanded right on through the 1980s. He was a shrieker for the ages. However, he uses what voice he has left wisely and he delivered a fine performance. People say his voice is shot, well, no, that would be Ian Anderson and Don Dokken. I now accept Steve Morse into the band. The only knock being, he isn't Ritchie Blackmore. Ritchie can't play his way out a wet paper bag these days. He's even more faded than Ian Gillan. It has to be said, Ian Paice remains a monster. My God, how he still flies around the top of that Paiste kit is a thing to behold. Oh yeah, last, priorities: if your priority is to avoid endless postal/shipping hassles on official Dead releases, move to the United States.
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    Indeed there are sometimes enormous differences between US English and EU English but no, this invoice was entirely in the Dutch language. It is apparent to me that something went catastrophically wrong during the development of the Dutch language, making it nigh on impossible to express things as one would like to. Even most Dutch people seem to have great difficulties with it. The grammar is mostly impossible for mere mortals to master. Hey, didja see that I slipped in a cool bit of alliteration there? And on a Monday, too.
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    What a trip.. My guess is if we ever got to the bottom of it, the letter was generated by an eager, yet ill equipped person trying to work their up at UPS International, most certainly having the title Financial Analyst II. Their resume now reads, "Targeted and developed outreach program that identified for collection €13M from Import Duty avoiding hippies." Hopefully by the year they will reach their lifetime ambition of being a Financial Analyst III. We can only hope... ________________ Did someone mention Dicks Picks 8, Harpur College? Yes.. a worthy a show, incredible. I'd imagine it periodically floats to the top on lots of peoples favorite show list. It's currently half-played on my phone (which I use in my truck).. currently on pause in the middle of It's A Mans, Mans, Mans World. .but it wouldn't mean nothing, nothing, ..without a woman or a girl. Love that tune.. love that show. Explosive.
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    ..sort of. If you need a break from the box and want to try something different, this show's unique (oxymoron I know... but). It's a Charlie Miller, relatively recently seeded show (less than two years ago). There are two unknown guests sitting in, a sax player and a fiddle player. Listening to the interplay on Dark Star, they seem to have a deep understanding of the music. We wouldn't hear noises like this on Dark Star until the midi days 20 years later. As an added bonus, the sound is quite good for the era - definitely release worthy. David Gans brought it up on The Golden Road yesterday which piqued my interest. https://archive.org/details/gd1969-08-03.137365.sbd.miller.eaton.flac24… 08/03/69 Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA Set 1: Hard To Handle Beat It On Down The Line Hi Heeled Sneakers High Time Mama Tried Dark Star Alligator Drums Alligator Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) And We Bid You Goodnight ok.. back to our regularly scheduled 1973 and 1974 flavored programming.
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    After paying $ 63.98 for shippimg and handling when ordering, I had to drive two hours to the next UPS depot and pay about $ 70 for tax and UPS fees to get my salmon box. That's really a lot, I think, for even this box. (And by the way: Though liking 73 and 74 a lot, but so many songs without vocals is no fun at all. Sorry.)So to those in command: please, please, please no UPS morning glory delivery no more, please never ever! Nevertheless looking forward to the next Dave's Picks, the 2019 subscription and the next 2019er big box.
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    Worthless...
    could it be a faulty translation from US english to EU english?
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    As I mentioned earlier, having paid UPS a ransom to get them to release my box, I subsequently received an invoice from them for the same amount in the post. Amongst other things it said that this amount should be paid immediately and threatened sanctions and surcharges if I failed to do so. Today I called UPS customer service to hear what they had to say about it. It only took 12 minutes on hold to get through to a human. The friendly woman on the other end of the line was quite happy to explain that I had indeed already paid and didn't have to pay a second time and that the invoice was purely for my personal bookkeeping. She also added that the wording on the invoice is "confusing". Right. Why send an invoice when a receipt would have been somewhat more appropriate?
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    In the never ending debate about the "best" era of Dead, I think it is fair to say to each his own. But I would push back strongly on the idea that post Keith & Donna Dead was mediocre. It certainly was MUCH better than that. Now, there were certainly some low points ('83, '84, '86, and the last couple of years in the '90s for certain). Even then, there was some spectacular moments (Unbroken, etc). I think the Songs vs. Jams camp is easier to see. Jams camp is gonna say '69 is tops. No later than '74. Songs camp will say later. Bobby thinks '89-'90 was tops for many the songs, and I tend to agree with him on a lot of tunes. Certainly, there was much better variety in the 80's with less repetition. Maybe lost some jamming, but anyone who listens to the Hornsby era and says no interesting jams is not paying attention. Ditto late Brent. I will say that the quality of the mixes declined a lot in the 80's. That is no in dispute. Get a good AUD tape (or a matrix) and you are better off than with a SDBD.
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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 allman on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 07:32

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Boy that box looks big. Is there something in there that we are not being told? A big thank you to Cosmic Charlie for turning me on to Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (2/26/77). A terrapin opener. Hunter's Trix Vol 80.
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Submitted by NCDead on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 07:50

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Maybe empty and will be a nice case for some existing releases. I am going to assume closed in like 30 trips and a lot of unused space. I am also assume like 30 trip it will be wood.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 07:58

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I made the comment a few months back about my "downward spiral of metal." To which you responded, "I get you now." Paraphrasing both. I got to see Iron Maiden on the Killers tour. I was was in my peak of metal in 1981, and yes I occasionally will put on a grinder just to shake things up. It was Maiden as the original group (adding Adrian Smith)and they blew us away. Hard, loud, powerful, and sounding great. They played almost all of Killers and most of their first album as well. Aha, Murders in the Roe Morgue! From the first album I can remember Running Free, Charlotte the harlot and Iron Maiden. Of course, then Priest came out and destroyed what was left of the Fox in Atlanta. Less than 6 months later I was turned on to these guys and slowly started the Golden Road. That road has continued since always cleaning and purifying to the point where Grateful Dead is almost 100% what I listen to. Cheers! g Edit:Sux caused I missed the dead there in 80, of course too young. But then got shut out to 1 of the 1985 shows at the Fox. It was hard to find heads when all of your buddies are full on metal gods.
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Submitted by mhammond12 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 08:47

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Don't forget Dick's Picks 19. 10/19/73 Oklahoma. Complete concert. Very good sound quality. Killer show.
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Submitted by Cousins Of The… on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 08:58

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Thanks Shirdeep! Saw them many times during their short-lived existence, Jerry was on fire every for single show, arguably his best playing of that year was with Reconstruction. An official release would be welcome.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 09:01

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Agree. Amazing show and still one of my favorite releases.
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Submitted by allman on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 09:27

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DP19 is my favorite release to date. Perfect from start to finish. I wonder if anything will be released to change that.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 09:42

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Speaking of DiP19, it is a great release. Every so often it comes up and I am amazed at how many think it is the best so far. I guess I need to try again. Dont get me wrong I love it. I just need that extra persuasion that it is a love supreme. I think I have two copies should someone need it. I will double check. g
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 10:51

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I found this cassette while trading with a guying Texas about 20 years ago. I was floored when I heard the 2nd set.... couldn't stop listening to it - like no other show I'd ever heard, and still amazes me every time I hear it. If you don't have this show, you are missing out!
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:02

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I felt the center of the universe shift just a little to the left...., I think a Sixtus may have been born... I can't BELIEVE we haven't gotten any updates. Where are his priorities?
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Submitted by Drifter's Escape on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:04

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Back when I was raiding the Archives, the shows from this release just didn't have the recording quality I was looking for. So I'm really looking forward to this one. I did grab the UW Hec Ed show just for the novelty of the long PITB. An LP version would fill both sides of an entire album. Maybe it's just me, but in a 'Beavis and Butthead' kinda way I find it hilarious that in the main graphic the 8 figures arrayed around the skull are so, uh, anatomically correct.
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Submitted by thismikebenz on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:10

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Are they gonna keep our $$ this many months in advance, or are they gonna refund it to us for now, and re-charge shortly before shipping?
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Submitted by Gollum on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:12

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Good eye, drifter's. I totally missed that.
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Submitted by allman on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 11:43

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Great catch indeed. Helen Lovejoy - will somebody think of the children.
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Submitted by allman on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 12:07

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Look at the top large picture and focus on the 8 figures (male and female) that circle the center skull image.
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Submitted by mardieta on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 12:29

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I hope its better quality than the 30 trips box. My 30 trips box was cracked on arrival. Music is great, so the box is not that important.
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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:16

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Thin....you're on to something here... it certainly left a smokin crater in my mind I'd like to blown away! Our guy arrived just after 8'AM this morning....Tigran Victor Abrahamsen. That's Armenian, after Ingrid. She's doing excellent, we're all a little tired. BUT... Back to priorities; I'm still planning to stream tonight! Ha ha Ha from our hospital room. Long live Alpine Valley! Be well out there people. Sixtus
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Submitted by wissinomingdeadhead on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 12:46

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While not likely I'd like to see an all music edition get released after the E72 crate & the 30TATS box I've run out of room to store these mega packaged releases call this one MiniZilla. It's Friday DeadLand did you kind folks PLAY DEAD today, here is a good selection for today 6/22/91.
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Submitted by Roguedeadguy on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:01

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Congratulations man. All the best to you and your crew.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:08

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The "mother-of-all-1973-shows"?Hardly likely. Just one of my all-time favorite shows, as with the big Dick Latvala himself. I am under the impression that Dave Lemieux was reading Latvala's notes, so in my minute, twisted, perverse, acid-soaked, pea-brain, Dick was still calling the shots (from the great beyond) Mentally, I still can see those two AudioMagnetics C-90 Type-I cassettes with poor muddy and hissy sound in my cheap boom-box cranking out this show.
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:18

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Sixtus so happy for you and yours. You and Jim and a couple of others may be the most energetic people I have ever seen. How you can keep us posted, be a married man, a father, an employee, wow! Wish some of that energy would rub off on me. Congrats to yall. Dang my short term memory, the Mrs' name escapes me, maybe Ingrid??? Let her know we are all pulling for you all! g Edit: d'oh, didnt see you said her name. I am proud of myself for remembering something more than 2 hours old.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:18

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Hardly likely at this point. Only if this box sold out within the first four days or a very short time, much quicker than expected, would Rhino/Warner Music Group think of quickly creating an AME.
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 17:01

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So you named her after Jerry's "Tiger" guitar... (or perhaps the Tiger jam?) I predict you get a Row Jimmy tonight for Tigran: "Rock your baby to and fro, Not too fast and not too slow."
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Submitted by SkullTrip on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:25

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The recording has always sounds papery and thin, at least throughout most of the first disc. There's just not a lot of depth to it. And too much hiss. Things improve somewhat as the show progresses, but not by much. Then again, most of Kidd's recordings sound that way, at least to my ear. Dave's 21 (love this one) is a Rex recording, and the difference is like proverbial night and day. It's not without its own flaws (name a recording that doesn't have them) but there's much more resonance. Again, not saying I don't appreciate Dave's 16. It's become a repeat play. But my ear sockets need to adjust each time I listen to it before I settle in for the ride.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 13:28

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....that would be cool as shit. I'm gonna root for one! What's Become Of The Baby would be even more awesome!
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Submitted by fluffua 01 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 14:29

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This looks freaking awesome!! It's boxes like this and 30 Trips that make me hate the fact I lock them up in the shipping box and put the discs in slim cases. Easy money for me Dave keep them coming.
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This looks freaking awesome!! It's boxes like this and 30 Trips that make me hate the fact I lock them up in the shipping box and put the discs in slim cases. Easy money for me Dave keep them coming.
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Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 14:30

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Sixtus :-) Skull - I agree with your opinion on DaP 16 & 21. I would have said 16 was "airier"? I gave all of a 5 minute listen to Stella's, both were amazing clear. That one on 16 thinnest sound great at volume. A hollow hall, standing on the edge of the pit, glowing before you, the way a stella should be, right? Anyway, how do account for the difference in recording techniques. Feeds used? Mixes made on fly? Mike placement? All of the above? Opinions on sound at both venues? Jim - when I went back I saw you had the voiced on the 16/21 recordings/shows. But what I went back for was you very fine quote - "flawlessly flawed". :-) You probably stole it. That was Twain, right? In the time since I've started this, I've got thru both recording of Stella. I think 21 is a little closer, warmer and intimate. Where the jam in 16 is "larger/spacious", 21's is bluer, more controlled, was it played on a Sunday? Sounds like a Sunday. Crazy huh? In any event Stella is a great across the eras tune. It may sound different but it's one you can get lost in your own thoughts while listening to and still snap out for the return to lyrics. But all the while you weren't really thinking about the era, but floating on the sound, right? Just hit the 3 from the spring 90 collection. The one from 1990-03-16 - Capital Centre - Landover, MD, was stella. That recording was very dimensional (in my book). Also the later Stella's soared, Phoenix from ashes shit (imho). I'm always impressed(?);-) with the width and depth of arcane knowledge. I'm excited about this box, because comparisons will be nice, but yeah, the box. I do like then cluttering the shelfs. As I look around, what other band has this many "box things", that aren't just repackage stuff already available. Now where am I going to put it,,, the books must go! Yes dear I gave them to charity, I knew you were never going to read War & Peace again. You said Infinite Jest twice was enough. (she still looking up footnotes) Speaking of box sets, is Pink Floyd going to release another box set? The Later Years?
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Submitted by fluffua 01 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 14:31

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E72 has all music only edition
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 15:44

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Listening to 3-28-73 now and I don’t hear any hiss or other sound problems.In fact, sounds pretty damn good compared to the cassette tape collection I once had.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 15:52

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6-22-91I bought an obstructed view seat at the box office the day of the show. The view was obstructed by the soundboard! The ticket was in the taping section. The view definitely was obstructed, so I stood off to the side in the aisle. Also found an upper level ticket on the ground before the show.
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Submitted by KeithFan2112 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 17:11

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It's poker night here in South Jersey. I'm playing Hold'em with the same four guys I've been playing Hold'em with for at least since Rockin' The Rhein came out. That is in fact the show that made me feel the magnetic pull and infectious delight of the Grateful Dead (Sugar Magnolia in particular). Not long after, my Uncle sent me Ladies and Gentlemen, where the best core version of Uncle John's Band resides, in my humble opinion. I just informed them of who you are and that you have a baby Sixtus in the world with you tonight. My buddy Dominic, who is hosting tonight, breaks out a bottle of 21 year old Redbreast Irish whiskey. My buddy Jimmy the Fish packed up the bong. I put Sugar Magnolia and Uncle John's Band on the stereo, and we toasted baby Tigran, Son of Sixtus. My only regret in this whole escapade, is that I flashed the picture of your dead net avatar, and there's a serious discussion going on about locating and tearing down a Dead End street sign for Dominic's bar.
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Submitted by cheyler196 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 18:08

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Like taffy1969 wrote, this has been a favorite for more than 30 years now, can't wait for the official release. We first had this show missing 6 songs; later on the six songs were added to make the show complete. The reason that six songs were initially left out was the fact that the vocals were too low in the mix. Portland '74 is a two-track tape, isn't it? So it will be re-mastered but no re-mix is possible? That's fine with me, always interested in complete shows as long as the mix isn't terrible...and the mix is superb apart from the six songs with low vocals. Glad to see these six shows available as a boxed set!
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Submitted by Thin on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 18:21

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I almost added the animal reference of "Hell in a Bucket" earlier related to my Tiger song ideas... it mentions "your chair and your whip and your pets" and the tiger snarl at the end... Apparently someone called Bobby about Tigran and he's pointing out the Hell in a Bucket connection in addition to my thoughts.
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Submitted by Sixtus_ on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 18:58

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Oh man, so many wonderful, thoughtful, kind, even creative remarks and well wishes - We are truly touched. I've shown Ingrid All of The Love that's being offered for Tigran and our family. She is similarly warmed in her heart. Thin, he caught that Bucket Opener too - I think he was so excited he pooped! I am an expert poop changer and swaddler, for the record. Two burps in a row meant he was PSYCHED for second set. Truly Feeling The Love. Thank you All for offering such a kind Family Welcome to our newest Deadhead and lifetime clan member. Another generation destined to know Jerry and The Grateful Dead. With Fond and Sincere Regards Sixtus
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Submitted by bolo24 on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 19:02

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I would like to congratulate you both on the birth of your masculine child. -- Luca Brasi
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 19:08

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great show never heard the first set until now have had the 2nd set on cassette for a long time it would a nice part of a Greek box set, Dave
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 19:25

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They’re thinking of you and the family Sixtus.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 19:27

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Who is the guy with dark hair and headband that is in the front row of every D&C show?
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Submitted by JimInMD on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 19:51

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My guess is Warren Buffet or Bill Gates.. perhaps Mark Cuban? Lucky bastard.. I hit a string of NY area shows about a decade or so ago. I was working that way and it was easy for me to get there and they were playing a lot.. I guess if was P&F / Further. Anyway.. there was this one guy, thin, kinda wiry.. he was front and center at every NY area show I caught.. and he was a jumper, up and down, up and down.. like straight up and straight down. So we aptly called him Tigger (as in Winnie the Poo Tigger). Perhaps it's Tigger.
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Submitted by Gollum on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 21:10

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Tigran Mansurian. Highly acclaimed Armenian composer. His "Four Serious Songs for Violin and Orchestra" are really easy on the ears.
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