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    "When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

    We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

    The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

    The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

    The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

    Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

    (Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

    ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
    Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

    *Helpful hints for using your USB:

    Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
    On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
    On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

    Viewing the digital book:
    You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

    To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

    Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
    When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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  • #6691
    Vguy72
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    ....take a peek at the 30 Trips shows, I prefer to dive into the neighbors. 8.1.82 is interesting. Jerry's 40th birthday at the Zoo Amphitheater does not embellish his landmark, but rather underscores it. Three Jer tunes in the second set. Iko, The Wheel and Black Peter (of all songs). That's it. No encore either. This band defies all logic, but that's why they attract me, and many others....that Wheel turns heavily btw....
  • #6692
    Kate_C.
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    Having promised myself not to sample prodigiously from The Box prior to its arrival, I've been drawn by intrigue out of my comfort zone yet again with results that, at this point, could only be called "unexpected" with a large dash of disingenuousness on my part. As with my review of the Fall 80 shows comprising D/L Series #7 over on The Eleven, Manor Downs is further evidence to my (admittedly Visigothic) tastes that strict denomination of "70's Dead" versus "80's Dead" beginning 1 January 1980 is an entirely specious convention. Most strikingly, this is a Brent & Jerry show - in that order. The former's employment of a traditional piano sound throughout is a decided departure from the organ and tinkly Fisher Price xylophone play that's drawn the ire of so many Heads. Early on, check out Jerry's intricate play during the BEW solo at 2:01 - 3:26, which, though not as robust as paradigmatic renditions like 5/14/78, is nonetheless representative of creative and energetic play that, even by 82, is beginning to occur with heretofore unprecedented sporadicity. Also, listen to the fantastic separation of instruments in the wonderful - if palpably mellow (in comparison to benchmark versions like 6/7/77) - TMNS jam beginning at 3:20 - close, that helps distill not only the excellence of individual performances, but highly responsive group play as well. Finally, for my favourite run of trax: A strong Scarlet with notable work by JG at 3:52 - 6:22 and a fantastically patient 7 minute outro jam beginning at 6:49 that segues sublimely into an equally fine Fire, then followed by a great Estimated that highlights the effectiveness of Brent's conventional piano sound. There's so much more here, but to close, let me mention the multifaceted brilliance of Eyes - first, intricate work by JG at 2:33 - 4:32, followed by Jerry & Brent positively stoking each other's fires from 5:35 - 8:23, with an outro jam that dissolves in a wind-chimey flurry to a truly remarkable and pure JAZZ jam from 11:40 - close that you'd swear was being led by Keith circa 1974! https://archive.org/details/gd1982-07-31.112575.sbd.LATVALA.GEMS.flac16 peace, K
  • #6693
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    Ohhhh, wmh {sigh}
    This space is reserved for recycled viscera, diatribes, harangues, proselytizing, bombast, and indignation, as well as our very own home-spun brand of tie-dyed irrationality. Thus, please take your intelligent editorializing and go home. Errata-ically yours, Kate
  • #6694
    ToddWCorey70
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    And We Bid You Goodnight "Look, and ye shall find..." Visit etree or losslesslegs and ye shall find... All is available...
  • #6695
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    But the MUSIC is, in fact, available FREE! If the sound of what is freely traded out there (I have a copy of everything that circulates, and some of it isn't perfect) isn't good enough for you, fork over the money and get the A+ versions like I did. We have been handed so much, I don't mind the sacrifice. You need to choose between damn good at no cost and damn near perfect for $700. Not bad choices!
  • #6696
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    Exactly! I am glad someone understands. Maybe it's a generational thing. I don't know.
  • #6697
    Mr.Dc
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    "Someone on here inferred that the GD and Rhino were "playing games" and that they should make all the music available and for a fair price. I am merely pointing out that it is ALL available for free." no sorry but this is untrue and misleading. If you can find complete sbds of everyshow in the box (without cuts, drops, etc) then you can get varying quality recordings of the shows the Dead played on those dates. But the product that is sold on this page is not available on archive. TPTB have made this available at their price, and I don't think any of it should be for free....that's why it isn't.... As for the bootleg vs official, I obviously would rather have the real deal for the upgrades in sound and also to get to hear the shows free of cuts, drops, and other taping malfunctions. Having said that, I would say 85% of what I listen to are bootlegs and I love/appreciate the archive. Also I don't know if its illegal, but may be as I stated "prohibited".
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    The digital files on the USB drive are 24 bit files, so that's why the price is high. CDs are 16 bit. That's all I'm saying. Haha..not trying to argue about what is better.
  • #6699
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    6 of 30 Trips
    Actually 6 of 14, cause you can’t really count the years before or after you were (1977-91’) seeing shows. I had a good friend who always would catch the “beast show”. We would be on the entire tour, and Frank would drop in for a 2 or 3 night run, Worchester & Augusta come to mind and he would see the best show of the tour. I did manage to drag him to a few far away shows, Summer 84’ using the adage “it’s closer to the next the next show then going back home” and caught Indy, which is also worthy of being the 84’ show represented in 30-Trips. Can’t argue with Augusta though, it was a wild weekend in Maine. But I digress; Read that someone was at one of the 72’ Waterbury show, who has seen the earliest show? Who has seen the most? I would guess 15 or so would be a very “Deadicated” fan.
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    Deal....
    ....as I enjoy Bill's book, I really enjoy how he brings up YouTube videos at random times that coincide with the events on the page. It's like an audio companion. Nice. And I finally know what Bolo means!....not gonna talk about free vs paid music. Old topic. Move on....
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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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Text

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This offering from 30 Trips is a classic Bruce/Vinnie show! The whole fall 1990 tour really. For a band who just hired two new players this tour has some mighty fine moments. New York to the UK and more! Good stuff!
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That'd be 4 CD @Felt Forum '71 4-CD Set!
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