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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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    ....that's what my friend told me when he put on E72 for the first time! Then In The Dark came out. We needed a bigger bus. Awesome and never a regret. Blew a lot of money and brain cells, but I'm still here.
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    With the monster Pacific Northwest BOX due in September---and I've done my share of back-flips in my mind's eye over that one--I'm itching for news on the next davepick.....anyone else out there hoping for a 1970 show? Spring, Summer, Fall.....DARK STAR?!?! PIGPEN wants to be heard
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    I've never been there, but at least one cool thing has happened there. https://themidnightcafe.org/2017/09/11/repost-bonanza-grateful-dead-mod… This was one of the first shows that got me on the bus. It might have been the guy in the front seat waving to me . . ."C'mon man, get in. You'll like it, trust me." I remember hearing it on Sirius one night, after an inappropriate amount of indulgences, and WOW. I really didn't know much about the Dead other than hearing a couple of the albums, and that lots of people out there thought they were the greatest thing ever. For the first time, I started to understand why. I listened to a lot of the Grateful Dead channel for about a year after that, and then started hanging out here and buying Dave's Picks and box sets and, well . . . you know the rest. I bring this all up because I heard this show, again yesterday, on Sirius, while me and Mrs. Deadguy were driving down to visit some friends. It's still really good. Maybe not quite Fillmore West 69 box good, but really good. Fun to hear it again, with so much more perspective and context.
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    ....soccer=football. Dead=Majestic. I'm learning on the fly.
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    6-22-91 was cold (like high 50’s) and cloudy with rain in the area but I don’t recall it raining on the stadium. Soldier Field 93 first night it rained during Drums/Space. It was my girlfriend’s second show and I made her sit through Space in the rain. :) 6-8-93 (said girlfriend’s first show) was indoors but there were thunderstorms. Had to pull into a rest area to ride out a severe storm on the drive after the show. At least I never got a snowout like happened in spring 93.
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    Hot weekend, endless sunshine, lotsa football and a box full of various Belgian biers in the fridge. What could possibly go wrong? (Hint: Nothing went wrong). Bah, work tomorrow.
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    ....an intruder tried to interrupt a Red Square military parade.https://gfycat.com/VastSpiritedGuineapig ....there is hope for our world. Russians are bad. At least that's what we're spoonfed. It's mainstream, therefore true! rant over.
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    Probably should crack a beer too.Spent a few hours at the pool today, sunny and mid 90’s. No slip n slide though. Then rode my bike. Now hiding out in the AC and just started 7-1-78. Sound quality is superb. Can’t believe that the box hasn’t sold out.
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    ....never experienced one. Got close during a Vegas '92 show. A storm cell was moving in during set break. We were on the floor. I saw it coming. Told the group we should move up the bowl to the higher seats. Seeing as how we were all glassy eyed, it required little convincing. Another cell was coming from the south. Lighting strikes everywhere. They met maybe two miles to the west, then opened up a deluge all around us during drumz/space. Heard some heads were leaning against a chain link fence and got the after effects. I also recall seeing a triple rainbow before a Phish show in Park City in '98(?). They tuned up Somewhere Over The Rainbow prior to the first set. Hahahaaaaaaa....fuck yeah. I need a riding time machine mower. But the waiting list is in the future. Stupid time.
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    You should see the slip n slides they make now. My ex gf (who still lives here with her 10 year old son.. long story..) has these birthday parties for her son every year. The first year was totally disorganized and a total disaster.. kids and parents showed up.. the them was soccer, it started thunder storming at exactly the same time it thunder storms on summer days. She frantically starts screaming.. Jim, find something for them to do. The next year we started down the water sports rabbit hole.. a big, I mean big $99 kiddie pool saved the day as It was Vegas hot.. the next year I bought a mega, mountain sized slip n slide and we still had the monster kiddie pool. It was like having a small water park in the back yard.. but it's a lot of work and I had buy a compressor to blow all these damned things up. Still, they have a blowout and my main concern is that no one breaks a leg or dislocates a shoulder. 10 year old's play hard and play for keeps. I wish they had slip and slides like this when I was young. Sorry for the diversion.. has absolutely nothing to do with the GD except that its almost all I listen to when he's in the car/truck with me and when I stream shows I always invite him to watch with.. he knows several songs by name. My goal is by next year he can name more songs as they play then Sixtus' son. Game on Woodstock. Edit: This slip n slide has steps and takes a solid half hour to fill up using a compressor, the inflated ramp is a good four and a half feet high and I set it up on a big slope to begin with. Slip n slides on acid on a hot day would be mega fun. Just saying.. the kiddies sure dig it, his parties have become legendary. My main concern is that no one breaks a leg or dislocates their shoulders. It's like a big, wet, kiddie mosh pit as they barrel down this hill three or four at a time with reckless abandonment. Sorry. back to your regularly scheduled, hot summer day GD rainout memories or whatever else we talk about on these threads.
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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 JimInMD on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 21:20

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03/28/85 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY Set 1: Truckin' Smokestack Lightning High Time El Paso Peggy-O Cassidy China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider Set 2: Scarlet Begonias Fire On The Mountain Looks Like Rain Drums Gimme Some Lovin' The Other One Black Peter Sugar Magnolia Encore: Day Job
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Submitted by kyleharmon on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 21:42

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I am finally able to listen to all of 3/28/85 I only had set one. 3/28/85 is damn good. it needs to be a Dave's Picks.
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Submitted by MKCBrown93 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 06:44

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Shit... just being realistic, I was thinking simply painted pine: it's cheap, it's light-weight, and it's a dominant tree from the region in which the shows were played. Anyway, I guess we'll see when it comes... The only boxed sets I own are Winterland '73 and May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition). My favorite era for the Dead is '73-'74; of what few albums I own, Dick's Picks, Vol. 14 and Winterland '73 have blown me away like no other, though I have to say One from the Vault (8/13/1975) is phenomenal, too.
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Submitted by hbob1995 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:00

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I would have much preferred a box the size of the May ‘77 or July ‘78 box. Those fit nicely on a shelf. I think Dave and the gang are getting to hung up on trying to win a Grammy for presentation. IMHO Rock on
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Submitted by frosted on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:06

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I wonder if they can make box sets out of bamboo wood more cheaply, and paint over it. Probably not, but we have a bamboo floor in our cottage out back, and it sure is purty. Listening to Jimmy Raney Live in Tokyo right now. Like they say, rock guitarists play 3 chords in front of a thousand people, and jazz guitarists play a thousand chords in front of 3 people. I'm one of those three people this morning. Jimmy was a bebop god with nonstop taste.
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Submitted by friscokid77 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 08:16

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Greetings gang,I tried to read as many posts as I could before posting this so I wasn't repeating anything, and didn't see the question asked, so ... Is it possible that GD will release an "all music edition" for this box like they did with "Get Shown the Light"? I love the work they put into all these special packaging, but all I really want are the CD's in a nice digipack (like the Fillmore West box, or even the Winterland '73 or '77 box). I have oversized boxes (like the Spring '90 box, Get Shown The Light etc.) that are just sitting around taking up space. The "extras" are nice too, but they all stay in the box never seeing the light of day. I never even checked them out once for fear of getting fingerprints on them and then they would no longer be "mint". Don't get me wrong, I am super psyched about the Pacific Northwest box, but when I see the actual box pictured, I do not know what I would do with that. I am too old-school to do a FLAC download too. I am a CD collector, not a file or box collector. Any Thoughts? Thanks, friscokid77
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Submitted by Dennis on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 09:19

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>>>>>> faux sealskin This is the DEAD, FAUX????? Only real. ...and he started in to whippin' on my fav'rite baby seal with a lead-filled snow shoe....
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Submitted by wadeocu on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 09:33

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My highly uninformed guess is no. If the ole shopping cart count trick is at all accurate, sales on this thing are unusually slow. So slow in fact that I am doubting the data. You are still able to put 10k in the cart which is the arbitrary ceiling limit on all products indicating less than 5k sold - not sure I believe that. If anything, I think we may see 5/19/74 as a stand alone CD release later. 6/22/73 can stand on its own performance wise but I think the expected significant audience patches would keep that one from being a stand alone release. Come to think of it, the first half dozen or so numbers on 5/19/74 have serious mix issues. That's probably why they went with the compilation the way they did even though it likely has the 7 minute audience patch in the 6/22/73 Other One. Yeah, my guess is definitely no, but, as Sgt Schutlz says, "I Know Nothing!"
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Submitted by daverock on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 11:06

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Yes, I agree with most your of comments concerning box sets. I personally prefer ones that are economically packed, taking up as little space as possible. The 1973 and 1977 boxes were perfect. Like yourself, I don't listen to or buy downloads-so I do like cds-just not the suitcases that they sometimes come in. I am not overly keen on extras, either. Things like replicas of tickets don't hold a lot of interest for me, I'm afraid. I thought this one was going to sell out really quickly, too.
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Submitted by MKCBrown93 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 12:41

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In general I agree with those of you who would rather just have the CDs come in a package that fits right into my CD shelving... That's what I love about the Phish boxed sets I own, like Amsterdam '97 & Chicago '94. The CDs are in little sleeves and the sleeves are in a no-nonsense, paperboard box that takes up very little space; it fits right on my CD shelf with the rest of my CDs. Awesome! I, too, find the Get Shown the Light box to be kind of nuisance; sure, the packaging art is beautiful, but in the end, it just sits there, awkwardly, on the carpet, leaning against the side of my CD shelf. That said, I'm really diggin' the art on this one... I think I'll put it atop my bookcase.
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Submitted by johnny361 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:17

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I think these box sets and releases are a dream come true. I also think the folks behind these things are a dedicated bunch of heads that try really hard to offer something different every time. I also think some folks just love to bitch!!
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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 18:46

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Got to watch Phil on this video he's great!
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Submitted by MarinSmith on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 17:05

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I have given my wife three simple instructions:1 - If I can't eat toast, pull the plug 2 - I want to die outside, so wheel my ass out there 3 - Bury my ashes on Mt. Tam in the GSTL box Might have to amend to this new Raven Man box ! pEaCE Been rocking some DaP 18 in the car - It's Dead ! Will again be taking the longer drive home to get more listening time
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 18:55

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....is loaded up on the listening party. Tell me all that you know. And I know all about taking the longer route to my destination waiting for the jam to finish. And, I just realized, the '74 Seattle show occurred on my 6th birthday. You know it's gotta be good. Haha.
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Submitted by Jack Baller on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 19:03

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Sooo...just wondering if the sea creatures on each disc package are going to be continually moving the way they appear to be doing in the email I just received. If so, that would be the most epic CD packaging ever and well worthy of that Grammy. If not, well, I suppose I am just flashing again due to my incredible eagerness for September to arrive...
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Submitted by Charlie3 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 19:10

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...comments from these threads showing up in the official email. Some of you guys should be getting paid.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 20:31

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I never liked I Need a Miracle. I'm just not into the lyrics. So they played this at the Blossom show I saw last week. During the line, "I need a woman bout twice my age" I realized.. Bobby is 70 now (I think).. so that means he needs a woman that's 140 years old. Silly. Ok, rant over.. now a random song I really like that they are doing now.. Viola Lee Blues. Now that's a cool song. Love it, love that they are giving it some love.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 20:41

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....I'm guessing you don't like it Jim, because it wasn't the last song you listened to. Viola, however, is a totally different animal. Not a fair comparison. Ying, meet Yang.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 21:01

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I was just trying to leave things on a positive note.. Of all the things the GD left us.. the value of the songs reigns supreme. I like perhaps 98% of them.. They left us with some great songs. It's a petty thing, but the song seems out of place in their repertoire. Anyway.. pivoting.. They are playing a lot of Summer 1985 on Today in GD History. Great summer shows. Saw a post referencing the 6/27/84 Merriweather Show.. I loved that run.. we walked to the show from my parents house, which made it practically impossible to get into any serious trouble. I am pretty sure I had buddies camping out in the back yard for the last two Merriweather runs.. So much fun.. not sure what the neighbors thought of it all. 06/27/84 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD Set 1: Jack Straw Friend Of The Devil Little Red Rooster Cumberland Blues My Brother Esau Loser Let It Grow Set 2: Help On The Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower Estimated Prophet Eyes Of The World Why Don't We Do It In The Road Drums Morning Dew Throwin' Stones Not Fade Away Encore: Brokedown Palace
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Submitted by guit30 on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 21:02

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They did some nice cherry pickin here between 73 and 74, great shows between a stellar year ,73 and (Wall of Sound) 74. Would have loved to have had the privilege to have sat with Dave and Jeffrey for a day and watch them mix and master this stuff. Great He's Gone. Jim
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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 21:25

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...Amazing Artist & artwork :)...I think I know what I’m picking for my next tattoo.... ;)
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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 21:27

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At 48 years of age, there are precious few tangible items in this world that give me that pit-o-the-tummy tickle of pure childlike joy. The gorgeous boxes that carry the wondrous Grateful Dead music are one of the few. Pulling a plastic case off the CD shelf carries none of the magic that carefully opening the past five (or so) GD boxed sets does. The creak of the TTATS hinge brings me peals of laughter, and gently going through the process of pulling out a disc from GSTL builds the anticipation of hearing the music like nothing else. Thank you for the beauteous packaging! Other than people, GD music is the best thing in my life, and I love that it receives such gorgeous attire.
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Submitted by JimInMD on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 22:16

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I like Box Sets also. They are deep dives into the music. FW69 was my wake-up. Holy Shit. E72, Winterland 73/77. Warlocks. Spring 90, the cheap seats and the Multi-Track shows. July 78, The 77 Wonders, 30 Trips, etc. Combined they are simply Wowwie Wowwie. What a plethora of incredible shows and discs. They really are my go to when I need inspiration or mood altering inputs. As for packing and artwork, we seem to get that almost for free when you look at the price per disc/show. I do dig it, but I am also running out of space.. my office has become almost a shrine of sorts and I can't bring myself to put up more shelves, it just gets more crowded. I love the artwork of this box, but I hope it is the last large sized offering. I also think the box sets represent the best value, best listening pleasure yielding weapon Dave & Company have to offer. You are either in or you are out.. and if you are in, you might as well be all in. This box is worth it just for PNE alone. '73 and '74, to me, represent a high-water mark.
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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 23:41

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immigrant children as young as 3 are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings,according to attorneys in Texas,California & D.C. WTF ...sorry. Broke one of my own personal rules. But this is bullshit.
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Submitted by Plasma in a Bottle on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 02:49

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Just got the scratch to preorder the PNW shows. Can’t believe there were still CDs left! Grew up in the Bay Area, but never saw the band live until the May 19/21 ’74 shows. Only two days apart yet completely different sets, both perfectly attuned to the vibes in those cities: spacey blues in Portland and rock-n-roll in Seattle. No other band could handle that breadth. (Some say the Portland show was boring, but I was trippin’ so it was sweet.) Still waiting for the ’80 show in Portland. Different time, different vibe, but the band opened the 2nd set with Fire On The Mountain just as St. Helens erupted in perfect synchronicity. Drove home wrapped in a fog of volcanic ash!
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Submitted by Dark-Star on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 05:50

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Box Set fever, it's driving me crazy! Only one Dark Star, blugh. This thing would be sold out by now if every show had Dark Star! I guess there's no getting around sticking with a common theme. I would have done two shows from 72, two shows from 73, and the two 1974 shows that are left that have a Dark Star that's not released yet, June 23rd and July 25th. Granted we got part of the Dark Star from June 23rd on so many roads, but it's incomplete. Then I would have called the box set "Dark Star Fever" That's a bunch of kidding really. I can't wait for this effing thing to come out!
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Submitted by Dennis on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:10

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>>>>> Bobby is 70 now (I think).. so that means he needs a woman that's 140 years old. And yet on the flip side, he has a bottle and a girl who's just 14!
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Submitted by jimmyjack on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:14

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Lotsa of talk about the quality and size of the box, but what I really want to know is how these individual discs will be packaged! Honestly, it can make or break a purchase of this size for me. I LOATHED the packaging of the GSTL box (I was one of the unlucky many who had to have discs replaced) and don't relish the idea of finding proper jewel cases to house 19 discs, leaving two big empty ornate boxes to take up unnecessary space. That said, this release is catnip for me, as 74-77 are my 'buy on sight' years, so I'm probably going to take the plunge. Also, that 5/22 "Bird Song" is magnificent. Hoping for an 'unboxing' video before I pull the trigger, though.
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Submitted by deadeloc on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:36

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All the fuss over the packageing. Remember when we used to not get more than 1 or 2 releases a year. remember One From The Vault? I'm just damn glad we are getting anything. How can you complain about how its packaged, and not mention the FORTY-SEVEN MINUTE Playin' in the Band.Thanks Dave keep up the good work. maybe the acoustic sets of 1970 can find a way out 09-20-1970 is a good start.
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Submitted by jimmyjack on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:45

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"How can you complain about how it's packaged?" Well, when the CDs are damaged and wont play, for starters...
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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 10:05

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Beautiful. This box is just going to be spectacular.
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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 10:09

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First, the '68 Janis. Second, Merle and Doc Watson. Third, the Allman Brothers' remaining tapes from Feb. 11, 13 & 14, 1970 at Fillmore East, beyond the one-disc set released in 1997. And, apparently, two other bands/shows, all announced and/or released within a month's time. If you're an archival tape monster (correct audience, r-r-right?), you owe it to yourself to get the Janis, Doc Watson and ABB releases (sensational acoustic guitar sound on Doc Watson's box). And I throw a $50/year donation to the Owsley Foundation to keep the digital archiving going. If you put I think $400 down for a specific band they won't tell you what specific show you supported, but if it gets released, your name is on it.
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Submitted by hbob1995 on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 11:40

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It just hit me that in the remaining 6 months of 2018 we are going to get 4 more outstanding releases:- July = Aoxomoxoa 50th Anniversary Edition - August = DaP27 - September = PNW Box - November = DaP28 4 outa 6 ain't half bad! Rock on
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Submitted by Willysin4wd on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:11

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I grew up road-tripping with the family from the Bay Area to the San Juan Islands over many Summers. The PNW artwork resonates with my childhood. I know i'm going to get it, and after that Birdsong listening party, i'm gonna get it soon. My guess is it's smaller than it looks, cause my eyes always see desirable things bigger than they are.Lookin' forward to Dead at the Dump (shoreline amphitheater, previous landfill) on Tuesday.... Cousins of the Pioneers, sent a PM on your offer...nice. All the best for the trail...
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:53

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Dont I remember that you were at the "dont hang off of the balcony" show. Many many times my memory is Fried, Country Fried!
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Submitted by Gary Farseer on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:57

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Easy Wind! In my aging body that is something I wish for. Edit: miss Mr. Grease...wish like hell I had gotten to see him. Hope much more hidden footage is going to see the lovelight of day!
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