Grateful Dead

Speaking of bonus discs...I have a disc that I keep with the Fallout From The Phil Zone CD, it's an interview with Phil Lesh. 30 minutes in duration, very little music all from the CD. I think I got it when I bought the Phil Zone from dead.net, but I'm not sure. ASCD-3392 The artwork on the cardboard sleeve is similar to the Phil Zone 2CD but has INTERVIEW in white lettering in the front. Do you have this one, too?

So I really do like RT series which initially I was overly critical of it back when it started. I was wrong as there are some great shows/music contained in those releases. But hey of course it would be, right? Still I have to say though that the bonus discs are kind of essential to many of the 2 disc releases, at least for me. For example, the bonus disc from each of the first 2 RT releases contains tracks that when combined with the other discs complete sets from 2 shows. The Oct 1977 release with the bonus disc gives the entire 2nd set sans encore of 10/16/77. The Fall of 79 release with bonus disc gives the entire 2nd set sans encore of 11/9/79. In weird bit of sychronisity, both of these shows encores were U.S. Blues. Neat.

Speaking of bonus discs, I was fortunate to have been able to get most of them when I ordered early. The Road Trip series has so many as you all know, which when I ordered from Dead.net I did get the bonus discs. Unfortunately I passed on some RT releases and trying to get these releases I missed now with the bonus discs is pricey. Real Gone Music's reissues are likely not going to contain the bonus discs. I could be wrong but the 11/21/73 show originally came with the bonus disc of 12/6/73 with that monster Dark Star. The Real Gone reissue did not have this. It may have been because that would have made it a 4 disc set so they opted out. That may not be right, but I am holding out hope that the 2 disc releases will actually be reissued with the bonus from Real Gone. There are a few I got to have. That 12/6/73 bonus disc comes to mind because it generally goes for about $150 (at the lowest) just by itself. Since Real Gone is reissuing the last RTs first, I will have to wait and see. They are on the 69 Big Rock Pow Wow shows. Then it is Penn State/ Cornell 1980. Since these are both three discs without bonuses I guess I wont really know until they get to the first 2 disc reissue in this sequence (I cant recall what that one is). Another bonus disc that is highly priced is the Beyond Description disc. I have seen that at $250. Yet the Closing of Winterland disc usually sells at $50-$75. Sometimes the Academy of Music bonus disc that came DaP 14 can be snagged in this same price range. I dont think that disc is as good as the one from Rockin the Rhein which I do have fortunately.

All The Years Combine: The DVD CollectionGrateful Dead Initial release : April 2012 Shout Factory! A 14 DVD box set that brings together 12 previously released DVDs/videos. One of the DVDs includes previously unreleased footage of six songs from the 1987 to 1991 period and an interview with David Lemieux. The previously released items included in the set are; The Grateful Dead Movie - the 2 DVD expanded and remastered version The Closing of Winterland - Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1978 Dead Ahead - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, October 1980 So Far - music and animation including live and rehearsals footage (first DVD release) Backstage Pass - a six song, 35 minute collage of music from different periods Ticket To New Years - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, December 31, 1987 Downhill From Here - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, July 17, 1989 Truckin' Up To Buffalo - Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY, on July 4, 1989 View From The Vault - Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA on July 8, 1990 View From The Vault II - RFK Stadium on June 14, 1991 plus July 12, 1990 View From The Vault III - Shoreline on June 16, 1990 and October 3, 1987 View From The Vault IV - Oakland Stadium, July 24, 1987, and Anaheim Stadium, July 26, 1987 The previously unreleased songs are: China Cat Sunflower - October 2, 1987, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View I Know You Rider - October 2, 1987, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View Man Smart, Woman Smarter - October 2, 1987, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View Friend Of The Devil - July 2, 1989, Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro Hey Pocky Way - July 22, 1990, The World Amphitheatre, Tinley Park Shakedown Street - June 22, 1991, Soldier Field, Chicago

Bonus discs will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no bonus discs. I think this must also apply to new cars.

....is if I owned all those bonus discs, I could buy a new car.

there is also a 2 song bonus CD that came with Postcards from the Hanging. a bonus DVD that came with the Grateful Dead Deluxe Scrapbook.... and not to forget all those bonus tracks on the Golden Road Box era CDs that are not being rereleased on the new 50th Anniversary editions. http://deaddisc.com/index.html a great cut and paste resource for people that like to make lists of stuff to look for on ebay ;)

There was a bonus CD "New Year's Eve at Winterland" that came with the 2DVD set "The closing of Winterland" for customers who purchased the DVD (but not the 4CD set) from Grateful Dead Merchandising. The CD comprised; Easy Wind (12/31/70) Jam> (12/31/71) Black Peter (12/31/71) Playing in the Band (12/31/72) Lazy Lightning> (12/31/77) Supplication (12/31/77) Sugar Magnolia> (12/31/77) Scarlet Begonias> (12/31/77) Fire on the Mountain (12/31/77) There was a bonus CD "Dead Ahead Bonus songs" that was distributed with pre-ordered copies of the 2005 (expanded) DVD release of "Dead Ahead". The 5 tracks on the CD are the 5 bonus tracks that were included on the expanded DVD. The CD comprised; Heaven Help The Fool Shakedown Street Samson and Delilah He's Gone Truckin' all from the 10/30/80 show. I think these two bonus discs together with Kayak Guy's list (see below) covers all the bonus discs. If we have missed any then post it!

This disc 1 seems to be stuck in my player. Damn thing has been on autoplay for the past couple of weeks straight. Healthy, happy, Hawaii Jerry playing with such inspiration. Such an amazing show, full of beauty and emotion. Right in the feels, man. Get you some. Now!

Closing of Winterland and Rockin' the Rhein bonus discs. What about the Searching for the Sound bonus discs.. I think I have them. Are they mostly interviews with some music might I perhaps not have them? ahh.. finally a long post worth reading. Bonus Discs. I finally got through enough listens of Dave's Picks 27 to comment. First.. 1983. A transitional year, especially for Jerry. He had begun his weight gain, the changes in his voice were especially noticeable and it seemed the band was migrating towards shows and moments with a harder edge. Next.. the recordings were different and not for the better. To my ears, '83 might just be the year where the least care was given to soundboard recordings. They were recorded on cassette masters for one. Also, Healy seemed to be experimenting with his Ultra Matrix mixes where he was pumping varying amounts of the audience mic into the mix. This seemed especially true for the outdoor shows that year. Some (many) sound like audience recordings while some of the indoor shows (Morgantown WV comes to mind) have much less of the audience boom mixed in and sound more like traditional soundboards. I think that's why the three official releases from that year were from indoor venues (DiP 6, Hartford 10/14/83, 30 Trips Worcester 10/21/83 and DaP 27 Boise 9/2/83), but this is pure speculation on my part, I wonder what others think. Of the three released thus far, I think Boise sounds the best. I saw the band several times in 1983, I think this sounds more like it sounded being there, the exception being the drums (hollow sounding, not full and vibrant) and the obvious muffled sound that generally comes with these cassette masters. Still.. I believe they made this sound as good it can all things considered. I believe the quality of the recordings, for the most part, improved by '84 and '85. I thought this show had it's moments, the high point to me was the jam in Slipknot! ..but each disc has it's moments and personality. This is pretty typical 1983. Is it the best in the series? Not to me, but I bet there is someone out there that might say yes. It does scratch an itch though and fills a void. To me, this release is stronger than the other two '83 shows released thus far both in sound and performance. Back to the 80's briefly. I find myself listening to more from 68 to 74 than the other years. Still.. at least or twice a year I go on extended tangents into the great beyond that are very satisfying for a host of reasons. Sometimes the diversity and difference in style and the occasional bombastic crescendo moves me. Recovering from an illness I took my first road bike ride in over a month Friday and I hit Augusta 84 and Riverbend 85 for some extra juice. It did the trick, I made it up the mountain and even peddled on for a few extra miles (you have to keep going through the end of the jamming). Believe it if you need it, we should not be surprised Dave picked this show and slid it into the 3rd slot. Even if I don't reach for it every third time you road trip (E72 anyone) it is a decent representation of what the band sounded like in '83.