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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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July 19, 2018 - 7:54am

#2401

Vguy72

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A man was walking along the beach....

....when he heard a booming voice from the heavens. "DIG!" says the voice. The man looks around, a little confused. "DIG!" Booms the voice again. The man thinks what the fuck and starts digging at the sand in front of him. Suddenly he hits a wooden box. He picks it up and the voice shouts "OPEN!" He opens it to see hundreds of gold coins. He's a little taken aback when the voice shouts again "CASINO!" Fuck it, thinks the guy, so off he walks. He enters the casino door when he hears the voice shout "ROULETTE!" He walks over to the roulette table and awaits more instructions. "16 BLACK!" the voice says So the man puts the whole chest on 16 black, the wheel is spun and it lands on 5 red. "FUCK!" booms the voice.... . Ask, and ye shall receive....
July 19, 2018 - 7:16am

#2402

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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Pacific Pandemic

That's what's going to happen in early September when we all get our Pacific Northwest box sets. Nobody's going to work that week. I really can't think of a box set that would have made me happier, except for one with more shows. I suppose I would be as happy for a 1972 box set. Next year. Nick Merriweather picked two of these shows in an article from 2012: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/nic…
July 19, 2018 - 6:48am

#2403

Oroborous

Joined:
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Cross eyed, Oxford, and Daverock

Born Cross Eyed; I don’t envision Vguy quite that successful yet. More like in a dimly lit room so smoky you can barely see....perhaps some old disinterested strippers off In the corner. A drummer who literally does nothing but rim shots...Dressed in a thin, too small suite with a thin tie half done ala Rodney Dangerfield... He’s got the one liners down. In fact he seems to be getting better with time, but he needs a couple longer jokes to help fill his slot.....heeyyyy-oooooo! Keep em coming boy, your starting to get a following; ) Oxford 88; I laughed and groaned....used to play gigs till three am then have to be at the country club by 6:00 AM for “player services”....besides running your ass off, the hardest part was having to be nice to everyone, no matter what.”My that’s a fine looking sweater your wearing today Mr Johnson”... Day in and day out it’s harder then many think! Man we were so whupped after Oxford, that’s was a looong drive back to WNY. Luckily I didn’t have to drive and being the fourth had the day off....but what a fun scene that was... Daverock; you should not feel so bad since you probably had way less opportunity, and I suspect you were trying to have a somewhat normal life too? I think I was actually more like 7 over 17, but I did alright under my circumstances.... Bolshy Girlfriend. That just sounds bad. I love some of the English sayings. Have had a couple English buddies, they always crack me up. One guy, Steve O, half the time we can’t tell WTF he’s saying, but when you do, your still LYAO because he was so dam funny.... Perhaps you should of pulled a Bobby/John Phillips and “left her dead ass there by the side of the stage” figuratively of course ; )
July 19, 2018 - 5:42am

#2404

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
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Vguy's dog joke one liner

On July 18, 2018 - 7:23pm, Vguy72 posted: (subject box) So, I rescued a dog from a blacksmith.... (body box) ....as soon as I got him home, he made a bolt for the door. Very funny Vguy, I can imagine you doing stand-up comic on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and/or The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but that's all in the past. In the present here and now, I can imagine you standing along Freemont Street and 4th Street, in front of the "Western Village" pan-handling with these one-liners.
July 19, 2018 - 3:50am

#2405

Oxford 88

Joined:
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My grandparents' 50th Wedding Anniversary...

I never had to call in sick as my bosses were generally pretty cool with me hitting the road as long as I came back. This included commuter shows-two hour drive to Hartford, catch the show, drive home and work the breakfast shift the next morning. Do it all over again for the next two days. After Oxford, I had to be back on 7/4 at 8:00 AM to work the grill for all the country club kiddies by the pool. After the wild traffic getting out of Maine (I was the dosed last driver-everyone else had collapsed) we pulled in at 6:30 AM. I took a shower, ate what we had in the house and went to work. I was the grumpiest grill guy ever. The bigger challenge was how to miss a stretch of time each semester while at UMaine. The death in the family just didn't feel right and could not be presented ahead of time (in order to reschedule exams, get papers in, etc). For three years, my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, in the fall and in the spring. My professors always wished them well with heartfelt congratulations.
July 19, 2018 - 3:25am

#2406

daverock

Joined:
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Shows missed and shows seen-Oroborous

I wouldn't feel too bad about missing all those shows if I was you. 7.5 shows over 17 years sounds very impressive to me. I saw 5. And one of those I left half way though-as I have said before-because of my bolshy girlfriend.
July 18, 2018 - 10:10pm

#2407

Oroborous

Joined:
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Should have gone.....

7/23/90...yeah, I bet you still kick yourself for missing that one......Calling in well....from pay phones, hotel lobbies hee-hee. No cell phones back then kids. icecrmcnkd knows what I’m talkin bout. Generally I did pretty well as far as shows go, considering I never went full in. I usually had to have a job, but never much money. Usually trying to play music somehow. Trying to have a balanced? Life. I think I averaged 7.5 per year over 17 years. So not too many regrets, but some.... - Some fall 78 shows...”too young”, too broke, no car etc, but perhaps that was preordained—if you dig that sort of thinking—because of what my first show FINALLY turned out to be 1/20/79! - 9/1/79 people I could have gone with were “too much older” and “it’s too far” grrrrrrr! - 6/18/83: 2/3rds of the booze brothers went, why I did not I still don’t know, I mean I do, but it makes no sense... - couple of early 80s, lake placid, glens falls...? Not quite as solid opportunitys for these, but could have... - 6/25/85: had so much fun at toga for 2 days in 84, figured we wanted to go early.in 85 also.....idiots. We did have fun, but..... - 7/2/85; it was basically on the way home for fucks sake.... - 86 fall tour..... - 4/2,3,4/87; sold the tickets because we had had enough after 8 shows.....wusses.... - 87 fall tour; was burnt on the whole scene, the choice of venues etc......idiot, I should of gone to at least one city. No real reason not too... - 3/26/88; only show I ever was shut out... -6/28/88; sold tickets because I had to go to hospital for tests etc. long story, big bummer! Should have pushed back, but I was scared shitless..... -10/18/88; stayed in Fla and played golf and hung out at beach in Naples.....tough choice? - More 89; new job, broke etc....IDIOT!!!. including 4/9/89 went to 4/8, so it was close by and it would of been sunday night, so I probably could of made it home for work Monday...7/19/89 (see earlier post), and 10/25&26/89 Doooooaaaa! Sold tix because I serendipitously went to 10/8&9/89 and Philly, so couldn’t afford Miami then. These 2 really hurt, still.....ouch! ??? probably a coupla few more. By 91-92 didn’t really care so much. Would go if convenient.... Sorry, didn’t realize there were so many. Shit now I’m kinda bummed : ( Oh well, shoulda, woulda, coulda....it’s funny now to look back at the “jobs” and things that seemed sooooo important......IDIOT!!!
July 18, 2018 - 9:46pm

#2408

Vguy72

Joined:
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Margo went the silver route lately apparently....

https://youtu.be/ROyiZZOY00ABowie cover. Very, very nice. ....song, band, voice and hair.
July 18, 2018 - 9:21pm

#2409

jrf68@hotmail.com

Joined:
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Bird Song flu...

is still better than a case of Black Muddy River. Talk about not being able to work. Can take an entire tour to rid yourself of that bug.;O) ...anyone remember people with 'chingers' on tour? (they made payphones free)
July 18, 2018 - 8:30pm

#2410

Vguy72

Joined:
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So, about that new Cowboy Junkies record....

....Sing Me A Song is a current favorite....Sing me a song about life in America Sing me a song of love Sing me a song about life in your neighbourhood Sing me a song of love I know a man who dropped to his knees Clasping his hands in prayer Beside him, she said: "It looks more like grief" But mostly she just didn't care Tell me a tale about the one you keep near Sing me a song of joy Tell me a tale about those that are dear Sing me a song of joy She veiled her days in pale hues of gray The brightness of her children an undoing She spent all her days in a cold burning rage The brightness of her children was galling Unburden your hearts, let loose your fear Sing me a song of forgiveness Make a fresh start, face all your fears Sing me a song of forgiveness He came to that moment in every man's life He confronted the path before him Betrayed by the emptiness days without light He turned and he made a decision Sing me a song of love Sing me a song of joy Beside him, she said: "It looked more like regret" But mostly she would like to forget Sing me a song of love Sing me a song of joy https://youtu.be/k19OCwNrHMc .... worth five years of waiting. A musical treasure. Try it! I value your opinions Deadland. And yes, they gave Margo an echo effect on this track. Wonderful!

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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.

shocked!

Michelle Shocked - The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore edit - oh yeah, the monkees, last train to clarksville

Trains

Trains stir the imagination of places to go, places you've been. The power, the sound. TCM has a short they run about the train in movies and lord knows they are the subject of many a photo/painting/puzzles. More than a few movies about trains. Deadheads are by nature a wanderlust group, so I understand the connection. Musician have always had the connection, the timing of the steam, the clack of the tracks. “You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors & train whistles” – George Bailey (from It’s a Wonderful Life)

Freight Train

Since Jerry covers this, it should be ok.

Train Song

Casey Jones-The Grateful Dead.

Trippin' On the Tracks

Psychedelic Furs "Into You Like a Train"

Grateful Dead Train Songs

Now we're talking: Casey Jones ("Driving that train, high on cocaine") Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) (song title) China Cat Sunflower ("double-E waterfall" - as in "flaggin' down the double-E") He's Gone ("Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track") Jack Straw ("Gotta go to Tulsa, first train we can ride") Lazy River Road ("Bright blue box cars, train by train") Might As Well ("Long train running from coast to coast") New Potato Caboose (song title) New Speedway Boogie ("This train's got to run today") So Many Roads ("Thought I heard that KC whistle moaning sweet and low") Tennessee Jed ("Listen to the whistle of the evening train") Terrapin Station ("But the train's put its brakes on and the whistle is screaming") They Love Each Other ("It's nothing they explain, it's like a diesel train") Tons Of Steel ("She's more a roller-coaster than the train I used to know") Unbroken Chain ("Ride you out on a cold railroad and nail you to a cross") Not to mention so, so many covers. http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-grateful-dead-and-trains-gue…

Robert Hunter

"That Train Don't Run Here Anymore"

Train Songs?

City of New Orleans = Steve Goodman. Don't know him? Look it up. Great Writer 5:15 The Who. Most definitely about a train. NOT a Ferry!!!!!! Great Movie too "Quadrophenia". Sting makes a very funny Ace Face Age=Wisdom

Unless I scrolled too fast....

....I'm shocked that no one has mentioned Locomotive Breath. If I need to mention the band, I'm doubly shocked.

Don’t you start away uneasy

Aqualung my friend.... Hey, it’s better than a Phish video.....

Trains

Another Rush song... A Passage to Bangkok We're on the train to Bangkok Aboard the Thailand Express We'll hit the stops along the way We only stop for the best

THAT LAST TRAIN

TO CLARKSVILLE....... OK can we now switch tracks and bring the conversation back to THE WHO vs. DOORS topic?? KIDDING!!!!!

train movies

Someone mentioned movies with trains. Instantly I thought of "Silver Streak". That was one of the very first movies I saw with a friend without any parents. We loved it! I think we saw it 3 times and we knew all the big scenes. It was 1976 so we were about 11. We didn't know what to make of the intimate scenes with Jill Clayburgh and Gene Wilder. A man and a woman alone, acting goofy, with odd music. Their encounters seemed very mysterious, but somehow important. I suppose that movie planted the seeds for my lifelong love of train travel. I'm looking forward to seeing the new Branagh "Murder on the Orient Express". Has anyone seen it? (please no spoilers, I haven't seen the original!)

(No subject)

Gollum

I feel like you will dig this movie!

Train.....

Movie; The Cassandra CrossingSong; the Petticoat Junction theme song.

MST3K

MST3K had an episode featuring a movie called "The Dead Talk Back". One of the skits had the host and robots dressed in tye dye and they sang a song called "Cosmic Freight Train." The one 'bot, Crow was dressed like Jerry and did a looooong solo. The other two began a game of chess while the solo played on and on. Look for it....It's really funny!

RIP

Aretha Franklin

Hail Aretha

Spinning the hits. She's sensational. How good it is to live in an age of recording. May she rest in peace. She sure delivered the goods. Caught her live in 1991 in Gary, Indiana, on a hot summer night in a modest-sized, sweltering theater. Word was, they wouldn't use air conditioning, which the theater had, because she said it would mess with her voice. Everyone looked at each other like, "Whatever the Queen wants is fine with me." She rocked the joint.

Sigh, train

Rolling Stones Silver Train and No Expectations. Don't recall reading those yet. Love in Vain was mentioned.

Labor Day

Would be nice if these starting shipping in order to arrive before Labor Day weekend. A nice long weekend to absorb this would be ideal, but most likely will not be the case.

More on Plangent

Had some time to dig around for the articles I mentioned this morning. The list is from an unconfirmed source on the Steve Hoffman site. By unconfirmed, I mean I don't know where he got it or if it's 100% accurate. I know for sure E72 Complete, Winterland 1973, and both May 1977 box sets. The reason I excluded Winterland '73 from my "examples" of the quality benefits Plangent provides, is because I also recall it was recorded on some kind of wider, faster super-tape than most Grateful Dead two-tracks, so that's two significant a variable to ignore if one is interested in an apples to apples comparison of with / without Plangent. I think the best comparison is yet to come, with the Pacific NW Box set. Will it sound better than DaP 21? (which is, in my opinion, the best sounding UN-Plangented two-track from 1973). Edit: With regard to the list of releases that were Plangented, The July 1978 Box set was spoken about on the Steve Hoffman Forum as though it was, but I don't see Plangent mentioned anywhere on the dead.net page where it's up for sale. Both May 1977 sale pages mention Plangent. I have to assume then that July 1978 was not, unless someone has the CD case in front of them and tell us otherwise. The Plangent website: https://www.plangentprocesses.com/ Interview with Jamie Howarth (Plangent CEO) https://audiophilereview.com/analog/plangent---a-better-way-to-transfer… Discussion Thread on Plangent from the Steve Hoffman forum. Includes a list of releases: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-plangent-process.399347/ Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976 Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings Formerly the Warlocks Europe '72: The Complete Recordings– and subsequent compilation and single shows Dark Star single May 1977 Sunshine Daydream 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995 – partially, for the non-cassette and non-DAT tape shows – and subsequent compilation partially. May 1977: Get Shown The Light

july '78

Tape-to-Digital Transfer and Wow-and Flutter Correction: John K. Chester and Jamie Howarth, Plangent Processes

David D

Glad to see the rumors of your demise were greatly exaggerated.Hope all is well.

Kiss...lol...

theater only

i defer to Dave D on this.

But only the 7/8/78 show has that listed. the box info doesn't mention it. http://www.dead.net/store/1970s/red-rocks-amphitheatre-july-1978-box?in… The ABB CD was good enough proof for my ears. it's a waste to release the Betty reels without the Plangent process. give the returned tapes their own series, make it downloadable, 3 times a year every 4 months. with Dave's Picks every 3 months and a box it's almost a release a month.

KG

I like the way you think.

Steve Goodman

If anyone is unfamiliar with Steve Goodman and is interested I recommend checking out this extra piece from his Austin City Limits dvd https://youtu.be/yZx7xCK6yfo

re; Kayak Guy....

....this guy Dead's.

Stoltz

Kiss, largely theater. Their first double LP live album is pure hard rock, on par with bands like VH, AC/DC, and Aerosmith. I think one would need to enjoy that record to go any deeper into their catalog. Frehley is the only guy in the band with any real talent. He carried the band through the 70s in my opinion. Even with the unique theater aspect, I don't think they would have made it out of New York without him.

Betty Plangent

I would definitely invest in that series. I don't think they would ever make it download only or even as an option. Too much of a piracy risk. They would be sure to lose out on money and it costs more to put it through Plangent. I was looking at July 1978 sales page, and it's had the message that the download option is being fixed for a year I think. I don't think they're fixing it, I think they're waiting to sell it out first. Once the physical stuff that they invested in is gone, then a little piracy isn't going to hurt them as much. For my part, I buy everything. I could handle a release a month! What about the Kidd Candelaria tapes though? And Bear. I would pretty much take anything from the 60s and 70s, regardless of who recorded it.

Plangent Processed Betty Boards subscription series

because the returned tapes were not in the vault when Dave's Picks was set up those reels in the vault were considered fair game. the Betty's are different and only returned recently and being mined for box sets and Dave's, but the Dave's don't get Plangented because it isn't in the budget. the difference in the ABB reels is amazing compared to the old GDM copy. downloads are for anyone that wants to get them on Itunes or Amazon to cover the added processing costs. no cover art, just a generic reel cover with the date and info. they could call it Dave's Private Stock or Dave's Premium...

pg 48

My info comes from page 48 of the booklet included in the box.

Re: Plangent & The Full Norman

I concur.. please spare no expense to bring these master reels to life. You might just get only one chance, so make it count. I would add, I believe Jeffrey Norman has gotten better at his job, so the sonic upgrade likely has two components. Spare no expense, this is the stuff of history.

i again defer to David

good to have you back ;) my copy is in the storage room and just went from the online data. July 1978 is a great box and deserved to be Plangented. now what about 4/2/73?

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Soooo. If I understand this discussion correctly....

....the July '78 box could sound even better? Guess it's time to upgrade my q-tips. And I like KISS. Frehley was the most talented for sure. Vinnie Vincent wasn't too shabby either.

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muskrat love

Ha! the gloves are off. i actually enjoyed "Muskrat" and Paper Roses", Jim! You forgot Terry Jacks "Seasons in the Sun" and Bay City Rollers "Saturday Night"

Ha.

Lets hope it ends before that. :D But thanks for bringing in some much needed good spirit.

Muskrat Love....

....I totally recall watching that at my babysitters when I was sevenish. She was a sweet older lady named Lettie. She had pomegranate trees in her backyard and a very pink bathroom that smelled like lilacs. She also had Donohue and the Price Is Right timed to the second. She also made the best toast. The mind is an incredible force....little did I know that the Dead were coming off their hiatus. Stupid seven year old me. I bet I could still find her house if I tried.

(No subject)

MSTK 300 sketch referred to below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ84i9QdIQk

Mastering and Lost Opportunities

Jim you're right! Once it is released it seems that any opportunity to improve quality with mastering techniques is lost. If it just didn't exist at the time of release (FW69) then c'est la vie, but skipping it because it is not in the budget, well that just hurts. Charge us more, we will pay it I am sure; I will at least! Advertise that the cost is $1 more per disc because of remastering costs. I bet you get more praise and additional sales because of that than gripes! Spring 90 comes to mind on this issue. The fact that they didn't utilize the multi-track tapes just kills me. The proof is in the pudding when comparing to the follow up Spring 90 TOO release. Lost opportunity indeed - no multi-track master should ever be released without full remastering!!

I Would

Purchase remastered Plangent Dick's Picks. I'm not sure how much improvement 1978 July would get, but Dick's Picks would be incredible.

Plangent Processed Betty Boards subscription series.

it's not about redoing the old CDs, though the ABB Fillmore East 1970 sonic journals would make a good case for a redo of Bear's Choice and the Dick's Picks compilations. this is about a new series with the returned Betty reels and not allowing them to be used for Dave's Picks which doesn't get Plangent processing. old reels and cassettes are fine for Dave's Picks as nice Rhino handmade bootlegs without having the Plangent processing in the budget or time frame. the recently returned Betty's, as they have shown in the recent boxes, are significantly improved by the Plangent process. it's a waste to use them for Dave's and makes me wonder how 1/22/78 might have sounded with the Plangent processing. stop making Dave choose which Betty reels get the regular process, when they all deserve the Plangent process. 12,000 CD runs then digital download for ever as flac or alac to cover the added processing costs. generic tape box labels like the original Dick's Picks for the cover art in the same digipaks as Dave's Picks, every 4 months delivered to your mailbox for say $99 a year or $35 as a single show. they could call it Däve's Choice Cuts or Däve's Premium.

Betty Plangents

Is 1 per month too much to ask? Warner needs to buy several Plangent devices. They can afford it, and I’m sure they have a lot of reels they could use them for after they are done with the GD vault.

Steal your face :)

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