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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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    there's smoke, and then there's SMOKE. man, this month's "NW month of SMOKE" is insane. fires all over the west and BC. it's been weeks since the air was clear around Puget Sound and farther afield. _weeks_. raaaai, aaaai, aaaaai aaaaaaiiiiiiiin, I won't mind.
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    If I don't read at least every other day, I find I can get quite behind the current topic(s).So......consider this a rambling: I took the time now (before the box set arrival), to get one last listen to GSTL box, in order & complete. It may be a while before I get my next opportunity. Favorite song (tie)-Terrapin Station, Comes A Time Favorite set-Set 2, Cornell Favorite show (I'm now wearing protective gear)......New Haven Of course, as JiminMd always says, this will change next time I listen. Also, should we ASSUME, that MDJim is JiminMd?? Not 100% sure Lastly--I consider myself extremely fortunate to have seen XTC 3 times, 2in DC, 1 in MD. What a fantastic live band. As was pointed out, they stopped touring in 1982 due to Andy Partridge's crippling anxiety (stage fright). This band is HUGELY underrated, and while not a flawless catalog by any means, I consider Drums and Wires, Black Sea and everything post The Big Express to be of substantial quality. Just a thought in case you didn't have enough music choices! Music is the BEST--FZ
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    ifn youse outta here, JiminMD, it's been swell. Y'all be cool. thanks again for the 6/28/85 CDs!!! I hope you win the lottery, bro.
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    4/17/83 Meadowlands, NJ -Steven Stills!10/20/84 Syracuse, NY -angry Jack Straw 11/7/85 Rochester, NY 11/8/85 Rochester, NY -She belongs to me! 7/4/86 Buffalo, NY Damn, I can't wait for the PNW box!
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    where mere words fail...Marimba & Bickershaw:
    I've this nagging feeling I ought to smell worse or look the disheveled-boho-festy-aesthete at Lockn, but my inclination for 'roughing it', outside of trail running, is a nothing short of a 3-star hotel room on wheels. Fine late-night set by Lettuce with a tributary theme flavoured to local cuisinary preferences (lovely renditions of Cats & TLEO w/ Mayer to close). Incidentally, Lettuce is one of those rare discoveries made via Sirius, of which I rec'd a complimentary scrip with my new car (first one!). Otherwise, I've christened the satellite service with a new corporate slogan: "All the music you don't want to hear, but can't get away from" OR "The last 5-seconds of a song you're dying to hear ... proceed to slogan 1". I've also discovered that I have no faculty for appreciating the Dead one-song-from-one-era-at-a-time; and I don't seem to be driving when they play shows. Now, back to the Cultured Frontier (and KW's Grateful Gospel circa noon)!.
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    That 4/19/82 show from Baltimore is sweet. What a great 1st show!I got a really nice copy of it from JiminMD awhile back ;) Saw Gov't Mule down in "Detroit" last night. (40 miles north of Detroit = close enough). They did a set of almost all Floyd. Most of Wish You Here, Dark Side, also Comfortably Numb, The Nile Song (that's an obscure one). Warren Haynes is just amazing. He was a spot on David Gilmour last night. I've also seen him be a spot on Jerry back in 09 with The Dead. I've seen him be a spot on Tommy Iomi. And of course he was largely responsible for reviving The Allman Brothers in the 90s. Anyone catch D&C last night? I'm going to make it a point to see or listen tonight.
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    At Bickershaw, Dr. John liberally dispensed handfuls of gris gris from the stage. A bit pointless at a festival in the wind and rain but who knows, maybe it had some beneficial effect. I also recall that he was wearing some form of headgear that appeared to consist of a large number of snakes. Unfortunately I was not close enough to see exactly what it was. The "Most bizarre headgear" prize, had it existed, would not have gone to the Doctor but to Ed Marimba, Beefheart's drummer who wore "a pair of ladies panties on his head, his hair swept up through the crotch holes on either side in a pair of lewd pigtails."
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    They were responsible for bringing in the Mouse tees to the UK before the Rik Griffin show. I went as a guest of John Platt so I met Rik Griffin at the opening, he was very into religion (man) at the time...however, I received a phone call as they were dismounting the exhibition and was offered the chance to buy the exhibits at a fiver apiece, all signed and stamped, I rushed from work-I was in High Holburn-and was able to score 4 or 5, one, the Powwow, Gathering of the tribes still hangs on my kitchen wall, the others are long gone.I saw Dr John at the Sundown with the same girlfriend who came with me to Wembley, so it might have been the same tour? I dont know, I do know that he had Alan Tousaint, the Meters and the Dirty Dozen brass band with him, and they paraded down Edmonton High Street, just like Bourbon St in New Orleans! Said girlfriend who died of cancer a few years after, collected loads of Gris Gris that the good doctor threw to the (sparse)audience.
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    I still have a set of four Rick Griffin posters from Alcock & Dicks. Then and now I am still uncertain as to whether Alcock & Dicks was a serious name or were they just taking the piss? I have seen Dr. John several times over the years and he has never failed to disappoint. I cannot remember very much detail about the Ally Pally '74 show due to the consequences of a surfeit of spacecake.
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    Simonrob is correct, Beefheart was amazing at the swamplike Bickershaw, I dont remember Dr Johns set(?) But did see him at the Sundown, Edmonton, not sure it was the same tour.First and last: I was at Hollywood, Newcastle under Lyme, where the TV crew were dosed by the Deads crew, the tape of their performance became the soundtrack to Alcock and Dicks Rik Griffin exhibition at the Roundhouse. Alcock and Dick being, the afforementioned TV crew I believe. Hollywood is more known in the UK as being the breakthrough for Mungo Jerry, I kid thee not. God we were sick of their In the summer time within weeks.... Last was the Alley Pally run, which I thought was under par at the time, remember we really dug Seastones and hoped that it heralded a return to the freewheeling psychedelic monster of yesteryear after the very lacklustre (IMHO) Mars Hotel with the, again in IMHO, worst Dead songs to date Juicy Lucy and US Blues. In between saw me as many of the Europe 72 shows as possible, Wembly, Bickershaw and Lyceum, where the tickets were two pounds. Two pounds! twice the price of the Wembly shows a few weeks before.
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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 Oroborous on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 11:42

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Dam I was at a bunch of those that musicnow, Angry Jack Straw, etc posted.10/20/84, 11/7+8/85 she belongs, High Time, great Let it Grow. That other Rochester 6/30/88; green onions, believe it or not, another great night in good old crochfester. Saw 80, 82, 83, 84, 2 in 85, and the 87/88 Silver Stadiums. Also at 7/4/86 and 10/18/89.....small world eh? Perhaps we partied with some of you? Speaking of, Angry JS Oxford 88 was indeed a real barn burner! Decent shows too. Wish they’d release those philly 89 shows, Hell the rest of that tour...perhaps the shoreline shows too, though I have not heard those yet... Somebody mentioned 6/28/85, that whole stretch was awesome, but really liked Hershey, perhaps my personal favorite Dew, and my first Tom Thumbs. WELCOME Bizzarro Jim! Glad your back even if it’s just your alter ego ; ) Glad to hear your felling better. It’s been a ruff summer up here in the mountains with the smoke this year, but nothing compared to ole stoltzy out in Seattle etc... That shit will mess you up! Love 4/18+19/82 “never more quotteth the Raven” I believe I heard they had a nitris tank right on stage? Golly, so many great posts lately, unfortunately been too busy to hang around and play. That whole unpleasant nonsense last week kinda reminded me of one of my favorite South Parks, where Cartman knocks on the walls; tap, tap, tap “mam, I’m sorry to tell you but you have hippies”.... VGUY; what does Cartman hate more than anything.... a hippie ginger Jew!
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Submitted by Moses Quasar on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 15:33

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Ok.. after these listening parties and "singles", this box sounds pretty f-in Awesome! Not long now! ;)
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Submitted by Kayak Guy on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 15:49

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anyone get a shipping notice?1 more Dave video left for the 5/21/74 show with maybe the unboxing video after Labor Day weekend? doesn't look like it'll get here for the weekend, so i went for the Zappa Roxy box for something to do while waiting for the NW box.
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Submitted by LedDed on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 17:59

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...shipping notice email yet. I typically get those a couple days, maybe, ahead of the official release date. I do feel fortunate that product usually arrives (here, at least) a couple days later. I'm sure they ship the units all at the same time, or in one giant wave. They don't, for instance, take into account all the customs bullshit for our friends overseas and mail their stuff ahead of time. I'm sitting here looking at my Dave's Picks 4 case, #11935/12000. Hopefully, I get a low number this time. It matters only in it's matterlessness. \m/
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Submitted by boblopes on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 18:03

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1st 5 87-07-04 Sullivan Stadium Foxboro MA (w/ Dylan) 88-07-02 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford ME 88-07-03 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford ME 90-07-12 RFK Stadium Washington DC 91-09-24 Boston Garden Boston MA Last 5 (next 5 too) 93-09-30 Boston Garden Boston MA 94-09-29 Boston Garden Boston MA 94-10-01 Boston Garden Boston MA 94-10-02 Boston Garden Boston MA 95-06-15 Franklin Cty Airport Highgate VT No shipping notice on my end...
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Submitted by mbarilla on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 05:45

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sending in order today. Rhino add some new patches to the store ? Got a couple tees from here recently, looking to add a patch or two
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Submitted by Mind-Left-Body on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 07:00

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I'm listening to Dave's 9 today. Every day I'm staying in the neighborhood of 73/74. If I'm not mistaken this is the closest official release to any of the new ones coming our way.
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Submitted by LoveJerry on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 07:08

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I couldn't figure out if I was better off listening to the free samples or waiting. I caved and listened to Bird Song. Now the itch is worse. One thing I wasn't expecting was for Bird Song to sound so different than 1972. Keith's keyboards really change the texture. Also I thin Jerry might be done with the Aligator and brownish (sunburst?) Stratocaster guitars from 72. Not 100% sure.
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Submitted by nappyrags on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 08:25

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Ditto on the Hollywood Bowl...great great time, unfortunately about half the folk I went with have shuffled off the mortal coil...never have found a board of the show but do have a couple of different sourced AUDS that are pretty decent...I felt the same way about shows after '89...my last run was December '94 at the LA Sports Arena (the one with Branford sitting in was pretty good I must admit)and I only went to those because I was working for the caterer that worked for the local promoter...Damn Jerry and his fresh Squoze OJ!
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Submitted by the420bandito on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 08:26

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Hi-ya kids. hi-ya hi-ya Dave's Picks 9 is a fantastic release. If it is any barometer for the box those '74 shows should be hot. My own prep has included Dick's 19 10/19/73, Dave's 2: 7/31/74, & Dave's 17: 7/19/74.
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Submitted by docmarty on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 11:41

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I was at the second night - 10th - loved every minuteMy only other one was 3.10.81 at the Rainbow Although it gets good reviews I was severely disappointed All I remember is all very slick washed over with Brent's organ Thereagain i'm not keen on anything they did in the 80's If you don't already know it check this out https://themidnightcafe.org/2018/08/26/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-gratefu… DM
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Submitted by Apemantus on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 17:42

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I tried to figure this out from reading some of these posts, but is there a recording available of the GD Hollywood Bowl (LA) show from 1974? I was there. I was just a kid. It was an intense experience. Maria Muldaur and Commander Cody were the warmup acts. I went with my older brother and his friend. I have the two spring 1977 boxes, and I've ordered this one. I was at the May 11, 1977 show in St Paul. It was a beautiful concert. A real gem. It's great to have it on CD.
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Submitted by MDJim on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 18:41

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I think the best copy that circulates is the Charlie Miller / Rob Bertrando audience FOB recording. I am not aware of any soundboards that circulate (not that they don't exist). Wish I had better news. The audience sounds pretty good as many WOS audience tapes did sound quite nice. Another interesting tidbid, the GD played at the Hollywood Bowl three times, in 67, 72 and 74. Audience tapes circulate for all three shows but no soundboards. It's quite possible the venue prohibited soundboard recordings. I know the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City had a similar rule and the only reason we have the On Broadway CDs from the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and JBG is because Parish draped a sheet over the mixing board and tape machine and hid it from the management. Perhaps someone else can shed some light, it's quite possible soundboard tapes from shows were not made.
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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 19:11

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Ordered the Long Strange Trip BluRay today. Placed one unit in the cart, clicked proceed to checkout, and got the standard ‘your cart is empty’ message. My old method of getting around this didn’t work today, the cart icon in the upper right had a 0 next to it, and clicking on the cart did nothing. So, I clicked on the SYF in the upper left corner and it went directly to my cart with 1 unit in it. I filled in all the required info for billing and shipping, and received an email confirmation. So, the moral of the story is to click on the SYF in the upper left corner when you get the message saying that your cart is empty. Hope this works in the future.
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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 21:59

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Thanks for that new word ("dernier"), Jack Baller, and great Mario Mendoza reference . . . So my first show was 6/24/91, and then I went a little crazy for the GD, because I ended up seeing 23 shows, but my dernier five/six were Vegas 5/14-16/93 and Shoreline 8/25-27/93. Twenty-three shows in 26 months, and out. I have enjoyed the officially-released shows from 1992-1995, however. I'm very excited that the Long Strange film is finally coming out on DVD! I did not bite on signing up for Amazon Prime, but was starting to wonder if there ever would be a DVD release . . .
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 05:48

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Dernier (der-NAY - as I pronounce this word) is contemporary French for last cry or the final one(s) and some other translations. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dernier Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *deretranus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) (from Proto-Indo-European *de (“towards”)) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”). The word often appears in the term dernier resort or (in French) ressort (literally “last resort”), meaning the final court or authority to which a legal matter can be appealed. From a contraction of earlier derrenier, a derivation of Old French derrain (through analogy with premier), itself derived from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē + retrō. As far as I know, its time to air-out Grateful Dead: May 4, 1972, Olympia Theatre, Paris, France from Europe '72: The Complete Recordings (GRA2-6023 - released 9/2011) However, 5/3/72 is also excellently sublime, as is 5/13/72 Lille Fairgrounds, Lille, France. Of course, there's the character "Mr. French from the CBS Television series, "Family Affair" (portrayed by actor Sebastian Cabot) and the PBS TV series, "The French Chef" with Julia Child. Can you imagine her at a Grateful Dead show? I can. Can she pass the acid test? Yes! Oh, my wacky humor! Viva la France! Viva la Bolo24!
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Submitted by musicnow on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 11:25

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Busted out the cassette tape of my tape trading days of Vancouver 6/22/73 for my car today. I think the box set quality will be a bit better - LOL! Stoked for this box. Where's that unboxing video?Also glad the Long Strange Trip DVD will be released. I've been waiting for this!
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Submitted by Oxford 88 on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 12:08

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FirstOrono 4/19/83 Portland 10/18/83 Providence 4/26/84 (the one that hooked me) 4/27/84 Saratoga 6/24/84 The last is much harder to pin down. I lived in the Bay Area until early '95, caught Oakland, Cal Expo and Shoreline shows with decreasing frequency as things wound down. These were commuter shows, with no time for the scene, extra curriculars, etc. With only the music, I couldn't take it anymore, particularly when Jerry went to the teleprompter. So... it was any of those three places and the two Highgate shows '94 an '95.
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Submitted by rdevil on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 20:32

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Great to hear from you Oxford 88. You've got some funny stories. Can you refresh my memory and say again what tours the "chip aisle" guy was from as well as the empty lot bicycle rider?
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Submitted by boblopes on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 20:32

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As Debbie Boone would say - You light up my life! Hoping everyone works hard for that Labor Day Weekend!
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 21:08

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....still plays cassettes in his car. Fuck yeah. Speaking of "good to hear from you's", good to hear from you as well rdevil. And to Bob. You light up my life as well. I'm enjoying the still waters here recently. Shipping announcements should be inboxing very soon. Dusted off Mickey's Mystery Box CD tonight. Grate record. Grate memories being shared here. Wubba Hubba. Come on back jrf68....I know you're peeking/peaking.
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Submitted by MDJim on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 22:44

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Things seem to be a little bit weird everywhere. It must be an election year. I am super stoked for this box, like many others - I really like 1973 and 1974.. I assimilate this to the first May 77 box, which I personally put in the same regard as the Cornell box. Perhaps it's a prelude to the next summer 73 box which is surely to come. 6/22 PNE is especially poignant to me, one of the best shows of the era to my ears. I have listened to all the shows in this box closely.. but years ago and I don't plan to join the listening party. I think we are all accustomed to seeing through Dave's hyperbole. What I hear from his words, however, is pure gold. What I hear is they gave Norman et. al. freedom to make this sound as good as it can and as a special bonus, they applied plangent technology to the remastering process just for fun. I guess time will tell as far as how it sounds, but couple this step up in remastering costs with the newly returned 73 tapes and using the same care to some of the remaining 74 tapes (keep in mind there were only 40 shows in 74, few unreleased are remaining at this point). This is what I want to hear. I could be wrong, this could be a complete dud.. but I think not. There are many reasons we should be excited by this release. I got my shipping notice today, and was totally stoked.. it could mean I could get this by Labor Day.. but then I realized this was for the singles 45. Well.. on the bright side, it got me motivated to think about just what this offering is. A high water mark.. If I were to guess.. I think it will sell out between March and July next year and we will get the 5k left warning just before Thanksgiving. Just a guess. I am super stoked for this box.. a true high water mark for the band.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 08/30/2018 - 22:07

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....just feed me shows. Buffet style. And this ain't your Mama's buffet. This is prime Dead. You may lean towards later years, as do I from time to time, but face it. 73-74 is prime real estate. Interest is raising....
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Submitted by Oxford 88 on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 02:55

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Been a while since I spent any real time on these boards. Seems as the crowds have gotten much bigger with all the usual consequences (we have all been here before). Great to see most of the old schoolers still weighing in and keeping things light- Did we already cover the Jim Jones jokes, or were the punchlines too long? (this note's for you VGuy). To answer the questions posed- The ghost of Lennon was left in the chip aisle somewhere between Akron and Buffalo in '86. The empty parking lot Evel Knievel crashed into the only car in the lot at Cal Expo in '91. Thanks for keeping these memories alive rdevil. My kids just roll their eyes at this point. Peace all and enjoy the new box.
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Submitted by Angry Jack Straw on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 06:53

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Anyone else head over to Canadaland between those shows to see the Falls? We wandered around town asking people where we could find the "barrel rides." The bewildered looks were priceless. Looking forward to this box as well. Prime era no doubt. I'm most curious about 5/19/74. When listening to the post Truckin jam on the copy I have, I always suspected that there was a cut in the tape. The band is in a slow, mellow groove, then all of a sudden the music "jumps" and speeds way up. Always seemed disjointed to me.
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Submitted by bmankin on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 08:40

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It would be extremely helpful if the creators of this box set would post the dimensions of the box. Some of us have limited and/or uniquely defined shelf space, and it would be a great courtesy to know whether this one will fit or not. Thank you.
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Submitted by Slow Dog Noodle on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 09:01

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Here's hoping this box is in the 4th dimension.
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Submitted by alvarhanso on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 17:04

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Angry Jack, there's a soundcloud clip from the announcement in Rolling Stone on this very page. It's the bottom link. It is astounding! Listened to it again last night, as a matter of fact. Great little Mind Left Body Jam, which I believe is unusual for Truckin Jams to have. But I would recommend checking out the sample to see if it matches your tape. It does transition from slow to fast pretty quickly. Didn't think it was disjointed, think Jerry just got enthusiastic. Speaking of Jerry getting enthusiastic, his work on the Not Fade Away> Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad> Not Fade Away on Dave's 26 11/17/71, is mindbending. He rips his way through all three sections. Maybe it was the excitement of being in New Mexico for the first time and playing one of his favorite songs, Not Fade Away, in the same state where Buddy Holly recorded the version he loved. But Jerry plays his ass off. That tape definitely lived up to and beyond Dave's hype. :)
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Submitted by LedDed on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 17:25

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...no, not That man. Thank God. The man (or woman) who will drop this box off hopefully next Saturday or Monday. Labor Day weekend here is commencing with meaningless NFL preseason low on the tube, drowned out by the incredibly muscular, nuanced 5/7/72 Bickershaw Festival "The Other One." Lots of Dead jams rival the Dark Stars, many "Playing In The Band" performances, etc. I think Dark Star carries the mojo due to the title, the space lyrics, and myth as much as the music. They did that shit all the time, stretching out on other tunes. Just that "Dark Star" is weird right from the get-go, while "Playing, Other One," etc. have more of a traditional song structure to come back home to after the weirdness subsides. Pigpen still being there at Bickershaw makes it special as well. It WAS a different band after his absence. Not necessarily better or worse, but this is the guy who along with Jerry was really the glue. Their first front man, drunkenly rapping and keeping things moving while the rest of the band tripped their brains out on stage. The Dead were, really, a crappy blues band in the very beginning. I was a crappy blues guitarist, in the beginning. Most early bands and players in a rock context start with blues derivatives. It's simple, and everything comes from that well. I'm burning Lester Young into iTunes while I bask in the delight that is Bickershaw. Man... awesome. Saw the Magpie Salute in Boulder last night. Great show, my friend got thrown out for being drunk. I was probably drunker, but I hold my booze well and am not loud and belligerent. Except here, of course. Could have sprinkled a few more Black Crowes tunes into the set, the only disappointment. Happy weekend everyone play hard and stay safe. \m/
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 19:58

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....that's not me, but I have a few friends that ask me to go out to "down a few". No thanks. I don't feel like getting in a fight and/or going to jail. Been in jail once and not a fan. When I drink too much, I usually just smile like an idiot and wave people along. "Have a nice night!"Ask boblopes. He knows. I flirt with pretty women and just go with my flow. Settle down easy.
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Submitted by MDJim on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 21:22

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So a loud, belligerent drunk and an alligator walk into a bar together. The drunk chops off the alligators tail and paints him yellow. What? Already heard this one.. never mind.
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Submitted by Mr. Pete on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 04:52

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I am looking for a decent audio copy of Dark Star's recent Red Rocks show. I would appreciate any suggestions.Have a great holiday...and only a "few" more days until the box set is in the mail. Mr. Pete-----------> aging hippie
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Submitted by Gratefulhan on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 12:14

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That Bickershaw 5/7/72 show might be my favorite of the whole Europe 72 tour. One could even argue it is the best not only of Europe 72 but all of 72. I know, tall order and certainly debatable but that show has several things going for it. So besides the obvious stellar playing PigPen is there as LedDed has said and I agree. No doubt even in his physical state at the time he was still the man. So there is that plus the Dark Star > Drums > Other One > Sing Me Back Home 2nd set jam. The Dark Star is good, but The Other One is massive, and it really rocks (note some fine organ playing by PigPen on that one). The Dark Star/Other One combo was last played before then at the 11//7/71 Harding Theater show. It wasn’t played again until 12/31/78. So pretty much after this show those songs did not pop up together too often whether it be as part of a sequence of songs or even just in the same set/show. However this show also has a Lovelight, one of the last PigPen versions. Having a Dark Star, Other One and Lovelight in one set wasn’t common at the time. Really to me this show reminds me of the 2/13/70 Fillmore East show due to these three songs played in 2nd set. Certainly Bickershaw wasn’t played the same as 2/13/70, but seeing those three songs in one set kind of makes these shows cousins, again at least to me. More importantly I look at this show as sort a changing of the times...It was one of PigPen’s last shows and it contains a nice mix of “back in the day” big jam songs with the newer material of the time. Shortly after Europe 72, PigPen was done touring which altered the setlists and shows. Don’t get me wrong the entire rest of 1972 is still a fantastic year but the last 6 months of shows that weren't quite the same as March through May run. And when I say “not quite the same” I simply mean different but still tremendous nonetheless.
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Submitted by Born Cross Eye… on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:16

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The word has it that the shipping box has a nice design on it by Mr. Vickers. However, my source has not given me the dimensions of the shipping box or the actual product dimensions. My source has not given me the details on the shape of the individual show containers, whether they're standard digi-paks w/ plastic trays or heavy paper sleeves, such as the E'72 sleeves or Road Trips containers or larger containers like the May 1977 or even larger like the Get Shown The Light (or the back door). My source of information is NOT bolo24, but an upper management United States Postal Service employee who saw a lot of shows.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:59

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Submitted by Oroboros on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:59

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Nugs.net is usually a good play to search for various bands concert soundboards. While I found some 2018 DSO, unfortunately the nugs site did not have their more recent summer tour shows, or the one you are looking for. Try Archive.org as I did find one source for a audience recording you could download. https://archive.org/details/DSO2018-07-08.aud.akgc480ck61.akgc414.midsi… "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
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Submitted by bob t on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 15:31

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My daughter asked me what is the best album ever!!! Not limited to the Dead. I know if you ask our favorite show, we usually have about 50 to throw out with no problem.. My wife said Abbey Road.... Dear Alex and Annie I am so confused.... Pet Sounds, Sgt. Peppers, Bitches Brew, Brothers and Sisters, Highway 61 Revisited, Are you Experienced, Dark Side of the Moon...etc etc.. you all know them all!!! thanks bob t Just 1 album.....
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 16:57

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....like. Ever? In my limited experience, I would have to say Sgt. Peppers. Back to front, it's about as solid as they come. The critics are right some of the time. DSOTM is a very close second, as is Physical Graffiti. Regarding the Grateful Dead's rating, they deserve a totally different category. But I'm biased as fuck. And I'm not ashamed to post it....
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Submitted by hbob1995 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 17:40

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Best studio album = Quadrophenia Best live album = ABB @ Fillmore East Rock on
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Submitted by LedDed on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 18:06

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I could never. Physical Graffiti would be a good single album for being marooned on a desert island, due to it's length, stylistic diversity and overall excellence. One could argue that Dark Side Of The Moon is as good a creative idea executed perfectly as there ever could be. But best album, man I'd have to go to a list and ten would be the minimum, just like with bands and you have to really leave a lot of great stuff out even at that number. The only thing I've carved in stone are the two best hard rock albums of all time, Back In Black and Appetite For Destruction. It was hard to keep Toys In The Attic off there, but then it would be three. Day to day I'm not sure whether Appetite or Black is number one. Reason being: no filler, incredible guitar sounds, a vocalist at the pinnacle of his career and immaculate, sledgehammer crisp production value. I agree, the Grateful Dead are in their own category, and it's initially due to Owsley and his live recordings. No other band I'm aware of has the sample size of wonderfully recorded live shows available for your listening pleasure. It's because of these thousands of shows over decades, with small variances in sets and songs night to night, evolving through personnel changes and improvements and declines in player's health, overall musicianship and creative spark. There's just nothing else that stays fresh to my ears like the Dead because I never have to listen to the same thing twice, if I don't want. I listen to the Dead like I do jazz, not knowing exactly what's coming, and it's never the same twice.
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Submitted by Vguy72 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 18:28

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.... definitely up in the echelon. I recall riding my bike with my neighborhood friends "cranking" it on our walkmans. Number Of The Beast came out shortly after. Don't get me started.Axl Rose sux. So there.
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Submitted by bolo24 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 18:30

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Easy peasy. American Beauty. As comfortable as your dad's favorite pair of slippers. Wait...Innervisions. Yeah, that's the ticket! Hmmm...but what about Disraeli Gears or Wheels of Fire? No, no, no - Aja? Deja Vu? The eponymous Crosby, Stills & Nash album? Never mind...
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Submitted by Kjohnduff1 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 18:34

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American Beauty is my favorite album of all time and yes, I am totally biased.Just look at the song list though... that’s not a greatest hits album. The album has a quality and feel to it - hard for me to do it justice with words. I know that the live stuff is where it’s at and I agree. It’s still my favorite studio album of all time anyway.
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