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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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June 14, 2018 - 9:02am

#3761

NCDead

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@72LiveDead

That is why they offer the digital version, save some money and shelf space.
June 14, 2018 - 8:51am

#3762

BartonBoy

Joined:
October 3, 2016

Impulse buys

I can't resist. I graduated from Cornell about a month ago so, naturally, the Get Shown the Light Box has been on constant repeat for the last year with the occasional break for the newest DaP. It's about time I splurged and inserted something new in my stereo. September can't come soon enough. Shameless promotion: Cornell's clock tower put on chimes concerts with GD music both May 8 this year and last. They're not bad. Look them up. I'm sure they're on YouTube.
June 14, 2018 - 8:49am

#3763

RobbZ

Joined:
October 25, 2011

Well over 10,000 left...

What the fuck was I freaking out about 48 hours ago?....LOL
June 14, 2018 - 8:39am

#3764

Gollum

Joined:
November 22, 2010

Crocuses

Yeah Oxford, me too. I'm enjoying the posts about this box. I think I'm more excited about this box than any before. Like others, I've had tapes of the shows for many years, but haven't given them focused listening. Once Dick's Picks started rolling my tape collection fell to the wayside. Can't wait for the 46 min PITB. I think the "longest jam" performances often get short shrift. People always point out that longest is not necessarily best. True, but it doesn't mean that it cannot be arguably the best or unsurpassed. I consider the 5/11/72 Star unsurpassed and it has nothing to do with its length. It's hard for me to believe the epic Fresno PITB mindbender (7/19/74; Dave's 17) could be topped but I'm all ears for 5/21/74. Kudos to Hippychick for the suggestive photo and banter. It is much appreciated in these parts. Seriously.
June 14, 2018 - 8:26am

#3765

FiveBranch

Joined:
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@72LiveDeadOverblown

@72LiveDead Overblown packaging? Everything else is superfluous? I’m sure the working, living, breathing artists involved with E’72, both Spring ‘90s, July ’78, all the Dave Picks series, and now, Pacific Northwest ’73 – ’74 would take great offense at such diminution. Personal vision was placed into all of those efforts, and then, not unlike prints and lithographs, offered only in limited editions. Limited enough to appreciate in value on their own, independently from the music? Not likely. Production of fifteen thousand is a heck of a lot more than two hundred. But unique enough to give the collector something special. Hopefully you are going with the download only because I can only assume yours will end up in a landfill someday!
June 14, 2018 - 8:21am

#3766

Alain

Joined:
June 8, 2007

@ SkullTrip

@ SkullTripLike you, the Grateful dead music is one of the great joys of my life. She has helped illuminate my life through the decades. I'm forever grateful to the members of the band, and to David Lemieux and the whole team.
June 14, 2018 - 8:08am

#3767

SkullTrip

Joined:
January 11, 2018

Re: The Cost of Regret

This band and their music have gotten me through some pretty dismal days over the decades. And they've made the bright days that much brighter. They are my sanctuary, my solace, and my internal smile. These official releases are worth every penny I've ever spent and will continue to spend. Plus, I agree with Charlie3. I think you really do get a lot of bang for your buck when you break it all down (and factor in the uniqueness and artistry of each box set).
June 14, 2018 - 7:29am

#3768

72LiveDead

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Northwest Box

The art work looks pretty cool, though in no way shape or form are the oversized containers, a la the cheap snow flake cut outs of the last over-sized box from Cornell and company May '77 is welcomed. Alas that is the deal, big ideas rarely come in reasonable size packages. If a CD holder was meant to be the size of an LP, I'd buy LP's. But such is life in the over blown society we live in. The music is key and everything else is superfluous. 73-74 sound quality is expected to be pretty good, and Phil, Jerry and the rest should be in top form. The repetition of so many songs is a drag, but if the Jams are there and let's face a statement like, "The greatest improvisational jam ever" is probably a snake oil salesman over reaching the necessity of the situation but that remains to be heard. Looking over some reviews of these shows, always taken with a grain of salt because different people hear and like different things in music, but most of these six shows have luke-warm reviews in the Taping Compendium and on Archive.org Looking forward to how massive the Phil Zone is and I want HUGE.
June 14, 2018 - 5:17am

#3769

Oxford 88

Joined:
April 28, 2012

Another comforting consistency

...the charming duplicate post challenge. I am getting too old for this stuff! See you all in September
June 14, 2018 - 5:15am

#3770

Oxford 88

Joined:
April 28, 2012

Like the crocuses of spring, the berries of summer

Or the hockey arenas of spring and the sheds of summer... I always marveled at the rhythms of the seasonal tours that contained the chaos of our traveling troupe. Now We have the same vibration contained within these boards- new folks coming on line, grizzled veterans keeping things in line, the usual suspects, providing various levels of snark, cynicism and humor. I don't jump in as much as I used to, but there is a certain comfort to seeing the same names, bringing the same perspective while others swirl around. As always, if anyone is looking for specific shows, shoot me a PM; I can send discs, or flash drive, any format you choose. Keep the vibe rolling! As for "Chests of the Pacific Northwest" I am not sure why my mind went to National Geographic from back in the day...

John Perry Barlow

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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.

great list Jim!

Mine would look very similar, but I can never decide if FW69 or E72 is tops. They flip flop. Note for note, FW69 is the one, but the sheer volume of glory in E72 is hard to overlook. I'd probably knock 30 Trips down to behind GSTL too, but again, it's splitting hairs.

Is it just me?

I hate to be a complainer but I am really annoyed here. If the release date is 9/7/18, shouldn't the set be shipped in time to arrive today??? Dave's Pick always arrive on release day. I've got some cool stuff happening this weekend that I've been envisioning this set being the soundtrack for. Now I get my shipping notice and it's going to arrive on Monday? To say that I'm bummed is an understatement. I guess I'll try to psych myself up for receiving in time for the...middle of the work week.

9AM - still waiting

Have you received the link yet or has anyone.

rhino and shipping

unless you are really new here, this happens every box release.based on past experiences since rhino licensed the vault, this seems to be the usual release day stuff. paying extra to get it expedited, makes you think you might get it on release day, but expedited shipping only works once it has already gone on sale and is in the warehouse. there is no difference in delivery time on preorders, everything goes out UPS at the same time the day before it goes on sale. preordering a digital set is a crap shoot, people are still waiting for the July 1978 flacs that they preordered. CA time is when the digital links will go online, not east coast, so another 2 hours before the download links get activated.

No working link yet. 9:40

No working link yet. 9:40 EST. I do, however, get an unwanted jpg of western rock formations that automatically downloads every time I reload this page, so there's that..... Edit: I don't intend this as a complaint (well, I wasn't loving the automatic jpg download, but that seems to have stopped), but as a confirmation that JB was not alone. Eagerly awaiting.

Caps

After about 3 months of waiting for this box of wonders, I think we can wait a couple more days.. I too was hoping for it today but got my notice last night- due to be delivered Monday. Its not just you, but its a couple days Cant wait to rip into this thing!

shipping

Looks like I'm getting my copy on Saturday end of day. Which means my Saturday night looks like this: 1. Headphones 2. Red wine that is all.

Spotify

If you are desperate and willing to sacrifice audio quality it is up on Spotify...

Box Sets

Pretty accurate list. I actually prefer the first May 77 box set to GSTL, but not enough to squabble about. For me, the gap between the top two and the rest of the releases is pretty wide.

192/24

I have just started the first show and they are still trying to get the mix right on Bertha I can tell already that this box is without a doubt the best sounding officially released 73 shows.

dtuck

Now we're talking. Encouraging news... in the end it's all about the sound. I am holding hope that someone gets the physical box today. ...but really, we have already waited 45 years for this, what's another day or two. I love it all, but this box scratches my sweet spot.

tracking says...

...should have today! (Friday)

Order still processing...

Does this really mean anything?

Re: Mean Anything

It's doubtful it means anything. I suspect shipping at Rhino is something akin to hurry up then wait. They don't do these mass mailings every day so they likely task rotate a small staff to handle these releases. When things ship, I bet they can get pretty overwhelmed and have to burn the midnight oil just to get through the week. I still haven't received my shipping notice yet. Vegas odds I get the box before the shipping notice? 3-1? Where's VGuy when you need him?

I realized a long time ago....

....that trying to figure out Rhino/Dead.net's shipping/notices is an exercise in futility. Any why the hell did i just watch the reveal video? I promised myself i wouldn't.My arrival date just got bumped up from the 12th to the 11th, which is Mickey's birthday, which is cool. It's also my wedding anniversay, which is even cooler.

192/24

How and where did your download link arrive? thanks, b

philhead

PM me the details and I'll see what's going on.

192/24

Email with redemption code just arrived. Hey now! Hey! b

GD Redemption

Email with redemption code arrived about two minutes ago. Downloading now. Gonna be a Grate weekend...

Reveal video....

....what's in that wooden cigar box looking thing?edit. The Believe It If You Need It 3-disc set is up and running on Spotify if anyone wants to cheat.

Usually has some small items

Usually has some small items in there like ticket stubs, mini hand bills, patches, stickers, back stage passes. etc. One of the 90's boxes had a set of dice. Usually a mystery

Artwork for the New Box Set

It's really impressive. I think this is the best artwork for any of the sets that have come out...i love it.....kudos!!!

Vguy - wedding anniversay or mickey's birthday

...think mickey feels the same?

"not shipped"

For those who haven't yet received a shipping notice, what's your order status when you look it up on the website? Mine's still listed as "not shipped."

Review/quote ;)

PACIFIC NORTHWEST '73-'74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS BOXED SET: The music the Dead made during those six Pacific Northwest shows remains clear and powerful, more than forty years after the last notes rang out in the Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. The release of these recordings fills in important parts of the official record. They show a band diving deeper into music, and if that’s driven in part by the need to escape from everything offstage, that simply underscores their ability to soar above even the most chaotic pressures when they performed. Time and age may have turned their stage into a crucible, increasingly removed from its genesis as an altar, as it had been in the Haight, but it was still capable of transforming them all, still capable of being a chalice inviting everyone to sip. - Nicholas G. Meriwether, A Key to Every Door: The Grateful Dead in the Pacific Northwest, 1973–1974

Some nice kush in that wooden box would seal the deal....

....it would be a cool option if being mailed to locales where it was legal.

Oh No

Problem with old, can't remember shit. I guess I ordered the 6 lp collection AND the box set. Appears the LP's will be here today. :-( The box looks slated for Monday. Unless I'm still wrong! Oh, I too fell for the reveal. Looks very nice, I gonna need a bigger shelf. :-)

vguy and some nice tush in the box

… can you imagine the cost and the comments on such a box!

Shipped

@shaggyfraggle: Received my email on 9/6 @ 1809 central. Tracking status shows it left La Vergne, TN that night at 2055. My orders almost always arrive a couple days later than most being in the Kansas City area; however, it's currently expected for Monday delivery. Hope your status has updated by now. Kind of surprised there's still boxes available.

Not Shipped -

Mine is still listed as "Not Shipped" as well. Has anyone received a shipping notice?

Not Shipped -

Mine is still listed as "Not Shipped" as well. Has anyone received a shipping notice?

My shipping date was just switched from 9/10 to 9/8

That is a cool email to get!!!! Bob t

Rdietman / Shipping

I believe people have been receiving shipping notices starting mid-week. I received mine late Thurs. and slated for delivery on Tues. 9/11. I don't think you'll get a notice until it actually ships. Others including myself have gotten the notice AFTER receiving the physical product.

no sooner than I post...

… walked downstairs and there was UPS throwing package on porch. It was the LP collection. I laughed because the UPS man NEVER shows up BEFORE I go to work. Then here he is today dropping it off at noon! Bet the box will not be here before I leave for work:-)

Fuckit

Couldn’t wait any longer...Spotify version is on and sounding Grate to these ears... UPS says Noon-4 tomorrow!

Expected on Thursday

So much for expedited shipping I guess.

- Grateful dead website online store inventory -

...the Dead have been cleaning out their inventory over the past year or two from their own official website store.- No more Europe 72’ individual performances for sale - the Grateful Dead movie soundtrack/ 5 cd boxset is sold out. It took a long time and this past few months I had a feeling this package would sell out due to the release of the 73’-74’ Pacific northwest tour Box set which was officially released today. - and some more official releases that at the moment have slipped my mind. I’m getting old lol ha ha...I’ll just keep on smiling !!! :) Ps. I have a coupled sealed Europe 72‘ performances for sale if anyone’s interested. Send me a pm and maybe I can help a fellow sister or brother Grateful Dead fan. Any way, I hope everyone has a grateful weekend! Peace be with you all... :)

Friday Denied

I took the afternoon off and kayaked the river I live on.. We put on perfectly timed as to crawl out of the river and meet the UPS guy, hopeful for a delivery. Denied!!! Oh well.. sometime next week. No listening party for me, no 73/74 for me until the great box arrives. Keep the reviews coming should anyone get theirs.

Have you attempted to

Have you attempted to download? I have, from three different networks. All fail. Every time. Disappointing to say the least. Why aren't they offering a download manager for a 42 GB download??

192/24

BWhite, you should receive an email with a redemption code and a link. Enter the code at the link and then get another email with the download link. Not sure how that is adding any layer of security....you do have to enter your email address (which of course you know because you have access to the email account) and your zip code. So I guess the entire convoluted process does insure that you know your zip code.

Re: Download Attempt

Mine downloaded in about half an hour without a hitch. Sounds as smooth and sweet as expected. Ought to hold me over until the actual box set arrives on Tuesday (though tracking shows it moving pretty quickly, so hoping for sooner).

Re: Download Attempt

30 minutes requires about a 1 GB connection. Nice. I also tried over a 1 GB fiber link....failed every time. Frustrating.

Casey Jones > Greatest Story

you'll love it :)))

Casey Jones > Greatest Story

you'll love it :)))

Casey Jones > Greatest Story

you'll love it :)))

trip-licate

unintentional, but there it is.

Jim - Box List - July 78?

Jim, great list. I'm partial to May 77 over GSTL but can't quibble. But no July 78 box? I would put that above Warlocks and both S90s...

The dimensions of this PNW 73-74 box

One Kind Favor, For those who are lucky enough to be getting this box on Saturday, I and others would like to know the dimensions of this box. (*)Length x (*)Width x (*)Height. (*)is the measurement in inches or in metric. The total weight, including the packaging, should be about 8 lbs./3.6 kg. For me it's about storage, and because I like the physical real-life box and the art. I like many others will have to wait until Tuesday when the box should arrive.

Ooops... July 78

Thanks claney! July 78 definitely belongs in there.. I like it at least equal to the 77 boxes. I don't know how I left that one off. 30 lashings, starting... ouch!

Soon come

Just received an e-mail from Dead.net. Says they're hoping to get everyone a shipping notice by the end of the day on Monday. Downloaders - did you get artwork for the individual shows?

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