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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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August 9, 2018 - 9:44pm

#2071

bolo24

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Rest In Peace, Big Fella

It's Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at the SF Giants game this evening. Can't believe this was 25 years ago: Now THAT'S how you do it!
August 9, 2018 - 6:55pm

#2072

LedDed

Joined:
February 16, 2017

Eddie Pearl

Saw my first Pearl Jam show at the Glenn Miller Ballroom at CU Boulder on the Ten tour. Tribe After Tribe opened; never heard from them again. I was packed near the front of the floor; after the show, I distinctly remember taking off my Doors T-shirt and wringing the sweat out of it like a disgusting sponge... it wasn't just my sweat! The Glenn Miller is very intimate and that place was a sauna. I got a rash all up my left arm for a couple days after that... ick. Saw them on Lollapalooza II, Vedder climbed all up the stage rigging quite high at least 30 feet. It was certainly very dangerous, impulsive, and crowd pleasing. He was young then. Another time at CU Vedder was drunk and accused of inciting a riot; they played two nights in the old basketball arena I forget the name. Balch Fieldhouse, maybe. I was at the first night, Urge Overkill opened (still love "Sister Havana.") The 2nd night was either cut short or canceled. A big stink about it in Boulder at the time. Then there was the infamous Red Rocks show where they sat down in a semi-circle for an acoustic set. I thought it cool, kind of Zeppelin-like in notion if not musically, but they felt it bombed and never did that again. Vs. is my favorite album of theirs. I don't really listen to much PJ any more but they earned their place in rock history and Letterman's HOF induction was hysterical. This is the group that, at the peak of their popularity, took on Ticketbastard. They did an album with Neil Young, Mirrorball that wasn't so well received commercially. They had a conscience as a band and decided to champion causes, like U2. And they kind of started to meander a bit musically, playing a lot of strummy-type shit and seemingly becoming indifferent to the audience that made them huge. That's a thing, you know, artists looking out at an ocean of drunken frat boys who've glommed onto their band for all the wrong reasons (Nirvana, The Grateful Dead, etc.) and just feeling disgusted. "Is this OUR audience? Is this who we are?" I don't have that problem but I wouldn't want it. Being a mega-millionaire, feeling guilty, wanting to try and change the world. It has to be a weight and it has dragged many good souls down unfortunately. Pearl Jam seem to have adjusted well to a middling level of popularity. They can do whatever they want and still have a pretty good audience for touring. I think Eddie Vedder went through his thing and has come out of it quite well. So what if he's a drunk? Bob Weir had a long battle with the bottle and not just that. Shit, these people are human. They're going to stumble now and then. I give them props for trying, for caring, for trying however feebly to use their platform to get young people to vote, to pay attention. It does matter. Jerry Garcia was genius at handling it all. Except for playing some benefits and championing the rainforest, he largely kept his hat out of the political ring. He saw the bigger picture. He numbed himself into oblivion. But he never seemed to be an asshole about it.
August 9, 2018 - 5:50pm

#2073

JimInMD

Joined:
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Re: The Intenet and the Albanian Telephone

What's the internet? Is it useful? I am having a hard time finding out exactly what it is and what it's good for. ..wait. Found something on this documentary called Family Guy that talks about it.
August 9, 2018 - 5:37pm

#2074

FloridaBobalooToo

Joined:
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V Guy72

Regarding your Restaurant jokeWe have had a vote here in Bobalonia. AND We have selected yours as "The Joke of The Year". for 2018!!!!! Bravo my Good Man................
August 9, 2018 - 5:18pm

#2075

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Politics from the stage

Roger WatersHe mastered it this tour with Pigs.
August 9, 2018 - 5:17pm

#2076

hendrixfreak

Joined:
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Re-sizing pics to post on forum?

So I found the 3rd pic I took of the Playing in the Band performance from 7-28-73 and the progression shows the guitarists facing forward after Weir's vocals, then turning toward each other, then in a tight jamming circle. Not great resolution, but I'm pretty close to the stage, audience left. An aerial shot of the crowd would reveal how damn close we were, especially for a few 15-year-olds with, um, drugs... I have 2 of 3 scanned and will get the third scanned as well. The purpose is to get these shots re-sized for posting, as 45th anniversaries don't come around very often (thank the gods). I had instructions on imgur's website re-sizing, but that site no longer offers the same features. And I looked at a couple others, but couldn't make sense of them. So... can anyone point me to a user-friendly website on re-sizing so I can post these pics here? I'd like to share them with everyone.
August 9, 2018 - 5:16pm

#2077

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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Ice cream?!

Mmmmm......Think I’ll rub some on my forehead. You won’t believe the clairvoyance that can be obtained by freezing your frontal lobe.....
August 9, 2018 - 5:05pm

#2078

hendrixfreak

Joined:
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Great story, Thin...

Love good Deadhead stories like that, in which an off-hand fan gets re-infected via a great tune and certainly Bird Song can do that. It has a lightly bouncing, floating quality that reflect's the song name perfectly. BTW, Thin's been on these boards forever and I dig his style.
August 9, 2018 - 3:47pm

#2079

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
August 25, 2008

I had a hard time finding Cherry Garcia

I haven't bought Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream in a long while, actually I have stopped eating ice cream about 7 or 8 years ago, and don't even look for it in my food stores.After all, it is a special time of the year. In the last few days of July, I went out shopping for some Cherry Garcia ice cream, One of my grocery stores which I normally do my food shopping, Giant, did not have that flavor, nor my 2nd most popular, Valley Farm Market, an independent 2 location establishment, did not have that flavor either. A third chain, Weis didn't have that Cherry Garcia, either. A regional chain convience store, Wawa DID have the Cherry Garcia flavor. Plus, they have a promotion going - buy 2 and get a 3rd one free. Problem solved, and I got my Cherry Garcia fix AND my ice cream scream, too. Now playing: Playing In The Band 5/21/74 (NOT the official release) https://archive.org/details/gd1974-05-21.sonyecm18n.lee.miller.98822.sb…
August 9, 2018 - 2:06pm

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shirdeep

Joined:
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thanx jer

thanx jer

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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.

Thank You Crossroads

Crossroads, thank you for the cover art, looks great on the computer. I got the email requesting me to login too. Not sure what to make of it since I just logged in yesterday, so I'm not clicking any of the links in it. About to reset my PW though directly from the site.

Mr. Pete

Sorry for any confusion. My comment was directed at 'Galactic Companion'. I have nothing but respect for you, sir.

#14854

I too was surprised how high my number was since I ordered early June when it was announced and even now isn't sold out?? But all discs and box are perfect despite what others are finding. Best looking box and digipacks by far. Underneath the top box is beautiful. Makes the GSTL 77 box look like it was designed by a fourth grader.

email

i also got the email, but took it as a phishing attempt against a site that sells $300 items and after 2 years is still not secure (according to my firefox browser).i did not fall for it, but the site was unreachable for about 15 minutes right after the email came out, like there was some sort of DNS hijacking. it wasn't Mr Pete that was accused of trolling, it was more likely a reply to SpaceBro's post about if the box number was too high he would take it, as he has no numbered box to complain about. something positive to end on. i am glad i live in the US and don't get additional mystery charges that hold my items ransom. that seems like a perfect excuse for going for the digital version.

Email Spam

Haha, I noticed the not so discreet freebie request too. So I got curious about the email and went in and tried an old email address as a login, and it turns out I must have created one long ago for the store. So I think the email is legit.

Vancouver ‘73

Very pleased to have a Bird Song from this period and place. Beautiful design and graphics by Roy Henry Vickers.

Excellent box set. Surprised this hasn't sold out yet.

Just a Box of Rain

On Monday evening I got home from work and there on my porch it was waiting for me: #02894. What a beautiful box it is! It deserves its own glass display case. Thank you Roy Henry Vickers for your wonderful artwork sharing the magnificent traditions of your ancestors. It honors our Mother Earth and her children and First Peoples. I'm nearly finished burning the music to iTunes and will start a full listen-through afterward. First impression was that the vocals seemed very low in the mix on Disc 1 at first but picked up up after a few minutes. I'm stoked to say the least. The stash box is a nice touch. It didn't escape my notice that the sacred herb is legal all across the PNW. I lived to see the day but can't indulge until I retire. Thanks Dave, Rhino, and the Dead for your stellar effort. And I know those who received discs with issues will be taken care of.

Pacific Northwest third impressions

BTW I got that email too, wtf, we'll see in 2 weeks and I bet we will log in just like now...So Chinacat from Portland 73 makes me fly; I always found the Chinacat's from 73 among the best, and this one makes me fly , dance, jump for joy! Remember Bobby and the Midnites: we all have the power to fly. This Chinacat made me remember a last night dream: Finally I flew again, standing on top of a hill spreading my arms and off I go flying across the country , it's the most natural thing to do in my night dreams, but I missed that kind of dream for several months, and I guess the Grateful Dead music reminded me of the flying power, so I flew again and still do. Forget my words, dig the music, unpack your joy, grab the day and the night (btw I'm not on acid, this is all in my DNA now). Hallelujah! :-) RNB

Taxes and more taxes...

Here in the Netherlands, I had to pay UPS 34.23 Euros "Sales tax" and 13.00 Euros for "Advance surcharges" whatever that is. Naturally I had to pay VAT at 21% on both these charges. Total came to 49.96 Euros ($54.89) which is less than most Brits had to pay, but still a hefty and unwelcome surcharge, even if it was expected.

@msmiranda

Retire now! You know it makes sense.

Simonrob

so these "Advance surcharges" they are unusual and probably attached to the COD by the delivery company? that seems like they pay the sales tax for you so they can deliver it quicker by avoiding Customs and then charge you a "service fee" for the transaction you never requested. not very cool, what happens when you don't have the COD money until payday? then they add a 21% VAT on top of the sales tax? Do all of the USPS deliveries make it through without the Customs charge but take 4 to 6 weeks more? that would make me think twice about the digital download option and might actually be a deciding factor.

Scans

Crossroads- Thanks for the scans!

Email

Received as well. I do think it's legit as It has the same email address as the email from 6 days about the "box set release date is here". As well as other emails including the "Bird Song" digital download for pre ordering the box.

Lov it

Get the box before it’s gone. You won’t regret it!

Email and log in

Didn't something happen during the Europe 72 box release when we had to re sign up, or make a new account, or something like that or am I am I making that up?? bob t

Kayak Guy

You are pretty much correct. The advance surcharges are the costs allegedly incurred by UPS for doing the customs job for them. This is certainly quicker than presenting the item to customs. An item sent by USPS typically takes a bit more than two weeks to reach me. If the value stated on the customs declaration is less than about $40 (think Dave's Picks) then the customs are not interested. If the value is higher then the customs spring into action and levy sales tax. If the value is really high then they add import duty on top of that. If the customs decide to act on your package, this adds a week or so to the delivery time taking it up to around 4 weeks or so. Don't think that UPS are the only villains here - the Dutch customs also add an administrative charge which I seem to recall is 14.75 Euros. And naturally VAT on top of everything. And the value of the package typically includes the shipping cost, so one pays sales tax and VAT on the shipping cost as well as the value of the goods.

email

It is legit. It was directed at long-inactive accounts, so if you're seeing it in the one you're using every day, this is strange and please lemme know. If you want to keep the account that got the email active, you can do so by just logging in. If you forgot your password, send me a PM and I'll see what I can do. Thanks all.

MaryE

Thanks for the prompt action. I have only one (active) account and I login most days, so when it said in the mail "We noticed you haven’t logged in for over 5 years." my suspicions were raised. This could possibly relate to a very old (inactive) account from many years ago because I seem to recall a scare once where people were asked to create a new account and not use the old one again. That was so long ago now that I cannot remember the details.

Thanks Marye

Thanks for letting us know!! bob t i just clicked on the link and it states I am not authorized to access the page?

Log in

Logging in to stay active even though I have posted in the last 5 years. Loving the PNW box.

BIIYNI

Still here and loggin in lurker—also logged into the sublime 6/22/73! This Box ‘o Rain is just what was needed! Thanks to all involved!

account login

Just logging in after receiving questionable email - meanwhile the PNW box is awesome!!! Loving it!!!

Paid the charges...

...and got the box, and it surely is a thing of beauty. Box and all discs look in lovely condition: no scratches, scuffs, etc. Listening starts tomorrow after work, when time allows. I can't wait!

Thank you Columbia Gas

Thank you Columbia Gas. Next time you do a pressurization test, do it on the test pipe, not the main feed. There's been 50+ fires of individual houses in three towns near me. I'm thanking them because that second pipeline they're proposing to build that would be part of a pipeline from Canada to lower New England is not going thru essex county after this negilence.

You Ain't Woman Enough

Holy cow Donna sounds really good on this song. Check it out on the Portland '73 show.

Duped, sorry.

PNW Box Impressions

Beautiful box, and to my relief after reading some of the cautionary tales here, everything arrived intact and in working order. I've started doing serious listening on the "big stereo". The thing that jumps out at me - well, the second, because as several people here have observed, the Vancouver '73 "Bertha" took a while to find itself - is the fabulous separation. The instruments are all clearly defined, even the individual drums and cymbals, which can easily become muddy. Just lovely. My ears are by no means perfect, as I've been playing drums since my early teens and I'm now, you know, older, but this strikes me as exceptionally well-produced and mixed. Dead '73 shows will always be special for me, as my first live experience was UCLA (Pauley) in that year, now immortalized as "Dave's Picks 5". A great year in the Dead discography, made better now. A lovely weekend of listening awaits. Enjoy!

Oh, Donna.....

Sounds like a plan to check out Portland '73. I jumped straight to Portland and Seattle '74 and while the playing is phenomenal for both shows, Donna's howling, moaning, and caterwauling jarred me out of some deep reveries in both shows. So jarring!

Box sounds awesome

Received the PNW box on Tuesday and it was well worth the wait. I must say, comparing the AUD's to these Plangent processed boards is just incredible. Sure hope to see more released from 1973 or 1974 as there are some truly underrated summer 74 shows out there.

Simonrob

so they VAT you on the COD shipping fees, on top of what ever you paid to Rhino for shipping? i hope that wasn't the expedited shipping. my state Taxachuesetts hasn't figured out how to do that yet. downloads would look like a better option in that situation. if only they had a PDF of the booklet and some of the cool art as part of the download.

re: email

Hi Marye, I got the weird login email, and my account is active and I have been using it. Can you look into this? thanks.

Oroborus

Check your PMs. My IT instincts suggest that some folks mayhaps have multiple logins connected to the same email? So dead.net would send an email about the old stale login but you'd be like wtf I login all the time? And you're both right. Anyway, enjoy the box this weekend everyone. I'm only through the 1st show, and only w/ my laptop in the morning and *cough* unenhanced. This weekend is a road trip w/ a bunch of friends which should be fun but not so much music-ing. Gonna need to catch up next week.

Oroborus

Re: Phil_Head, Seattle, too! (Donna)

She sounds great.

Phil post Rider/pre BIODTL

Scolds chatty fans at front

Checking in per request, and what a box set

Weird email received today telling me to check in with deadnet. I suppose every now and then I DO listen to alien orders. PNW box #11700 arrived today in top shape. Thanks for the superb release. Cheers, one and all!

Logging in

For no real reason except that email... 00054/15000 has found its home, woohoo. What a Sugaree on that ‘73 Portland huh? Lordy.

re: Marye

I got the suspicious email as well. I've logged on many times over the past five years.

rrot got #54?....

....what? I want a refund! ;)I think this email was sent to bring everyone out of their world and back into Deadland. I get it....playing the Seattle '73 show again. Back to back. Worth it. I log in every day and I got the email. Unable to recall if I had a different login back in the day. I've changed my password a couple of times, but a different username? Hmmmm. Hard to keep track of online usernames and passwords sometimes tbh. I keep a small notebook with all of them written down. If I lose that, I might be screwed. Welcome to the 21st century I guess. Good mind exercises if nothing else.

Great Box / Re: Thank You Columbia Gas / Florence

I haven't even ripped and listened to all the shows.. just PNE 73. This is a worthy collection, very good recordings, great remastering effort and excellent presentation, art and design. Worthy of the performances, I applaud the efforts, especially in the care made to make it sound as good as it can. Whoe Bob.. I read about the gas explosions in MA. Holy Bat Gas! Scary stuff, don't turn on the stove. Finally.. to all those in harms way of Florence. Best of luck and be safe. This thing is a monster and hasn't even hit land yet. It could affect the majority of the folks in the entire East Coast of the US, including yours truly. Wake of the flood, laughing water, forty-nine Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreaming Get out the way, get out the way Here's to Here Comes Sunshine! Great box.. Quite simply.. great. and just in time. Edit: Made the national news. 70 homes exploded or on fire in Northern MA, thousands evacuated. Wowwy.

Logging in

Um, okay. I got the email too. I've had an account here for, what, six months? Seven? The email said I had not logged in for five years. Sure... Five years ago I didn't know about this site. Heck, I was hardly listening seriously to the Dead. Hi Marye, if you think that sounds weird, so do I, but it's all good. Just a computer glitch sort of thing I suspect (?) Got the PNE box but haven't cracked it yet, I'll be doing that while in the car for work all next week. Looks beautiful though, thanks to all who had a hand in birthing it. Cheers everybody. Best wishes for everybody down in the Carolinas or in the path of Florence.

Moving onto PNE '74....

....and I must say. That is the sloooowest Dire Wolf I have ever heard. Give me a break. Best Version Ever!!

Slowwwest... Eeeverrrr.

I like the slow Peggy-O's from this era too. The few 73's and 74's that exist have a really nice vibe. Not that I don't like the faster ones too. Huntington 78 comes to mind.. I like it all.. and cannot listen to just one show, just one year, just one tour or just one era. It briefly stopped raining today for the first time in like six years.. so I had to quickly cut the grass and make the yard look good for next week's flood.. My yard device still had Boise 83 loaded. I did the yard work in like 1/5th the time it would normally take. It was most enjoyable.. (clearly I hadn't had time to load my devices w/ PNW 73-74. Then again.. if I did, I might still be mowing the grass well into next week, albeit very happy and likely very stoned - but the flowers would look magnificent). Nevermind, no bother.

Box received and enjoyment had

Got #296 Tuesday night after a long day at work. I had a buddy who got the Flacs make me an mp3 copy to tide me over, so my listening began Saturday. First few songs of 6/22, I was not impressed, then Bird Song kicked things into a whole new gear. Phil's musical exuberance bleeds over into him chatting with the crowd a few times. One of the big surprises was Bob's phaser! With no officially released Summer '73 apart from a smattering of songs, I never heard Bob play this much phaser or any modulation effects prior to the Brent era, so his liberal use of it starting with Sugaree really caught my ear. This first show is completely deserving of its consideration as an all time show. Bird Song, China> Rider, Playing in the Band, Here Comes Sunshine, He's Gone> Truckin'> Other One> Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia are all just outstanding. Not the biggest Sugar Mag fan, but this one is great! The Portland show on 6/24 continues the great playing with good versions of just about everything, amd great sound quality throughout (minus the first couple songs each night) with great separation, if a little low, like Get Shown the Light. Can't wait to get into the Wall of Sound shows, though a little trepidation as I hate the vocal sounds on WoS tapes usually. But anything I get to listen to over the next days will be a blessing. I'm near Fayetteville, NC, so hoping Florence isn't the monster it looks like. The look of the box is fantastic, the book an excellent read. I inspected my discs and saw some scratches on a few discs, I played each of the scratched ones, and no issues. Haven't ripped yet.

Peggy-O

I too fell head over heels for the SLOW Peggy-O from Portland. This has always been a favorite for me and the pace of this version just really took me by surprise. A perfect rendition. Not only is this Box beautiful to look at but the sound quality is really interesting. Each show kind of starts off with some sound adjustments which I find charming and enlightening as it has that fly on the wall feel that one doesn’t always get. The mix on the three and a half shows I’ve heard really separate each instrument and vocals that really heightens the listening experience. Of all the Wall of Sound shows we’ve been given commercially, these are the most satisfying to me. Why this hasn’t sold out yet is a bit confusing since those of us who have heard it have been so impressed. It most likely will I suppose sooner or later. For me this is right up there with Europe 72 and the Fillmore box. Just outstanding on every level.

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