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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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  • Dennis
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    First let us know when next Dylan comes out. I'm still digging Bootleg V13, I love all the different arrangements of the songs. (I assumed you're talking about a Volume 14?) Next naming conventions. Anal also. I shorten Lovelight, to Lovelight. I also shorten It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It takes a Train to Cry, to It Takes a Lot to Laugh. Me and Uncle is Me & My Uncle. I agree as long as they're all the same. I shorten some names because the full file name can get too long for my backup program to handle. (something like - the collection/grateful dead/shows/yyyy-mm-dd - venue - city/soundboard/05 - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry) Not sure what the length is, but you can see where length can come in. Doesn't happen often, but has happened. Also too some names are just too fuckin long (train to cry for one)! I've been labeling every JGB show ever done (feels that way for sure) and I've come to the conclusion Motown songs have the longest titles, half of which are always in parenthesis! Another odd naming convention I've noticed is on rap albums, a shitload of them always have an "intro" and "outro" tracks at the beginning and end of the album, odd, but whatever, just don't see it in other music genre.
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    Oh was going to mention a few listenings: Just got the Anthem release, I've sampled a few of the Winterland show but haven't dug in yet. That Gibson sounds heavy heavy. Big Miles Davis kick here lately, just finished his autobiography which is awesome and hilarious. Highly recommend. Listening to the mono releases of his first Columbia LPs currently. New Punch Brothers today, haven't listened yet. Not a huge fan of their records necessarily just as much as their talent, Chris Thile is fantastic. Randomly had 4/2/90 second set come up so listened through that into 4/3/90. Maybe was just in the mood for some 90s, but really enjoyed both. Never realized each of Jerry, Brent, Weir take a verse on that last version of Death Don't Have No Mercy. Sweet!! Rumor / pseudo-confirmation that this Fall's Dylan Bootleg Series will finally revisit Blood on the Tracks. They released an acoustic Meet Me In The Morning on RSD back in 2012 when BOTT was planned for Bootleg Series 11 (even said so on the sleeve) but got shelved for a few years. Love the idea, though I'm really curious what is in the vault for that one. The outtakes we do know are limited..several outtakes of the released songs, but Up To Me, left off the album, is a killer. Though, I had never heard rumors of that acoustic Meet Me In The Morning so this could get interesting... Listening to Dead & Co jam on Lovelight from 6/10/17 now. Or is it Love Light?
  • muleskinner_blues
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    Excited for both this and DaP27, looks to be alot of quality stuff. Very glad to see the Dave's get outside the well-mined era. Not very familiar with '83 other than 10/21/83 Worcester from 30 Trips and for some reason I also have 5/13/83, Greek Theatre. I'm trying to remember why...first Hell In A Bucket? As for the PNW, I picked up Winterland '73 right when I was getting into the Dead and listened to it on my trip cross country to see Dylan in Seattle, so '73 and the Pacific Northwest have been inextricably linked for me from the get-go. I know we've discussed track labeling and ID3 tags here before, some funny discussion that doesn't make me feel alone in the anal retentiveness of my collection. On that subject, I am OCD that every iteration of a given song is named the same..having both Me & My Uncles and Me and My Uncles in the collection disgusts me. So current conundrum - Turn On Your Love Light or Turn On Your Lovelight? My go-to is always go back to the original recording or release of a song and see how it was listed at that time (this approach led to me changing 137 versions of Don't Think Twice, It's Alright to Don't Think Twice, It's All Right) and the original Bobby Blue Bland release in 1961 on Duke is in fact Turn On Your Love Light. But for some reason, Turn On Your Lovelight looks better to me, and I feel more used on Dead releases (though they are inconsistent). Any thoughts? Or I also understand not making eye contact with the crazy guy on the subway. My other request/question - Any good recommendations for a console CD player? I know it's not 1994, but my 300 disc Sony changer has crapped out. I'm going to take a look at it, but thought about finding another, maybe a 5-6 disc changer. I don't use the full 300 but thought more than 1-disc would be good for these sets. Surely someone here still listens to these quality CD releases on their home stereo. If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
  • Slow Dog Noodle
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    We don't know how many subscribers there are on Dave's Picks, but production is capped at 18,000 per release. Based on the speed of sell outs i'm guessing there are between 15-16k subscribers, leaving only a few thousand up for grabs when they're announced. Again, that's a guess. There could be 17,800 subscribers. As noted, there are 15,000 units of the PNW box. I too am a little surprised its not sold out yet. I agree it's probably a combination of the fact it can be downloaded rather than physically delivered, combined with the higher (but by no means unreasonable, given the price per show) price point. I'm also shocked by the availability of the Summer '78 box set, given the quality of the shows and recordings, and the price point.
  • hbob1995
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    Do to the fact that you can buy downloads Plus almost all of the Dave’s Picks are sold during the subscription sale Rock on
  • hendrixfreak
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    it's simple, roccodh...
    A $30 DaP is easier to purchase than a $200+ box. The good news is that any true Deadhead can stop in and buy (3) 1973 shows and (3) 1974 shows just as fine as you please.
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    Can someone explain to me that DP27 sold out in a matter of minutes, but the Pacific 73 - 74 haven't sold out yet and on sale for a few weeks. I personally thinks these shows are gonna be awesome and I snatch up the box set as soon as possible. Peace
  • dmcvt
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    Hmmm.... thanks for the cautionary words Jim & Dennis. I should make clear that I was not advocating a course of action, just reporting on something that happened 45 years ago. Stevie Ray made well known Guitar Slim's song: Things that I used to do, Lord, I won't do no more. Ain't it the truth, that was a one timer. At the time, it seemed like a good idea given that none of us really drank hard stuff, we were barely adults with a small tent and a cooler walking into who knew what. We did not know 600,000 would show up. The best beers we could find at the time were from Germany, Holland and Scotland. But they were so expensive! Bulky! St Pauli Girl, Spaten, Heineken, MacEwans. We loved beer but craft brews were yet to come. President Carter does not get enough credit for sparking what would become craft brewing by signing new law in 1978 and it would take at least ten more years before craft brewing began to take off. It was illegal to brew beer at home in some cases! Just think about how far beer has come in the last thirty years or so. We thought dosing a bottle which no one would dare chug (101 proof, right?) would be a convenient way to keep track of and merge little tiny dots or pieces of paper, which were sometimes notoriously variable in strength. Bourbon is for sipping! Jim's comment made me chuckle, what could possibly go wrong? Whatever can, often does. The sheer number of people and the weather that Saturday was the biggest challenge. Fortunately we escaped unscathed. I will refrain from any further comments involving attitude or altitude adjustments by external means, other than music. However, as you might imagine, there was a lot of availability on site of unknown provenance and authenticity. Be prepared was our Boy Scout motto. Safety First! See the cover for Only a Lad, Oingo Boingo for more details...
  • KeithFan2112
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    16 minutes, from the show that brought us the monster 43 minute Dark Star on the 2011 Road Trips Bonus Disc. I had two versions of this soundboard. One sounded really good, but had an audience patch at the end; the other one didn't have the audience patch, but it sounded extremely rough in the beginning. I combined the two at around 15:27 for one complete good sounding track (38MB 320kbps mp3 converted from WAV) Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t-DyrL7b9q6VvSw51B44caLcxxIw09mW
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    In addition to the 30 shows the CD set includes a gold colored 7" vinyl with a 1965 Caution and a 1995 Box Of Rain (7/9/95)
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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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I got it too. Is it phishing, and I don't mean the band, or is it a harmless aberration? I would not have opened it if I realized it was appearing in nearly everyone's emails. Should I close my account here and open a new one? Or just change my password? Advice please.
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The China >rider from 5/19/74 is amazing. I've heard it before but guess it never really grabbed me until my drive this morning. So many gifts in this box...
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My box made it safe & sound (and luckily 100% complete & virtually flawless) to the lowlands of Holland. Very impressed with the overall look and feel. It’s just stunning in appearance, and the box just seems to radiate positive ‘vibes’. It will look wonderful in my music room. Unpacking and checking the contents felt ritualistic, and I intend to carefully organise the listening experience in a similar way.
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Does this mean i get reimbursed for the $1,000s of merch. i've bought in the last 5 years?
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I just checked.. the credit card companies do not think I am dead, just dead.net. I seem to have a pulse.. all is good.
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Yep...I got one too. Kind of bizarre as I'm on this site nearly daily. Maybe they flagged me because I haven't "logged-off" in the last five years??....LOL
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Just finished listening to all 6 CD’s in the new Pacific Northwest box set and holy moly I am blown away by how good the music is and how well they played during those years! Fricking blown away! Until now ‘73 was like a secret mistress, called upon when in the mood for something raw and uninhibited, and rarely bragged about due to embarrassment. 1977 was their best year, especially May through December. Not anymore. These discs reveal the Dead as a band playing on all cylinders sans a drummer obviously, but with a keyboardist (and classically trainer pianist) who was somewhat sober and happy tickling those ivory keys behind the ever improving voice of Garcia (and Weir). I think the ‘74 shows are a little more mature yet still preserve the rawness we all search for in our music/lovers.Did I say it was good?
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With this box set clocking in at a little over 20 hours of listening time, I've come to realize that not only do I own an absurd amount of Grateful Dead, but also that it all gets listened to consistently. Whether it's at work, in the car, at the gym, while I'm kicking around the yard, or chilling in an enhanced state on the couch, everything Dead that I own is in near constant rotation. That's not to say I don't listen to any other music. I do. But the Dead fill most of my listening time, more so as I've gotten older. I've played the Pacific Northwest from beginning to end several times now, and I'm loving it more and more. Seems like there's always some new discovery that catches my ear. But that's how it rolls with most of their shows. The magic is in the detail.
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Glad everyone is enjoying the box. I opened mine up for a quality inspection when I got home last night but didn't have time for any listening, so I'm excited to start with the first show tonight with a glass or 4 of some good pinot. Can't believe some have made it all the way through this thing already, but that's great! I agree, the packaging is great and mine appears to be in fine fettle. Any Zorn fans out there? He's releasing an 11 disc box of the third book of Masada called Book of Beriah. It's going to be pretty nuts based on some of the clips I've heard. I had the pleasure of seeing Zorn's Simulcrum in Chicago a few weeks back and it was killer. Medeski is always a treat to hear. If anyone's interested in that there's a 30 minute video someone posted to youtube. Can't wait to get home tonight and start listening to this box. Cheers!
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As long as you didn't click on the link in the email you should be good. I got it too and came here to log in just in case. I did not go through the email link. It has been a few months since I posted so I thought it might be legit till I saw the 5 year thing. I knew it was junk at that point. Anyway, glad to see everyone enjoying the amazing box. I got the 3 disc version and it's awesome so far.
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Gorgeous box, all discs intact and looking good. #14,533 I think. One sealed for my buddy in the foothills. We're gathering tonight for the 4-disc show, over 4 hours! Really happy to have summer '73 shows and we'll drink something Canadian in honor, while loca-vaping. I was thinking when it arrived, man, they're doing a lot of packaging, maybe they should try a stripped down box that's less elaborate... then I thought, well, no, Dave & Co. are seizing opportunities to present the GD archive in a thoughtful, respectful, creative way and this is good. Best artwork yet, equal to the E72 and TTATS efforts. The price remains in the $10/disc range and how better to honor the band's legacy than to really do it up. I called for Summer '73 and I got it. Plus, six big shows. We're going to take a few months to absorb these shows, as we took 2 1/2 years to enjoy all the shows in the E72 box. Ladies & Gentlemen: enjoy!
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Just finished listening to Black Peter as I work my way through this amazing show and had to stop and comment on Black Peter. I’ve heard this song from dozens of shows but this one was so remarkable It was like hearing it for the first time. Just such a delicate approach. The surprises just keep coming. I’m so glad we own this piece of Dead history.
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If you're ever in Tofino BC I recommend checking out Roy Henry Vickers gallery. Lots of amazing art.
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Having listened to the three '73 shows (and every other official '73 release), I just want to say, "THANK YOU!" The performances are among the best from their arguably best year, but the sound quality is so good that it's hard for me to believe. Every instrument is clear; Weir's guitar playing receives its due; and the soundstage--the word audio nerds use to describe the feeling that each instrument and vocal is in a specific place--is just about perfect. I don't know how the team achieved this from 45-year-old two-track tapes, but it's rare to find such quality in concert recordings made with dozens of tracks today. Every person involved, from Rex Jackson and Kidd Candelario and every roadie who stacked a speaker, through the digital wizards who touched the tapes and digital files, deserves credit. The problems heard in the first few songs of each concert (and Weir's vocals on the first disc of the Seattle show) were part of the original shows, I'm sure. Now I'm salivating with anticipation for '74.
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...I got it too; I thought maybe it was for another account I had opened a while ago and had forgotten about, but it gives me solace to know I'm not going crazy cause it was a weird one to get considering I'm on here pretty frequently. Box is fun so far. Peeled back that Dark Star with Gus West's help last night. Man, that pre-drums segment with Phil playing that mad jazzy baseline sure is fun. They touch on that motif throughout '73 during Dark Star, but it is very nicely fleshed out here. It gets a little out there before the ripping Eyes - a transition I hate....said no one EVER! Happy Friday in Deadland peeps. Sixtus
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Not sure if it's me, but there seems to be some issues with the mix on many of the songs. Especially with the first few songs on each disc. For instance the "Promised Land" opener in Vancouver '74 is all Keith and Billy, and everyone else is barely audible then Everyone cuts out except Billy and it gets REALLY choppy. The "Bertha" on Vancouver '73 is all over the place, first just guitar, with only a slight whisper of Jerry singing, then toward the middle it's all Billy's bass drum and high-hat. I've noticed a lot of fading in and out throughout many of he shows that I listened to, vocals there one minute, gone the next, can't hear guitars to ALL guitars and nothing else The one steady is Billy, he's loud on almost everything. A few times his high-hats came out of no where so loud I jumped and took my headphones off thinking there was someone in my house. Is it issues with the source tapes, mix, discs or just me?
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No, many '73 shows see the mix dialed in during the opening songs. Same thing with 5/26/73 Kezar. they usually get it tight by the 2nd or 3rd song. Not sure why this occurs so much in '73 in particular, but it does. I guess they just didn't have time for soundcheck at some of these shows.
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Thanks. I asked a buddy and he said his is the same way. That Promised Land opener on Vancouver '74 is just a mess.
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did u respond to it?I did just now, hope it wasn't a scam/hacker ... the site was down yesterday for a while. they said they hadn't heard from me in 5 yrs and were going to purge me, I though it was an old acct I forgot about. crud! I clicked the link and redid my password, then redid it again out of fear of a hack. better redo it again, damn.
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I got the email too. And I am on here logging in quite frequently.... Anyway, I listened to the sampler 3 CD set via streaming. I just know I have to go for this box set. Hope they are still in stock come November
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Swinging good and slow with my sweet honey to Black Peter Vancouver ‘73, just the way it ought to be.
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I understand that at the time these tapes were made, there was a separate mixing console for the tape. It was mixed on the fly with headphones real time and recorded to 2-track such that the mix could not be changed further. I think the issues we hear on these tapes are because the mix for the tape was being adjusted during the first few songs. Taping was not the priority so it received attention after the house was dialed in and all other 40 foot cockroaches were ironed out. I don't think the audience at these shows were hearing what we hear on the tapes in terms of mix and balance of instruments.
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wadeocu, I suspect you are correct on all counts. Call me crazy, but I enjoy hearing them dial in the mixes.. it never bothered me. I enjoy hearing them crank someone up, dial them back.. hearing just one or two people for a few moments, then dialing another person in. It's interesting and dare I say fun. It gives me some reference for separating out the individuals later on in the show and focus on their sound and contributions. I guess I don't plan on playing any of these intro songs for a critical audience. Things don't have to be practically perfect all time.. at least to me. I just finished ripping and re-doing the metadata for all these shows.. what a chore, I bet I am not the only one that is OCD that all is done correctly. As for the discs, no scratches, no scuffs, no skips, PITB is the right length.. the box is beautiful. So far so good. I got to thinking about this before HendrixFreak made his post earlier today. I really don't place a lot of emphasis on the swag and box, etc. It mostly just sits on the shelf.. but it's cool and I do enjoy it, especially the liner notes and such. That being said.. I am glad they took the extra effort to make this special. H.F. is right.. the music deserves a little pomp and circumstance. They only get once chance to make a statement and this is a little piece of history. As for Roy Henry Vickers, Tofino (it's a really cool place) has been on my list for some time.. I plan to go there sometime over the next few years and thanks to the suggestion of someone else further on this thread I will definitely stop by and check out his studio/work/gallery. There was discussion on the numbers left.. etc. and I was fairly confident this would be selling into Christmas and into next year. It is selling faster than I thought. I'm not surprised this really is a special release. If you're on the fence.. hopefully you will find a way and find some scratch to get one. I hope in six months time there aren't too many people kicking themselves in the ass because they waited and it sold out. There is still some time.. but this ranks up there. Anyway.. it really doesn't take much to make me happy, this is a good release. Really happy the folks across the pond and around the world are getting theirs essentially the same time as us. Oh, and Sixtus.. it's quite possible, even probably you are going crazy just like the rest of us. Happy Friday all, great box.
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Everything seems right when everything comes together after a few minutes... always enjoyed that... makes you happy they didn't open 6/22/73 with Bird Song or 6/24/73 with Dark Star.. Some of the Promised Lands just get sacrificed so everything else is brilliant as can be!! have a good weekend bob t
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The Grateful Dead was never a set it and forget kind of band and I am so thankful for that. The fine tuning of the mix always seemed to grow on you and draw you in as the sound and band gets better and better.
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I’m not sure what I’ll do with the 1/10 scale coffee table it came in but I agree with the sentiment that the music deserves the “treasure chest” presentation. The songs so far (just got through the 45 min PITB...). The one that jumped out at my was the 5/19/74 “Wharf Rat”, psychedelic chicken pickin’ at the end. Wow. Jerry will be with us...always... I also concur that “Bertha”, etc. seem to be used to tune the spaceship properly before they really blast off!
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I’m not sure what I’ll do with the 1/10 scale coffee table it came in but I agree with the sentiment that the music deserves the “treasure chest” presentation. The songs so far (just got through the 45 min PITB...). The one that jumped out at my was the 5/19/74 “Wharf Rat”, psychedelic chicken pickin’ at the end. Wow. Jerry will be with us...always... I also concur that “Bertha”, etc. seem to be used to tune the spaceship properly before they really blast off!
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I've not been to the northwest, but I'd have to assume there's nothing like what I'm looking at elsewhere in the country. The lines and color scheme of black, light blue and blood-red seem to be unique to the area. I'm well-familiar with 6/22 and have heard others from the box, but the sound alone of this is going to be an experience like no other.Como siempre, mil gracias.
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I get that a lot of people love/hate these ornate boxes, and I'd like weigh in on the significance of packaging. When I buy these box sets, it is for the music. I don't dislike the packaging (okay, maybe GSTL, or anything else that does violence to my discs), but I don't particularly like it. But whenever I open up the shipping package and pull out the box within, my partner always screams, "OH WOW! IT'S SO COOL AND BEAUTIFUL - CAN I HAVE IT?!" So she takes it and adores it and puts other things in it - photos or earrings or whatever. She's by no means a Head, though she digs the music. But she's slowly coming over to the Dead side, and the pretty packaging helps that little bit extra.
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If the box is too cumbersome, nothing stops one from pulling the shows out, putting the box in storage (or letting yr sig other have it) and putting the digipacks on the shelf alongside yr Dick's & Dave's Picks. /just saying
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The email is real, though I think someone in IT messed up. Check in a few weeks to see if 'deleted' and just redo yourself.
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Beautiful box. Impressive protective packing, too. One disk has slight scratches, I'll play later. Thank you all.
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So here’s a new one....I got to ripping Disc 11 from the Vancouver 74 show, and was salivating waiting to hear the first Loose Lucy of the box set (love that chick), when my download quit right as i was ripping Loose Lucy (wouldn’t ya know it) Spit the disc right out....so naturally I did an inspection of the disc and it looks perfect, so I popped it back in to try again, and same thing! Damn it...went to the car and all songs playing perfectly....WTF. Tried ripping again and same thing. Went to next disc and ripped fine. Ripped the Portland 74 show...no problems. Has anyone else had this problem? Also if someone would not mind transferring last 5 songs of disc 11 while I work this out, I sure would appreciate it. I don’t have a CD player other than car...rip everything and listen digitally. Other than that one issue....these shows are perfect. Listened to Portland 74 today...can’t say enough about it and I think my favorite so far. WRS>Wharf Rat is just perfect!!! Have a Grate weekend Dead People! KCJ
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I enjoyed the first two shows from '73 but I'm really enjoying 6/26/73 Seattle. edit:Something special happening here.
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Got mine 2 days ago and been listening to random songs. Very pleased but started to listen to the first show all the way through and disc 2 has a bad skip in Brown Eyed Women. Don’t see any damage. Tried multiple players and cleaning with no change. Another disc had greasy finger prints that washed off. Will have to see as I go if there are any more issues. Hopefully I can get a replacent disc 2. Overall beautiful box set from my favorite period
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As I said yesterday I really enjoy the first song mixing. I find it fun to hear the process of the music being mixed as it happened. I feel it allows the listener to separate each instrument and vocal and as things fall into place you have a better perspective of the whole.
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....is indeed special. And to change the subject just for a minute. I love to laugh, and this made me laugh so hard I almost threw up. And no, rap is not my cup 'o tea, but this parody is pure gold.... https://youtu.be/p2aU9zoH1lA ....popsicles.
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Disc 03 should go like this: He's Gone> Truckin'> The Other One> Me And Bobby McGee> The Other One> "Feedback"> Sugar Magnolia Johnny B. Goode
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Really enjoying this release... top to bottom with no bottom, this is such an epic period! Im Tip toeing thru this 1st show... replaying the run from He's Gone to JBGoode because it warrants a 2nd listen straight thru(!) plus, once I move on, who knows when Ill be back... but 4 cd's and 30 tracks is a great start!So free and easy in this show as Phil mentions early in this show... no rush.. the paint brush is still wet as they paint this masterpiece. Cant wait to hear the 6/24 show tomorrow. So, for the discs, I ripped immediately all 19 discs. Sometimes, a cd player skip does not necessarily mean a "rip" skip, at least in my experience. In fact, the only 2 malfunctions if you want to call it that, was when I ripped each disc, I noticed that the cover art was the 6/22/73 show for all 19 discs... unless that was a settings issue of mine, but also each disc had the default title of the show as the full name of the release. I had to customize in my library anyway so that didnt really matter. What did matter was that I had to search for Cover Art and glad I did!... I found really cool pieces from the Artist when I searched PNW Cover Art, I picked different art that was representative from that Disc cover art but there was so much to choose from... but that was a positive diversion anyway :-) Hope you all enjoy as well... Thanks Dave and all that had a hand in getting this together, Peace iG
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....is the best song the Dead ever penned.
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.... little do redditors realize, tuning is a song upon itself. One guy there gets IT. phil_head is that treesinthemirror acolyte.edit. I assumed Phil_head was someone else. And so it goes. My second Money, Money just kicked in. This tune is about greed. Eve stole Adams rib. Next thing you got is women's lib. Touchy subject. I actually like that song. Oops.
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