GIANTS STADIUM 1987, 1989, 1991 BOXED SET

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August 1, 2019 - 11:33am

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Anusha

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Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

7/12/87 (24-track masters)

7/9/89 (24-track masters)

7/10/89 (24-track masters)

6/16/91 (48-track masters)

6/17/91 (48-track masters)

Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

"The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli - the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

Prefer your boxed set 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.

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August 3, 2019 - 11:04am

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Grayteful

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Thoughts on this Box Set and Other Comments

Hi – this is long, but am trying to keep it digestible:
Am a little late to the conversation here, and am a little surprised and dismayed at some of the comments on this box set offering. I’m no spring chicken myself (turn 59 next month), although as a Deadhead, I’m only 2+ years along. That means several relevant things:
1) Certain things I write about get my blood boiling, and I’ve written with adrenaline flowing about them, and the effect on the reader usually causes him/her to arch his/her back in a defensive posture. But if I phrase what I’m saying properly (sacrificing no substance), keep it third- or first-person, the point I try to make comes across and doesn’t elevate the temperature. It also gives me time to consider whether my sentence is weaponized.
2) I’m old enough to have seen the actual Grateful Dead in my younger years (but didn’t). At that time (where I lived) they (and their retinue) were considered more a curiosity and freak phenomenon than anything else, my discretionary funds would come post-college (years away), and my interest was elsewhere.

This set is a standalone purchase item, not a mandatory part of some subscription, so the choice to purchase (or not) is up to each of us – no strings. If powers that be made a mistake in offering it, data from its sales will bear that out and they will adjust – they don’t want to be buried in inventory that stays unsold, and they exist to satisfy ongoing listener interest (and not hemorrhage money).

About the box set:
I’ve become more familiar with the GD sound and repertoire of the early and later 1970s (because of what’s been offered on dead.net), and with that lopsided exposure, I can’t say I have a favorite era. This Giants Stadium box set covers chronological ground I’m not as familiar with. So for listening, I like to alternate eras – it’s most enjoyable as that way it all stays fresher to me.

Video?
The offering of DVD/Blue-Ray of the movie content as part of the set may be a trial balloon. I don’t know where I saw it (it was a while ago) but Lemieux was quoted as saying not to expect much additional motion picture stuff for purchase (as there wasn’t enough interest). This offering (seen last night in select cinemas) is an opportunity for dead.net to get a good feel of the pulse of people’s interest in owning it (apart from viewing released content on some web site). If it sells briskly, it could indicate whether dead.net eventually offers the RFK show (an example, which they ran a couple of yrs ago at MUATM) or others on video.

I can’t comment on strength of these particular shows (I don’t know enough about them), but quantity of shows/disks feels about right to me, and the price is good. For outer packaging, I don’t need something to double as furniture – I just want it reasonably solid/protective and hope it fits nicely onto the bookcase shelves I use now for Dead audio content (without wasting a lot of space).

I didn’t see the movie (I had yard work to do and had to get up at 0430 Friday) - I expected performances in the sets to probably be hit-and-miss (Jerry’s health and vitality were fluctuating by this time), but generally New York audiences for whatever reason are reputed to elicit good GD performances – it’s a major market with high expectations, and reactions are reputedly loud and lively. If it coincided with the time when crowds got too big, that could have affected performance quality too. Vince/Bruce, from what little I’ve heard of them, did some things on keys I prefer to some I’ve heard Brent do (no slight intended to Mr. Mydland) – it struck me as a comparatively clean sound (not as laced with gimmicks), that served the music very well.

Because Thursday I was working outside and sweating after getting home from my job, I glanced at the box set announcement (too) quickly. I didn’t read it correctly, because I thought only 1000 sets would be available. Thinking about it later that evening, and the fact that the DaP offerings are now 20,000 quarterly, the number seemed disproportionately small. On that assumption, I hurriedly ordered the blue-ray option Friday morning after dressing post-shower, and only afterward saw that 10,000 total copies (not just 1000) of various types will be available. First (fleeting) sentiment was: I WANT MY MONEY BACK! Yeah that really happened, but the last part was a “what if?” notion I just found funny. I look forward to seeing/hearing this box set.

In peace, gratitude, self-control, and good humor. Have a Grayte day, everyone.
August 3, 2019 - 11:00am

#1682

alvarhanso

Joined:
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Mozart and "Touch Head Box" irony

Dennis, love Amadeus, fantastic movie, and spot on to the noodling.

Wilfred, would love to see that.

Just realized that this box is tailor made for the so-called Touch Heads, and there's not a single version of the Top 10 hit in the release. They did play it as an encore at the 7/10/89 show, but I guess they can't release it due to Dylan's presence. But in the other 4 shows, it doesn't pop up once. Good setlists with variety, looking forward to that Foolish Heart.

I also have to say I like that Jeffrey Norman was so involved with getting this right that he bowed out of mixing a Dave's. I guess after having to rush through Europe '72 and Spring '90 which didn't use the multitracks, he thought it should have the care and brilliant sound of Spring '90 TOO, which sounds head and shoulders above the other boxes due to its glorious multitrack mixing.
August 3, 2019 - 10:54am

#1683

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

jrf68 makes six!!....

....rise up slackers! Time to take what is rightfully ours! /s
August 3, 2019 - 10:49am

#1684

LedDed

Joined:
February 16, 2017

Well EXCUUUUUUUSSE me!

I loved John Belushi, for anyone not in on that.

Classical sounds different because of the conductor, the hall, how old and expensive the instruments are, how good the symphony itself is, the players ability to interpret and execute, the quality of the recording, humidity.

But the deal is, the notes are on the page and you play them as they are, to the best of your ability. Not a lot of mystery in that. Nothing "wrong" with classical music. I've been moved as much as anyone by a fantastic piece, it's great music to use in film scores, etc. Elevators.

Anyone can argue any point they want. "Phil was like an orchestra unto himself." Yeah, sure, and the acid was really good that day.

Peace.
August 3, 2019 - 10:20am

#1685

wilfredtjones

Joined:
June 4, 2007

speaking of classical and mozart

I do have a video on youtube of myself performing a theme and variations on a theme by mozart for classical guitar. From it, perhaps you can discern my age? :-)

PM me and I will supply you the link! Have a grateful day everybody!

First show: 7-9-95

P.S. I'm not a robot.
August 3, 2019 - 9:55am

#1686

CaseyJanes

Joined:
November 6, 2017

86

I’m about a decade behind you all, but always loved saying “Partying like Daryl Strawberry and the 86 Mets”...whew...those were the days, glad they’re over!!!

Dennis-not one to tell folks how to spend their money, but man you should really pony up for a decent turntable. For decent price (around $400), but still excellent upgradable quality you can get a Planar One which is what I have. Only saying because you always mention purchasing the vinyl but not playing it and many of these releases are brought up a notch IMO. I’m not one to talk, LOL, owning and buying new Cd box sets & subscriptions, and not owning a CD player. They all still get ripped and listened to but the quality probably suffers. I do think you would be pleased with the quality of the vinyl. Would be interested to know what you think if and when you decide to pull the trigger.
August 3, 2019 - 9:51am

#1687

jrf68@hotmail.com

Joined:
August 6, 2013

Slacker...

been busy, busy, busy ruining other peoples music...
;o)
August 3, 2019 - 9:49am

#1688

fourwindsblow

Joined:
October 13, 2008

Slackers...

Been here so long, I got to calling it home.

Wherever I go the people all complain. This is my life to a tee.
August 3, 2019 - 9:41am

#1689

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Alvar and Mozart

Thing I always like from the movie about Mozart was the king complaining "too many notes". Kinda what you get from people when you try and introduce them to the Dead :-)
August 3, 2019 - 9:32am

#1690

Dennis

Joined:
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All you 51 year olds,,,,,

Slackers, what took you so long to get here!

John Perry Barlow

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Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

7/12/87 (24-track masters)

7/9/89 (24-track masters)

7/10/89 (24-track masters)

6/16/91 (48-track masters)

6/17/91 (48-track masters)

Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

"The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli - the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

Prefer your boxed set 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.

Come Again

Some folks would be happy just to have one dream come true
But everything you gather is just more that you can lose.

Mission in the Rain.

Right on Tony.. a true classic, a masterpiece.

Just received my Giants…

Just received my Giants stadium. I noticed on the Blu-ray it is not wide screen. Seems the video and sound are a bit off. Anything I can do to fix that?

Day Job is ok by me

The song i still cant believe made it to public performance is wave to the wind

But luckily that was late in the performing years

Working backwards....

....'91 and '89 are down the hatch. (Making some hatch chile infused burgers as we speak btw). All grate shows for sure, but '87 has a West LA, Tons Of Steel and a Push and the BEST Take A Step Back I have ever heard in the first set. My Touchhead radar is pinging.
All the Drumz/Space in these shows are worthy.
Victim Or The Crime? Tricky song to judge. I would cringe when I saw it live, at first. By the second verse however, I was all in. If Foolish Heart followed, all bets were off. Lol.
Mrs. Vguy appreciates the nod. You can call her Cheryl though. She won't mind. Unless you spell it with an S. Then look out!

Vguy and musical tastes

Not sure coming from me this is the greatest thing, but you hit the nail on the head with songs mentioned
I don't remember the show maybe msg, philly when first heard West L A. But I do remember the feeling.....explosive. I was do 30 shows a year at that time. I don't know where my deadbase is but it had to be one of the 1st times played. I have loved it ever since

West LA Fadeaway....

....was the first song I actually paid attention to live. Anaheim '87. My group walked in late. Tons Of Steel was playing as our tickets were torn. As we were walking down the aisle to the floor, they played it. I was like, " How do they even know where I am?" In West LA youngun.
It was my second show. The first one was just a metal head in an unfamiliar environment taking it all in. Beautiful girls will do that to you.
So yeah. West LA Fadeaway. Los Lobos loves it.
Thanks again Bob Hunter.

Mojolobo

I hope you're kidding. A no everyone I'm not going to start a rant. I'm not really a fan of Victim but we have enough censorship don't need anymore. As far as I know the only song taken out of the playlist by popular demand was Day Job. I think that was because they played it so often back when. Nowadays I've got my Chinese partner at work telling people that and he knows no US sayings other than the ones he's picked up from me

I didn't think Ken Burns would touch on him...

...and he didn't.
Hank Williams III
Probably 'cause Hank III didn't want to be a part of it. Just my guess.
Hank Sr.'s grandson. Jr.'s kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6B-X6EEiHE
If that somewhat trips your trigger then check out the album Straight To Hell. One of my favorites. Thrown Out Of The Bar, Things You Do To Me, Country Heroes, Low Down, Smoke & Wine just to name a few of the country-as-fuck gems on this one.
Like Zappa and Ween, ya gotta be a little selective when dipping your toes into the Hank III stuff. He does some punk shit too, but boy oh boy does he sound and act like his granddaddy when he really leans into it.
Get some...

Hank III

jRf....thanks man, that’s some good shit that I’ve not heard before...Mississippi Mud cranked right now!!!

Thrown out of the bar

I'm not living there now, but Thrown Out Of The Bar was pretty much our theme song in Jackson all those years ago as skiers and snowboarding deadheads way-back in the day.
Now it's Aspen Hole...and it sucks.
;O)

Hank III

Owes me money.
Do you have a valid number or address? PM me.

Jim

Just let it go. Trust me. What's a few bucks man?
Just let it ride...

Re: JRF

Ha.. I worry sometimes that people here will begin to take me seriously.

Thanks for the honest feedback. ..and for the PM with the addy, home and cell #. I'm on it.

Finally reading the spiral notebook and beginning to rip the CDs. It's been a week. Would have been a bit easier if Hank paid me what I was due.. topic for another day I guess. KCJanes.. tragic story, so sad to read.. hey.. are you going to Hampton? PM me bro.

F'n Hank...

Cocksucker still owes me for a bunch'a busted windows down on town square.
Oh well...
;O)

Right

A simple PIN would suffice.

All kidding aside...

Jim reminded me that Dead & Co. are gonna be at spaceship Hampton so I just looked up tickets.
Fuck me. Nothing under $100.
are you fucking kidding me?

I guess I'll never see anyone from the Dead play live again...

Right

Ticket prices are an issue.. sucks man.

Still.. If something pops up for price.. and someone magically PMs me.. I would go. So long as it doesn't pop up on one of those automated campaign finance reports, we should all be good. :D

Love Hampton.. only a seven hour drive from where I live now.

Loose Lucy glitch?

Anyone else have/hear the glitch in Loose Lucy from 6/17/91 at the 3:30 mark on the CD? The dynamic level changes, and they're off the beat one was tapping to. There is a slight time leap. Sounds like it's on the master; the clock on the player does not skip a beat.

The Victim petition person was kidding; but Victim is the one song I've started skipping.

Best to you, LMG . . .

*

Ken Burns Jazz

DAVEROCK

In the UK the available DVD has only 4 discs compared to 10 in the US version, because that is how the BBC edited it, so I have always refused to buy it. I don’t have a Region 1 player so can’t watch the US version. I notice it is possible to watch the full version on PBS America which can be accessed via Amazon Prime in the UK for a subscription. A 7 day free trial is available so if I have that much free time over a week I might watch it like that.

Ken Burns Jazz

Thanks for the information about the above dvd box set, Colin. I don't have a region 1. player either, and the British version must have been edited to death to reduce the content from 10 discs to only 4.

Its actually quite confusing looking on Amazon UK for available versions. The first one that pops ups has a picture of Louis Armstrong on the cover, and is described as a "special edition." Looking further on , it seems it has only 4 discs, was released on 2013 and is 728 minutes long.

The next one that crops up has a navy blue cover, has 7 discs in it, and was released in 2015. But its only 555 minutes long! So the one with 7 discs is actually shorter than the one with 4 discs. Maybe its safer to pass on this one.

Colin and Daverock

Get a region free DVD player.
I have a Philips, it plays NTSC and PAL DVDs no problem.

Internet scam warning

turntablenow-dot-com is a fake website.

Posts on Reddit confirm that, but I didn’t read those until after the fact.

I ordered some vinyl from there (never received the vinyl) and within 2 days my credit card was being used in Luxembourg to pay Skype bills.
Fortunately I got the bank to reverse all charges.

Unfortunately the real damage is that I will no longer trust less well known websites and will now only buy from Amazon and local brick and mortars. Good for the local shops, not so good for a small business that may be trying to establish a website.

Agree about ticket sales prices

Totally out of hand. I don't even understand the system anymore. If I go to Ticketmaster they advertise some concerts but then I get redirected to Stubhub or whatever. Why all the sudden it seems is scalping legal? Where is Pearl Jam when we need them?

I guess I should just consider myself lucky that I saw all of the great bands when tickets were still cheap. Or I guess I should say still reasonable. In the seventies you could see all of the big bands for under ten bucks right? I even splurged to see some of them from up close in the late 80s / 90s, before I figured out the Ticketmaster bulletproof method of getting within the first 10 rows. But those were the good old Glory Days, long gone.

I am very much looking forward to the Madison Square Garden Show on November 1st. My cousin and I are going, and he's the person I saw the Dead with when Jerry was alive both times. We tried New Jersey two summers ago and got rained out of the second set. Not going to happen at this venue...

The timing couldn't be better so I bought a couple of Halloween t-shirts off of the site here. There really a nice selection. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter that Halloween is the night before, but couldn't very well skip on trick-or-treating and go see Dead & Co.

For reasons of my own...

...I sometimes sing it as Tennessee Jeff. Any other Jeff's out there do the same thing? Thank you, Robert Hunter!

https://www.dead.net/song/tennessee-jed

Check out the DaP 23 version for the one of the GOATs. :-)

Golly, I seem to have Victimized myself!

People, People, People—CALM DOWN! I thought we were all supposed to be a lot less tightly-wound than many of our fellow citizens. I only suggested a petition to digitally excise VotC from future releases as a JOKE! Is my writing really so poor that no one picked-up on its satirical nature? C’mon—Lighten Up! Especially YOU, “Mr. Ones”—SHEESH! Admittedly, I do despise that Tune myself—Live, Studio, whatever--and I heard Jerry say he didn’t like it either on _many_ occasions—but that’s just my opinion. For those who really dig the Song, more power to ya! Carry On!

No worries Mr Mojo

I took it that way.

I really do like Victim ... and Day Job for that matter - "God bless the child that's got his own stash, a 9 to 5 and a place to crash" indeed!

Hmmmm .... Victim>Day Job - now there is a combo that could have been a great first set closer. The bathroom lines wouldnt have been nearly as bad at set break too! :0

Oh and yes Stoltzie - once again you and I are right on the same page. Wave to the Wind was possibly the very bottom of the barrel for both Lesh and Hunter!

The numbers game...

The 10000 copies of the box did not comprise 5000 with DVDs and 5000 with BluRays. There were 4000 copies with DVDs and 6000 copies with BluRays. That was stated on here when the box was initially announced but I cannot find it anymore. It was also stated in the Rolling Stone article that announced this box. As to how the boxes are numbered and if it has anything to do with the format of the video content is possibly something that would make a good subject for a doctoral thesis.

My order status still shows "Not shipped" but who knows? It wouldn't have reached Europe by now anyway, I suspect. Damn.

Patience runs out on the bunny

Speaking of the polarizing effect of Victim or the Crime, this is a good read:

http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/votc.html

Bobby Weir: sticking thumbs in eyes since 1947

Simonrob numbers game

The number is on the book so my money is on 1- 10000. Does any blu have above 6000 or dvd above 4000

Box Numbers

"I" think what happens is.... pure assembly line process. You have a pile of disc, boxes and books. Maybe a two sided line, one doing the dvd, one doing the Blu-ray. Grab a box, sent to next person who puts the cd's in, then the book which already had the cardboard thing around it, next sticks it in a box and a label gets automatically stuck on. So book numbers are truly random in the box they go with. Once again, what "I" think.

Jim - I spoke to Hank 3 about the money, it was polite until he told me to "piss off". I was like "What, Mofo?" Let's just say he won't be playing guitar with finger nails for a while! (the only part that wasn't bloody was the souls of the big man's feet)

Vguy - so your wife's name is Cheryls? ( I always like my "S's at the end)

Downloads Incomplete? 7/9/89 Only?

Has anyone received all of the shows via download? I received an email last Friday (9/20) from Dead.net stating that the Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 digital downloads had arrived. The email only included a link to the 7/9/1989 show. Nothing for 1987 and 1991 or the 7/10/89 show, and I haven't received an email with additional links today.

Lol Wilfred T

I always listen to suggestions people make on here, because the Grateful Dead is the kind of band where you can miss some real golden moments within a song. So I immediately jumped to DP 23, and the Tennessee Jed is indeed awesome. So I just wanted to say thanks for the recommendation, and as I reread your post, I noticed that you said DaP 23, as in Dave's Picks, not Dick's Picks!

Well now of course I'm immersed in the 1972 Dick's Picks 23, where Little Friskies and China Rider came on next, and that's one of the best China Cats of 72. Even the Rider has some outstanding guitar playing from Senor Garcia. And now it's Playing in the Band. I'd be an utter fool to turn this off. But I will get to the King Arthur's Court DaP 23 Jed spon.

Sound Quality and Skipping Songs

After getting home last night from Incubus, I found myself with enough fuel still in the tank to play disc 1 with headphones, and I have to say the sound quality is excellent and exceeded my expectations.....but I skipped "Push". There, I said it!

Songs to skip

Of course the bathroom break songs - Way To Go Home, Samba, Wave To The Wind, Shoe Fits.

I was generally somewhat disappointed to hear the tuning notes of Victim or Corinna, but at least they usually jammed it out at the end which made the songs tolerable.

This might get me tarred and feathered, but I never liked The Weight as an encore. It’s a mid-1st set song at best.

Download problem

SCBoss - I had the same problem only I received the 2nd night 1991 only. Several others have had the same problem. I had an email saying I’d get a new link but nothing has been sent yet.

Lovelight

On the subject of skipping songs I would like to nominate Lovelight, from mid 1969, not including 1972 , on to whenever they last played it. The Pigpen sung versions are alright when they can sort it out in about 15 minutes - any longer than that and it can be a bit of a chore.

Not Shipped

I’ve just had an email telling me the boxset is now available and I should hurry to order it before it sells out. Since I ordered it on 1st August I won’t panic and buy it again. I checked and mine is still marked as ‘not shipped’. I don’t really expect to see it for a couple of weeks yet.
Perhaps the staff in the new warehouse are being sent on a training course in how to send items to Europe and they won’t ship until they have all passed the exam :)

Edit
I had another look at the email and clicked the embedded link. It opened a YouTube video showing the set being unboxed. It looks good and I eagerly await its arrival.

Ice cream-snafu

Ice cream, when paying with credit card did it have a padlock in the https// box? That's scary. How did they get past encryption? ----- Snafu, I have box #07938 in dvd so it's all random.

Colin

I would call or e-mail to check and see if they in fact do have your order in their system. This (not shipped) may be a clue for you to see. Also check weather your bank acct. has been charged. Even so I would check. No harm in being safe

Carlo

I placed the order with an iPad.
Yes, the padlock at the top of the screen was locked. It’s in the screenshot I took.

Also, the site was the first listing in a google search.

According to what I saw posted on Reddit, the fake site used all the text and images from another site.

European shipping

Don’t worry about your Box quite yet. The email received today said:

“We've come upon release day and no doubt, some of you have already got this one in your hands and your heads.”

So, apparently 9/27 was ‘release day’, even though mine and other’s order confirmations said 9/20.

Hopefully your Boxes are in Switzerland ready to ship to you with no outrageous additional charges.

Switzerland....

.... jealous guy over here chiming in. Reddit > everything else.
The numbers game. It's random. I have mine and you have yours - Throwing Stones.
Fifteen plus Lovelights.....Jerry went through half a pack of Camels to the end.
Billy Strings released a new record today...https://open.spotify.com/album/6Wpawdx7fSuBAKY0t793fx?si=Wd0KS6ugSpioxM…
Good cooking music....somehow I think it will make it taste better.

Box in Hand

Just picked up my box from work after returning from vacation. Just in time for the weekend!

03059 of 10,000

This box is awesome.

So far ventured through 7/12/87 and 7/9/89.

The '87 show is perfect. Perfect performances, perfect execution. Jerry is giving 110%. Everything one could want from any show from any era. The best "Take a step back" ever in the first set. They set up a funk groove. Hip-hop Dead. If only they could have integrated more of that. The Second set "Take a step back" references Walk Like an Egyptian in 80s pop culture. Great stuff. Glad this year is getting duly noticed finally. 87 is to the 80s what 77 was to the 70s.

The 7/9/89 show is another winner. The NFA is worth the price of admission alone. When they dug into NFA in this era, they mean't it. Jerry's playing is so elevated here. If that solo doesn't do it for you, I don't know what would.

So sad about Robert Hunter. That's been eating at me all week. Got to see him a couple of times. RIP

The best Take A Step Back ever...

....my eyes have been opened.
Love the Bangles.
Even my wife, Cheryls, said "that was.... different."
But seriously. Who is this Billy Strings guy. Holee shit.

Billy strings

Holy shit is right. Nice to see this kinda music w/o the stupid cowboy hat douce bag look. They look as cool as the music sounds. No offense to reg. Cowboy hat wearers.

Video vs audio

I came upon an emotional point last night watching the vidio. While I have all the released and a dozen trade videos I very rarely watch shows. The last time was at least a year or 2 ago.
Now like everyone here Jerry meant a lot to me. I was even lucky through a friend to experience the band up close and personal ( I helped set up and take down McNally's wedding setup at the Oasis in the city,Jerry was best man-) a little bit. So anyway I listen to a lot of Dead, but 5 minutes after the start of the video it hit me. I miss Jerry. It's been a long time since I've felt it like that. I haven't gotten that from an audio show in a long time. I miss Jerry

Anybody in Canada receive their Box Set yet?

Ordered Blu ray version on Aug 1st
No shipping notice, no email
Unbelievable - how hard can this be?

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