GIANTS STADIUM 1987, 1989, 1991 BOXED SET

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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 - 6:36am

#1701

LedDed

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Classical Jazz

In my opinion, which means nothing, the Grateful Dead are much like jazz and nothing like classical. Classical music is meant to be played note for note and exactly the same, every time. There is no room to branch out or jam in classical music. In a sense, though immensely talented, classical musicians are like robots. I would call classical composers artists of the highest order. I would not call a classical musician an artist, because they are just re-creating, not creating. I'll bet that would get the feathers up on a highly trained classical musician, but that's how I see it.

Jazz is what got me heavily into the Dead. The freedom, not knowing where it's going, never playing it the same way twice. The freshness and endless possibility. That's what you don't get with Mozart, but you do with Garcia, Art Pepper, etc.

\m/
August 3, 2019 - 6:34am

#1702

Lovemygirl

Joined:
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*Re/ First Grateful Dead Concert...

...I still have memories of my first Grateful Dead concert. My uncle, my mother’s younger brother, took me to the two East Rutherford, NJ concerts on 4//16/83 & 4/17/83. I was only six years old, wearing my favorite pair of OshKosh B’Gosh trousers and my red Spider-Man t-shirt. My uncle put his stash in my big Ol pockets lol ha ha and that’s the day I got my nickname, ‘Bones’! I still remember the party before the show in the parking lot. It looked like a giant playground & barbecue with these young eyes. I remember seeing mother’s breast feeding openly. No blanket or cloth covering the breast like you might see today. Back then, in the world of “deadheads” or “freaks” what ever label you choose, I guess it was just more open or accepted the ideas of being Nude. Lol, crazy some might say ha ha but what ever makes you happy and doesn’t cause harm to others, it’s ok in my book. Someone bought me a T-shirt, I believe it was my uncle but it might of been one of the many other people/friends we were with. Of course the size was 5xTimes my size but I still wore it, with pride! I wore that T-shirt from grade school thru after college. I finally put her to rest in my dresser drawer because she was falling apart and I wanted to save it. I still have it. At that time I knew only three songs the Grateful Dead performed over those two days. ‘Johnny B Good’, ‘Iko Iko’ and ‘Not Fade Away’. We had a lot of 45’s back then, hundreds it seemed, until it grew to thousands in time, as I’m a record collector. My grandmother loved all those artist like Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Elvis, Chuck Berry ect. I don’t have mememories of any songs they performed but I do remember dancing to the music! A lot of dancing!!! Everyone was dancing or laying down it seemed but where ever you looked it was just ‘Smile Smile Smile’ after ‘Smile Smile Smile’! I think that was the best part of the concert, that Love & Peaceful feeling/vibe you experience inside yourself, like the feeling of being totally at one with yourself or the comfort of being at ‘Home’. Ahhh, yes!, that kind of feeling, the one everyone longs to have. Love each other my brothers & sisters, Love is the answer.
Have a grateful day everyone, peace be with you all & listen to the music play , let it take you away...🙏❤️😎
* Today’s my Birthday! 42...so I’m starting my day with Listening to the Grateful Dead’s Studio Album, ‘Terrapin Station’, one of my favorite LPs the band released, especially Love the remaster release from 2004 which was also included in the ‘Beyond Description’ 1973-1989 Boxset. Just a beautiful sounding album, job well done! I love the ‘Fire On the Mountain’ Studio Outake which was included as ‘Bonus Material’. Give that another listen folks, PRIMO. And I Can’t forget to mention the groovy LIVE ‘Dancing In The Streets’ to end the CD! Sweet, I forgot which show this version comes from. Does anyone remember ?
Take care, Rock On!
August 3, 2019 - 5:07am

#1703

direwulf

Joined:
October 15, 2007

Jazz is Dead

IF Jazz is human scale and the Dead are orchestral and more like classical music, where does that leave us with the Dead and big band jazz? :)
August 3, 2019 - 4:10am

#1704

fourwindsblow

Joined:
October 13, 2008

Live Dead/Bears Choice/Roses/E72/Dead Set

I loved these tapes wore them out since It's the only live stuff I had at the time. I loved Live Dead the most.

First show 9/22/87 age 19 now 51.
August 3, 2019 - 3:08am

#1705

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Provocative posts

I always enjoy reading strongly expressed feelings, whether I agree with the sentiment expressed or not. What is a drag is when one poster sees fit to personally attack another one.
August 3, 2019 - 3:03am

#1706

daverock

Joined:
September 1, 2014

Latter years-Smyler

Your post several pages ago sums up very much how I feel about the recordings of the band during their latter years. Your is the first critical post I think I have read about the Warlocks box set. I have always been confounded by its appeal. I have tried it at various times-but its always a real chore getting through it. Terrible version of Eyes of the World on one of the discs. I wonder if the shows were elevated because of the set lists. Just as a dull looking set list can still be a great show, so a great looking set list does not necessarily mean that the show is great.

Conversely the second Spring 1990 box-which is contemporaneous with the Terrapin Unlimited set that you praise is full of sparkling shows.
August 2, 2019 - 11:45pm

#1707

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Jerry, Brent, Merle and B3's

I recall reading something once from Jerry where he said something like when Merle played he was the center of the universe. Jerry seem to really like playing against a whirling Wurlitzer and I REALLY, REALLY love that sound. Probably my growing up in skating rinks with live organ music. The place we skated had a large floor, color lights from the ceiling made circular patterns on the floor, speakers were in the ceiling about every 15 feet and the organ was at the end behind glass, with Andy DeVito at the keys. You'd be humming around the floor with the color lights and sound swirling. And Andy would control the speed of the floor with his playing. He could cook on the keys and that floor be flying. It was an amazing thing. And I never tripped while doing it as a kid, but it sure felt like it. Years later during dead shows Brent's B3 leslies would send me off on the circular tracks again in my mind!
August 2, 2019 - 11:37pm

#1708

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Maybe this will create thougthful conversation

I hope this ground hasn't been covered,,, my memory is shit.

You always hear talk about the Dead and Jazz, how their the same and different, blah, blah. I was listening to something the other day and no I don't remember what, and I had a thought about how maybe the dead weren't as much jazz as they were more classical in their structures. That the larger sound they had took on more orchestral properties than jazz. I my drifting, flash thoughts, jazz is never large, jazz is human size.

Not sure, passing thoughts. Anybody else?
August 2, 2019 - 11:31pm

#1709

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Dylan covers

I swear I read once Dylan consider Garcia to be the best interpreter of his songs.
August 2, 2019 - 11:11pm

#1710

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Cousin of Nappy and Oscar

FYI - I have one of the Resonance recording of Nat Cole coming,,, early stuff 36-42? Love me some Nat.

Nice mood album, Nat King Cole's - the complete after midnight sessions,,, wow!

The complete trio recording very nice.

I assume you know the archive has a section devoted to 78 recordings. I've downloaded quite a few things from there.

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.

RIR- Brent

Yes, you are right it is missing. Can't believe it, what a huge mistake. You would think somebody would be proofing the content before it was made final. And it makes me think of Brent. I miss him. He left us way too young. I saw all my shows under the Brent era and I loved every minute. I have always had regrets about not seeing the boys after Brent passed. Of course the Band never came back to MN or Wisconsin after the 89 Alpine run. And I have no idea why. They played these two states every year before since I believe 73.

The 30 year look back is great, so much great music and video and so much more could be put out.

missing proofing

Dave (of course!) forgets about Gainesville when describing the Lakeland show in the notes for the 30 Trips release. That had to be tongue in cheek on purpose though...2nd sentence and you have to read the word 'penultimate' literally as Lakeland was not the penultimate show of the tour, Gainesville was. The 2nd show Lakeland was the penultimate FL show of a 4 show tour that included a show in Atlanta (11/30/80 DaP 8) :-P

Ordered Sept 20th, Still Not Shipped!

Ordered 2 Blu Ray sets on Sept 20th and still nothing, status still stuck on "processing".

I realize "moving warehouses" but its been 5 weeks without any notification is just plain wrong. Not to mention
zero replies to my email inquiry.

"moving warehouses" excuse is getting very old. I guess I will wait a few more weeks and then I will contact my
CC and dispute the charges.

Moving warehouses

Not sure how a move from months ago, before the Giants Box Set was manufactured, could be affecting logistics on an item that should only be housed in the new warehouse. This box was announced in August. Are they unable to find their own warehouse? And you got the BluRay which is sold out. This is getting to be a nightmare year logistically for Rhino/dead.net.

Same here, 9/20 order and nothing

Placed my order on the same day, 9/20, because I saw the Blu Ray was about to sell out. I've e-mailed three times and customer service won't even reply. The only thing I've gotten is the form e-mail (twice actually) acknowledging that their warehouse is generally snafu'd. I guess it's my fault for continuing to do business with this dumpster fire of a company.

Love this box

Great sound, great performances. Classy box. Second listen almost complete, just one more 91 show.

Sold Out

It appears this box sold out and in just over a month. Fastest sell out since the limited edition 77 GSTL box.

The RFK box from 2017 is still there for $65 for two great shows. They didn't use Plangent on this one but it sounds great and is well worth it.

Please ship my Giants Box!!…

Please ship my Giants Box!! Please!!

Hey, this isn't where I parked my car..

Behind as always, I just have to chime in to say I do not support 'Aiko'. If 'Iko' was good enough for the Dixie Cups, then god dammit, it's good enough for me.

Traveled to Milwaukee for the weekend to see our first Dylan show of the season. My first Girl of the North Country at show #27, it was a beautiful thing. Heavy piano (new upright piano in the middle-right of the stage) plus a lot of violin, on that one and the whole night. New drummer and secondary guitarist, so big changes for the Neverending Tour band this Fall. Also my first Can't Wait, It Takes Alot to Laugh and...Lenny Bruce. Why he busted that one out at this point, who knows, but he also has mannequins in formal wear on stage so that's the least strange decision I guess. "Never robbed any churches, or cut off any babies heads." A ringing endorsement for anyone, really.

New Bootleg series comes out this weekend, very pumped for the few John Wesley Harding outtakes. The sessions with Cash aren't that great but still kind of fun, and obviously a meeting of titans. They pre-released a version of Wanted Man from the sessions, we've heard Cash do it in live in the era (see San Quentin) but have never heard a Dylan version. Sloppy but fun to listen to, including references to both Hibbing and Dyess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRMfb3Z9hg

Also, Dylan's Ring of Fire is a typical Nashville Skyline / Self Portrait era lark, but still funky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SxmXsRyCQ

My stupid iPhone had issues syncing apparently which left me with about 3 full albums for the travels, plus an assortment of lonesome travelers. Fortunately one of the albums was 9/3/77, so listened to that several times. I think it's their best show ever...though as Jim says, I reserve the right to change my mind the next show I hear.

@Dave Sweeting

Guess I'm lucky and not so lucky...I finally received my box after a month of waiting(and I'min California), but one disc is badly scratched right out of the box, so waiting for Customer Service to get back to me. Quality has been slipping lately, bad discs in the PNW box and now the Giants box.
Never had any issue with any other artists' box set, just got the Hot Tuna Replica collection last week, and it's perfect , not a blemish.
Early Nat King Cole 7 Disc box coming released Friday, can't wait.

2nd set opener

Finally got the time to open this box and listen to some of it, really glad the buildup to the Saint second set opener was in the dvd because they left it OUT of the movie back on Jerry's birthday for some stupid reason.

Customer service is a mess these days in Dead land! Email only for any questions/problems you may have, phone is only for ordering, and nice woman on the phone said it all went to hell when they left TN and moved to the SF bay area. You get a automated response email back and a "we'll get to you" response, and then...nothing. She said it can take 6-8 weeks to hear back! Huh? Guys-what happened?

Shipping

Thanks Cousins for the heads up. I'm in Cali as well and my order still says processing

I ordered Dave's Picks Subscription every year until now!!!

THEY JUST WANT YOUR CASH. Too many issues with my orders this year. Sending me coffee mugs with no bubble wrap so they are destroyed on arrival. Customer Service cares nothing about fixing the situation. They reply with generic responses and don't even read emails. I am done with this company. Shame our favorite band cares so little for the fans that gave them the massive wealth they have accumulated. If Dead and Co isn't a big enough indicator that they are only in it for the money, look at the customer service on this site.

6/17/91 Blu-ray

All I can say is WOW!!! This blu-ray was made for my system: Denon AVR and universal player, Mirage 5.1 speakers, and the reliable Samsung 55 inch LCD. I've never heard a video sound so good on this old stuff.

Giants 2nd night '91

That makes me jealous, BigBrownie, I must admit! I bought my first Blu-ray player this year, but still opted for regular DVD for this as i wanted to use it on my MacBook Pro with headphones, and they've never accommodated HD DVDs. (Jobs of course knew streaming was the future, and annoyingly and stubbornly refused to make MacBooks with BluRay/HD optical drives). STILL haven't gotten the Fare thee Well 2015 box set with Trey from Phish, MAINLY because I could never decide whether to spring for the Blu Ray or get the regular. Still hasn't sold out though, I believe, despite being a limited edition maybe?, can't remember.

Anyway, can't wait to watch the '91 show again. Saw it on Jerry's birthday back in August; (as well as at the time-GREAT show), just so glad they included the buildup at beginning of second set on this release which they sliced out of the movie theater versions. Pissed me off!

defective discs

very sorry to hear about defective discs with this box, this is the best sounding box since spring 90 TOO. Love it, now, if there is a bad disc, I sure hope I don't have one, not again. Had 3 bad ones in PNW box and have been having trouble with the store for a while now, sent wrong size t shirt, sent t shirt after I cancelled order, it seems they just don't read their mail or even care if you are not happy. Now I must go thru the entire box including the blue ray to make sure I didn't get yet another bad disc. Bummer

SYF Giants Stadium Retro Jersey

Anyone receive their shirt? Ordered one on 9/9/19 and nothing sent or received.

Any show with Shakedown opener is usually damn good.

7-9-89 was my first show, but I haven't listened to this in over 20 years and that was a audience tape, forgot how fricking good this show was! Killer stuff. All you 60s/70s stuff only people don't know what you're missing here. They were a different band, wiser, less out there, sure, but still rocking hard!

Arriving tomorrow

For those awaiting shipment, check your order status. I ordered on 10/25, and didn't get an email, but have been checking order status daily for the last week or so, and it looks like it finally processed and shipped, so hopefully those who ordered before me are also about to be receiving. Looking forward to diving in. Got DaP 32 Monday, which was better than my tracking estimate of Wednesday, ripped it, and have been listening on my commute, so just got to He's Gone when I got home tonight, so the meat of the show about to hit. A good show thus far, nothing really outstanding. It and Giants box will be the first non-Duane Era ABB I will have listened to since 9/6 when Fillmore West '71 hit my mailbox, other than some String Cheese webcasts, and listening to some recordings of band practices. Luckily for me, Gregg's voice allows my wife to be able to listen to Allmans all I want as long as it isn't a 40 min Mountain Jam. She can handle some Dead in the car, but when they go way out there or the singing is particularly rough, she lets me know it. She's gonna be disappointed she has to hear some Brent singing, she really doesn't like him. I hope Donna sounds good on the Sing Me Back Home on DaP 32, I love that tune, and will definitely play that in the car with the wife.

Processing....

Ordered Giants Stadium Blu-Ray Box 9/20/19. Order is still processing. Any help greatly appreciated!

wave

send me a PM and I'll see what the Doc can do to improve the situation.

Open box Blu-Ray edition (all working discs)... Taken!

This box has found a suitable new home in Colorado. Thanks, Folks!

Giants Stadium shows

SOLD OUT??!! Are you ever going to get more in? I was at every single one of these shows...I MUST have the box set!😍✌

Remembering Robert Hunter

The opener RIPPLE at MSG on Halloween this year with Bobby signing solo was a beautiful tribute to Robert Hunter...and a gift for us Dead Heads...many thanks!❤✌

Is This Thing On?

So what's the deal here, it's been two months since I placed my order and still nothing?

$160 seems like a lot to pay for the idea of some CDs.

Is this real life?

Hicks

please send me a PM with the details and I'll see what the Doc can do.

Box Set Blues

I'm waiting for my man
One hundred and eighty one dollars in my hand
He's never early, he's always late
First thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
I'm waiting for my man, ah work it now

I'm feeling good, I feel oh so fine
Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
I'm waiting for my man, walk it home

(Apologies to Lou)

I am having problems too!

I feel you. I ordered the Giants Stadium digital box set on August 2. When it was released on September 20 I received an email with a link to download the shows. The link, however, was only for the 1991 show. Since that time, I have called and emailed multiple times to try and get the correct link. At one point they did resend the link to me but the link that was sent was the same one that was previously sent. So now I am 2 months and I still have not received all of my music. This has been, by far, the worst customer service experience I have ever been a part of.

Problem w my order too

My Giants Stadium box order scenario is slightly different in that I received my order a couple months ago but the boxset itself was damaged badly in shipment. I requested an exchange two months ago and keep getting told, we are moving warehouses so there could be a delay.. A two month delay.. I have not opened my box as I don’t want to run into issues when the actual exchange happens- if it ever does. Agree with many posts in the overall bad experience, this has to be towards the top of the list for me. I guess I’ll continue to wait.. Or just decide to heck with it and keep my damaged shipment and play on.. These releases are expensive though, is it too much to ask for a boxset that comes as it should? I understand mistakes happen, but communication has to be better. It seems there is little of that unless I initiate it. What’s next? Time will tell.

File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau

Maybe that will get Rhino’s attention.

@ Allman- SYF Giants Stadium Retro Jersey

Im still waiting too- love that cascading stealie on the shirt. I ordered 8-1-19. I did get all the other stuff on my order in multiple shipments including the blu ray box. I've heard the warehouse excuse since june I think. cust service people on phone are nice enough but when ur not too happy, it makes me laugh when they're like "waz ur favorite dead song" at end of call (obvious script question). lol. they don't even know who the dead are.

MWNJ

MWNJ, I received this response from Dr.Rhino on 11/18 concerning the shirt (I hope this helps with the status of your order):

YF Giants Stadium Retro Jersey Size XLarge is currently listed in our system as being on back order.
Due to issues with our current warehouse partner, we do not have an estimate on when this item will ship.
We can cancel this item, if you would prefer not to continue to wait for it to ship out to you.

Still no Giants Box

Orderd the Giants Stadium box set as soon as it went on sale and still waiting . Called but still nothing. Poor service. I'm worried about ordering from here .This has become the new norm for dead.net

I was told over the phone…

I was told over the phone that my order would ship in mid-November. It’s now December and still no sign that this will ship anytime soon. At this point I’m wondering if I’ll ever receive it now that it’s sold out and there’s no indication that they are shipping out orders in the order they were received.

Another Post

Here is another Post, because for some reason everything looks the same to me.
By the way, the Blu-ray sound is the best sound I have ever heard in my life. Man, could we get some more of these released? Still just memorized by the Eyes opener.

Sept 20th order ..."processing"

ordered 2 (two) on Sept 20th and still stuck on "processing".

sent multiple emails/requests with zero response (only the super lame automated "warehouse" excuse).

wait over 3 months for an item to be shipped ? something is rotten at Rhino and its not just the CS.

Trade Anyone?

I have been waiting like many for nearly two months and get no assurances or updates from CS. But I am waiting for the July 1978 Box which has now been removed from the Store. I have the Giants Stadium Box in pristine condition so if we go through the holidays status quo, I wonder if anyone would be open to a straight up trade - Giants Box for July 1978 assuming a similar excellent condition?

July ‘78 for Giants

Hey, I will trade if your Giants box is still available.

problem my order too

My Giants Stadium box order scenario is slightly different in that I received my order a couple of months ago but the boxset itself was damaged badly in shipment. I requested an exchange two months ago and keep getting told, we are moving warehouses so there could be a delay.. A two-month delay.. I have not opened my box as I don’t want to run into issues when the actual exchange happens- if it ever does. I agree with many posts in the overall bad experience, this has to be towards the top of the list for me. I guess I’ll continue to wait.. Or just decide to heck with it and keep my damaged shipment and play on. These releases are expensive though, is it too much to ask for a boxset that comes as it should? I understand mistakes happen, but communication has to be better. It seems there is little of that unless I initiate it. What’s next? Time will tell.

When the Going Gets Weird.....

Ordered the box set 9/20 and never received anything. Warehouse issues and all. Credit card was refunded late November but no one told me and order status still said “Processing” well thereafter—I know because I kept checking repeatedly. Then late December I get a surprise Dead net “Order on the Way” e-mail. Nice. On Dec 24th, Warner Music Group sends me an Invoice for the Giants Stadium Box set along with a Double CD by Swedish prog rock group The Flower Kings (entitled “Waiting for Miracles.”). “The Flower Kings are Back!” the cover sticker reads. The wife thinks I’m nuts cause I’m asking to see the packaging from the garage trash and asking if anything else came. No, just that one, she says humoring my CD affliction. Corporate wins again. The reselling vultures are still too pricey so reluctantly I rip copies from a friend. Bummer—this time I really wanted the box and toys for personal reasons. We all did who ordered. Let’s see what 2020 brings.....

Trade

Yes I still have the Giants Box and I am willing to trade for July '78. I prefer a person to person exchange to avoid any mess-ups, but I am in Jersey City , NJ so I don't know how that works for you. If you can think of a better trade method let me know.

Giants Box

I received the exact same thing. I don't recall my card getting refunded. Does this mean there is no resolving this issue? The 78 Box came at the same time no problem.

Giants and July ‘78 - Kengoesto11

I’m not going to be in NJ anytime soon, but pm me your direct contact info. I think we can figure it out.

Trade

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With purchase of this boxset…

With purchase of this boxset, was it supposed to come with a digital download option for the HD FLAC's? The product description eludes to this. I received the box but never saw any download card and would like to get the high def tracks to compliment it. Thanks!

No Wheelhouse

Downloads are not included.

Giants Stadium Box Set - Finally Arrived

I pre-ordered this and got the email that my order was on its way back in the fall. It never showed up and I waited a long time before contacting customer support. We went back and forth for months with me contacting them periodically for an update. They mentioned the warehouse issue and then finally created a new order. I then got the email stating that due to issues I would see a refund in 5-7 business days. The next week the box set was sitting on my driveway. Hopefully those out there who didn't get this get the same surprise. This is the only order I have ever had an issue with.

Repeated problems with metadata on box sets.

I am getting increasingly frustrated with Grateful Dead box sets. Every time I try and rip them to my non-iTunes system the data results in an unholy mess. Dave Pick's 33 doesn't make any sense, the Rutherford Box likewise. I am sure others are having similar problems and I have written to Dave to report. He's reporting this up the line as he's not responsible with pressings. I'd love to know what others are doing and whether there is a solution out there?

Deadgroveway

I have not had a problem importing Rhino GD CD’s, other than Road Trips 10/77.
I do it on a Mac but don’t use iTunes, I use Toast which I have for burning discs.

Ripping Metadata

If I understand what you mean by metadata. I use cd-ex for all my ripping. There seems to be a "place" where all the cd info is kept. Sometimes I have to enter it all in and I always believe "no one" has sent it in yet. I believe cd-ex has an option to upload it once you type it in, but I never do. Sometimes you can have a choice of which data you want to use because it can give you several label options to choose from. I assume I-tunes has the same sort of data base and until SOMEONE sends the data in, it ain't there. I'm never quite sure what method they use to identify which cd you want to rip. Do cd's have an identifying code sequence in them? Purely based on track number and time of? Unsure. I sure about one thing, the less the cd is known, the greater the chance to track info will not be there. I just sucked in 7 albums of Igor & the Red Elvises,,,, only one had the info available, the rest I typed in. Generally with the Dead stuff at least, you don't have much to type since they can't fit that many songs on one cd. Unlike that bluegrass stuff, where there are 35, 2 minute songs,,,,,, all with titles that contain 37 words and special characters!

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