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    During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

    But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

    Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

    And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf. 

    As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

    Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

    What's Inside:

    • 5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
    • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
    • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
    • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
    • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
    • Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
    • Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
    • Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
    • Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

     

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  • #1661
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    Listening to Great Expec off Big Fun, nice sound for sure. I noticed I have something labeled Big Fun (bonus tracks), let me know if you get that with what you bought.

    Edit - quick wiki check, shows album was re-release in 2000 with a second disc. All cuts are from other things or recordings made. The cut in question Great Expectations. Maybe longer because it's labeled as two songs on the wiki page, Great Expectations/ Orange Lady. Maybe that's the extra time. But yeah, this is a nice cut. I like this sound, always seems 'dark' with miles horn being the only light. That flashlight ray in total darkness. What do I know? But I like.

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    Funny story Icecrmcnkd. In the early '90s I was at a microbiology convention in Dallas, TX for grad school and we all had some beers at dinner the last night, some folks kept drinking thereafter. OV Splits in a bucket of ice was the starter if I remember correctly. Late that night, I drifted up from sleep to the sound of running water and discovered a fellow grad student - Al - standing in a stupor and pissing on the wall next to the beds. The rest of us were like, dude... It took him a while to hear the end of that.
    This dude has it dialed in... https://twitter.com/CTVNewsJordan/status/1236043209433845761

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    First, Dennis.. thanks man. That will give those thieving bastards a dose of their own karma. Good to see the quick wit and wisdom of the kind folks here put into action in the real world. I believe we do make a difference.

    Second.. the Spring '90 vibe seemed to poke it's head out around here a week or two ago, perhaps there was a constant spillover from the Giants box last fall.

    So I hop in the car Thursday to run some errands and go to the dentist and that sublime Eyes of the World from Nassau with Branford comes on sat radio.. lasted the whole drive. Later that night I was getting my hair cut and I hear a particularly crisp and also sublime Looks Like Rain with all the (I guess Mickey added) sound effects, again the same version that was on Without a Net. It dovetailed nicely into some of the conversations stated here earlier that day and the day before.. sort of like they were listening to us and adjusting their playlist.

    Yea, when are we going to get that Grateful Dead version of Disneyland they promised us when Terrapin Limited came out.. and just how many copies did they limit it to? 300 million?

    Have a good weekend all.

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    Workimg out of order with 3/16 going now. We have 15 shows total for this tour, unreal. And yes, Terrapin Limited from 1997 sounds awesome, no slouch at all. Still for sale on this site and well worth it if you don't have it.

    I hope we all still get this box next week, but who knows. So much changing day by day.

    Peace all.

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    This one takes place in 2007.
    I woke up one morning with a massive hangover. While lying there in bed trying to recollect the previous evening I started laughing because I remembered having a dream that I pissed into the drawer of my bedside stand.
    I then thought, ‘oh shit!’.
    I opened the drawer and sure enough, there was a puddle of pee.
    I eventually recovered enough memory of the event to remember that as I was peeing into the drawer I was conscious enough to realize that the pee stream wasn’t landing in water. I stopped peeing and stumbled to the toilet. So, the drawer only had a puddle instead of being full.

    A year or two after that I did the same thing but peed into a laundry basket. It had dirty clothes in it and they soaked it up.

    In college my friend was sleeping at his girlfriend’s house and got up and peed in her underwear drawer. She was not happy!

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    icecrmcnkd
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    This release had epic sound quality when it was released in 1997 (to help fund the construction of GD Land, which we never did get). It sounded so good compared to my hissy tapes, and better than other official releases at that time. I used this release to convert at least one non-Deadhead, and to get other non-Deadheads to at least be willing to listen to GD for a while.
    The sound quality is still epic today. Fortunately, we now have and continue to receive other shows with amazing sound quality.

    Day 1 inside the dome.....
    (referring to the dome in The Simpson’s Movie)

    Time for another cup of super dark roast Columbian Supremo. Thanks to Jim’s encouragement a few years ago I bought a coffee bean roaster and now can enjoy spectacular coffee.

    This Althea is awesome. So was the Sugaree.

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    I've been working my way through the PNW Box again myself, finished all 3 of the '73 shows and moving on the '74 shows soon. Hard to pick a favorite out of the '73 shows in that box, but I usually gravitate towards 6/22/73. Although that Dark Star - Eyes on 6/24/73 is a smoker...

    Currently waiting for the Miles Davis album Big Fun to arrive. I was listening to the Complete Bitches Brew Sessions earlier this week and really grooved on Great Expectations. I noticed that it had been previously released and looked to see what album it was on and it was Big Fun so I checked it out and discovered that it contains a 27 minute version of Great Expectations whereas the Complete Bitches Brew Sessions version is only 13 minutes, so I had to pick it up. Cool stuff, looking forward to checking out the longer version.

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    Charlie3 - four reported cases in Montana,,,, my god that's half the population!

    Jim - Yes PBR is safe, because who the hell would drink it! And I wouldn't worry about the stolen beer truck, when I saw it was nabbed by person or persons other than you I followed. When they went inside I licked the top of every bottle, AFTER rubbing those USED test kits around my mouth! That will teach those thieving bastards!

    Oroboroman - Going with the Sly line from Thank You, only if you kept to more original line it be much more painful,,, "I want to thank you falettinme pee mice elf agin". Bladder infection bad enough, but passing mice AND elves!!! OMG

    Reminds me of the time I fertilizer the lawn and laid a rug in the same weekend. Couldn't pass water for a week.

  • #1669
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    I lack discipline too. I just finished the Denver Road Trips show last night and will pick up on the Dark Star > Eyes from the bonus disc when I resume this morning. It's November 21st somewhere, right?

    … KCJ, as pointed out earlier in this thread, you should have waited for the Modelo Especial truck. Wow.. I just googled Modelo to make sure I spelled it right and there is a Modelo virus too. Is PBR safe? Trying times..

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    The truck said Corona, but it was filled with these little mouth swabs that said testing kits. Swear to you, I left it dead on the side of the road...burrrp, mmm...

    🥴 🤢 🤮

    Excuse me!

    Miles Davis On the Corner while I sober up!

    Oro: My parents had a finished basement with a fireplace. In my college days Inwoukd smoke pot down there and blow it up the fireplace chimney...mostly after the folks went to bed. But a few times dad would come down and say God damnit “Casey” you better not be smokin that shit down here....

    “ Im not dad”......then he would say, bullshit, and walk away....not too much more would be said....he still gives me shit about the smell of it!

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During the mid-1970s, the Grateful Dead saga was unfolding like a Greek classic. The Sisyphean Wall Of Sound had nearly broken the band. From it spawned a Medusa head of countless side projects, all deliciously fruitful but woefully not the same as the whole. The chorus lay in wait, pondering the reemergence of their heroes, and wondering if "THE LAST ONE" had really been it...

But in early 1976, Apollonian light and healing would shine upon our intrepid wanderers once again. No more epic battles for the people with cops and lines and tightness, the Dead would return triumphant in smallness, playing intimate theaters and renting equipment along the way. No more ticket scams and greedy promoters, they'd give back with first ever mail-order ticket program, one that had a few kinks to work out but eventually served the fans well.

Musically, June 1976 signaled a Golden Age of harmony and prosperity for the Dead. It marked an Odysseusian-like return for Mickey Hart. Donna Jean was in lock-step with the sirens' call. Jerry and Bob delivered orphic delight with solo musings like "Mission In The Rain" (the only tour they ever played it on), "The Wheel," and "Cassidy," emboldened by group effort. There was fresh repertoire from Blues For Allah, breathing new life to the Dead's continually morphing sound - as Weir once said of the '76 tour, they wanted to play "a little bit of all of it." Old favorites were re-envisioned with cascading tempos and unique sequencing, making the crowd question if they'd ever heard these songs before. And there was comfort and joy in the familiarity of watching the band make it up as they went along. By all means, it was clear that the bacchanalia of live Dead would reign on.

And now the revelry from this epoch, evidenced by the near-studio quality sound captured on two-track live recordings by Betty Cantor-Jackson, lives on, bolstered by Jeffrey Norman's HDCD mastering. It's housed for posterity in a handsome box featuring original art work by Justin Helton. It’s documented in liners by Jesse Jarnow and photos by Grant Gouldon. And it’s ready for a spot on your shelf. 

As part of our pre-order for this Dead.net exclusive boxed set, we'll be delivering downloads of each listening party - one for each show included in JUNE 1976 - to purchasers from now until the March 20th release. Order at any time before release and you'll receive all the listening parties to date.

Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 12,000

What's Inside:

  • 5 Previously Unreleased Complete Shows On 15 Discs
  • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/10/76
  • Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76
  • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76
  • Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/15/76
  • Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/19/76
  • Sourced from Two-Track Master Tapes, Recorded By Betty Cantor-Jackson
  • Mastered in HDCD by Jeffrey Norman
  • Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes

 

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Submitted by Deadheadbrewer on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 08:57

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Good times to be a Head . . .

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Submitted by P Hill on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 08:59

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happy days

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Submitted by jriggy on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:13

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Stoked for this one! But what’s new with that?

Early box might be because of 50th anniversary releases coming later in the year.

[edit] ....aaaand Dave confirms in the seaside chat that it’s going to be a busy year of releases, so wanted to get this one to us with time to breathe around it.

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Submitted by Dennis on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:32

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very nice ordered,,, sounds a little cleaner than my current copy. This appears to give us the complete (?) boston run. 6-9 is a road trip and 6-12 has parts (have to say parts with a boston accent).

Will NOT tell wife. She informed me to stop buying until I get a job.

Is it proper to tell wife of 40 years, fuck you?

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Submitted by mbarilla on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:43

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There it is !!!!!! !

Dave L. Toss in 7.13.76 Orpheum Theatre bonus cuts. Was just listening to this one. What happened to release of final Orpheum performance?

1976 shows are fire sauce. This is going to be a smokin hot box set desert island Dead. I missed the giants stadium set. Gotta get this one

I went to Hampton Coliseum for dead and company in November. One of the discs spinning was 6.29.76. Pure gold

Other 1976 shows I have heard recently are from Portland, Rochester, Columbus, and Cincinnati. All of the are really sweet.

Sugaree from Columbus is really cool

9.26.72 ~ Bird Song ~ about ten minutes in. Jerry sends in the Mind melters

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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:49

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Was just thinking about this when I was thinking of what years have not seen a boxset yet.

I guessed 5 shows on fifteen discs but wrong year. Do I get half credit? haha

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Submitted by SPACEBROTHER on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 09:57

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Was just reading the Rob Eaton story about the Betty boards return. This looks immensely cool.

I guess I better do my taxes now and hope it's still available when I get my returns. These always seem to come out at the time when I'm strapped. I suspect this will be available for a little while, but you never know.

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Submitted by Chiefilliniwek15 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:01

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Anybody know if they are going to put one of these shows on vinyl like they normally do for the box sets?

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Submitted by Dennis on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:04

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No prize, but you get to buy.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:05

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Fantastic choice Dave, I just bought two copies, one for me and one for my brother. This one is gonna go fast. Thanks for releasing this great music.

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Submitted by jrf68@hotmail.com on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:06

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Sweet. I've already got all of these except 6/14 and they have always been some of the best played and sounding shows in my vault.

...but you know these are gonna sound waaaay better. And with these shows, that's saying something.
Get 'em while they're hot folks...
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Submitted by DeadVikes on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:07

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Schwing!

Dennis. No way!

Looks like LMG was right. And Dave mentioned something big coming out in the fall. Can't believe how excited I am. Is something wrong with me?

Peace folks.

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Submitted by perithecat on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:08

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locked and loaded - was even able to use the discount they gave me for the no show of JULY 78
fingers crossed should get it by Christmas .

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:11

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I’ve been asking for these shows for years.

And what’s really crazy, I was going to post something about them this morning, but was late for work so didn’t.

Hey, Bolo was right about this one.

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Submitted by allman on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:13

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I was just listening to Dicks #20 over the weekend. I ordered it also and I hope to get it by December also - fingers and eyes crossed.

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Submitted by fourwindsblow on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:15

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Coming this fall? Or will it be Spectrum '89?

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:18

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Well that’s the easy bit. Ordered without any problems. Let’s hope I survive the holiday in Algeria at the end of March now that I have something to look forward to :))

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:23

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Originally had all of the shows on cassettes, then CD-R, then digital upgrades. Can’t wait to hear them all polished up.
6-19 has always been an FM copy, so that’s the biggest upgrade.
They’re all grate but 6-14 has always been my favorite.

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:23

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Fuck Off seems to work slightly better, not quite as personal, lol

perhaps we won’t see as that one is widely circulated CD copy from radio broadcast? But great show for sure!

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Submitted by Oroborous on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:30

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Congrats, I know you’ve been jonesing for this one for a long time 😃

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Submitted by SkullTrip on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:44

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A sincere thank you for this. Been on my box set wish list for a while now.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:01

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Last night I'm in the basement, to spin on the bike. My GD collection upstairs is 1966-1975. Downstairs I keep 1976-1995. So I pick the Capitol 6-17-76 (DaP 28) to listen to whilst spinning. Some amazing playing that reminded me that not all '76 is languid, which is my stereotyping of that year. Let's face it, every year has killer shows and ho-hum shows. So when this sucker popped into my email in-box, I thought, well, that's synchronicity. Then I looked at the show dates.

I was in Boston for one of the four nights in June '76 and clearly remember getting hassled by street walkers en route to the show and on the drive home we had to pull over and sleep in the car.

I caught one of the two nights at the Beacon in NYC. Not sure which.

And I caught the night at the Capitol when they opened with Help On the Way, which is in this box.

So, good chance this box delivers 2-3 shows I attended that year.

And let me say this: they returned from their hiatus in June and played 19 shows -- fresh, excited, etc.

Finally, I think Dave has an obligation to get as many ABCD/returned Betty Boards released as swiftly as possible and this continues that trend of the past 3-4 years. Very glad to have this. And maybe we get another in the fall???

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:05

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Use a bad British accent and say, Folk offff!

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Submitted by dmcvt on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:21

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took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

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Submitted by dmcvt on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:21

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took a couple few tries to order, things must be jammin' now

charged up & fresh

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Submitted by FiveBranch on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:22

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I think my goggles has gotten boggled… does that really say Dancing>The Wheel>Sugar Mag Scarlet Begonias>SSDD?? Have to check that out! 6/15/76 happening to be the one of the four I’m not familiar with.

Looking forward to this (I've over due for a new box).

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:29

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Too Boxsets you say , I’m so grateful, keep up the amazing work Dead Team!!!🙏❤️😎💀🌹💀🌹😳

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Submitted by That Mike on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:40

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DaP 33 was my “acid test” - if it arrived safe and sound, with no hassle, then I’d feel confident The Great Warehouse Debacle Of ‘19 was behind us, and all systems “Go!” to order with confidence again - it was received without a hitch, just like the days of yore, so no problem seeing my way to order this June 1976 gem of a box set!!! (I hope everyone has had similar good fortune.). Hurry up Spring!!!

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Submitted by Charlie3 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 12:22

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This is an excellent surprise, I hadn't expected an announcement anytime soon, let alone a box due 3/20. As much as I liked DaP28 6/17/76 and '76 in general, I am psyched for this box. I know you can't judge a show by the set list, but the set lists for these shows look pretty cool. Thought about waiting to order, then thought about missing out and put the order in now. Curious to see what the rest of the year brings.

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Submitted by laf848 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 12:29

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Just ordered, 5 complete shows wow, can't wait !

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Submitted by wadeocu on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 12:32

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Yep, 76 is fine with me!*

*Just so my "picky deadhead" credentials are not tarnished:
I am disappointed that this will likely delay the release of the remastered multi-track recording of 7/18/76!

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Submitted by cheyler196 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 13:02

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I have no interest whatsoever in this June '76 box. None. Zero. It's gonna be a long wait to see what NEXT year will bring us. First time I've questioned a decision to release.

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Submitted by hendrixfreak on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 13:03

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If anyone could grace me with a copy of this out-of-print Road Trips, I'd be grateful.

Not sure how I missed this one, but it's too expensive on the secondary market.

Perhaps I could send something you're missing in return.

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 13:04

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....a new bottle opener goes on sale on 3/20 as well. A perfect gift for CaseyJanes to settle our superbowl bet. He has everything! But he doesn't have that. Me either. Two please!

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Submitted by LedDed on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 13:17

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My favorite era. Totally stoked for this one. Order process went smoothly.

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Submitted by PatagonianFox on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 13:58

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At this point releasing any ‘70s box set is redundant. It’s now just a matter of whether I’ll be disciplined enough to pass on this one, as I certainly don’t need it.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 14:08

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Actually I received a 20 percent discount when I sent a text to rhino about the 3 month wait on the july 78 box and they apologized for the delay. So I used it to buy the Nightfall of diamonds show. They finally said no stock left. Sad. But I did buy one on ebay for $180.

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Submitted by carlo13 on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 14:09

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Did bolo mention boston for the next box?

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Submitted by daverock on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 14:29

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I wouldn't go as far as Patagonian Fox in saying that releasing any box sets from the 1970s is now redundant. But releasing anymore from between 1976-1978 may be. At least until the primary years are properly served. ie 1966-1969.

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