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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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    Anniversary shows

    I seem to lack the discipline to listen to listen anniversary shows. I was all prepared to start the 1990 boxes ( thanks again, Oroborous ), with the excellent 3/14/90 show this morning...but last night I finished up on the first PNW show, 6/22/73, and although I started on 3/14/90, I had to take it off and carry on into 1973. 6/24/73 playing sweetly now. I'll start the 1990 boxes after the PNW. Although by then it may be time to start Europe 72 again. Maybe I should just forget what day it is.

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    First, been digging Scooby Doo, thanks Doctor, er a Senator! Perfect choice, besides that beautiful DS, that Eyes! Hard to believe it was like what, a month old? A tad Allegro for a pre Hiatus, but in a good way, like many of the new ones over the years, you could just tell they were eager to rip it up. Also, really dug the WRS prelude only, also a tad Allegro. Makes me think it might of been cool in a different way to just leave that one at that. Perhaps a bit more finished, but it’s own self contained little instrumental. Imagine more of that one, Sage & Spirit, Serengeti, Stronger than Dirt etc, interwoven like the way they did with in and out of songs and drums in 76...you know, just snuck in some of those instrumentals here and there...quick in and out, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?

    So, while we’re in the midnight hour, and we’re floating on the haze of the gentle green beer glow, just want to thank all the beautiful folks for all the thoughts and kind words! With that, please allow a couple of relative memories.
    So back in the early days Pops often would Chaufeur us Pre Beavis and Butthead shitheads to and from concerts. Often, instead driving back and forth, he’d stick around and eventually vacate the front door, which would lead to him chatting up some cop. They would enviably get around to the show when my father would ask something like “so what’s this all about” or some such thing, to which the cop would 9 outta ten say “oh, you wantta go in and check it out”? to which the old man would fain “oh really, wow, that’d be great”. So the cop would tell him to wait and look for his sign, which when it came would have the old dude breezing right on in, lol. So of course this meant some of our early dead shows, and right from my first one he really dug Sugar Magnolia, One Mo Saturday somewhat to, but Mags was his tune. He would sometimes ask us to play it too!
    Second tale: one time the rents were off to FLA to see Gramps, and he had to move my car out of the driveway early the next morning when they left. So after yet another night of debauchery, aaa, an associate of mine, unbeknownst to myself, had left aaaa, “alternative cigarette” on the front seat. So next day, I’m finally up and all happy, beautiful spring day, have the house to myself for 2 weeks... so off to wherever in the morning, ah, more like afternoon in those days, and just like that, (que sound of plane spiraling into the earth)...there’s a note on the front seat, along still with the joint...”is this what I think it is?” We need to have a talk”....Fuuuuuuuuuuuudddddgggggeeeee, only I didn’t say fudge!
    At first I was like WTF, but then I figured, hey, it’s a nice day, I have this here J, buy the ticket take the ride. What can I do about it now. So “I’m all stressed out Jerry” and finally, for good or ill, he calls a few days later: they made it, your grandfather says hello, the weathers great, played gof etc”....not a word! Hee-hee, not a word to the day he passed!
    Pops had his short comings and faults like us all, but for his background and generation, he could be pretty hip!

    Nappy/Billy: those look like sweet shows.
    Nappy, wild story. I love stoned, spooky, powerful places like that. Very interesting energy I bet.

    Ok, back to warm hazey green beer glow...accompanied by drums and space...
    Night John Boy...night Mary Ellen...

    PS: tank you, for lettin me, pee myself, again!

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    Nappy, thats a great story! Those poor folks in the Donner Party sure could have used some of those PB & J sandwiches . I wonder if that is a lonely area at nightime. My friend visited Little Big Horn toward sunset, he was out there by himself and said it was a very lonely place.

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    For the Reno show the plan was to leave LA about Midnight or a bit earlier...the thought was we'd drive in a friend's, what else, VW van...the owner was a sweetheart of a young lady that I had met (along with her girl friends) in line at the Student Event ticket booth at UCLA for a Pauley show a few months earlier...there was going to be a total of eight of us or so going...we were leaving at night so we could catch Sunrise over the Owens Valley hitting the Sierra Nevada peaks to the west...well of course as we packed in the van it didn't start...we tried for nearly an hour and nothing....I left in a taxi to the Burbank Airport and caught an early flight to Reno...funny thing was the PA system in the airport lobby made an announcement garbling my Mexican last name and adding Dead Head..."will Ric Or Valerie Deadhead please use the Courtesy Phone" I answered (this was about 6:00 AM by now) and it was one of the ladies saying the van had been fixed by one of our friends and they were on their way and would see me later in Reno...Yay!!! We hooked up and the following day headed out to UC Davis...after we passed Truckee and started to climb up into the Sierras the van started acting up again...we got off the Interstate and pulled into a small parking lot...The friend who had worked on it the previous early morning got underneath it again...of course it was snowing as we all got out...I made a PB & J sandwich and took a stroll around the parking lot...I noticed a marker at the end and walked over to it to read what it said..."On this site in 1847 the Donner Party..." oh shit...I finished my sandwich, but oh shit...then I realized we were parked at Donner State Park right by Donner Lake...man oh man...

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    ....I am enamored yet disgusted at the same time. Go Fish!

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    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsQfTaStcs

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    Know anyone who wants to buy a used dodge shadow? Low mileage, good price.

    PM me.

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    Well, I could tell a few puke tales, but I have perhaps a more traumatic experience. Certainly more amusing if you weren't involved. Early 90's, my wife and our large Akita, maybe 115 muscled up pounds in our compact Dodge Shadow were driving from Syracuse, NY to Waitsfield, VT for a short stay at my parent's vacation place. Somewhere at the edge of NY state we stopped to get something to eat at a McDonalds just after dark. My wife went in the place and I took the dog for a quick walk in the adjacent weedy/grassy vacant lot. Almost immediately he lunges at something and before I can even react he is pulling back. I didn't see anything in front of him and then I notice that he is shaking his head and pawing at his nose just about the same time that I smell the overpowering odor of skunk. He got sprayed in the face by a fucking skunk halfway through a 5 hour drive. I put the dog in the car and walk into the McD's and head towards my wife. Before I even get to her there is sort of like a wave that passes through the people around me and they all turn to look at me. At that point I realize that I smell as bad as the dog. The dog was so distressed he couldn't even eat his hamburger. I mean we tried to wipe his face off, but have you ever tried to clean a dog after it gets sprayed by a skunk? It doesn't really work under the best circumstances, so you can imagine the lack of success with a few napkins. Since it was cold weather we spent the rest of the 2-3 hour drive alternating between freezing and choking on skunk fumes (not the good kind). Funny now, but at the time it was a super drag.

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    Monty Python's fabulous vomit scene.

    The late great George Carlin had a good comedic bit about plastic-fake-vomit gag gift and when and where to use it. "Near the refrigerator."

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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 daverock on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 03:33

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Not the same, but your car story reminds me of when I parked my car on a housing estate to visit a friend - about 30 years ago. When I came out, the windows of the car had been broken, and the carrier bag I had left on the passenger seat had been stolen. After clearing up the glass, I drove to the police station to report what had happened. They told me it was my fault for leaving a bag unattended in the car. And no, they weren't going to investigate.

That was in a place called Rochdale. If you ever come to England, I suggest you avoid it.

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Submitted by Dogon on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 04:18

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Reminds me of when wifey and I were newly in love, we were to cycle to the railway station to catch the train to Amsterdam...we were a bit worried about leaving the bikes since she didnt have a functioning cycle lock. So we borrowed a good lock and chain. When we arrived back later that evening, the bikes were safe and sound, but somebody had nicked the lock and chain.

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Submitted by Dennis on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 05:48

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Nowhere in 'Merica do they worry about car locking. Do you have to lock your motorcycle? What about a small MG type car with no top? Hell I don't lock my house! Neighbors say, "You Don't"? My reply is, so I can come home to a robbed house AND a broken window/door?

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Submitted by JimInMD on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 08:57

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Funny stories and more than a thread of irony and truth in all of them. When I first got out of college and started working.. I bought my first new car (truck really).. I stripped down cheap thing, I think I paid $7,500 for it. ..but I got a hold of this really high end Alpine stereo and bought some good speakers, so for a cheap truck, it rocked. fast forward a few years and me and Ms. JimInMD bought a little townhouse together. One February morning I wake up to go to work and y window was smashed and my Alpine gone.

So I get a new one through insurance. ff to one cold morning the very next February, window smashed, alpine gone. So I get a new one that with a removable faceplate this time and religiously remove the faceplate. ff to the next February, windows smashed, stereo gone even though it had a removable faceplate. I gave up and didn't replace this one. ff to the very next February they broke into the same truck even though I had never replaced the stereo.. those fluckers still took the time to steal my Alpine speakers. So now I am convinced this was an organized ring with a schedule and circuit.

By now I've grown weary of driving to work in the middle of each February with a broken window sitting on a pile of glass.. so I buy a $29 Kracko am/fm stereo and get some free cheap speakers from somewhere and give up on high fidelity to and from work all together.

ff the next February, the same fluckers break the window anyway and find nothing to steal at all. Eventually I bought a new truck, sold my house and moved. Parted ways with Ms. JimInMD at some point too. Perhaps it was her (kidding).

I have grown to see the wisdom in what Dennis wrote. The best story so far is the one where they stole the chain. Honestly, I'd like to party with that type of criminal, ones with less ill-will, but a wicked sense of humor.

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Submitted by deadmike on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 17:30

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I'm wondering what my box set did between March 31st and April 23rd?
I do hope the package will get over the pond this time. I have a feeling it will but I'm not hundred percent sure.

This is how it has been travelin so far:

17.03.2020 - 22:04
United States
Shipment information received by UPS Mail Innovations

19.03.2020 - 17:20
FONTANA, CA, United States
Package received for processing by UPS Mail Innovations

19.03.2020 - 19:06
FONTANA, CA, United States
Package processed by UPS Mail Innovations origin facility

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Fontana, CA, United States
Package transferred to post office

20.03.2020 - 8:41
United States
Package processed by international carrier

31.03.2020 - 4:02
United States
Package departed international carrier facility

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United States
Package departed international carrier facility

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LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES Arrived

25.04.2020 08:40
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
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Your item departed a transfer airport in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES on April 28, 2020 at 6:01 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

Micke Östlund,
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Submitted by JimInMD on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 17:53

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The box has nowhere else to go. It has to get there. Sent you a PM.

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Submitted by billy the kid on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 19:02

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I remember coming out of Winterland after a show and seeing lots and lots of cars with broken windows, that had been broken into. When we went up there in Oct. of 78,my brother just left his windows down in the car and we had no problem.

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Submitted by Dennis on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 19:24

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old line about, they'd steal anything, even it was nail down...…. and the nails.

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Submitted by JimInMD on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 20:08

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Are you saying it was you?

We knew it was you.. all along.. Glad we settled that. Onweird. :D

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Submitted by Vguy72 on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 20:41

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....but I did catch the desert on fire when I was fourteen. Yeah. Its possible if you put your mind to it.

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Submitted by Psyché45 on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 06:00

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Hey I'm glad !
Box + gatefoil printed poster have finally arrived in Paris, France ! What a pretty box !
But I don't understand why the package travel around the world 🤔

US -> Japan -> France

28/04/2020 - 8:26
France

En livraison

27/04/2020 - 14:59
France

Colis arrivé chez le transporteur international

24/04/2020 - 10:25
France

Colis arrivé chez le transporteur international

24/04/2020 - 10:25
France

Colis traité par le transporteur international

22/04/2020 - 15:04
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Japan

Colis parti du site du transporteur international

21/04/2020 - 11:25
Japan

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25/03/2020 - 13:00
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FONTANA, CA, United States

Le colis a été traité par UPS Mail Innovations sur son site d’origine

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Firebug here for sure. Set my brothers closet on fire at about 7-8. No major damage?! I remember we kept a small plastic cup in the bathroom and I ran downstairs to get. Coming out of bathroom with cup and mom still asleepish in bed, ask about the cup. And I was like just a small fire in Lewis' closet. Like a cartoon character, up jumps mom, "A SMALL FIRE IN LEWIS' ROOM". Great response time from volunteer fire company. Closet contents gone, mattress water logged, window busted, furniture drenched. Fireman became big man squeezing confession from 7 year old. "We found these in the closet" and holds up a book of brand A matches. I was like, "no, they were A&P matches, he's lying". Hoisted by my own petard.

Usually about once a year, we'd set the "weeds" on fire. "Weeds" for the younger among us, are what kids from Jersey call the plants the grow in the wetlands. They have fuzzy cattails, "punks" and grow about 7 feet tall. Burn like a bitch when ignited before getting green again!

So, no, you don't have to try too hard.

Oh, and just about every "fort" we made ended up burning!

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Submitted by Dennis on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 11:37

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You wouldn't think that little angel to the left could burn his brother's closet, could you?

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 12:14

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We would take cattails when they were still brown, before they got fluffy, and soak them in gas then light and use them as torches.

Also would take Ohio Blue Tip matches and a squirt bottle of WD-40 to make a flame thrower.

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Submitted by Dennis on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 15:13

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We did that also, we didn't add an accelerant and they didn't burn to long. We had a big storm drain that came out on the beach and we duck walk down it.

Probably why I love "The City Sleeps", by MC 900FT Jesus. Only song I know about an arsonist.

…. I light the fires while the city sleeps.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 17:02

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We ventured into those too.
Then the city started welding a rebar cage over the opening to keep people out.

When you use cattails that haven’t yet bloomed they will hold gas for a while. We would leave a stem on them and throw them.

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Submitted by Dogon on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 02:41

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According to Post Nord my box has still not yet arrved in Sweden, left Brussels 29 april, no update since then.

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Submitted by gratefulgerd on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 03:58

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...all boxes arrived in Germany?

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Submitted by Ckjellsen on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 23:43

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Then the packages to Sweden has come longer than the ones to Norway (probably some EU-related stuff). Mine left (for the 4th time or so) "an international carrier", this time from NY, JFK on may 2nd.

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Submitted by jpkamari on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 06:41

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I've been waiting and waiting, but the 76 box is not delivered to Finland either. How do you know anything concerning the route for the delivery? I thought no tracking number, no information.

You will find a long number on the right hand side on the email that says "order on the way" from dead.net.
Track that number on ups and you will get a status plus a different tracking number for usps or other. They have sent it via mail innovations for ups. That it basically a system where a lot distributors are makin som money moving the packages around until it is being handed over to a european public post.system and delivered the old-fashioned way.

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Submitted by Christoph on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 09:58

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I haven‘t received mine in Switzerland, yet. On the UPS tracking site, it says that the package has left the transporter - since Apr-2! The message gets updated every few days, but does not change, last entry from Apr-26. Hope I‘ll get it soon.

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Submitted by Dr. Deadhead 74 on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 08:10

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Unbelievable Box. Band never lets me down. Through the keyhole on this one!

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Submitted by deadmike on Sat, 05/09/2020 - 01:17

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As with other Swedish recipients (I guess) this is the last tracking result:

"Your item departed a transfer airport in BRUSSELS, BELGIUM on April 29, 2020 at 9:10 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination."

The Swedish Postal Service don't recognize the tracking number yet. Well, hopefully the package isn't all smashed up in the mail when it finally arrives ...

Micke Östlund,
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Submitted by boblopes on Sat, 05/09/2020 - 07:13

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There use to be a rite in the fall at my college where you'd set off to travel the tunnels at Univ of MA in Amherst which were the drainage runoff. The tunnels led you to a room with a ladder that acended upwards - when you popped the manhole cover you wound up in a utility closet in the parking garage at the Campus Center complex.

Hadn't thought about those adventures in years...

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Submitted by sheik yerbones on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 06:56

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Hi
Box just arrived on first unlock day, in France, after a 55 quarentine. It is a beautiful box and I began by the end listening to Passaic. Thank you everybody at Deadnet.

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Submitted by gratefulgerd on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 09:52

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glad to hear, very good, enjoy!
How about deliveries to Sweden and Germany, any progress?
Having a Weiherer Kellerbier right now. Beer is good, but weather is indecent, just a bit over freezing temperatures.
Cold and rain, but no snow (yet).
Looking forward for May 18.
Cheers G.

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Submitted by Dogon on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 12:57

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No Gerd, nothing since 29 april when it was in Brussels. My tracking is identical to Deadmike. I am begining to lose hope.

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Submitted by sheik yerbones on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 08:41

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thanks, it worth waiting a bit. Everyone knows why it has been a long delivery...Very noticeable, I paid no customer tax. The art is OK, not so fine as GSTLight or May 77.The booklet is not so fragile as said in the first comments. After 2 shows I feel it 's a bit like May 77, nearly the same set list, one week (a bit more with Passaic) in the touring life of GD, good sound quality, consistant playing, and moments of grace shown in the listening party before shipping.
Hope everyone of you, in Sweeden, Finland and Germany hear the postman ring twice soon.

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Submitted by Night Owl on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 10:29

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Relieved to report that another ‘76 box has at last been delivered to France and I’m eager to begin listening to it.

Well, some have mentioned that the booklet is spineless. Have we determined that this is how it was designed?

Peace and health.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 17:26

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Yes, intended design, it will be flat when open.

Glad your Boxes are showing up in Europe, now set your clocks for DaP 34.

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Submitted by simonrob on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 04:34

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My Dave's 34 seems to be in limbo. Last tracking info from UPS and USPS states:

Your item was processed through our LOS ANGELES CA INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER facility on May 1, 2020 at 11:09 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

That was almost 2 weeks ago. Waiting for a plane?

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Submitted by Night Owl on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 07:24

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Thank you, my friend. It’s as it’s meant to be.

Now on to enjoying the excellent playing.

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Submitted by Dogon on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 04:13

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I am not even bothering to check tracking for Daves, nothing has happened on my 76 box since 29 april when it supposedly left Brussels. It has not even arrived in Sweden yet , Post Nord still unable to recognise the tracking...Micke will recognise that even when arrives in Sweden, it might take weeks before somebody gets round to presenting it for customs clearance, so not so much set your clocks as set your yearly alamanac!
perhaps for 2022?
Really ironic considering that Sweden is one of the few countries not to have closed down for this horrible virus.

I got an email this morning to say mine will be delivered tomorrow. Its in Milan at the moment. Sounds hopeful...but who knows?

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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 05:03

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If your package spent any time in the vicinity of Milan, I would handle it with extreme caution. Full PPE recommended. But WTF is it doing there? Even at the best of times, Milan to your residence in England in one day would be an impressive achievement. Can but hope.

How is post sent to Scandinavia from Brussels? By road? Belgium has closed its land borders which could slow things down somewhat. If mail is sent by air, this is also experiencing delays as mail is often sent on passenger flights and there aren't too many of them right now.

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Submitted by Dogon on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 05:40

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I was also going to rain on Daverocks parade when he said it was in Milan! But if he leaves it alone till we all have received ours, it should be safe to handle...
Neither I, nor Postnord customer service, can answer how post would move from Brussels to Sweden, nor what it was doing there in the first place. I suppose the virus meant that it was put on any avåilable plane to Europe....

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Submitted by Colin Gould on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 05:59

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I am in the same boat as most here. UPS and USPS tell me it left Los Angeles on 1st May and then it all goes quiet. The Royal Mail tracking says that there is no tracking for this service when presented with the alternate delivery number. On the other hand #33 took around 12 days before I saw a VAT payment request so it is only a few days more than that so far and the world has changed a bit since February. Keep hoping and stay safe.

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I’ve had a couple of deliveries from amazon that came from Milan and then travelled overland through France to me and I’m not dead yet.

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Submitted by daverock on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 10:26

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You're making me nervous. I am actually quite cautious with post at the moment, but I will handle this one like a hot potato.
I think my Dave's must have been in Milan a day or so ago, as I've just checked again, and Milan is no longer mentioned. It was in Torino on 12/5 and is now in somewhere called Stanford Le Hope, which I have never heard of-but apparently its in the UK. It seems to be heading in my general direction.

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Submitted by simonrob on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 12:15

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Appears to be a small village between Grays and Basildon. Middle of nowhere. Weird place for anything to be. Fairly close to you.

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