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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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  • alvarhanso
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    Agreeing with the agreement of Jim and all those that are agreeable vis a vis 2/24/74, great show, wish it had been part of a box, but an all timer Dave's Pick instead as numero 13. The Dark Star> Dew goes without saying as a highlight, but I especially love the Weather Report Suite> Row Jimmy, and the Bertha. Phil has a great bomb in that Bertha, just once, but well placed, and I rewind it back at least twice every time. Really good China Rider, too. Really good sound once the issues are fixed, which if memory serves, is after Mexicali. Hard to believe this was the first Pick of the year 5 whole years ago. I'm sure those who were there can't believe that was 46 years ago today...

    Also, that Dijon show from 30 Trips does sound amazing. Not my favorite setlist, but when it starts with that Uncle John's, it's like butter, and pretty soon, who cares what they played, the sound on the tape is one of the absolute best captures of a Wall of Sound show to my ears, and what they do play, they play well. And worth noting both shows have a nice Ship of Fools.

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    Count me in as a huge fan of 2/24/74 and probably the first in the echo chamber wishing they had saved it for a full box treatment including all three shows. I was listening to Dijon '74 last night, another very well recorded 74 show..

    What a great year.. so many good shows.

    Edit: I finished Dijon on a bike ride today.. Has anyone else noticed that just before Phil breaks into his 11 bass riff Bobby starts a Mind Left Body sequence and they both play off each other for a minute and a half to two minutes before The Eleven dominates the direction. Incredible little ditty.. just a couple minutes but it really fubbs with your mind (in a the best possible way). What an interesting little jam.

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    Turned it on right when Riot In Cell Block #9 came on.... also heard Help me Rhonda and then Okie from Muskogee... Haven't listened to this show in years. Riot in Cell Block #9 was a tad painful with the synthesizer! bob t

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    A neighbor went to see these guys the other night in Austin I believe. I don't think I ever heard of them. He raved about them. Much to my chagrin, I don't have any! Anyone out there have a bunch you wish to share?

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    DAVEROCK, I think you are my brother from another British mother. Besides being close in age, our tastes are similar and quite broad. I was heartened that you could enjoy a little GFR at this late stage of the game(well, not THAT late:)
    And yes, Mel Schacher is a monster on the bass, but also, that SOUND. That deep, fuzzy, distorted sound. I've always loved it, but also, his bass lines are very close to a lead line, and quite inventive.
    To whoever mentioned MMW's Radiolarians 1 in their last 5, brilliant. All 3 Radiolarians cds are super fun and spontaneously creative. If you read up on the history of that series, it's intriguing, and makes you want to give 'em a listen. Happy Monday.

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    ...that was me, with the MMW references last week...

    You're welcome? You Y-axis inverting freak.

    Sixtus

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    check pm's

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    It's 2/24/74 day. In the immortal words of Bill Graham, "A peaceful Sunday night with the Grateful Dead". Possibly my favorite single show from 1974. A+ performance and setlist. Also one of the best sounding shows from 1974. Nuff said. Except that I added Here Comes Sunshine, Truckin' The Other One and Eyes of the World from the night before's soundboard. The audio quality on that board is so good, how could I not right?

    Agree with RogueDeadGuy's statement that Exile on Main St. is one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time. All the better because it was the last record in the Stones' library that I grew to like. I mean, it took me forever to understand what the fuss was about with that album. Then I had some wisdom teeth extracted and some pain killers and it all made sense. Not advocating anything, just saying what happened.

    And let's face it, there is hardly a better rock and roll story than the one that accompanies the recording of that record.

    Most rock fans who are into the Stones know the title refers to their move to France to avoid the high tax laws in England. But the greatest thing about that album in my mind is the environment and manner in which it was recorded. Keith Richards rented a mansion in the south of France and they recorded it there on, I think Ronnie Lane's Mobile recording studio, which was basically a big truck. So I imagine this thing sitting out front with zillions of wires running down into the basement for a couple of months. Tons of people in the Stones' orbit hung out at this place and just partied and recorded the record - in fact they eventually had to ask Gram Parsons to leave. The dragon can take anyone down I suppose - but man I can't think of any other LP I'd rather go back in time and hang out with the band as they recorded it. Only Keith lived there the rest of them where nearby, probably within an hour's Drive. Batiste was a vampire those days and just recorded whenever he was awake, which was sometimes for days on end. You ended up with Producer Jimmy Miller playing drums on a couple of tracks, Mick Taylor and Keith Richards playing bass on half the tracks, Etc. If memory serves the song Happy was laid down by Mick Taylor Keith Richards and Jimmy Miller only, and then Mick Jagger laid down some support vocals later on in Los Angeles where the album was mixed and finished.

    Just to give you an idea of what this place was the Keith rent it out, is described on Wiki like this:

    "Nellcôte (often referred to as Villa Nellcôte) is a 16-room mansion built during the Belle Époque on a headland above the sea at Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur in southern France."

    There's a documentary called The Stones in Exile that is worthy of viewership to any rock and roll fan. You appreciate the album all the much more for seeing the documentary, and if you don't know the album you always be tempted to look it up on YouTube.

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    I've always done these from least to most recent -- "peaking" at No. 1 which is often what I'm listening to as I'm typing. Not this time tho.

    5) The Complete Ric & Ron Recordings Vol. 1 & 2. (Technically two albums worth but I'm counting as one). Vintage New Orleans R&B to get in the Mardi Gras spirit. Livened up a boring ass Friday afternoon entering a bunch of tasks into the backlog list for work. (Not actually doing any of the tasks . . . just entering them . . . because that's what *someone* wanted)

    4) Dylan - Slow Train Coming.
    There was a slow train running through my head Saturday morning. It mighta been The Devil, mighta been The Lord, it mighta been too much Mardi Gras spirit, I dunno but this album seemed to fit the mood nicely.

    3) Chuck Berry "In London". This was a Record store Day release from last year that I bough on impulse. I thought it would be a live set (its not) and not all of it was recorded in London, but that doesn't matter. Its a parade of one great Chuck Berry tune after another. The man was simply incapable of writing a bad tune. The sound is terrific on the LP too. If someone is looking to freshen up their Chuck Berry stash, highly recommended.

    2) Rolling Stones "Exile On Main Street". One of the all time great albums in rock history. Nuff said. There's a really nice new vinyl reissue out there, if you're into that sort of thing. It was right below the Chuck Berry In London at the bookstore that day, so I HAD to get it too :)

    1) GOGD 02-02-70 from St Louis, aka the first half of Dave's 6.

    I've been doing my own personal deep dive into 1970 this year, in anticipation of the American Beauty / Workingman's drop. Last weekend I listened to all 3 of the New Orleans Busted On Bourbon Street shows, so I picked up where that left off. This has an interesting Dark Star . . . its not an intense mind-melter, but more like a pleasant, afternoon matinee type of Dark Star. Coming out of that St Stephen is a little wobbly, but he finds his footing at the end heading into a scorching Mason's Children. It concludes with a replacement level Lovelight - Not Fade Away sandwich which pales in comparison to the epic from the night before.

    2-6-70 from the good ole Fillmore West is gonna be my next foray into 1970. I might not get to every last 70 show out there but Ima try to hit at least one from each run over the course of the year.

    LOL Vguy -- "Mrs Vguy hates MMW now." I feel your pain, my man :)

    Happy Lundi Gras everyone. Laissez les bon Temps Roulez.

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    Yes, its the most recent on down for me, too.
    Mr Ones...I think you are right that for a lot of bands you had to have been there a the time to really get it. It also seems to me that part of this is the age we are when we first hear things. There are a lot of bands I liked in the 70s that I would hesitate to recommend now. They fit me like glove when I was a teenager...but the likelihood of some of my opera loving friends, who are in their 60s appreciating a first listen to something like "What a Bunch of Sweeties" by the Pink Fairies now is slight indeed. Having said that, I only heard Grand Funk for the first time last year - their first 6 albums, and I like them. A proper band. Curiously, I don't like heavy rock bands that recorded after about 1975, though.
    Last 5? Of course.....
    Live in Paris 3/22/74 King Crimson
    Freddy King Sings Freddy King
    Live Wire Blues Power Albert King
    Feelin' Good Jessie Mae Hemphill
    Survival Grand Funk Railroad

    Next stop....Cactus.

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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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The Book is spineless by design; the music is anything but, though!

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Hey, Cousins, thanks for your confirmation.

And yes, the playing is all it’s supposed to be.

Peace.

Sorry about this folks...my parcel arrived from Stanford Le Hope this morning, and its The Speciality Sessions by Little Richard. I'd forgotten about that one. After his sad passing last weekend, I played my various cds and albums, and decided it was time for an update. For a box, in fact. After consultation on the Steve Hoffman Forum, I realised the 3 or 6 disc Speciality Sessions was the way to go, and set about scouring the world for a copy. Having done this I settled on the 3cd version from a guy in Italy.
But nobody grieves for ever, and I forgot all about it. The reminder of my folly arrived this morning-unopened and propped up in the next room where it will hopefully defumigate itself before I slit it open and examine what's inside. I am sure it will be suitably volcanic...and I now know where Stanford Le Hope is.

Ok, you made me look up those two box sets. I wondered how much of price jump they had after he died. But used cd sets are 200 bucks on Amazon. Odd thing is 3 or 6 cd is the same price?

My wife came up to work with coffee in her hand while I had Amazon opened. You would have thought it was a pornhub video of me and her sister I closed it so fast :-)

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I'm looking to fill some gaps in my collection. I have a few of the official downloads/CDs that they released way back when but they are no longer available.

Anyone out there looking to trade some shows? I have a pretty deep collection of Dead/Phish/Panic/Mule/Cheese/Etc.

Google Drive works great!

DM me.

Dennis - the 6cd set was at least twice the price of the 3cd set wherever I looked - which didn't include America. I have been told the sound quality is the same on both, the accompanying book is the same, and that the 3cd set is more satisfying to listen to. The other one has numerous versions of the same song, one bang after another. Which might be a bit much - maybe, maybe not.

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especially post-Drums

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Country Joe and the Fish

Electric Music for the Mind and Body

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Hey Stoltzfus, if you collect vinyl, I recommend "The Wave of Electrical Sound"; has the first 2 LPs, each in mono and stereo version, a dvd, poster, the Fish game, calendar and a coupla' cool booklets. Heavy vinyl, thick cardboard covers and great sound.

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Finally a box in Scandinavia. Today a Norwegian, maybe tomorrow Swedes then finally Turnips.

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I checked yesterday and at that time there was no message at Postnord. The box is still on it's way from Brussels.

My DP34 left Los Angeles on May 1st and eventually arrived in Denver. It left Denver and arrived in Chicago on May 18th. It didn't say how it got over the Rockies. Maybe by stagecoach on some old forgotten trail? ;-)

Well, these are difficult times. Hopefully I'll get both of them before the end of June. :-)

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My eagle has just landed, a few feathers bent after its long flight,
Deadmicke, my tracking never worked for Post nord but it did work for Postnord moms payment, try there.
The parcel was just stuffed into my postbox today, didnt have to collect it from my normal place, bit bent but now past caring, first cd sounds fine.

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Simonrob, no turnips but it has been languishing in Brussels (buried under the sprouts?)since april 29.

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sounds very familiar. Another hero!!!
Dogon, good to hear, your box made it.
Deadmike, I won't say anything bad about Belgium.
We had an office there and I traveled frequently to Brussels and Antwerp.
Made a lot of experience!!! Things go at a different pace.
But I'm still positive, you'll get your copy.
G.

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Anyone waiting on the '73-'74 Pacific Northwest box for price reasons: Rhino has a sale on it.

After more than 50 years Im off the bus, sick of all the snafus associated with ordering, not all the fault of Dead Net/Rhino, but enough is enough.
My 1976 dissapeared into the Brussels Bermuda triangle for 3 weeks, arriving in less than pristine condition, now see that my Dave subs, which again arrived in Brussels on 19 May, is out for delivery......in Richmond Texas!!!!

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Dave, it might be that there is a glitch in the tracking, had another look just now,The reference to Texas has gone but it seems that my Daves has also touched down in Shenzen(?) and Frankfurt since leaving Brussels....Around the world in 80 daves?

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That would be Shenzen, Westfalia of course.

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Gerd, are you getting paid per post?

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sorry, I don't know what I did.
No beer yet (Biergarten is scheduled for tomorrow).
Maybe some Shenzen Virus.
Do You know if I can delete my double doubles myself?

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I don't think it is possible to delete double or multiple posts. Many have tried, but without success.

Beer tomorrow sounds good to me.

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My copy left Chicago on May 22nd and I don't know where it is now.

I've got a letter from Postnord about paying the taxes for the box set and I have done so last Wednesday. The package isn't searchable since then but hopefully it will get to me this week. Hopefully in a state I can accept because I do not wish to send it back.

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Micke, tracking has reverted to sent from Brussels, all references to Texas, Shenzen and Frankfurt are now expunged, so wait and see.
Postnord were never able to track the 76 box, so you will be OK sometime this week I guess.
Incidently just got a package of cds from Japan, sent by Yamato cos the Japan post is not sending to Europe nor anywhere else for that matter, door to door, may 20 till today, fully trackable the whole way, delivered to my door by UPS , Quicker and cheaper than the normal Nippon/post/Nord axis....

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consulting the high authority of dead heads you are sentence either for drinking a beer for each post, either doing the crane (one foot) with all the boxsets in your arms while listening the europe 72 complete shows...

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if you want I can remove the duplicates. Just lemme know. In the old days this happened ALL THE TIME. No worries.
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Please remove if you can. Don't know what went wrong. Definetly no beer involved when I posted.
Had my Biergarten fun today.
Sorry for whatever it caused,
Thanks
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Hey Man,
no beer, no French wine either. Just happened.
I'm sure I did something wrong but I don't know what.
Just listened to a couple of my favoured Scarlet....incredible!!!!!
Good luck, stay safe!
Gerd

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Gerd, how was your trip to the biergarten? Compulsory facemasks? That could seriously affect performance. If you are unable to remember what happened we will understand.

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it was a bit strange. All the facemasks around, except at the tables. Max. 4 to be allowed sitting together, with a distance of 1,5 m and only every other table can be occupied. A bit of a hospital atmosphere. But luckily steins were big enough not to see most of it. Beer was good as ever!
Alles Gute, Gerd

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That is all we really need to know. It does sound a bit strange, though and lacking in atmosphere. Everything is a bit strange in these strange times. The small town where I live has an annual Stadsfeest by the harbour on the first weekend in October. That has already been cancelled. A bit premature, maybe, but that is how it is these days.

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Duplicate posts removed, back to the biergarten...
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I have to look for this biertgarten; I recently drank a berliner with sirup of melon, to hide bitterness, here we have Leffe, Jeanlin, but the best comes from Belgium, Nederland & Germany. Iam going on with the june boxset and disc13 is at the top of it, each nine tracks are played at high level, and then it goes on with the best PITB of the box...
for Scarlet I always have fond memory of Dicks picks from 81 and these terrible hidden tracks...

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The "eagle" has landed and the package is in my care since yesterday May 28th. Apart from some minor marks in the corners of the box, everything seemed to be in order. But I must say it was a "funny" spine of the "book".

Well, I'm happy with not having to send it all back ... ;-)

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Was this the last missing in action box?

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Jpkamari in Finland may still be waiting.

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.. I’m happy to read a lot more Orders of the 1976’ Boxsets have been arriving to their final Destination; in the hands of the owner!
I hope it makes everyone “smile smile smile” & provide a ‘grateful’ soundtrack during these difficult times we are all experiencing in one way or another it. Seems to be making a huge impact all over the globe 🌎 . Take care, be kind, & be grateful everyone! have a grateful day! 🙏❤️💀🌹

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My box set, apparently posted 24 March has not landed in Manchester UK. I did ask Customer service if they could try and find out where it might be as the tracker doesn’t seem to work. I got a standard reply, but no more news. Has anybody in the UK received their delivery? Mary E can you help?

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sooooo good

thank you PTB

To all you who are "still waiting (I-I-I'm stiiill waiting...)": may your delivery happen tomorrow

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Simon1, my tracking on the box and DaP 34 from UPS were very unhelpful, I too questioned UPS as to the whereabouts of my box set with their online robot chat, in the box hidden behind that useless pop-up screen there is another tracking number that is not recognised by Royal Mail, or Parcel Force but it is indeed a confirmation that it should be in the UK.
All I can suggest is that you log into Royal Mail tracking and "pay a customs fee site "to see if they are awaiting payment from you, they usually send a card with a demand for monies, UPS just fob you off with contact the seller, it's a sellers issue and not our problem.
Good luck, I hope it is with you soon.

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Good morning Heads! What do YOU think of the June 76 box? I’ve been on the fence to order or not to order since it was announced. I’ve gotten through quarantine In a beautiful way relistening to April 72 and May 72/77. It was fun to go back through and geek over all those truly incredible May 77 shows again. Now I’m on to June 77 Winterland. Anyhow, I always appreciate when you all mention a show I’ve not listened to in a long time and remind me to revisit them. I wholeheartedly recommend Revisiting any any and all May 77 and May 72 shows. Thank you for your thoughts on June 76. Have a grateful day!

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Immaculate. Essential. Get it.

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I woofed up the 72 and 77 boxes that you mention, but decided not to go for this one. I am hoping that a single show from the box will come out on vinyl at some point. Its happened with recent boxes -May 74, Saint of Circumstance, 5/8/77 with 5/9/77 to follow-so it seems likely. Although I haven't seen anything official to say this will happen.
Maybe I should say that living in Britain, there are additional problems regarding delivery and paying customs that put me off a bit. The single shows on vinyl listed above have all been distributed from within Europe.

Yes, those April/May 72 and May/June 77 shows are amazing. Plenty of great shows in Mays 1970 and 1974, too.

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...But, then again which box doesn't have a lot of repeats? :-P The caliber of performance is top form '76 vintage dead, probably not best of versions of anything (maybe Mission In The Rain because it was rarely played), but all well rehearsed and tight in the deadest sense of the word. I'd say if you can handle bicentennial dead and you have the scratch, get it and if later you find you no longer need it, pass it on to a friend (BEFORE disc rot sets in LOL :-)

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