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    "When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

    We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

    The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

    The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

    The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

    Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

    (Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

    ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
    Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

    *Helpful hints for using your USB:

    Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
    On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
    On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

    Viewing the digital book:
    You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

    To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

    Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
    When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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  • #501
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    Happy Deadhead X`mas...
    to all of you here , i do enjoy this little thread of wise an not so wise thoughts.And yes i am thankful for my family to be around ( quite a big one with kids , grandchildren and parents ) and i am thankful to be alive on this plante with eyes to see and ears to listen. Just like Deniswilmot said : thank you Rhino and Mr L for Boxzilla and the Fare Thee Well box too ( which landed at my door on Dec.23rd ! ) - you made the soundtrack of my Life !
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    And sister Jamesetta, thank you so much...
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    And what say you, brother James?
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    Since few people are up or commenting
    forgive me if I indulge myself a bit:
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    Merry Christmas, All!
    One of my favorites (I think I may have posted this last year, but it's definitely worth reposting anyway):
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    Spin coming releases
    The very excellent Spin out of Newcastle, England reported a few weeks ago that the first vinyl breakout of the 30 box set will be a 3 disc release of the Shrine show, bit surprised nobody picked up on the news, so, Ive put on my Jultomte (santa Claus)outfit to give the news as a present to all you out there in Dead land.
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    And then there's Kate.....
    ....always lurking, waiting to strike. I'm in a comfortable groove right now. Wrapping and jamming. Keeping the volume lower than usual though....don't wanna scare Santa away...Terrapin just crossed the horizon....
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    SimonRob, your's is a curiously mixed message; yet, with respect to the assertion that, "I think we are all aware...", don't presume to speak for me, as I have no earthly idea of, or common experience with, what you say. "...but they are just not very good at production, quality control, customer service..." I purchase a lot of music and Rhino's releases are industry standard; in fact, the pendantics over at SteveHoffmanForums are currently percolating a thread regarding 'box sets that don't disappoint', which, conversely, also addresses complaints of substandard production specs - none of which are characteristic of the many Rhino releases populating my collection, to name a few: Phish NYE 95/Live Brooklyn; Circles/Sun; SF Nuggets; CSNY 74; Doors (Felt Forum, Hollywood Bowl, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Weird Scenes); Smiths Complete; Pogues 5-cd set; No Thanks (70s punk comp); Left of the Dial (80s "underground"); the comprehensive lot of superbly packaged, documented, and accessorized Dead sets (May 77; E72; FW 69; Spring 90; 30T; Winterland 73/77); and at least a dozen others. Regarding QC & customer svc: out of 300+ Rhino discs, I've had problems with 5: 3 from E72 and 2 from 30T; all of which were replaced without further problem within 10 days of request. Brilliant. Defective product is a statistical reality in any line of manufacturing and these complaints should be rightfully resolved on a case-by-case basis; but there is nothing to suggest that Rhino is plagued by systemic dysfunction in any aspect of production or service. Indeed, given the apparent commercial success of their prodigious catalogue, I'd conclude the contrary. In summation, I shall join you in thanking Rhino for another year of spectacular releases./peace, Katherine Cole.
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    The thing I must be poor at getting across is that I'm only speaking to the objective nature of one format vs. another, not the subjective. Things that can be measured like accuracy of the data, time it takes to do a certain task, the tools used to accomplish a certain task, reducing the steps from Point A to Point B. A recipe off by a microliter, is still off by a microliter, even if you have to use a tool to tell the difference. Repeat the recipe wrong a number of times and the microliter adds up and is soon much more obvious. My perception of a drink mixed differently from the recipe is not the metric, the recipe is the metric. Subjectively, like I said, it's your music, enjoy it how you wish. God knows, you don't need my permission. Guess that's all I can say at the moment. If anyone wants to talk about the objective parts of this discussion, I'm all ears. I'm barely competent discussing my own subjective musings, I'm certainly no expert on anyone else's. I hope everyone enjoys the Holiday, I know I will.
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    Happy Xmas
    Hope everyone is getting to where they need to be safely, the pass here in WA is preventing some travels for sure.Here is a great band from Korea, surf/psych/instrumental,Recommended listening for tonight and tomorrow: the band "HE5" the album PSych Xmas. These guys really impress and they are doing this type music pretty early for their location and time, Korea 1968/69. Anyway happy holidays and check out HE5's Korean psych xmas album. Highlight is probably the Jingle Bells>GaddaDaVida>PIB jam> Jingle Bells 13 min track.
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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

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