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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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  • #7171
    SPACEBROTHER
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    May '77 box versus Spring '90 (TOO)
    If you remember, the May '77 box (at a cheaper cost and from a year that most like) took just about as long to sell out as S'90 (TOO). I guess there weren't enough Donna Heads to buy it quickly... ...my ridiculous sarcastic counter to the more ridiculous statement regarding "Touch Heads". That would be like me saying the reason this $700 box set is selling out so fast is because more than half of it has the Brent and Vince eras.
  • #7172
    MrHeartbreak
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    Inventory
    Yesterday when I checked, there were about 2,400 left. Looks like there are now about 2,200 left. So they only sold 200 in the last day or so. At that rate, it will take at least another week or two to sell out, maybe even longer. Start saving your pesos, get a part time job, sell the old CDs you don't need, hock the wife's brooch, sell some plasma, or go ahead and try some good old fashioned panhandling...and you might still get in before they sell out. "So you don't forget, call before midnight tonight!" LOL
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    fourwindsblow
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    Europe 72 box
    Remember when it was announced and price of the box was given at $450.00 for I think they said it was 65 discs, and then when they looked closer they had to up it to 73 discs, but said they would not raise the price. So that box was with all fairness under priced. Which is probably why they did decide to release an all music edition, and individual show's.
  • #7174
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    Re: 7/03/66
    Gangster of Love - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, July 3, 1966Don't Mess Up A Good Thing - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, July 3, 1966
  • #7175
    mayormarionbarry
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    This Box Set Needs
    a bigger book! Three new grateful dead books this month is not enough! It also needs more filler because some of these CDs will only be 30 minutes long if the set is to be seemless. And how about bonus shows?
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    Dennis
    Don't forget Rule 4- 'Music is Best' -FZ
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    mbarilla
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    7.3.66 and other material from 1966
    This is 7.29.66 has any of these been released ? I am under the impression it has not been. Standing on the Corner I Know You Rider Next Time You See Me Sittin' On Top of the World You Don't Have To Ask Big Boss Man Stealin Cardboard Cowboy It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Cream Puff War I have Rare Cuts and Both Birth of Dead, but this was included in the 81-disc Skull Splitter Spindle I just scored. Very Surprising that the piece from April 1966 at Longshoreman's Hall or even 12.1.66 from The Matrix was not selected.. Both did have various cuts, but at this point it seems like a vast majority of shows that still remain unreleased in the Vault will have cuts, dropouts, and hiss. Longshoreman's Hall is not to be forgotten. Would have loved to see "One Kind Favor" included
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    pghas1
    Totally got your post. My show complaint reference was geared to the umpteenth iteration from the "Brent and the 80s sucked" crowd.
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    MLavallee
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    Re: 7/03/66
    Couple tracks from that one are on Rare Cuts & Oddities. One of them being Gangster Of Love so I suppose that takes care of one of those two untitled tunes...
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    The comments on this set are priceless...
    I love starting my day reading the comments on this site. Deadheads are a persnickety bunch for sure. Those 90's shows are gonna rock in this set. I had the pleasure of attending the Salt Lake shows in 95 and I can tell you, you're gonna love that show, if you haven't heard it. I was watching some youtube video of the Boston Garden show from 94 (thanks Voodoonola) and it's going to be rippin'.
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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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