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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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  • #751
    Vguy72
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    Tasty Brown-Eyed Women....
    ....OK, it's not '77, but 10.10.76 serves up a stellar second set version. Man, how I love those Day on the Green shows. Just exactly perfect....if I had a time machine, that weekend would be logged in.
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    Jason Wilder
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    You are an ebay gouger if you put something on sale (initially) for twice what you paid for it (or more). Particularly in situations where it has nowhere near that value or you are just turning it for a profit. Some of my favorites are View From the Vault II for $250 and the Dave's Picks for $75 the day after they sell out. Same thing as ticket scalping. Same guideposts. I don't mind turning a bit of a profit, but that site is rampant with gougers. And again, I'm talking about the price being SET. Now, where it goes, that can't be on the seller, that's on the buyer. But I will say, there are certainly other sites where you can go where the seller sets the price (no bidding), and I'd encourage those. I've had far less bad experiences on them in terms of the product not matching the description than with e-bay. Too many people on there have no real interest in the music, just turning the product over for a profit. Not all, certainly. But too many.
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    toddl
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    Downloads
    FYI - You can also purchase the download series (and some Dick Pick's) in better quality than MP3 on livedownloads.com
  • #754
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    '77 Brown-Eyed Women Solo
    Since someone mentioned it, I'll say - I love the unusual arrangement of Brown-Eyed Women. The solo occurs early in the song, just after the first chorus and before the bridge. Originally, Jerry played the solo for one bar; then he extended it to two bars by 1976; and then at some point in May of '77, he stretched it out to three bars - and the old man never was the same again. He never played a solo the same way twice, so there were many nights when he "just" sounded great; but there were some nights when he blew the doors right off the hinges. On those nights, he managed to build the intensity with each bar, by playing faster, louder, and moving up in octave; and then he would sometimes finish it with chord flourishes that just melt your face right off (assuming you have it turned up all the way). I first noticed the magic on Dick's Picks 29, and then I found a couple more really hot ones in Dave's Picks 1 and 12. So the dates are 5/21, 5/25, and 11/4.
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    I wholeheartedly agree on '77 Brown Eyed Womens. They really cleaned it up and got tight with it in '77. There's a few really good versions in '78 too. My personal favorite is on Dicks Picks 18, Feb 3rd, '78 at the Dane County Coliseum. The one from Normal a couple months later is quite good also. _______________ On a separate not, its good to see Yoda back on these boards. If there was ever anyone from that series that I would like to party with.. its Yoda (and perhaps Jar Jar Binks as you can tell he knows where the really good stuff can be had).
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    To Vguy72: your assessment of the '78 show couldn't be more accurate. I've listened to it 4times since Friday and am still amazed I'm listening to a '78 show. There are hints of what's to come in the 1st set with 'Big River', 'Brown-Eyed Women', and 'Let It Grow'. I haven't listened to the whole box yet, but I'm predicting this will wind up in my Top 5 as well. To Dennis Wilmont: I didn't know there was a 2nd download series…tell me more. I'm sorry to hear you're having problems with the recent downloads but thanks for telling me about the 'Free Music' option. The word 'Free" always gets my attention. To wjonjd & NWScarletFireGuy: DP23 (9/17/72) taken along with DaP14 (3/26/72), DP30 (3/28/72), all of E72, DP36 (9/21/72) and DP11 (9/27/72) show these guys & gal were absolutely unstoppable.
  • #757
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    Yoda Says: To DaveStrang & wjonjd You Listen....
    DaP 15 is an outstanding show with many contenders for "best ever" tracks. DP 22 is quite nice too. If it had come out any other year it would get talked about much more. Very nice Bird Song and some great jamming in China Cat Sunrider.
  • #758
    Moses Quasar
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    As 30 Trips break, been groovin to 12/11/72. Great Stuff! Im on 83 now. The 82 Manor Downs show is a scorcher! I havent heard a disappointing Scarlet>Fire yet in this box! Nor has there been a disappointing show! 83 is great too! The first set rocks with CC Rider(Jams!) and Cassidy standing out! Cassidy is a great tune and Donna or Brent do a great job backing it up! Just starting the 2nd set with football on in the background! Also imbibing a couple Southern Tier 2XMAS to boot! ;)...gotta love the XMas brews! Take Care folks!
  • #759
    Vguy72
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    Updated top 5 Trips as of 12.13.15....
    19671970 1976 1978!! 1983 Sorry 1991. You got bumped. This list could change tomorrow btw....I haven't spun Waterbury or Copps recently....
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    Vguy72
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    Yeah, I've got an idea purpleerik....
    ....play more '77 BEW's. (~};}....
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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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