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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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  • #7541
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    that while the system mess yesterday caused some issues and confusion, it is also apparent that many here lack a basic understanding of how credit card transactions for future purchases and charges work. This is no different than reserving a hotel room for a month or two down the road. The charge will not appear, nor will funds be held or frozen or otherwise encumbered until "charge time" which, in this case, is September. Bottom line, if you were hung up in the queue, you have three and half months to make a five minute phone call to customer service to make sure you don't get charged. It couldn't be any simpler at this point.
  • #7542
    WharfratWhitey
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    mbarilla I looked and felt like the E72 ice cream cone kid when I checked my balance on my card and heard pending charges of almost $6000. It will all work out but if anybody out there is unsure of how many orders they place they should pick up the phone. I'm no expert on such things as capturing funds and posting transactions. I think it's quite possible that deadnet store will go through all transactions and void all those that did not get a confirmation but that would take awhile.
  • #7543
    MLavallee
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    Not only for the rich...
    I'm by no means a rich man and I ordered the box. We all knew there would be something really big for the 50th. I started saving for this box last fall, squirreling money away here and there. I figured with Europe '72 being $450 we'd probably see something in the $500 range. I was off but still, making up the extra $266.12 (damn high taxes in California!) is a lot easier than taking a $766.12 hit unprepared. And as you can all see, my wife didn't kill me yesterday! "Mark? What's this $766 on your credit card from the Grateful Dead?" Uhh....
  • #7544
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    how do they know to post the charges or not ?
    i was almost nervous to give the lady my order number because i thought she may botch things up and cancel my legit order that had an email confirmation. I would advise folks to check bank staments and call CS to see how many orders each may have submitted during the tidal wave of orders that disrupted the servers. In a matter of a few days all charges will not appear until it ships. So for people with only 1 confirmation and multiple charges, you may well have a submitted a order without getting a confirmation email.. When September rolls around a few bank statements may look a little wacky and UPS trucks may be showing up at doors with extra sets.
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    direwulf
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    Less than 1300
    The numbers are dwindling.
  • #7546
    Charbroiled
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    Wish I could afford this
    I was at three of the shows listed but wow why all the hate on the form. Doesn't matter what you wear just as long as you are there. For those going enjoy the shows in CA and IL.
  • #7547
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    Individual Shows
    Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. To me, that implies that individual shows WILL be sold via download. It implies it so strongly that I would bet on it. Whenever they say they won't do something, that means they WILL do anything to create additional sales that isn't precluded by their statement. Just like with the Europe box. Worry not.
  • #7548
    WharfratWhitey
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    Ding we have a winner!
    I ordered eight boxes yesterday. Not one confirmation email. I promptly got in touch with CS and they cancelled all eight orders in their system and sent me screenshots of the cancelled orders for reference. I then called my CC company and made them aware of the situation. They told me as long as dead.net doesn't try to post these transactions then they will clear off my card. Again, very friendly and helpful CS rep at dead.net store.
  • #7549
    mbarilla
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    within the last hour it was 1800 remaining
    but that is a very strange number because I just found out I had ordered 2 box sets. One with an email confirmation and the other without. Dead.net rep had to check my account and verify. It seems like my order that was stuck in processing never gave me an email, but confirmed a confirmation number in dead.net system. Lady just told me one guy had ordered 8 box sets and not 1 single confirmation. This got messy and I would suspect this could be a major headache.. Now my question is... who ordered the most box sets yesterday and still doesnt know it ?
  • #7550
    deadegad
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    Stock numbers, Sell-out, time pressure.
    I had hoped that this box would not be released so soon and be so limited in production volume that it would sell out so quickly. A month from now would have been better for me to spend the bucks(debit card). I fear it may be gone by then based on what I have read here. And that begs the question as to why only 6500? The 1965 date seems not good enough of a reason if there is such a demand that 6500 sells out in days? If these stock numbers are accurate then they just lost out on a lot of sales. If only the had increased the volume from 6500? Rather than a sell out in days, IMHO, enough volume, limited yes, but enough volume should be produced so that it takes more time. Say one year maximum? My 2 cents!
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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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