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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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    jrf68@hotmail.com
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    Wooostah.How's that? I know,I know. No offence,just givin' it a try. :)
  • #7592
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    "And why is the digital edition the same price as the hard copy?" Because the digital version contains "hi-res" files, and people are willing to pay a premium for a placebo effect. Never mind that you could simply buy your own USB drive for 30 bucks and transfer the CDs to it with no detectable loss in sound quality.
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    $50 shows Update
    Still Available: 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90 PM me if you want 'em
  • #7594
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    That about sums it up for me too. I know it's not popular or politically correct to say, but I really couldn't care less about their "whole career." I'm just interested in the stuff I like. I'm almost tempted to buy the damn thing just for those shows I want, and sell the rest a la carte on ebay.
  • #7595
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    Did I get that right?
    Did I get that right? Only two shows are multi-track? And David Glasser is doing the mastering? Helping Jeffery Norman rush this out to make the Anniversary deadline? No thanks. I'm passing on this. The sound is going to be less than stellar. Mark my words. I just do not like Mr. Glasser's GD mastering, although the work he did on the latest meet-up at the movies was a big improvement over "Crimson, White, and Indigo." And why is the digital edition the same price as the hard copy? That must certainly be a typo. If not, the USB buyers are heavily subsidizing the cost for the other folks buying the box. I don't see why I should subsidize some chucklehead collecting doo-dads. (Sorry about that. I couldn't resist. I love you. I really do. And Chinese children need those jobs making paper cutouts. And I'm sure the Brazilians are not cutting down the good parts of the rain forest to humor the nostalgia of ageing, wealthy American Boomers. They're probably cutting down parts that needed to be cut.) Why didn't they divide this box into two boxes -- pre-'75 and post-'75? Similar to the way the studio box sets are split? Some of us (including me) don't care for early Dead and some have no truck with later Dead. Very excited about this, but the negatives are too great. I'll be picking this up via secondary sources.
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    now let's complain about the set
    Ha so now that it seems the site is working can we complain about the set. I get the 30 show 1 for each year but... I would rather have a box for each decade spread over the next 18 months. I'm such a good guy I'd even start with 85-95 LOL. one question why is this the only site that when you're writing and make a mistake instead of just backspacing you have to put the cursor physically before the letter to delete. Waiting waiting waiting (what now defunct store was that for their sales
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    Good thing they didn't have to say it lol
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    I have to say, I'm happy that they maximized the Horsby content with 3 shows featuring him. Really pleased with 3/20/92 - Darkstar>drums>other one>standing - come on! Bird Song is particularly good. I count this one as among the best I saw. I was in the middle of the floor in the sweet spot with no "distractions" for almost the entire show. I remember the light show being particularly inspiring and "thick" that night and it took me a while to figure out that it was because of all the smoke in the place - lots of American cigs and Lebanese hash!
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    the eighties heads should be
    the eighties heads should be happy!! as a seventies fan each one of these shows locked in this big box that needs a big golden key is painful
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    Credit Card Authorization...
    ..for those asking or wondering, if you go to the "help" section of the store site here, you can see the policy that when you pre-order a product your card is authorized for the purchase amount and then that is reflected on your card for 3-5 days before dropping off. You will then be charged for the purchase amount once the product actually ships (or near that time anyway). So, yes, that helps and was the major reason I could pull the trigger on this box earlier today.
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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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