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WHAT'S INSIDE:
· 4 Complete Shows On Vinyl For The First Time Ever
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/23/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/24/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/25/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/26/72)
· New artwork by Brian Blomerth and classic designs from EUROPE ’72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS by Scott McDougall
· 52-page book featuring an essay by noted Dead scholar Nicholas Meriwether
· Sourced from recordings by Betty Cantor, Janet Furman, Bob Matthews, Rosie & Wizard
Mixed by Jeffrey Norman
· Mastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer David Glasser
· Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes
· Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 4,000

"What fans heard in these four {Lyceum} shows was both a history of the Dead and a survey of their unique vision of American music, from folk to rock, with blues and R&B and country-and-western and Bakersfield all included, all melded together by the improvisational spirit of American jazz in a small-group format that owed much to European classical music.

The repertoire made a statement: this is who we are. And while that honored their roots and surveyed their history and evolution, the overwhelming focus was on the present. At the Lyceum, showgoers heard a tapestry of music that knit together the disparate strands of the ’60s psychedelic baroque of AOXOMOXOA and LIVE/DEAD with the Americana turn epitomized by WORKINGMAN’S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY, which in many ways both continued and culminated in Skull and Roses. English fans were especially delighted to hear the new songs — for fans accustomed to bands using concerts to promote their records, that kind of generosity was striking. Those songs showed a band that was consolidating and deepening its distinctive approach to American vernacular music while still expanding the range of what that could include. Pigpen’s two originals added a distinctive flourish, but the new tunes also made it clear that Weir had emerged in his own right as a singer and songwriter, as well as showing that the wellsprings that fed Garcia and Hunter’s music were drawing on ever deeper aquifers." - Nicholas Meriwether

Imagine, if you will, being amongst the first to witness the merry band of misfits that had taken over the good ol' U.S. of A. conquer foreign lands. When the Grateful Dead first unleashed their magic on the cautiously optimistic patrons of Wembley of 4/7/72 and 4/8/72, it was with the idea they would have just these two nights to impress a traditionally reserved London crowd. It turned out to be a smashing success, and they set about locking in four dates at one of London’s most storied venues, the Lyceum Theatre, to wrap up what some consider one of the greatest tours in rock history.

On these four nights, we find the band hell-bent on telling 'em "how it's gonna be," and boy, did they ever. Powered by what Jerry called "peak optimism," they delivered a steady dose of "primal Dead," - sometimes searing, sometimes soulful, sometimes serious, but always unwavering in focus. This willful determination moved them through transitive takes on "Dark Star," to majestic heights with "The Other One," through marathon runs of "Playing," another minute, another mile. It found Phil, philosophizing on how to "put our music into a place," Bob and Jerry masterfully dueling as two of the top songwriters of their time, Bill elegantly ferrying songs to new lengths, and new members Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux adding organic warmth. And Pigpen? Well, he dotted his beloved classics - "Good Lovin'," "Mr. Charlie," "Lovelight," "Two Souls In Communion" - through set after set, conjuring up more clarity and charisma than anyone would have expected for his final few shows.

Due July 29th, LYCEUM 1972: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS marks the Dead’s largest vinyl boxed set of all time, a 24-LP collection featuring these storied final four nights in their entirety on 180-gram vinyl for the first time ever. Limited to just 4,000 copies, the individually-numbered set comes in a colorful slipcase with new artwork by Brian Blomerth. The four shows are organized in individual clamshell boxes, each one featuring the cover art that Scott McDougall created for each concert in EUROPE ’72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS. The accompanying book includes a new in-depth look at the Lyceum shows by noted Dead scholar Nicholas Meriwether. And that all-important question of sound? Jeffrey Norman's luscious mixes are finally being heard in their full analog beauty. It all makes for a jolly good time, indeed!

Due to the size ( 17 ¼” x 15 ¾” x 7 3/8”) and weight (28lbs) of this boxed set, shipping fees for this item will vary.

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May 28, 2022 - 4:46pm

#121

msmiranda

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Wax cylinder would be…

Wax cylinder would be awesome! Probably make a box set of 500. ;-)
May 28, 2022 - 4:41pm

#122

msmiranda

Joined:
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Europe 72After deep…

Europe 72

After deep consideration I've ordered the digital download of the Lyceum Complete Recordings. I decided that $550 is just too much for the physical LPs, as much as I'd love to have them. I've already ordered the standalone LP of Europe 72, the CD release of it also, and the CD of Lyceum 5/26/72. That's enough for this aging Deadhead.

I don't even have a working phonograph at the moment. My amp is on the fritz and I don't own a turntable right now. So I have priorities for money and equipment.

I would love to add a SACD player to my system to get full advantage of the many releases I already have.

Priorities. It's a buck dancer's choice my friends.

Dead & Co and Wolf Bros aren't coming anywhere near me this touring season. But I just scored tickets to see Phil Lesh and Friends June 12 at Marymoor Park in Seattle. YAAAY!!
May 28, 2022 - 3:50am

#123

daverock

Joined:
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Europe 72 Vol 2

I still haven't bought the 24 album box, fabulous though it looks.
I just remembered Europe 72 Volume 2, though, that came out about 10 years ago as a RSD release. I didn't get it at the time, but I think if it came out on vinyl again I would be tempted - if just for the Dark Star-Drums Other One from Bickershaw. Maybe they are saving that show for another vinyl release later on down the line. Just in case we haven't already got enough.
May 27, 2022 - 8:04pm

#124

Gruuvey With a Piic

Joined:
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I’m about to own a piece of HISTORY!

I’m in on this (finally)!

It took a lot of back and forth debating, not for the cost but for its immense size. (It will only take 1 faulty lp to ruin this box set.)
But after weeks of thinking on it, I decided I’d be much happier with this than without it in the long run. So as of 5/26 there is one less for sale ;)
And (technically speaking) this is actually 23 Lps worth of music if you subtract the etchings on 2 sides. But the book that’s included balances out those lost sides (for me).

For those asking if this will sell out? The answer is a resounding YES!! I’m guessing the pre-order won’t sell out but after it goes to retail it will eventually be gone. If this turns out to be a flawless release the price on the resale market will be sky high.
4000 isn’t a huge pressing, However, it is a massive production that dwarfs all limited GD releases (96k records pressed for 4000). I also think the RSD wembly release (10,000) along with the other 50th anniversary releases is jamming a lot of people up.

Too much good Dead at once!!!
But keep it comin’!! ♥️
May 27, 2022 - 2:34pm

#125

daverock

Joined:
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Piracy - JOJO

That's interesting, I hadn't considered that. 3/1/69, an RSD release from last year, seems to get less expensive on amazonUK every time I look.
But yes, I got my copy of both that and the Wembley show from an independent record store.
May 27, 2022 - 1:55pm

#126

jojo_bobaloo

Joined:
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RSD releases on Discogs, elsewhere

@DaveRock I'm pretty certain those sub-retail priced sets for sale on Discogs, Amazon, and eBay are pirated copies. If you look, you'll see that the cheap ones mostly come from sellers in Eastern Europe and Germany. Ones at retail price are often from record stores. If you search online, there are a bunch of articles about a big seizure of pirated records in Germany in 2016.

Anyway, feel good about your purchase, knowing that what's driving prices down is piracy. And feel bad about the piracy. Arrr.
May 27, 2022 - 10:38am

#127

daverock

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RSD - it's a tough day

It's never easy, knowing what to do about RSD. I bought the Wembley 1972 set on the day - online- at face value, and now it's dropped in price substantially on AmazonUK. I decided to wait to see if Gong Live in the 70's would drop in price - and it almost immediately increased, and became minimally available. Apart from in the States, where people possibly don't know who the flip Gong are.
May 27, 2022 - 6:57am

#128

JeffSmith

Joined:
June 9, 2014

Holding out. . .

. . . for a 78 RPM Shellac edition or maybe a Wax Cylinder release. Nothing else compares.
May 27, 2022 - 5:57am

#129

Colin Gould

Joined:
September 15, 2009

Cassettes

I think the deluxe cassette E72 box is pencilled in for the 60th anniversary.
May 27, 2022 - 1:42am

#130

muffin

Joined:
March 3, 2008

I started going to the first…

I started going to the first RSD years ago and managed to attend everyone until I got sick in 2015… I managed to attend one prior to COVID, but I’ve missed out on all the double ones they had during COVID.
I rarely get the really good stuff as the years went one because the only record store near here at first didn’t have a limit, so they’d buy all five copies of all the dead and phish stuff and selling them online. So frustrating.
Then they started the limit, and more people started coming and even at 7am, there’d be a line and the first group was always a group of deadhead buddies who must live near the town because the first row of ten were all tyedyed and had chairs and hanging out, so they’d get everything.

So I can’t imagine how it is now with multi year releases.

I’d find scraps or sometimes an overlooked gem, but yeah I almost feel like it’s not worth the effort and wait until they come down on eBay. I’ll see the ones from the area for sale before the store opens. Sadly my store gets five at the most of the good stuff.

Now I just wait and buy them once the frenzy dies downs after a while, but that Weebly release is still expensive.

I did manage to get the multi colors vinyl and some of the other vinyl releases this pst two years. Some I’ll wait until the 750 or 500 left for the bigger more expensive set, but dang the prices even on the site are so high.

Yes a some of the boxes they’re been shipped in are even cool, like the Giants stadium cd set, even the shipping box had cool designs and customs made of it.
But some of these prices are just insane from the source. I know vinyls gotten expensive and materials are expensive, heck they’ve even had a few represses that took so long, I totally forgot I’d ordered them. It’s a nice surprise, like drunk Amazon shopping. You never know what drunk you bought for sober you. One day I had a unicorn swimming raft arrive one day. I haven’t been swimming in maybe 15 years!

Anyway I am done venting. Just aggravating as the prices for these huge sets are so much, we should have a payment process, like for festival tickets.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to this. I make copies of everything and keep the original at home to keep them safe. Some are just cool to look at, like the Egypt cd set with the fold out pyramids. I love those cool things, but I love the larger art work and book, or gatefolds in the vinyl. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until years ago when my dad gave me his vinyl collection. It wasn’t cool then and easy to find great records at yard sales until more record store finally began reopening aside from a few in NYC or SF. I’m glad it’s back. I’m making copies anyway to protect them no matter what it’s on, just vinyl takes a little more work to burn to cd.

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WHAT'S INSIDE:
· 4 Complete Shows On Vinyl For The First Time Ever
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/23/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/24/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/25/72)
Lyceum Theatre, London, England (5/26/72)
· New artwork by Brian Blomerth and classic designs from EUROPE ’72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS by Scott McDougall
· 52-page book featuring an essay by noted Dead scholar Nicholas Meriwether
· Sourced from recordings by Betty Cantor, Janet Furman, Bob Matthews, Rosie & Wizard
Mixed by Jeffrey Norman
· Mastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer David Glasser
· Restoration and Speed Correction by Plangent Processes
· Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 4,000

"What fans heard in these four {Lyceum} shows was both a history of the Dead and a survey of their unique vision of American music, from folk to rock, with blues and R&B and country-and-western and Bakersfield all included, all melded together by the improvisational spirit of American jazz in a small-group format that owed much to European classical music.

The repertoire made a statement: this is who we are. And while that honored their roots and surveyed their history and evolution, the overwhelming focus was on the present. At the Lyceum, showgoers heard a tapestry of music that knit together the disparate strands of the ’60s psychedelic baroque of AOXOMOXOA and LIVE/DEAD with the Americana turn epitomized by WORKINGMAN’S DEAD and AMERICAN BEAUTY, which in many ways both continued and culminated in Skull and Roses. English fans were especially delighted to hear the new songs — for fans accustomed to bands using concerts to promote their records, that kind of generosity was striking. Those songs showed a band that was consolidating and deepening its distinctive approach to American vernacular music while still expanding the range of what that could include. Pigpen’s two originals added a distinctive flourish, but the new tunes also made it clear that Weir had emerged in his own right as a singer and songwriter, as well as showing that the wellsprings that fed Garcia and Hunter’s music were drawing on ever deeper aquifers." - Nicholas Meriwether

Imagine, if you will, being amongst the first to witness the merry band of misfits that had taken over the good ol' U.S. of A. conquer foreign lands. When the Grateful Dead first unleashed their magic on the cautiously optimistic patrons of Wembley of 4/7/72 and 4/8/72, it was with the idea they would have just these two nights to impress a traditionally reserved London crowd. It turned out to be a smashing success, and they set about locking in four dates at one of London’s most storied venues, the Lyceum Theatre, to wrap up what some consider one of the greatest tours in rock history.

On these four nights, we find the band hell-bent on telling 'em "how it's gonna be," and boy, did they ever. Powered by what Jerry called "peak optimism," they delivered a steady dose of "primal Dead," - sometimes searing, sometimes soulful, sometimes serious, but always unwavering in focus. This willful determination moved them through transitive takes on "Dark Star," to majestic heights with "The Other One," through marathon runs of "Playing," another minute, another mile. It found Phil, philosophizing on how to "put our music into a place," Bob and Jerry masterfully dueling as two of the top songwriters of their time, Bill elegantly ferrying songs to new lengths, and new members Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux adding organic warmth. And Pigpen? Well, he dotted his beloved classics - "Good Lovin'," "Mr. Charlie," "Lovelight," "Two Souls In Communion" - through set after set, conjuring up more clarity and charisma than anyone would have expected for his final few shows.

Due July 29th, LYCEUM 1972: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS marks the Dead’s largest vinyl boxed set of all time, a 24-LP collection featuring these storied final four nights in their entirety on 180-gram vinyl for the first time ever. Limited to just 4,000 copies, the individually-numbered set comes in a colorful slipcase with new artwork by Brian Blomerth. The four shows are organized in individual clamshell boxes, each one featuring the cover art that Scott McDougall created for each concert in EUROPE ’72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS. The accompanying book includes a new in-depth look at the Lyceum shows by noted Dead scholar Nicholas Meriwether. And that all-important question of sound? Jeffrey Norman's luscious mixes are finally being heard in their full analog beauty. It all makes for a jolly good time, indeed!

Due to the size ( 17 ¼” x 15 ¾” x 7 3/8”) and weight (28lbs) of this boxed set, shipping fees for this item will vary.

If you tell my wife......

..... I will hunt you down and hurt you in ways you can't even imagine!

Well this is quite a set, all 4 Lyceum shows on vinyl.

Yes it is 600 bucks (god damn!!)

But this will be a corner pillar in my retirement plan :-)

Seriously, don't tell my wife!!

Mutually Assured Destruction is a Powerful Deterrent

I won't tell yours if you don't tell mine.

I think I need to buy or rent one of those cheater apartments.. you know, a safe and private place you rent to meet up with your mistress. I don't need it to have an affair, I just need a safe house to put my box sets.

Jim

No problem,,,,, what happens on deadnet stays on deadnet :-)

I was almost tempted!

I almost hit the button but $550, that's just nuts!

Yea...

This could quite possibly be the most expensive weed cleaning tray ever made.

Listened to the seaside chat. It was good to hear Distracto-Dave give accolades to 5/25 in between dodging an eagle bombardment (I can only imagine they use him for target practice). I always liked that under the radar show.. it has perhaps my favorite China Rider of the tour. It's a little under-rated gem in my humble opinion.

Nick

I almost DIDN'T hit the button :-)

Then I thought of my dear wife and said fuck it. :-)

Trouble ahead...

Definitely a weapon of marriage destruction.

I cannot see myself paying for this, considering I would be looking at shipping to Europe, VAT and potential import duty on top of the cost of the item itself. Import duty in the Netherlands is not levied on CDs and DVDs but LPs are not mentioned in the list on the Customs Service website. If so, it could be up to 12% on top of the 21% VAT.

Jim and weed cleaning systems

Gone are the days when the seeds outnumbered the weed
Don't need a cover now to scrape them down.
Most of the weed I buy has no seeds
If fact if you find one you squeal with glee!

(you know the tune, so add a second verse :-) )

Dennis - Yes

But the original album was my go to de-seeding LP. I am glad the reference did not go unnoticed. Evidence of a misspent youth I guess.

I ordered one. That's my indulgence for the year. When I'm feeling weird or down or otherwise uninspired, I often spin a show from this tour to ground myself. It's that good and always lifts my spirits. Last week I hit 5/18 Munich. I never noticed how good the blues/cowboy sequence was before. The El Paso, It Hurts Me Too, You Win Again sandwiched in between a China Rider and PITB. Ethereal goodness. Jerry's tone on this sequence is simply amazing and who else but the GOGD can weave these tunes together and somehow make sense of it. A perfect fit.

As you were..

Lyceum '72 LPs

Not gonna do it, na gan doot, wouldn't be prudent.

My Wife is ready to kill me

Wow 24 LP set of Europe 72 Material

Ive heard all the shows already but can't wait to hear them on vinyl!

Say goodbye to my credit card it's about to get chopped up

Jim and that's it for the year,,,,, right

what about record store day

Jerry band and Wembley Empire Pool

Wembley is 150 for 5 lps.

We'll see.

No offense, but all of that merch is ugly....

....the socks, maybe?

vguy

I bet that checkered shirt would bring out the red in your eyes!

Lyceum '72 :The Complete Recordings

$627.16 including shipping and CA tax. Jeez, too much !

WHAT HAVE I DONE??

the best possible choice apparently. Ha! Not going to any festivals this year, this is the next best thing. I’m going to vomit now over sticker shock.

I hear ya

Yours and mine both!

Holy $$$$

I know I’ve paid quite a bit here and another site for box sets, but what comes to about $600 for the set and shipping/taxes. I’ve already paid for the Lyceum cds and the multi color vinyl set, but that price tag is just too much. And who knows…maybe it’ll be one of those that sits for a few years with the less than 750 on it, give me time for the market and crypto to rebound! Maybe another Tesla split. That would be nice!

wow !

It looks, and I'm sure will sound, fabulous. But...do they think I'm made of money ? I haven't ordered it...but it's a long night ahead.
Going off past history, I rarely regret buying musical things I'm in two minds about.

Pity you can't just buy 5/26/72 on vinyl, and miss the others out.

Now if it was available in the UK..

Well that seems a fair enough request considering where it was recorded

and Neil Young and Joni M’s store have a UK outlet and I assume that are all a part of the WB/Rhino conglomerate

Nearly

I nearly wavered again, went to checkout, $98 shipping to England plus taxes will take it to $800 so hastily closed the page. I tried the ' Guess how much this GD box is?' line to my wife but didn't get the 'Go on, you deserve it ' reply I was looking for.

Well, I admit that I did…

Well, I admit that I did hesitate for a moment or two before pulling the lever. It comes out to $25 per album...not too bad compared to other limited releases. Now it's just the waiting...

Live Dead 50th

They could have released a killer 1969 show to go along with it.

If it was available in the UK..

HappyWill - yes, I would buy it in a shot if it was available from a UK outlet, without all the taxes, postage, VAT etc. added on.

And thinking about it, I'm not sure how often I would play all these L.P.s if I did buy it. I don't see myself as a collector - I just buy what I think I will like listening to - which includes a lot of limited editions. But the reason I get them is because I think I will like listening - not because they are limited editions.

Non-Byer’s Remorse.

Lovely set, no doubt. Too rich for this boy’s blood though. Besides, I’m somewhat the heathen and given these shows are already out there in the wild, I have little envy in leaving this one to the completists and audiophiles. I sincerely hope you (they) whoever you (they) are appreciate my generosity! ;-)

Better still can Dead.net please make it available through VMP ?

However the announcement has given me the prompt to dip digitally into the Lyceum concerts - listening in a light Covid haze - and the tracks I have played so far are stunning.

A couple of years ago I often walked passed the Lyceum as I worked not far from there and rued the fact that I wasn’t really aware of the Dead until the Radio Luxembourg 208 show, and first my proper gig was still a month away.

Marketing 101 Dead Style

An observation: I would expect the vinyl set to be the “loss lead” in this package - sensibly priced, especially considering your target audience has it in one form or another, already. Nice packaging, great book included. The REAL money will be in the add ons, the $80 (!) jazzy shorts, etc. But $500+++ for the vinyl set??? Either this is the most brilliant selling strategy this site has seen, or it becomes the white whale of Dead.net, gathering dust along with last season’s “Dead gardening gear”.

That is $500+++, and oxygen is NOT included.

Totally with your reply DAVEROCK

As of yet there isn’t a copy on eBay - will someone try $1800 😁. I’m still recovering from Dave’s Picks Vol.1 on vinyl selling out so quickly.

Actually, as has been pointed out, the cost per disc is pretty fair, assuming it is being pressed at a good location, just hope it’s not this side of the pond 😂. But hell the postage. tax and import duty will hurt.

Really

So let me get this straight. I purchased the entire tour on CD 10 years ago for $300. Now I get to pay $550 for 4 shows on vinyl. Uhh . . . . . . nope.

$80 for shorts? Come on guys.

FLACs ASAP Please

Like just about everyone else, my jaw is dropping at the price of the vinyl set. I’d love to have it, but there’s no way I can justify $600. The only way this if a) somebody really really nice and generous wants to give me an incredibly awesome Xmas gift or b) if the set doesn’t sell, and at some point it becomes available in the Bezosphere for about half price.

Sadly, I did NOT buy the ’72 suitcase when it came out, and the only Lyceum show I own is the 5-26 finale (a GOAT show, IMO), so it’s probably worth it to get the FLAC version, which should be the best possibly sound anyway. Glad TPTB are making that option available, along with some other less costly CD subsets. (Weird, to me anyway, that the newest CD version of Europe ’72 costs more, does not include the bonus tracks, and does not appear to have been remastered over the previous CD reissue.)

$80 shorts? $100 poster? $549 vinyl set? There must be some really rich Heads out there, is all I can say.

Next years multi vinyl disc set?

Just musing that if this is successful, and World War 3 has been averted, and the Ukrainian people have their country back, we will get the Complete Winterland 1973 on vinyl.

But then my carbon conscience might be in full flight by then…

It's a good thing....

....that I didn't get on the vinyl thing to begin with. I know me, and me wouldn't be able to quit and I'd probably be divorced by now lol.

5/3

To me, the crown jewel of the E72 tour is the 5/3 Paris show. At least that is the one I would purchase on vinyl. I passed because I thoroughly enjoy listening to that Other One all the way through. Uninterrupted.

Unfortunately on that release, it was split up onto three different album sides. No way did I want to deal with the hassle of flipping mid song. I don't care how good the sounds is. Same goes for these shows. The Dark Stars and Other Ones are on multiple album sides. Just me, but no thanks.

I'm in for the vinyl Lyceum.

Not going to be going to any D&C shows this year so probably a wash. Lot of vinyl released in last year or so. From a price point for me, nothing beats the year of Boxzilla between that and the E72 All Music Edition the high bar was set. I was shutout from the original E72 Trunk.

Hopefully there won't be another megabox this year.

I don't think so...

So it looks like they're the same 2011 digital mixes transferred to vinyl masters, as opposed to new analog remasters. Kinda' disappointing release. Might use the money to get 6 pair of them Sweat Shorts though("perfect for leisure and lounge" hard to resist.)

Europe '72 sweat shorts caveat....

...."avoid drying in the sun."
Interesting. What if you're in the sun sweating. Can they dry while you're wearing them or do you need to go inside?

24 Vinyls!!

Can I get in on this? I won’t tell if you guys won’t tell! Just got the Phish giant box set! Now this! I’m thinking retirement money as well ha poor house more like it vinyl rich dirt poor! Only live once sorry honey in advance.

Lyceum....wow...memories…

Lyceum....wow...memories there. I still think these shows, and Europe '72 were Dead at their best, but then I might be biased, I was there, three shows in all. The first night at Wembley was almost a religious experience, and then I immediately bought tickets for the first Lyceum show. That was great too. BUT ! I was working for The Beatles Apple Records at the time, everyone in the London music business knew each other and there were always invitations and free tickets for everything, so when one of their drivers asked if anyone wanted to go to see the Dead on the Friday I jumped at that too. This time it was an invite to the backstage and I had to ask at the stage door. As soon as I was let in I was told to "...quick, lick my hand" and I did. Just as well it was Friday and I did not have to work the next day, they played until sometime around 3 in the morning, I got a taxi home and carried on tripping through Saturday. Yes, they were great shows, but with the added bonus that somehow that last night was permanently burned into my brain. I still play the CDs often, but I agree with the above comments, Dark Star and The Other One across separate sides of vinyl would be an annoyance. Plus I dare not ask what shipping cost to Australia (where I now live) would total.

SOMEone's gotta kvetch

vinyl?

bruh.

$80 sweat shorts?
$32 tote bag?
$88 pullover?

You're killing me, Smalls!

Vinyl

I came seconds away from pulling the trigger but no. PayPal spaced and by the time I got back in the moment passed. I am a collector in general and vinyl in specific. This is the release I plan to use to re-evaluate what is necessary. On the other hand I snagged Are You Experienced UHQR. Priorities lol. As Cousans… pointed out a digital issue analogically isn’t my idea of a reason to buy vinyl ✌️

Oh I want the vinyl box. And…

Oh I want the vinyl box. And will probably get it, but for the first time in years it’s not a given. I already have the steamer trunk. And the timing. Sheesh. I just spent way more than I care to admit on Dead/Co Summer Tour tickets two days ago… now this. But I do want it.

¡Yes Please!

Buy this vinyl box set now, or regret it later. I know it’s pricey but is it? Compared to hotel rooms, eating out, concert tickets? Pull the trigger, go on and do it!

Do they know where this 24…

Do they know where this 24 Vinyl Box is being pressed and who cut the lacquer? From my Dead Paris May/72 Record Store Day release - It says lacquer cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman and pressed at Optimal media in Germany. Hopefully in poly lined sleeves as well - same question applies to forthcoming Dead Europe 72 Apr RSD release. For this price, I would like to know - hopefully they post this info, before it sells out. Thanks

Is this also a dead.net…

Is this also a dead.net exclusive or will this set be available at other retailers?

Empire Pool

Today, 50 years ago, I was there.
I posted elsewhere about the lovers and comrades who were with me, but who have now passed. 50 years has gone bloody fast....
I wont be getting this box, the shows were great, but the trunk covers my needs.

Ticket prices

My ticket to the Empire Pool cost £1. By the time these Lyceum shows rolled around, the ticket price had doubled to £2!

Not biased

Chris, Dogon - no, I wouldn't say you were biased - I wasn't there, but I've listened to most of the shows every year since the trunk came out, and they always sound great to me. Better than the ones I went to, that's for sure! Although of course I enjoyed them too, at the time.

I'm not sure about these vinyl re-issues though. I think I'll get the Wembley show on RSD on vinyl and leave it at that.

It occurred to me this morning - if they were going to release something as lavish and expensive as this, wouldn't it have been better to do it with shows that haven't already come out? Like from Fall 1972, for example.

Already out

I understand about why make and sell shows that have already been released when there is so much yet to come.

I think the plan is to release all 22 Europe shows on vinyl come hell or high water. (they've only release two that way, right? They've done Olympia, this one and the one off with only a dark star)

Just like the Dicks Picks, I think they will all see the vinyl pressing mill. (I keep buying them anyway in hopes all 36 will make the cut)

They did/are doing the fillmore 69 stuff.

I think they got these great recordings and they will squeeze them until drained.

Also they are limited, so they should all sell.

@Proudfoof

You are not alone!!! Holy Cow! How can a pair of sweat shorts possible cost $80???

As for the big vinyl box - I am going to pass. A few years ago I might have jumped, but I know myself and my limited storage much better these days.

I hope those who do buy the box it love it, and that those shorts make you feel 80-bucks worth of groovy!

(I did get the slip mat - I really like the artwork, especially the garden maze design.)

Peace

Turning To Sports

Just a shout out to Auston Matthews, who now holds the record for most goals in a season for an American born player in the NHL (56 and counting), but he also now holds the record for most goals by a Toronto Maple Leaf, a franchise that is 100+ years old! This guy is one of The Best I have seen in 60+ years of following the sport.

Oro, Angry Jack Straw - Sorry about the Sabres. A dubious record - 11 years and no playoffs! Yikes! (There is “Help On The Way”)

As for this collection, how awesome to lay this 24 disc beauty out for friends when they drop by, but a tad price prohibitive. I agree with Otis, the artwork is extraordinary, as it usually is when an official release hits the site, but I cannot justify in this dimension paying $80 for a pair of shorts, never mind the other swag. This is great for those that want to pony up for this collection, it is special, but maybe the Rhino team can take the pricing out of Park Place range, and settle for Baltic Avenue, where the true fans live.

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