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WHAT'S INSIDE:
Madison Square Garden 3/9/81
Madison Square Garden 3/10/81
Madison Square Garden 9/20/82
Madison Square Garden 9/21/82
Madison Square Garden 10/11/83
Madison Square Garden 10/12/83
Newly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent Processes
Mastered by Jeffrey Norman
Liners by award-winning music journalist David Fricke
Artwork by Dave Van Patten
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition Of 12,500

“Welcome to the unique, enduring phenomenon of the Grateful Dead in New York City, a mutual devotion, forged in concert, that ran for nearly as long as the band itself—from June 1, 1967, a free show in Tompkins Square Park on the Lower East Side (ahead of the band’s official, local bow at the Cafe Au Go Go), to the Dead’s last Garden run, six nights in October 1994…the Dead’s affinity for New York City…was instant and arguably their most profound with any city aside from San Francisco.” - David Fricke

They got on the bus to the Port Authority, rode in on the Long Island Railroad and the New Jersey Transit line. They traveled North, South, and West on the 1, 2, and 3 subway lines, their numbers growing as they descended upon Penn Station. Some rolled up in those iconic New York yellows. Some walked excitedly through the bright lights of Broadway and Times Square, meeting up with old friends on the way and picking up a few new ones too as they ascended The Garden's stairs. Maybe you were among them - lightly buzzed on the way in, fully aglow on the way home. New York City was in its prime and damn if the Grateful Dead wasn't going to rise up to meet it! If you were there, we call on you to join us as we recapture that MSG magic and if you weren't, we invite you along on the epic journey that is IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN '81 '82 '83.

Numbered and limited-edition to 12,500, this 17CD set celebrates the band’s rich history at “the world’s most famous arena,” introducing six previously unreleased shows recorded at MSG between 1981 and 1983. It offers a front-row seat to the Dead in the early 1980s, an overlooked and underestimated era of rebirth for the band. At the time of the recordings, the group featured Brent Mydland. Mydland’s vocal power and colorful keyboard palette energized the band, invigorating older material like “The Wheel,” “Truckin’” and “Eyes of The World.” He also gave the band more musical flexibility, which encouraged them to dust off rarely aired treasures like “Dupree’s Diamond Blues” and “Crazy Fingers.”

IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN touches on the three-year period after 1980’s GO TO HEAVEN was released, a time when the Dead were constantly on the road, playing more than 200 dates. While they were in no rush to return to the studio during this time, they continued to write new music. In 1982 and ’83, the band performed most of the songs that would appear on 1987’s IN THE DARK. The new collection includes performances of four songs from that album – “Touch Of Grey,” “Hell In A Bucket,” “Throwing Stones,” and “West L.A. Fadeaway” – plus the B-side, “My Brother Esau.”

Due September 23rd, IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN comes in a custom box featuring new artwork by Dave Van Patten celebrating the band’s eclectic fanbase, with a cavalcade of illustrated Dead Heads. The collection also includes detailed liner notes by award-winning music journalist David Fricke, who explores the band’s connection to the Big Apple. It features newly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent Processes, mastered by Jeffrey Norman.

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October 9, 2022 - 6:56pm

#101

JimInMD

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High Res, etc.

Thanks Jeff,

I was sort of meh on the cover art from what I initially saw in the early dead.net reveals. I didn't give it much thought.. but it did little for me.

When I opened it I immediately got it and I think it's great. The colors, context, the swirling carnival atmosphere.. add in a touch of benevolent weirdos and what have here is what it feels and looks like when you are walking through the crowd dosed out of your mind.

I immediately saw and liked it for what it is.

HBob, all I did was turn what Jeff wrote into a lin k (sorry, they won't even let you write that word here). Remove the spaces, etc. and paste it into your browswer. It worked for me..
October 9, 2022 - 5:19pm

#102

hbob1995

Joined:
June 26, 2007

Hi Res covers

Can someone please help me on how to access these covers?
Rock on
October 9, 2022 - 5:01pm

#103

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Thanks Jeff

That artwork is screaming to be made into a black light poster.

Rhino store 2022 stocking stuffer, 6-foot wide black light poster.
3-foot version also available.
October 9, 2022 - 3:53pm

#104

wilfredtjones

Joined:
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@JEFFSMITH

GRATE job on the box art scans! Twill be fun for staring at :-) Jeff
October 9, 2022 - 3:19pm

#105

JeffSmith

Joined:
June 9, 2014

MSG Cover Art

Finally caught up with my MSG box and had a chance to scan and work on Dave Van Patten’s cover art. It’s definitely a trip. Way more out there than the first image we kept seeing on the website showing a hand reaching down for shrooms. . . First, I combined the art from all four sides of the box (front, back, flap & spine) into a long horizontal panorama. Be careful – it’s a face-melter. It’s also a big file, so there’s a HI-res and MED-res version.

The official artwork for the six individual shows was derived from the box’s cover, but they simplified it. The full-tilt art on the box is so insane, I couldn’t resist making alternate covers for each show that include more of the crazy, complex context that was edited out (they’re listed in Dropbox as “BOX Art”). For any purists who may prefer the simpler, but official artwork that’s actually on the CD’s, they’re included too (“CD Art”). Check ‘em out and share ‘em around while listening to some well-recorded and potent Dead from the early 80s!

Try this: dropbox dot com/scl/fo/dxzr09qeqy5er7xlnoq64/h?dl=0&rlkey=5uz42d6yp5i7eby44rcg0ln9u

or PM me with an email address and I'll send you the linque.

AND glad to hear many of you are patiently facing down serious health issues with a healthy dose of humor. An inspiration to us all. Onward!
October 9, 2022 - 3:11pm

#106

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
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Splices/patches/fixes

I think that the patch in 3-9-81 Estimated is on copies I’ve had in the past, which would suggest that Healy did it years ago. But I didn’t check other copies to confirm yet.
October 9, 2022 - 12:21pm

#107

PT Barnum

Joined:
December 2, 2009

Thanks

Oro, good review, will check these out when I get some real time to listen. Agree also about more releases, we will all be gone long before they release everything in the vault.
October 9, 2022 - 10:50am

#108

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

First pass/next year

Yep limped through the box in fits and starts and finally finished last night. First shows are kinda a blur at this point but I think I thought each one seemed to get better, but haven’t been able to properly listen yet.
More splices than normal which doesn’t bother me, I guess they/he really wanted these particular shows?
Perhaps that’s the rub with doing the venue theme, though I generally like the venue theme concept.
Great Dane, Greek, Rochester, Spectrum, Frost, Ventura, Cal Ex, Hampton, the list goes on so with the way their only trickling them out many will not get released!
I like the art, except it keeps triggering these damn flashbacks lol.
Yes it’s a unique shape, but I like that their all different.
The book was ok. Wide angle photos were awesome, text was ok. Other stuff not really my thing but hey I buy em for the music, especially when they get the full treatment!
I think the music in this box is mostly good, an occasional off moment, but with some truly fantastic songs too. So like most GD music…
Same with the audio. Considering the source: some occasionally less than stellar interludes but mostly good and often sounds amazing especially considering the source. Gives hope that they can fix up more shows from the second half of their career.
So far so good, I think I’m only going to like this more as I get a better chance to get to know it!

TAPE STATIC: seem to recall tapes from whenever (can’t recall) mid eighties, 87?, when Healy started to broadcast them over FM he transmitted over small area in and around shows to help keep overflow crowds away. I believe some folks used to tape that way so occasionally you’d get some static from that too…

NEXT YEAR: what they should do: Big RFK, Watkins Glen etc unlimited mass distribution release in conjunction with ABB like Conekid said, with another deadnet only best10 remaining 73 shows (there are way more left) with 9/17 or 9/15 as the Wake 50th bonus. (They have the most songs off of the album at 6).
9/11/73 couid/should be a DaP. But will they, nooooooooooo, probably come out with a line of pet products: steal your poop doggie scooper anyone? And socks, need more socks…
October 9, 2022 - 10:18am

#109

Oroborous

Joined:
June 19, 2007

Hey I’m down (just teasing)

for 2 boxes a year. I mean WTF are they waiting for?
This dribbling out a lousy 5 or 6 show boxes and only 4-6 shows from Dave, FFS!

At the rate their dribbling then out, according to Dave’s 20 year plan (9 left), that means only 36-54 Dave’s shows and 45 to 54 Box shows, plus hopefully a few 50 bonus shows. So a little over a hundred…
Now that may sound like a lot but when you start looking at all the good stuff that hasn’t been released it’s obvious a lot of really good shows are not going to get the treatment, bummer!

So again, why? Why don’t they release more? Sure it will take longer to sell out somethings if more are available, but eventually most will, and even if not, overall they’ll still make more money!
Do they think a bunch of kids who generally don’t buy a lot of “things” are going to pick up the slack when we croak or lose interest? WTF?
October 9, 2022 - 10:13am

#110

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

First pass completed

Listened to every CD in the Box and they all played great.

Thanks for confirmation from others about the static. I figured that it was on the source tape because it sounded like the static that’s on so many summer ‘85 recordings (I read before, think it may have been in Skeleton Key, that the summer ‘85 static was traced to a loose cable in Phil’s system).

Yesterday got all the CD’s imported to computer, converted to ALAC, and loaded onto a micro SDXC card for use in a music player. Currently playing 3-9-81 and it sounds great. Definitely a sound upgrade compared to what I had.

Wow Dennis, bouncing back quickly.
That’s good, the kids at the store need you for elderly guidance.

Proudfoot calling for a new Box already?
This one hasn’t lost its new car smell yet.
It will probably be a while before another early/mid-80’s Box comes out, unless Dave/Rhino get on board with my idea of 2 Boxes per year. Summer ‘84 and ‘85 need the cassette Plangent treatment for sure.

But I’m hoping that the next Box is a Summer ‘73 GD/ABB combined Box, not limited edition, available at all retail locations. I figure that may be the best way to get the ABB organization to agree to a release, don’t put a limit on the number of units for sale and don’t restrict it to the Rhino store.

That should also then still make a limited edition Box from the Rhino store a possibility for 2023. So bring on the Ark Box in all its Plangentized and Normanized glory.

John Perry Barlow

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WHAT'S INSIDE:
Madison Square Garden 3/9/81
Madison Square Garden 3/10/81
Madison Square Garden 9/20/82
Madison Square Garden 9/21/82
Madison Square Garden 10/11/83
Madison Square Garden 10/12/83
Newly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent Processes
Mastered by Jeffrey Norman
Liners by award-winning music journalist David Fricke
Artwork by Dave Van Patten
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition Of 12,500

“Welcome to the unique, enduring phenomenon of the Grateful Dead in New York City, a mutual devotion, forged in concert, that ran for nearly as long as the band itself—from June 1, 1967, a free show in Tompkins Square Park on the Lower East Side (ahead of the band’s official, local bow at the Cafe Au Go Go), to the Dead’s last Garden run, six nights in October 1994…the Dead’s affinity for New York City…was instant and arguably their most profound with any city aside from San Francisco.” - David Fricke

They got on the bus to the Port Authority, rode in on the Long Island Railroad and the New Jersey Transit line. They traveled North, South, and West on the 1, 2, and 3 subway lines, their numbers growing as they descended upon Penn Station. Some rolled up in those iconic New York yellows. Some walked excitedly through the bright lights of Broadway and Times Square, meeting up with old friends on the way and picking up a few new ones too as they ascended The Garden's stairs. Maybe you were among them - lightly buzzed on the way in, fully aglow on the way home. New York City was in its prime and damn if the Grateful Dead wasn't going to rise up to meet it! If you were there, we call on you to join us as we recapture that MSG magic and if you weren't, we invite you along on the epic journey that is IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN '81 '82 '83.

Numbered and limited-edition to 12,500, this 17CD set celebrates the band’s rich history at “the world’s most famous arena,” introducing six previously unreleased shows recorded at MSG between 1981 and 1983. It offers a front-row seat to the Dead in the early 1980s, an overlooked and underestimated era of rebirth for the band. At the time of the recordings, the group featured Brent Mydland. Mydland’s vocal power and colorful keyboard palette energized the band, invigorating older material like “The Wheel,” “Truckin’” and “Eyes of The World.” He also gave the band more musical flexibility, which encouraged them to dust off rarely aired treasures like “Dupree’s Diamond Blues” and “Crazy Fingers.”

IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN touches on the three-year period after 1980’s GO TO HEAVEN was released, a time when the Dead were constantly on the road, playing more than 200 dates. While they were in no rush to return to the studio during this time, they continued to write new music. In 1982 and ’83, the band performed most of the songs that would appear on 1987’s IN THE DARK. The new collection includes performances of four songs from that album – “Touch Of Grey,” “Hell In A Bucket,” “Throwing Stones,” and “West L.A. Fadeaway” – plus the B-side, “My Brother Esau.”

Due September 23rd, IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN comes in a custom box featuring new artwork by Dave Van Patten celebrating the band’s eclectic fanbase, with a cavalcade of illustrated Dead Heads. The collection also includes detailed liner notes by award-winning music journalist David Fricke, who explores the band’s connection to the Big Apple. It features newly restored and speed-corrected audio by Plangent Processes, mastered by Jeffrey Norman.

My Number is 1086

I don't know when I'll get to these shows. Getting too far behind with too much music. Just finishing the Waiting for Columbus and Zappa Erie boxes. This box gets in the queue behind New Riders at the Lyceum and Creedence Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Off to see a Zep tribute band tonight called Get the Led Out. Got the earplugs.
GratefulHan: I have been diving deeply into Rush reissues for the live content. Will discuss tomorrow. Peace out

#05650...spoiler alerts (?!?)....

....going with 9.20.82 first because it has a Shakedown and a Throwing Stones -> Day Job and a Spanish Jam -> Truckin'. That's why!
Plangent does it again. Sounds grate!
One thing I noticed right off the bat is the CD sleeves have a 3D effect to them. The magentas and greens are strong with this one.
The book is really cool. The lengthwise size serves well regarding pics and it comes with postcards and stickers and a black and white page of the artwork you can color yourself if you want!!!
The art has "look at me while tripping" all over it. I get IT. And I reserved the perfect spot to place it in my humble abode.
Oh. And happy 58th birthday Trey! Love you man. If I didn't have to work today, I would've trucked on down to Riverside to see you tonight.
Gratefulhan and Sixtus need to meet up. Star Wars and Legos and the Dead. A recipe for awesomeness 👌

Any idea how many are left?

I’m a little light on funds but don’t want to miss this set. Hoping I can wait a month or two.

Rush

Get the R40 6-Blu-ray Box.
You’ll thank yourself for doing it.

Note that there are other R40 releases, you want the Box that has 6 Blu-ray Discs in it.

off the point

Grafefulhan - that Cream box set that came out a few years ago of three shows from the last tour of America in Fall 1968, plus The Royal Albert Hall show, is incredible. Hopefully there will be more.
The other power trio I've had on the go in the last week is the box of Grand Funk albums-"Trunk of Funk Vol 1." The first 4 - "On Time", "Grand Funk", "Closer To Home" and "Live Album" are a blast.

Good to read the new box is living up to expectations.

Gratefulhan

Good to see ya!
Keithfan2112 is the guy your looking for!
I did have the pleasure to see them on I believe the Hemispheres tour in 79 and loved it.

Live Rush

I concur with Conekid on the R40 6 Blu-ray set.
Other recent acquisitions:

Moving Pictures 40th on CD has a March 1981 offering from Maple Leaf Garden

Fairwell to Kings box on LP has a Feb. 1978 show from the Hammersmith Odeon

Permanent Waves box on LP offers world tour selections from 1980

Time Machine reissue on LP has good cuts from Cleveland 2011

Those LPs ain't cheap!

MSG 9.20.82....

....not bad. Not bad at all!
Onto the 21st!
Ooooh. That's the show where they open with Playin' into Crazy Fingers. I remember this one! One of the first tapes I ever got I believe. Been a long time. Time to turn it to 11. Got the house to myself. Sorry doggies.
The color palette is trippy AF. Very cool. Smacks your eyeballs in person. Pics don't do it justice. Good job dead.net. 👏👏
Edit. 9.21.82 drumz for the win!
Warning. Rough cut during Loser on this one. Patches anyone? Another one going into NFA. 10 seconds of AUD. But that one is cool cause you can hear the crowd going "yeah!" Gotta keep the train chugging along. Badass show right there.

Rush info thanks all!

VGuy, Daverock, Oro, Conekid, Bigbrownie (I apologize if I missed anyone):
Thanks for all of your input/advice- this is where I go for knowledge and wisdom on such things. I will be on the hunt for R40 box set.
Bigbrownie- I actually picked up 3 out the 4 CDs you mentioned. The only difference is Instead of the Time Machine reissue, I got the Hemispheres 40th Anniversary reissue. The combined bonus material constitutes 3 complete live shows (1978, 1979, 1981) and selections from the 1980 world tour.

Daverrock- that Cream box set has been on my list to get for a while now. I have it sitting on my Amazon cart.

Regarding the GD MSG Box, I saw that there may be some glitches with the downloads which, along with the technological demons that haunt me regularly, is always my fear. I am working on my space issues in my chill room and I imagine that my decision will be to get the CDs instead of the download.

Wisconsin Cheese Curds!

So a few of us are wending our way from Saint Paul, Minnesota to Madison to see Furthur in 2006(?). They're still my favorite post-Jerry GD band . . . but I digress . . . we're almost to Madison when we stop for gas and a pee break. Checking out with pop and chips the clerk says, "You HAVE to buy these curds! They JUST brought them IN!" We say, "Curds, yah, no". She says, "NO!! These were made about twenty minutes ago!" So I say, "Okay. We'll get some and eat them after the show tonight, thanks." She says, "NO!! You don't get it!! You're never going to eat curds like THIS!" So we purchase some and promise to eat them right now, and as soon as we're on the road we start eating them . . . and WOW! she was sooooo right! They squeaked and tweaked and made our day! In Sconie (WI) they're called Squeakers, and we found out why--because they squeak when you bite them if they're FRESH!

We had paid (at the time) ridiculous fees ($125) for sitting sixth-row center for Furthur, but they KILLED IT, and I've not seen anything like it since.

wisconsin cheese

Never heard of it before, but bizarrely, it was referenced in the book I was reading last night - "Clandestine" by James Ellroy. Maybe it makes an appearance in most books, and I just haven't noticed until now.

Gratefulhan - that Cream box is probably my favourite recording of theirs. Or of Eric Clapton, come to that. This"Nothing But The Blues" live set looks worth checking out though.

Say what you want about Roger Waters....

....but he puts on a great concert.
Even mentioned it being the 5th anniversary of Oct 1.
We were approached by a staff member while in line for drinks and was asked if we wanted upgraded seats.
Now, I don't know how he knew his seats were better than ours, but he was correct.
Was in a very cool section and many minds were blown.
Powerful stuff.
Made a couple new friends on the way as well!

Glitches

These are an awesome set of concerts and I’m enjoying them hugely. But there are some issues with the downloads. Sometimes there’s a little gap in the middle of songs. 2 seconds or so, which really breaks the flow. Is it worth downloading again? Advice welcome.

What DHB said

…about Furthur, I have no idea about cheese curds ; )

Rush

caught their Roll the Bones tour in 94, it was awesome, those bouncing giant rabbits on either side of the stage were trippy. Or were they really there? They ran thru some of the cuts off that lp and then did some deep cuts and some hits, quite remarkable for a three man band.
Man, sorry to hear about the cd's not having any info on them, hopefully that's not the norm. If not, you can get replacements, never let me down yet on replacement product.
Another box I did not order, hopefully maybe later but not now. How's the mix? Jerry up and audible? Can you hear Bobby's guitar? sometimes he was washed out of the mix back in those days. Any reviews are appreciated and welcome.

Yankee Hotel Consolation

It’s not the new MSG box - I won’t revisit shipping fees again, that’s done and dusted - but Santa Jeff brought me the new Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Super Deluxe Edition) 8 CD box today. Much grander packaging than expected, so I’ll be getting into that beauty this week. Incredible that there are still 80+ unreleased tracks from that great album on this set, considering they also had released the 4 disc set of rarities from these sessions a few years back. Regardless, this Wilco box is not a bad consolation prize, but I’m reading the Dead MSG box is terrific.

That Mike and Wilco

thanks for the mention. Ordered up the 8 cd package,,,, had to say no to the vinyl.

Dennis

Dennis - I knew this Wilco one would be in your wheelhouse.
Cheers.

Sharing awesome music....

....very cool.
Going to see Michael Schenker here soon.

Lights Out in Las Vegas!

Killer, man. It is only you and I and a few other, proud crazies of our ilk who would get the Dead and then be able to bang head to the greats of classic metal.

Saw Schenker from literally two feet way on a small stage in Denver and then again... He works hard for the money (maybe even as hard as Donna Summer).

Your posts help keep this site alive! With real love and feeling. Get out there and kill it brother.

\m/

Gratefulhan

Sounds like you chose wisely. The live music that came with the 40th anniversary editions of Farewell To Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures is all fantastic.

For me personally, the Moving Pictures live material has been a teaser in the making for 10 years, that almost didn't appear was going to happen. Back in 2012 they released a 5.1 Surround release of 2112, which was their 1976 studio record. It included 3 live bonus songs of tracks from the record: 2112 Overture, The Temples Of Syrinx, and A Passage To Bangkok.
The problem with these bonus tracks, is that the Overature and The Temples Of Syrynx were taken from The Moving Pictures Tour, which, along with Permanent Waves was the absolute apex in their live sound; it was also the peak in their guitar-driven studio prowess. Back in 1981 they released Exit...Stage Left, their second live album, a double LP consisting of three sides Moving Pictures Tour / one side Permanent Waves Tour (side 2). It's a kick-ass album, but was in effect missing roughly half the Moving Pictures set list (the woes of the limited vinyl format). As they didn't want to repeat any tracks from their first live album, the 2112 Overture and Temples was excluded, along with some great stuff from Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, and....Moving Pictures.

So I'm sitting there with my 5.1 Surround Sound version of 2112, with two of the best live recordings Rush ever released as bonus tracks from the Moving Pictures Tour. They sounded fantastic, were mixed better than Exit... Stage Left, and would leave any Rush fan wanting for an entire Moving Pictures release; it was about time. Or not.

The live reserves were reserved for 40th Anniversary Box Sets, and they all came out in the 40th year. Except Moving Pictures. There was not a word of any plans for a 40th Anniversary release throughout all of 2021. Wtf right? Well, who knows why the delay just the year (and a year late) the Moving Pictures 40th came along with a full show remixed from the multitracks by original producer Terry Brown and is everything I hoped it would be, from the 2112 opening to the Hemispheres Prelude, to Natural Science, Camera Eye, and many others that missed the Exit...Stage Left release. 10 years later than the teaser bonus tracks I received on my 2012 release of 2112, but again, Rush's live sound was never better. It sounds like you have this, so enjoy!

P.S. - coincidentally enough Vguy and Ledded, I've also seen Michael Schenker - opening for Rush. "MSG"

In the UK

Apologies for taking up your precious time but I thought I’d mention that #01765 has just been delivered here in North West England. No demand for any extra cash either which was nice. It is certainly physically larger than I expected but I’m sure it will fit somewhere. Now to find the time to actually listen to it.

In and out of the Garden

Box number 04757 has arrived in Scotland. Escaped customs without fees so I guess they are short staffed. Well pleased with the box and delivery time and of course the tunes will be fantastic. Six shows to savour and I will limit them to one per day so that I can fully appreciate their uniqueness and beauty.

Sunday delivery

USPS delivered my Box yesterday.
3-9-81 sounds a lot better than the copy I had.
Looking forward to working my way through these shows. I think that 3-9-81 is the only show that I’ve previously listened to.

Ledded / Schenker....

....went and saw him at a small club called Vamp'd. Common knowledge that heavy metal was my first love. Dude put on a clinic! Impressive. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 out of 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘!
Tix were thirty bucks. There's no brainers, then there's that.
A very petty lady with flowers in her hair offered to buy me a drink and asked what I was doing later.
"I'm flattered sweetie, but I'm married and I'm actually going to bed after."
She just smiled...."I don't care if you're married."
I do.
Good to know I still got it though lol!

What Happens In Vegas

Good on you, VGuy, good father, good hubby. Respect, seriously.
Your reward: I thought you’d like to know Billy Strings has a new album due mid-November, playing with his Dad, and strangely names the album “Me/And/Dad”.

I watched the first video he released for a song from the album called “Long Journey Home” - the fingers on he and his band members run those fretboards so quick on their instruments, it’s almost a blur. Bluegrass is sometimes just THE right sound.
I’ll be pre-ordering this one.

Thanks Mike....

....but I will admit. The temptation was there for about 3 seconds. She was beautiful and smelled nice. I'm only human.
New Strings is always welcome to my ears. Bring it!!

What happened to the store?

New Store Growing Pains?

Hey Joey, Looks like Dead-dot-net is redoing the Store. So far, each product page has tabs to "Product Details"; "Listening Parties & Seaside Chats"; and "Track Listing", but no tab to "Comments". Hopefully they'll get this straightened out. In the meantime, if you haven't previously bookmarked the "Comments" pages, I don't see how you can get to them from the Store like we were used to.

Tracking seems to be working! and it looks like maybe the dubiously named UPS/USPS "SurePost" just might be planning to deliver my MSG box today! I think it's very cool that some folks overseas have been among the first to get theirs for a change. Onward.

Re: Colin

That's awesome.. you got yours before I got mine. Certainly lessens the home court guilt of yesteryear. It sometimes took an extra month, maybe more.

Now if they could just find a way to bring down shipping costs in line so us mere mortals wouldn't have to sell blood to afford the next box set....

RIP Loretta Lynn....

....looks like dead.net/rhino finally got the shipping right on this release.

Rocktober

I had a grate weekend. Took a train Friday from Lake Tahoe to Berkeley where my friend Larry met me and took me to Frost Amphitheater to see Billy Springs for the first time. Very interesting show with some jammy stuff that got kinda hypnotic/psychedelic. Saturday and Sunday we attended the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. This was like the 20th festival, I've been to every one since I used to live 5 minutes from the park. Highlights were Elvis Costello on the Tower of Gold stage, performing six Hunter Garcia songs and on the Swan Stage, Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison with a twelve person band playing all of "Remain in LIght" - amazing show which is on tour I highly recommend checking it out. Emmy Lou Harris closed out the festival, as she has every year since the beginning, on the Banjo Stage. She had a hot band, and it was a sweet end for the fest. Emmy talked to the audience about how "Music soothes the soul". How true. Back in Tahoe for one more week.

Box arrived, gotta wait

So my box arrived, but I'm out of town, so I will have to wait until I return to savor the sweet sounds.

U.K. delivery

My copy of the box is due tomorrow. Unlike some others here, I had to stump up £44.51 (not sure, around $40) for customs to UPS.
Someone mentioned Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970. This was one of the first concerts I went to. A slightly older friend from school took me on the back of his scooter to see it. I enjoyed it a lot at the time as it was all so new to me.

New store front

Yes, the Comments button is missing from the MSG Box page.
The September Bulletin said ‘pardon out dust’ at the bottom, store front ‘shopping experience upgrade’.
I bookmark the active pages, but they are also accessible when logged in under ‘recent posts’.

I made it through 3-9-81 and it sounded a lot better than the copy I had. Glad that Plangent works on cassettes too.
Going for an 82 show tonight.

Vguy

Did she sing to you “If you be my Dixie Chicken, I’ll be your TN lamb”?

Still waiting

I'm glad our overseas friends are getting their box sets, but now people who ordered only last week are already receiving theirs? I ordered within an hour of the announcement in July, and still no shipping notice for me. The only thing you can count on with dead.net is that every order will be a crapshoot.

Keithfan

Hey thanks brother! I had a feeling I did right on my choices. Once I started to poke around, I discovered all of those 40th anniversary reissues. As soon as I saw that each of those was paired with a live show/tracks, it was an easy decision. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to listen to them because my job has been killing me. On a side note, I owe it to Jerry as to why I was able to finally "listen" to Rush. it is good story and I will share with everyone one day.

Great stuff all around but I think it is now time to get back to the task at hand - reviews of the current GD box set. I need to make decision on my purchase, and I am feeling about 90% sure it will be the CDs over the download.

No Dixie Chicken, thankfully conekid....

....I had to take a very deep breath and move on.

no money down

I wonder if, because of extra charges, you can get your money back from deadnet if you don't pick up a set and let it get returned to them? I wouldn't want to pay £44.00 for this set, let alone pay that as extra on top of the actual cost of the thing.
I also wonder why it's so random - why some people get charged extra and some don't? It detracts from the objet d'art itself.

No. 00194 arrived in Northern Germany

Got my copy today, surprised of the low number.
Had to pay additional EUR 49,40 for taxes and service fees.
CDs looks fine except discs 14 which has some scratches.
But the disc runs fine, the sound is only a bit thumb.
I'm not a big fan of 82-85 and if I remember well the sound
wasn't just perfect during this period.
Still listening to Mule's Europe Tour this summer so it will
take some days before starting the MSG Box.

Tennessee Lamb and little head

Vguy, aren't you glad that the little head's voice isn't as loud as it was when you were younger? I had the same type of thing happen to me at a Mickey Hart Band show about 10 years ago or so. A beautiful lady approached me and asked me if I wanted a drink and to hang out. The flood of thoughts, what if, when, why would I do it, she is beautiful though and little head started to try and convince me that it was ok. I had just had a picture taken of my lovely wife and I at the bar and I immediately retreated back to her loving arms. That was touch and go for a nano second, then I went back home.
Just last year I was approached by a co worker who wanted to smoke some pot and hang out too, she was a golden haired beauty who tried to hide her loveliness but to no avail, she was always getting hit on and hated it, but she asked me. What a boost of my ego but again, the little head was ready but cooler emotions prevailed and back home I went.
When I was of dating age, where were all those Tennessee Lambs then? I always loved it when the lady instigated the actions, so nice.

Dixie Chicken?

I heard it was Hippie Chick!

Quick review

Got the box this morning. First impressions: it's $%^^#@ HUGE!!! As in ridiculously big for only 6 shows. You will need to sit at a table to read the book; yet, I would still rather have the box than the digital downloads.
The sleeves are definitely sturdier than the Europe 72 and TTATS boxes, I managed to extract(carefully) all the discs without any damage to the sleeves. All discs look perfect, no scratches, glue or blemishes. Nice.
Did a spot check of the sound; it is stellar on the 81 and 83 shows, and slightly less stellar on the 82 shows, with a little less separation.
Now this is hardly a gripe, but they did screw up(like every other release), as far as correctly separating Help on the Way and Slipknot: the Slipknot lick was never part of Help on the Way, check out Blues for Allah LP for the correct transition.
What else...oh yeah 3-9-81 is hot, I listened through China/Rider, Jerry's on fire throughout and his voice still sounds good.
Overall impression so far, to quote Gene Vincent: Git it!

Box # ???? Has arrived in Baltimore

The artwork is so trippy, I'm having trouble locating the number... any help?

Diving in now. Think I'll go backwards, as that's how I'm feeling.

Peace

Edit: Stickers!!!

Serial number location

It's inside the flap that opens the box.

Thank you Cousins!

#6944 checking in! 10/12/83 makes for some fine dinner prepping music!

2nd opinion

I agree with Cousins a nice package but a bit big for only six shows. So the obvious answer is to recall all of them and double the number of shows lol. Right on about the quality also. ‘82 a smidgeon less but still very enjoyable. Thanks Dave for putting out 4 more shows I’ve been to. The really cool thing about 80’s shows is that is when I peaked ( 81-89 250 shows) and I got to know some top tapers. This way I get to contrast various taping techniques. Eg Dick’s 10-14-83 show while I’m glad they did it, it’s a bit flat. My friend used a d5 ( am I remembering that correctly) and liked to saturate. The results are as you imagine quite different. I would be hard pressed to say one is better I just like haveing both. I now have that option with ‘82 & ‘83. Keep them coming Dave✌️👍

Snafu with 250 shows in the '80's?....

....I tip my cap to you sir.

Music-Bay Area

That was the idea when I moved to the Bay Area in ‘78. Music music and more music and it hasn’t let me down so far. Although nowadays I rely on kind people such as the youngster who came up to me and said I have a ticket and I’m driving no excuses Deadco Shoreline tonight. Thank you very much

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