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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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September 19, 2022 - 3:59am

#271

daverock

Joined:
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1976 - underrated

Of all the years in the 1970's, apart from 1979, 1976 is now the one I listen least to. Odd really. I still like "Blues For Allah", and there are clear echoes of 1974, one of my favourite years, in the way they played in 76. When I do a play a show from this year I am always struck it's experimental nature. So maybe I'll spin a few between now and Christmas.
September 18, 2022 - 5:16pm

#272

DeadVikes

Joined:
October 26, 2016

Cousins

Hey thanks for sharing that Cousins. What an experience. What a show and Oakland in 76. I good time to be there I am sure. I have always favored 10/9 over 10/10, but they are both upper echelon shows.

Who knows, maybe we will get another 76 show soon.
September 17, 2022 - 9:53pm

#273

JimInMD

Joined:
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10/9/76

A classic.. if not for 12/31 the best of the year (and maybe 10/9 was better??) 1976 is a very underrated year. Yes, it's uneven and inconsistent. But uneven and inconsistent is my favorite kind of Grateful Dead.

First show? wowwy. Beats my first by a long shot but I'm not complaining one bit.
September 17, 2022 - 5:33pm

#274

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
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10/9/76 - @Deadvikes

That was the second day of my vacation in the US; the day before, I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle while having breakfast in my hotel downtown SF, and stumbled upon the ad for the show the next day.
On that Saturday, I hopped on a bus to Oakland, scored a ticket from someone in front of the stadium($5, if I recall), and made my way to a seat in the bleachers.
I had no idea who would open the show, until the opening notes of Promised Land; sound was a little low at first, but by Mississippi 1/2 Step, it was loud and clear. That 2nd set jam was magical, and the weather was great, a typical SF Indian summer day. Having managed to miss both the '72 and '74 European tours, I had no expectations as to how they would sound, but oddly enough my first thoughts was that they sounded just like they did on the Skull & Roses LP.
I had seen the Who before(in France), and their show that day was their typical set, with hits and a large portion of Tommy included; Keith Moon was incredible, as expected; a great show for sure, but the highlight of the day for me was the Dead, by far. I still consider this the best played GD show I attended. I moved to the States a year later and caught the December Winterland run.
The box is superb, by the way.
September 17, 2022 - 7:59am

#275

DeadVikes

Joined:
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Cousins

Hey Cousins,

First show (s) were the October 76 Day on the Green shows. Wow! That must have been something. Would love to hear more about it. Did you also see The Who?
Must have been quite the experience. 76 is such an interesting touring year for the Dead, with the return in June and the somewhat of a light schedule in late fall through their unbelievable New Year's Eve show. And the disappearance of so many classics. Was the crowd yelling Truckin, Casey Jones, China Rider?

Anyway, still looking forward to this new Box and #44 next month. I am still thinking a four disc release from 91. And start 2023 with Kezar.
September 17, 2022 - 4:33am

#276

Doingtheneedful

Joined:
June 11, 2007

Wheel keeps turning

Same old same old… It’ll arrive when it arrives. Not a moment sooner and not a moment later.

I’ve been “buying” from the GD website since the beginning and despite a self imposed boycott of a decade, still am.

Everything has always turned up eventually. There is one exception, an order for Closing of Winterland and GD Movie on DVD with some extra music and stickers to pad my order. GD eventually sent a new shipment that arrived two days before the original. I felt awful. Contacted to say I’d return one lot, to be told to keep it and not to worry.

The boycott came around the time the GD organisation handed over to the “new” keepers of the keys. An order I placed months before release had failed due to an expired card. What galled me was that “they” never got in touch to give me a chance to make it right. Just cancelled the order and thus I missed out on the bonus discs etc. that the preorder included. What really got me was that in reply to my enquiry as to why the thing had been cancelled, I got a very terse email that included the line “It’s not down to us to manage your finances”. That irked. A lot. So that was me done with that for a loooong time. Not until the “Get Shown The Light” box did I break. Amazing how one will cut off their nose to spite…

So, no complaints here. I’d rather have a finished and complete package than something shovelled out of the door to meet an arbitrary deadline.

To finish, I have to “big up” Dr. Rhino and Co. who recently arranged a replacement disc for a Spring 1990 box set that I purchased from a charity shop a few months ago! They had absolutely zero responsibility to do so. Yeah the disc had a manufacturing fault, but man, over ten years old and second hand? Not only did they send a replacement gratis, they did so in a matter of weeks and with no questions asked.

I think it’s safe to say that these folks genuinely intend the best outcome for all, and wouldn’t have some of the issues they have if their goal was simply to monetise it and ship it out the cat flap! This listener believes they give a sh*t and will always try and make things right where they can.

Don’t forget, we only really see the less than positive experiences here. I don’t recall seeing 14,992 positive responses to balance the 8 bad luck tales for instance. And yes, it sucks to be in the wrong end of a SNAFU, but patience usually rewards the wait.

Nuff said.
September 16, 2022 - 10:06pm

#277

SPACEBROTHER

Joined:
June 4, 2007

Delay

Was hoping it would ship in time to hear before my birthday and now it's shipping on or around it. Oh well.

The Halloween '92 JGB set will be a good one. Caught the Dead a few weeks later at Compton Terrace for the return of Here Comes Sunshine which was cool. The '90 shows were great too and was also there.
September 16, 2022 - 6:48pm

#278

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Slight delay is ok

This Fall is looking pretty good:

MSG Box
DaP44
10-9,10-76 vinyl (yes, have it on CD, but I had 10-9 set 2 on cassette in the 90’s and I love that show).
DaP subscription renewal (take my money please)
JGB CD
JGB vinyl if I’m lucky enough to score a copy. I don’t have that on CD (I think).

I also ordered the Little Feat Box two weeks ago but haven’t received it yet. Hope it comes soon.
September 16, 2022 - 2:12pm

#279

allman

Joined:
July 9, 2007

here it is - good that there will be a shipping notice!

Thank you for your purchase of the IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ’81, ’82, ’83 (DEAD.NET EXCLUSIVE)[17CD] set.
There was a slight delay in producing your box set. Your order will now ship out on or around 9/27/2022. (You will receive a confirmation email when you order ships.)
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
The Dead.net Team
September 16, 2022 - 2:06pm

#280

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
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Shipping update

New email: Box will ship on or around 9/27

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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.

9/21/82 Playin>Crazy Fingers, West LA, Tivoli film

I'm slowly making my way through this box, savoring the special moments. On 9/21/82 I've played the opening Playin>Crazy Fingers three times, love the playin jam and the CF jams. Brent has some sweet playing during the CF jams.

Anyone notice that West LA has another verse that I've never heard before? It's the last new verse before repeating the 'chateau' verse, and has some lyrics about the Golden Rule.

Tomorrow is your last chance to see the MUATM Tivoli film. I highly recommend going to see it.

Nitecat

“If you treat other people right, other people will probably treat you cool.”

Yes, that line is in the WLA Fadeaways in the early 80’s. Don’t when or why it was dropped.

West LA

It's a cool line that I wholeheartedly agree with, but it doesn't come off the tongue as smoothly as it could. The lyrical equivalent of bad feng shui. I can see why it got dropped.

Still, a cool line.. you could probably write an entirely new song about just that one concept and it would be fine.

that line

... maybe it's hard to beat -

My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return.

I’m going from memory here on WLA

“Here’s what Ginger says, she ain’t nobody’s fool,
Here’s what Ginger says, always plays by the Golden Rule,
You treat other people right, other people will probably treat you cool”

Edit:
I always liked WLA Fadeaway.

West LA alternate lyrics

Interestingly there are various versions, probably fostered by not being able to get em all in lol.

In Hunters lyric book Box of Rain the extra verse is:

Here’s what Ginger says,
she walks right, she ain’t nobodies fool
Hers what Ginger says,
She always tries to play by the golden rule,
She says if you treat other people right,
other folks probably treat you right too

In the 50th addition of David Dodds The Complete Annotated GD Lyrics in the notes for the song, the verse is:

Here’s what Ginger says, she talks like she ain’t nobodies fool
Here’s what Ginger says, she try’s to live by the golden rule
She says you treat people all right
other people will probably treat you cool

And I think I’ve heard JG try others too, which as I say, none seem like they’d be easy to sing!
Per usual, in the end the final version without that verse was probably best?
Always really liked West L.A.

Gotta Admit

Although I loathed the song at the time, I have grown to forgive Mr. Garcia and Mr. Hunter for Day Job. I have a whole new understanding of the song, it's meaning and the lyrics.. plus it's a bouncy fun groove song, not to dissimilar to tunes like Don't ease Me In. In hindsight I think it's more about shouldering the burden of the responsibilities we have accumulated while we figure out a way to proceed in some sort of graceful fashion. I no longer think it has anything to do with settling for that office job you never wanted.

Sort of like a hybrid of the song The Weight and Sugar Magnolia or something.

Still enjoying this box. I have a newfound respect for the 82 and 83 shows but 81 is still my happy place here. I think I'm moving on from it for a while.

Day Job

At first I loved it: fun lyrics, and that bouncy beat, like you say Jim, has that Doe Knees vibe.
Used to play it in my first band.
Then after awhile it got a little old, perhaps over played, then it went away and was sorta forgotten.
But with its resurgence via this box, I’ve grown found of it again!

Good bless the child who has his own stash, 9 to 5 and a place to crash lol.
I think part of what makes it so fun is that it’s so UN Jerry like.
Yep, back when we were trying to be musicians it was always in the back of your head, like a cautionary tale.
Have enjoyed the box the little I’ve been able to spend with it, especially been digging the early/alternative versions and these ole era specific chestnuts! I wouldn’t say these shows are best of year, for any of the 3 years, but it’s a nice sample and fun idea and what the hey more normanized Dead is always good!

Yes, yes, yes

More Normanized Dead is always good!
And when Plangentized too, even better.

Keep your day job,
Until the Powerball pays……

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get a ticket that day, the lottery machine at the beer store I stopped at had run out of paper for printing the tickets because they had been printing so many.

My Day Job...

... right now is 30 Days of Dead.
At least 63 choices for today's Bucket>Sugaree.
And I think I looked at half of them on the archive!
Yesterday I picked the right one first thing then changed it. Doh!
I've always kinda liked Day Job. It does have that fun pace.
Cheers

Day job

Mine seems to be currently tilting at windmills aka fighting greedy ins companies!
I’d rather be at work, yeesshhkkk

Dude...

Hope that night job starts to pay.

12-31-80

Have not watched this on the ytube yet.
Any good? Anyone who attended?
Some NYEve shows can be overhyped a bit.
But after Radio City, Warfield, that 1 acoustic, 2 & 3 electric looks good.
Cheers

Grammys

I see the box set has got a Grammy nomination for something like best limited edition boxset.

Molly Tuttle got two nominations Best Bluegrass album for ‘Crooked Tree’ and Best Newcomer. I wonder how they decide who is a newcomer? She’s around 29 and recorded her first cd with her dad when she was about 13. IMO ‘Crooked Tree’ is a fantastic album.

Grammys

If E72 didn't win, I have no faith whatsoever in their little grammy efforts. Screw the friggin gram-ys the 1972 Steamer Truck deserves the Ounce-y award.

These people need some help.... sometimes I lose faith in humanity.

30 days

You got me to engage in it again, first time for a while.. but with To Lay Me Down.. from an era I immediately recognized, I had to give it a swing.

What is the prize again, a master reel of your choice from the Vault?

Edit: 30 Days is rigged. I guessed every entry correct and did not win. Another reason to storm the vault.

Useless Parcel Service

Agh , anyone else in the UK still missing their box ? Every time I call them I get please contact the sender as it’s currently showing as abandoned The import tax was paid months ago and it’s somewhere near London . Help . Sadly contacting rhino is no easier

Perithecat: check the alternate tracking number

If the UPS tracking indicates "On the way", click on VIEW DETAILS and find the alternate tracking number. You can then enter that number at the US Postal Service website (USPS.com). I've found their international tracking to be very reliable.

Hey MaryE

I don't know what is going on but I log in, I go to the Dave's 44 page, says I am not logged in, can not post on that page, Why? would love to join the conversation, but Deadnet won't let me. This has happened before and it resolved itself, now, it doesn't seem to want to. I am logged in on other pages, just not Dave's 44 page. Bummer

Well that's weird.

Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks

Mary what ever you did or didn't do worked so Thank you for that. Don't know what we would do without you to help us. Love ya.

PT blues

I've had that exact thing happen a few times over the years. Kind of frustrating but it usually goes away in a few hours, at most a day.
Cheers and thanks Marye for watching over us.

10/12/83

Wow. I'm a little late to this party, it's taken me a while to work my way through this box. I just listened to the first set of 10/12/83 and Jerry's on fire from the beginning of CRS. The mix is excellent, I can hear all players. I've made it through HSF of second set, I'm very impressed, in fact this show seems the most impressive of the box at this moment.

Speed correction

Exactly what parts are speed corrected on the MSG box set

Looks like rain

I hear the same noise on the audience recording too , I think it’s not a burn error but it actually happened over the PA live. Check out some other sources

Looks like rain

I hear the same noise on the audience recording too , I think it’s not a burn error but it actually happened over the PA live. Check out some other sources

MSG box

Love this set. All 6 shows rock.

I was away from "home" at…

I was away from "home" at the end of the year when this was delivered and am just now about to settle in an enjoy this set. I concur with others that the 'teaser' artwork did not do justice to the actual box but then maybe lowering expectations -> happier customers?

Probably a dumb question, but is there any way to know what *number* my box is without opening it? Reason I ask is that I sometimes get two of certain limited-run items and keep one sealed, as in this case. I like to open and use the one that is numbered lower.

Grammy Winner

This box has won a Grammy for the package design!
I notice that Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway won the best bluegrass album award for Crooked Tree

The only Grammy that matters

Now, time for a 4-foot black light poster of the album art.
Make it happen Dave/Rhino.

Molly Tuttle is the real deal

One of the best shows I saw last year was Molly and her band.

Her picking is extraordinary!

They ripped it up.

"Teachers open the door, you must enter by yourself."

It's not possible to see the…

It's not possible to see the box number without opening the shrink wrap. I originally had a hard time even finding the number once I opened the shrink wrap. Someone on this site guided me to the right place.

Hey You Fence Sitters

Get this box, you won't be disappointed at all. But it is on cassette, so, the line arrays make up a lot from the excellent sound-staging bear got from placing the mics individually on stage. Man it cranks awesome. I am going back for thirds soon!

Get It!

MSG Box Set

Hey Farseer, I agree, this box is one of
my favorites. Cassette masters with Plangent is a game changer. Sound quality is an A+. Just love these early versions of West LA Fadeaway, Touch of Gray, what was it called on tapes back then? Do you remember? Throwing Stones. Just a great rich full sound. Love it!

Bring on some more eighties, cassette masters are welcomed.

Can't wait to find out what Dave has in store for 2023?

Be well.

Help!

I'm like Abraham and Isaac again 'sitting on a fence' ... can anyone tell me how this one a grammy for package design and the 1st 1990 spring box set did not??
the one-eyed bears kind of freak me out honestly...
So .. the real question here is: How much better can this sound than the C Miller transfers on archive????
I want this for the collection, but i am hurting financially w/ this insane inflation...
if it isn't much of an improvement over what's out there ... I'll just go walking all morning, walking all night... day to day ... just letting it ride

Vikes and West

West: I would let this slide a while longer. We might be in for some very tumultuous times ahead, si I would keep my powder (money) dry to see how things pan out. It is a great box, but I have not heard the Miller transfers. I would imagine with official GD production it may be a 15% upgrade. It does have an impressive stereo sound stage but think more impressive sound staging will be forth coming as they move deeper into the 80's but who knows. I hope to write a little more on this box this weekend, as MSG has a huge influence on my life, but probably not as one would think.

Vikes, man I can't remember the early tapes labels. I would image, at first, it was called "We Will Survive."

Wow, the way out weather...Hope all in southern cali are getting better. It has been colder there than where I live, and that is upside down.

August West

The cassettes were Plangentized and sound better than the Millers.
But if money is tight you should stick with the Millers. You may need that money for this year’s Box.

thanks@!!

I'm gonna hold out and see what the big box brings (some think a 70 fillmore box may be in the works???...) listening to the Miller transfers again ... starting from 3/9/81 and that RIDER is hot! I can't imagine it sounding any better... but maybe the Norman treatment opens it up a bit. I'm up to 3/9 China rider... man ... that 'North Bound train' ... Jerry is really feeling it!!! GOOSEBGUMPS ... march Winds are blowing as I type this.
Here's an idea for Rhino: Offer this box as individual shows (not just 3/9/81) so us 'poors' can pick a few of our favorite shows w/o dropping $179

I gave 3/9 a spin last week…

I gave 3/9 a spin last week and yesterday, 3/10, so I thought I'd stop back in to see what other people are saying about the box six months out. Glad to hear others enjoy it as much as I do! Part of GD history that's been in need of more releases. Maybe time for a 1980 or two and then some '89?

Regarding the sound, Norman was able to create a lot more depth from what I recall on archive, which gives the recordings a sharp spontaneity. Like your listening live. But I will say that I have to adjust some settings on my system to make these shows really come to life. But typical for anything that's not multitrack. For example, with the late 70s Betty's, I have to turn off the surround sound simulation and go for an enhanced stereo, to keep it from being overly saturated with drums n bass. But with this release, the opposite. Enhanced stereo sounds disconnected while the neo-surround pulls it all together into a convincing stage presence. Dialing it in all part of the fun!

Second Listen

Kinda slow here in the box talk. I really liked the 83 shows, terrific mix. I decided to go back and give the 81 and 82 shows a second listen, thinking I might have been to harsh in my earlier review. Just finished 3/9/81 and very favorably impressed-had me dancing around the kitchen. On to 3/10, first set, a fine set also.

Nitecat, Five branch

Yes, I agree, love this box and the variety it gives us. But, you are correct, not much action on this thread. I can still see my comments on the same page from February.
Would love to see a 1980 Box. Not sure they will do it this year. I think Dave will be headed back to the 70's.....

There has been a lot of 89 released, but there is a lot left. Alpine, Cal Expo, Greek T. etc. Would love to see it.

Box set reviews

I like the positive box set reviews, I'm leaning towards buying it. I saw some fantastic Dead shows during these years

Other Box Ideas

Okay, so how about 10/31, 11/1/, 11/2/1979 Nassau, 11/4/79 Providence, 11/5 and 11/6/79 from the Spectrum?

Yes, I know there has been portions of these shows released as RT 1.1 and the spectrum shows as downloads, but I don't know if there is a better run in 79. I would be extremely pumped for a 79 box.

For 1980, how about the December Oakland run from 12/26-12/31, with the last night acoustic set? 5 shows.
Billy and Nitecat, you guys were at these shows, right? I think this would be a great box.
What do you think?

Deadvikes 1980 box set

I think the 1980 Oakland Dec run would make a great box set. I don't remember alot about it, like they say if you remember it you probably weren't there. I think they should have released the Dec. 1979 run as a box set, 2 of those shows have been released. People were dancing so hard during Trucking on 12/30/79 the floor broke. When they patched it they put a sign that said dedicated to Trucking 12/30/79. I wish they would release 12/28/83, one of my all-time favorite Dead shows I attended, check it out, its on You Tube and the Archive.

Billy 1979 and 1983

Billy, yes, I agree the 79 Oakland run is hot as well. Maybe they release the other shows at some point.

I will have to find that 12/83 show on the boob tube.
12/30/83 was my first tape in 1985. That Shakedown Street changed my life. I just don't know how much back then.

Does the package include…

Does the package include individual slipcases (the same size as a jewel box or digipak) that allow the discs to be put an a shelf with the rest of a cd collection?

MarkontheMoon

Yes, they do. I keep them in the box, however, the construction is more robust than the E72 Box or the 30 Trips Box slip cases. They are not digipak cases like the Spring 90 or PNW box sets.

The box is highly recommended.

3/10/81

The second set is pretty hot. Scarlet>Fire, Sailor Saint are really strong. I'm enjoying my second listen.

Hey Now Hey Now!So I have…

Hey Now Hey Now!

So I have made it to 9/20/82 on archive and all the sources have weird stuff going on in the beginning of shakedown (can hear mostly Brent and then volume levels get tweaked, etc....) so was that fixed/corrected for the box set or maybe was not an issue on the source tapes?
the 81 shows were stellar C Miller transfers, but the '82 on archive so far leaves something to be desired which is leading me to want to get this box before it sells out....

btw - How in the hell is the new 2 show dave's still in stock? I have never seen a dave's sit for more than a day or two.

toodeloo...

MSG 82

That Shakedown>Minglewood right out of the gate of the first set is pretty hot. I'm really enjoying this box!

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