Grateful Dead

20 CD’s of Plangentized/Normanized glory for $200.
A spectacular deal.

Rush Hemispheres Bonus Disc - spinning it now for the first time. Sound quality is great. Need more live Rush.
Guess I better order the new Moving Pictures 40th.

Oh, Keithfan and anyone else, I saw the Rush Blu-ray Box on Amazon about a week ago for less than I paid years ago. Only 2-3 were in stock.

Bodacious looking box sets released today commemorating the Wattstax festival from 1973.

It makes sense what people - 80's Fan and Cousins particularly, have said on here about why this Daves isn't selling out. I wonder about fatigue setting in with me , too. Releases I would have bought without thinking in the past I am now hesitating over. They aren't cheap, if you live in England, either. Accepting that it's not a Dave's, but just to make the point -Dicks Picks 19 on vinyl, costs about the same s the 12 cd Wattstax Box .

Yes, and the Listen to the River Box Set is still available as well. Released in 2021. They might have to go back to 10,000 for the box sets. I believe the Giants Stadium box set sold out in less than 2 months.

Left Vermont a couple days ago to escape the last storm and cold, visit an old friend in Maryland, audiophile with a very nice victrola. Thing is, even though there's forsythia and daffodils blooming here, its snowing lightly today by the Chesapeake. We've listened to Dave's 45, he had not heard it yet so it was a hoot to start out on his high end system with the aud bits, as in: "what the hell... ??" Listened through a lot of stuff including Chick Corea's beautifully recorded "Origins-Live at the Blue Note". We went up to Overture, a high end audio shop in Wilmington DE where we saw a set of MacIntosh 901s, dual monoblocks, each the size of a small steamer trunk, around $14k each. So, its great to come back to reality and read about an estate sale discovery at $50.

Hi everyone, been a while! I'm still really enjoying this release. Fall 77 (and the pacific northwest) always has a cool vibe so i'm in no rush to move on just yet. Also, I think there are few reasons why this hasn't sold out:

1. Dead music has never been more accessible than it is now. Any fan could find a lifetime's worth of shows from just about any era on their phone or laptop and stream them endlessly for $10 a month. Not to mention what's free on the archive...
2. for the ebay folks, there doesn't seem to be a lot of resale value to dave's picks, outside of the first 10-15 releases. is it really worth the effort to spend $40 on a release if you can barely sell it for $50? As far i've seen, most recent releases sell for way less than that on ebay.
3. fatigue: after all these years and all these releases it's hard to get blown away by anything (speaking for myself). I haven't gotten the subscription in years (i don't care about the bonus disc). I just wait for the releases i want and get them the day they come out. i'm guessing there are a lot of people who feel the same.

just one man's opinion of course. this release could be an anomaly and the next few releases could sell out in hours. My guess is that as the years go on, however, longer availability will become the norm.

Did a quick look at eBay and prices are all over the place for the same release.
$20 for a new sealed DaP43 (11/2, 12/26-69) from one person, over $50 from another.
The $20 offer only has a single bid, that being the person who is selling it and set the price.

If 3 CD’s of 1969 won’t sell for $20, that probably gives a pretty good indication of what the resale market is like.
On the other hand, a used copy of 2-24-74 is over $100 with 9 bids, while a new sealed copy of 8-25-72 is $40 with 14 bids.

So, apparently 69 and 72 aren’t as popular out there in the world as some people here would want you to think.

Fortunately for me, I listen to all years (playing 9-18-91 right now).
I’m happy with the choice for DaP 45 and am looking forward to DaP 46,47,48,49,50,51………

Keep the releases coming Dave/Rhino.

I don't think it has anything to do with the year. My guess is, a lot of resellers were still buying quantities for the 2022 subscription, but lost money: looking on ebay, I see vol. 41 through 44(1977, 1974,1969 & 1990) brand new have sold and are still being offered for less that cost.
I think a lot of those resellers did not buy the same quantities for this year, hence 45 not selling out. It will be interesting to see how #46 does(guessing it won't sell out right away either.)
Also, for all the people clamoring for 80s shows, the MSG box has not sold out either.

....that's for sure.

VGUY, If you like the Carolina Chocolate Drops then have a listen to Rhiannon Giddens solo and collaborative albums. You shouldn’t be disappointed.

Billy - yes, this film came out on dvd a few years ago, twinned with a documentary called "West Pole". Well worth checking out. "Go Ride The Music" also features 7 songs from a highly energised Jefferson Airplane.