There's two ways to hear the noise reduction if you're not aware right away - (1) do an A/B comparison to any of the master reel sources on archive (2) listen to the in-between track parts with headphones, very easy to tell

from last week:

Back in May Big Bob Gibson was inducted into to the BBQ hall of fame. Check out Jose at the end wow!

The American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class and a Decatur man credited with shaping the landscape of barbecue in Alabama for nearly a century was among those honored.

Bob Gibson made the list as a 2024 Legacy Inductee. Gibson first started Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q back in 1925 with the creation of his own pit barbecue technique. Gibson also developed Alabama White Sauce which is on restaurant menus and store shelves all over the world.

Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q is in the Alabama BBQ Hall of Fame. His barbecue team received 18 world championships in various categories.

Another 2024 Legacy Inductee was Matt Garner who opened Matt Garner's Bar-B-Q back in 1920. The drive-in barbecue combined Creole flavor influences from Garner's upbringing in Louisiana and techniques of the Southern U.S. brought to Houston by freed slaves. Garner is known for creating the combination of flavor known as East Texas-style barbecue.

Jose "Joe" Romero was another 2024 Legacy Inductee. Romero began by cooking for family and social gatherings in the late 1880s. His so-called "Spanish barbecues" became huge in the region with the largest held in San Francisco which fed 38,000 people with 20,000 pounds of meat.

A small blue whale and half a ton of fries.

Box made it all the way across the U.S. to Middletown, CT, where it has sat since Monday. Final destination is Vermont. No movement for four days. FedEx is not being forthcoming with information or assistance. I’m beginning to worry.

Mine is in the Liverpool depot of Parcelforce waiting for me to pay the tax due. Since the request for this comes via snail mail it hasn’t got to me yet. Even if the bill arrives tomorrow and I pay it immediately I won’t get the box until next week, unless I pay extra for a Saturday delivery. On a positive note the deliveries of the last few items from GD have been much faster than previous years. Fingers crossed for early next week. The NY Archive box did get to me on Tuesday. I’ve watched the first BluRay which was entertaining. I don’t really think the deluxe box was worth the extra cost but I’m happy to have it. What else can you do with the money?

Isn’t that part of the Plangent Process?

These sound way better than the cassette copies I had years ago.
Think I deleted all my torrent copies once the Box was announced, so can’t compare to those.

Just started dipping my toes in today. Sounds great so far.
I noticed Dave teased something big for 2025 and the 60 year anniversary.
Stay tuned! Okay, still get excited about the expectation of these releases after all these years. Keep them coming.

Hey Everyone,
Finally got around to scanning the covers. If anyone needs them, send me a PM.

Edit: Include your e-mail address and I'll send the link to my Google Drive. Mr. Hey Now won't let me post links, even in the PMs.

Colin - I saw that you had purchased the limited edition NYA box, and I was wondering if it was worth the extra money. I purchased the “economy” one, sans Blue Rays, and it was expensive, as it was. His stuff is pretty pricey, I hope you enjoy it.

A heads up, Heads (Heads Up?). - The “lost” manuscript by Robert Hunter is being released on October 8. Called the “ The Silver Snarling Trumpet: The Birth of the Grateful Dead―The Lost Manuscript of Robert Hunter” (such a Hunter name!), this chronicles the early Dead days through RH’s eyes, and is “augmented with a Foreword by John Mayer, an Introduction by Dennis McNally, and an Afterword by Brigid Meier”, who everyone here certainly knows. I’m looking forward to this one, hasn’t been much good literature on the Dead in a few years, and this comes right from the ultimate insider.
Bat Signal out for Oro in Colorado. Hope all is well, amigo.

As far as box delivery, I am certain 99% will get there boxes. After the pandemic, everything got discombobulated. Deliveries depend on a vast number of people. In some parts of the states and world, they have the employees working in logistics. In other parts, people left the workforce. For example, in the states, an enormous amount of people entered the trucking industry because of the enormous demand for truckers to satisfy consumer demand related to being stuck at home. The stuckers decided to improve their homes or build a home office to work from home. This caused huge spikes in wages within the truckin industry which lead to many people to become truckers. Now that demand has died, many truckers and truckin companies are going bankrupt. Point being, be patient.

In the states, we have another problem as it relates to Newman and the post office. Postal wages are set on a national basis whereas cost of living is very disjointed. Where I live, the wages are very good compared to cost of living so USPS/UPS/Fedex work relatively well. That may not be the case where you live. Both UPS and Fedex have been struggling with employee head count as the same demand shrinkage has reached them also.

Just a thought, and I know nothing about EU tariffs, but why doesn't GD label their packages as de-minimus research and education products. May be possible to stop the packages from going through the customs process. I mean, aren't we all scholars seeking more understanding of what GD truly means. The amount of paper and cd products is maybe $10 at most for these packages. The rest of data on the product is for research and education.

Just one guy's dumb-ass thoughts...

Been missing Oro also. Hope all is well, our friend.

Has PT and others going thru surgeries popped backed up yet.

Very glad to see Jim back. I am think he is the funniest poster on here. The mark of high intelligence is true humor.

We have a whole bunch of people that call themselves comedians, but nothing funny ever comes out of their mouth. Calling yourself a comedian would be like me calling myself a neurosurgeon.

blue whale

There are a number of people MIA lately, and I’m hoping it’s a case of everyone digging into the new Boxset that has been keeping them busy. Great to see Jim back, agreed, and here is hoping all is well with the others.

I noticed the absence of Oro and a few others also.

I hope there was not another tunnel collapse. It seems every time we get the tunnel right under the vault and start tunneling up calamity strikes.. We have lost some of our best people which I suspect are being kept hostage in the vault.

I think Lemieux might be on to us.

Seriously though, I hope all is ok and they are just exhausted from their day job or on vacation or something.

Fedex dropped off the box here in Vermont Tuesday, just getting into it now, recording quality excellent, esp after #51. Soaking up lots of local jazz events, weather freakishly warm and sunny for weeks, lots of time outside. Rang the doorbell at Oro's, anybody home?

listened to my first bit (Fox Theater 4/11/78 set II) last night. Strange place to start, I guess, but it was convenient. And I just have a soft spot for that venue after Dick's 29 and Dave's 8. Love those shows so much.

and yes indeed, as Deadvikes mentioned, I read where Cap'n Lemieux was teasing us up with something big for the 60th anniversary of the band. 60... 1960s... maybe?

wondering how many struggle with being hey now'd.

I use a vpn, which means a lot of extra how now stuff. However, if you are not using a vpn then your ip address stays the same so you should never be hey now'd.

I will be moving to a fixed i p address thru the v p n company soon on my main computer.

Of course, I would never want that too happen as would never want to be a virus spreader. Means I erase, scrub it clean every so often.

If you’d like the cover art, send me a PM with your e-mail address. I’ll send the link to the scans in my GoogleDrive. I thought I could send the link through a PM reply, but I got Hey Now’d.

Was hoping to have box for the weekend here in Western Maryland but that's not happening.

I checked shipping and it looks like a label was created on 9/26 and the Fedex sez maybe delivery on 10/1

To order a product from a company with a release date of 9/20, and a label not created until 9/26, and not recieve product until 10/1, is piss poor, and that's if it shows up on 10/1

piss poor

Was enjoying being stretched out on the couch this afternoon and gazing up at the sky while listening to the second set and just about when Keith starts echoing back Terrapin during the PITB jam, watched a hawk circle around and about the treetops. Quite the sight.

44 years ago I was up in S.F. at the Warfield Theatre, for an absolute knockout of a show with the Good ole Grateful Dead. What a cool scene! They had put a bunch of old photos of the Dead up on the walls down in the lobby . Acoustic & Electric Dead. Big Fun!

most likely because of recent loss of his mother.

Hopefully he will be back soon

Parent loss grief is big

Warfield run!

Other shows in the que cue q

04.10.78 has edited out Bobby's extensive banter in-between
songs. These shows pre-date the electronic tuning devices so
it could be minutes in-between songs. Too bad some of the
ambience from from that time period was sacrificed.
But I guess if you didn't start seeing them until the mid
eighties you can't appreciate that dimension of seeing a
Dead show in the '70's.

While unsurprising, that's unfortunate that a bunch of Weir stage banter has been edited out. '78 is a good year for his ramblings. Maybe it's because he got an extra helping of MC glory starting when Garcia tapped out with Laryngitis in the first week of January. But if they release that Golden Hall show and do NOT include the part where he talks about Uncle Bobo... well, I'll still buy it I guess, but it will be tragic loss.

(true story: Bill Graham *hated* that nickname. Loathed it, detested it: said it might as well be "Uncle Sh-t".)

I wonder why they didn't fix Garcia's vocals at the beginning of the Duke show. Given that there are some really good audience tapes out there where Garcia's Vox are perfectly audible, it surprises me that they just went with the Betty Board, where Jerry's inaudible on those first couple songs. Seems like it would've been fairly easy, given the technology they have these days, to lift the vocals off an audience tape and sync 'em. And it's not like they haven't used audience tapes to patch things up before.

A missed opportunity, I'd say, But whatever.

Sure is fun seeing the video of that show. I don't know if I've seen Jerry looking happier.

Last five!

The Who: Live at Hull
Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner
Jack White: No Name
GOGD: DaP 12 (Colgate)
TTB: Revelator

....the 4th record in my Duke vinyl is warped. Ugh. Still plays so, yay.
Arm is riding a crest.
Gonna have to press it down.
Edit.....
Seems I didn't press the record fully down on the mat.
I can admit when I get kinda high. All is good here. How are you?

Shows are stellar ! Sound sucks! '70s audiences were the best !

Finally I see someone who seems to have a similar problem. I can hardly play the CD's. Out of 6 that I've tried only one played until the end. All the others have stops or interruptions after a few seconds or minutes. And somewhere in the middle they don't play at all anymore. I will call customer service on Monday (toda being Saturday). The email adress which is listed for customer service doesn't work.
But the tracks that I could listen to are fantastic, great sound (except for a few seconds). So I hope I'll get what I've paid for and what people at Deadnet want us to have (certainly Dave Lemieux; long live Dave!) More in a few days....

Been wondering about Oro. Positive vibes for dealing with that loss brother!

Ya know it happens man! Me 2.

Oro - Sorry to hear about your loss, Amigo, my sincere condolences to you and yours. I wondered where you have been, totally understand.
VGuy - Too F funny!!! Been there, done that!

Hope everyone is enjoying their first listens to these shows! The music is what I always hope for, but slightly disappointed that the single show option from Duke has the vocal and other audio issues in the first few songs. Just wondering if the other shows have similar issues, so I can decide to purchase the box or not, since I have to be a little more careful these days. I’m not looking for perfection, as I understand these are live shows recorded over 40 years ago, but again, just trying to see if I’d be missing out, by not getting the box. Let’s hear some more reviews and rock on!

First, Oro,,, sorry about Mom (if indeed that's the case). Mom's are the hardest (I think, was for me).

Vguy - Saturday Night Live quote,,, " I hate when that happens"

In case you missed it. Experience vinyl is offering "Live at Cow Palace" on 5 lp's. Limited to 2500. Not coming till "Early" 2025. My experience with Experience says that date will be way off. They're very proud of it,,, 200 bucks.

I have not been much of a 78 fan. Had relatively low expectations for this box. Now I have gotten through first four shows and am extremely impressed. Jerry's voice and playing are to my ears some of his best. Would love to know others thoughts. I am hoping for an 8/13/84 release. My first California show and what a show it was.

THAT MIKE
Yes I bought the deluxe NY box, there is no rational way in which it is value for money, particularly as it could only be ordered from the US so it cost another £90+ to get it through customs. The total cost was c. £200 more than the cd only box! The book has some nice photos and I look forward to watching the BluRays. I could afford it so I don’t regret buying it.
I’ve paid the taxes on the GD box so I hope it will be delivered next Tuesday. Parcelforce willing.

Thanks for the covers Ron, these look grate!

....is one of my favorites. Missed out on the first vinyl release. Tempting.
Currently spinning Jacksonville. A Half-Step opener usually bodes well.
I followed JJC's lead and changed my avatar accordingly.

My pleasure itsburnsy! Dreary Saturday here anyway.
If anyone else wants the cover art from the box, send me a PM with your e-mail address.

....you know what helps? Music man!

“Let me sing your blues away…”

....yeah boi!

I LOVE THIS BOX !!!!......only half through the Spotatorium show after finishing Curtis Hixon. I always play in order and never look at the setlists before playing, and that includes DaP's......such a great time to experience the band and great sound..........'78 Dead is sweet. The set stops before one of my shows in Columbus, OH on 4/19. I have several photos of that show as I was shooting for the school newspaper. Still have the 8 X 10 black and white from it. This was the beginning of their "Werewolves" journey. Another thing that I'm especially looking forward to is mastering the ocean drum and going on tour.

.....maaaaan. That song holds a place close to my heart. It was the song that was playing on the tape in my car the day Jerry died. I don't remember the show, but I remember the song. 🎶 If I tell another what your own lips told to me
Let me lay 'neath the roses and my eyes no longer see.
Edit. Billy Strings wife's water broke and he had to leave his Renewal Fest.
Social media all over the place regarding his decision. I can assume you can guess why.
Treys birthday is 9/30 btw. The big six O. That would be cool if Ally can hang on just a little bit longer.
His new record is phenomenal btw. 🍻

Oh yeah, CMD, I recall those long long tuning breaks in between songs. Listen to 71 shows you can hear the long breaks. It was kind of part of their charm, low key and not so showy.

Colin, did you say that Parcelforce is delivering your box? Mine is coming rom DHL and the tracking just says customs cleared but no mention of fees. It has supposedly been on its way for two days. Earlier I thought UPS had it, but that was another order.

at least that what it looks like after my robotic surgery lol.
Fun to mess with people who don’t know any better: “hey, long time no see, how ya been” at which point I show em my scars and repeat the above header ; )
In reality, it’s a long tragic tail involving collapsing vault tunnels AND Aliens.( DL has some serious security at that vault, bastard!), but the only way Bolo agreed to free me from my near impossible situation—(and as we KNOW, the situation is the boss not that douche from Jersey)—was after NDAs and blood oath to NEVER ever mention any details involved in my extrication, so yeah…

Decided to go full cleanse of everything and anything, including Dead and dead related accessories for my somewhat “routine” procedure, but as things took a bit more than I had planned (all good, just takes longer to heal as ya get older) I kinda just kept with it, and as things have been slow here on DN, then kinda decided to have some fun and see how long it took to notice the absence of my usual over prodigious pontifications and general weirdness lol.
Thanks to the kind folks who did notice, although that might have been directed toward the Other Oro, Oroboros who did lose his beloved mother recently. Condolences again as “a motherless child has a harder time” a the song goes…
Chever way/intentions is good, and I’m ok, and hopefully he and his are doing better also!

But we have been missing lots of good folks who used to add to the mix.
Big names like Strider and Bolo, and Nappy, and one of my favorite DHs, GOGD, and SKULLTRIP, or even Gratefulhan, Wilfredtjones, Hendrixfreak, Angry Jack, Thin, Kiethfan (and more I’m unintentionally forgetting) and haven’t heard from the Onesies camp, hope things are progressing positively for you folks, and Mrs Doc, and big elephant in the room, PT Barnum…been like a couple months now…gulp. And Franks knee!
Good to see Jimbo, Charlie, and Fivebranch, Fourwinds and some other “strangers” checking in! The more the merrier and less chance for me to ramble ; )
Sorry to Mikey, but the fog from the drugs and alien mind erase incapacitated my ability to view said Bat signal until most recently! But do appreciate the RH book intel: of course TOO is such a hopeless book junkie that she already knew. As kind as she, is I’m starting to think her purchasing books for others is just a way to attempt to quell her savage insatiable book Jones…ahem, girls got a bit of a problem.
Oh, to Mike and all jazz nicks, finished a great book during my time out:
Three Shades of Blue: MD, JC, Bill Evans and the lost empire of cool.
His prose is sometimes weird, but great research and detail. I’d call it a must read for anyone with interest in jazz!
Also Spitz’s Led Zep Bio, good but? Left a weird after taste…
And another, Once There Were Wolves, interesting fiction. Very informative, but perhaps a tad over the top story line?

APRIL 78 BOX:
Finally arrived after what seems to unfortunately have become normal MO of convoluted temporary lost in the ozone again fuckery,…but at least it’s here, ripped and ready and just finished an enjoyable listen to 4/6!
“Sound sucks”…really? Maybe the sound of the band at the time might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I’d say the recordings don’t get much better, but maybe that’s just me? Certainly head and shoulders better recording than the previous last dog (ok show, perhaps worst released recording yet?).

And ya gotta love DHs and our opinions lol. Now I dig Nitecat (and no offense intended!) and all he’s done here and on the toob of use etc, and I get what he ment about the tuning break pace, vibes/nostalgia, but after all these years I’m all for editing out unnecessary “dead air” though banter is always appreciated when space allows, but man I don’t miss the never ending tuning BITD before they had tuners, especially when after lengthy tuning break, they’d start playing and all ready be out of tune( like early 70s and primal) lol. Yeah, thank goodness for Korg tuners! Of course as any smoker knows, half those breaks were probably JG and that ole song (see Commander Cody’s take on ) Smoke, Smoke, Smoke lol
Solid show and perhaps typical tour opener and already a step up from Jan/Feb run (did all those in order leading up to this box), but from what I recall things only get better, perhaps peaking at the Fox, especially the second night? We shall see, yum yum!
Oh, dig the blown or overdriven speaker during 4/6 A&A being picked up on the instruments mic! Can’t figure out who’s speaker yet, but as a musician and roadie BITD I’d recognize that sound in my sleep. Just to illustrate how revealing these recordings are! Good Sheet Mon! Thanks to Dave and company for getting this awesome tour all gussied up and out to us!

Ok, enough ketchup lol, good to see ya, now I need to call my BFF of almost fifty years (and awesome GD music bass player) to wish him a happy biff day, in spite of fucking cancer!
Be well all, hope everyone gets their box soon and fully digs it!
And
DV, go VIKS! Lol

Rombumzora: have you tried playing the discs on other players?
The optics do wear out on players eventually…just a thought, good luck!
ONWARD!