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October 23, 2024 - 6:39am

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ANNOUNCING DAVE’S PICKS 2025 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 53
"As we enter our 14th year of the Dave's Picks series, heading into Volumes 53-56 in 2025, most days we feel we're just getting started. Every volume of the series is still just as exciting for us as the first few releases in the series back in 2012, and we hope you continue to get as much joy out of listening to them as we get from producing them. One of the greatest thrills we get from working on them is the flexibility to go where the music takes us in making the selections. For 2025, Volume 53 has been selected and is in the can, and we've just entered production on Volume 54 (and the subscribers' Bonus Disc!), but beyond that, it's a blank slate, and we're spending countless hours listening to determine what's to come for Volumes 55 and 56 in the second half of 2025. After the great variety we saw in 2024 (1985 x 2, 1977, 1971, and 1983), we focused on great variety again in 2025. Come along for the ride! If you've never subscribed, this would be a great year to start, as we head into the Grateful Dead's 60th year. There's plenty of room on the bus for everyone!"
- David Lemieux, October 2024
For some of you, it’s a done deal. For those of you still on the fence or new around these parts, we’ll lay it all out right here, right now. Dave’s Picks subscribers score all four numbered, limited-edition releases (totaling a minimum of 13 CDs) featuring previously unreleased complete live Grateful Dead shows. You’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which remains one of the most highly sought-after collectibles we release, and free U.S. shipping. Subscriber bonus discs are not released outside of this offer. As always, early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $119.92).
Dave's Picks 2025 will once again be capped at 25,000 copies of each release. Your best bet is to subscribe, sit back, and relax as each show is delivered to your door quarterly.
DAVE’S PICKS 2025 SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS
• Four Limited Edition, Numbered Releases
• Highly Collectible Bonus Disc
• Free Domestic Shipping
• Delivered Throughout The Year
• Early Bird Pricing - $99.98
• A minimum savings of $39.00 versus purchasing a la carte

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 9:00 PM PT.

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October 31, 2024 - 12:55pm

#41

nitecat

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30 days...

...starts tomorrow! Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2024 - 9:27am

#42

Crow Told Me

Joined:
October 15, 2020

The Torrent of Torrents

I went through a period where I frequently frequented the torrent sites, and yep, there's an astounding amount of good music to be had. A lot more, it turns out, than I had storage space for or time to hear! Eventually I stopped downloading because I realized I had hundreds of hours of stuff I'd never listened to.

But maybe I need to get back into it, given this 1971 Situation we have on our hands.

Just listened to 7/31/71 (aka Road Trips Vol 1 No 3) yesterday. Definitely left me wanting more! And wondering why there hasn't been a box from that year.

Maybe the fact that so many of the shows were broadcast live and therefore also bootlegged mercilessly is what gives pause to our man Dave? Maybe it's just more fun for him to put out something "new" rather than a much-bootlegged show? If so, I wish he'd reconsider.
October 31, 2024 - 8:05am

#43

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

What Doc said

Get a hard drive.
If you have an old computer that is not being used put it to work on the torrent swarms.
You’ll be glad you did.
October 31, 2024 - 6:53am

#44

billy the kiddd

Joined:
November 8, 2021

Happy Halloween Shows. 10/31/69 &70

Happy Halloween everybody. 10/31/69 & 10/31/70 would both make great future releases.
October 31, 2024 - 4:43am

#45

Forensicdoceleven

Joined:
June 17, 2008

Early youth is a baffling time.......

Hey rockers!!!

Got to work, paperwork day, so checked in with the all-powerful Amazon. The box set selling for $199. So do the math. You'd be better off to use that money on an external hard drive (lol yes size matters) and then make friends with somebody like.........well..........you know.........

There's a sh*tload of bootleg Dead music on Amazon. Bad Amazon!!!

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.........

Well, guess I'll cue up 12/2/71 and work on some autopsy reports.....................

Rock on,

Doc
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?
October 31, 2024 - 1:17am

#46

Forensicdoceleven

Joined:
June 17, 2008

Update on frequently asked questions..........

Several of these have already been officially released----7/2 (partial, that's all they have), 10/26, 11/15,17, 20, and 12/10. If I was in charge of stuff, which luckily I'm not, I would skip 10/27, 10/30, and 11/11 (chaos). But I would include 12/1 (only the fine second set circulates at the moment), 12/4, and 12/15 (really fine show).

We know for a fact that there are soundboards of several of these shows in the vault, like 10/29 (really good show), 12/2 (nicely quirky), and 12/31 (very solid show).

The "elephant in the room" here is the quirky gooey goodness of Felt 12/5. Right now, only the matrix-like broadcast copies circulate----some of which are very good. I have repeatedly asked DL if SBD of this show was ever returned to the band, don't usually get a response BUT TPTB tend to be secretive about "returned tapes". Maybe some day..............

You know where to find me.................

Play it loud, dance like nobody's watching..........

Doc
Time for more coffee, walk dogs, live life.......
October 31, 2024 - 1:08am

#47

Forensicdoceleven

Joined:
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I'm fairly frequently told 'It must be horrible being like you.'

Hey rockers!!!

I do frequent these parts, as a matter of fact I frequently frequent parts of these parts. Sorry, coffee not kicking in yet...............

Birchwood, have you a question for me? I frequently do get asked about "stuff", especially 1971 stuff.

1971 FM box set? Frequently discussed ad nauseum around these parts. Here's the bottom lines:
1) Good but not always great shows. But a few ARE great!
2) NOT an official release.
3) Quality is good, but cost is $$$$...........
4) Why buy the bacon when you can get as much pork belly as you want FOR FREE from frequently generous old souls that frequently hang out here......?

At least once a year I try to give this stuff away, but I get very few takers................

More in next post................

Keep it rocking,

Doc
Frequently known to be not even wrong
October 30, 2024 - 7:25pm

#48

icecrmcnkd

Joined:
October 20, 2015

Birchwood

Piece these back together.
Use the dropdown menu to search Grateful Dead

bt.

etree.

org
October 30, 2024 - 6:51pm

#49

Birchwood

Joined:
May 23, 2014

Doc . . . ?

Doc . . . ?

Does he frequent these parts?
October 30, 2024 - 6:28pm

#50

Birchwood

Joined:
May 23, 2014

Thanks x '71

Thanks for sharing this list, and to everyone who replied on this. Cool.

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

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ANNOUNCING DAVE’S PICKS 2025 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 53

"As we enter our 14th year of the Dave's Picks series, heading into Volumes 53-56 in 2025, most days we feel we're just getting started. Every volume of the series is still just as exciting for us as the first few releases in the series back in 2012, and we hope you continue to get as much joy out of listening to them as we get from producing them. One of the greatest thrills we get from working on them is the flexibility to go where the music takes us in making the selections. For 2025, Volume 53 has been selected and is in the can, and we've just entered production on Volume 54 (and the subscribers' Bonus Disc!), but beyond that, it's a blank slate, and we're spending countless hours listening to determine what's to come for Volumes 55 and 56 in the second half of 2025. After the great variety we saw in 2024 (1985 x 2, 1977, 1971, and 1983), we focused on great variety again in 2025. Come along for the ride! If you've never subscribed, this would be a great year to start, as we head into the Grateful Dead's 60th year. There's plenty of room on the bus for everyone!"
- David Lemieux, October 2024

For some of you, it’s a done deal. For those of you still on the fence or new around these parts, we’ll lay it all out right here, right now. Dave’s Picks subscribers score all four numbered, limited-edition releases (totaling a minimum of 13 CDs) featuring previously unreleased complete live Grateful Dead shows. You’ll also get the subscription exclusive bonus disc, which remains one of the most highly sought-after collectibles we release, and free U.S. shipping. Subscriber bonus discs are not released outside of this offer. As always, early bird subscribers can nab a sub at $99.98 (regular pricing will be $119.92).

Dave's Picks 2025 will once again be capped at 25,000 copies of each release. Your best bet is to subscribe, sit back, and relax as each show is delivered to your door quarterly.

DAVE’S PICKS 2025 SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS

• Four Limited Edition, Numbered Releases
• Highly Collectible Bonus Disc
• Free Domestic Shipping
• Delivered Throughout The Year
• Early Bird Pricing - $99.98
• A minimum savings of $39.00 versus purchasing a la carte

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 9:00 PM PT.

Day~Yoh!

DAaaaa~YO!
When Dave announce Fifty-Four
Bet it be a Banana Box Show!

My prediction is in. A 1970 pick prior to Bear's bust on 7/15/70.
Although some Autumn '70 would be good too. I dunno, maybe September 1969?

Sounds good Icecreamkid

Those would be very welcome additions to my collection. I sure hope they get released. As I said before, the 12/19 HCS is still one of my favs. The day before show is pretty good, too. As I recall, it had a strange warp or drop out near the end of WRS. If they could fix that it would be amazing. Those 8/72 BCT shows are also top notch. I'm guessing those that remain unreleased will be a box set at some point.

Fix Dick's ReReleases

They, {vault keepers} should rerelease them first few early Dick's picks as full shows. Preferably on disc but maybe on Lp too I guess. I'm sure this has been posted about before but I haven't read about it in awhile so here it is!

Just one thing I ask of you

And as I type this, I'm realizing the answer...

Does Monsieur TheBest reveal the second DaP before the early bird special closes? I feel like that used to happen...

Baby, I felt burned after I talked myself into believing that the 2024 subscription would include 9.20.1970 with bonus disc of 9.19 and filler of 10.30 from the revelatory seaside chats...

Physical media space is getting hot, the time has come to weigh these things...

Next year

I haven't bought any Daves Picks this year, as none of them caught my fancy. I'm hoping they don't release 9/19/70 and 9/20/70 as a Pick with bonus disc. Not intending to subscribe, I'd miss the bonus, and if I do, I'm likely to be paying for shows I don't want. And I can' t be bothered trying to sell them.

Nice logo

I hate to be disputatious now we are all getting along so well, but I'll be glad when that Trump logo - avatar - whatever you call it - is ditched. That in itself political.

Since we'll be waiting until…

Since we'll be waiting until May 2025 to (possibly) listen to some groovy stuff, go to YOU TOOB and type
Zep 6 28 70 Bath. You're in for a treat. BRING IT ON HOME! DAZED AND CONFUSED!

Great footage! In the pouring rain, for some of the show.

In the rain

It usually rained at British festivals. The soles of my shoes came off at Reading due to ploughing through the mud.
The last cd I played was also Led Zeppelin - "How The West Was Won". An absolute stonker -the highlight for me is the epic "Whole Lotta Love" with a rock n' roll blues medley in the middle.

Lost & Found Betty Boards

***26*** {someone had posted the query some time back}
Twenty~Six shows have been released as of 11/22/24 from the Storage Unit Stash.
All (26) shows were either Dave's Picks (7 shows), or off of Six separate Box Sets (17 shows), and finally as bonus live material from Two 50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions (2 shows) of the 1970 studio albums.
I had temporarily forgot about this due to national events & a flood of The Other One's posts but someone on one of these (recent) Dead Threads had posed the question. Maybe it was this one but if not then no older from that of Dave's #52 or the Devils Box.

singing...

...the praises of daverock
with a round of applause

Had subscribed every year…

Had subscribed every year but decided to pass this year. I was very uninspired by the 2024 selections and no longer see the excitement of committing sight unseen.