The Wait Is Over… The Winterland 1973 Box Has Arrived!

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March 16, 2008
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The Wait Is Over… The Winterland 1973 Box Has Arrived!

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$99.99 :: ORDER NOW!
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The Shows

Winterland - November 9, 1973
Winterland - November 10, 1973
Winterland - November 11, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens - December 4, 1973

In The Archives
Handwritten Set List
News Clipping
All Winterland Archive Items
Watch The Trailer
A Winterland video scrapbook
::Watch it now

Your Photos
Do you have any photos of Winterland?
::Share Them With Us!

Sherman, set the Wayback machine for the second week of November, 1973. The Grateful Dead are on a roll…yes, again! The summer had seen the band playing triumphant mega-shows with the Allman Brothers at RFK Stadium in D.C. and at Watkins Glenn in upstate New York. With their popularity seemingly still escalating by the month, fall tours took them to various East Coast haunts and all over the Midwest. On October 15, they released Wake of the Flood, their first album on their own independent record label, and copies were flying out of stores coast to coast. So the mood in the band was WAY UP when their incredibly busy schedule brought them home for three shows at Winterland in San Francisco November 9, 10 and 11—before they set off again for points East.
Winterland always brought out the best—and the beast—in the band. Located across Geary Boulevard from the Fillmore Auditorium, the one-time home of the Ice Follies had hosted dozens of amazing rock shows since Bill Graham started putting on shows there in the late ’60s. It’s where the top tier of Bay Area bands would get together occasionally for marathon shows, and it’s where the most popular out-of-town acts—from The Doors, to Hendrix, to The Who, to the Rolling Stones—would play in the era before faceless sports arenas became an unfortunate fact of concert-going life. But nobody played Winterland as often as the Dead. By the time they’d trucked their ever-expanding sound system to the venue for their November ’73 shows, they’d already logged 31 concerts there—and there would be another 28 eventful Dead nights at Winterland before the old place was closed after the Dead’s New Year’s Eve show in 1978, and eventually reduced to rubble to make way for condos. Sure, the 5,000-capacity hall was acoustically challenging and a little frayed on the edges. But with its narrow open floor, shallow lower balcony that encircled the entire venue, its deeper back balcony chill zone, and serpentine walkways between floors, it was a tremendously fun and entertaining place to see a show—especially a Dead show.

Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings captures the Dead during one of their peak years and absolutely at the top of their game. Spread over nine discs, it includes every note of three complete consecutive shows (save for the encore of November 9, which was not recorded), so there’s plenty here to satisfy every fan: magnificent jams on “Dark Star” (which sprawls to 35 completely compelling minutes!), “Playing in the Band,” “Eyes of the World,” the still-new “Weather Report Suite” and more; kick-ass rockers of every variety (“Sugar Magnolia,” “Casey Jones,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Truckin’,” et al); haunting ballads including “China Doll,” “Stella Blue” and “To Lay Me Down”; a truly spectacular “China Cat”; and the first of just three versions ever of the dazzling sequence of “Playing in the Band” > “Uncle John’s Band” > “Morning Dew” > “Uncle John’s” reprise > “Playing” reprise. (For a complete listing of the contents of the nine discs, go here.)
All the music here was drawn from Grateful Dead crew member Kidd Candelario’s crystal clear and wonderfully present 2-track soundboard reels of the shows, and enhanced by the mastering work of the always reliable sonic wizard Jeffrey Norman, who used all sorts of arcane processes to bring it all into the glorious world of HDCD sound. This stuff will rattle your bones! The beautifully designed box also comes with a colorful booklet containing scads of great photos and a fine essay by Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally.
We like to think of Winterland 1973 as being part of the noble tradition established by the ecstatically received Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, and as a precursor for other complete-run boxes to come. So clear out a chunk of space in the ol’ CD case, ’cause this mutha’ is a BIG ONE!
Don’t delay! You can order Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings right now by clicking here !
(To help get you in the mood, you can preview some of the music on the Winterland 1973 box by clicking here. And to give you a little glimpse of what Winterland was like, check out this video montage with audio from the ’73 shows and visuals from The Grateful Dead Movie, shot at Winterland a year later!)

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The Wait Is Over… The Winterland 1973 Box Has Arrived!

Click Cover To Enlarge
$99.99 :: ORDER NOW!
See Track Listing

The Shows

Winterland - November 9, 1973
Winterland - November 10, 1973
Winterland - November 11, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens - December 4, 1973

In The Archives
Handwritten Set List
News Clipping
All Winterland Archive Items
Watch The Trailer
A Winterland video scrapbook
::Watch it now

Your Photos
Do you have any photos of Winterland?
::Share Them With Us!

Sherman, set the Wayback machine for the second week of November, 1973. The Grateful Dead are on a roll…yes, again! The summer had seen the band playing triumphant mega-shows with the Allman Brothers at RFK Stadium in D.C. and at Watkins Glenn in upstate New York. With their popularity seemingly still escalating by the month, fall tours took them to various East Coast haunts and all over the Midwest. On October 15, they released Wake of the Flood, their first album on their own independent record label, and copies were flying out of stores coast to coast. So the mood in the band was WAY UP when their incredibly busy schedule brought them home for three shows at Winterland in San Francisco November 9, 10 and 11—before they set off again for points East.
Winterland always brought out the best—and the beast—in the band. Located across Geary Boulevard from the Fillmore Auditorium, the one-time home of the Ice Follies had hosted dozens of amazing rock shows since Bill Graham started putting on shows there in the late ’60s. It’s where the top tier of Bay Area bands would get together occasionally for marathon shows, and it’s where the most popular out-of-town acts—from The Doors, to Hendrix, to The Who, to the Rolling Stones—would play in the era before faceless sports arenas became an unfortunate fact of concert-going life. But nobody played Winterland as often as the Dead. By the time they’d trucked their ever-expanding sound system to the venue for their November ’73 shows, they’d already logged 31 concerts there—and there would be another 28 eventful Dead nights at Winterland before the old place was closed after the Dead’s New Year’s Eve show in 1978, and eventually reduced to rubble to make way for condos. Sure, the 5,000-capacity hall was acoustically challenging and a little frayed on the edges. But with its narrow open floor, shallow lower balcony that encircled the entire venue, its deeper back balcony chill zone, and serpentine walkways between floors, it was a tremendously fun and entertaining place to see a show—especially a Dead show.

Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings captures the Dead during one of their peak years and absolutely at the top of their game. Spread over nine discs, it includes every note of three complete consecutive shows (save for the encore of November 9, which was not recorded), so there’s plenty here to satisfy every fan: magnificent jams on “Dark Star” (which sprawls to 35 completely compelling minutes!), “Playing in the Band,” “Eyes of the World,” the still-new “Weather Report Suite” and more; kick-ass rockers of every variety (“Sugar Magnolia,” “Casey Jones,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Truckin’,” et al); haunting ballads including “China Doll,” “Stella Blue” and “To Lay Me Down”; a truly spectacular “China Cat”; and the first of just three versions ever of the dazzling sequence of “Playing in the Band” > “Uncle John’s Band” > “Morning Dew” > “Uncle John’s” reprise > “Playing” reprise. (For a complete listing of the contents of the nine discs, go here.)
All the music here was drawn from Grateful Dead crew member Kidd Candelario’s crystal clear and wonderfully present 2-track soundboard reels of the shows, and enhanced by the mastering work of the always reliable sonic wizard Jeffrey Norman, who used all sorts of arcane processes to bring it all into the glorious world of HDCD sound. This stuff will rattle your bones! The beautifully designed box also comes with a colorful booklet containing scads of great photos and a fine essay by Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally.
We like to think of Winterland 1973 as being part of the noble tradition established by the ecstatically received Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, and as a precursor for other complete-run boxes to come. So clear out a chunk of space in the ol’ CD case, ’cause this mutha’ is a BIG ONE!
Don’t delay! You can order Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings right now by clicking here !
(To help get you in the mood, you can preview some of the music on the Winterland 1973 box by clicking here. And to give you a little glimpse of what Winterland was like, check out this video montage with audio from the ’73 shows and visuals from The Grateful Dead Movie, shot at Winterland a year later!)

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marye

16 years 5 months ago

jack!
sorry for the hassle, but send email to the great Casson, i.e. casson dot kauffman at iventa dot com, and she'll have things fixed up fast. Send me a PM if this makes no sense!
Jackaroses

16 years 5 months ago

Disk Problems
Hey Now. I've found my copy of Winterland 73 has some electronic static on a couple of tracks. Who do I contact to report this, or get replacement disks? Love it otherwise. Thanks! Jackaroses
antonjo

16 years 5 months ago

a song that's born to soar the sky
Oroborous, your post warms my heart. Clearly I offended Peachy and I have no agenda to perpetuate negative vibes, but you know I was actually feeling hurt by all the comments about this wonderful, lovingly produced release (and Road Trips Vol II is another) somehow being a ripoff of conscious design and one of his statements just happened to be the one that broke my camel's back. I felt it was time to defend the folks who continue to bring us these releases; it's not about heads vs. suits, it's heads of different opinion is all, and that was mine. That said, by now I'm sure (and hope) that just like me he's enjoyed many hours of this set's musical bliss by now. Still haven't heard it all, because I want the first listen of each disc to be just the right atmosphere. But a few thoughts so far~ bonus disc~ China Cat -> Rider is awesome, and unique~ Phil's bass is uncommonly high in the mix, and he wastes no opportunity to make the most of it. Worth the disc by itself, and Truckin' is HOT--listen to Keith. Can I just say (as others have) that Keith is the secret weapon on this release....he puts them over the top again and again, and this really demonstrates just how much he was capable of contributing. Europe '72-caliber piano input here. I mean, how often do you hear Billy playing off Keith? November 9th~ this first set is hard to beat; great set list, and better vocal sound than the 2nd set. They Love Each Other~ is it me, or is Keith inventing the ascending riff here that Jerry later standardized on guitar for the later version? My new favorite Black-Throated Wind, I think~ Bob's vocal delivery is countryish & inspired, and the band really builds a head of steam at the end (the 11th is similar, but the vocals here are much louder and seemingly more effortless). Don't Ease smokes, Keith, yes, of course, Jerry, but Keith! Playing In the Band is yet another five-star, great-as-any version. The rest of disc 2 isn't standout for me on first listen (including, surprisingly, Here Comes Sunshine~ at least compared to the Dick's 1 version a month later). But the Playin' is enough to naysay any wholesale p'shawing of this show. Have not yet heard disc 3. Nov 10 ~ Another fine first set. A treat to hear Jerry still throwing a "Sweet Susie" into Loser at this late hour, Looks Like Rain is lovely (as someone noted, Jerry does still seem to be taking his lead cue from the earlier pedal steel version), and Brokedown is really sweet treat. The only one I've heard from this '73-'74 era. Haven't heard set II at all yet, still savoring the anticipation of the Playin -> Uncle John's -> Dew sandwich.....(kind of like the Dostoevsky canon~ it sucks once you've read them all and have no more masterpieces to look forward to). Nov 11 ~ Well, what can you say? This one really is untoppable. I now have another contender for the time machine show I'd most like to see. The fact that the first set spans nearly two full discs is outrageous. The beauty of the performance is even moreso. Disc 2 (or is it 8?) is absolutely perfect Grateful Dead music. Did I say the bonus disc's ChinaCat -> Rider was awesome? Listen to this one. Everything is high energy and smokin'. Fantastic Weather Report. The energy continues unabated into set II; I usually prefer the faster-beat arrangement of Half-Step (a la the 80's or, say, Philly 9/21/72), but this one is driving and perfect. And the hottest Big River of this era that I've heard. Exhilarating disc. Oh, but then there's disc 3 (9). Just look at the track list and apply the same mojo amply demonstrated on disc 2 (8). How or why should I bother describing the Dark Star? Just wait for the proper space to listen, and embark on the journey. One of the great ones. And the travels to Eyes-> China Doll live up to every bit of the promise you'll have no doubt built up for them by now. A beautiful Uncle John's Band with suitably intense outro and an endearingly loose but inspired Bid You Goodnight will further ensure your retention of this booster shot of magic vibe. Oh, and my brother would add that the first set actually features a HOT El Paso (which might be slightly rarer to his ears than mine, but this one really is an inspired version--Jerry squeezes in pan-fried licks throughout). Some great photos, too. I wasn't previously aware of this prototype Wall of Sound. Love the shot of Jerry on p. 9 of the booklet, and Bob, Jerry, and speakers on p. 20. But you don't have to be a packaging geek like me~ the music here is really special, and I can't imagine you'll regret what you pay for it.

Click Cover To Enlarge

The Shows

Winterland - November 9, 1973
Winterland - November 10, 1973
Winterland - November 11, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens - December 4, 1973

In The Archives

Handwritten Set List
News Clipping
All Winterland Archive Items

Watch The Trailer

A Winterland video scrapbook
::Watch it now

Your Photos

Do you have any photos of Winterland?
::Share Them With Us!

Sherman, set the Wayback machine for the second week of November, 1973. The Grateful Dead are on a roll…yes, again! The summer had seen the band playing triumphant mega-shows with the Allman Brothers at RFK Stadium in D.C. and at Watkins Glenn in upstate New York. With their popularity seemingly still escalating by the month, fall tours took them to various East Coast haunts and all over the Midwest. On October 15, they released Wake of the Flood, their first album on their own independent record label, and copies were flying out of stores coast to coast. So the mood in the band was WAY UP when their incredibly busy schedule brought them home for three shows at Winterland in San Francisco November 9, 10 and 11—before they set off again for points East.

Winterland always brought out the best—and the beast—in the band. Located across Geary Boulevard from the Fillmore Auditorium, the one-time home of the Ice Follies had hosted dozens of amazing rock shows since Bill Graham started putting on shows there in the late ’60s. It’s where the top tier of Bay Area bands would get together occasionally for marathon shows, and it’s where the most popular out-of-town acts—from The Doors, to Hendrix, to The Who, to the Rolling Stones—would play in the era before faceless sports arenas became an unfortunate fact of concert-going life. But nobody played Winterland as often as the Dead. By the time they’d trucked their ever-expanding sound system to the venue for their November ’73 shows, they’d already logged 31 concerts there—and there would be another 28 eventful Dead nights at Winterland before the old place was closed after the Dead’s New Year’s Eve show in 1978, and eventually reduced to rubble to make way for condos. Sure, the 5,000-capacity hall was acoustically challenging and a little frayed on the edges. But with its narrow open floor, shallow lower balcony that encircled the entire venue, its deeper back balcony chill zone, and serpentine walkways between floors, it was a tremendously fun and entertaining place to see a show—especially a Dead show.

Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings captures the Dead during one of their peak years and absolutely at the top of their game. Spread over nine discs, it includes every note of three complete consecutive shows (save for the encore of November 9, which was not recorded), so there’s plenty here to satisfy every fan: magnificent jams on “Dark Star” (which sprawls to 35 completely compelling minutes!), “Playing in the Band,” “Eyes of the World,” the still-new “Weather Report Suite” and more; kick-ass rockers of every variety (“Sugar Magnolia,” “Casey Jones,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Truckin’,” et al); haunting ballads including “China Doll,” “Stella Blue” and “To Lay Me Down”; a truly spectacular “China Cat”; and the first of just three versions ever of the dazzling sequence of “Playing in the Band” > “Uncle John’s Band” > “Morning Dew” > “Uncle John’s” reprise > “Playing” reprise. (For a complete listing of the contents of the nine discs, go here.)

All the music here was drawn from Grateful Dead crew member Kidd Candelario’s crystal clear and wonderfully present 2-track soundboard reels of the shows, and enhanced by the mastering work of the always reliable sonic wizard Jeffrey Norman, who used all sorts of arcane processes to bring it all into the glorious world of HDCD sound. This stuff will rattle your bones! The beautifully designed box also comes with a colorful booklet containing scads of great photos and a fine essay by Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally.

We like to think of Winterland 1973 as being part of the noble tradition established by the ecstatically received Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, and as a precursor for other complete-run boxes to come. So clear out a chunk of space in the ol’ CD case, ’cause this mutha’ is a BIG ONE!

Don’t delay! You can order Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings right now by clicking here !

(To help get you in the mood, you can preview some of the music on the Winterland 1973 box by clicking here. And to give you a little glimpse of what Winterland was like, check out this video montage with audio from the ’73 shows and visuals from The Grateful Dead Movie, shot at Winterland a year later!)

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I'm sure...

this will make many people very happy.

Whoaaa Baby

Guys, come on now, more compilations! Just kidding, this is great, although I have enjoyed both releases of RT's as well. That was no joke when you said it would be a tidal wave of new releases, thank you much. Looking forward to this under-appreciated year in the band's history.

My notes and comments

I've posted some comments on this wonderful set on the Cloud Surfing blog. Gans/GD Hour blog
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Delicious

What to complain about.... let's see... WTF Rhino! Just three whole nights in November?!? Whar's Denver? San Diego?!? :) Great stuff, can't wait to get these. THANK YOU! This looks awesome. Love the artwork too.

this is awsom saw them all

wow this is something i have been waiting for i attented all 3 of these shows and was totally out of my mind these were some GREAT shows they really pushed themselves on these shows i got the tickets for my birthday for all 3 shows i have already placed my order cant wait for the end of april to gst this set WOW great stuff masters of the reeland boards THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES loaves and fishes,dont give up dont ever give up!

I'm a bit confused...

I've already placed my order, but I'm confused...my invoice is marked "pre-ordered," but (unless I'm missing something) there is no indication on this site of when it actually gets released. I know you get the bonus disc if you order before April 30, but is this when it is released? All I see is "the wait is over," "buy now" (but not "pre-order now"). Does someone know the answer?

Ooops...

I think I just soiled myself. --------------------------------- I'm not Beethoven

GREAT!

Friday is my fave of that run SWEET www.gdradio.net Streaming Grateful Dead and more

This is the latest outrage

This is the latest outrage perpetrated by the clueless suits at Rhino who have stolen our music! Everyone knows '73 is *so* overrated and.... and.... wait a minute... what was I saying? :)

Sirius tonight!

For those who are Sirius Satellite Radio subscribers, we will be playing one of these shows in its entirety tonight (Monday 3/17/08) at 9pm EDT. Gans/GD Hour blog
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Thank you

Thanks for the box set, but the 12/4/73 Ohio show circulates (you may wanna change that comment)

Now that's what I'm talking about...

Full shows, of course kick ass set lists, classic cover art... why should I continue to state the obvious? This set will seriously blow some minds! It'll go down in history as being one of the greatest Grateful Dead releases ever sold! Are you kind?

Cover art

So GOGD release an album which has cover art featuring an eye in the middle of a rose, aka an eye-rose. Perhaps the album should have been released in a week's time, on Easter Monday: "I rose from the dead", geddit? CJ

Yes ...

A good vintage year ... 1973 ... perhaps the best Dead-year of the early 70's ... along with 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977 my favourite years of the glorious 70's ... 1973 and '77 being on the top of those years ... =) Thank you, thank you ... thank you kindly ... Micke

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what we want keep these comin' . I have copies of these shows already but I'm ready to scrape every nickel and dime I have for this one! Check Out My Orignal Music at myspace.com/salaversano

aaaawwwwoooooooooggaaaaaaaaaa

aaaawwwwoooooooooggaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Mike

'73 was one of the greatest years from the 70's. Along with '71, '72, '74, '76, '77 and '78. '70 was also good as was '79. And '75? Well.....that was great show. I'm glad it only took the PTB 35 years to figure it out. Peace, Richard

Wow . .. ....... Very Cool

This is what I'm talkin bout. Cool idea guys, I'd like to know what date it officially comes out? 1973 is one of my favorite years. I like it more than 74' but i have more 73' than 74'. Right on. On my own personal note, does anyone know if the Grateful Dead played anywhere between January 14th, 1980 - February 27th, 1980. If you do please post a comment on this page. Peace

Complete shows (yeah!), $$$ (boo!)

Let me start by expressing my excitement both for the fact that these are complete shows, which I want and it SEEMS that most but by no means all heads want, and that these shows are killer. I already have these shows but am looking forward to the sound quality upgrade. The points here are that I hope Rhino releases more complete shows and less compilations and that Rhino should continue to allow the trading of non-officially released shows, as many if not most of us will purchase the officially released version, too. The only problem here is the price. $100 + tax/shipping/handling is pretty expensive, even for 10 discs. The price is very close to becoming a deterrant to purchasing the set. Please, Rhino, do not assume from the fact that this set will rapidly sell out (if indeed it is "limited," which is not exactly clear) that heads will pay any price for great music. The next set should be cheaper.

Alright!!!

This is good. I am very excited. It's great that they have a listening party aswell, letting us preview the material. I saw a while ago on a european website that it was set for an early may release so I'm glad to see a pre-order up for it. I just ordered it and while going through the purchasing process it is clearly stated that this is a a pre order and that the box would be shipped by the end of april. I can't wait. I also agree with dstache that it is pretty expensive. I would buy one of these box sets per year if they were released that way. I did also like the road trips and thought that they were priced well, I hope the road trips series keeps coming.

i'm ready

thrill me! bring it on, my people! it will be a grand way to welcome summer- yeah- the price is steep- may price some folks out- but i suppose parcing it out in smaller batches would have been even more expensive--so it is like going to the costco and buying bulk- as much as i love it, i am sure that i will use it all! merci! caroline

Oh, the joy!

Keep em coming

Too bad you couldn't have had this one ready for Christmas. Don't care much if you release whole shows or gem segments/songs from runs. Too much of everything is just enough.

Winterland Box

This has all the appearances of being another fantastic box-the Fillmore Box was a fantastic achievement, I'll be very much looking forward to the Winterland release. Boxes of 'famous runs' are always welcome. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Eric J

Pre-order?

Yea, I just noticed...This IS a preorder? When is it comming out? Is it ready or are you just getting seed money to produce it? I did order the set, but when can I expect to get it? SunshineDel

Winterland 73

Halle-fuckin-lujah

The Race Isn't On

The trailer posted to "preview some of the music on the Winterland 1973 box" contains a segment of "The Race is On" Um, that tune wasn't played at 73' Winterland. Well, it must be on the bonus disk then........nope not there either. Hmmmm. It was played in February 74' at the Winterland Ballroom. Not to be an ass or anything, it's a very cool tailer and all, I just assumed the music in it was actually from the shows. Is the other music on the trailer from the 73' Winterland shows ?

Stepping out

This box set promises to be a step in the right direction for CD releases. While I appreciate the attempts of the "Road Trips", this is much more like it. On a side note...shipping for this 9 (10 with the bonus disk) CD set was the same as my last Road Trips? Hmmm...

to folks wondering when this is going to ship

From the website details: (italics) Special Offer—Until April 30th, order the Winterland 1973 box through dead.net and we'll send you a special BONUS DISC of previously uncirculated material recorded at Cincinnati Gardens on December 4, 1973. Orders are expected to ship by the end of April. Have a grateful day!

The Times They are a Chan-ged...

I'm taking advantage of a rare double post to enter this comment. Back then, we were complaining when pricing broached $100. Have we become inured to the inflated prices or what?

Our time to jam has come.

I have been waiting for this for many moons. Glad to know my order is in. I'm really looking forward to jamming to this collection. Keep it real America. Coconut Phil, living Free.

Love it

Man, I love that free form jazzy dead. I drive a lot for work and 73-74 dead while driving through the mountains approaches a religious experience at times.... (around a mountain early in the morning, and BAM! there's the sun, popping over the next line of mountains. Colors in the sky and fog lies in the valley below. Right then comes "Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings"). You just can't plan that kind of thing; it just seems to happen a lot.

right on!

very excited about the new release. I agree it is a bit pricey, but every penny is worth it in the long run. Love the RT series too, hope to see more of them in the future! cheers! ~littlebri p.s. Thanks for the preview too!! Currently enjoying the magic right now :)

Brother, can you spare a dime?

I may have to resort to panhandling to buy this one, but I'll do whatever it takes. My first reaction is to bitch about the price. I mean, c'mon, we're used to buying 4 disc Dick's Picks for 25 bucks, so this does seem a bit steep. However, there's been enough whining in this space lately, so instead I'll praise those that are making this release possible. Wooohoooo! Late '73 is one of my favorite eras! The DP from Boston 12/73 is one of my favorite Dead releases, and the one from OK 10/73 is fine as well. To hear an entire run mastered by Jeff Norman is exciting. Can't wait until May! (Now I just have to figure out how to break it to my wife that I blew another $100 on Dead CDs. I'm sure I'll figure something out). Jeff VanderVeen "May the 4 winds blow you safely home."

less than

Geez, this set is really overpriced. Will there be a condensed version with two or three CDs that has, say, less than two versions of WRS?

Well well well...

What a great set! Like many here, I have these shows, but am over the moon thinking about the sound upgrade and the packaging. One of these a year would be wonderful. I love complete shows, but I also LOVE the Road Trips format. I feel like I'm in the minority but I think there is room for both. I love my GD both raw and unfiltered as well as lovingly curated. Thanks for listening to the fans, but keep pushing us too! Thanks!!! P.S. 12/6/73 = weirdest Dark Star ever. Release it!

Winterland BoxSet 1973

"The only problem here is the price. $100 + tax/shipping/handling is pretty expensive, even for 10 discs. The price is very close to becoming a deterrant to purchasing the set." In that case, they could offer it as a series downloads in the future too. There is no cost for raw materials, packages or shipping charges either. It should cost several dollars less in that case. "Please, Rhino, do not assume from the fact that this set will rapidly sell out (if indeed it is "limited," which is not exactly clear) that heads will pay any price for great music. The next set should be cheaper." Terrapin Limited was supposed to be a one time pressing only at $40.00 each; but it sure didn't turn out that way either. I bought one of those first editions and damn well know that it cost twice as much as any other commercially released Dick's Pick etc. The fisrt Fillmore West 69 boxset was limited to 10,000 copies. One too many were purchased by non-heads and resold on EBAY for as much as $500.00 each. Such stupidity only encouraged CD piracy...

is this a LIMITED release??

Does anyone know? I bought the fillmore set, and if I knew that was limited I woulda bought two!

Bummer

Ive been looking forward to this box set since word of it leaked out a few years ago. I hope the listening party samples suck because of the format (mp3). To my ears they sound cold and hollow.

Cool

This sounds sweet really want it maybe tax return but sweet cover art

Great. But Release April 2, 1973 please.

I am thrilled to see this release, and have my pre-order in. The best night of that entire year was the end of the first tour that began in the beginning of 1973, and ended with the last show at the BOSTON GARDEN: April 2, 1973. I would trade these 9 discs, for the 3 from that night. Fortunately, I have a sound-board of it, and my memory of that night is spot on. Having seen the dead since 1970, there are many special shows that stand out, but a few of the absolute best was the Fillmore East on April 28, 1971 with TC as a guest, and April 2, 1973, the last show of that tour at the Boston Garden. Peace -EW

Mother's Milk

11/11/73 Dark Star raised me. "She has no pain, like a child, she is pure, she is not to blame."

The Race IS On, man

All of the music acompanying the video clip is from the Winterland box. "The Race Is On" was played in the first set of the first night.

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Greedy Bastards

$100 for three shows? A Benjamin for only 9 cd's? Are you kidding me? The Dick's Picks series was attractively priced, but this is not. I guess too much money had to pass through too many hands to work out the Rhino leasing deal, and now it's the fans who end up paying for it. I have purchased every last scrap of officially released Grateful Dead material that there is, but no more. This is a sad day for me. P.S. Phish releases their complete shows at 40% less than this (and I'm talking about remastered cd's, not downloads.) Go ahead and make a joke about Phish's music, rich 70's heads, but I'm not laughing.

$10 per disc is reasonable...

Sorry you feel that way Will. These shows were unusual, in that each one was three sets, and hence three CD's per show. The entire set, plus bonus, equates to $10 per CD. One CD typicall sells for more. Box sets can be pricey because of the amount of material, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be offered for those of us that want it. Peace -EW

Come on! If I've said it

Come on! If I've said it once I've said it a million times; whole tours! Har har.

I'll see your Tour, and Raise you a Career =)

2,317 Shows. Roll em, and pass them this way. -EW

security problems

I was giving my credit card details for the final step of buying when I discovered they were being passed to a non protected web page..so of course i had to renounce buying my CDs from you!!!what's wrong with the security from abroad? can you fix it? it's a shame! i'll have to wait for the local retailer, buying them in euros instead of dollars, much more expensive! and maybe i won't even get the bonus disc!!! SIGH! SIGH!

"Priceless"

I can't understand how people can complain about the price of this set: sure, the cost of ten CDs does add up, but it's still hardly expensive, and this is the product that people have been clamouring for, so give thanks. (I do hope that the set's limited, but I'm guessing that they were so badly burnt by the limitation on Fillmore that they decided to scrub 'round that.) One thing I will say: I don't mind buying a box like this once a year, but I wouldn't want to see a constant stream of boxes and RTs until the market is completely diluted.

The Asshole Parade Continues.....

Winterland 73 is finally released and we have assholes out there complaining. They sound just exactly perfectly like that flaming one in The Movie.....you know, the complainer about cameras on stage and royalties.

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