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February 22, 2013 - 4:30pm

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jcgsbg

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June 23, 2007

Philo Stomp on any official releases?

I've always been a fan of the "Philo Stomp", which was basically a Phil freakout which occurred at a handful of shows at the end of the 1972 tour, usually towards the end of an "Other One". Can anybody tell me if a "Philo Stomp" has ever been officially released as either a Vault, DicksPicks, RoadTrips, or Dave's Pick's selection. Many thanks to all ; )
January 29, 2013 - 12:32pm

#72

KarlJr5

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Dicks Picks Vol 3 and 4 on VINYL from original tapes

Hey Gang,We are releasing Dicks Picks vol 3 and 4 on vinyl March 19th. You can pre order now at www.BrookvaleRecords.com These are from the original tapes and mastered for vinyl by Jeffrey Norman. See below for his comments. Thanks for your time. FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES! Mr Norman talks about mastering vol 3 and 4. “I was excited to get the chance to remaster the early Dick’s Picks’ releases for vinyl…they were originally mastered for CD in 1995-96, and I was looking forward to hearing the 1/4″ source tapes once again, 17 years later. What I didn’t expect was the dramatic improvement the new mastering gives to these classic releases. The original CD resolution is 44.1KHz/16bit (as is any released CD), while the mastering I am now doing for the vinyl releases is 96KHz/24bit. I’m now using a state-of-the-art analog to digital converter (Pacific Microsonics Model 2)….and I’ve probably gotten better at doing this over the years! I used the original CDs as a guide for the new mastering, but when listening to the CDs I feel like I’m listening in black and white, while the new mastering feels like I’m listening in color. It’s very exciting! A few observations: the mixes for Dick’s Picks Vol. 3 and Vol. 4 couldn’t be more different. The Pembroke Pine show (Vol.3) is quite bass strong and powerful. The Fillmore East show (2/13-14/12) on the other hand is very bright and a little bass shy. Both represent the ears and interpretations of the mixers at the time (Betty Cantor Jackson at Pembroke Pines, and Bear at the Fillmore East), and both capture the quality and excitement of these shows. I did some equalization on both shows to enhance the presentation but kept true to what the original mixers intended. As typical of all Grateful Dead shows, both these two shows are very dynamic….there’s a wide range of volume from quiet to very loud. I tried to keep the dynamics intact, with very little limiting, using limiting mainly as protection against digital overs. In choosing the songs for each side of vinyl, the goal was to be true to the flow of the show and keep the fidelity as high as possible. There is a physical limitation to the length of a vinyl side….if it gets too long there is a loss of bass and level. Ideally the sides would be no longer than 20 minutes, and for the most part that was accomplished. However there are a few sides that are longer than ideal, but because of the way the music lays out there was no way around a few longer lengths. Also because of those side length constraints, there are some songs that had to be split in two (i.e. Vol.4 Dark Star, The Other One, and Lovelight)…sorry, you’re going to have to flip the record to get the entire “good stuff”. Considering that these tapes are 40 years old (in the case of Vol. 4, Fillmore East), they sound phenomenal! There are some issues on the original recording that can’t be fixed (i.e.. L/R movement side to side in Vol. 3 Eyes of the World), but that in no way takes away from this great music.”
October 18, 2012 - 9:47am

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Europe72

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Spring 1990 Vinyl

I originally posted this under the thread for the cut down version of Spring 1990 but this may be a better place Taken from soundstagedirect web site Friday Music is pleased to announce the exclusive 180 Gram Audiophile 4 LP Box Set of the Grateful Dead's "Spring 1990- So Glad You Made It." This ltd. ed. set is a treasure trove of highlights from 6 of their finest shows from their legendary Spring 1990 tour. Filled with 20 unreleased gems, Dead classics & rarities abound in this lengthy audiophile dream box. Tracks include "Loser", "Scarlet Begonias," "Estimated Prophet," "Playing In The Band" & The Rolling Stones "The Last Time."The LP box & labels also feature the artwork of Wes Lang, including a LP art insert suitable for framing. Presumably they will use the same tapes to master the LPs.
October 18, 2012 - 7:37am

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89foxbus

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March 29, 2012

indexing tracks.

i have a recommendation for david & jeff concerning the indexing of the tracks on the vault releases. when enjoying shuffle on my various devices & a live dead tune comes up it will start right at the beginning of the tune & then include the between song tuning up to the beginning of the next tune (this is mostly a first set occurrence). i think it would be nice to have the indexing start with the tuning for the appropriate song & end before the tuning for the next song. it is an aural observation made from many years of listening. after all the wonderful releases it is my only "complaint" though i hesitate to consider it such. i mainly listen to whole shows, usually on or around their original show date-which provides for year round listening without playing new year's shows in july-due to the large amount of material out there for our listening pleasure. i do enjoy the shuffle option & that is when the indexing issue presents itself...just a thought...
October 18, 2012 - 7:36am

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89foxbus

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indexing tracks.

i have a recommendation for david & jeff concerning the indexing of the tracks on the vault releases. when enjoying shuffle on my various devices & a live dead tune comes up it will start right at the beginning of the tune & then include the between song tuning up to the beginning of the next tune (this is mostly a first set occurrence). i think it would be nice to have the indexing start with the tuning for the appropriate song & end before the tuning for the next song. it is an aural observation made from many years of listening. after all the wonderful releases it is my only "complaint" though i hesitate to consider it such. i mainly listen to whole shows, usually on or around their original show date-which provides for year round listening without playing new year's shows in july-due to the large amount of material out there for our listening pleasure. i do enjoy the shuffle option & that is when the indexing issue presents itself...just a thought...
October 3, 2012 - 9:20am

#76

wilfredtjones

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re: diferent lineup question

Does not Dap 1 and Dap 4 have the same band lineup? Ah, the art of bullshit strikes again.
October 3, 2012 - 5:06am

#77

Gr8fulTed

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July 9, 2007

By golly it is a different line-up

1974 and 1976 differ not on the keyboards, but with the number of drummers!! David does it again with a great Pick.
October 3, 2012 - 2:41am

#78

Anna rRxia

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DaP4 -- 1976

William & Mary Keith show. You can bitch but you're gonna love it!
September 29, 2012 - 8:31pm

#79

segan63

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Keith and Pigpen

Could be, but unlikely on the heels of the Europe 72 box...Still guessing early 80's though...
September 29, 2012 - 6:14pm

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mustin321

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Dave's Picks Vol 4

Although, it could be a Keith and Pigpen show.

John Perry Barlow

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The Grateful Dead Catalog

Discuss here! (And if the show of your dreams isn't out yet, post your request here: https://www.dead.net/forum/top-my-request-list.)

Will the package deals for

Will the package deals for the Dicks Picks series be available again? Such as 1-36 for $650 and the 6 cd deals? Also are there any plans to make the Mother Mccree CD available again?

brewer, not sure what you're seeing, but I'm seeing DP36 as the first item in Live Music. If you're still having trouble, get back to us, but I'm seeing all the Picks there. brewer and mitheral, your requests for package deals and Mother McCree have been passed on and as soon as we have any news we'll get back to youse!

Any updates about the

Any updates about the packages deals? They were available on the previous site's store but didn't seem to make the transfer to the new one... In addition to the Mother Mccree, a repress of the 1st Old & in the Way CD would be great if possible as well.

mitheral

please make requests in the requests topic so they get seen! I think the relevant topic here is Box Sets...

download series

thank goodness for .irc since dead.net, or whatever it is now, can't keep their shit together and pulled all the download series (and all the info pertaining to them) at least i can download everyone ever released . . .free no less (the way it should be)!!

orpheus

not sure what pulled download series you're referring to; the download series that was formerly available remains available in the Store here. If you mean something else, please clarify. Thanks!

"A Night At The Family Dog" DVD

Finally Released last Tuesday... Track Listing: Santana -Incident At Neshabur -Soul Sacrifice Grateful Dead -Hard To Handle -China Cat Sunflower > -I Know You Rider Jefferson Airplane -The Ballad of You And Me And Pooneil -Eskimo Blue Day All Star jam with members of all 3 bands

catalog reviews (& item details)

Will reviews (of catalog items) posted to the old dead.net site reappear on the new site? For instance, I don't see any reviews for the Live from the Cow Palace set. I also find that some items in the catalog lack contents info (lists of tunes). Would that be from all the rigmarole involved in getting the new site up, or...?

mark...

dunno, will ask!

New Releases?

Is there any news of anything new coming out? Seems like the cobwebs are growing on the vaults lately. Up until a couple of years ago they were releasing a minimum of 5 or 6 CDs/DVDs a year. I'm beginning to lose interest because of the lack of output or even news of pending releases.

My guess ...

When did 3FTV come out? Wasn't it the end of July? Should be by the end of October if their planning on four per year. But who said anything about four per year! It'd be nice. What would be cool is if the eventually forthcoming release had DP37 on it! That would surely improve everyone's mood a tad. "From day to day, just lettin' it ride, You get so far away from how it feels inside, You can't let go, 'cause you're afraid to fall, But the day may come when you can't feel at all."

Echoing Spacebrother's

Echoing Spacebrother's comments, I too have been disappointed in the dearth of official GD releases over the last 2 years. Since DP 36, which was released in 2005 I think, we have had only 2 releases, the Fillmore '69 boxed set and 3FTV. While the boxed set is GREAT, I don't quite understand while a second edition hasn't been made available, or even why it had to be a limited edition to begin with. As for 3FTV, quick run throughs of what would eventually become great tunes don't appeal to me. What shows would I like to see? Wow, I don't know, just about anything from 1969 or 1972-1978, and any fine show from the Brent era. It is easier to say what shows I don't want. I know this is going to be extremely unpopular, but I think the Europe '72 shows are extremely OVERRATED. And even if the shows aren't overrated, what with the original Europe '72, Hundred Year Hall and Steppin' Out, isn't that tour already well represented? Of course, I would like to see more fall '72 shows, and we all know that tour has been well represented (9/17,21,27), so what do I know? I'm also not into the post-Brent releases.

does anybody read this stuff

well Dstache, to fair them there was Cow Palace too.. I liked that m0stly, but it sounded a bit flat and sterile to my (admittedly way past their best) ears Anyway since the Tapers Section has adopted such a new upbeat, music-focused peace and love type vibe where can an inveterate whiner like me hang out these days? Really it is truly disappointing that the 'Official Announcements' forum here is such an empty, space right now, gathering dust over the past 3 months. This site (esp the request list forum) is full of good ideas. Has the organisation nothing to say to us? No feedback? Not even a teeny weeny thank you.............maybe just a little light....a tiny tease.....please...someone... ....Hello ....Hellooooooooooo

Correct, Cosmicbadger,

Correct, Cosmicbadger, forgot about the '76 New Year's Eve show. Let me also add that Rockin' on the Rhein is another Europe '72. I actually listened to most of that show this weekend and it is a fine show.

Download Series

Does anyone know where the covers and trays for the Download series went?? Thanks

Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966

Whatever happened to this release? I first saw it at Best Buy, and I know I'd seen it on the site prior to the transition, but since then it seems to have vanished from the face of the Earth. I can't even seem to track down a copy on eBay.

kid, zbinks...

I will pass your inquiries to the Store folks and see what I can find out. Thanks!

No Treats.....Just Tricks this Halloween........

Is it really over? Is this all that we get for releases? It's been real folks.........

Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 1 Fall '79 Bonus Disc Song Dropout

Hey anybody else catch the drop outs in the China Cat and Rider on the Bonus Disc ?Or is my copy defective. And on the Night At The Family Dog DVD release, In the All-Star Jam Jerry, Jorma, Carlos - Lead Guitar Paul, Bob - Rhythm, Jack - Bass, Michael S. - Drums Michael C. - Percussion, But who is the Third Drummer, It's not Mickey or Bill or Spencer. Who is this mystery drummer, possibly a fourth act on the bill ? Thanks for the time. The Sky Was Yellow And The Sun Was Blue People Stopping Strangers Just To Shake Their Hand.

Europe 72

There is also "Hundred Year Hall" Bob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam

europe '72-Sunshine Daydream

I mentioned Hundred Year Hall in my 9/26/07 rant above, Bob. I was saying that the Dead should NOT officially release any more Europe '72 because that tour was so well-represented. And then I go and receive your Europe '72 Eurovine (see the Vines forum for those not in the know) as well as relisten to some of the official releases, and ... I don't know anymore. Yeah, it is a well-represented tour, and it deserves to be.

Download Series artwork

I was rather new to downloads back when these came out and made the mistake of buying and downloading the higher quality of MP3's before the old store closed and saved the artwork as well. Unfortunately, I had to wipe my computer and lost it all. I' going back and buying them all in FLAC but now it looks like the artwork is missing. Any chance that they'll put it back up?

Paris 72

thye Paris shows are worthy of release, as are the Dutch and Danish shows, well most of the tour really.......... But.............. i prefer the autumn(Fall) 72 tour. perhaps there should be a 72 box set :-))))))))) Bob Happy New Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam

With Bob on that!

While Europe '72 is nice, I agree that the Fall is even BETTER. They've already officially released 3 shows from it, 9/17, 9/21 & 9/27. I have a nice copy of 9/28, another fine show and a not so nice copy of 9/24 (GREAT Dark Star, don't even notice quality of recording isn't that great). Oroboros says he has a better copy of 9/24. I would like to add another show or two and create a nice Cream Filling # 2 vine.

Autumn 72

I love washington show from 30th and it gets better, the Oct/Nov shows are Awesome Bob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam

Fall 72

The 9/30 Wash DC show isn't even in the Compendium, had to look on Deadlists. How is the sound quality? Compendium doesn't list many Oct shows with quality SBDs. I have a few Nov shows that were part of that big batch I acquired a while back. Hven't listened to one of them. I know my 11/17 Wichita isn't very good, even the Compendium lists an A SBD and mine sure isn't it.

sorry MaryE

For getting a bit off topic. I'll get us back on-Release More Fall '72!!! Please do not make it a compilation Road Trips unless what you are releasing is all that exists in the vault from those particular shows, or what is left out is atrocious.

dstache

no worries. Happy new year!

Try the Addendum

The St Louis, Cleveland and Cincinatti shows have amazing Dark Stars with a Phil Bass Solo, if my memory is working correctly. As far as i am aware all that is available is Dark Star>Sugar Mag, but that is well worth searching out. this could be an idea for another vine Bob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam

DP35

now playing Bob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Jam

Winterland 73 Release in May

this from Spin CD's in the UK 27/01/2008 - Grateful Dead - 'Winterland 1973: The Complete.... 'Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings' (9 CD) We've just seen this as a UK release on a Rhino schedule for May 5th. More news when we have it

Winterland 73 Release in May

information in my previous provided by observant folk on Eurotraders!

winterland 73 release

The following was posted on the Rock Revival Blog http://rockrevivaltripleh.blogspot.com/2008/01/grateful-dead-winterland… MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008 In May 2008 a 9-cd set will be released called Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings. This captures the Dead in their hometown of San Francisco at one of the most fertile points in their career, they had perfected the art of the jam, could play country, and could tip you off the edge of the world into space with the notorious "Dark Star". These albums are of excellent remastered quality, check dead.net for more details on ordering. I don't know where they're getting their info from - just wish Rhino would make some kind of announcement so we can set off the fireworks.

cover art request

Over the past months several people have requested the the cover art and details be restored to the GD store download site but without any luck. These covers were all available on the old deadnet site and so they must exist somewhere. May I add my voice to those asking for these to be kindly restored..it may even encourage more people to buy the music.

Urubouros Deedni Mublasaron?

I've seen this as an alternate title to "One From The Vault" in bootleg form. I always knew it as "Make Believe Ballroom" but I'm wondering what this title means? Urubouros Deedni Mublasaron Backwards I see "noras ALBUM INDEED soruoburu" but I have no idea if I'm not so something there and this doesn't appear to be a foreign language I recognize. Anyone know where that title comes from?

Excuse me but concerning

Excuse me but concerning RARE CUTS AND ODDITIES... HOW IN THE GODDAMN HELL IS A DEADHEAD SUPPOSED TO GET A COPY OF THIS ALBUM??!?! WELL?!?!?!?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCKING HELL?????!!!!!?!?!?!?! Damn, you people are assholes. Here we are supporting you yet you keep stuff from us because why? Because you're pricks, that's why? Yeah, I'd agree. How many fucking times did I fucking Mailorder? Over 200, that's how goddamn many. Now here this album is and I can't fucking get a copy. Why not? And what the hell are you going to do about it so that myself and others can enjoy the music here? Well?