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    "When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

    We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

    The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

    The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

    The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

    Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

    (Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

    ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
    Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

    *Helpful hints for using your USB:

    Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
    On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
    On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

    Viewing the digital book:
    You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

    To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

    Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
    When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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  • outpost
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    As I've stated in previous posts, I have every official release, on CD and over 1,000 GD shows in flac, and when 30 trips was announced, I could've got the box, but the USB looked cool, and was in High Res. files (I upload all my CD's to Apple Lossless anyway), so that's why I went for it. I'm not gonna cancel it, but I believe we should get something more than an old backstage pass, for our troubles (even Amazon would treat you better than this !). I just subscribe to Dave's Picks 2016, so a deal there is out, but how about a USB of some classy '60's shows 2/21/69, 11/11/67 etc. Maybe then we will have something to smile about ! Until then, we have put up with endless comments about good the fu%^& box is ! Whoever it is at Rhino or Dead.net Customer Service, who is making the decision to NOT tell people what's going on, wants a kick in the nuts.Maybe they're trying to figure out how to make a $50 USB look like it's worth $700. Even if they dropped the price to $500, but still couldn't say when it would ship, would you buy it ? It's two months overdue, let's hope it doesn't become three.
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    Taper Section friend web and GD cultural implications
    I think you're right, it probably had an affect, and not just on the tapers, but on the entire community. Sounds like a fine dissertation research topic to me. Let the scholarship begin!
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    They WILL actually pay to get their tapes back but its nowhere near the price that is usually requested. Dave always says they won't in his webchats, etc..but thats not exactly true. I forget where I read this...I'll try to find it after work...
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    @Charlie, @Gary
    @Charlie, Yes, that was a very interesting article. Is that the one called "What's become of the Betty's?" I don't recall, but it was very informative specifically about the missing Betty Boards. I think many of us are hoping they've come to an agreement with that one hold-out owner, and are keeping it quiet to surprise us (that would be nice, wouldn't it?)! @Gary, thanks - I'm inclined to go with your memory, muddy or not, about 1987. I was never a taper at shows, but we usually got pretty crispy tapes from one of a few different folks (especially you Joel, if you're there!) shortly after the shows we went to, and we had friends that got some great sounding tapes. I was collecting tapes by 81, and when I didn't have a large collection at first, folks were very generous at sharing their favorite low-gen shows. God Bless them all!
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    @Rbumkin - I do hope you find some of the '80's ones better.
    Sorry about your experience with the '83 show. I hope you like the ones that come after better, really. Others here have already extolled the virtues of the '84, 87, 88, and 89 shows in particular. I'm very glad that I like what I hear in that show. The Music Never Stopped has plenty of energy (Phil is all over the place.) Jerry has plenty of creative licks everywhere (to my ears) in this show. The Cumberland is fantastic, and the Ramble on Rose smokes. In the second set, the Scarlet Fire is an excellent one, Playing goes interesting places, the Space is unique and goes places, etc. I wasn't familiar with this one before the box (I don't think), so I didn't look at reviews before listening to it (at least, I don't remember doing so), but it's nice to know that I'm not entirely alone: From Deadbase (John W. Scott): "A show that opens with Music Never Stopped, sigh. And they never lose their stride. Cumberland! A little fast, but hot hot hot, hot. Cassidy builds and builds, gaining tempo with intensity. Jerry pours out the notes at a breakneck pace. I keep expecting them to stumble at this pace, the jam is incredible.... the Scarlet was wonderful, one of the best versions that I have ever heard live. It was LONG ... and well jammed..." It goes on about the rest of the show in much the same manner. From the Taping Compendium, which includes MANY negative review for shows throughout 1983; this one was reviewed by Jeff Silberman, one of their most frequent reviewers: "Highlights: The Entire Show "... This show is most excellent, Deadbase ranks it one of the best of that year. The first-set song selection is top-notch from a raging "Music Never Stopped" opener to the smoking "Promised Land" closer. All the songs in between were well played, too. The second set features a dynamite "Scarlet">"Fire," the transition between which is exquisite. "Uncle John's Band" begins the second set proper and leads to a long and wonderful Playing. After the Drums, the highlight is the fine "Truckin'" Reviewers are just one person's subjective opinion, and my own are frequently different than in reviews I read. But, it's nice to know that I'm not entirely imagining things when that Cumberland rocked me out. Jerry is VERY present, and very emotional belting out the last parts of Rample On Rose. I could go on. I think that it is true that the recording is very dry and sterile - it doesn't have the hiss of the '82 show, but there is still a virtually complete lack of audience and a lack of anything to provide a 3D image; it's very clear, but is flat, two-dimensional. I think that can detract from the show, unless you automatically adjust your brain, so to speak, in the same way we used to for some iffy cassette recordings back in the day where you got to where you could automatically adjust without realizing you were doing it, and it was almost like you were at the show.
  • Charlie3
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    May 8, 1977 Cornell
    I read a fairly detailed article in Relix recently that explained the May 8 Cornell tapes and a number of other Betty boards were purchased by third parties when the contents of the storage unit in which they were located were auctioned off in the mid '80s. That was apparently when a sizeable volume of the Betty boards began to circulate. The article states that the tapes are still in the possession of the third parties, who legally own the physical tapes but do not own the rights to the music and therefore can not legally release it commercially. The Dead justifiably don't want to pay to get their own music back and the third parties don't want to give the tapes back for free. If true, seems unlikely that there will be an official release of May 8, '77 Cornell.
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    My memory is 1987. At times I was in the taper's section and got to know some of the folks. My memory seems to indicate that Betty swept through in late summer or fall 1987. However, I would not trust my memory 100%. Hope that helps clarify or muddle the situation. Some where around this time we also received the 3/25/66 Trooper's Hall tape. That was wild to get that. I know since we gravitated to taping very quickly, we spent inordinate amount of time in hotels making tapes. Would sometimes have the master of the night's show going and listening and trying to come down, while having another 4-10 decks going making other masters and making tapes everyone was bringing in to get each other copies. Man that was some fun times!
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    If the 1983 show is the best of that year, wow what a sad year! I forced myself to listen to the whole thing, but I suppose I'll never bother again. Even Jerry at his best in this show is lazy and repetitive. And Bob, his phony vocals make me ill. At this point, I could vote this as the worst Dead show I've heard. So far my feelings about the lame '80's are being born out.
  • wjonjd
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    Tape trading/recording history
    If you have or get the Taping Compendiums, volumes 2 and 3 each have great very lengthy articles in the early sections before the reviews start about tape trading, taping (including detailed and arcane information about equipment and the technology), and soundboards. I just noticed that they say the Cornell Betty tape started making the rounds in 1987. I don't know which is right, 1985 or 1987 - maybe someone can clarify this. Anyway, the compendiums are a lot of fun - lots of great information and reviews of every tape known about to the authors at the time they wrote them.
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    Cornell - Nicholas Meriwether
    Here's a great article that covers a little Cornell history by N. Meriwether: https://rockhall.com/story-of-rock/features/all-featured/7745_grateful-…
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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

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And away we go!!!
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In Pigs honor, I will only drink ripple and thunderbird wine (because its suddenly all I can afford). Some decent shows in here. Wow. I'm tongue tied over this one.
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That's about all I can say right now.
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Time to check the bank account and find out where my nearest Red Cross is, so I can donate about 700 worth of blood. Hahah just kidding. Just gotta find where I put my credit card. This one is mammoth and will sit along nicely with the other 80 discs I just scored.
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I cannot afford $700.00 If anyone wants just the music and wants to split a box PM me. Rock on
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good thing you dont have to pay to watch your seaside chats,, the audio is awful, a little thing called wind makes it worse than listening to an awful audience tape. For somebody who is always picky about sound quality, ya might want to get those things fixed, so its not painful to watch
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It seems like this would be an ultimate Dave's Picks with extras, so the price is actually cheaper than 7 years worth of Dave's picks.. or just about the same cost. Definetly worth the cash. This maybe one to pick up an extra copy and keep sealed. Crazy to think that, but this one trumps any Dave's picks going for 200-500 per 3 discs on the secondary market.
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This is the big announcement I was hoping, but didn't actually believe, you guys would make! The price is intimidating at first, but it Does break down to less than $10 a disc, and I'm sure it will come with some real goodies!
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Four things:1) This is only 7 more CDs than the Europe 72 box but costs another $250?!? WTF? 2) The USB version with no CDs costs the same as the physical version?!? WTF? 3) I am assuming since it says specifically says these shows will not be sold individually as CDs that they will be offering them as digital downloads. 4) You can already see the list of shows by looking at the 4 disc version on iTunes.
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I can definitely say no to this one. While interesting, especially the early Pigpen era shows and some of the Brent era, there is absolutely no way this family guy can rationalize this one to the Mrs. Wish they would do some a la carte shows, but there you have it. I find this release a bit unfortunate-- only 7,500 people will have these shows in legitimate format (not copied). A few hot shows are going out of circulation for the masses. I gotta believe something like 9/18/87 would sell a lot of copies a la carte. They just went too big and priced many folks out. Alas, there is always Dave's Picks.
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.....speechless. Need time to digest this....
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bill my credit card in 4 monthly installments of $175
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I knew something that was not affordable was coming our way but jeez. Tickets are sky high and so is this box set. Sorry I am not a hippie that turned yuppie. I am a gen x that is struggling to obtain the american way. lol. Any way why not break it down per decade on cd format. Another suggestion is to drop it down to down loadable format per show.(minus all the glitter and box) To all those that can afford it get it. I am sure you will enjoy. Well deserved and I am sure its beautiful. Peace.
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Only the band themselves will be able to afford this. It's also very greedy to not split up the shows so people of limited means, which is basically their entire fanbase, can cobble this together over time.
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should have been a Dave's Picks
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My wife would kill me ten ways to Sunday if I even thought of it. lol I made a suggestion up above. It seems like there is no way to celebrate the dead at all this year in an affordable way. I also thought that they would be releasing more shows and trinkets this year. oh well rock on.
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There is not a chance that I can get wife approval for this one... Just goes to show how shamefully out of touch this corporation is with its fan base - seriously, a limited edition $700 box set in this economy. What a sick joke.Now we have months of torture while we see what shows are revealed. Great.
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Yeah, same as seven years of Dave's Picks, but it is far easier for the budget for most folks to put up $100 per year. I will stick to that.
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where can I find a list of the shows in the set? I only see a list of years with only 4 shows actually mentioned. thanks john
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This was up on iTunes this morning as some kind of "highlights" list. Presumably these are the 30 shows. Caution The Emergency Crew (Presumably 1965 studio version) Cream Puff War Filmore Aud SF, CA 7/3/66 Viola Lee Blues Shrine Aud LA, CA 11/10/67 Dark Star Greek Th Berkley, CA 10/20/68 Doin That Rag Dream Bowl Vallejo, CA 2/22/69 Dancin In the Streets Winterland SF, CA 4/15/70 Aint It Crazy Fox Th St. Louis, MO 3/18/71 Tomorrow is Forever Palace Th Waterbury, CT 9/24/72 Here Comes Sunshine Sports Arena SD, CA 11/14/73 Uncle Johns Band Parc des Expositions Dijon, FR 9/18/74 Franklins Tower Lindley Meadows SF, CA 9/28/75 Scarlet Begonias Cobo Hall Detroit, MI 10/3/76 Estimated prophet Capital Th Passaic, NJ 4/25/77 Samson and Delilah CC Providence, RI 5/14/78 Lost Sailor/St of Circumstance Cape Cod Coliseum S Yarmouth, MA 10/27/79 Deep Elem Blues CC Lakeland, FL 11/28/80 Shakedown Street Barton Hall Ithaca, NY 5/16/81 Bird Song Manor Downs Austin, TX 7/31/82 Brother Esau Centrum Worchester, MA 10/21/83 Feel Like a Stranger CC Augusta, ME 10/12/84 Let it grow River Bend Cincinnati, OH 6/24/85 Comes a time Cal Expo Sacramento, CA 5/3/86 Morning dew MSG New York, NY 9/18/87 Not fade away Speedway Oxford, ME 7/3/88 Blow Away Arena Miami, FL 10/26/89 Ramble On Rose Zenith Paris, FR 10/27/90 High time MSG NY, NY 9/10/91 Althea Copps Coliseum Ontario, Canada 3/20/92 Broken Arrow Knickerbocker Albany, NY 3/27/93 So Many Roads Garden Boston, MA 10/1/94 Visions of Johanna Delta Center SLC, UT 2/21/95
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I think this is really great! Can't wait to see what other shows will be on this!
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Why not run a individual pre-order sale for a short time and then they will know how many extra copies of each show they will need to produce.
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It is worth noting that the info above says individuals shows will not be sold on CD. However, the possibility of individual shows being available as downloads still remains. "Never Trust a Prankster."
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....there are some really, really outstanding shows on this list. Still a lot of scratch. Excuse me, I just swallowed my gum.... ....surprised they included a Europe '90 show. Figured that tour would be a future box....
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So what shows will be included? Can anyone say Barton Hall??
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No way can I afford this and the wife would kill me too! I gotta agree with someone earlier mentioning how all the 50th stuff is so expensive. 700$ is just too much money right now especially with no advanced notice whatsoever for the presale. Thanks Dave nice to see that the show will not be available individually on CD or electronically. Gotta say this one stings, even more so than not being able to get a ticket to a single Santa Clara or Chicago show. Please make these available for individual purchasing or electronic download. Seriously.
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There it is. There are some really nice shows in there. Some fine 80s shows too. I also can't afford to drop $700 on dead shows. That is not in the family budget. Why not make some sort of pre-order for individual shows and print more?? I gotta say I find this all pretty sad and nauseating. Everything that's come down for 2015 has been so high cost. This is so exclusive. This is one more run at the money. I think I need a break from dead.net
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11/3/657/3/66 11/10/67 10/20/68 2/22/69 4/15/70 3/18/71 9/24/72 11/14/73 9/18/74 9/28/75 10/3/76 4/25/77 5/14/78 10/27/79 11/28/80 5/16/81 7/31/82 10/21/83 10/12/84 6/24/85 5/3/86 9/18/87 7/3/88 10/26/89 10/27/90 9/10/91 3/20/92 3/27/93 10/1/94 2/21/95
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I hope they are sold individually at 24/96. That would suck if the only way to get them in that quality is via the $700 USB chip. Here is a great place for all the setlists: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./gdead/setlists.html I am so looking forward to the 83/84/85 shows.
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Hard to make it out from all that wind but I believe Dave said that for $700 & if you order it during pre-sale it gets hand delivered to your door by either Bob, Phil, Micky or Bill. After the presale you get Donna. In all seriousness I have that same feeling of rejection that I got when my Fare thee well envelope was returned. It's going to be epic yet most probably out of reach. Wish it was closer to $500, I'll have to settle for the comp.
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Couldn't resist! I saved $500, silly me, I thought that was being ambitious! 7/3/66 (Setlist incomplete) Dancin' In The Street, I Know You Rider, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Next Time You See Me, Viola Lee Blues, Big Boss Man, Sittin' On Top Of The World 11/10/67 Viola Lee Blues, It Hurts Me Too, Beat It On Down The Line, Morning Dew, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Cryptical Envelopment-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment, Alligator-> Drums-> Alligator-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback 10/20/68 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Turn On Your Lovelight, Dark Star-> Saint Stephen-> The Eleven-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback 2/22/69 Set One: Dupree's Diamond Blues-> Mountains Of The Moon-> Jam-> Dark Star-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Death Don't Have No Mercy Set Two: Doin' That Rag-> St. Stephen-> The Eleven-> Turn On Your Love Light-> Drums-> Turn On Your Love Light 4/15/70 Cold Rain And Snow, Mama Tried; It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World, Candyman, Hard To Handle, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> Jam-> Drums-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Dire Wolf, Dancing In The Street, Turn On Your Lovelight-> Not Fade Away-> Turn On Your Lovelight 3/18/71 Set One: Casey Jones, Me And My Uncle, Big Boss Man, Bertha, Me And Bobby McGee, Loser, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, The Rub, Playing In The Band, Cumberland Blues Set Two: Truckin'-> The Other One-> Drums-> The Other One-> Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Greatest Story Ever Told-> Johnny B. Goode, Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback, Uncle John's Band 9/24/72 Set One: Big Railroad Blues, Mexicali Blues, Loser, Black Throated Wind, Cumberland Blues, Sugaree, El Paso, Tennessee Jed, Beat It On Down The Line, Bird Song, Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Playing In The Band Set Two: Greatest Story Ever Told-> Bertha-> The Promised Land, Friend Of The Devil, Jack Straw, Tomorrow Is Forever, Dark Star-> China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Sugar Magnolia 11/14/73 Set One: Big Railroad Blues, Jack Straw, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Here Comes Sunshine, Black Throated Wind, Cumberland Blues, Row Jimmy, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, Tennessee Jed, El Paso, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Around And Around Set Two: Truckin'-> The Other One-> Big River-> The Other One-> Eyes Of The World-> The Other One-> Wharf Rat, Me And My Uncle, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night 9/18/74 Set One: Uncle John's Band, Jack Straw, Friend Of The Devil, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Mexicali Blues, Row Jimmy, Beat It On Down The Line, Deal, The Race Is On, To Lay Me Down, Playing In The Band Set Two: Loose Lucy, Big River, Peggy-O, Me And My Uncle, Eyes Of The World-> China Doll-> He's Gone-> Truckin'-> Drums-> Caution Jam-> Ship Of Fools, Johnny B. Goode Encore: U.S. Blues 9/28/75 Help On The Way-> Slipknot!, The Music Never Stopped, They Love Each Other, Beat It On Down The Line, Franklin's Tower, Big River, It Must Have Been The Roses, Truckin'-> Jam-> Drums-> Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey-> Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night 10/3/76 Set One: Sugaree, New Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Looks Like Rain, Loser, El Paso, Scarlet Begonias, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Samson And Delilah, It Must Have Been The Roses, Playing In The Band-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Jam-> Good Lovin'-> Jam-> Comes A Time-> Dancing In The Street-> Not Fade Away-> Dancing In The Street, Around And Around 4/25/77 Set One: New Minglewood Blues, Deal, Mama Tried, They Love Each Other, Looks Like Rain, Peggy-O, Lazy Lightnin'-> Supplication, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Brown Eyed Women, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Samson And Delilah, Terrapin Station-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Wharf Rat-> Playing In The Band Encore: U.S. Blues 5/14/78 Set One: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Cassidy, They Love Each Other, Looks Like Rain, It Must Have Been The Roses, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Let It Grow Set Two: Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Around And Around Encore: U.S. Blues 10/27/79 Set One: Jack Straw, Candyman, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Easy To Love You, New Minglewood Blues, Stagger Lee, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Deal Set Two: Dancing In The Street-> Franklin's Tower, He's Gone-> The Other One-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Around And Around Encore: One More Saturday Night 11/28/80 Set One: Jack Straw, Peggy-O, Little Red Rooster, Tennessee Jed, Passenger, Deep Elem Blues, Looks Like Rain, Deal Set Two:Feel Like A Stranger, To Lay Me Down-> Let It Grow-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia Encore: U.S. Blues 5/16/81 Set One: Feel Like A Stranger, Friend Of The Devil, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Althea-> C C Rider, Brown Eyed Women, Passenger, High Time-> Let It Grow-> Don't Ease Me In Set Two: Shakedown Street-> Bertha-> Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Space-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin'-> Stella Blue-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Uncle John's Band 7/31/82 Set One: Alabama Getaway-> The Promised Land, Candyman, El Paso, Bird Song-> Little Red Rooster, Ramble On Rose, It's All Over Now, Brown Eyed Women-> The Music Never Stopped-> Deal Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain-> Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Jam-> Drums-> Space-> Uncle John's Band-> Truckin'-> Morning Dew-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Don't Ease Me In 10/21/83 Set One: The Music Never Stopped, Loser, C C Rider, Cumberland Blues, Cassidy, Ramble On Rose, My Brother Esau, Big Railroad Blues-> The Promised Land Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Uncle John's Band-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin'-> Wharf Rat-> I Need A Miracle-> Touch Of Grey Encore: Johnny B. Goode 10/12/84 Set One: Feel Like A Stranger, It Must Have Been The Roses, On The Road Again, Jack-A-Roe, It's All Over Now, Cumberland Blues, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Cold Rain And Snow, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Don't Need Love-> Uncle John's Band-> Space-> Drums-> Space-> Playing In The Band Reprise-> Uncle John's Band-> Morning Dew Encore: Good Lovin' 6/24/85 Set One: Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, They Love Each Other, New Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed, My Brother Esau, Loser, Let It Grow Set Two: Iko Iko-> Samson And Delilah-> He's Gone-> Smokestack Lightnin'-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> Space-> Comes A Time-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Wharf Rat-> Around And Around-> Good Lovin' Encore: U.S. Blues 5/3/86 Set One: Cold Rain And Snow, The Race Is On, They Love Each Other, C C Rider, High Time, Beat It On Down The Line, The Promised Land, Deal Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Jam-> Drums-> Space-> The Other One-> Comes A Time-> Sugar Magnolia 9/18/87 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree-> Walkin' Blues, Candyman, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song Set Two: Shakedown Street-> Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> All Along The Watchtower-> Morning Dew-> Good Lovin'-> La Bamba-> Good Lovin' Encore: Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7/3/88 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree, Walkin' Blues, Tennessee Jed, Queen Jane Approximately, Bird Song Set Two: Touch Of Gray, Hey Pocky Away, Looks Like Rain, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> I Will Take You Home-> Drums-> Space-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> I Need A Miracle-> Dear Mr. Fantasy-> Hey Jude Reprise Encore: Not Fade Away 10/26/89 Set One: Foolish Heart, Little Red Rooster, Stagger Lee, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Victim Or The Crime-> Don't Ease Me In Set Two: Estimated Prophet-> Blow Away, Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> The Wheel-> All Along The Watchtower-> Stella Blue-> Not Fade Away Encore: And We Bid You Good Night 10/27/90 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree, New Minglewood Blues, Jack-A-Roe, Black Throated Wind, Ramble On Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song-> The Promised Land Set Two: China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Saint Of Circumstance-> Crazy Fingers-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Space-> Playing Reprise-> Stella Blue-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away Encore: One More Saturday Night 9/10/91 (entire show with Branford Marsalis) Set One: Shakedown Street, C C Rider-> It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Black Throated Wind, High Time, Cassidy, Deal Set Two: Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet-> Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> Dark Star-> I Need A Miracle-> Standing On The Moon-> Turn On Your Lovelight Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 3/20/92 Set One: Hell In A Bucket, Althea, The Same Thing, Brown Eyed Women, Mexicali Blues-> Maggie's Farm, Bird Song, The Promised Land Set Two: Shakedown Street, Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> The Other One > Standing On The Moon-> Turn On Your Lovelight Encore: U.S. Blues 3/27/93 Set One: Hell In A Bucket, Bertha, The Same Thing, Peggy-O, Queen Jane Approximately, Broken Arrow, Loose Lucy, Cassidy, Casey Jones Set Two: Eyes Of The World-> Estimated Prophet, Comes A Time, Corrina-> Drums-> Space-> The Wheel-> All Along The Watchtower-> Days Between-> One More Saturday Night Encore: I Fought The Law 10/1/94 Set One: Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Walkin' Blues, Althea, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, So Many Roads, The Promised Land Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Way To Go Home, Saint Of Circumstance-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> The Last Time-> Stella Blue-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Liberty 2/21/95 Set One: Salt Lake City, Friend Of The Devil, Wang Dang Doodle, Tennessee Jed, Broken Arrow, Black Throated Wind, So Many Roads, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Foolish Heart, Samba In The Rain, Truckin'-> I Just Want To Make Love To You-> That Would Be Something-> Drums-> Space-> Visions Of Johanna-> Sugar Magnolia Encore: Liberty
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Whaaaaaaaaaaat!! This is awesome, I ordered right away. What a monster release, amazing! Can't wait to get my copy. Very happy Deadhead in the deep south today. Peace
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Good point... appears to be catered to the "Dom Perignon" crowd ;) for sure not the Joe Six-pack crowd :)
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If anyone wants to order an extra CD set I'd be looking to trade an original Musitronics Mutron III pedal with the box, a sealed Daves Picks Vol. 4 and/or some amount of cash in to sweeten the deal. Let me know if we can work something out!
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Since the 50th kicked off, I have read many posters here who wanted / predicted a box with 30 shows, one from each year. Now here it is and many are complaining about the price. I have always said, be careful what you ask for. I mean, what did you expect? 80 discs was going to be a lot of coin no matter how you cut it. It is too rich for my wallet, but I am sure it will sell out and I am sure it will be awesome. Rock on
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because i can't justify spending $700 for the entire box set. i'm sure it will sell out eventually, and perhaps someday it will sell for a lot more than $700 on ebay. unfortunately, i must pass on this release. ----
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those managing the grateful dead aren't fools. like the koch brothers they realize their product has dwindling appeal, and they just want to strike while the iron is still hot. those who love the grateful dead are a dying breed. its sad, but true. the grateful dead are just trying to cash in, and maximize profits while they still can. its the same reason the koch brothers buy elections. we all know fossil fuels will eventually lose out to clean energy. its just a matter of time. ----
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i agree, many did predict this... but, others where hoping maybe the 30 show crowd would be wrong... or at least, there would be something a little more manageable for the rest of us who couldn't do 700 dollars and there still might be! the year is still half-young
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Phil, I really hope you don't serve Dom ice cold. What a waste, my friend. Anyway, 11/14/73 not being a future Dave's Pick hurts. Great shows on this set.
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was thinking this should be 80 discs of 80s shows. (ha!)
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Thanks to all the users for years of expression. Good to know there are others out there like me who love our band dearly. I'm a first time post. Didn't get on bus until 1980 but rode it well over 300 times. 35 years of deadicated support. I love my extensive audio collection from all eras. Gotta say though I'm disappointed in the $700. box. Granted 30 unreleased shows is fantastic and well priced. We know the band can blow us away. They didn't have to prove it so abruptly. Wish they would have done increments of 5 years released 6 times throughout the year or something similar. Oh well, just another picky DeadHead. Enjoy and see you at Levi.
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You know - I thought the Spring 1990 (The Other One) set would sell out, and yet, a year later, there are still boxes available. I think its silly (and a loss of viable income for band members) to not have these shows available for digital download.
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Grateful Dead - 3o Trips Around The Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965-1995 Disc 1: 1. Caution (Do Not Step On Tracks) [credited to The Emergency Crew] 2.Cream Puff War (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 7/3/66) 3. Viola Lee Blues (Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 1/10/67) 4. Dark Star (Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA 10/20/68) 5. Doin' That Rag (Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA 2/22/69) 6. Dancing In The Street (Winterland, San Francisco, CA 4/15/70) 7. Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) (Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO 3/18/71) 8. Tomorrow Is Forever (Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 9/24/72) 9. Here Comes Sunshine (San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 11/14/73) Disc 2: 1. Uncle John's Band (Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France 9/18/74) 2. Franklin's Tower (Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 9/28/75) 3. Scarlet Begonias (Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI 10/3/76) 4. Estimated Prophet (Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ 4/25/77) 5. Samson And Delilah (Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 5/14/78) 6. Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance (Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA 10/27/79) 7. Deep Elem Blues (Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL 11/28/80) Disc 3: 1. Shakedown Street (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5/16/81) 2. Bird Song (Manor Downs, Austin, TX 7/31/82) 3. My Brother Esau (The Centrum, Worchester, MA 10/21/83) 4. Feel Like A Stranger (Augusta Civic Center, Augusta ME 10/12/84) 5. Let It Grow (River Bend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/24/85) 6. Comes A Time (Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 5/3/86) 7. Morning Dew (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/18/87) Disc 4: 1. Not Fade Away (Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME 7/3/88) 2. Blow Away (Miami Arena, Miami, FL 10/26/89) 3. Ramble On Rose (Zenith, Paris, France 10/27/90) 4. High Time (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/10/91) 5. Althea (Copps Coliseum, Ontario, Canada 3/20/92) 6. Broken Arrow (Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY 3/27/93) 7. So Many Roads (Boston Garden, Boston, MA 10/1/94) 8. Visions Of Johanna (Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2/21/95)
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Dave says "a couple" are mixed from multi-track and seems to unintentionally spill the beans that it is two. My guess is the 69 and 89 shows. Very excited about this release!
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I did it... yes, reluctantly, I did it. My wife would absolutely kill me if she knew, but I have until Sept 18 to worry about that... As a release...I guess I had to do it so I___ (I'm drawing a blank here) I guess I would have felt bad if I missed the bus and heard how great a ride it was... so now I'm on a parked bus waiting until Sept to start moving! I hope it's worth it...you guys really didn't have to price it so high... you could have at least carved it up into 4 parts (FWIW).
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