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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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June 3, 2015 - 5:27pm

#7401

MikeT

Joined:
June 6, 2007

Now I'm stressing.... :)

So yesterday I was stuck in the computer glitch, and wasn't sure I had an actual order. I called Dead.Net (after a few calls where they couldn't tell me anything), and I was told my original order was "canceled" and I should go ahead and place a new order. I placed a new order and it went through like clockwork. Then last night, after I went to sleep, I received an email from an Edward Watson, that most orders did not go through and I should go ahead and place an order (since their issues were fixed). I saw that email this morning, but since I already placed a good order I didn't think much of it. Just an hour ago, in some online forums people are saying that orders they placed orders while the systems were "stuck" actually went through. I get curious, since I really don't want two $700.00 boxes, and I call Dead.net. I talk to a very nice woman, who seems to confirm that I actually do have two good orders and if I didn't call, I would end up getting two boxes. She gives me the order number for the order I never got a confirmation on (the one that was stuck in process for hours before I "gave up"). It seems to be a good order, so I tell her to go ahead and cancel that order, and make sure I only get one box. She puts me on hold and goes and talks to her supervisor, and then she cancels the order I successfully placed online, for which I got a confirmation email; leaving the one order I never got a confirmation email on (since it was never confirmed and was placed while they were having system issues). I tell her why did you cancel my "good" order, and leave the one order I have no confidence is a good order? She tells me that her supervisor said it didn't matter which order she canceled. So now with boxes selling quickly according to what I was told by the woman on the phone, I supposedly have a good order, but no confirmation that said order is a good order. Why did she cancel the one order I knew was a good order? So I am stressing that somehow they may have a list of all these orders that were supposedly in cancel mode yesterday, that somehow are now "good", like the order she left intact for me, and these orders may get canceled as well (since it was the order I tried to place when the systems went FUBAR). I am actually stressed that in the end I get no box, a box I really want. I was told I would get a confirmation email regarding the order she left in place, but it wasn't a priority right now to get them out. UGH... So I really hope I get a box, or I will be very upset at this entire process. Fingers crossed.
June 3, 2015 - 5:24pm

#7402

reijo29

Joined:
June 18, 2012

5150

I agree on all your points. And yes to help generate over 5 mil in sales they could have produced a better video. I'm sure the follow up videos will be informative, fun & above all clear. Perhaps Mr. Norman can work his magic & remaster the current DL promo clip?
June 3, 2015 - 5:20pm

#7403

SAMTHARDMAN

Joined:
September 9, 2012

Minas

I took the plunge this morning? Yourself? If so, I think we will both need extensive tutoring on how to appreciate the many many discs of the Brent era shows; not to mention the last few. If not for subscription, or this comprehensive box, I would be hard pressed to purchase a show from 78-95 a la carte. There are too many dics in this baby for there not to be lots of great music etched inside. I will be ready to dive in. At some point, I will have to come up for air. God willing, with a smile on my face. Sam T
June 3, 2015 - 4:34pm

#7404

WharfratWhitey

Joined:
May 19, 2013

Every Silver Linings Got A Touch Of Grey

"but the music is special to me and takes me places." Ditto WH5150. Let's drink to that!
June 3, 2015 - 4:29pm

#7405

WH5150

Joined:
June 8, 2013

It is a bummer but.......

The cost is a bummer...... a bummer that while 7 CDs more than Europe '72 it is way more pricey....... a true bummer....... had to really think about it instead of it being an immediate purchase. Though in the end, bit the bullet. took some happy hour drinks to make me do it though. I am bummed it was so pricey and there is a bit of gouging going on. but the music is special to me and takes me places. Do I think that was taken advantage of? yes I do. Do I think I will get my money worth out if it? I guess....... but a bummer they took advantage of our love of the music. Peace Roger PS re-tape the video. Its terrible. Unwatchable. WITF! would any company worth its weight in SPAM post that crappy video. Nope. Its not complicated, if it is too windy tape it indoors. Does this really need spelled out? Apparently
June 3, 2015 - 4:05pm

#7406

mayormarionbarry

Joined:
April 4, 2008

1300 left

The number of available boxes are going up! Maybe they found more?
June 3, 2015 - 4:04pm

#7407

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

sound reproduction

I've watched a lot of talk about mp3/flac/cd/hd cd/vinyl. What I see as a few points. I have a top notch stereo (Conrad Johnson tube preamp, threshold statis amp with Magneplanner MG3 speakers), it does sound great. When I bought it the salesman had several words of advice, first you audio collection had to be worth 4 times your system or you pissed money away. Two if all you listened to was FM radio, don't buy this system. Third you will ONLY hear this quality if you sit quiet in the right spot. If your doing the dishes, cleaning the house working in the yard you will NEVER hear what the system is reproducing. I don't sit in front of my stereo much anymore, in fact its been stored for quite awhile since the speakers need a fair amount of room to work right. Most of my listening is in the car, on my computer speakers or some wireless shit I have in the garage and backyard. They all sound fine and you will NEVER hear the difference in source material in this listening environment. I have some nice computer speakers (Bose Companion 5), they attach via a usb port and sound incredible for 400 bucks. The junk in garage and backyard sound great while working on cars or floating in pool or weeding backyard. The car system is the "best" stock Toyota Avalon system, sounds good enough. I also have cheap computer speakers scatter around the house and have a cheap laptop I use as a jukebox to stream the music off my hard drive of my desktop. So on Saturday night when me and the wife are getting ready to go to dinner, I hook laptop to bathroom computer speakers and let fly. Echo in bathroom, think you'll hear the difference in flac/mp3? I don't. Certainly you can hear difference in mp3 levels, most of my music is 320 levels, audiobooks are 128. I have found with audiobooks if people rip at a 64 rate there is a ringing sound. Music I will not even take for free if its under 128. 128 sounds fine on cheap wireless speakers in pool while hanging with friends. Size considerations,,, mp3 320 is a lot smaller that wav or flac. May not matter to some, (some commented about eating up GB's), well I have 500,000 songs, by over 6,000 artist and almost fill a 5 TERRA BYTE drive. So even if flac sounded better while cutting the grass :-) I can't fit a half a million songs on a reasonable amount of space. And don't forget, you need TWICE the space so you can backup collection. I have a 5TB drive for backups that I only attach to machine while backing up, then it's unplugged to protect it. Plus I have copies stored outside the house. It has taken 15 years to get to this point so I am WELL backed up. Also too I'm gonna be 60 in January and even though I swear I got great hearing (still the only person who can hear a toilet running in the house!!:-) I still gotta believe I have some high end loss. So you really need to ask yourself how and where do I listen to music. And really what do I listen to. I don't think Andy Williams needs a 30,000 dollar system to listen to on, nice though his voice is! The Dead definitely can utilize a great sound system, full range and large sound stage. MP3's are very convenient, I know Neil Young is going around complaining about them, but you also know that man gotta be half deaf from standing in front of crazy horse and sonic youth :-) So I'll stick with my 320 level mp3 and be able to carry 50,000 songs on vacation in a player the size of bic lighter or hell, your cell phone. PS - there are differences in mp3 players, the iPhone doesn't sound as good as the Samsung, for a player I use a Cowan Iaudio, have the same one for years now. My buddy uses his Samsung galaxy phone and blue tooths it into his car, sounded fine that last time I was out with him.
June 3, 2015 - 4:04pm

#7408

Syracuse78

Joined:
July 15, 2010

Wow, I just tried watching

Wow, I just tried watching David's video. I usually enjoy those and find his enthusiasm infectious. The first thing he says is how he can't control the wind and some folks don't like it in the videos. Well, I watched two minutes and it was so annoying, I decided it wasn't worth it. I am sure he had interesting comments to make, but it was like listening to a phone conversation that keeps cutting out. I am sure that he is right in that the area he likes to shoot these is inherently windy and he can't stop the wind. But perhaps it might make sense to shoot it somewhere slightly less scenic but a lot quieter. Oh well. I've just been skimming some of these posts. Seems like the usual reaction to a big box. I haven't noticed any comments about the video. Have people watched it? Does the wind/sound issue get less annoying? Hey, this is coming off negatively and other than being disappointed about the video, I think this is a cool release. For all those folks who wanted better representation in the latter years, here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. For all those who wanted some really early stuff, you should be happy too. For all those who like the late '60s - '77 era, there's more of that! For all those who think music should be free, man, well you're out of luck. lol
June 3, 2015 - 3:50pm

#7409

cheyler196

Joined:
June 20, 2007

filthy

I agree with your first sentence. Wholeheartedly. Didn't what I wrote seem to communicate even the TINIEST bit of sarcasm? Or was it the word 'fucking' that offended you? Not that I really care, just wondering. Your political affiliations are showing... I'd apologize but my apologies would not, in fact, be genuine. Cool boxed set, and completely apolitical too! Almost anyway. Still want to get 2-9-73 Maples and hear JG stepping all over Wavy Gravy's 'not political' announcement at the start of the second set.
June 3, 2015 - 3:44pm

#7410

kevinbrandon

Joined:
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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

Dave 15

Something to chew on. Hemingway was named after the Cuban port town of Mariel. Also, majitos were believed to be first concocted in Cuba. Hmmmmmm. To fit my taste. A Cuban sandwich's main meat ingredients are ham and pork. Both derived from a fat little pig? Paging Mr. Pigpen. The coolest cat of them all. Where you be Mr. chain blue lightning?

Dave's 15

The thing about Bolo's clues is they always fit more than one show, and my guesses are always incorrect. For example, Mariel Hemingway was also in Star 80. So a 1980 show. Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba. He also lived in Key West, FL. Gainesville is in Florida and the Dead played there on Nov. 29,1980. What about Gainesville? On another note, I am looking forward to hearing 3/18/71 from 30 Trips because it is from that very brief period when Jerry was playing the Alembic "Peanut" guitar.

Uh What?

Sounds like Pig to me. Portland, Oregon sits on top of volcanoes (I am assuming inactive). Do I dare guess 1/16/70 Springer's Inn? We did get Easy Wind as a bonus song on the remastered Workingman's Dead live from 1/16. So you know they had some of the master sounboard in the vault. Just checked it out on archives. A monster show and long enough for a Dave's Picks.

cjm - What about Gainesville?

that was my guess also.. even though it does not really fit into bolo24 cryptic message Mariel Hemingway - very interesting, born in Mill Valley on November 22.. Some killer shows from 11.22,, 11.22.68 (Columbus Lol) 11.22.72 11.22.85,, has a few more Check this out - here is a killer show all should enjoy https://archive.org/details/gd1979-12-05.mtx.seamons.112235.flac16

Your own private Idaho.

Just for fun. Hemingway = Idaho = 1983 Boise. Vast lava beds in southern Idaho. Only time Grateful Dead played Idaho. One of the best Dead concerts of 1983. 1983 Still Raining, Still Dreaming....

Dave's Picks 15 - Clues

Based on the latest clues, Dave's Picks 15 appears to be a show from the early 80's (but possibly '79) with a performance of Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance. This guess is simply factoring in the comments about being lost and "having mojitos with M. Hemingway." This is as far as I've gotten in my guess... Perhaps the possible clues from last week (or week before) were not clues after all? I was really hoping for some '73 goodness...but oh well. I'm sure whatever show is selected will be terrific (as always). I love reading guesses by others, so keep 'em coming. We probably only have a few days to a week to decipher the clues (before the reveal by Dave L.).

Re daves picks

When is the next dave picks due? And how was the last one to those who listened, the 72 show?

Strider Idaho

Ach, I just posted in detail about this, complete with links. Somehow lost it when doing the "confirmation" step. So here is the short version: Strider, I think you have it! Hemingway's last house was in Idaho, as a result of impending expulsion from.... CUBA. I just checked the setlist too, wow - what a great looking show!

The Wild World of Bolo 24

He's got folks guessing.

California show?

Interesting no one commented on Bolo's mention of "Last thing I remember"...A possible reference to a lyric from "Hotel California"...Though maybe I'm reading too much into it.

6/12/80?

There was a volcanic eruption that night but I guess the Hemingway clue doesn't fit??

no smokin' crater, but a hot Estimated

yes i'm ok with 6-12-80 http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Volcano_Above_the_Clouds_-_Kilimanj…

Mariel Hemingway

Was also the lead in the movie "Star 80" about Playmate Dorothy Stratton. (edit) -- Whoops missed someone else mention this, apologies (edit) 6-13-80 would also do the trick as it is post MSH and features the "smoking crater" of TOO. There are a few ridiculously good FOBs out there and it is a tremendous show.

9/2/83 etc.

Phil Lesh speaks fondly of this date in his memoir...

Filling some in based upon questions previously asked...

Yes, the 4/22/79 show was Brent's first show with the band. I only know that because I was just reading about it last night in Bill Kreutzmann's book. Also discussed last night in what I was reading was the 6/12/80 show in Portland... Same night as one of the smaller eruptions of Mt. St. Helens (the big one happened a few weeks before that). 4evergr8ful... the next Dave's Picks ships on August 1st, so hence the speculation on what it will be. Normally, we'd have heard by now with less than 3 weeks until the ship date, but I presume between the 30 Trips stuff, and all the Fare Thee Well goings on, Mr. Lemieux (sp?) is a bit behind. No doubt we'll be trying to listen to him over top of the whistling wind on some lakefront video within a couple of days.

KYTrips ,, check back in about 10 days

the reveal should happen between now and then,, I would suspect mid next week ,, I am under the impression this will be a Garcia fest release. Slated for release on Captain Trips b-day and also Dave's 14 was fairly heavy with Pigpen and Bobby material. I personally think it will be a show from 1973 or 1976,, with a smokin Eyes of the World.. If its 1973 I am guessing another Dark Star will be included. A few come to mind 2.15.73 8.1.73 (Lol wouldnt that be something)

Winterland 73 box

Mill Valley Music has the Winterland 73 box available for $105 + shipping etc via amazon. I bought one from them a couple of years back and very happy with it. Mine did not have the bonus disk, but had the button. I think flabobaloo got his there too. Anyways thought it was reasonable for such an awesome run of shows!!!

6.12.80 vs 9.2.83....

....if it's one of these two for DaP 15, my vote is for Boise. It's actually really close to my fave Santa Fe shows on 9.10 & 9.11....so close, but yet so far....do you hear me Santa Fe!!!

Boblopes

That's a great deal for some mighty fine music. If I didn't already have that box, I'd jump on it.

Winterland 73 box

Hi Bob Lopes yes I love mine. Purchased once you mentioned it at Mll Valley. Thanks again. I play it a lot too great set. Too bad they don't offer the same deal on the 77 boxBut if you need be grab it, you'll be glad

Idaho - Dave's Picks 15

The Idaho guess makes sense because part of that state is covered by basalt (via paleo-volcanic eruptions). This would lead to the 9/2/83 show. However, there are still parts of the clues that don't fit, therefore perhaps there is more to it. I liked the previous guess of something from '73, although I don't know the evidence for this guess. Can any of the clues point to 6/22/73?

bolos clue = 7/13/84

Huh? What? Where am I? = Full moon madness The last thing I remember = hotel CALIFORNIA lyric ref. location I was having mango mojitos on a beach in Costa Rica with Mariel Hemingway. = take the first letter of each word and spells out: IW HM MOAB IC RW MH !!!! which really needs no explanation but leaves no doubt of the venue: THE GREEK! All of a sudden I find myself in the middle of a massive volcanic debris field. = clearly scarlet/touch/fire... of course Lava as far as the eye can see = which is what you'd likely see if you saw hell in a bucket Must get back to civilization = club dead vacation shirt ref. popular at the time anchoring it in the 80s but...feeling...woozy = a nod to the epic 2/13/70 feelin groovy dark star jam foreshadowing the encore ... I better find = sentence fragment is a ref. to dark star closer which many believe was cut short because of time constraints and there you have it: 7/13/84! Bertha-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Dire Wolf, CC Rider, Loser, Cassidy, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Hell In A Bucket-> Might As Well Scarlet Begonias-> Touch Of Gray-> Fire On The Mountain-> Women Are Smarter-> Drums-> The Wheel-> I Need A Miracle-> Stella Blue-> Sugar Magnolia, E: Dark Star

Half Mile

Flawless logic.

Fare Thee Well shop is open

Anyone want to grab any of the Fare Thee Well loot, the shop is open. It looks like they'll be restocking any of the apparel. Bobaloo - thanks - got my Winterland77 when it was release (w/ bonus disc). Would love to trade that bd for the W73 bd... I agree another great release!

The Fare Thee Well merch shop....

....has some pretty cool looking stuff in it. I especially like the red mandala Santa Clara lithograph. Looks really neat, but shit, I ponied up for the 30 Trips box, so ergo, I must pass....It will all come full circle the last week of September.... ...btw, stumbled across a sweet 1.10.70 Golden Hall selection on the archive that's been Miller-ized....sounds release worthy!! ...btw x 2....0.5 mile, even if that guess was taffy or a yoga instructor, it would be a stretch....

Well, San Diego ended....

....went to 1989, and found the Forum show from 2.11. Was at that one, and somewhat remember it. Saw a couple of new uploads, but still need to trench through the mud. Those shows were really loud for some reason. maybe it's 'cause the Forum is basically a tin can with seats....but, hell, they blew the roof off that night. The Only time I mixed x with acid. Don't do that boys and girls. Bad things happen. The Estimated->Space->Take You Home->Drumz->Space->Eyes was primordial. I was a pile of goo on the arena steps....Whoa!! Man, it was loud! ....don't remember much of the rest. Had to have a friend lead me to the bathroom. (psst...don't mix those two!)....slithered up and down the steps I'm sure. Thank God there weren't smartphones then! ....at the time, I thought the show sucked. Thought the highlight was Black Peter (aka the most melancholy song in the set). Was beating my head with my hand afterwards, asking myself, "Why do I follow this band? Blow all this money! I'm not going tomorrow!". I got really down. The next morning, waking up in a motel room that I guess I pitched in on, a guy plays the tape from THAT night! Remember, this was an awesome revelation back then. An overnight turnover. (That's what we called it)...it sounded awesome!.... ....smoked a joint the next night. Learn your limits....

been there done that

Bolo was dreaming or kiKcking back... Jack in Jack Straw We Can Share the MUSIC

Setlists

I looked up a couple of these setlists from the shows they are including, and they look fantastic. I just did all the 50th anniversary shows thinking they would be a nice way to say good bye, but the boys sounded like they weren't anywhere close to being ready to hang up the hat! Now i want More, more, more! Although, I shouldn't say it like i'm surprised, too much of everything is just enough, right??

ok already

so when are we going to hear about Dave's Picks? Are we going to hear more about the box, tracks, details etc? the suspense is building.

HELLOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo? Man did it get quiet 'round here

https://youtu.be/CQFEY9RIRJA

oops...

glitchy

re:jrf68 and a guess

I was thinking the same thing, jrf68 and no doubt the video you posted is Jose Cardenal's worst nightmare (or maybe his best excuse for taking a day off).Also, I agree with your earlier post about David Crosby's first solo album--if any of you haven't listened in a while it's a good one to dust off. I've always guessed wrong after reading Bolo's clues so I might as well guess wrong again. How about 10-31-80? Mariel Hemingway was in Star 80, so 1980, and Manhattan, so, Radio City Music Hall. Costa Rica literally means "rich coast" which would apply here. Bolo seems lost, Lost Sailor, and confused, Franklin's Tower, and Fire on the Mountain emerges from Space, thus the lava reference. I really enjoyed reading the creative logic that led to the San Jose and Boise guesses. Whatever we get, I'm sure it will be great to listen to as we await Boxzilla.

rdevil

Radio City Music Hall '80? Count me in,I like your thinkin'.:) Setlist looks great.Got it cued up on Archive for work tomorrow!

I'm here, Jim in MD . . .

But I'm busily brewing a Southern English Brown Ale; plus, I'm befuddled by Bolo's clue. Mariel Hemingway apparently has mentioned that the GD experience was very unforgiving to her eldest sister:http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Mariel-Hemingway-shares-stories-of-… I'm also wondering if I'm the only one who was a bit disappointed in the final Chicago show. I was unable to see/hear the other shows, due to a family vacation, but made certain to get to a theater for the final show. It started well enough, but I don't know that anyone wanted to hear Built to Last. Then the ending of Samson broke down, and Mountains really went nowhere, in my opinion. All of a sudden, it's the last song of the first set, and we hear the opening notes of Throwing Stones, which doesn't have very positive lyrics for what I thought might be a very uplifting evening. The band did a great job with it, but still . . . Then, as soon as the second set is truly cranking(!), we're already at Drumz/Space. That section was well done, but I thought I heard The Wheel coming, which would have been great. Instead, here's Unbroken Chain, which to my ears, really bogged down. The energy in the theater I was in went way down during that song. And then my heart broke a bit to hear Bobby dragging us into Days Between, which I always considered to be a lousy song. By the time the band fought its way through that, the mood in the theater was forlorn. Not Fade Away was fun, but then to have Phil come out to 70,000 chanting, clapping fans (plus we were chanting and clapping in the theater) to give his donor rap was the final straw for me. Game over. Touch was fine, but then to end with Attics?--a song they could barely pull off forty years ago when a few of them could almost still sing?--a song where most band members aren't even playing instruments? I'm sorry, but I thought they could have come back out all together to pick up the NFA pulse, then drive it into GDTRFB, then end with something peppy, like Casey Jones. They probably should have played all the Santa Clara songs again in Chicago. No one would have minded, and the songs would have been better rehearsed. It might have been better for them to have worked up three shows worth of songs, rather than five. Your mileage may have varied! :) I absolutely CANNOT WAIT for this box set to arrive!!

switching tracks...

Detoured into 1967.The Golden Road Box bonus disc.DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY! 2-2-67 RCA-Victor Studio A,Hollywood,Ca. studio,but oh so sweet. :)

Dick's Picks 22

So I was listening to DP's 22 (Kings Beach Bowl 2/23/68) and during a spacey feedbacky section of Spanish Jam on side 1 I hear an electronic modulating buzz that I hadn't noticed before. It sounded so cool so right but I couldn't figure out what instrument it was or who was playing it. Turned out it was a helicopter hovering over a construction site a few blocks from my house. Talk about surround sound!

shifting gears...Dick's 12

6-26-74Jam-> China Cat-> Mind Left Body Jam-> I Know You Rider ;)

Deadheadbrewer, Re: 7/5/15

I guess I had fairly low expectations and so was pleasantly surprised. Strange you mention Mountains of the Moon not going anywhere, as that was actually the highlight of the show for me; I felt they really hit on a nice group dynamic while playing that tune, even recapturing some of the old magic, and wished it would have lasted longer. Estimated seemed like it was (or could have been) transforming into something else at the end, but sadly they didn't take it anywhere. Was not terribly crazy about the set list itself, but I suppose melancholy carried me through, and it is what it is. All in all, I was happy that I tuned in to witness it.

Black Peter

Jerry's such an old soul. https://archive.org/details/gd1973-06-30.sbd.128248.flac16 Come for the Black Peter, stay for the Eyes. Keith brings the jazz like never before (Keithfan, check it out, especially at ~14:00 onward).

Box Set

If I was to order this, would it charge my credit card immediately or on the day it releases? if anyone can tell me it would be much appreciated Thanks.

mhammond

mmm, those pesky black hawks. They are on to you, mhammond, and they know about the safe spot at Joshua Tree. The sacred tree in the Atlas mountains seems safe for now. Good luck, tell VGuy we all said hello.. Don't worry, any day now they will get distracted with Iran and forget about you. You should be back in a week, two tops. ___________ Andrew, I believe they will put through a hold on your credit card for the price of the box, but not charge it until it ships. Get the box, tell your wife the charge was for a new, black market kidney, kiss her on the forehead and ask her to please not ask any questions... That's what the rest of us did and there has been very little push-back, no divorces thus far.

FWIW

I think the RCMH shows were recorded in multitrack, so I would be very surprised if they released a show from that run in the DaP series. PS -- great to see the Blackhawks get a shoutout! They are my favorite team in sports. :)

Radio City Music Hall

I tend to agree with you, Syracuse, that this might not be the next Dave's Picks for a variety of reasons.. but we could be wrong. I do wonder if the multi-tracks survived as many were erased.. Didn't some of this appear on Dead Ahead / Dead Set though? What a mess.. if you could only go back in time to the instant just before those 16 track master tapes were erased and slap the person who erased them around a little, give him/her some sodium pentothal, drop clockwork orange eye drops into his/her eyes and tell them politely to please stop what they are doing and put Owsley in charge of the tapes safe passage.. Then go back another 10 years and record all the summer/fall '70 shows with the same multi-track recorder. Life would be grand.

Time Machine

Jim, I have a time machine and some eye droppers ready to go. Shipping them to you now.

Mini Trips continued..

6.7.70 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot : Cumberland Blues 10.3.80 - Bird Song > Ripple 11.21.85 - Shakedown Street > Crazy Fingers > Playin' in the Band > She Belongs to Me > Drums 7.12.90 - Let the Good Times Roll : Feel Like A Stranger : Bertha Plenty of primo nuggets from these 4 shows. And a special mention to this combo...Far From Me > Cassidy from 7.12.89.. I heard a few days ago, which was the first time I have heard any Cassidy since the Core 4 completely rocked it out at Soldier Field.. 7.13.89 Cassidy sending laser beams to my face

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