30 Trips Around The Sun Box & Digital USB

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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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December 23, 2015 - 11:04am

#551

gerd65

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November 12, 2015

rhino usb silence

first, i agree and echo everything @across the rio has said. but to pile on a bit, there is no doubt that rhino is aware of how incredibly terrible the usb product delivery has been and how inexplicably awful and bewildering the metadata issue is. or how they promised the book, etc etc but are they really just going to blow the whole thing off without a word on it. and by word, i don't mean, "happy holidays. here are some greeting cards we found in a closet and ticket to a show you didnt go to". i love - strike that - live for the music but i have lots and lots and lots of music. i think i may be done supporting the GD/Rhino "products"
December 23, 2015 - 10:01am

#552

Across the Rio

Joined:
November 18, 2015

USB Metadata

The USB metadata issue is just astonishing. Setting aside I have no freaking need for show-venue-date-that "the song is live" in the song title field (all captured in appropriate fields already): You simply can't play them as a show without massive repair of the song sequencing. As delivered if you simply try to play a show you will typically hear Set 1 song 1, set two song 1, set two after drums, set one song 2, etc. It is flagged for CD use. I spent two hours re-tagging five shows and am trying to work the rest. At that pace (which will probably be slower since early shows have some really short shows) it is at least 12 hours of re-tagging to make usable. multiply that by 1,000 - 12,000 hours of effort by the buyers because Rhino didn't have one person spend 40 hours doing it right in the first place. They should be ashamed. And now, I find that I can't really listen to the ones I fixed because the music is so good I can't concentrate on re-tagging correctly while listening (but that may be just me :) ).
December 23, 2015 - 9:18am

#553

mojobrojo

Joined:
November 29, 2013

#740 arrives in northwestern Montana!

Somehow, I find myself both mightily impressed yet equally underwhelmed at the same time. The Bolt is a lot smaller than I pictured it and it's made of metal whereas I assumed it would be made from some high-tech miracle plastic. I successfully transferred both the FLAC and MP3 directories to my PC just fine and spot checks of the copied files seem to indicate that everything is in order, technically speaking. But having added the MP3s to iTunes, I am stunned by the amount of time and effort it's gonna take to simply put the Songs in their proper playing order, to say nothing of cleaning up the annotations. I am not looking forward to that EPIC task but hey-- at least I'll have really good Music to listen to while I do it! Regarding the ongoing "Books for BoltHeads" discussion: I sure hope that Dr. Rhino's "promise" is true and not just a mean-spirited Group Punking by some jackass who thought it'd be fun to mess with those of us participating in the "Epic Wait". But assuming that it's true, consider this: by the time that email from Dr. Rhino appeared in this thread, Dead/Rhino were already deep into the Bolt Shipping process and the last thing they'd wanna do is re-tool the packages, delaying receipt even more. Also, the original Print Run for the physical Book would have been only enough to fill the limited edition CD Box Sets and a few extra for promotion and/or "breakage", right? It seems to me that Dr. Rhino is gonna have to place an entirely new Order at the Printer for 1,000 more copies and it's not like they can be produced overnight. I always assumed that if the Book is actually provided to us, it'd come separately and certainly not until well into the new year. In the end though, it's really all about the Music for me and WOWZER!-- this is some AWESOME Music!!!
December 23, 2015 - 8:57am

#554

deasos16

Joined:
June 26, 2007

RE: Not Recognized

Yes, the first place i checked was "my computer" realizing that it would likely not autoplay. The USB drive just flat out does not show up. Going to try it on my laptop, then reboot the desktop. i just want to upload it to my cloud storage and have a safe copy of the music before i start doing anything with it. Hoping my Dead Bolt isn't Dead!
December 23, 2015 - 8:50am

#555

Galvinized

Joined:
April 17, 2015

Not recognized

Deasons,The Bolt is not auto play. You need to go to your computer where your drives are listed. You should see a lettered drive with the 30 trips Icon. Open that, and there will be a list of folders. Note the high res files are in the Music folder - sub folder flac. The presentation folder is MP3 only. I hope you don't have a "Dead Bolt"
December 23, 2015 - 8:40am

#556

MinasMorgul

Joined:
February 4, 2015

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to pass on my sincerest wishes to all for a Merry Christmas. I'm going to try not to be such a dick next year when people don't agree with my opinions, and I apologize to anyone I've offended in the past (I've actually gotten a lot better). I do enjoy reading everyone's take on the original and greatest jam band the world has known. Peace to all and God bless you.
December 23, 2015 - 8:17am

#557

deasos16

Joined:
June 26, 2007

RE: Bolthead Question

Confirmed, no book. We did get a box. A small box, nothing like the one for the CD's. I also thought i was going to get everything but the CD's. My USB doesn't even work yet.
December 23, 2015 - 8:15am

#558

deasos16

Joined:
June 26, 2007

USB DOA?

Anyone have the issue yet that the USB is dead on arrival? Trying not to panic yet, but when i plug it into my pc, it is not even recognized...
December 23, 2015 - 8:05am

#559

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Bolthead Question

Am I reading right, did the bolt NOT come with the big wooden box? Or a book? I thought you were getting everything but the disc. Besides all the file naming problems, THAT would really suck not to have the box. You DID pay the same price and waited a whole lot longer. I know the box is a useless piece of shit, but a neat useless piece.
December 23, 2015 - 7:18am

#560

nab

Joined:
June 5, 2007

RE: nab (dantian)

First of all, as I explained in later responses, my comment was purposefully hyperbolic and snarky because it was in response to another comment much much the same tone. If you go back to the comment I was responding to, referenced in the title of my comment, mine might make a little more sense. Secondly, ripping a cd to hd is easy, but ripping a cd to hd correctly (i.e. no bit loss and in an archival format)and tagging the tracks takes time. It approximately 45 mins per disc if there are not imperfections on the disc surface. That's no imperfections, not "ah shucks this still plays in the cd player" condition, but truly pristine quality. Any imperfection adds time to the extraction process, adding to the effort. Now I'm not saying you have to be active the whole 45 mins. Approximately 75% of that time is taken up by the extraction process. But if you want to get it right, your computer's resources will be dedicated mainly to the extraction process. You can get light stuff done, like tagging, so lets bump the time per disc down to 35 mins. You could walk away and forget it I guess, but you have to come back every 35 mins to repeat the process for each disc. Spreading it out over a few nights or weekends lessens the burden of the effort, but not the amount of time it takes. At 35 mins per disc, 83 discs, it works out to about 48.4 hours of time from start to finish. If you want a lossy (mp3) copy for your i-tunes or on the go, you have to add file conversion time to this process which can take 5 to 15 mins per show. The time effort for the USB, product to hd (and in a perfect world where Rhino actually sells a finished product), takes from 90 mins (USB 3.0 connection) to 4-6 hours (USB 2.0 connection) and requires no additional effort. I've estimated the times based on my experience transferring similar amounts of audio data over those connections, since I don't have the USB for a direct measurement. In my several decades of experience (I've lived in 5 different decades after all) 48.4 hours from product to hd, with a break to change the medium every 35 mins while tagging the last fileset, is considerably more effort than 6 hours with no additional effort. YMMV.

John Perry Barlow

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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

First world problems....

....this discussion has merit. You could put all the shows in a Captain Trips hat and pull them out one by one if you can't make up your mind, which may apply to me. ....next up on 30 Trips neighbors, Cape Cod 10.28. Always liked a Half Step->Franklin's opener. Especially an over thirty minute one?! Can't go wrong with that pair up....

Seems i found the chat link on dead.net....

....interesting....

Discussion forum

I plan on listening to this from the early years though the late. Not because this is the only way to do it... Just because this makes the most sense to me. I would really like to discuss / digest / criticize / praise the shows with other like minded folks (and different minded folks). I find the dead net forum to be cumbersome. Everyone should listen to this box in the order they find fit.... But if anyone wants to commit to 30 weeks of music, I want to find the best venue. Love the chats at dead.net, but I don't think it fits my paradigm. Edit: not criticizing the conversations or contributions of what is discussed here. Just the format. I'm looking for different threads for all 30 shows. All contributions welcome.

marye....

....perhaps she could set this up. Hello??....I agree. This site is all over the place. Needs to be streamlined....who is their IT guy?

up for a show by show discussion when box is delivered

If we can't do it here, how about stevehoffmantv?

show pages

The discussion threads for each show are still there, but just not viewable from any of the menus at the moment. My understanding is "stay tuned" for an update.http://www.dead.net/shows-by-year

The more the merrier or 2+ Headz are better than 1...

...Vg: glad you discovered chat, Columbus! :O We had a small group of regulars who met in deadnet chat while listening live to the FTW shows and it was great fun...in fact, I just came from the c-room where I synched up with clutchcargo (a frequent denizen) who was streaming a Dead show on the Ark from 2009. WTJ: Great call! I'd never really looked at the yearly archive pages - what a terrific resource for our 30 Trips community needs! In fact, I think we can consolidate everything right here on deadnet with the "Shows by Year" forum, this page, and the chatroom for (hopefully) some collective listening and contemporaneous editorializing! WOOT! Dusty: I'll be listening in progressive chronological order, too, and, after checking WTJ's link, am hoping you'll reconsider sticking around...we'll have a lot to discuss! Should you establish an alternative forum, I do hope it's not Facebook - not even the lure of erudite Deadheads waxing poetic over 30 Trips could induce me to join :( ... I feel the gravitational pull of collective excitement as we accelerate toward the event horizon...Open the pod bay doors, HAL.../peace, K

10-27-79

I'm with you, Wissinoming, that show is probably my favorite Brent era show and 9-18-87 is right there with it. I had long been under the assumption that Cape Cod '79 was not in the vault so was doubly excited to see this in the box.Thankfully my wife doesn't read these boards as your honey-do list exposes me for the slacker that I am. Wilfred, GREAT idea! I hope many here go for that if there's not an alternate option put up later on the site.

Nice quote

"At certain points in a better Dead show there would be that distinctive heightening of intensity as the entire audience's awareness would become more and more in sync - increasingly connected - until there'd be that awesome instant when everyone was suddenly joined by the overwhelming realization of complete psychic connection with everyone else in the venue, like an amazingly intense and powerful bolt of awareness shooting through everyone instantaneously, in that incredible moment exposing the underlying, overarching, and inherent truth of the nature of existense. It was like having the cheap, silly clown mask torn off the face of reality, and the ineffable, mysterious, terrifying, amazing intensity of existence is suddenly so perfectly, so unambiguously experienced, understood, and appreciated. Even the soul shattering, infinitely depressing horrors of reality (if you're paying attention to reality you know what I mean) are somehow made to seem to be tolerable in that transcendent instant. In a mind blowing flash! What I'm describing is a unique phenomenon which The Grateful Dead band members themselves came to value above all other experiences which one might encounter at a performance of live music, and they'd labor each and every night to arrive there. They'd have to get themselves in tune with the emotional and psychological energies of that particular night's audience. Through the process of improvised, spontaneous creativity they'd search for the precise frequency with which to be in sympathetic vibration with the audience's collective psyche". Quote from Snidely Q. Dooshbaghe on AVCLUB.COM

Don't touch your dial...We control the video. .. We control the

Audio. ..Once again a person who will not be named isn't happy with how this posting is going and wants TPTB to do something. Enough, skip over the parts you don't like stop trying to fit us into your idea of what and who gets posted. Most of us just like reading other's thoughts on deadstuff. It's nnot like we're writing scientific research here

spring 90 vol1 trade

Would like to trade the 79-89 shows for spring 90 vol.1. PM if interested

Show the contents of this box

Dead.net, show us some pictures of the contents of this box set - the open box itself, several spread open show containers, the book, the 7" vinyl "single", maybe even the scroll. Perhaps this will sell off the remaining units of this 6,500 unit offer. But keep a few just for prizes.

10/27/79

10/27/79 was my 23rd birthday, I very much wanted to go, but my family had other plans for me. They weren't too keen on my driving 6 hours just to see two GD shows. Besides that I had *just* seen them only 14 miles away at Lafayette College on May 7th in Easton Pennsylvania, which we, my local Dead Heads, had tickets for.

New Listening Party

is now up. Mine auto-started for some reason. Edit: the auto-start on the listening party makes it impossible to listen while also having another 30 Trips page open for viewing comments, as a refresh of the page restarts the listening party again. This is only happening in Internet Explorer 11, not happening in Firefox. I take that back, it auto-starts in Firefox too, just without the pop-up window. By the way, the "That's It For The Other One" sounds fantastic!

As of 1:21 PM

Less than 250 left (USB) Less than 500 left (80-cd box)

Music-Only Version

After this sells out please consider a music-only version of three or more smaller box sets issued a few months apart. There are many fans who would love to purchase this music on CD who could never afford $700+ in any given pay period. (Something compact that doesn't take up a lot of shelf space is always appreciated too.)

listening party

I'm using IE 11 and it downloaded as an mp3 to my desktop. Not sure if that was intended or not by the webfolks, but that's what's happening to me...

Grammar nazi

For the record, it should be "fewer than" 500 left, not "less than." At least they said "than" and not "then." End of rant.

Box Set

No box set for you! Come back one year!

Listening party

Really diggin this "Stranger!"

AutoPlay on the Listening Party

Not a big fan of the auto play feature. I guess its better than having them ask me for my email address each and every time I log into Dead.Net (Chinese Water Torture and Waterboarding come to mind).. I'm keeping track of how many people are getting chewed out by their bosses vs. how many people got fired for blasting The Other One from their work computer today as a result of logging into this site while at work. PM me if you were one of the kind folks getting a pink slip. :D Perhaps we have some dead head bosses and someone got promoted!

Box set

Can I still get soup, Dave?

Soup

Dave's not here.

$50 Shows Update

Here's what's left of the the individual shows I'm selling from my box if anyone is interested: 1978 1985 1993 PM me if you want 'em.

$

For those who want this, yet whine about the price: Whats your cable bill? Cigarettes? Drugs? Booze? Gas? Soda/Chips? How much could you cut back for a year and really really really make this work. Just a thought. Cut out one tank of gas a month: done Grow your own: done Quit eating crap and grow your own: done I understand some people just can't But... I have yet to hear someone with a sacrifice who figured out how they could maybe afford it.... without being completely selfish or criminal. This is priceless....Thanks

Pink Slip Here

I literally had to check to make sure DP 22 hadn't somehow started back up on it's own (I had just hit pause on it, within 60 seconds of coming to dead.net). Not a fan of the auto play either. Grammar Nazi - that's more or less accurate.

Update

Sorry, 1980 is also available ...I'm not that selfish, but I'm definitely a criminal cheers!

drshakedown74

"For those who want this, yet whine about the price: Whats your cable bill? Cigarettes? Drugs? Booze? Gas? Soda/Chips?" You forgot hookers and fireworks.

Auto Play Feature - Initial Impacts

Here's a quick tally of people whose jobs were impacted by music blasting at work as a result of the auto play feature. JimInMD - Pink Slip. So begins a lifetime of muttering to myself and periods of uncontrollable face twitching. 30 Trips, cancelled immediately. KeithFan2112 - Pink Slip, in the process of evicting his cat, dog and goldfish. Bolo24 - Fired on the spot. Life of crime ensues. mbarilla - Stern warning from close-talking, mean-spirited boss. Begins 6 month probation tomorrow. HendrixFreak - Promoted, no more weekend shifts. More to come.

Argh

For those who whine about those who whine about the cost: Please stop acting like you some of us are idiots who don't know how to figure out our finances. That is not the problem for most people - it's not an issue of saving enough money. Take my case: I can technically afford this. I HAVE the money. My wife is a farmer - so yes we grow our own food. We are careful and smart with our money. The problem is, there are many "optional purchases" in life, and when you have a family, justifying one that is only for you and no one else in the family, well, it's tough. This is the cost of a fridge; or the replacement of those bad cedar shakes on the house; or a couple of tickets to see my aging parents who live very far away and who we should see more often; it's books for my older step daughter for at least one or two semesters of college; it's a couple of kayaks for me and my six-year old daughter. Or fifty other things. So you know what? If it bothers me that my favorite show of all time is buried in a 700 dollar box, dammit, I'll whine if I want to. My little girl just said, "Dad, I love you - wanna play a game with me?" Hell yeah. (PS, not aimed at any one person - just a slowly built up reaction to a number of posts along those lines since early June).

Pink Slip Update ,, JimInMD

I thought I had got off with just a slap on the wrist and 6 month probation, but after I heard my close talking, mean-spirited boss bad talking "Dancin in the Streets" from 5.6.70,, I had to ape Sh%t on him. Lol

Are we getting charged on 9/18?

I read in earlier comments about folks ordering this and not being charged yet. It this still true? Will we get billed on September 18? Thanks!

pink slip update,,,

Need I say it,,, "some got 6 months, some got 1 solid...."

clancey

check your PM's

Wait for it... Wait for it

Yep here it comes "OK now that it's almost sold out can you TPTB please put out smaller segments or single shows" "it's ok you said you wouldn't do it we who didn't make the commitment to the whole enchilada don't care". As for whining I hear you and as I wrote in an earlier post I ignore what doesn't interest me. That said some clueless ones like to attack those of us who have decided to spend big are rich pigs (paraphrase). Not that I care if you are rich but as has been pointed out we made our choice how or where we spend our disposable income

OK

That "Feel Like A Stranger" was pretty hot. I might actually keep this show. Wait, who said that?

listening party

mp3 downloaded in chrome as well...

listening party

mp3 downloaded in chrome as well...

Clarification

Hi all - sorry for my rant earlier, just frustrated at what seems like a lack of empathy for people who have good reasons to balk at the cost of this set. But I DID order one, back in June. I feel mad guilty about it because of family obligations etc, but I finally decided I could not pass it up. My rationalization: The vast majority of my income does not go to "me-only" type things; it mostly goes to things for the whole family. I love rationalizations. Also, I just have to say - you are some amazing dudes (and Katie and Mary!) in this forum.

Where I'm from...

...the hookers come with fireworks.

Mini Trips Part III

1973 - 12.1.73 - Playin in the Band -> Uncle John's Band -> Playin in the Band Row Jimmy Greatest Story Ever Told Not Fade Away-> Goin Down the Road Feeling Bad -> One More Saturday Night 1983 - 10.15.83 - China Cat Sunflower -> I Know Your Rider Playin In the Band -> China Doll -> Drums -> Space -> Saint Stephen -> Throwing Stones -> One More Saturday Night 1986 - 4.22.86 - Visions of Johanna ; Bird Song 1987 - 11.15.87 Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on the Mountain Looks Like Rain -> He's Gone -> Drums To Be Continued....

Why Hasn't This Sold Out?

Easy. 1-$750.00 is a lot of money. 2-It's one show a year for 30 years. Everyone has a favorite "era" of Grateful Dead iterations. This release is a taste of everything so there is a reluctance to buy shows from "eras" one may consider over represented or not worthy of buying. 3-$750.00 is a lot of money.

Now the BIG ? IS.....

Will this SELL OUT BEFORE September 18th? I say ONE GRATE BIG YES!!!!!!! I say by August 15th it's GONE!!!!

Sewer replacement bids starting at $5,200 mandated I pass on

this box set. Updating my 110 year old sewer pipes are a priority despite how many times I try to convince myself that I can put those repairs off. But unfortunately such priorities do dictate my finances at times. That said, I will watch for any modification on the possibility of the offering of single/individual shows, as there are some tasty selections to be had. Happy for all of you who were able to swing this box. One request, I did submit my story on the 1977 NYE show, the oroboros, meeting Jerry in Madison and talking art, and those Red Rocks shows. IF mine is a 'special fan remembrance' included in the booklet with the box set, I would appreciate it if one of you lucky purchasers would let me know. That would make my day. Peace "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."

Imma save my money until

Imma save my money until a $1000 box set comes out!

there is no reason not to offer individual shows

now that this thing is close to selling out the powers at be need to reverse their decision, and release individual shows. those representing the band love to remind everyone how much the band appreciates its fans, so how about showing it? if they released individual shows it would make so many fans happy. after numerous deadheads were turned away from the chicago shows this summer, you'd think the band would jump at the chance to spread this release to as many fans as possible. they wouldn't even have to release all 30 shows. maybe just release half of them. ----

Fox--limited hoo-ha...

I hear ya.The collector in me loves it.However.....The deadhead in me loathes it. Goes 100% against the grain. ...and being the completest that I kinda am,I've purchased some 'spensive stuff lately. But any extra's I've turned have been for what I paid....or been the greatest gifts EVER. :)

Audiophiles grab the USB version!

Answering my own question, posed a few days ago here. After I ordered the USB version, I had a pause, what if it is just upsampled from the CD masters ... anyway, I inquired, and the information is great. The USB version is from a separate 96/24 master from 192/24 copies of the analog or DAT (later years) recordings. Or perhaps, more accurately, converted from the 192/24 masters. If your playback system is up to the task, the USB set will provide the finest audio, although giving up the nice packaging of the 80 CD collection. Anyone who has listened to the high res download version of Wake Up to Find Out will understand this right away, and I expect that some of the older analog recordings will exceed WUTFO.

Hi-Res

If this starts a debate on the merits of hi-res audio, let's take this off-line (via PMs). But I wanted to say that I have never seen nor heard evidence that any listener can hear the difference between 16/44,1 and higher resolution audio. I know it's easy to think it sounds better. I convinced myself with some casual comparison listening. THEN I tried a double-blind listening test and I could not hear the difference. I felt confident during the test (about 50 A/B trials of the same material on various studio monitors and headphones) but was wrong at least half the time, which is the same as guessing. Also, I have never seen a study that demonstrates that even one person on Earth can hear the difference. I HAVE seen studies that show the opposite. Spend your money as you see fit, of course. Give up the doo-dads (and book) if you must. But please report back with hard evidence that there is an audible difference.

Right on time

Why would any business person care about their word and hold to the limit they promised. They're all scum aren't they

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