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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
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February 11, 2016 - 9:43pm

#171

wave-that-flag

Joined:
October 7, 2015

Fine with Limited Runs for Now

Last comment on this. I'm fine with things as they are, and obviously the current business model is working because we've got Rhino putting out phenomenal-sounding, quality shows at a rapid pace. This all works great for me and other Deadheads! The snooze and lose model for limited releases and bonus discs gets Rhino paid upfront and in-full. Still all good for me. I'm fine with my 3-CD FW69 set for now also (Maybe sometime I'll choose to drop a grand on Ebay for the full set If I really wanted to. That would be my choice, and I could listen to them with my new spouse after my beautiful wife would likely leave me in horror.) I'm just saying big picture, at some point in time, I have little doubt all the music will be available for release in digital format for all who want to pay a bit. Cost will be little to nothing to the music vendors who will no longer need to manufacture or stock hard inventory. For better or worse, the days of the CD are probably limited. I won't miss them honestly. I do love vinyl and have fond memories of reel to reels, but that's probably because that's what I grew up with. But honestly, big picture, I see music going digital with streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, or whoever in the near future. Want to listen to any Dick's Pick? Cue it up on your app and turn the volume up to skull shattering volume level. That's here now. I'm ecstatic to be buying GDM CDs for now, and I have dug Rhino for a long time. (Spent many hours going through the vinyl LP racks at the Westwood Blvd. store.) But after enough years have passed, and my limited run is up, when many of us are at the great festival beyond, where Jerry is always jamming and the show never ends, I would hope the music is available for all and not locked-away in lost box sets. That's why the "can't be re-released ever clause" with FW69 freaked me out a bit, and seemed whack. "Nuff said from me. Bring on Dave's 18 and Bicentennial fever. Listening to Cow Palace '76 again today. Also, can't hype 30TATS enough. Buy the Bolt now, if you don't have this! (Talkin' to you new girl who likes yo-yo'ing!) I should have. Bought my 30 Trips off Ebay and paid a bit more. And yes, the 90's shows are mind-blowing. I'd foolishly stopped listening to anything post-78 and had no idea what I was missing. Jerry and the crew will have their place in the Library of Congress and Smithsonian next to Woody Guthrie someday--no doubt of that. They are an integral part of American culture and have earned their place there. If folks want to wait awhile, it's allright with me. No hurry really. It's all good. Peace.
February 11, 2016 - 3:16pm

#172

Thin

Joined:
June 21, 2013

1993 / '69 ark box / Ebay resale strategy

Cousins of the... - I have spouted off about that 3/27/93 show many times, but I'll repeat: I was there as well and it was a great show - both sets are memorable, and a unique setlist: BT Wind, Broken Arrow, Casey Jones, Loose Lucy, Comes A Time, I Fought the Song encore with Vince jumping up to fire six shots toward center stage. We smiled and high fived each other all the way back to the hotel. Agree that Jerry's tone and technique got very subtle and understated mid '90s... sometimes too subtle and absent-minded on off nights, but shows like this one hit the bullseye. That 10/1/94 show from TTATS box also surprised me with its tasty guitar work by the Fat Man. (Remember the bumper stickers? "The Fat Man Rocks!") "69 ark box would be amazing!!! I'm salivating looking at those setlists - It's like the FW '69 box on acid. LoveJerry - totally agree on the Ebay strategy for resale. Makes sense. Keeping a library of all the releases stocked is expensive, so just doing a one-off run that sells out instantly is the cleanest way to do it without residual expenses down the road. Just press 16,500, collect the dough, and move on. Gotta be lean and profitable - a one time run is the only way to do that. And if some Ebay entrepreneurs make a few bucks, so be it. It's not like they're getting rich off it (unless some people actually buy at huge markups not realizing they're being fleeced.) As for re-releasing FW '69 - Realistically, How many would they sell??? My friends and 80% of the hard core fans already own it. The folks that want a copy should find a way to get one.... shouldn't be too hard to track down (I'm not too crazy about this - just ask a buddy for slightly compressed 320kbps version so you won't go to hell). They COULD re-release it for download only, but there's a ton of cost in that as well for a potentially MUCH smaller run.
February 11, 2016 - 3:03pm

#173

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
August 25, 2008

Ark 69 box

I agree with Kayak Guy with a release of the Ark run as a box set.
February 11, 2016 - 3:01pm

#174

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
August 25, 2008

Re-release the FW69 box

Re-release it as a "digital download" lossless formats only, sans bonus disc.Enough said on the subject from me.
February 11, 2016 - 3:00pm

#175

Kayak Guy

Joined:
June 4, 2015

Limited Editions

I think they (all hail TPTB) have smartened up and now the wording is much more specific as to what is limited. Limited Edition packaging is one trick, so is the Limited Edition bonus disk, which limits those items but leave the main content more open to future digital distribution or repackaging.
February 11, 2016 - 2:44pm

#176

Mr. Jack Straw

Joined:
August 29, 2013

here's the thing about FW '69

I (gasp!) agree with Spacebrother. It shouldn't bother anyone if this treasure trove gets re-released. I opened mine the day I got it, flipped through the book multiple times, bent the pages by accident, nicked the corners of the box, and have played the CDs to death. The box is obviously well-loved, and I would hope everyone who wanted to hear the music owns a copy (although this obviously isn't the case). I wouldn't sell mine for a million dollars (ok, well MAYBE a million, but definitely not $999,999) The thing is, there's a difference between what should happen in a perfect world, and what happens in a real one. We live in a word where "limited" means something to certain people. When something is marketed as limited, 9,800 people might have no problem if TPTB went back on their word, but the remaining 200 might. And legally, they'd have a legitimate complaint. A re-release is legally out of the question, although it shouldn't be.
February 11, 2016 - 2:33pm

#177

Kayak Guy

Joined:
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A different Spring 1969 box

The Ark box 3 days of shows at the Ark in Boston MA, 3 months before it became the 2nd Boston Tea Party location. Both the reels and cassettes of these shows from Bear have been returned to the vault. Still touring in support of Anthem of the Sun, and just about to release Aoxomoxoa, it has the Magnificent Seven lineup in all it's glory. April 21, 1969 The Ark - Boston, MA Set 1 (61:52) 01 - Introduction (1.29) 02 - Hard To Handle (5.26) 03 - Morning Dew (9.25) 04 - Cryptical Envelopment (1.57) > 05 - Drums (0.39) > 06 - The Other One (9.10) > 07 - Cryptical Envelopment (7.54) > 08 - Sittin' On Top Of The World (3.27) 09 - Alligator (4.06) > 10 - Drums (3.26) > 11 - Jam (7.46) > 12 - Doin' That Rag (7.02) Set 2 (89:57) 13 - Foxy Lady Jam (3.25) 14 - Dark Star (22.41) > 15 - St. Stephen (6.52) > 16 - The Eleven (10.59) > 17 - Turn On Your Lovelight (25.25) Encore: 18 - Tuning (1.08) 19 - Viola Lee Blues (13.48) > 20 - Feedback (5.39) https://archive.org/details/gd1969-04-21.sbd.miller.tomp.124439.flac16 April 22, 1969 The Ark - Boston, MA Set 1: d1t01 - Sittin' On Top Of The World d1t02 - Morning Dew d1t03 - Beat It On Down The Line -> d1t04 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl d1t05 - Doin' That Rag d1t06 - Cryptical Envelopment -> d1t07 - Drums -> d1t08 - The Other One -> d1t09 - Cryptical Envelopment -> d1t10 - Death Don't Have No Mercy Set 2: d1t11 - Monitor Levels d1t12 - Dupree's Diamond Blues -> d1t13 - Mountains Of The Moon -> d2t01 - Jam -> d2t02 - Dark Star -> d2t03 - St. Stephen -> d2t04 - The Eleven -> d2t05 - Turn On Your Lovelight https://archive.org/details/gd1969-04-22.sbd.miller.88466.sbeok.flac16 April 23, 1969 The Ark - Boston, MA Set 1: d1t01 - Introduction d1t02 - He Was A Friend Of Mine d1t03 - Dark Star -> d1t04 - St. Stephen -> d1t05 - It's A Sin -> d1t06 - St. Stephen -> d1t07 - Cryptical Envelopment -> d1t08 - Drums -> d1t09 - The Other One -> d1t10 - Cryptical Envelopment -> d1t11 - Sittin' On Top Of The World -> d2t01 - Turn On Your Lovelight Set 2: d2t02 - Morning Dew d2t03 - Hard To Handle d2t04 - Doin' That Rag d3t01 - Alligator -> d3t02 - Drums -> d3t03 - Jam -> d3t04 - The Eleven -> d3t05 - Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) -> d3t06 - Feedback -> d3t07 - And We Bid You Good Night Encore: d3t08 - Not Fade Away tease d3t09 - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue https://archive.org/details/gd1969-04-23.sbd.miller.98968.sbeok.flac16
February 11, 2016 - 1:10pm

#178

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
September 10, 2009

1993 Trip

Getting to love this period of the Dead. For a while I thought Jerry's chops during that period were not as sharp as before, but after I listened to some of these 90's Trips, it seems his playing is deceptively low key, but just as good as any other previous year.The difference is, at least for the 93 Trip, he's mostly using a very clear, crystalline sound with no overdrive at all, except on songs like Hell in a Bucket and Same Thing. Would love to know what kind of pickup he had on that guitar...sounds like a single-coil Strat pickup to my ears, or something very similar. The solos in Bertha and Peggy O are top notch. He was definitely going for different, more subtle licks. I hear a lot of Hank Marvin in his tone, when he's playing really clean.
February 11, 2016 - 6:14am

#179

LoveJerry

Joined:
March 19, 2015

Cobo 76

Wish i could take the credit, but anyway, this guy (maybe wjonjd) explained the record company business pretty good, and it made the most sense to me. Trying to get into this one, but having difficulty. I like most 76, and just had a great time with DP 33. I am really psyched for DaP 18.
February 10, 2016 - 7:36pm

#180

dharwin

Joined:
June 23, 2007

Love Jerry

You are spot on!

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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

30 Trips By The Numbers

So in anticipation for this release I've put together some tables in my spare time (at work, don't tell the boss!) with some stats about 30 Trips strictly from the included show listing, date range, and a little help from Wikipedia. Obviously the set lists may not be 100% but I did my best. Looking to add some more and then maybe make some charts so let me know if anyone thinks of any ideas for additional data breakdowns. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1STFfOyT73P_V7KM6qgSHzMttr5tT-dT…

Very cool comdata....

...the only thing I see is you are shortchanging Mickey Hart's time in the band. He needs to be added from '75-78, as he was back in the band post-"retirement."

comdata

You have to move 'second period TC' up, to correct Mickey's membership

Deadbase 50

Deadbase 50 is (finally) on sale on Amazon! I think there are only 6,000 in this first pressing and a second pressing is not a guarantee.

deadbase50

thanks jcure-just got copy on amazon for 90-have deadbase 9 but showing signs of my sticky fingers-ha- thanks for the heads up

Deadbase 50

Is up on Amazon and seems to be limited to one copy per order. http://www.amazon.com/DeadBase-50-Celebrating-Years-Grateful/dp/0692470… I wonder which will sell out first the 6500 boxes or the 6000 Deadbase 50's.

Thanks comdata

Totally awesome! Thank you No- new speedway boogie :(

DeadBase 50

ORDERED!!!! Next to 30 Trips this is a MUST have for the 50th & for 2015. I got in late thanks to I-76 traffic so glad I was able to purchase one, I expect this to SELL OUT, QUICKLY, VERY QUICKLY, get it while you can!!!!!!! HAVE A VERY HAPPY WEDNESDAY DEADLAND!!!!!

thanks kayak guy

I scored a deadbase 50. wooohoooo

Hey brother, just wondering

Hey brother, just wondering what the Dead base 50 is....and how much did it cost? Its been a long strange trip!!

DeadBase 50

$89.99 PLUS FREE SHIPPING the GRATEST 992 page book on the planet!!!!!! It'll be the BEST $89.99 you'll spend ALL YEAR TRUST ME ON THIS

Deadbase50

Crap.....amazon won't let me order and ship Deadbase to Canada......uuuuugh

Deadbase 50

Keaks2000...not sure if you're wondering what Deadbase is or just asking about Deadbase 50. If it's the former, well it's a thick damn book full of set lists for the Grateful Dead, Jerry bands, Bob Bands...and I guess now Phil bands too. It had stats and references galore and lots of reviews and special features on all things GD. It's basically the closest thing to a Deadhead Bible. Many are not lucky enough to have the old copies (I have vol 7 & 10). With the old copies being out of print, the price on the open market these days is crazy...particularly for the later, more complete (post 1995) copies. The 50th anniversary edition should have plenty of updates, particularly on the 60's era set lists and some other new stuff as well. While the price is not cheap, it's substantially less than the collector prices on the old ones...and it's about as complete as we're going to get. www.amazon.com/DeadBase-50-Celebrating-Years-Grateful/dp/069247093X/ref…

Deadbase 50

Just ordered mine! Pretty excited since I've never had one before.

d-rock

I've just ordered one for the UK - I was unable to last night but now it's "on its way".

D-Rock

Shoot me a PM if you are still having trouble; I will help you out.

Not sold out yet.. Yet, not surprised

I've heard a lot of people on this thread say they are surprised this hasn't sold out yet, or that the lack of fast sell out is probably disappointing to Rhino/Dead.net. I'm not at all surprised, and I'm sure that Rhino/DL are not surprised either. They are offering free shipping for pre-sales. This says two things. 1. They want to encourage presales, and 2. They expect to charge for some of the purchased boxes. I don't think this will sell out before it ships, or if it does, it will just be a few days before shipping. That said, I already ordered my box and I'm marking the days off the calendar like a man in prison.

Yes this is great, can't wait, but how about some Robert Hunter?

Just thought I'd throw out there - of course I'm ready for this box to ship - but wouldn't it be nice if Rhino re-released a bunch of Robert Hunter albums in a box? Or even a nice 2 CD compilation? All his stuff is out of print and I know there are some of us out here who would jump on such an offering.

Was Anyone There?

Good timing for some stories.. I know several of you were at some of these shows.. and there were some epics... Would be great to hear some tall tales..

For the curious

First,I got on Amazon and ordered 1 copy of Deadbase 50.Waited a few hours and ordered another... Just got an e-mail confirmation for (2)Deadbase 50's being mailed together. Should have 'em next week. :)

Deadbase 50

Shipping notice received at 1:15AM should be at my doorstep by 2PM left amazon.com shipping partner from Trenton, N.J at 10:10PM last night. HAVE AN EXTREMELY HAPPY FRIDAY DEADLAND!!!!!

updates on 30 Trips

So, we've had 4 listening parties, counting the Days Between one, and no peeks at the box or any other materials. When do we get more info, some looks at what we're getting? Don't want to be a complainer, but we're eagerly anticipating the arrival in a month and 4 days of a behemoth we've spent a lot of money on. I wanna know if I'll conceivably be able to hide this damn thing when it comes if need be. :)

Deadbase 50

As of right now a Deadbase 50 is on eBay for a $129.00, 9 people per hour have viewed it. There are 29 days left in the auction, how long will it last?

@alvarhanso

It's just a box of rain. Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare...

Let the Music Play

All this deadbase talk has got me jonesin' to get back to the music. Stats, setlists, etc. are fine, but its the music that gets my blood flowing. Call me a purist.. and I'm not Jerry centric (ok, I lied), but when the band is on, and someone hit record and they put out the Box Set to Rule All Box Sets, and its going to ship in two weeks.. I care more for what was played than what was written. Was anyone at these shows? Augusta? San Diego Sports Arena, Riverbend, Oxford Plains? More likely than not, yes.. and our friends were there with their gf's/bf's and they're married w/ kids now, I bet there was a freak or two that turned out to be a.ok. There were some life changing moments that occurred at these shows. I know it. Time to spill your beans people, don't worry, your boss doesn't visit this site. Lets hear it.

As It Draws Nearer..

Yeah, I initially had a lot of guilt and worry about spending the money for this. That is subsiding and now I am starting to just get really excited about this thing and listening to all of those shows. My current Dick's Picks/Road Trips/Dave's Picks selections don't cover a good deal of these years. I hope the final package, which we've seen practically nothing of, is just the most beautiful earthly possession ever.

Deadbase 50

I was all set to order this and was excited. I've yet to own any Deabase volume. However a review on Amazon states that all of the updated material is in a large section at the beginning of the book and not integrated into the previous text. Therefore, if you are looking up a particular show you have to look in two different sections to get all the info. That seems like a poor choice. EDIT: Kayak Guy has shown me the light (above). Not a poor choice at all. Just the way it is. Looking forward to writing all over this thing.

Deadbase 50

Some people seem confused and think this is a new version of Deadbase, which would be Deadbase XII, it's not. Deadbase 50 is a reprint of Deadbase XI expanded with new updates and feature sections. The original Deadbase XI was done on proprietary mac software in the mid 1990's and unable to be imported into a new database, so instead of redoing the years of data entry from scratch to create a new Deadbase, they did the updates in a different program. That's the problem with printed versions of databases, they can't be updated on the fly and why this reprint is more for people that missed out on DB XI or people like me that want a Deadbase for my digital GD as the other ones are all annotated based on my analog collection.

$50 Shows

The last of the $50 shows from my box if you want 'em. 1978 1985 & 1993 Please PM me if you are interested

Back to school

The wife is taking the kids out shopping for school clothes & supplies, now the wife is okay, I'm okay however just one look the girls' faces & you'd think the world is coming to an end TODAY!!! Oh yes the dreaded thought that uh oh summer's over & we got the 'we didn't do anything all summer" speech well little do they know that the final week of August & the first week of September we are going to the Pocono Mountains in August then down to Wildwood, N.J. in September. As the wife leaves for Kenya on September 15th, our young one starts Kindergarten on September 14th, the wife will not MISS OUT on that event as she gets in a good cry as the kid heads off to school. When our 9 year old started school the wife cried so much you'd think she was heading off to war, I expect the same reaction with our 4 year old who turns 5 August 30th. So the wife will be out & as usual she hands me a "honey do" list it's not much but the things on the list require a bit of "heavy" work, the most important thing on the list is to find out why the dishwasher leaks, & she wants me to paint an accent wall in our bedroom & move the furniture in our older kids room as the wife is trying create more floor space for her, the wife has all these crazy "ideas" that she gets from reading to many home decorating magazines for some reason they NEVER come out the way she planned so then I have to move everything back to it's original position. As I'm doing various chores around the house I MUST choose proper listening material, I'm feeling kind of Road Trippy today so I'm going to start with Volume1 No.1 Fall '79 then the Wall Of Sound from Summer '74 then Denver '73 & finish off with Valentines '68 all in all it will be a good day to get things done around here as the wife & the kids are out. I bet I have an easier day then the wife will as she has to deal with 2 VERY unhappy campers, all I have to deal with is a small list to make a wife very happy. Well time to get to work. I will let you kind folks out here in Deadland know how everything works out. HAPPY SATURDAY!!!!!

DeadBase 50

Has landed in Philly, here goes a quick rundownIt's actually "2 books" in one. The first 400 pages covers "new" material, the section titled "More Words" pages 14-23 cover the origins of DeadBase including a story by Rob Eaton titled the "Betty Tape Story" also most noteworthy are pages 25-67 which cover DeadBase updates. AFTER page 400 it's an exact reprint of DeadBase XI FTW is on page 384 & includes BOTH Santa Clara & Chicago. It'll make a beautiful coffee table book as it's quite thick & hard covered. In fact I don't think the wife will mind putting this one on the coffee table. Now back to work I have to pull out the dishwasher, what fun that is going to be. I MUST resist the temptation & put it down otherwise NOTHING will get done, TRUST ME!!!! I've waited since 1999 for a "new DeadBase now it's here & I have work to do, like the saying goes " business BEFORE pleasure". Just thought you folks in Deadland would like to know. In conclusion after only spending 20 minutes with this book I've come to a conclusion that this is the BEST $89.99 I've spent in many,many years, all I can say is GET THIS BOOK NOW!!!!!! THANK YOU MR. POST MAN!!!!!

Deaddbase 50

That was quick. Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. now it's back, but for how long. i will admit i got 3 so far, they make such nice gifts for old tour buddies.

Just ordered Deadbase 50....

....figured I'd better get while the gettings good....I have a dog eared DB VII from many years ago with lots of yellow highlights. Time for an upgrade... ...btw, it's high time for some sort of 30 Trips unveiling. The four week countdown is almost upon us. Come on already!!!....Better not be ala Road Trips....love the releases, despise the packaging....

update

ok, im begging for an update, a peek, a glimpse, something beyond a new listening party, unveil boxzilla!!!

update

ok, im begging for an update, a peek, a glimpse, something beyond a new listening party, unveil boxzilla!!!

Looking to buy an old Deadbase

Anybody buying Deadbase 50 or just anybody in general looking to sell an old Deadbase? I have no idea where mine went or even which edition it was(think the cover was light purple?). Don't really care if it has anything post Jerry or not;just want the GD shows. P.M. me if ya have one to get rid of!

Old Deadbases

The reason 2 of the 3 authors reprinted the DBXI for the 50th anniversary was because of the speculative prices of the old Deadbases in the used marketplace. They could have done a better job of advertising the reprint aspect of this edition. [update the amazon description has been recently changed and the DBXI reprint aspect has been moved to the top of the description from lower in the text that you could only see if you clicked "read more", but who pays $90 for a book without reading the whole description?] Maybe calling it Deadbase XI Classic would have been a better name for it. Old Deadbases will continue to remain high in price as they were very limited printings. They are a fetish item and most have been personalized with highlighting and notes by the original owners. John Scott, who was not involved in Deadbase 50, sometimes has new copies of older versions that he sells through his Dharmarose website. Which also has the official online version of Deadbase (last updated in 2002) Try there if you are looking for a copy that doesn't have all the years from 1965-95, remember only Deadbase X and Deadbase XI have all 30 years.

30 Trips in Dead to the Core

For those of you who have Eric Wybenga's fun book "Dead to the Core" several 30-Trips shows are given write-ups. River Bend 85 has a nice long feature review. Also shorter reviews of Augusta 84, Centrum 83. I love his comments about the 10/21/83 show, one of the shows I'm most excited about. Here is an excerpt: "The opening Music Never Stopped is on par with 6/28/85--these are probably the best two Brent versions---and the whole first set is smoking, especially the Loser. The Scarlet>Fire in the second set is longer than the DP 6 version, clocking in at 35 minutes plus ..... and Sage and Spirit theme makes an appearance during Space.... A great show from a superlative spring (sic) tour." Dude. A 35 minute Scarlet>Fire? Droooooooool. EDIT - The Archive puts this Scar>Fire at something closer to 30 minutes, but still...!

Deadbase XI.5

I'm not sure if they had updated it by the time I ordered it last week, but the description on Amazon clearly says it contains a reprint of XI plus more. Mine should be coming in tomorrow. At least this will distract me until someone gives us an update on Boxzilla.

Deadbase - Vintage Dead LP

Deadbase(as well as other sources) have always attributed the 9/16/66 date to the Vintage Dead LP. However, if you listen closely at the beginning of Dancing, Bob clearly says "it's the winter of the year, but the time's still right, etc" would make no sense singing this line in mid SeptemberAlso, Jerry's playing sounds much more evolved than anything I heard from summer of 66; his playing is much closer to December/January 67. On the other hand, the songs from Historic Dead do sound like earlier 66.

HD Audio

is moving to 384/32 in a few years. So we're all going to have to upgrade our music collections again. But the sound is going to be awesome!...for our furry friends.

- Vintage Dead LP

The 9/16/66 date is also used by the I Know You Rider on the So Many Roads box. It does sound like 2 different shows though no matter what real date.

Deadbase Suppliment Editions

What I liked about the annual editions are the show by show analysis plus full reviews reviews. Many cool features. I've collected all 6 ('88-'93) plus DB X, which had '95 and the only way to get that particular year. DB IX had the '94 annual edition, which I never acquired but would like to. It's a tough one to find. http://www.dharmarose.com/info/dba.html

DH Taping Compendium and Deadbase

Hi forgive me for my dead ignorance. I have Deadhead Taping Compendium 1, 2 and 3. I have no Deadbase. Can someone tell me the difference, and whether it is worth it for me to get this new Deadbase? I am aware of the other bases, Jerrybase, Bobbase, and I believe these arent in Compendiums. Any advice, clarifications? Thanks nitecat

nitecat

I imagine your's is a common inquiry among readers, whether posted or not. I own the 3 TC volumes and DBIX and consider them indispensable companions. However, this rather useless subjective summary aside, perhaps I can provide enough information for you to make an informed independent decision (remember, my observations regarding DB are limited by the fact that I'm only familiar with vol.9). First, TC does one thing better than DB and that's sheer number of recorded shows reviewed. For example, I'll reference 1978, which has understandably garnered a lot of attention lately: DB provides reviews for only about 22 shows over 4-5 pages, whereas TC addresses about 84 shows across 90-odd pages - including 5+ pages devoted to 12/31 (Closing of Winterland) and 25 pages to the Egypt shows. Otherwise, DB is populated with the following wealth of unique information: 1. Comprehensive set lists regardless of whether the show is reviewed, to include venue, show date & day of week with encores marked, guests listed, and historical vagaries noted (i.e., 6/28/91: "Santana opened - 'Dark Star' tease just before last verse of 'Wharf Rat'") 2. Songs played, to include (1) total number of times historically; (2) total number of times played per year; (3) first and last date played; (4) song author and other recording artists by identity/release title/date; and, most impressively, (5) every time played by date, set, number of shows since last iteration, and identification of the preceding and subsequent songs (i.e., "Ain't No Lie": Acoustic set; 1231 shows preceded its debut in 9/80, and it was played between JackaRoe and Ripple). 3. Places played, listed alphabetically by State, City, and Venues with dates cited (i.e., Lake Tahoe (8 shows), broken down by King's Beach Bowl (7 shows (with dates)) and the American Legion Hall (8/19/67)). 4. Venue Seating Charts and Capacities 5. Polls: both personal (age/state of residency/all time favourite venues, years, individual performances/"tape preferences" (i.e., Maxell, TDK, Sony !!!)) and per year (i.e., in vol. 9, polling of money spent touring/favourite shows, venues, new songs/ and a lot of other Qs specifically addressing '94). 6. Garcia Base, 40 pages, to include dates, venues, and setlists for all 24 permutations of his performing side projects (even those he didn't "lead", such as OITW and the Keith & Donna Band). 7. "Odds & Ends" - Miscellany from a short band chronology; to members' birthdays; number of shows performed on each day of the week, month, and season; most played and single stand venues; maximum lapses between song performances (by number of interim shows); and much more. 8. Comprehensive guest list organized chronologically 9. Dark Star Map (longitudinal sampling of 50+ DS versions from each year played broken down on a bar graph by component parts, such as "verse", "jam", and "space") 10. Anagrams (strangely compelling: i.e., Bruce Hornsby = Byron's cherub (?!)) 11. Set and Song Timings (i.e., a complete listing for 1994 only in vol.9) 12. Show lengths by total time, first & second set, and pre & post drumz (1994 only) 13. Ticket sales and gross revenue per venue (1994) 14. Physical tour maps (1994), designated by vectors across a map of the states for each season, in addition to the same map indicating number of shows played by state. 15. Band/Crowd/Venue/Show pictures (1994/20 pages (glossy)) 16. Ticket pictures for each show (1994 (glossy)) I'd like to think that each of the features unique to 1994 for vol.9 will be duplicated for other years in DB50. At the least, I would imagine significant commonalities in format regardless as to how the old database and new information is divided - but those who've already received their copy can be more helpful here. peace, K

My white whale & update

The Deadhead's Taping Addendum, basically "Volume 4" of the Deadhead's Taping Compendium a very limited press run. I check frequently in the secondary market to see if one is available for sale, patience I must have patience as one will come my way.....someday To:TPTB Don't you think it's about time we get a video of what Boxzilla (30 Trips) contains? We all would like to know how is show each going to be packaged & perhaps a glimpse of the 288 page book. I think we out here in Deadland just want a little "taste" of what's to come. Let's make it happen. Yes it's Sunday night & Monday morning rolls around real fast let me just wish everyone an EZ MONDAY MORNING, Peace, Deadland!!!!!!!

Tapers Addendum

I like the Addendium better than the 1st 3 Compendiums, it has more early shows and better source recordings to review. Yes there are really 4 Compendiums and the 4th one is the best of the series. Both series are very dated and have been replaced by the internet for real usefulness. The Compendiums have been replaced by LMA and you can stream the show while reading the reviews of it and add your own review at the end. Really, how cool is that? Deadbase has been replaced by etree with the MD5 checksum verification tool to match the recording to the setlist and info for the exact version you have, again pretty cool stuff. Set lists are everywhere now, even right here on dead.net with the my shows tab if you are logged in. Both book series are anachronisms that are speculative in price for original copies in the used marketplace or ebay for people that want the books. Each series does have some original content and essays that are unique to the books, but the set list info and reviews are out of date or incomplete, and they are the bulk of both series. The Compendiums and the new Deadbase 50 have publishers, so there are chances of reprints, the original annual Deadbases were self published by the authors and very limited printings until DB XI because they didn't want leftover when the new edition was ready. DBXI being the "final" deadbase probably had a larger run and maybe even a reprinting back in the late 1990's, but for the last 15 years it has been easier to get a copy of DBX than the DBXI. In the 1980's Deadbase was advertised in Relix and by the time my order for Deadbase was placed they were already on Deadbase II, so that was what i got in the mail. The question is do you really want a $90 book full of information from the late 1990's, when you can find all the updated and corrected info online for free? For me the answer is easy, yes i want the book, i want to highlight my collection in as many of the different lists as possible, so i can figure out what i'm still missing.

30 Trips Arrival

Sept. 18 - '30 Trips Around The Sun' ships Sept. 24-26 - The Pope visits Philadelphia The Pope's visit is touted as "The World Meeting Of Families" I'm touting 'Boxzilla' as "Meeting Up With The World's Dead Shows" So the question is: Will the Pope's visit delay 'Boxzilla' arriving at the Jersey Shore? I'm in the Wildwood/Cape May area or as I think of it "Hurricane Country". Inquiring Deadminds want to know (or are Deadprayers in order?).

30 Trips Around the Sun & other musings

On August 5th I put a list of the amount of discs that I think each show will have in 30 Trips here on dead.net using the following format.... 1966 1 1967 1 1968 1 and so on & so on well it appears my calculations are ALL wrong, as DB 50 in the updates section has confirmed that the Dead played 2 sets on 3/18/71 so my 2 CD count is wrong so the only way I can figure it out to be 80 discs is to add 1 disc to 3/18/71 & and take one from 2/21/95, I'm going to refigure my figures & put an updated list here on dead.net soon, ISN'T THIS FUN!!!!!! Also regarding 30 Trips I think the "sleeper" show is going to be 5/14/78. 2/6/79, Why is it that I want to hear this show so bad, is it because I can't as DB 50 states no tape exists of this show, even though it's a well known fact that early 1979 recordings are spotty at best as no complete show SBD's exist. Only the "stronger" shows i.e., 1/10 2nd set, 1/15 2nd set & 1/20, partial 2nd set are SBD's & even those recordings are fair to middling at best. Also with all of the in fighting going on between Donna & Keith the band's playing suffered. Don't ask me why but I hope a SBD of 1/21 surfaces someday just because of the odd venue & from what I can hear from the single AUD recording on the Archive the Terrapin>Playin sounds real good. Is Jon Mayer that good? Did anyone notice that 10/31 & 11/1 have indeed SOLD OUT? And WITHOUT Phil. In closing I notice that the Taper's Section features 5/26/77? As usual a very good choice, as you can NEVER go wrong with anything from May 1977 this as well as 5/18/77 are both release worthy perhaps for a 2 show mini box set. Wouldn't that make a delightful Christmas gift? HAPPY MONDAY, DEADLAND!!!!!!!

UPS Half-Ass Delivery

I've commented on this before, but since I've just ordered RT 1V2.... I ordered with 2 day delivery, ha what a joke. This UPS Mail Innovations sucks. First they don't deliver it, they bring it to a post office location for the post office to deliver. The tracking is useless,,, it reads like this 12 Aug 2015 16:08 Shipment Info Received by Post Office Coppell, TX Aug 12 2015 Package transferred to Post Office NORTH TEXAS, TX Aug 12 2015 Package enroute to USPS for induction Carrollton, TX Aug 12 2015 Ready for post office entry Carrollton, TX Aug 12 2015 Package received by dest MI facility Carrollton, TX Aug 11 2015 Package transferred to dest MI facility Butner, NC Aug 11 2015 Package processed by UPS MI Butner, NC Aug 10 2015 Package received for processing Butner, NC That top most line only apparently means they've sent an email to the post office to tell them it's coming. After that UPS or the Post Office have no word on the item. I would've had this thing 4 days ago if it was just send via PO first class. If anyone in Rhino (or whoever is in charge of shipping) reads this you need a better mail carrier,,, use the post office priority shipping. UPS sucks. Am I the only one who thinks this????

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