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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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October 11, 2015 - 5:12am

#2891

Kayak Guy

Joined:
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RE: How do you digitize and digitally store your GD

I'm all PC based, and my audio workstation is running win XP, so the software is old freeware.I rip the CDs to the PC HD using EAC on the most secure setting. Because the machine is offline I have to create a text file with all the info I want on the files like track name, album name, venue, show date... it seems tedious, but I feel adds to my knowledge of the album and gives me the chance to make it exactly perfect. After the CDs have been ripped, it's copied as a wav to a 2nd folder and that copy is flacced. The original wav rip is then brought into Wavlab for trimming of silence at the beginning and end of tracks and and jams are reassembled for better shuffling. These wavs are saved to an external "jukebox" HD for play through windows media player on a different PC. The CDs after ripping go into storage in the original packing materials. The flac files are copied to an external HD that has only flac files ripped from my CDs, that's 2 externals so far, but I also have a 2nd flac back up HD and Jukebox HD, so by the time I'm done there are 4 copies of each CD. I have a Sansa player, which plays flac files for my portable listening pleasure. Because I'm paranoid, I also have friends around the country that offer me "offsite" backup by storing filled HDs I send them through the mail or give them when I visit. They, being the buddies they are, check the HDs often to make sure the files all still play and the backups are valid. I pay nothing per month for storage beyond the cost of the original HD. They don't seem to mind checking the files for validity, it all works out well. Yes, I have a lot of HDs and most of them are backups, but it isn't really a digital collection if it's all on a single HD or device and it's all connected to a single machine, it's an accident waiting to happen.
October 11, 2015 - 3:25am

#2892

beatingthelilies

Joined:
November 10, 2007

#3290

has landed and I dove right into '84! I'm now listening to the 'Brown-eyed Women' from '81 and think this is one of the most inspired versions I have heard in a while. This is exactly why I bought this set. It's fun getting sucker-punched by random songs from random years. With that being said, I just wanted to caution everyone before they lift the lids to the box. I opened mine and took an inch of the edge right off! The weight of the lid is holding it in place (and a little super glue should get it right back in working order) but still... I recommend lifting the lid by holding the front side corners only. Hope everyone else is enjoying the music!
October 11, 2015 - 3:09am

#2893

DaveStrang

Joined:
November 9, 2011

JimInMd

Thanks for your words of encouragement. As I read your post I realized there was some Dead synchronicity at play. If you can bear with me I'll explain. From 1982-2007 I dropped the band as far as being fervent and almost obsessive regarding tour dates and goings-on. I still purchased current releases ('Rockin' The Rhein', 'From The Vault 3') once in awhile. In 2007 a non-Deadhead friend asked me, since he regarded me as a Deadhead, what a good studio album would be to purchase. He emphasized 'studio' several times (obviously not a "cosmic-noodle" 2nd set man). He was familiar with 'Truckin', 'Sugar Magnolia', and 'UJB' etc. so I recommended 'Blues For Allah' since I think it encapsulates everything that is the "Grateful Dead": concise songwriting: 'The Music Never Stops', 'Crazy Fingers', the musical, almost jazz-like band growth of 'Help-Slip-Franklin's' as well as the experimental title cut. He took my advice and bought the remastered version. He then burned and sent me a copy. When I listened to it on a Saturday night the following happened: Start of CD/1st beer: "damn I forgot how much I like this album". 3rd song/2nd beer: "damn I forgot how much I love this album". 2nd side/4th beer: "damn I forgot how much I love this band!". I'm telling you this because the experience re-awoke my inner 'Dead-beast'. I started purchasing everything I could find. My very 1st purchase was none other than DP19! I still think the 'Dark Star' is underrated. Your 'Sugaree'/tequila reference couldn't be more true and 'Playing In The Band' is a great way to think of my sister's generosity. I'll be listening to it anew the night before as well as the day of the surgery since it's the same date. The BOX will have to be put aside for awhile. Thanks again.
October 11, 2015 - 1:42am

#2894

Alain

Joined:
June 8, 2007

@ Bert

Bert, I just ripped with iTunes, Apple Lossless format, which is, I believe, the format that music abyss least (but I'm not a specialist). I keep all my music on my computer. I make regular backups to an external drive that remains with me and another drive that I keep out of my house (to prevent loss of my music in case of theft or fire, for example).
October 11, 2015 - 1:40am

#2895

Alain

Joined:
June 8, 2007

@ DaveStrang

Dave, I hope your back operation goes as smoothly as possible, on October 19. For my part, I am still awaiting delivery of 30 Trips. I am very anxious and excited. I sent you a PM.
October 11, 2015 - 1:24am

#2896

drsox

Joined:
June 18, 2015

Backups to Backups

I have 3 sorts of digital music files : 1. I rip the CDs to Apple Lossless (ALAC) and put them on a 2 drive RAID NAS for my Sonos to play. 2. I have a second NAS that I mirror to once a week. 3. I have a copy of the mirror NAS files on a 1TB USB that is in the bank. As I don't add much to my files I'm more worried about loss and failure than about keeping a daily record of changes. With this I'm protected against several sorts of failures : Single drive failure, Computer failure, Software disaster, Immediate user error as well as Fire, Theft etc. The only big problem is an undetected error that gets copied all the way through. If you have a RAID NAS make sure you have a backup.
October 10, 2015 - 11:40pm

#2897

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

bertdert and storing

If you want a "store bought cd quality" you can rip to a wav file on a hard drive, you'd be able to store about 7500 cd's on a 5 TB hard drive, you should also get a 2nd drive for a backup.Two hard drives will cost about 300. You could copy the store bought, onto a another cd, store the original and use the copy for everyday use. The cd's at a nickel a piece would be about 375. I'm a mp3 user, so I rip all my stuff to a hard drive and store the original cd. Everyone seems to have different opinions about format,,, whatever works for you. The only proof of a loving GOD, is the invention of the mp3 :-) For a "ripper" program, I like and have used for years cd-ex. I know it, I trust it. My shit sounds a-ok, in the car, on my motorcycle, in the garage working on cars, kitchen doing dishes, you know leading a life. Would it sound as good, sitting in a quite room, with a great stereo, with great recording and input source, no of course not. How do you live your life? Rip and plan accordingly. AND WHERE'S MY BOX!!! TAKING THAT UPS TRUCK FOREVER TO GET HERE! Enjoy Dennis
October 10, 2015 - 11:37pm

#2898

toddl

Joined:
November 10, 2013

Digital Back-Up

Not saying this is the best way (I'm sure others will have better ideas) but it works for me. I make Apple Lossless copies in ITUNES and then store them in a dropbox account. I do have to pay $100 per year for 1TB of storage. Amazon had a cheaper deal but I didn't think it worked as well. I like the idea of having an external copy of all my expensive sets. I've had hard drives die on me and would not rely on one as my only copy, That seems like an easy way for me and I can download the files onto any computer quickly just by signing into my account. I do wish you could play the files directly from dropbox's cloud but that doesn't seem possible. And you can easily just rotate the ones you want stored at any time on your Apple products.
October 10, 2015 - 11:14pm

#2899

BertDert

Joined:
January 4, 2009

How do you digitize and digitally store your GD

I think I'm in the minority here, but I keep all of my live GD in one gigantic cd case logic book and store the actual boxes. It just works best for me. Anyways, it often occurs to me that I could easily lose my entire collection, therefore I feel it's time to rip these discs and store the music digitally as a backup and as a way to listen when I don't have a cd player handy. So here is my question. How do you do it? I mean I know how to burn a cd, but how do you all find it best to handle ripping and storing a large collection. Do you convert to wav files or flac or what? Do you use external hard drives? What's the best way to access these files for listening. An iPod, Google drive, drop box? Please, everyone chime in. I'd love to make a well informed decision before I start this process. And thanks in advance.
October 10, 2015 - 10:43pm

#2900

chastason

Joined:
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covers, 72 dpi (but large)

http://tinyurl.com/nvr2mq6 From PDF via Photoshop.

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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

Dead.net accepts paypal?!.....

....really? First I've heard/read that. The email I got stated so....

First JRAD show?

If so, I would love to read a post after. Better yet stream the show on Ustream

Changing Credit Cards

Looks like it is possible after all. Just had the email about shipment. It says : " If you need to adjust your payment method, please call 877-DEAD-NET. The deadline to reply is September 8, 2015 at 11:59pm ET. " and " If your payment method fails, your order will not be processed for fulfillment. At that point a Dead.net customer service representative will reach out to you. This may result in shipping delays. "

'75 Stronger Than Dirt

sound quality is good. Our futures are assured. Our civilization will survive another 1000 years. Rejoice!

USB Delay

Just received this fro GD Shop .......'Lazy lightning, I'd like to find the proper potion That's gonna capture your emotion... We ran into a few production snags with our 30 Trips custom lightning-bolt USB and in order to bring you the highest quality product, we're going to need a little more time to whip this lazy lightning in to shape! We'll be shipping out in October, specific date - and first look - forthcoming. That said, we want you to have every opportunity to enjoy 30 Trips Around The Sun on the original street date of September 18th. We'll be sending you an exclusive link to listen to each show as well as a pdf of the 288-page book that features an essay written by Nick Meriwether as well as special remembrances of the band submitted by fans and a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years. We hope you'll accept our sincerest apologies.' Bit of a bummer hearing now ..... as it's too late to get a box, but hopefully they mean early October !

Countdown & LP PART 7

15 days until JUMBO box ships. IMHO Blow Away from 10/26/89 is the BEST version EVER, Brent is so ANGRY. In fact the whole band seems to be unhinged on this particular night.

conspiracy theory

Me thinks USB Delay was announced after the physical product (box) was sold out to keep USB orders from being canceled and boxes ordered in its place. Pure speculation on my part, but...

Finally! A new picture ...

I will have to thank this thread's moderator, marye (Mary E.) for providing the picture of the exterior of the 30 Trips Around The Sun box. This picture debuted not too long ago on relix.com site and to me it looks like a case of beer.Hmmm, beer ... I like beer, Grateful Dead Beer - now that's for me! I still want to see more pictures of the contents of the box, please.

Born Cross Eyed...

You DO realize that there actually is a Grateful Dead beer, don't you? If not... check out American Beauty by Dogfish Head. See below... http://www.dogfish.com/community/blogfish/members/justin-williams/ameri…

10/26/89

I was kind of hoping that this show would get it's own release with the title "Miami Meltdown". This is probably that last good Dark Star...

Miami Meltdown

Yeah I can't wait to hear the star if full blown stereo power in hdcd.

last good Dark Star?

10/26/89 is the last good Brent era Dark Star, but many of the Europe 90 Dark Stars are very good and both 4/1/91 and 9/26/91 are excellent with Bruce's contributions taking them to places deeper than the Branford Dark Stars, which are also quite listenable.

@ mayormarionbarry

Check your PM

GD Beer

Yes, KY Trips am very aware of Dogfish's American Beauty Imperial Pale Ale.

GD Beers

There are also non-sanctioned (or semi-sanctioned) beers like Dead Ringer by Ballast Point and Grateful Red by Capital Brewing. Are there others?P.S. last good (Brent) Dark Star? Nothing wrong with RFK 7-12-90 either imo...

Beer

Tighthead makes a beer called Scarlet>Fire http://www.tightheadbrewing.com/beer-scarlet-fire/

Re: Oswald

Great label.. ...I can tell without asking she is into the blues... If I see, I will have to down a pint in your honor. I guess we are everywhere.

USB

The picture of the USB looks pretty darn cool. Anybody order both, the box and USB? Expensive for the hardcore completionist who has to have it all.

Bear's Choice Beer

Tighthead makes, or made a seasonal called Bear's Choice. It may have been retired. Thighthead is in Chicagoland, so it also makes sense to the fans of the NFL's Bears. I have not seen the label to verify.If it were up to me, the label would be similar to the 1973 album art. http://www.tightheadbrewing.com/beer-bears-choice

30 Trips USB going to be LATE

Lazy lightning, I'd like to find the proper potionThat's gonna capture your emotion... We ran into a few production snags with our 30 Trips custom lightning-bolt USB and in order to bring you the highest quality product, we're going to need a little more time to whip this lazy lightning in to shape! We'll be shipping out in October, specific date - and first look - forthcoming. That said, we want you to have every opportunity to enjoy 30 Trips Around The Sun on the original street date of September 18th. We'll be sending you an exclusive link to listen to each show as well as a pdf of the 288-page book that features an essay written by Nick Meriwether as well as special remembrances of the band submitted by fans and a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years. We hope you'll accept our sincerest apologies. Stay tuned, The Dead.net Team I spoke to Dead.net and they won't allow us to even download the mp3s on the release date, just stream song by song. I'll probably cancel my order now...

Estimated Ship Date October 31, 2015

Items OrderedItem 1 Description 30 Trips Around The Sun Digital Box (USB) Quantity 1 Status Backordered Estimated Ship Date October 31, 2015

GD Beers

There are a few others that I'm aware of... Here in Louisville, Bluegrass Brewing Company (BBC) makes a Dark Star Porter. And Starr Hill, a brewery in VA must be run by a Deadhead. Here are some of their choices... http://starrhill.com/brews/grateful/ http://starrhill.com/brews/dark-starr-stout/ http://starrhill.com/brews/little-red-roostarr/ http://starrhill.com/brews/shakedown/ We ARE everywhere! Thank goodness for that!

Does anyone

else care for Guinness's seasonal - Stout Your Face? Instead of a harp on the can, they've got a Nash Strat. Each one is numbered, of course, so remember to leave the Dead soldier in tact before you put it on the shelf next to Europe '72.

O.K....

Speaking of beers and music: just sitting here in my new apartment grooving to 12/6/73. Im drinking a DogfishHead Punkin Ale. Great stuff. I have a bottle of "vintage" American Beauty" from the first release Im saving for "Boxzilla". Im listening in chronological order the first time. The show Im looking forward to the most is 9/24/72. Love that 72! Actually looking forward to all the shows! Cant Wait!!! Later Folks!!! Crackin anotta! ;) P.S. GO GIANTS!!!( I know preseason, whoopee shit!)

More beer please

Not to be forgotten is Terrapin. I don't think they have overt GD references in any of their beer names, but the company name itself is an homage on every can...

50th anniversary box set

If I remember correctly the 1972 box set arrived before I thought it would...infact I remember it just showing up and totally not knowing what the grateful dead people could've sent that was so big then when I opened it, it came back to me...when I ordered the 1972 set I think it was in April and kind of put it on the back burner and didn't think about it again...so i'm not exactly sure if it came early...but I called the grateful dead 800 number today and they're sticking to about the 18th they'll ship...obvioiusly could be the 16th or the 19th but in that pocket...not next week which would be nice...we will be charged next week though that's a fact on the 9th we will be charged.

last good Brent-era Dark Star

Um...the 25-minute, both-verse rendition on 7/12/90 is no slouch....

News: Dogfish Head - RIP American Beauty

We visited the brewery on Tuesday, and officials there seemed pretty certain American Beauty will NOT be brewed again (at least with the GD co-branding). As it was related to us, the brewery had a license to do two runs (Nov 2013 blue bear label was first, 2014 red bear was second) of the beer. They apparently received permission to do a third run in May 2015 (Skeleton label), but will likely not re-up with the band's licensing arm. I got the impression the band's licensing fees are steep, or at least not financially worth it for the brewery. They told me the music series brews usually don't last. Two exceptions are the Robert Johnson Hellhound Ale and the Miles Davis Bitches Brew. Let's hope this proves wrong. American Beauty is delicious!

Dogfish Dead....

....I've got a couple of Red's and Blue's and an American Beauty Imperial IPA on my kitchen shelf....wish I had more but they're not cheap....what is anymore? ....yeah, they're empty. I love my IPA's....what can I say....prost!!

Eating This Elephant

How are y'all going to listen to this much music? I am compelled to process every release by writing impressions of each song in real time as I listen carefully on a first pass. It really gets me to pay attention to the details and note the big moments I want to return to. Then and only then can I relax and listen more casually. Clearly, this fatty will take a long time to process - probably more than a year. I did the E72 box over about 8 months and I often refer to those write-ups. I doubt if many (or any) of you share this compulsion, but I'd love to see your writing if you're willing to let it out of the house.

Countdown

14 days YES JUST a mere 336 hours until the MONSTER box ships.

Compulsive perhaps

But I get it. Dick latvala did the same thing. Much like in school, I'm a terrible note taker but I'd like to see yours if you get a chance to share them!

Sound Quality

s anyone else a little concerned about the potential sound quality? I am sure the 70s shows will sound pretty much as Dave's/Dick's/RT do - at least that is how the listening party examples come over - somewhat short of the care taken with the Winterland 73 and 77 boxes. The Blow Away above is from a multi-track but is a long way short of the first Spring 90 box never mind the Spring 90 TOO - it suffers from the usual Brent keyboard and vocal louder than the rest of the band together which I am sure could have been addressed with a little time. The Cumberland Blues is presumably from a cassette soundboard and I know they limits things but they have made more effort in the past - it also sounds like the end of it is patched which makes it an odd selection for a listening party. I have an awful feeling that this project has been too big for the timeframe of a summer launch and the mastering will have been rushed (perhaps this also explains the complete absence of Dave giving updates and the lack of any pictures of a finished set - the picture of the box could very well reside only in someone's copy of photoshop). I am not knocking this - I am as excited as anyone to get hold of this but I would prefer to have it done well in November than to have the sound compromised in September.

Missed out? Sound quality?

If u missed this box, and u want a home run. "The other one" which is the 2nd 1990 box is fucking dirty dirty good. Sound quality is unparalleled. Im not a salesman, ive just got it in.....again. My average Monitor Audio floor speakers absolutely sing with these discs. Normans best work imho, the first 90 box mix and quality is inferior. The Other One is special. Winterland 73 is my favorite, but the sonic sound on this is epic, and the boys are ON every night.

lgreen

They started tossing around ideas for this project in 2012. So, not terribly rushed imo. I'm sure they will have done what they could with the source tapes they have. Also, my understanding is they went digital in '83 - someone chime in if they have some more information. I know I posted a link up here a while back inquiring what Norman, et al. will have done with 6-24-85 Iko Iko which Dave said in one of his Taper's Section posts has PCM dropouts aplenty. I bet they have cassette backups for the PCM/DAT recorded shows as well. That may be the splice you're hearing in Cumberland Blues. I'm tempted to listen, but I'm waiting on the box for my first listen.

50th anniversary box set

The quality has a lot to do with the venue...some of the 1968s never sound better than when they played the circus?? or some place as a residency...in later years when they got really big they played stadiums and stadiums tend to be echo-ey...so if you really want good quality listen to 1968-1978...1980 had a lot good quality shows...but I did find the larger venues not as good when they played smaller places auditoriums, theatres...not sure if that can be fixed so easily...1990 box set I got that too a little echo-ey a little big...overall not dis-satisfied with the box sets just an observation...still say 1972 is the pennacle of the grateful dead.

Cumberland

Is spliced

5/8/77

Allow me to change the subject. Dancin' In The Street - according to Wikipedia, that song on the bonus portion of the studio album Terrapin Station is from 5/8/77. My question is - if they can put one song from the show on an album, why can't they put out the whole concert? Waitin' for for the box. Is that like Waiting for Dave? And who gets the reference?

Dave's not home....

....no! I'm Dave!

@stillwaters

I think they're waiting to have the master tapes back, but I'm not sure. I didn't think they had the tapes from Academy of Music '72 either and that didn't stop them from releasing shows from that run. This is of course speculation on my part. I try to follow the scuttlebutt on the tapes, but I truly have nothing definitive to work with. It would be cool if there was a clearinghouse for such information.

Spilled the beans...

So... I finally broke the news about Boxzilla to my wife last night. I had been dreading it for months, and when I saw the pic of the product a couple of weeks ago, I knew it was going to be too big to "hide." She took it remarkably well... as in, she didn't give me any grief whatsoever. So... there's hope out there for the rest of you!

Re: drshakedown

I could not agree more! The 2nd 1990 box are the finest quality Dead recordings I have ever heard. You feel like you're on stage with them. Ofcourse the Fillmore '69 box gives me goosebumps too. :)

30 Trips USB going to be LATE

Email I got two days ago. They also took down the comments on the USB...and it still shows a Sept 18 ship date. Lazy lightning, I'd like to find the proper potion That's gonna capture your emotion... We ran into a few production snags with our 30 Trips custom lightning-bolt USB and in order to bring you the highest quality product, we're going to need a little more time to whip this lazy lightning in to shape! We'll be shipping out in October, specific date - and first look - forthcoming. That said, we want you to have every opportunity to enjoy 30 Trips Around The Sun on the original street date of September 18th. We'll be sending you an exclusive link to listen to each show as well as a pdf of the 288-page book that features an essay written by Nick Meriwether as well as special remembrances of the band submitted by fans and a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years. We hope you'll accept our sincerest apologies. Stay tuned, The Dead.net Team BTW my order says it will be shipped October 31

So

It's NOT SOLD OUT, here we go again!!!!!

Mad dash...

Get 'em while you can!!!

84 boxes left

Perhaps these were found when they fired Box Cutter Boy? Rock on

come on now

I am sure as the email went out, there have been some back out. Personal finances can change. edit: or maybe the "talk" did not go as well for some.

Golden single

Are we thinking that the tracks that are on the gold single will be included on the discs somewhere? Also, I picked up the 2nd spring 1990 box earlier this year and just downloaded the 1st spring 1990.... It's ridiculously good. The music itself as we all know was incredibly inspired. But, the quality of the purchased product is outstanding. Hoping for more if the same but confident that they'll deliver on this epic release. Congrats to all who get to experience it.

24 years ago today

The first night of 3 from Richfield Fall '91 and of the last great Grateful Dead tour. Every song from this three stand in Ohio are played beautifully. The Scarlet>Fire will melt your mind. The third night will make you want it released. https://archive.org/details/gd1991-09-04.sbd.miller.95313.sbeok.flac16 This run of three shows screams for official release. 9/10/91 is a nice box choice, but 9/4-6/91, 9/26/91, 10/27/91 and 10/31/91 are equally as essential as far as I'm concerned.

Dead Heads Everywhere...

...scrambling to ensure there's $751.43 in their bank accounts or available credit on their credit cards. Can't hold off on that mortgage payment...the electric bill can wait...cable bill should be paid, don't want that getting turned off...car payment can wait...

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