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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February 22, 2016 - 7:18pm

#131

Sun King

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30 Trips

Now that both versions have sold out, and TPTB have said they will not sell them as individual cd's, I wonder how long until they will be sold individually as downloads. I'm certain it will happen.....
February 22, 2016 - 3:06pm

#132

Kayak Guy

Joined:
June 4, 2015

RE: Broken Boxes

I agree with Space on this, the more boxes that get cannibalized, the more valuable my complete box will be. As a collector I have learned to buy whatever dead.net offers the day it is announced and think about it later. This habit started with Dick's Pick 1, years before i got my first CD player for DP 4 to hear the Other One without a cut, and hasn't stopped yet. I sometimes buy 2 copies and open one, rip it and give it away to a friend, keeping the sealed one as my master. As Rhino moves to a more digital friendly distribution, I feel the number of limited edition CDs will get even tighter as they tweek the number needed to pay for the release and then be able to distribute digitally forever. To see this in action look at Robert Fripps DGMlive as a perfect example of commercial digital distribution of an artists archival releases. What is this ebay thing people talk about? ;)
February 22, 2016 - 2:23pm

#133

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
August 25, 2008

@ reijo29: 1975 Trip - Harmonica player

That's Matt Kelly a friend of Weir's, later a member of Kingfish. Also he plays on Beat It On Down The Line. Low in the mix, bummer.
February 22, 2016 - 2:08pm

#134

Born Cross Eye…

Joined:
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USB BOLT SOLD OUT!

YAHOOOOO! This edition of the 50th anniversary box FINALLY SOLD OUT!The last time I checked here and tried to buy 15 bolt USB's was Sunday 21 February 2016, I could not buy more than 11. It took some time but dead.net finally sold "every last one" There may be some returns, but essentially they're gone. I bought the 80 CD big box and I love it. Although I was familiar with most of the shows prior to this official release everything sounds like a new suprise. Since there was a delay with the USB package, I wish the 11/14/73 San Diego show was presented in it's correct playing order, as opposed to the CD version and that the Drums> Space on several shows did not have fades. That would have made this USB better than the CD version. Oh well. I now believe that GDP / Rhino know what they're doing. Kudos on a project done well!
February 22, 2016 - 11:51am

#135

reijo29

Joined:
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1975 Harmonica Trip

Just made it to 1975. Did anyone notice the harmonica playing in the Music Never Stopped? The liner notes do not refer to anyone sitting in
February 22, 2016 - 5:25am

#136

hbob1995

Joined:
June 26, 2007

@Unklesam re: ebay

On your $200 profit you forgot: ebay & Paypal fees are approx. 10%. So your profit is now down to $90. Is it really worth it? You would have to create 30 ebay listings, and make numerous trips to the post office. I myself would not put that kind of effort into making $90. Rock on
February 21, 2016 - 9:00pm

#137

philledawg

Joined:
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PURCHASING MUSIC WHILE IT IS AVAILABLE...

I will say no more than this...Sorry, Gotta do this up in CAPS! ;) 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN WAS AVAILABLE FOR WELL OVER 5 MONTHS @DEADNET. Shows, are not an excuse. Purchasing extra music, esp. if it's available for AMPLE time......OUT. ;)
February 21, 2016 - 12:54pm

#138

SPACEBROTHER

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Broken Boxes

Breaking up these boxes is a non-sequitur imho. I wouldn't do it because I'm not so era-centric to deny myself the enjoyment of something that was put together as a timeline project. On the other side of that, the more boxes that do get cannibalized will only make the complete sets more valuable, if you're into commodities. If you purchase a show from the box that happens to have a bad disc, good luck getting that replaced.
February 21, 2016 - 10:12am

#139

unkle sam

Joined:
October 3, 2008

limited, collectors items, making profit

There are a lot of people who have always profited from the grateful dead. Jerry didn't mind, look at the parking lots in most dead shows, full of people who made a living from selling stuff to kind folks related to the band and band members. There will always be a demand for these great recordings, limited or not, there will and is a way for the masses to get these shows, if not from a friend via a cdr, then from ebay. There are a lot more people out there nowdays who do buy and sell just for profit on ebay, and why not? Where are you going to get such a great return for your initial investment? Breaking up the boxes and selling each show for, say, 30 bucks, that's a quick (within a week) profit of 200 bucks. Where else are you going to make that kinda of cash for sitting infront of your computer and posting shows? Seriously, if one had the money, could buy up as many as you could afford, hold them for 6 months until sold out, then put them up at twice what you paid, there is no where else anywhere that you are going to get that much return for an investment so fast, nowhere, certainly not the stock market. I know several people who have been doing the resale thing for a few years, first with old lp's that they acquired via estate sales, garage sales or record store buyouts or when a lot of folks "upgraded" to cd's back in the 90's. I for one did not do that, I kept my old records and bought the cd's to play, but that's another story cause cd's don't sound as good as lp's in my opinion. They still do it and with the limited editions of most music nowdays, it's money in the bank, especially dead music. There is money to be made from these kind of investments, one person I know does only that now, puts all up on ebay and makes a tidy profit, all from doing what they love, finding old classics and first issues of old records, clean them up a bit and resale. It's a good thing, a lot of these old original recordings would end up in a dumpster if not for what they do and I salute them for that, they are like the American pickers of the music world. Back in the day of 1.99 records, I would spend hours looking thru stacks of lp's, it was a blast. Next time you got a minute, check out ebay, look what they are getting for old tshirts and old bootleg cds and lps, first press cd's and out of print recordings, there is a gold mine out there in peoples garages and attics and most don't know what they have as far as music recordings and rock and roll memorabilia goes. Back in the day a lot of dead memorabilia was free, but as we all know, there aren't too many free rides left in this country. 4-9-91 is worth a relisten, that second set is smoking with a great foolish heart going into drums and a great TOO>wharf rat coming out of space. Not too bad for an added on show as the first 2 sold out in minutes, so they added the 9th.
February 20, 2016 - 1:03pm

#140

Spoyball

Joined:
April 13, 2015

Broken boxes

I have a few questions on the individual shows being sold on eBay. Does a seller make more selling shows individually? Seems like a lot of work if it's 30 different buyers at once too. By the amount of boxes being broken does that make the 30 trips box unbroken more valuable, being that there's less than 6,500 then? I have no problems with the secondary market, I would have never heard Pure Jerry full series without secondary market. I personally have no desire to sell my 30 Trips but my wife asked if I'd ever sell it and it was a easy no, but my only saving grace with my wife is I tell her my constant GD purchases will always hold value. I recently saw a 30 trips box start at $650 and sold for $1,080. That's holding value. To me, $300 profit isn't worth the " it's all about the music" because I like the the extras, my wife asked about me selling Winterland 73' box my reasoning was it has the lil good ol grateful dead pin, no way I'm selling.

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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

No

Don't want to preach, but I don't like scalping shows, which is what buying one as an "investment" amounts to.

42 left

Saintstephen, if you input more than the available number of boxes, it defaults to 15. I checked just now and it looks like there are 42 boxes left. It sounds like a decision only you can make, but to me it sounds risky. There are no guarantees.

TOOK THE PLUNGE

GOT THE EXTRA SET - HOWEVER IM NOT GONNA SELL THE WHOLE THING - GONNA OFFER INDIVIDUAL SHOWS TO THOSE GUYS WHO NEED THEM.....$60US PER SHOW PM ME AT MY PRIVATE BOX FOR WHICH SHOWS YOU WANT AND PAYMENT METHODS.....EACH CD SET INCLUDES AIRMAIL FROM AUSTRALIA TO WHEREVER...SAINTSTEPHEN

Investments

I thought I'd be sly and buy Spring 90 TOO as an investment.I didn't open it for weeks, then I did, then I found I really liked the set and wasn't gonna sell it Plus it isn't sold out even now anyway! This box? $700 as an investment? Mmmmmmmmm. Just be prepared to own it a while I guess. Everything has its price. Just look at what the offers are on Winterland 77 box! $600? Bloody crazy!

iNVESTMENTS

Although I only bought ONE copy of each - didnt intend to sell but needed too to fund ops - I made DOUBLE my money on Europe 72 box and THREE times the amount of The Dead 2003 and 2004 tour boxes...this one I think will go super high - but I'd rather make a little bit for now and sell to those wanting individual shows...pm me - especially Aussies as very cheap postage as I'm Sydney based

USB

Spring Vol. 1 and Spring TOO, high res download versions, do not have any fades at all. I do not expect that there will be any fades introduced in the high res USB version of 30 trips either. I was told that the engineers delivered two sets, separately mastered for CD and USB. The USB mastering is unrelated to the HDCD mastering (other than being derived from the same sources). The Road Trips series downloads do have fades where needed to match the CD's. But that makes perfect sense. Those are CD standard files with HDCD encoding, meaning, best audio quality is to burn to CD (for the HDCD playback).

USB

Well said!

PayPal....

....my confirmation email stated paypal was an option....but where is it?

April '82

PLEASE check out April '82! In my opinion, best Jerry vocals since '80. And his playing was ON! Check out 4-12-82 Bird Song. Hot and sweet! 4-12 is THE best Sugaree ever!

36 Left

Should be gone in next day or two.

7-11

Countdown Today is the 7th so that must indicate that 11 days are left until the EPIC box ships, hence the title of this post, 7-11. Also at 7:00 am today I received an e-mail from dead.net reminding me that tomorrow is the FINAL day to make ANY changes to my "30 Trips Around The Sun" order & to also remind me that credit cards will be charged & debit cards will be debited, ship date still appears to be September 18th. ENJOY YOUR LABOR DAY, DEADLAND today is a good day to listen to 9/7/69 a most unusual show but WOW is it a WILD ride. DON'T LABOR,DO LISTEN!!!!!!

I Think 30 Trips Will Sell Out Today

I have a feeling - only 29 left. They've been going fast, and everyone is getting jazzed about it as the day approaches. Plus everyone's getting liquored up cause it's Labor Day. I read SaintStephen1971's post about "investments" and thought wtf, I'll order a 2nd set.

30 years ago today, red rocks 9-7-85

Not to divert attention away from boxzilla, but was anyone there for the red rocks 85" show or run for that matter? Would love to hear a story or two from anyone who was there or at least what it was like touring in those days...I was born too late, but sure wish I could have been there

Red Rocks 1985

Now that was a fantastic time. Third day of that run I watched and listened to the first set from the ridge top a few hundred feet above the venue. Looking west from that ridge one could see the continental divide of the Colorado Rockies. "You gotta have perspective" Cosmic Charlie 7/4/72 Table Mountain (summit), But I digress, so the second set I make my way into the top end of Red Rocks. I guess I can say I made my way in guerrilla stylie. But I did pay to get in the first two days of that run. Fond memories.

@Minas

Interesting question about the multi-tracks, but how would anyone not associated with the Dead or Rhino know which shows in the vault hail from multi-track tape sources? I had no idea all of those shows you listed were multi-track sources. Does it really make that big a difference in the overall sound quality? Would love to hear from Jeffrey Norman. P.S. - only 26 of the 30 Trips box sets to go before sell out!

3~14~1990

Listened in full today. Family gone, volume was 55 (new record). Monster show. Top to bottom, a ten. I love all years, but was wondering after that listen if I like A Bobby "Lovelight" or Pig. I had a nice argument with myself!! Peace. I can't wait for that damn Boxstar.

Single Shows from Box

I'll be selling some of the single shows from my box if anyone is interested. I'm one of those that LOVE all of the stuff the box comes with, but winds up ripping the discs to a HDD anyway. So single shows up for grabs 45 per show. I think that fair. PM me if interested.

@Minas (multitrack sources)

multitrack originals usually identified in the promo material, or in the accompanying liner notes, remember the caveat with all the Dick's Picks, those were stereo sondboards, not multitrack originals. You can also hear the difference as well, better placement of instruments, vocals in a soundstage. Here are more: Ladies & Gentlemen ... (Fillmore 71) Without a Net Dozin' at the Knick Dead Set/Reckoning Terrapin Limited (maybe, my recollection from when it was released originally) So Far (video) All of the 5.1 dts or dolby digital surround videos This was just random looking at my shelf. I'm sure that there are others.

customer service

I recieved an e-mail from customer service the other day notifing me to check my order info to make any changes before 9/8 for the 30 trips box.I quickly called AMY at customer service and changed my billing info to a different card. Today, I got another e-mail saying this is the last day to make any changes to your order and my new information had not been updated. I go to call customer service and they are not open. They say they are open 24/7 except Christmas. Today is not Christmas. Why would they make the last day to make changes to your order on a day they not open!!!!! Very frustrated

Last Day to make changes is tomorrow...

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. After that your order will be processed as it was submitted.

Multi-track , yes there's more,, but

It doesn't mean they all sound great.

Let the cleanse begin!

Now we are on the home stretch... it's time to cleanse my pallet of all grateful dead for the next couple of weeks. That means no more daily show listening as I have been doing for so many months. I'm trying to listen to music completely different. As recommended by someone here, many times, I am giving Sleep "Dopesmoker" a spin right now. I'm thinking of following it up with Kyuss "Welcome to Sky Valley," Omar Rodriguez-Lopez "Solar Gambling," and Sonic Youth "Murry Street." Can't remember who recommended Dopesmoker, but thank you!! This is wiping the taste of the Dead right off my tounge... PS. I guess sellout tomorrow, not today. Still 25 left and they have been going about 1 per hour.

Call Me Crazy ...

But just to be safe I called my CC company and told them to expect a large charge on Wed.I want to make sure it doesn't look suspicious and get denied. For some reason I am unusually paranoid about this delivery since it looks like it will be sold out. I will feel much better when this is in my hands.

reselling ?

so what do some dead heads think : reselling ? that`s a slap in a deadhead`s face just my 2c

Reselling

I couldn't do it to make money but I have bought used stuff and was happy to get it. There are limits to how much more I will pay for something vs. the original price.

Taking a break....

....there will be a deluge of Dead hitting some mailboxes in a couple weeks. I agree with dusty. Taking a break, and in doing so, I discovered The Specials...wow!!... ....as far as reselling, I'm on the fence....thought about buying another one, but....

Reselling

I have no problem with it, it's just plain good business. And in fact, it's helpful for Deadheads who want more product, because a large percentage of every Limited Edition release is sucked up by resellers. If there was no resale market, there would be fewer units sold by Dead.net / Rhino, and therefore less money to produce future releases. And the beauty is that nobody forces anyone to buy anything on the resale market, it's a matter of choice. I don't understand how it's a slap in the face to DeadHeads. If I'm not diligent about getting something before it sells out on the primary market, that's nobody's fault but my own. But the bottom line is, with no resale market, there would be fewer available at the primary market value.

For those who can't/won't buy the BIG BOX

Why not sell individual sets? As I said earlier, I love all of the stuff the boxes come with, including, and most importantly for me, the booklets and the essays. I rip immediately to my HDD. Why not sell the individual shows to those who won't buy the big box? Seems okay to me.

VGuy72 / PayPal

It says on the order form for 30 Trips: * Please note: Your shopping cart contains one or more items that cannot be paid for with PayPal or V.me by Visa. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 22 left, selling like hot cakes

Reselling

The other thing is that with resellers, you don't have to spend 750 on the entire box. You can get just the shows you want, and a lot are at a good price. I bought a lot of 10 shows from someone at 29 a show, which is fine with me, because I only wanted 10 shows, and now I don't have to spend over 2x as much on a bunch of shows I don't want.

Reselling?

In a free market you have supply and demand. And emotion. Thats the issue here I think, the raw emotion.To some this is sacred stuff, and their beliefs will guide them with their purchase or resale. And others see an opportunity to profit. At the end of the day, unless its human trafficking or something like that, let the market and the marketeers do their business. some may not like it, out of their ethics, but unless it effects you personally, its just business. Try not to be offended. I will say I won't buy something if I feel its at a jacked up price. I will try to find a way to bargain for a better price. But if I can't, I have to make that decision. As each Head must. And thats all I have to say about that!

Reselling

Well said Floridabubaloo. 20 Left...

Reselling

I don't see reselling these sets as a big deal. It's your money. What I don't get is why anybody in their right mind would commit to breaking up this into individual shows. That does not compute. Especially without knowing exactly how these will be packaged. If it comes in a pop-up book with a page dedicated to each show, or something along those lines, there very well may be some serious sellers remorse expressed around these parts.

Spacebrother

Spooky...I had the same thought this morning on the train. I was thinking how my Moody Blues, John Martyn big deluxe sets have been boxed up and all the Paul McCartney reissues - books are the way to go.....there could be a lot of disappointed guys who bought individual shows then that can't get them...hence the big box will become MORE sought after - glad I went for the 2nd copy.....not to rip people off but I cant afford the first one so buy two on credit card then sell the second to get my first free if that makes sense....

Individual Shows

The guy I bought mine from stated this in his listing, and so, I'm good with it: * Please note - dead.net has not revealed whether or not each show will be packaged in a unique individual case. While they have packaged each show of other box sets in unique cases (such as Europe '72: The Complete Recordings, Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, May 1977, and Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings), there is no guarantee this will be the case for 30 Trips Around The Sun. I think it's plausible, however unlikely, that they will be packaged in a book or sleeve with the rest of the 30 shows, and they may not be sealed in plastic wrap; if so, the book or sleeve will not be part of this sale item, and the CDs will be shipped in generic paper sleeves. 17 Left...

Reselling

To be clear, I have no problem with people reselling these shows and that is certainly their right.For me, I am not comfortable making money off of another Deadhead. If I had an extra seat for a show I always just sold it at face value. I do think $30 for these shows is very reasonable and makes sense for those that don't want the full set. I don't feel quite the same about people who double the price. As I said, they have the right but it's not anything I could do.

Re sell

Never could make money off Dead stuff and feel good about it, just my 2 cents. They gave me an outlook, and for that I will always be grateful. The outlook is priceless.

Packaging

I could be wrong, but looking at the shape and size of the box, I tend to think it lends itself more to shows packaged individually than a book of CDs. Guess we'll see soon enough.

Reselling

My thoughts on reselling are the same as my thoughts on other things in life: Would I be happy if others behaved the same way I am? Would the world be a better place if others behaved the same way I am? It works for all facets of life, from selling to buying to talking to people to driving my car. Peace.

uv1, driving my car

There are only 2 types of people on the road, as far as I'm concerned, and I treat them accordingly: Morons (those driving slower than me), and Maniacs (those driving faster than me). Both types well deserve my scorn, insults and rude hand gestures directed at them, just for different reasons.

unofficial (End of Summer)

Well it's 9:54pm here in Philly, the streets are rather desolate here in NE Philly as tomorrow is the start of a new school year, for the 1st time since June 14th, BOTH kids & the wife were in bed by 9pm. Our 9 year old starts 3rd grade & our 5 year starts Kinder Garden. The MRS leaves for Kenya on Thursday, so it's going to be an interesting week around here. I'd like to wish EVERYONE a smooth transition into Fall. Now I'd like to ask this question, on Wednesday just how many orders are NOT going to be able to get processed either thru NSF's or CC problems? I think the number will be ZERO as EVERYONE who really wants 30 Trips will make sure that EVERYTHING will be in order come September 9th. Now I do have a tiny concern we were told on June 2nd that we'll be billed when 30 Trips ships now it appears that the billing will occur a FULL 9 days BEFORE the actual ship date. In the past I would ALWAYS get billed/debited when I had the actual product in hand. In fact with Spring 1990 I, I didn't get debited until the day AFTER UPS delivered. I'm hoping it at least ships late this week or next Monday or Tuesday. All I can say to TPTB is BRING IT ON, WE ARE READY TO ROCK!!!!! As for the secondary market I've purchased 4 shows & am currently bidding on a 5th, I'd like to have just for the car & to have on the shelf so I won't have to keep going to the box set. What I always say about secondary market pricing is whatever one is willing to pay they pay. Have I over paid for certain items ABSOLUTELY however I don't think about it because (1) I really wanted a certain item & I was willing to over pay (2) It was MY ultimate decision to over pay or NOT get the item at all The one thing I hate about myself is to really want something then not get it because I felt the price was to high & then be full of anger because I didn't get it . Just as I look EVERYDAY for The Deadhead's Tapping Adddendum (Compendium Vol.4) I have a price point that I'm willing to pay however if I locate one I more than likely will go OVER that just because I really want one & to ME it would be worth it. Again that's just me, the kids won't go hungry & we won't end up homeless just because I over paid for a certain item I really want. And I really do enjoy the thrill of a hunt & sometimes that hunt can get expensive so I'm willing to pay to end that hunt & start a new hunt. I feel that $699.00 for Winterland '77 is OUTRAGEOUS however if I was looking for one & that's the ONLY one available I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. Just as I wouldn't knock the seller for asking to much money nor the purchaser for paying it, who am I to judge anyone. It's whatever the consumer is willing to pay. So Summer's OVER Fall BEGINS let's start shipping 30 Trips so we have something to listen to as the chill of Fall quickly segues into the cold of Winter. HAPPY MONDAY NIGHT DEADLAND!!!!!

OK

What's the next big box. I'm waiting ha ha

My 2 Cents

I think it's hypocritical, or at a minimum naive to think it's in any way wrong or disingenuous to resell at any price, and you can be sure, the Grateful Dead's practices are much more in line with the economic practices of a CD re-seller than any idealistic philosophy upheld by those who find fault with CD reselling. Would it be nice if we lived in a world where everything was free? Sure, but that's not reality, and the fact of the matter is that nobody is forcing anyone to buy a resold CD set at any price. But really, don't kid yourself into thinking that you're more like the Grateful Dead because you think making a profit is some kind of moral infraction. They're much bigger capitalists than any middle class bloke pawing CDs on eBay. Unless you've moved to a communist state, then you're really either naive or just intellectually dishonest.

Love jerry

Well said.

Resale value

IMO the resale value of this box will increase over time...look at May 77, Europe, Fillmore - wait a year or two and you've tripled your money.....this one will have the greatest resale value as it's the biggest and almost certainly once pandora's box is opened and people see the delights inside then it will prompt a lot more to buy it that didn't jump off to start with. Whenever I buy limited boxes e.g. the Sandy Denny box some years ago limited to 1,000 - I buy two copies - one for myself as I'm a fan and one for investment - typically I re-sell when it's worth twice the amount (I'm on a small income) hence making the purchase for myself almost free.....sometimes I wished I'd waited a lot longer to re-sell but hey...that's how I can afford (and the only way I can afford the boxes I love from the bands I love in the first time) - I can't pay off the credit card debts for purchase 1 until i sell box 2 - merely only cover interest...and there's only so long I want to do that for. Still...one man's mission in the rain is another man's samba in the rain I gues...

Think twice before buying from a scalper, sorry, "reseller"

For anyone that can't buy a set right away and is primarily interested in the music (rather than collecting objects), think twice, think three times before handing money over to a show or box scalper at an inflated price. dead.net is quite clear that the shows will be available as downloads. If they follow the current pattern, it will be a choice of 44.1kHz HDCD files (you can make your own little silver discs) or finer HD files at 96kHz. Whether it is as a set, individually or in groups is a matter of speculation. The pricing for the downloads available now is quite fair, actually a couple of dollars less than the physical product (and no shipping charges, of course!). So for anyone that cannot afford to buy the set right now, take a deep breath and wait a few weeks. Paying more than $9.00/disc is just a rip off. There are many many individuals for whom saving up $700 to buy a set of CDs is quite difficult. It is glib and narrow to make statements along the lines that this has been available for three months and therefore any fan who wants the set has ordered it. Buying sets on credit (the only way dead.net will sell), to scalp them is vulgar, IMO. That something is legal, does not make it moral.

Right on, LoveJerry

Very well stated. Also, the road to hell is paved with good intentions...

Ziffle

For you my friend ... a discount .... the box for $1600 US on release

If You Plant Ice.....

Well,you folks know the rest.:)

Love Jerry

Glad you got ten shows for $290, wonder how you would feel if you had paid the $600 someone else wants for 10. Again, most posts I've seen have not said that people don't have the right to sell CDs at whatever price the market bears. We do live in America and its capitalistic system. The Dead, Rhino, and anyone else can price things how ever they want and the consumer can decide if it's worth it. I wanted this set but passed on Fare The Well. For me, and it sounds like some others, marking up Dead merchandise to fellow Deadheads is not something we choose to do (I certainly didn't see anyone advocate the music should be free). This is not an indictment against music retailers or individuals who want to make money but a preference for how some fans want to treat each other. Not sure why that would be hypocritical just because we live in the U.S.

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