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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

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July 12, 2015 - 11:14am

#5971

Dennis

Joined:
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Mini 30 - Final

Found no more inconsistencies. Tracks added up to almost 9 hours of listening,,, a quick hit of a few were good. The friend of the devil from 78 is very nice. Thanks for a good list.
July 12, 2015 - 11:11am

#5972

lebowski99

Joined:
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Correction, Dennis 2-21-73

I meant 2-21-73, not 2-17....
July 12, 2015 - 10:56am

#5973

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

mini 30 (more update)

I should just wait till the end,,,, but,,,, 6/9/76 is really 6/12/76 and is Road Trip V4 #5. I'm making a folder with all these cuts, should be some good stuff,,, hell the smokestack from 71 is 33 minutes long!
July 12, 2015 - 10:44am

#5974

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

mini 30 update

you have 2/17/73,,,, did you mean 9/17/73?
July 12, 2015 - 10:13am

#5975

toddl

Joined:
November 10, 2013

@wissinoming - RE: 1980-05-10

Great choice for a release some day. 1980-05-10 - Hartford Civic Center Great 2nd Set. 7 Songs before drums/space. Jerry doing Pete Townshend windmills during I Know You Rider. Set 2 China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Feel Like A Stranger -> Comes A Time Estimated Prophet -> He's Gone -> Uncle John's Band -> Space -> Drums -> Space -> Not Fade Away -> Sugar Magnolia Encore Alabama Getaway -> One More Saturday Night
July 12, 2015 - 9:08am

#5976

Dennis

Joined:
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Mini 30 trips!

Nice idea, this would make a nice 30 days of free dead in November. I plan on loading up this list into a flash stick and listing thru.
July 12, 2015 - 8:13am

#5977

claney

Joined:
July 20, 2007

@wissinoming and @muleskinner - Levon's Ramble

First, great list of segments there Lebowski...good choices. Wissinoming - thanks for sharing that, I enjoyed your breakdown of 30 Trips. I can answer at least a couple of your "why not" questions: 9/19/70 (basically all of Fall 70) is not in the Vault. Likewise, no 11/19/72 in the Vault (lots of the Fall 72 stuff is missing too). One of my all-time favorite shows, with a Top Five Dark Star, is 11/13/72, but that is not only missing from the Vault, it was not recorded at all at the soundboard. Thank God for Owsley making an audience tape of that one! Muleskinner, great stuff. The Dean of my department (and his wife) are Larry Campbell Heads - I mean, they are as devoted to LC as we are to the Dead. They took me to a Ramble a few years back, it was a peak life experience. Levon's band with LC was obviously great, also Taj Mahal, and Jim Lauderdale. Of course all in Levon's barn, about ten feet from the "stage." At the poluck during a break, I was standing next to this kind of square looking dude (like me!) in his 60s wearing shorts, sandals with socks... nice guy, we chatted about how good the salad was and stuff like that - "oh yeah, try the taboule!". Later he's introduced and brought up to sing some songs - it was John Sebastion! Good thing I did not recognize him as we were thus able to have a normal conversation, ha! Anyway, that's my Ramble story.
July 12, 2015 - 7:48am

#5978

lebowski99

Joined:
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Mini 30 trips

Glad to see others feeling the love for the 6-8-74 Playin! I need to listen to the rest of that show again soon. However,with my girlfriend gone for the week, I spent the last couple of nights baked and queing up choice nuggets from nearly all 30 years--at least most from 69 to 91. Tried to minimize repeats, and focus on what I enjoy most from each year, but here's how it went: 3/17/68 Other One>New Potato>China Cat>Eleven>Caution>Feedback 12/12/69 Uncle John's>He Was a Friend 6/24/70 NFA>Easy Wind, Dark Star>Attics>Dark Star>Sugar Mag>Dark Star>St. Stephen (rough audience tape, but the music...) 4/18/70 Cumberland, New Speedway 2/19/71 Smokestack 8/6/71 Hard to Handle(obvious choice, but never fails to slay me. 4/24/72 NFA>GDTR>NFA 2/17/73 1/2 Step, Truckin>Eyes 6/8/74 Playin>Wharf Rat>Playin 6/17/75 Help>Slip>Franklin's 6/9/76 Mission in the Rain (not from this date, but on Road Trips--too lazy to look it up.) 5/9/77 Peggy-O, Music Never Stopped (too bad for the patch in MNS, cause that's a smoker.) 12/31/78 FOTD 12/1/79 He's Gone>Gloria Jam>CC Rider (a little Weir cheese, but I have a tolerance for that...) 11/30/80 Scarlet Fire 10/10/82 Space>Wheel>Throwing Stones>NFA>Black Peter (The jam in Throwing Stones is really interesting and the Space/Wheel is so delicate. 9/2/83 Baby Blue 3/31/85 Post China Doll Jam>Drums (China Doll is a wreck, but the post jam? Jerry and the drummers redeem the whole band.) 6/30/85 Shakedown (obvious, I know, but this version never stops peaking.) 12/30/87 Cassidy--a wild swirling version 4/1/88 To Lay Me Down, Thin Man 12/31/89 Victim>Dark Star>Drums (Say what you want about Victim, but this version and what follows is chaotic and stellar--as long as the MIDI doesn't send you fleeing.) 7/19/90 Jack Straw 5/5/91 Terrapin>Jam (One of my favorites, especially with the post jam.) Usually listen to complete shows, but this was a fun way to go. How does one band have so much to choose from????
July 12, 2015 - 7:43am

#5979

wissinomingdeadhead

Joined:
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30 Trips Around the Sun...

Here is an honest assessment of this collection of shows, I will give an honest, open opinion about each show some I'm familiar with some I'm not, however I will let you out here in Deadland the Deal, so here goes an honest show by show analysis. DISCAIMER: MY INTENTION IS TO INFORM NOT TO CREATE A CONTROVERSY, WE CAN AGREE OR DISAGREE ON MY ASSESSMENT OF THIS BOX SET, HOWEVER I JUST WANT TO BE A HELP TO THOSE WHO ARE ON THE FENCE SO TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THIS BOX SET, AS I FEEL IT'S VERY MUCH WORTH PURCHASING!!!!!!!!!!!! 1966, 7/3, I am familiar with this show, I thought 5/19 would've been the obvious choice, however with that said this is a GOOD choice. 1967, 11/10, A GOOD choice an excellent example of "primal Dead". 1968, 10/20, now this show is a GREAT choice for years I stayed primarily with the Pac-North Tour in January & February. I just started venturing thru other shows from '68 so yes this is 30 Trips worthy. 1969. 2/22, Another GOOD choice however I would've preferred, 4/5 or 4/21 however 2/22 is release worthy. 1970 4/15, why not 9/19 or 11/8? It's a GOOD choice though worthy of the price of admission. 1971, 3/18, NEVER listened to this one....yet, again, why not 12/5? I'm looking forward to hearing this one for the FIRST time in September, can't give an honest opinion so let's just trust, DL's opinion on this one. 1972, 9/24, SEPTEMBER 1972, ENOUGH SAID, however I was expecting them to go with 11/19 just because of DP 11 & RSD 11/18 but I'm NOT complaining GREAT choice. 1973,11/14, To obvious for me only because of Winterland '73 & DP 5 11/17, I was hoping they'd go with a "different' era of 1973, like 12/18 with that being said you can't go wrong with this one an EXCELLENT choice. 1974, 9/18, Europe '74 a GOOD choice as I feel this tour is somewhat of underrated. 1975,9/28, what else could they have gone with? Now the logical thing to do though is release 6/17 & COMPLETE 1975. 1976, 10/3, another GOOD choice from an underrated year, even though I would've like to see 7/17 or 7/18 released, 10/3 is worthy of release. 1977, 4/25, why couldn't they go with the 'other" tour, Fall, 1977 however this is an EXCELLENT choice Spring '77 SAY NO MORE!!! 1978, 5/14 why not 11/24? However a GOOD choice. 1979, 10/27 The reason I paid 699.98 PLUS $58.10 PA Sales Tax was for this the HOLY GRAIL of 1979, an EXCELLENT choice. 1980, 11/28, The only way I can justify this one is if 11/29 gets released & COMPLETES the short Florida, Georgia Tour of November 1980, however why not 5/10 or 10/14, so let's say this is a GOOD choice. 1981, 5/16, The "other" Cornell, an EXCELLENT choice. 1982, 7/31, A GOOD choice however I'd like to see 10/10 get released one day. 1983,10/21, An EXCELLENT choice indeed. 1984, 10/12, An EXCELLENT choice it's either 4/21, 10/12 or 11/2 any one of these 3 is release worthy. 1985, 6/24, A GOOD choice however I was hoping 6/28 would've been the show for '85 however this is worthy of release 1986,5/3, A GOOD choice, I'm glad to see they didn't go with 12/15 just because it would've been the obvious choice, maybe someday we'll see 3/24 get released. 1987, 9/18 An EXCELLENT choice, La Bamba, indeed!!! 1988, 7/3 A GOOD choice however why not 7/29? Just sayin.... 1989,10/26 An EXCELLENT choice, I call this show "ANGRY DEAD"!!!! Another show I've been rallying for to see the "light" of day. 1990,10/27, A GOOD choice however why not 11/1? 1991, 9/10, A GOOD choice however a tad to obvious for me, we already have the "holy grail" of Dead & Branford (3/29/90) I really would've like to see 6/22 or ESPECIALLY 9/26 the show in this writer's opinion IS 1991!! 1992, 3/20, A GOOD choice however why not 6/20? Again, just sayin..... 1993,3/27, A GOOD choice, IMO though if they're going with March 1993, why not 3/17 or 3/24? 1994, 10/1, An EXCELLENT choice in fact most of October 1994, is worthy of release. 1995, 2/21, A GOOD choice, though I would've liked to see 6/21 released however 2/21 is worthy of release. So there you have my HONEST feelings on EVERY show in '30 Trips, the most important thing I can say is in this long time Deadheads opinion is I'm glad I was able to preorder one as this collection is NEVER going to be duplicated & it is investment worthy. The other thing to consider is EVERY show in this box set is a HIT with no misses, even the shows I'm not familiar with I know are going to be good just because they were chosen especially for this release. Yes DEADLAND IMHO it's worth shelling out the $699.98+ I'm glad I was able to preorder BEFORE it SELLS OUT as "secondary" prices for the box set or individual shows on the "secondary" market will be outrageous!!!!!! HAPPY SUNDAY, DEADLAND!!!!!!
July 12, 2015 - 5:36am

#5980

Mr. Pete

Joined:
November 3, 2010

5/5/09 The Dead Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Il..Chicago show cover

I am looking for a copy of the limited edition cover for this show. If anyone know where I can either obtain this show, which came in the red sleeve, or send me a pdf of the red cover I would be for ever....grateful! Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie

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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

mmmmethadone

thanks jim, it is methadone monday. got it playing now. in my town a full month of methadone treatments are $390 and they accept medicaid! is that whoohoo or ouch?

Jim

Ah ok, that explains things lol. I was like wait... week before? Christmas Eve = 12/24 = sleigh + chimney 12/25 morning - where's he coming up with 7 days prior. It was like 2 + 2 was equaling 5....

Holy crap!

I couldn't wait to hear some of the music, so I purchased the 4 disc set from Pono at 24bit/192khz, and it sounds great! I am so pumped for this set. I admit, I did listen to the stream all Saturday, but that was it. BUT - listening to the Dancing in the Streets from 1970 (on the 4 disc set), I keep hearing the same riff that Jerry played during the 10-31-71 (Dick's Pick Vol.2) Dark Star. This is my favorite Dark Star because of the direction it goes, and now that same kind of sequence in on Dancing in the Streets!!!! I am pumped for the rest of this set. Bring it on!!! Also, JimInMD - thanks for the JGB link. Who is the drummer? That's not Ronnie Tutt, is it?

Re: Holy Crap Batman

Yea.. that's Ron Tutt. Keith is groovin' nice in that show too. Happy days. Speaking of Holy Crap Batman, a couple years ago in the middle of no-where Appalachia.. In a town of probably 100 or less, I passed the original 1960's bat mobile. Turns out there's a guy around here that owned (owns) the bat mobile + the General Lee. I pulled over and asked him a bunch of questions. He even fired up the flames out the back. ..unless of course I hallucinated the whole thing.

Dijon 74

So, I am alone in a hotel room, and I thought time to put a toe in the water. Last time I saw the band was Ally Pally,1974, wall of sound, so I thought Dijon, where to start? Seastones...nice, then jump to Big River, great to hear Keith, but , wait, w.t.f, where the hell are the vocals? And Dave says the tapes of this show are so good...Somebody tell me whats going on...pretty please.

dogon

do you know simon rob? he was at ally pally also and was his last show also, if memory serves...

Scroll / visual representation

Maybe this is the text of the scroll, but visual representation means pictures or images to me. Could this be why the credits are only for the "text?" I expect the scroll will be more than a list of songs...

BTW, This Winterland Show From 1970....

I would have been disappointed if there were no early 70s Cold Rain & Snows on here. I'm pleased with this one from 1970. It's just such a great song, and one of my favorite openers, alongside Bertha and Promised Land. I kind of lump New Minglewood Blues in there too, though I only have two from the early 70s; the one on Ladies & Gentlemen is so good, I wonder why they didn't play it more. Whenever I go into '71 / '72 mix mode, I'll usually go: Promised Land - Sunshine Daydream or E72 5/23/72 Cold Rain & Snow - 5/24/72 or 4/17/72 or Ladies & Gentlemen (with awesome intro segue from GDTRFB) New Minglewood Blues - Ladies & Gentlemen Bertha - Sunshine Daydream or several E72 versions Sometimes I'll mix up the order too, but keep to the alternating of Bobby / Jerry songs. I usually

Dijon 74

The Phil and Ned was quad through the Wall of Sound and 2 of the channels went through the vocal mics inputs in the recording mix.They fixed this about 4 minutes into Peggy-O, It happened a lot on the post Phil & Ned set SBDs this is why SBD recordings of Phil & Ned are only 2 of the 4 channels and why AUD versions sound so much different.

Today in GD History Dijon 74 - 9.21.74

Final Europe show till 1981 and the Wall of Sound is rocking.. Seastones > Playing in the Band Seastones features Jerry in addition to Ned Lagin and Phil. Not the best by any means but fun to hear. Dave's Picks, so far has released 3 Wall of Sound shows !!! Here's to a 4th for 2016 Bring on 5.12.74 6.30.74 and 7.19.74 -- any one of those will do for a Dave's Picks in 2016 right ?

Ally Pally

Dear Gary, no, I dont know Simon.I went with my old pal Keith, (hi Keith!) And Paul, a mean blue grass picker -he played a bit with Grisman-who recently died in Jerusalem. The first show, I went to all of them, was mainly notable because I managed to score the first Mad River album!And I had to be very careful that its pristine sleeve didnt get beer stains all over it! Kayak, many thanks for the information, much appreciated!

Outpost - Bolt Head from the UK

Currently living in leeds, UK. Have every release on CD/DVD + download series etc. All loaded up in Lossless, so decided to go for this (looks like a neat pack). Can't wait to get it

Ally Pally

Nice Dogon. I have heard of Mad River but never heard any of their music. I guess I should try to track it down?Did not realize there was a bluegrass following overseas...thought it was just us hillbillies...yeehaw

mbarilla

I'd take 7/19/74 in a heartbeat. Next would be 5/17/74, then 2/23/74. 6/30/74 would be my 4th pick. Such a great year.

Individual downloadable inevitables?

Anyone know if they plan on releasing each show as a digital download? Any opinions?

interesting stat

Now that 30 trips is "out", I did a bit of tallying. There have been 251 Grateful Dead shows with more than 50 minutes released officially (or are otherwise more or less complete, like 3/23/75). Don't ask me why I decided on 50 minutes as a cut-off, it just seemed like the right amount to capture most of the jamming in a particular show. The breakdown is as follows: 1960s: 26 shows 1966: 2 1967: 1 1968: 7 1969: 16 1970s: 150 shows 1970: 9 1971: 17 1972: 35 1973: 15 1974: 19 1975: 3 1976: 9 1977: 23 1978: 12 1979: 8 1980s: 39 shows 1980: 10 1981: 2 1982: 4 1983: 2 1984: 1 1985: 2 1986: 1 1987: 4 1988: 4 1989: 9 1990s: 36 shows 1990: 24 1991: 5 1992: 2 1993: 3 1994: 1 1995: 1 1972, 1990, and 1977 are the big winners, but we already knew that.

Soon to be Big Winners !!

Add 1 more to the 1967 tally = 10.22.67 And now for the Drum Roll.... 1981 and 1987 !!! These 2 years will see a few official releases soon and maybe even the box set treatment.. Side note : Just scored "Dicks Picks 30" brand new for $40 and used "FW69 bonus disc" for $25 !!! Still looking for Dave's Picks 1 !!!!

RE: Soon to be Big Winners !!

> Add 1 more to the 1967 tally = 10.22.67 This has been officially released? Or is it just hopeful wishing?

Mad River

A fine bay area band. They made two albums (and one EP). If you're gonna check out their music, check out both albums because they are very different from each other. Also, the British label Shagrat released a 12" vinyl EP in 2011. Also worth checking out is Lawrence Hammond's solo stuff. Bluegrass in Europe? You would be surprised how big it is, particularly here in Holland, but also in the UK. Good music can find a home anywhere. I got loads of bluegrass in my music collection and I can assure you I ain't no hairy-ass hillbilly!

30 Trips 1977 A Pleasant Surprise

I thought I would peruse the show from 4/25/77, not really expecting to hear anything unique or fresh, considering the number of shows that have been released from the Spring '77 tour. I went immediately to Scarlet / Fire, and wow - I can hear Bob Weir so much better than any of the other '77 shows I have - very nice to hear his rocked out rhythm playing while Jerry solos away on Scarlet. Also some great stuff from Keith and Jerry in the last 2-3 minutes of Scarlet that Donna and Bobby pick up on, just a little melody before the transition, but definitely caught my attention. I hope the whole show's like this.

chastason,, wishful thinking for now

It's going to happen though. Sources have almost all but confirmed this.. And for those who like the 1966 stuff from 30'Trips ,, look out for 7.29.66 !! If this one has not been released already. The dates for 1966 material is sometimes a little scattered.. Still waiting for 30 Trips Box set to arrive and not streaming.. Downloads seem to be inevitable,, based on previous release trends. One Kind Favor - bring on the Release of 4.24.66 !!!

hiss?

Does the entire '82 show have a noticeable hiss throughout? The single track on the 4CD release has it. I am going to guess this is something that cannot be cleaned up? thanks for any help.

RE: chastason,, wishful thinking for now

> It's going to happen though. Sources have almost all but > confirmed this.. Oh man, oh man. That would be stellar. Even though we don't really know the date of 5/5/67's material, I'd hope they'd tack it on somewhere. There cannot be too much '67 / early '68 released, according to me. I'd also like to see a 3/17-18/67 set come out. We know there is at least some of those shows sitting in the vault. Speaking of those spring 67 shows ... did Bear tape them? And if so, does that mean that he maybe taped the Chuck Berry set, too? It would be awesome to have Garcia's "post Chuck Berry set" comment heard in the proper context.

O.K....

Just sitting here on a Monday eve having one and digging on the 87 & 88 shows. Good stuff! Thats the thing, these streams sound great! Havent listened to a full show yet, enjoying trolling around. 88 show is good! Love Queen Jane. Some great versions on Spring 90. Once we get this it will be awesome! Going to be a great end of the year for us. This box, Daves 16, Daves sub renewal, 30 days of Dead, RSD release? I think FTW should have been put on hold for next year. Too much at once. O well, Happy 50th!!!

1974 - 9/18, Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France

Couldn't resist the streams and started here. Heard '74 PITB on Sirius this morning and didn't realize it was from Boxzilla. When I figured out the stream/iPad/Apple TV/Home Theater config, this is what I went to. Phil loud and clear. Absolutely beautiful.

interesting stat

Mr. Jack Straw - that is so cool that you put this list in order, but I was wondering - when was the 3/23/75 show released? I would love to hear that. I have the first 'One from the vault' and now the new one from 30 trips.

3/23/75

this was on the Beyond Description Bonus CD

30 Trips - Box - 1986

Figured I would start my listening with some of the shows from lesser years, like 1986. Test the statement that each show would be enjoyable and not necessarily just enjoyable "in the context of that year". And as the I listen to a nice punchy Scarlet to open set 2, I have to agree that this 1986 show has been a good one so far.

Re: StreicherJ

Nice plan, Streicher. I thought the following review from setlsets.net dovetails nicely with your post. I just pulled it from the web, and did not write it nor attend the show. but it fits here: __________ Reviewer: wildcataggie - ★★★★ - February 9, 2010 Subject: Sweet Sounding Jerry Vocals!!! I am apprehensive (God, that sounds wimpy) about listening to shows from '83 through '86 because of the detrimental effect that Jerry's health had on his performance. I went to between 10 and 15 shows a year myself during this period, plus about a dozen JGB. We would never stop going and never stop loving being there, but it was obvious that Jerry was really struggling physically. It can be pretty painful listening to the raspy and thin vocals and though he never lost the ability to sparkle on the strings, the grace and eloquence were definitely at an ebb. Have no apprehensions about this beautiful recording of an excellent show!!! Right from the Cold Rain and Snow Jerry's vocals are clear, crisp and vibrant. I cannot think of another show from anywhere near this time on which he sounds so good vocally. Comes A Time is another highlight and just about everything else sounds sweet. With a board like this, I really focus on just how much these guys loved playing together and how well they listened to each other. This is a really collaborative performance, not off the charts but everybody gets a piece of the mix. The Scarlet/Fire is tight rather than epic but it has plenty of energy and creativity. Oh yeah - I'm listening to the whole thing over again - check out Jerry's backing vocals on The Race Is On - unbelievable!!!! Love the good ol' Grateful Dead - the sweet part of the dream is that we learned to sing "We will survive, we will survive" during those days and it came true for a lot of us. I'll have to check out the other shows on this run - any other suggestions? Jerry had lots of bright and happy days ahead of him. This show fills a tremendous personal niche for me, just like finding a Fall '94 show were he sparkles with all the joy and imagination we loved him for. Still haven't found that show for '95 but I'm always looking!! Thanks Charlie Miller - Time Magazine Man of the Year, long overdue!!! Never forget - Love will see you through

Simonrob

Mad River were a great band and the Hammond solo material is also very strong. Havnt heard the Shagrat stuff since I dont own a turntable.I dont have any bluegrass since I flogged all my vinyl, but back in the day I was plenty fond of it, Country Gazette, Clarence White and the Kentucky Colonels were my initiation at the LSE...in fact my pal Paul ended up being a leading light in the Israeli (!) Bluegrass scene, seems that not all broadbrimmed hats are at the wailing wall! But these days I am a jazz buff, with significant forays into Turkish Baglama, Fado and Flamenco. Grootjes

holy Crap

Thanks for that heads up. I actually have a list of places where that jam occurs that I got years ago in a forum. So glad one of them mad it to the box. If I can find the list maybe I will post. awesome jam and I remember that it occurs in some 70's Dancin' in the Streets. Awesome!

Re: Holy Crap

dallanW/sfrank, Is this helpful? https://archive.org/post/280194/the-deads-early-thematic-jams I believe its mentioned in Tighten Up Jam sequence.

Holy Crap III....

....Salt Lake City '95....Jerry was sober this night, and brought it home!.... ....pushing 1995. Take a picture. It will last longer. I wish this show was....

Holy crap

Thanks for that, that list is bigger than mine. I played that jam to many in my age group and just over because I felt I knew it, even the first time I heard it on Dicks picks but no one could identify the tune as a stand alone. Just love it! I will make my way through the list for sure.

RE: 10/31/71 Darkstar Jam

I am pretty sure that the jam after Darkstar on Dicks Picks 2 is actually "Soulful Strut", a song performed by Young-Overholt Unlimited from 1968, written by Eugene Record and William Sanders. Sweet jam.

soulful Strut

Sounds similar........

made out of sticks?

Listening freely to the streams now, even though I said I wouldn't. Still, not listening yet to very favorite years but enjoying all I'm hearing. Listening to '82 now after TotD's post tonight and it's damn good.I love the group effort in the later Maggie's Farms and noticed in the '92 show (listened last night) it sounds like Bruce sings, "His bedroom window is made out of sticks." Yeah, lyric flubs are common in GD history but this stands out a bit, especially since Bruce seemed to be one of the more sober band members (correct me if I'm wrong). Maybe he'd recently read the Three Little Pigs to his kids.

Scarlet

10-19-74 WinterlandAbsolutely superb. :) UJB too

Box stream

Just ordered the box(showed sold out yesterday, but it seems they found some copies this morning...) How do I access the streams? Thanks

streams

check order status....you may have to wait for them to charge your card though.

@ cousin

Just curious... Did you still get free shipping when you ordered today? I'm just wondering if that was cut off at the original pre-order date.

@ Dusty rambler

Yes, I did get free shipping. Most likely free until ship date.

Scroll Question

I got this response from CS in response to my question about the scroll: "Thank you for choosing our store! The scroll will be separate from the book itself, the scroll will not be electronically delivered, only the booklet PDF and streaming."

hariy-ass hillbilly

come on simon, don't give away my secret sauce!

dogon

hey dogon what is or was the LSE?

LSE

Hi Gary,London School of Economics, Saw quite a few smaller scale intimate gigs there over a period of a few years, during the early 70s. A long while ago, dont ask me who else I saw there though!

LSE

hey dogon: so they had shows at the LSE? Do they have a small auditorium right at the school. I was encouraged to go to LSE back in 1992, sometimes I wish I had taken the wisdom of the counselor.

LSE

Oh yeah, one more, Country Joe all star band with Peter Albin, Dorothy M from United States of America fame (I wouldnt leave my wooden wife for you, sugar) and female drummer, essentially the Paris sessions band. Good show as I recall...

I purchased the Spring 1990 (TOO) box..but..

I bought it unopened on ebay, and the tray that holds the book was damaged (smashed in and torn where it says Spring 1990) when Rhino put the set together. Not the end of the world, the music still sounds great, but I'm now looking for a replacement of that piece. If anybody wants to sell just the box, please PM me. I don't even need the extras or the book..really just need the tray. Thanks.

Manor Downs 1982

Definitely the "worst" sound quality of the entire box set IMO. The hiss is there for sure (forget who asked about that). It is a superb show and the diminished quality does not take away from my enjoyment, but like 4-6-82, there is a real noticeable dropoff in the quality of the mix. Having said that I am blown away by the treatment given to 10-12-84, which I was admittedly salivating over. But it exceeded all expectations.

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