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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November 24, 2015 - 12:16pm

#991

Gary Farseer

Joined:
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slow ride

what about the guy on the bull television commercial. for slow release carbohydrate drink...maybe glucerna. i thought was funny
November 24, 2015 - 12:03pm

#992

mitchmo

Joined:
February 16, 2011

Stuck on the bus

Called customer service and tried to cancel my USB this afternoon. I was told that there is now a "special protocol" involved. They are forwarding my cancellation request somewhere and I was told I should receive a response "early next week." Too many cancelations or is it finally shipping?
November 24, 2015 - 11:37am

#993

Bach 2 Bach

Joined:
June 5, 2007

Slow Ride...

I can hear it anytime I want- all I have to do is turn to one of the local 'classic rock' stations around here. They have it on an endless loop- along with Joe Walsh's 'Life's Been Good'.
November 24, 2015 - 11:36am

#994

outpost

Joined:
June 11, 2007

USB thoughts .....

So if USB Sticks are the wave of the future (not gonna argue with that), then Dead.net/Rhino better get their act together. My rants are not specifically at the delay (these things happen), but at the fact they have NOT BEEN UPFRONT about the problem, and treated their customers with disrespect (despite the emails thanking us for our patience .... how patronising!) Unless the stick is way more intricate than would appear from pictures, then it is still a USB Stick in a fancy case, and people are going to think twice if they release another. Anyhow, let's see what they have to say this week (hopefully it will be 'back on track')
November 24, 2015 - 10:26am

#995

MidwayKid

Joined:
October 28, 2011

Dave's Picks Volume 2 Disc 1 Itunes ? and some USB chatter.

I was just organizing my Daves Picks File. Disc 1 of volume 2 is split into two entries. Can anyone PM message me and tell me how to combine them if possible on The ITunes. I am a old time Dead Head and a new time ITuner. I am going to agree with something someone above my post said about the USB. If I had a lot of extra money. I would right now today buy me 10 of these imaginary lightning bolts. I recommend anyone in the risk reward business to take some risk here. These USB drives are either gonna be a smash hit. Or a total flop. This is the perfect environment for a product to turn out fantastic. Everyone who is waiting might very well be the big winners here. The Pono Player and the new way music files are being played is Brand new. This is all first edition stuff here. Very early in the game. By the time everyone is using Pono Players and such. Looking for lightning bolts, these will have been sold out 5 years ago. In five years people might be going crazy to get a hold of these imaginary lighting bolts. So folks I know it is tough but if I were you I would just kick back and wait until the magic arrives. You are in the drivers seat of the future. In the risk reward business what is most important is that what I put my risk into turns out to be as great as is can be. Seeing as through this is a Grateful Dead project it is likely that someone will get it right at some point. If I had a extra 700 bucks I would buy one of these. I have two boxes one to play and one to collect. I am thinking that one day I will wish I had got one box and one bolt. That day is not today. I think it will happen though. It is not impossible that I will buy one at some point. I am watching the bolts very carefully. I know it is tough folks. As a professional who deals in antiques collectibles and cool stuff for a living I think you are all sitting in some very lucky seats. I envy the tough spot you are in. For those who saw the Dead back in the day and remember all the waiting anticipation hassle and risk it could take to drive five states away from home to sleep in a car in parking lot to see the Dead. Often by the first song you knew it was all worth it. Then by the end of the show you could not believe what you just had witnessed. I believe that is what will happen down the road with the Lightning Bolts. Just kick back and relax. If you get the Bolt someday as advertised and they are correct at that point I think you will all be thrilled. One of 1000 or so fortunate collectors. If it is this much of a hassle to get it has got to be great. Right? Look at it this way I will predict that Tesla will have a Pono player or its equivalent in its cars in 3 to 5 years. They might have that option now I do not know. Imagine someone who could buy a Tesla in a few years and just get in and put the lighting bolt in and bam what a driving experience that could be. Who would want a CD box set in the back seat of your car when you can have it all on a drive with great files. The upgraded files and the Pono player direction is the future. Plain and simple. you all are some lucky ducks. The more I talk about it the more I want in on the action. I will wait until we get more info. Looks like I have that luxury. When these exist and if the reviews come in great. The remaining stock will sell out quick. I will be watching. Got to get me a Bolt.
November 24, 2015 - 10:14am

#996

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

For your consideration...

Someone sent me this, thought it would spur endless debate here. Comments at the end of the article are like any online, half love, half hate. I thought interesting at least. http://disinfo.com/2015/09/a432-hz-frequency-dna-tuning-bastardization-…
November 24, 2015 - 10:05am

#997

antonjo

Joined:
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1st sets, slow ride

vguy,Jerry was definitely a beacon of light that evening. Just completed the '77 first set this morning ~ wow! That is one fine -- nearly perfect -- first half. The groove on Brown-Eyed Women reels the whole band in and doesn't let go from start to finish. That leaves me teary-eyed from the beauty, and then comes Music Never Stopped...wow. Really enjoyed the '85 first set, too ~ moreso, surprisingly, than the 2nd. My old tape started at He's Gone, I think (maybe Samson), so I'd never heard 1st set. Let It Grow rawks. Slow Ride -- anyone heard that song in recent years? If not, count yourself fortunate. Like Chinese water torture, it just goes on and on, relentlessly milking chorus after bridge after instrumental break after alternate bridge after variation on chorus, till you just want to shout "ALRIGHT, ALREADY!!!" Sorry for that outburst.
November 24, 2015 - 9:34am

#998

dallanW

Joined:
January 1, 2011

USB- Dr R email response

Oh man, I keep checking for a shipping notice since its "coming soon" and now they are giving us an update with a new shipping date Next Week! You're kidding! 50th anniversary does mean this year guys......I know it will come when it comes and of course still want it but i am somewhat speechless at this point.
November 24, 2015 - 3:00am

#999

One Man

Joined:
May 17, 2011

Slow Ride

It's gonna take me a long time to get through all 30 Trips. I listen to each song and jot down notes in real time, sometimes having to pause to catch up on writing. Plus I don't have that much spare time to begin with. So I'm only about to start 1967. But I LOVE 1966 because it really conjures an image of a band just starting out, trying to keep the crowd entertained and dancing. They throw a few original tunes in there to begin making their mark, and they choose some obscure covers and make them their own. It's a blueprint that endured for 30 years, although the original tunes of course became much more prominent. The between-song chatter is funny. Surprisingly, they don't sound all that high. I'm sure that will change with the next installment. There are a few tape crinkles here and there, but the audio quality is surprisingly good, although I'm not a fan of Bear's recipe for L-R panning.
November 23, 2015 - 11:59pm

#1000

prafter

Joined:
January 5, 2008

USB thoughts

-There's only 1000 of these when they are eventually made*USB Sticks are the wave of the future *a 2-3 month delay for a lifetime of outstanding Dead Shows....the Holy Grail of Dead Boxsets unto eternity and ya'll stamping your feet and taking yo' ball and going home? I'm as frustrated as everyone else, I've learned to be patient...the reward will manifest itself and I'll have portable 30Trips until I croak.

John Perry Barlow

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"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts. Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band’s history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent. For those who listen to the entire box straight through, chronologically, the narrative of the Grateful Dead's live legacy will be seen as second to none in the pantheon of music history." - David Lemieux

We are more than pleased to announce the Grateful Dead's most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as both an 80-disc boxed set and a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, both the boxed set and the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions.

The 80-disc boxed set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies, a nod to the band’s formation in 1965. Along with the CDs, it also includes a gold-colored 7-inch vinyl single which bookends the band’s career. The A-side is “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)” from the band’s earliest recording session in 1965 with the B-side of the last song the band ever performed together live, “Box Of Rain” recorded during their final encore at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9, 1995.

The box also comes with a 288-page book that features an extensive, career-spanning essay written by Nick Meriwether, who oversees the Dead archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, along with special remembrances of the band submitted by fans. Also included is a scroll that offers a visual representation of how the band’s live repertoire has evolved through the years.

The USB drive version* will be shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats and is an individually numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Digital version of the book also included on USB.

Shows will NOT be sold individually on CD. This release is sure to sell out quickly so pre-order your copy today and stick around as we will be revealing a mighty fine selection of music, art, and much, much more right here.

(Looking for a smaller 50th Anniversary commemorative keepsake? September 18th will see the release of a four-CD version of the collection titled 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN: THE DEFINITIVE LIVE STORY 1965-1995. More on that here.)

ROLLINGSTONE.COM SONG PREMIERE AND EXCLUSIVE DAVID LEMIEUX INTERVIEW
Head on over to Rollingstone.com for the very first listen of "Morning Dew" 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, David Fricke's exclusive interview with archivist David Lemieux, and the reveal of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN's '69 and '84 shows.

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

Running the 30 Trips Player / Reader program:
On Windows – Navigate to the USB drive and double click the PCStart.exe file to run.
On MacOS – Open the GD 30 Trips drive, and double click the MacStart to run.

Viewing the digital book:
You can either view it within the program that comes on the drive, or by opening the PDF directly.

To view the PDF, open the PDF folder on the drive and the USB_bk_spreads_08-31 file within. Selecting the option within your PDF reading application to view as a “single page” might be preferable to viewing as a continuous document.

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
PDF
Text

@Dusty.rambler

Ouch..sorry to hear that. Mine looked like whoever put the box together had no idea what they were doing. Just smashed the whole bottom portion instead of actually trying to fold the edges where the book is placed. Also have 1/2 inch rips in the two lower corners below the bottom of the book. Oh well..haha, everything else was fine.

Excuse Me Stewardess - I Speak Jive

If you think Dutch is bad... Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

Jack Straw 80

Agree, it's a powerhouse. Go To Nassau and Dead Set are explosive. That jam leading up to the Jack Straw from Wichita is as good as it gets. I actually prefer 80 to 89 version.

Different Eras

What's up dead land. I always love discussing peoples favorite eras of this great music. Of course I know each year and for that matter each month and each show took on its own personality, but lets say we get 10 slots for the 30 years. I am giving 69 and 72 stand alone slots. What do your 10 look like? Pre 69 69 70-71 72 73-75 76-77 78-79 80-86 87-90 91-95

Bluegrass

Saying Old And In The Way is the second most influential band in bluegrass sort of skips right over Flatt And Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, etc. etc. etc... Just sayin

άλλη μια μπύρα, παρακαλώ

...in Greek.

re: mhammond

I can't argue with that.

Morgul, Simon, John, & Jim

Morgul, Gimb & durb Baggins & ash nazg, & thrak ul ishi Lugburz...! I envy you guys that saw the Untitled-era Byrds ~ great band. You almost wish they'd had their own name so they could be honored in their own right. Simonrob, I was graced to see John Hartford perform exactly once, too, in the mid-80's at Artscape (Baltimore's arts festival that I assume is still going strong? JiminMD?). I didn't know who he was at the time, merely tagged along with my best friend's family, who were bluegrassers. Shuffling on that little soapbox of his, he charmed all present: young adults, old adults, kids, and skeptical classic-rawk teens like myself. Still can't explain to my conscience how I failed to motivate for the acoustic trio of Hartford, Grisman, and (Mike) Seeger when they came to my favorite small theatre in Portland around '99. (And I'd only recently known of Mike via the Shady Grove liner notes...to wink back on topic.) Speaking further of Mr. Hartford, yes, Jim, the Aereo Plane crew is five-star music. "Steam Powered Aereo-Takes" from those sessions is not to be missed.

No one's mentioned...

...New Grass Revival. The Bush/Cowan/Flynn/Fleck lineup were so fun live. Their 80's studio albums don't do their performances justice, but there are moments: Can't Stop Now, Metric Lips, smokin' cover of I'm Down.... Flynn must make the ballot for most underrated guitarist alive ~ those choice, impossibly clean, lightning-fast runs he'd casually step forward to play, then step back again. The other guys, thankfully, have pretty much gotten their due. Bela's instrumentals were always the highlight for me. County Claire, Bigfoot, and I'll shout it again...METRIC LIPS!!!

How 'bout....

Strength In Numbers? Other than a few bad haircuts and even worse 80's clothes these guys were fun too.-Bela Fleck -Mark O'Conner -Sam Bush -Jerry Douglas -Edgar Meyer :)

How 'bout....

I stop double posting.Ooops...

Re:

Yes, and yes.. and yes. to the last three posts. Or I could post three separate Yes'. There's a festival in the foothills here called DellFest that's a hoot. On the Potomac river near Cumberland, MD. A very chill festival with a ton of great music. Old Crow Medicine Show is a wild one. ok.. a couple more non GD posts and I think I am going to have to break down and stream one of these shows..

Hey Jim

One of my favorite bumper stickers reads simply "DELL YEAH!"

Byrds1970

Yep, Simonrob, we rubbed shoulders at Bath in 1970 in the rain, best damn lineup of any festival that I know...still remember a very pregnant Grace Slick shambling through the mud on site...I am in Sweden, the missus is Dutch, from Brabant in the south...thanks for correcting my zpelling, not the first time its been required!

Bath Festival

So Dogon, you & Simomrob witnessed THAT performance of Atom Heart Mother? Sigh............. I don't suppose you also caught Fotheringay (and Floyd, and Jefferson Airplane, and the Byrds) at the Rotterdam Pop Festival that year? (of course, if we're talking Dell Fest ~ which must be cool if it's on the Potomac in Cumberland ~ gotta give a shoutout to Del McCoury and his boys....) ((John Cowan's 80's haircut was really....really....awful.))

bohlint

I break things up a little differently: '66-late '67 -- blues late '67-mid '69 -- add psychedelic mid '69-mid '71 -- add country late '71-'75 -- add jazz '76-early '78 -- add "disco" spring '78-early '79 -- start of "new sound" spring '79-'82 -- early Brent '83-summer '86 -- mid Brent Dec '86-summer '90 -- late Brent fall '90-'95 -- Vince I love hearing how different 'Heads think of eras!

eras

ToddW, I like your breakdown--I agree that Keith's arrival in Fall '71 was the beginning of a new era. I would probably consider the time with both Keith and Pigpen as a separate era. I definitely consider the time Bruce spent as a regular member (Fall '90 to Spring Tour '92) as a separate era from those last years with Vince.

Bath 1970

I was also at Bath, and 'twas amazing. My first festival too. Yes, very first performance of Atom Heart Mother with full choir at something like 6am the Sunday morning, my fav bands Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds et al. For folks who may be interested, my mate's archive www.ukrockfestivals.com/ has excellent coverage. I also remember Grace Slick, Jack and Jorma et al, early morning slow winding their way through part of the festival crowd, brush passing by me, laying horizontal, looking up. I missed my opportunity to dance naked on stage in the Airplane set, some guy asked me three times. The archive site has my Egypt '78 story too, and much much more!

True

True, with/without Pig deserves separation, but I only had 10 eras! I think spring '79-'82 deserves distinction as well, maybe spring '79-'80 and '81-'82? I think '82 is an underrated year, but maybe that's just because I grew up listening to April '82... April 12 is still my favorite Sugaree ever, not to mention the amazing Bird Song and deep Estimated!

@ Alvarhanso

Hi. I am French and I do not understand the English language. I am writing this with Google Translate.Alvarhanso, the 1974 concert comes from the city of Dijon, not Paris. There was a great Playing In The Band that night. I attended the Paris show given three days after the Dijon show. It was a soft and boring concert, unfortunately.

@ Antonjo

No, I didn't get to Kralingen, the Rotterdam Pop Festival (a.k.a. The Dutch Woodstock). The main acts were very similar to those that played at the Bath Festival as loads of American bands were in Europe that summer and got booked for both festivals. I did get to see Fotheringay at least once but I can't remember when or where.

more bluegrass

Open RoadIf you like or love bluegrass at all it would be well worth your while to check 'em out.Cold Wind. My favorite by far. :) P.S.-Hot Rize-second favorite.(band..that is) A must listen also. :)

Bolo?

DiscoCOBO Amazing

simonrob, Dutch etc.

Hi simonrob, no apologies needed. Since 2 months I have an American son-in-law, and he clearly has some trouble learning Dutch. That my daughter's English is very good (after traveling the world with him for 2 years) doesn't help either. Dutch is difficult for non-native speakers. But your Dutch sentence is good, you obviously used the example that you're most familiar with;). Grootjes is actually spelled groetjes (or groeten, if you want to lose the somewhat informal diminutive). However, I remember from highschool that English has it peculiarities too. For example, the sound of 'ea' changes, depending on surrounding letters: - hear - heard - heart - dead The laws of logic hardly apply to the development of languages. But then again, the Dutch usually adapt easily to other languages, if only because of their merchant nature. If you want to buy or sell something, you make sure you understand your trading partner. And after all, like music, trade is a universal language!

I'm disappointed...

I have been disappointed with the lack of "updates" on the new box set. I definitely thought Dave, or someone from Rhino, would have had much more information than just the opening video on this historic box set. A short discussion about the box, itself, would have been nice. From the first "chat" one would have gotten the impression that some more in-depth information would be coming. I guess I just missed it....or did I?I guess, at my age, I should have known better. Mr. Pete--------> aging hippie

You say groetjes - I say groenten

@Roland Bruynesteyn I used to make my dutch teacher laugh when I ended my emails to her with a new version of mvg (with friendly greetings). I would say met vriendelijke groenten instead (with friendly vegetables) !

response to Mr. Pete

Mr. Pete - right under the purple block that says "The Shows" it states: Oh boy! We intended to add announce all 30 shows throughout the pre-order period, but we got scooped! So now you have it, but you should stay tuned as we will be revealing tons of great music, artwork, and more. At least the book and all the music have been "revealed. But that was only due to the delayed shipment. At the very least it would be nice to get an update on the delay.

CRB

I know I'm mostly preaching to the choir here, but I had the good fortune to finally see Chris Robinson Brotherhood live last night here in Louisville. Wow... those guys bring the goods, don't they? Like the GOGD, they are a MUCH better act live than in studio. I was always a fan of the Black Crowes and I love Chris Robinson's voice, but I wasn't prepared for just how awesome Neal Casal and Adam MacDougall are when left to their own devices. Two thumbs WAY up!

Another Great Dark Star

On the way to work blaring Dark Star > St. Stephen > Mason's Children. Very accessible - good for all, but especially a DS neo, as they don't wander too far from rhythm and melody. Vocals are strong, playing is super tight. Great sound, probably the best they've captured Mason. The only complaint is that they began dropping the William Tell arrangement from St. Stephen at this point. But that's what FW '69 Complete is for;-)

Boxzilla - HDCD

hey.. I forget who asked the question if this box is going to be HDCD. ..was listening to Lemieux on Today in GD History this morning, they played a segment of the other Waterbury CT '72 show (sounded great). He did specify the shows sound great and were recorded on HDCD's. No surprise there. ..dig KeithFan's review of what appears to be a 1970 show. What is it? 2/2/70 at the Fox? In the immortal words of David Gans, "I never met a Dark Star I did not like."

Bath '70

If I recall correctly, Pink Floyd's wondrous first performance of Atom Heart Mother was introduced as The Amazing Pudding. Whatever, nobody knew what was about to hit them!

For what its worth..

Atom Heart Mother has always been my favorite Pink Floyd album. I know I am in the minority here and it does not get great reviews.. but that album always spoke to me, especially Fat Old Sun and the title track. I think it was the moment when they finally crawled out of Syd Barrett's song writing shadow and began to shine. Check out the newer versions of Fat Old Sun on Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD, the acoustic version on the Meltdown Concert DVD and the audio only version on Live in Gdansk. ok.. I'm off my high horse, back to some GOGD. Still finishing the 9/23/72 segment from Waterbury CT. Very nice.. especially That's It for the Other One. The last Cryptical until 1985. Edit: Too bad they did not record the Atom Heart Mother on higher quality film Sherman.. set the wayback to June 27th, 1970 and hand me that bottle of orange tablets on the shelf. There is some grainy black and white footage that survived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVPwGExeLpI

joy joy

Love all the comments overnight and today. Want to know more about Bath...love those comments. Love the ukfestival site, tell your mate he has a great site and the effort of love shows. Ok guys, go back and explain some of that language posts, what were you saying? Europe guys, teach us more! G

Heads Up

I am listening to the shows backwards 95>66 I have just started the 88 show. The picks from 91,90,89 are fantastic. Very high level concerts. MSG, Paris, Miami big time venues and the music is top notch.

oh...yeah, that Dark Star was 2/2/70

Was in the car and kind of distracted (all of these other cars on the road, speeding up, slowing down). Jim, that is a great quote ("never met a Dark Star I didn't like").

Double Dutch

An informal way of ending emails/letters is to use the tag line "mvg" e.g. blah blah blah mvg Bill mvg means "with friendly greetings" I used to change that "deliberately" to mean "with friendly vegetables" - just to have a laugh about my lack of fluent Dutch. HaHa - not so much, eh.

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As The World Turns...

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Thanks Kate

Wicked cool, a little trippy even.

looking around this site.....just found this:

Uncle John’s Band (Garcia/Hunter)September 18, 1974, Palais des Expositions, Dijon, France An instant Deadhead favorite and long-term FM radio staple, the band reserved “Uncle John’s Band” for big late-show moments beginning soon after its late 1969 debut. Trekking through Europe with the enormous Wall of Sound speaker array — sent over by ship with a large stash of the band’s pot supplies — the Dead themselves were on the verge of retiring from the road indefinitely (or so they thought). But playing to a few hundred people in the French countryside seemed to give energy to the road-weary ensemble, and, in Dijon, “Uncle John’s Band” made a rare show-opening appearance in front of the tiniest Dead audience in years. The band shifts effortlessly into the jam and the music stretches casually, suggesting a number of spaces and possibilities, as if bookmarking them for the mammoth second set to come, from Garcia’s pointing solos to the coolly locked-in spaciousness discovered by Messrs. Weir, Lesh, Godchaux, and Kreutzmann just before the vocal coda.

thru 82 so far

revelations: shrine 67 is worth the 700 bucks, by itself providence 78, a worthy companion to DP25, the band is AGRESSIVE manor downs 82, blew my mind...was not expecting that san diego 73 should have come out a long time ago,...there is a gem every night in 73 so far not a sour note in the bunch i'm very excited

Agree, this is just amazing!

Agree, Shrine 67 is just amazing! Wow and sound quality is stellar. How this did not get released in the 60s is beyond me. If you are on the fence, just buy the whole thing, you will not be sorry! If you can wait 5 to 10'years though, I'm sure they will stream it like they did for all of Europe 72.

Amazon!

Just picked up a brand new 4 disc 30 trips box set for less than $32.00. Much cheaper than here.

Production Delays?

Sorry if this topic has been previously run into the ground, but what exactly are the problems causing this delay in shipping? Anyone know? At least we can stream it, and it all sounds awesome. I've just been bouncing around, tripping on different songs from different eras, not yet concerned about the chronologic fortitude, if you will. So, this is going to be a wooden box, no? Putting the names on the side is super cheesy, but oh well. Gimme enough swag on the inside of the box, and I'll get over it.

Kate

Stop the ride... I want to get on!

Mid October or October 31st ship date?

This page says mid-October but when you order it, it says October 31. How about some more pictures of the box set so we can see more of what we've been waiting months for? Trying to save some listening for when I get the box, but was hard to stop once I heard Shrine 67. I was originally hoping for an early 72 Pigpen show for 1972, but that doesn't diminish this great box set of shows.

$700 - 30 Trips around the sun OR Gisele table book

I'm going for the 30 trips... Wonder which will ship first?

sorry, tpsg,

"the wheel is turning and you can't slow down" (apologies: rather than a clever retort, GD lyrical quotes just seem kind of banal around here). Anyway, I don't regulate ticket sales to this particular attraction; but, as Uncle Pinkus is fond of saying, "If you be payin', then you'll be playin'". Bob, among the great unwashed horde, life is reduced to series of hard fiscal choices. If it's any consolation, last night - over a snifter of Courvoisier L'Esprit and a Montecristo #4 - David told me the 30 Trips book contains a highly detailed glossy centerfold of Jerry, circa 85, sporting black, Lauren, tent-wear whilst affecting a seductively contemplative chin-on-chest pose and dewed in a provocative sheen. Now you say, "Gisele who?"/p,K P.S. Because I know you're asking: 'yes, thank you, I do enjoy the occasional cigar'.

30 Trips 4 CD Set

Picked this up at Barnes and Noble for $30 and some change. You have to be a member ($25 a year) to get it at this price. The sound quality of the discs are MUCH better than the stream. Then again, I'm streaming the music thru A/V cables.

30 Trips // 4 CD Set - cheap cheap cheap!!!

$25 + change, free shipping, on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grateful-Dead-30-Trips-Around-The-Sun-The-Defin…

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