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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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  • One Man
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    This Grateful Dead original is as tasty as a fresh morning bun here. Jerry barks the words with great conviction even though he apparently was not happy with the poetry. Sometimes all you gotta do is sell it, and he knows just how to do that, even at this early stage. The odd time changes are maneurvered expertly and the song is a rousing success. A victory lap is called for and Garcia whips up a guitar froth that goes on for a good, jammy time while (I hope) the dancers frug to their hearts’ content. First Jerry, then Billy chops the time in half and drops back to 4/4 soon after. Jer wants to stretch out still. Pigpen's organ stabbing gets louder, to the point of some distraction. The self-made fade at the end is like watching steam dissipate. It's another winner.
  • Across the Rio
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    Sigh. See, you should have ordered the USB. Then you could be on pins and needles the next 30 days and might have gotten lucky! Now when did you feel that way and hopeful for the holidays since you were a kid! But then again, if we are still waiting, you still did better. And NO - I DO NOT WANT TO CANCEL!!! I just want what I paid for or an update. And if I can't get an update, but sometime in the next 12 months will actually get what I paid for months ago, I will take it. And no, I do not resent those of you who got the box. I truly am happy for you - others suffering does not alleviate mine, but knowing others are happy (if supportive) does ease mine. And it sounds like a blast to listen to. Just hope I get to someday - and feel that making the point here now and then is my right. Not directed at you who have the music, just the off chance that being shamed in public makes someone at Rhino try to do better.
  • hbob1995
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    Well, after several listens through the box, I finally have found out one bad thing.What could anybody possibly get me for Xmas that will hold a candle to this box? The bloom is certainly off the rose for me this year. Boxzilla is just SO amazing that I am afraid I will have to wait for Xmas 2016 to receive any present that will really spin my top. Rock on
  • Kayak Guy
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    WOW. I didn't listen to the streams and have a random listening pattern so it takes a while to hear new stuff. This Trip was great, a perfect choice and the 1st of the box shows i heard. I literally had to turn around and look at the monitor to find out WTF it was. Similar in feel to the 5/6/70 Kresge Plaza show at MIT where they crank the whole set knowing they don't have another set to worry about. The Other One is intense, the Lovelight NFA closer is as good as the Minglewood from 5/15/70 when Bob shreds his vocal chords in the give and take with Pigpen. It's a nice choice for the box, short but it's the whole ride from start to end.
  • Mr. Pete
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    It's not out yet! Have a nice Thanksgiving. Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie
  • One Man
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    Honestly, I'm posting to see if my new photo shows up. Ha. But while I'm here, let me say to the USB crowd that I feel a portion of your pain. My box arrived very late and there was no reason given in advance, even though the reason was a shipping label SNAFU. They could have just told us that, and instead they chose to let us guess. Adding further tragicomedy, I just received my shipping notice. It came about 4 weeks after the actual box arrived. So hang in there, brethren. It's a mess but I have confidence it will be straightened out in the end. You'll love the tunes. The time lapse morph from pimply garage band to lumbering behemoth collapsing under its own weight is a wonder to behold in all of its audio splendor. The stops along the way are priceless.
  • mbarilla
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    some of my favorites, but he is no where to be found during that portion of the show. Yesterday he went on a stroll of his own and luckily I found him. He had his nose in a patch of mushrooms, but didnt eat any :)
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    http://www.psilo.com/dead/ jcure : love to trade for 6/21/93 pass - my first and only show. Will update when mine arrives. djmac520 : 10-27-91 If anyone wants to trade that ticket PM me. has 6-21-93 pass (not for trade) and ticket 12-12-94 redemption searcher: I've got 10/30/91 Oakland ticket (only $22.50-boy those were the days) and 8/21/93 Eugene backstage pass. Went to all the '94 Eugene shows, and strangely enough don't even remember them playing there in '93 until I saw this. Saw someone has 5-15-93 Vegas, not only went to that but it was my birthday, so I would trade for that. Was also in 4th row in front of Vince on his b-day on 2-21-95 and would trade for that. TERRAPIN_ROB Has Ticket 10-27-1991 Oakland Coliseum Arena Pass 5-22-1993 Shoreline Amphitheatre tysonupina: Would love the '93 Eugene and 10/27/91 igrateful: has 10-30-91 and Deer Creek '93 pass Automaticslim: 2/21/95 Delta Center Salt Lake City pass ready for trade.12/12/94 Oakland Coliseum General Admission ticket not for trade TheDude77: has ticket: Oct. 27, 1991, Oakland and pass: May 15, 1993, Las Vegas hallstallion2005: has ticket stub: 5/27/93 Cal Expo Sacramento CA and backstage pass: 3/22/95 Coliseum Arena Charlotte NC hatch655: has Ticket from 5/27/93 and Pass from 8/22/93 g1u2i3: has Ticket: 1991-10-31 (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA) and Pass: 1993-06-22 (Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN) BertDert: has Stub: 5/27/93 Sacramento, CA and Pass: 3/22/95 Charlotte, NC Serpent of Dreams: has Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland CA and Pass: 8/21/93 Autzen Stadium, Eugene OR EGroesbeck: has ticket Cal Expo Amphitheatre, May 27, 1993 and Pass 2/20/95 Salt Lake City, UT KYTrips: Ticket was from 10/27/1991 - Oakland Coliseum. Backstage Pass was from 6/21/1993 - Deer Creek Univax: has Ticket May 27 93 Cal Expo / Backstage pass June 13, 93 Freedom Hall Louisville KY. mbarilla: has ticket 10.27.91 x2 and Passes to 5.16.93 Vegas & 6.11.93 Buckeye Lake Shakespeare: has a ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo and a pass for 3/22/95 Charlotte. Anttheknee: has ticket for Oct. 28, 1991 and backstage pass for June 16, 1993. MorningSun: has 10/30/91 ticket; 6/21/93 pass. Diggey: has pass from 5/23/93 shoreline amphitheater and ticket is 12/12/94 Oakland. kindagrae: has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CA and Backstage pass: "In Attendance" 3/22/95 Charlotte LetitShine: has ticket for 10/27/1991, Oakland Coliseum. b/s pass for 6/9/1993 Palace of Auburn Hills anatexis22: has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CA backstage pass is 3/26/95 The Omni, Atlanta, GA D_MCK : has ticket 10/30/91 Gen Admission Oakland Coliseum Arena Back Stage Pass 8/21/93 Autzen Stadium Eugene Oregon Mr. Jack Straw: has ticket: 10/28/91 and Backstage pass: 8/22/93 chitownrider: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Backstage Pass 6/6/93 Giants Stadium Born Cross Eyed... : ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena and backstage pass: 6/19/93 Soldier Field, Chicago IL kevinbrandon: has MAY 27,1993 TICKET and THE BACKSTAGE PASS IS FROM JUNE 15, 1993 Atticstrophic : has Ticket: 10/30/91. and Pass: 2/25/95. brobb: has Ticket from May 27, 1993 Cal Expo and Backstage pass from March 26, 1995 The Omni johnmd750: has 12/12/94 Oakland for ticket, and 2/21/95 Salt Lake for backstage pass. wjonjd: has ticket 10-30-91 and pass for SLC 2/21/95 chastason: I'd love to trade for Autzen 93 (of the dates I've seen posted so far). Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Pass: 6/9/93 Auburn Hills King Harvest: Received the 8/15/86 Park City ticket (not fielding trade offers currently) and a 5/23/93 Shoreline pass. deadyogi51: has Ticket October 30, 1991 Oakland and Pass June 18, 1993 Soldier Field, Chicago seabird17: has Pass - 3/24/95 and Ticket - 12/12/94 Oakland Coliseum SPACEBROTHER: has Ticket - 12/12/94 Oakland and Pass - 2/21/95 Salt Lake City ccmuzik: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and a pass from Charlotte 95 (3/22/95). Moses Quasar : has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo and pass 8/22/93 Autzen deadheadbrewer: got a ticket for 12/08/94, and a pass for 3/23/95 KayakGuy: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and pass is for 3/22/95 Charlotte rdevil: has 10-27-91 ticket, 6-11-93 pass Born Cross Eyed: ISO: 10/27/91 show ticket. Will trade my 10/30/91 Oakland TICKET. Wants to keep 6/19/93 Soldier Field Pass. corvette1982: has Pass - 1995-02-21 - Salt Lake City, Utah Ticket - 1994-12-12 - Oakland Coliseum Arena - Oakland, California Dennis Wilmot: has Tix - 10/27/91 - Oakland Col BSP - 6/9/93 - Auburn Hill, Michigan jbxpro: Ticket is 1993-05-27, Cal Expo, Sacramento CA; backstage pass is 1995-03-22, Coliseum Arena, Charlotte NC. mrogers: has Backstage pass for Autzen 8/22/93 and the ticket was Cal Expo 5/27/93. boblopes: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and pass is for 3/22/95 Charlotte kenco: has Ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo & BSP 8/22/93 Autzen akpon9: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum Oct. 30, 1991 Backstage Pass: Eugene Aug. 21, 1993 skeebe: has Ticket - 1991-10-27 Oakland Coliseum Backstage - 1993-06-11 - Buckeye direwulf: has Backstage pass: 06-18-93 Soldier Field and Ticket: 10-30-91 Oakland Coliseum abrazen: has 3/23/95 Charlotte pass 12/8/94 Oakland ticket WarEagleRK: inserts were the pass for Philly 3/17/95 and the ticket for Oakland 12/8/94 Sixtus_: has Ticket: Cal Expo, 5/27/93 and Backstage Pass: Delta Center 2/19/95 anyone is interested in a swap, PM me... Mojave: has Ticket: October 30, 1991- Oakland Coliseum, Pass: August 22, 1993 Autzen Stadium, Eugene Oregon robshead: has Ticket 10/30/91 Oakland, CA; Backstage Pass 8/22/93 Eugene spascarella: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland CA. Backstage pass is 06/08/93 Auburn Hills, MI natas2210: has Ticket Stub: 10/27/91 Oakland Backstage Pass: 5/16/93 Las Vegas Zuckfun: has ticket 12/08/1994 Oakland Coliseum Arena,CA backstage pass 03/23/95 Coliseum Arena Charlotte, NC Open to Trades dedhed76: has Ticket stub 10-30-91 and Pass 8-22-93 jonothan lake: has ticket Oakland Coliseum 28th October, 1991,Backstage pass Eugene, Oregon,22nd August,1993. ottihead: has ticket 10-28-1991 and pass 02-19-1995 brian hahne: has ticket - 5/27/93 General Admission and Backstage pass - 3/22/95 lowspark75: has Ticket: Oct 30, 1991 Oakland and Pass: June 9, 1993 Auburn Hills Alain: has Ticket: October 28, 1991. and Pass: March 23, 1995. Dancin' Rick Chinacat: has Ticket for 10-27-91 Oakland, a show I was at and Pass 6-8-93 Auburn Hills. mjzeee: has Ticket: 10/30/91. Backstage pass: 6/8/93 drshakedown74: has Ticket stub 10/30/91 Pass- 8/22/93 Open to Trades on ticket only dead tanuki: has ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, and pass 6/8/93 Palace of Auburn Hills. Roland Bruynesteyn: has ticket October 30, 1991, bsp February 25 shawndog: has Ticket: 10-27-1991 and Pass: 5-23-1993 JeffSmith: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 and Pass: Charlotte Coliseum 3/22/95 birdynumnumz: has TICKET: October 30, 1991 Oakland and PASS: June 8, 1993 Auburn Hills ivhs72: has Oct. 30, 1991 Oakland Coliseum, and the backstage pass is from the May 15, 1993 Silver Bowl. Would like to trade either my pass or ticket for the same to any show in Oregon muleskinner_blues: has Ticket 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum and Pass 8/22/93 Eugene, OR Vguy72: has ticket Oakland Coliseum 10.27.91 and Backstage is Deer Creek 6.21.93 (will trade for any Vegas pass) DeadJeffinPDX: has Ticket from 10/27/91 - Oakland Coliseum Arena and Backstage pass from Auburn Hills - 6/8/93 NWScarletFireGuy: has a Ticket from 10/27/91 Oakland, Pass 6/8/93 Auburn Hills Frampton: has ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, and pass is 6/11/93 at the Buckeye Lake antonjo: has ticket Oakland Coliseum, Oct 30, '91 and Stage pass is Vegas Silver Bowl, May 15, '93. snafu: has ticket Oakland Coliseum, Oct 30, '91 and pass not disclosed (yet) Rambler: has 10/27/91 stub and 6-11-93 Buckeye Music Center pass. snowball: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 and Pass: Deer Creek June 22, 1993 Willysin4wd: has 8/22/93 Eugene Pass, and Oakland Coliseum Space Head 10/30/91 ticket (i think i went to this show!) Europe61: has ticket 10-28-1991 Oakland and backstage pass 8-22-1993 Eugene ozdh: has 10/28/91 oakland - ticket, 6/16/93 freedom hall, louisville - backstage pass johnny361: has Ticket 12/8/94 Oakland and pass 3/24/95 Charlotte drsox: has 2 backstage passes for June 16, 1993 at Freedom Hall, Louisville AND 2 tickets for October 28, 1991 at Oakland Coliseum Arena jerboo22: has Ticket: 28 October 1991, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland and Pass: 16 June 1993, Freedom Hall, Louisville masonskids: has ticket 10/30/91, pass from 8/21/93. Southwest: has Ticket 28 Oct 91 Oakland 22.50 and Backstage Pass 19 Feb 95 Salt Lake Gary Farseer: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland and Pass 6/11/93 Buckeye Lake Arno: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 and Backstage Pass: Coliseum Arena, Charlotte March 23, 1995 nitecat: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 and Backstage Pass: 6-16-90 Shoreline DaveStrang: has Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena - Oakland, CA and Backstage Pass: 6/18/93 Soldier Field - Chicago, IL wmh: has Ticket 10-30-1991, Oakland Coliseum General Admission and BS Pass is: 06-09-1993, The Palace Of Auburn Hills Michigan frankparry: has ticket October 30 1991 and pass March 23 1995 chilly1214: has Oct 28 91 ticket and 6-19-93 pass simonrob: has a ticket from October 30, 1991 - Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA and a backstage pass from March 23, 1995 JJ Fehmarn : has ticket for Oakland 10-28-91 and pass Salt Lake City 2-21-95 jrf68@hotmail.com: has ticket 1993-05-27 Cal Expo and pass 1995-02-24 Oakland Coliseum luddlight: has Ticket: 27 Oct 1991- Oakland Coliseum Arena and Backstage Pass: 09 Jun 1993 - The Palace of Auburn Hills Jason Wilder: has ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum and Pass: June 8th, 1993, Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan. daverock: has ticket is 10-30-91 Oakland and pass 8/21/93 Eugene andoverdeadhead: has ticket 5-27-93 Cal Expo Amphitheatre and backstage pass 2-24-95 Oakland segan63: has Ticket: 5/27/93 and Pass: 3/22/95 wurm79: has ticket 10/27/91 and Backstage pass: 6/9/93 purpleerik69: has Ticket Oakland 10/28/91 and Backstage Pass Freedom Hall 6/16/93 Mar-T: has ticket - 12/8/94 and pass - 2/20/95 anrumler: has ticket stub for 5-27-93 and guest pass from 3-22-95 RichardTorres: has Ticket: 10/28/91- Oakland Coliseum and Pass: 6/16/93- Freedom Hall Kentucky icecrmcnkd: has Ticket: 10/28/91- Oakland Coliseum and Pass: 6/16/93- Freedom Hall Kentucky One Man: has ticket October 28, 1991 and Pass June 16, 1993 Freedom Hall
  • Huskerwing
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    USB not here for another day
    Still waiting for someone from Dead.net or Rhino to tell us why we paid $700 two plus months ago but can't even get a update on our orders.
  • tsmoore00
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    greetings from here, so, my cat loves the grateful dead. he's now listened to a good chunk of the trips box set. in fact, he's the one who wanted it. i covered for him though, i don't want my wife to get too suspicious. he's got a habit, and i enable him. but habits are habits. he would have found someone else to indulge his needs, so i thought. it was a surprise when he left the room during the cornell '81 althea though. he loves the spring 90 box he wanted me to get for him, so why would he walk on that song, that show? i couldn't figure it out. he's listened to a lot, and he makes a statement now? the only thing i can think of is that i've had to revisit that show a few times, and maybe he wants to move on. i could understand it if that was the case, but why not walk out on the me and my uncle (nothing against it personally)? we're all different, just have to accept it. i don't see how i could change, nor why would i want to? everyone of us here's something different, through a neural network of experiences and genetics. i can get him back in the room though. he's a sucker for black muddy river. i know just the encore. i think i've talked myself through this little therapy session. thanks for listening.
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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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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.
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If you think Dutch is bad... Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
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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.
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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
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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
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I can't argue with that.

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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.

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...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!!!
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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 :)
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I stop double posting.Ooops...
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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..
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One of my favorite bumper stickers reads simply "DELL YEAH!"
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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!

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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.))
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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. :)
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DiscoCOBO Amazing
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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!
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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
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@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) !
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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.
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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!
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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;-)
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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."
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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").
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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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Wicked cool, a little trippy even.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Just picked up a brand new 4 disc 30 trips box set for less than $32.00. Much cheaper than here.
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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.
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Stop the ride... I want to get on!
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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.
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"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'.
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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.
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