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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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July 25, 2015 - 5:23pm

#5761

nitecat

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30 Trips

I am also excited about the megabox. I foresee many many hours of enjoyment discovering all these shows, since I haven't listened to many of them. I've really been enjoying the Europe box, I'm up to the Bickershaw Festival, which is a hum dinger! What a strong tour! Day Job seemed to me when I saw it live to be a simple ditty, nothing too serious. Strange chorus. Not surprised it didn't last long in rotation. Shortest rotation probably goes to Money Money, only a few performances. Strange song. I saw it live in Portland in '74, and I'll never forget Donna belting out "MONEY-MONEY!" Listening the Playin' from 6/14/76, pretty nice...
July 25, 2015 - 12:56pm

#5762

claney

Joined:
July 20, 2007

dantian, my memory of that

dantian, my memory of that second set is, yes it does match up to your praise. But I'll have to give it a serious listen as soon as time allows... Which will be a pleasure, no doubt. They must have "rejuvenated" during the set break.
July 25, 2015 - 11:55am

#5763

dantian

Joined:
August 6, 2013

claney

Thanks for thorough review. I will have to go back and revisit it, keeping your insights in mind. What about the second set portion I raved about, the Crazy Fingers thru Franklin's Tower. To your ears, did it match up to my hyperbole? You know, I can get a little carried away at times listening to this stuff ;) @Rdevil, right back at ya, brother.
July 25, 2015 - 10:10am

#5764

claney

Joined:
July 20, 2007

@dantian > first set of 6/14/76

Hey there Dantian - you asked for my thoughts on the first set of 6/14/76. Here you go, ready or not. I used this version - a better sounding SBD than my old CDR:https://archive.org/details/gd1976-06-14.sbd.orf.240.shnf A tale of two sets (EDIT - "two halves of the first set") really - the first half is perfect, the second half flags: Cold Rain - There is not one version of this song I don't like, or find something interesting about. Also my favorite opener. This version is top tier - especially much better sung than this song generally was. Mama Tried - if you usually skip this one, don't. Row Jimmy - A case-study for the way Jerry could alter his vocal phrasing drastically, but always keep it tasteful. He clips the words in weird ways that fit this slightly more staccato version; or listen to how he sings "let the two time roll" - he stretches out the "two" in a lovely, trippy way - "twoooowoooo." As with the entire first half of this set, every single member of the band is perfectly dialed in. (The mix really let's you isolate each one) Cassidy - Rumbling Phil-led version. Donna is experimenting with phrasing too - the theme of this show: Listen, around 1:25, to her harmony on "blow the horn" - low LOW harmony, in perfect tune, stunning and unique. Followed a moment later by an outburst of pure joy - "whooo!" Not much of a jam in this one, but again, you can't single out any one player - everyone is JUST EXACTLY PERFECT. Brown Eyed Women - Here it is Jerry's guitar and vocal phrasing that is being monkeyed with. I don't have the vocabulary to describe the way he plays this, it just has to be heard. But vocally, he does things like "only I turned BAYad" and he leaves words off the end of lines - e.g., "drink to the dregs of the whiskey..." and "didn't get the lickin's that the other one..." A SLIGHTLY TIRED SECOND_HALF-----=--- Big River - Energy starts to flag here. A song that is almost always roaring with energy, but this version leaves me flat. Anytime Keith solos more than Jerry on Big River, there's a problem (no offense to Keith, but that's not what I go to the Big River for). Might as Well - About like the other version of this song. Not a song I care about all that much, but this does have some very cool and clear cymbal work (from Billy?) in the first minute. The nuances of the cymbals are very clear throughout this recording. Lazy > Supplication - Solid version, very slow transition, almost a dead-stop. Again, something happened after BEW to slow these dudes down... (nice, almost Wolfish-sounding solo from Jerry). T-Jed - Whoah, talk about things slowing down. Holy crap this is a weird version. We're talking Row Jimmy pace. Even has a reggae-esque lilt. Jerry has a lot of fun on this one, digging down low in the register (think of his solo on TLEO on Dick's Picks 10). Is this song suited to this tempo? Nope. Is it nice to have this extremely different version? Absolutely. I like this one. Playin - Average '76 version, which is to say, pillowy meandering goodness, with some spacy stuff in the middle. Unusually pleasant and low-key Donna wails.
July 25, 2015 - 9:56am

#5765

Dennis

Joined:
November 1, 2012

Totally off Subject....

Anyone else in the Dallas area going to the Granada to see Forgotten Space for Jerry's Birthday show on the first? If you don't know these guy are a tribute band (I don't like that name for these guy), they're pretty damn good, you can hear their shows on the archive. But every year they have a Jerry Birthday show. Granada is a small venue in Dallas,,, should be good. Tixs were "cheap" in todays world, 25 bucks a head.
July 25, 2015 - 8:19am

#5766

Bach 2 Bach

Joined:
June 5, 2007

Ready the Wayback Machine, Mr. Peabody!

Working backward from 1995 to 1965 is precisely my plan of attack for storming the beaches of Boxzilla as well. And here's hoping that 7.2.88 is offered up as a DaP in the not-too-distant future.
July 25, 2015 - 8:18am

#5767

Cactus_Jack

Joined:
May 3, 2012

Individual shows

Thin, Out of the post hiatus shows I am selling, I can tell you that I've had the most requests for the 1984 show. Also interesting, the first shows to go on my list were the 90's shows (except 93). I am sure the prices of individual shows from this box will skyrocket & considering what dave's picks go for after they sell out, $50 a show is pretty reasonable. I'm not really price gauging here just giving some folks an opportunity at the shows they want at a fraction of the cost. I may even hock the gold 45 from my box, cuz i'm really only interested in a few shows myself. Here's what is left at $50 a show: 1976 1978 1980 1981 1985 1993 PM me if you're interested
July 25, 2015 - 1:29am

#5768

DaveStrang

Joined:
November 9, 2011

Favorite 5

What are the Top 5 shows for you? 3/18/71 11/14/73 10/3/76 5/16/81 6/24/85 For the 2nd set alone!
July 25, 2015 - 1:22am

#5769

rdevil

Joined:
November 2, 2007

right on!

Right on, Dantian! I mentioned in the other thread that I think the '75 show is possibly the most wanted in this box, at the very least it's near the top. Thanks for reaching out to me when this was announced. You inspired me to "pull myself up by my bootstraps" and find a way to afford this. Or maybe a more accurate way to say it is you inspired me to negotiate a plan with my wonderful wife. Like you I'm particularly excited about the pre-79 shows but I'm also looking forward to the rest of the box, especially '79, '82 and '87. I have no complaints about the show selection in this box. In fact, it's so good I'm spending way more than I should on CDs. There are a few things I would have done different, but that's not a complaint, just personal preference. I would have preferred the '71 show to be from late in the year with Keith. But I read something about Jerry playing a unique guitar in the '71 show. I'm looking forward to hearing what Dave liked about this show. I know 10-26-89 is a monster show for that era but I would have preferred something from summer, before the MIDI became such a big thing. And I don't dispute the merits of 9-10-91 but I'd rather hear the band without a special guest sitting in all night and there are some great shows from that fall tour. Minor quibbles for sure. Looking forward to DaP15 to bridge the gap. And then...September--months of sleeping on the couch in front of the stereo.
July 25, 2015 - 12:39am

#5770

dantian

Joined:
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Speaking of Stage banter

Listening to 4/23/69 The Ark, just now. After the opening tune, "He Was A Friend Of Mine," someone must have called out "Morning Dew!" Jerry says, "No. Fuck You." Phil: "You've got to stick around to hear Morning Dew." Jerry: "Right, 'til morning." Phil: "Hahaha"

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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!!!

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