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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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Dylan concerts...
If you get a chance to see him..go for it. I haven't seen him in a couple years, but saw him 12 times from 2007-2013 and all the shows were awesome. He's still got a very good band behind him.
Response to Tony is Dead
Tony - I dont think its foolish to break up the set...
My purpose is two-fold...1) to give those heads who cant afford the whole box or dont want all years - to select the shows they want and
2) to probably make about 200 bucks profit all up to cover the poor aussie exchange rate and shipping cost.
I bought two sets - so i could be of service....
Also just bought the 18cd dylan box and selling the high-rez download card - so any offers - let me know - im keeping the box but NO need for downloads......
re: Hackett - I'm in!
November's going to be a big music month for me...
Full immersion into 30 trips & DaP16.
Seeing three live shows: Dead & Co, DSO, Steve Hackett
Also got tix to see Disney in Concert in February - time to get my three year old seeing some live music!
white space between streaming tracks - could that be box issue?
I use Chrome on PC and Safari on iphone and hear the white space between songs. Is that the nature of those browser or could that be what the production issue that caused the delay?
Maybe when the QC'd the final product they noticed the space between tracks and had to redo them for both versions of the 30 Trips???
I can't imagine they left off Vince from the box, but had Bruce. Since we got the pdf of the book, it's not the book...
That would explain why the compilation was not delayed - a different song from each year.
Either way getting psyched for the big delivery!!!
@chastason - 30 trips spoiler visual (and Kate too)
How can we get that gif of all of the covers and make an app for a smart phone? Wouldn't it be cool if a text message, phone call or email came in and your phone would start flashing that album cover gif???
Here it is if you missed it: http://imgur.com/SyLZIe2
Kris
the debut kristofferson album is a stonkin' classic. i got turned on to him, tripping, close range at the 1970 IOW festival, him and band performing those now classic tunes, rowdy french freaks to the immediate right of me throwing drink cans at the stage, kristofferson gallantly soldiering on but then beating a retreat - 'the natives are getting restless!' - all captured on audio, probably still available at archive.org (maybe?). the band got invited back two days later and played a peaceful sun drenched afternoon set. first time i ever saw american country music, and one of the best times i ever experienced it.
pre-order
What do you do with high resolution download? I mean do you burn it CDR or do you play it off of your computer or ipad if you have one? the debut kris Kristofferson album is pure classic not a bad song on the whole thing and the album is cohesive...you might want to get either the follow up or the one before title "silver tongued devil" not as good as the other one but decently close to it.
Dylan posts
Just want to say how much I've enjoyed all the posts on Dylan here--some really great stuff, just a ton of outstanding posts.
Gary, I hope you'll let us know which Dylan album(s) you end up buying and what you think. Personally, Blood on the Tracks hits me on a level beyond anything else he's done but I can certainly understand why many consider some of his earlier albums as his best, especially Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61.
Muleskinner, yes I have Tell Tale Signs, it's absolute gold and I agree that anyone who likes Bob should check it out.
It looks like no one has mentioned Biograph so I'll just add that it's a great collection with some very cool alternate versions. I really like the Visions of Johanna on it. And listening to Biograph was the first time I heard Every Grain of Sand, mentioned earlier by One Man. I'm not a religious man but this song is beautiful.
One last note: I bought Planet Waves earlier this year and gave it a couple good deep listens on a long drive. I've heard Forever Young hundreds of times but somehow, hearing it in the context of the full album it really moved me (the slow version that is). Maybe it's because my kids are teenagers now but I until recently I'd not fully appreciated what an incredible piece of songwriting that is.
I'm not too late, am I?....
....surprised no one mentioned Jon Fishman or Bugs from Los Lobos (who are playing here in five weeks btw)....maybe not The best, but worth noting....
....Dylan....hmmmm....Blood On The Tracks is most special....that's all for now....
....edit. Desire is pretty sweet too....
Individual shows for sale - UPDATE
guys im selling individual shows from the 30 trips set for those heads wo cant afford or dont want all shows.
following shows still available (9 gone):
68
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
88
90
91
92
93
94
95
shows 55us dollars each inc shipping from oz...
email me at gilmourstephen@hotmail.com with requests...first come first served...also taking offers for book the single and the scroll...
That's a good profit saintstephen71 + super score
When's the Dave's 16 announcement.. Final pick of year and it better be Top Notch !!!
Just scored a super stash, so Hopefully it's not one of these..
8.4.67
3.19.77
12.27.77
6.27.84
Rambling about Dylan
Hi all, I got into Dylan via the first three records, so maybe they're the best place to start, depending on where you're coming from. I guess I'll say Blood on the Tracks, Bringin' It all Back Home, and The Freewheelin' BD are the most essential in my eyes (ears?). Of the last 25 years, I'd concur with some others that Time Out of Mind is the best, with special mention of some songs that are for the ages (esp. Mississippi & High Water) on other records. I go through periods where Street Legal gets a LOT of play. John Wesley Harding is also high on my list. And, I dig the two early-90s acoustic/roots records, as well as Blonde on Blonde, if you skip the first track.
Of the three 'gospel' LPs, Slow Train Coming stands out, in part because of some tasty guest guitarists, but Shot of Love has some outstanding tracks, too.
If you've got the standard records and are eyeing the Bootleg Series releases, I'd most recommend vols 1-3, 8, & 11.
What to avoid? At the bottom of my list are probably Brownsville Girl, Dylan, and Saved. Also, I'm also not really fond of listening to Empire Burlesque because I can't stand the production and some of the arrangements.
Ultimately, there is no Dylan that doesn't get some ear time with me every so often, and this response could get really long if I head down this road any more. Happy Thursday morning, all--soon we'll be able to have 30 Trips with our coffee--greet the morning air with song!
How could I forget?!
Planet Waves! Definitely a favorite and one that gets heavy rotation in my life. When I had my two kids 8 and 10 years ago, "Forever Young" was enough to bring me to tears. And I love the 1st side ending>2nd side opener back to back versions on Planet Waves.
Positively 4th St. was mentioned, and man, what a tune. And, since we are posting on a Dead forum, I must say, Jerry really brought soul to both "Positively..." and "Forever Young". Jaclyn and Gloria backing Jerry on the chorus of :"Forever Young" brings it home.
Finally, I am glad someone mentioned Steve Earle's version of "There is a Mountain" at Lockn. That was really great. I have a recording of the set, and I have been looking forward to going back and listening to that one.
steve earle n lockn - matchewy
The neat part about steve and there is a mountain (IMO), was the first verse doesn't always come thru, but he hit the refrain the the crowd jumped on it. Could have just been me :-)I've downloaded virtually everything from lockn, bought the string cheese and my buddy bought WSP, but the rest came from youtube.
Also as long as were hitting on the lockn,,,, I really liked the Anders Osborne set, never heard of the guy, but wow. Anyone looking for something do, google search "lockn 2015 Anders Osborne", great set.
Would have like to seen Steve Earle do "the devils right hand".
String Cheese set was incredible. Liked the WSP with Jimmy Cliff, closest I'm ever getting to hear the soundtrack from the hard they come!
The Mad Dog set was great, susan really belted out "the letter"
countdown revisited - 14 or 30 days....
.....the sooner the better,,, AM I RIGHT!
Hackett - I'm in - November big month....
....don't forget 30 days of free dead! I always like that collection.
fourwindsblow
Didn't Anyone GET an e-mail from the dead? Oct 2nd is the last day to call them about your address so i'm leaning towards Oct. 5-15th for the boxes to ship...Dylan's biograph is outdated...there was a release about 2 years ago that came with the complete collection then released on it's own that has all the unique tracks on biograph...except maybe some live but that's been covered on the bootleg series..but that disc was also released on it's own about a year ago I think it's called "tracks".
e-mail from the dead
Yes I got one. Looks like the box will start shipping next week.
side note!
Somebody turned me on to this awhile back. It'll make your head hurt, but the amount of info on here is astounding.
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/
Dylan (Yep, I have to throw in my opinion)
Best (must have) albums: Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, Blood On The Tracks
If those turn you on, I would consider supplementing with New Morning, Planet Waves and Street Legal.
Want a live one? Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Royal Albert Hall '66
The "gospel" albums? Mostly not good. Each has a good song here or there, mostly rubbish. Street Legal is NOT one of the gospel albums. It MAYBE had hints of him going a spiritual direction, at best. And it's also a fairly good album, unlike the 3 to follow.
I don't feel he's had an album worth mention since Love and Theft.
Genesis
A reunion would be awesome, though it probably wouldn't come close to me or be affordable. Phil Collins probably considers his time way more valuable than anyone can pay for. Someone said Hackett hates Gabriel. If that's true, how unfortunate. As far as I understand, there's no animosity with any of the other members.
drshakedown74 - side note
Incredible amount of data, donald trump incredible. Think it's worth printing off/downloading in case site disappears? If site stays up and is updated great, but if you get use to it and it goes.... :-(
But thanks for pointing it out.
Guides to Inner Space
The Grateful Dead Guide and The Grateful Dead Listening Guide are indispensable online tools for the burgeoning Deadhead. Go on, ask me how I know!
+1 PF Tek
@Tony_is_dead - Re: 10/2 email
If you scroll back a day or so you will see that several folks mentioned that they did in fact get the email. It was basically a rehash of one at the time of the delay, but it did say they were going to start shipping soon so I hope that means next week.
In the meantime I am loving the stream! Haven't been able to stop it since I started about a week and a half ago. Not one subpar show yet. The '90's stuff is blowing me away! Really, really good. I guess it surprised me since I did not see the band after '87 and most of the comments here on Vince are negative. Well good old DL found some shows to put those comments to rest once and for all
Rock on and long live Dave Lemieux! He is 'da man for sure
I would have to agree with fourwindsblow that the box could start shipping as soon as within the next week or so. The nest Dave's Picks should be announced then.
Just realized that today marks the 21st anniversary of the '94 Boston show from the box, and a great one at that.
Bring on the Box !!!!
Maybe they are adding extras, lithographs, patches, or tee or something... toss in a couple bonus discs of primo cuts featuring each variation of the band.. good thing I didn't pay for shipping Lol !!!
Bring on.. 6.19.76 for Dave's Picks 16 and Bonus disc of 2nd set of 6.27.76 !!!
What's the word for RSD ?? Mono ?? List is small now but should have official news mid month
thanks Jim
Always seem to forget record store day as I have never really participated. I guess I will head down to our local freaky record shop on that day just to check in. I am sorry that I might ask this question next year.
JRAD Stream
Joe Russos Almost Dead will be streaming via NugsTV for all three shows this weekend at the Brooklyn Bowl, New York. If you haven't.......you really should. Peace
Dylan
IMO Dylans best work came from 64-67, with Blonde on Blonde being the peak/best. Chimes of Freedom really is a turning point, in my opinion everything after that song was gold. Just as many of the people in the 60s, Dylan went far out and then sorta lost it and had to come back to earth in order to make sense of what just happened. I found that after my own psychedelic experiences I wanted to strap myself to a tree with roots. Its crazy how many people I know personally that went through years of psychedelia only to become farmers haha, its like you either lose it and end up forever in space or you come WAY back down to earth. I never listened to bluegrass until after years of psychedelic music,so happy I now get to enjoy Grisman,Bill Keith,OAITW, Muleskinner etc. I now find psychedelia in almost all music. Dylan being ahead of everyone by atleast a year(64-67) was the first example of this with the great John Wesley Harding and Nashvile Skyline. Love Blood on the Tracks(Especially the NY versions) and Desire; and though I am not Christian I feel very moved by SlowTrain, Bob's vocals and raw emotion really come through atleast for me. I haven't listened to much of his 80s work, though Jokerman is alright by me. For the 90s I really enjoy World Gone Wrong the most, GarciaGrisman also did renditions of a couple of the tunes on there. Tempest and Shadows in the night feel like gifts to the world to me and I really enjoyed both. If I had to choose one album from Dylan to take with me, it would be Blonde on Blonde.
Dylan
Always happy to engage in debate or critical analysis of the man..
On that note, he largely has been playing the same setlist since 2013 with minor tweaks along the way. Admittedly has taken a lot of the fun out of watching the setlists, which was like religion before that. But still great shows.
His Fall tour started in Oslo today and benefiting from the time difference, he's already done. That's the only good thing about him touring on a different continent!
So he started working some songs into Shadows In The Night first last Fall briefly and then earlier this year a bit more. Tonight's definitely unusual in that it had 13 originals and 7 covers, including several (obscure) Sinatra covers that weren't even on SITN. They were both recorded at the time of those sessions, and there has been rumors of a Shadows vol. 2, but still, pretty random. Haha
1. Things Have Changed
2. She Belongs To Me
3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
4. The Night We Called It A Day
5. Duquesne Whistle
6. Why Try To Change Me
7. Pay In Blood
8. I'm A Fool To Want You
9. Tangled Up In Blue
(intermission)
10. High Water (For Charley Patton)
11. Full Moon and Empty Arms
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Come Rain or Come Shine
14. Spirit On The Water
15. Scarlet Town
16. All Or Nothing At All
17. Long And Wasted Years
18. Autumn Leaves
(encore)
19. Blowin' In The Wind
20. Love Sick
When will the box ship?
Who really knows, I don't have "inside information."My guess is the first week of October, starting on Monday the 5th. My early guess.
My guess for the delay is related to the Europe 72 Steamer Trunk box.
If you recall, many discs were sent out unpolished and it appeared that there were scratches on the playing surface and that each of the show disc sleeves were made with flimsy cardboard, a thinner grade that the Road Trips series cases. People seemed gypped and there were a lot of complaints, and Rhino had to send out a whole lot of new discs and sleeves.
Or something like that. I was one of the lucky ones who had everything just exactly perfect on the Europe 72 box.
rdevil and Dylan
Rdevil: I will update on Dylan and what I think for sure. Been reading and absorbing all that is being written. Love it, especially since this will all be a new experience to me. Been making notes, checking Amazon. Unfortunately, I think I am about to have yet another big music order for 2015. But hey, what else is there do do but music, coffee, Blueberry, and good beer on the weekends! That's the Spirit!
Thanks Dave
I appreciate that very much.
Side note: there are a few seats for John Prine and Jason Isbell for tomorrow night. Anybody have any feelings on them. I know Jason pretty well but John Prine is still Virgin territory for me. But wow, some seats are spensive.
Gary...John Prine
Gary,go if you can. John is an icon of American folk music and one of our greatest living songwriters.His voice is kind of rough these days but doesn't take away from the songs. I have seen him several times since 91 or so and it's always been great.
Recent Topics
RE: Bob Dylan 'Rainy Day Women 12 & 35'Since 'Blonde On Blonde' has been cited so much, I have to ask, how long did it take you to realize the refrain "Everybody must get stoned" was meant in Biblical terms not hedonistic ones? Truth be told, it took me some time (admittedly I can be a lunkhead).
RE: Country Rock
has anyone given Jorma Kaukonen's solo albums a listen? If not, do yourself a favor, there's some great music to be had. Let's face it, he's an extended member of the GD family and he was (supposedly) Bob Weir's guitar teacher when BW first arrived in SF. 'Samson & Delilah' is a Rev. Gary Davis song, JK is a RGD fan, so maybe BW heard it here first?
RE: Genesis
a friend (a Genesis fanatic) told me when Collins, Banks, and Rutherford were in rehearsals for the last/final Genesis tour, Gabriel and Hackett met up with them in Scotland for discussions for a possible 'Lamb' tour. Nothing was ever decided since Collins was citing a severe, ever worsening
back condition and Gabriel had problems with how to portray a 20 year old Rael as a middle aged man. There was even talk of having LucasFilm devise a new slide show to play behind the band while they played the music. To my knowledge it never went beyond the "talk".
John Prine
Yes! Yes! Yes!
'Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard' - play it at your next keg party!
John Prine
The man is incredible. Having first heard his work via Joan Baez on Hello in There from Diamonds and Rust, I was a fan from there. He has an incredible catalog of music. I think of him and Tom Waits together. Writers that most people have heard songs from, done by other artists. Although I love them both as artists. I was playing Clocks and Spoons today on guitar, and it's just a fun song to play. Never get tired of it. I've had the pleasure of listening to a friend who knows John talk about the fun they've had talking until dawn at shows. Would love to be a fly on that wall.
Genesis...
Interesting, yet pleasing that the conversation here took a turn toward Genesis. As a young lad, I succumbed to the Sirens song known now as Progressive Rock and Roll. This before I really "listened" to the Grateful Dead. I have to admit that I still love the genre. Suffice to say that I will be attending the upcoming Steve Hackett show. I write this while listening to Nursery Cryme (Fountain of Salmicis just starting).
I've decided not to stream the shows from the looming box, passing the hours instead with many old favorites: John Prine, Duke Ellington, Fairport Convention, Johnny Winter, Hot Tuna, Govt. Mule, Crazy Otto, etc...
As has been suggested here earlier, anyone interested in what a Gabriel era Genesis show was like would do well to check out The Musical Box if the opportunity presents itself.
Oh, and if anyone is keeping count, I plan on listening to the shows in order '66-'95.
Apologies for the long winded comment, I'm at the bottom of a growler of local Oktoberfest and feeling a bit chatty.
Rock on!
Peace
Rev Gary Davis
Bob probably learned Samson & Death Don't Have No Mercy directly from the Reverend himself, as he took lessons from him.
Alvarhanso
When? Where? I need to fill in this gap in all the Dead knowledge/lore.
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