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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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  • MLavallee
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    Couldn't resist! I saved $500, silly me, I thought that was being ambitious! 7/3/66 (Setlist incomplete) Dancin' In The Street, I Know You Rider, He Was A Friend Of Mine, Next Time You See Me, Viola Lee Blues, Big Boss Man, Sittin' On Top Of The World 11/10/67 Viola Lee Blues, It Hurts Me Too, Beat It On Down The Line, Morning Dew, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Cryptical Envelopment-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment, Alligator-> Drums-> Alligator-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback 10/20/68 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Turn On Your Lovelight, Dark Star-> Saint Stephen-> The Eleven-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback 2/22/69 Set One: Dupree's Diamond Blues-> Mountains Of The Moon-> Jam-> Dark Star-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Death Don't Have No Mercy Set Two: Doin' That Rag-> St. Stephen-> The Eleven-> Turn On Your Love Light-> Drums-> Turn On Your Love Light 4/15/70 Cold Rain And Snow, Mama Tried; It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World, Candyman, Hard To Handle, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> Jam-> Drums-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Dire Wolf, Dancing In The Street, Turn On Your Lovelight-> Not Fade Away-> Turn On Your Lovelight 3/18/71 Set One: Casey Jones, Me And My Uncle, Big Boss Man, Bertha, Me And Bobby McGee, Loser, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, The Rub, Playing In The Band, Cumberland Blues Set Two: Truckin'-> The Other One-> Drums-> The Other One-> Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Greatest Story Ever Told-> Johnny B. Goode, Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)-> Feedback, Uncle John's Band 9/24/72 Set One: Big Railroad Blues, Mexicali Blues, Loser, Black Throated Wind, Cumberland Blues, Sugaree, El Paso, Tennessee Jed, Beat It On Down The Line, Bird Song, Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Playing In The Band Set Two: Greatest Story Ever Told-> Bertha-> The Promised Land, Friend Of The Devil, Jack Straw, Tomorrow Is Forever, Dark Star-> China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Sugar Magnolia 11/14/73 Set One: Big Railroad Blues, Jack Straw, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Here Comes Sunshine, Black Throated Wind, Cumberland Blues, Row Jimmy, The Race Is On, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, Tennessee Jed, El Paso, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Around And Around Set Two: Truckin'-> The Other One-> Big River-> The Other One-> Eyes Of The World-> The Other One-> Wharf Rat, Me And My Uncle, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night 9/18/74 Set One: Uncle John's Band, Jack Straw, Friend Of The Devil, Black Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Mexicali Blues, Row Jimmy, Beat It On Down The Line, Deal, The Race Is On, To Lay Me Down, Playing In The Band Set Two: Loose Lucy, Big River, Peggy-O, Me And My Uncle, Eyes Of The World-> China Doll-> He's Gone-> Truckin'-> Drums-> Caution Jam-> Ship Of Fools, Johnny B. Goode Encore: U.S. Blues 9/28/75 Help On The Way-> Slipknot!, The Music Never Stopped, They Love Each Other, Beat It On Down The Line, Franklin's Tower, Big River, It Must Have Been The Roses, Truckin'-> Jam-> Drums-> Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin' The Turkey-> Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night 10/3/76 Set One: Sugaree, New Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Looks Like Rain, Loser, El Paso, Scarlet Begonias, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Samson And Delilah, It Must Have Been The Roses, Playing In The Band-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Jam-> Good Lovin'-> Jam-> Comes A Time-> Dancing In The Street-> Not Fade Away-> Dancing In The Street, Around And Around 4/25/77 Set One: New Minglewood Blues, Deal, Mama Tried, They Love Each Other, Looks Like Rain, Peggy-O, Lazy Lightnin'-> Supplication, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Brown Eyed Women, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Samson And Delilah, Terrapin Station-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Wharf Rat-> Playing In The Band Encore: U.S. Blues 5/14/78 Set One: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Cassidy, They Love Each Other, Looks Like Rain, It Must Have Been The Roses, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Let It Grow Set Two: Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Around And Around Encore: U.S. Blues 10/27/79 Set One: Jack Straw, Candyman, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Easy To Love You, New Minglewood Blues, Stagger Lee, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Deal Set Two: Dancing In The Street-> Franklin's Tower, He's Gone-> The Other One-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Around And Around Encore: One More Saturday Night 11/28/80 Set One: Jack Straw, Peggy-O, Little Red Rooster, Tennessee Jed, Passenger, Deep Elem Blues, Looks Like Rain, Deal Set Two:Feel Like A Stranger, To Lay Me Down-> Let It Grow-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia Encore: U.S. Blues 5/16/81 Set One: Feel Like A Stranger, Friend Of The Devil, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Althea-> C C Rider, Brown Eyed Women, Passenger, High Time-> Let It Grow-> Don't Ease Me In Set Two: Shakedown Street-> Bertha-> Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Space-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin'-> Stella Blue-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Uncle John's Band 7/31/82 Set One: Alabama Getaway-> The Promised Land, Candyman, El Paso, Bird Song-> Little Red Rooster, Ramble On Rose, It's All Over Now, Brown Eyed Women-> The Music Never Stopped-> Deal Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain-> Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Jam-> Drums-> Space-> Uncle John's Band-> Truckin'-> Morning Dew-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Don't Ease Me In 10/21/83 Set One: The Music Never Stopped, Loser, C C Rider, Cumberland Blues, Cassidy, Ramble On Rose, My Brother Esau, Big Railroad Blues-> The Promised Land Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Uncle John's Band-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin'-> Wharf Rat-> I Need A Miracle-> Touch Of Grey Encore: Johnny B. Goode 10/12/84 Set One: Feel Like A Stranger, It Must Have Been The Roses, On The Road Again, Jack-A-Roe, It's All Over Now, Cumberland Blues, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Cold Rain And Snow, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Don't Need Love-> Uncle John's Band-> Space-> Drums-> Space-> Playing In The Band Reprise-> Uncle John's Band-> Morning Dew Encore: Good Lovin' 6/24/85 Set One: Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, They Love Each Other, New Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed, My Brother Esau, Loser, Let It Grow Set Two: Iko Iko-> Samson And Delilah-> He's Gone-> Smokestack Lightnin'-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Drums-> Space-> Comes A Time-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Wharf Rat-> Around And Around-> Good Lovin' Encore: U.S. Blues 5/3/86 Set One: Cold Rain And Snow, The Race Is On, They Love Each Other, C C Rider, High Time, Beat It On Down The Line, The Promised Land, Deal Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> Jam-> Drums-> Space-> The Other One-> Comes A Time-> Sugar Magnolia 9/18/87 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree-> Walkin' Blues, Candyman, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song Set Two: Shakedown Street-> Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> All Along The Watchtower-> Morning Dew-> Good Lovin'-> La Bamba-> Good Lovin' Encore: Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7/3/88 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree, Walkin' Blues, Tennessee Jed, Queen Jane Approximately, Bird Song Set Two: Touch Of Gray, Hey Pocky Away, Looks Like Rain, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> I Will Take You Home-> Drums-> Space-> Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad-> I Need A Miracle-> Dear Mr. Fantasy-> Hey Jude Reprise Encore: Not Fade Away 10/26/89 Set One: Foolish Heart, Little Red Rooster, Stagger Lee, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Victim Or The Crime-> Don't Ease Me In Set Two: Estimated Prophet-> Blow Away, Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> The Wheel-> All Along The Watchtower-> Stella Blue-> Not Fade Away Encore: And We Bid You Good Night 10/27/90 Set One: Hell In A Bucket-> Sugaree, New Minglewood Blues, Jack-A-Roe, Black Throated Wind, Ramble On Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Bird Song-> The Promised Land Set Two: China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Saint Of Circumstance-> Crazy Fingers-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Space-> Playing Reprise-> Stella Blue-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away Encore: One More Saturday Night 9/10/91 (entire show with Branford Marsalis) Set One: Shakedown Street, C C Rider-> It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Black Throated Wind, High Time, Cassidy, Deal Set Two: Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet-> Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> Dark Star-> I Need A Miracle-> Standing On The Moon-> Turn On Your Lovelight Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 3/20/92 Set One: Hell In A Bucket, Althea, The Same Thing, Brown Eyed Women, Mexicali Blues-> Maggie's Farm, Bird Song, The Promised Land Set Two: Shakedown Street, Man Smart (Woman Smarter)-> Dark Star-> Drums-> Space-> The Other One > Standing On The Moon-> Turn On Your Lovelight Encore: U.S. Blues 3/27/93 Set One: Hell In A Bucket, Bertha, The Same Thing, Peggy-O, Queen Jane Approximately, Broken Arrow, Loose Lucy, Cassidy, Casey Jones Set Two: Eyes Of The World-> Estimated Prophet, Comes A Time, Corrina-> Drums-> Space-> The Wheel-> All Along The Watchtower-> Days Between-> One More Saturday Night Encore: I Fought The Law 10/1/94 Set One: Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Walkin' Blues, Althea, Me And My Uncle-> Big River, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, So Many Roads, The Promised Land Set Two: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Way To Go Home, Saint Of Circumstance-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> The Last Time-> Stella Blue-> One More Saturday Night Encore: Liberty 2/21/95 Set One: Salt Lake City, Friend Of The Devil, Wang Dang Doodle, Tennessee Jed, Broken Arrow, Black Throated Wind, So Many Roads, The Music Never Stopped Set Two: Foolish Heart, Samba In The Rain, Truckin'-> I Just Want To Make Love To You-> That Would Be Something-> Drums-> Space-> Visions Of Johanna-> Sugar Magnolia Encore: Liberty
  • reijo29
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    Hard to make it out from all that wind but I believe Dave said that for $700 & if you order it during pre-sale it gets hand delivered to your door by either Bob, Phil, Micky or Bill. After the presale you get Donna. In all seriousness I have that same feeling of rejection that I got when my Fare thee well envelope was returned. It's going to be epic yet most probably out of reach. Wish it was closer to $500, I'll have to settle for the comp.
  • rrot
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    11/3/657/3/66 11/10/67 10/20/68 2/22/69 4/15/70 3/18/71 9/24/72 11/14/73 9/18/74 9/28/75 10/3/76 4/25/77 5/14/78 10/27/79 11/28/80 5/16/81 7/31/82 10/21/83 10/12/84 6/24/85 5/3/86 9/18/87 7/3/88 10/26/89 10/27/90 9/10/91 3/20/92 3/27/93 10/1/94 2/21/95
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    NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT SMILE SMILE SMILE!!!
    BRAVO David L. & Co.
  • estimating prof
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    Yeah...Wow!
    There it is. There are some really nice shows in there. Some fine 80s shows too. I also can't afford to drop $700 on dead shows. That is not in the family budget. Why not make some sort of pre-order for individual shows and print more?? I gotta say I find this all pretty sad and nauseating. Everything that's come down for 2015 has been so high cost. This is so exclusive. This is one more run at the money. I think I need a break from dead.net
  • direwulf
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    And here I thought this was gonna be a fun 50th celebration.
    No way can I afford this and the wife would kill me too! I gotta agree with someone earlier mentioning how all the 50th stuff is so expensive. 700$ is just too much money right now especially with no advanced notice whatsoever for the presale. Thanks Dave nice to see that the show will not be available individually on CD or electronically. Gotta say this one stings, even more so than not being able to get a ticket to a single Santa Clara or Chicago show. Please make these available for individual purchasing or electronic download. Seriously.
  • Vguy72
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    I must admit....
    ....there are some really, really outstanding shows on this list. Still a lot of scratch. Excuse me, I just swallowed my gum.... ....surprised they included a Europe '90 show. Figured that tour would be a future box....
  • jbxpro
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    what shows??
    So what shows will be included? Can anyone say Barton Hall??
  • US Blues
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    individual shows
    It is worth noting that the info above says individuals shows will not be sold on CD. However, the possibility of individual shows being available as downloads still remains. "Never Trust a Prankster."
  • fourwindsblow
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    Why not run a individual pre-order sale for a short time and then they will know how many extra copies of each show they will need to produce.
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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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Are they in digipaks? The unboxing looks like minilp sleeves like Road Trips.
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Not in digipaks just cardboard but smooth not rough like Road trips. The liner notes are the same as was in the PDF. Each how also has one set of small pictures. Overall I'm pleased with the packaging and the box. The book is printed in both directions. You can read half and then need to turn it upside down for the second half. edit *show not how
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Received my box set this afternoon. After opening it, however, I find a big glue spot on Caution side of the gold record. To say that I'm not very happy with that development would be a bit of understatement.
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I didn't order the USB version, but I'd like to see how that is packaged and how to open it. I wonder if the scroll in included? We see that the number is embossed or printed on the USB stick.
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Update on UPS.com info. Good lead. I have a UPS.com account and all I had to do was Agree to a UPS mychoice account. Making sure info was correct on both accounts. There is the tracking for my shipment. Now I have the info and I can watch. I am in Iowa looks like Monday for me.
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Hey AIt's your buddy from across the river. Join "my ups" for free and you can check the status. My box is scheduled to arrive tuesday. Being your about 6 miles from me you should have yours then as well I would assume. P.S. Still ready to make a deal/trade on that E72 trunk Enjoy the tunes!!!
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I will listen to is...........
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Yes, Sound is fantastic! I'm on the 67 show now, and the sound is amazing. I'm using Polk Audio powered by Yamaha. FYI, I'm a cd guy
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The notes from the the 4CD "Definitive Live Story" set ARE NOT reproduced in the 80CD set. If you want them, you have to buy the 4CD too. The 4CD notes are written by Jesse Jarnow (a guy who knows!) and are more-or-less geared toward the individual songs chosen, contextualized within that year overall. They are pretty enlightening IMO.
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4cd looks like a good cheap buy for car trips
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Man.. did I catch hell from the wife when the box arrived. It will be worth it though when that 1st cd goes in the player.
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can someone please tell me how u were able to track via ups? I have a ups my choice, as well...but I don't have a tracking number. Can u please tell me how you were able to track your shipment? Thanks so much.
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If you have UPS "My Choice", but it doesn't show tracking, there are basically 2 explanations: 1) Your box hasn't shipped yet! or 2) There is some discrepancy, some small difference, between the way dead.net addressed your package and the way your name &/or address are recorded in UPS.com. If there's a difference, your shipment won't show up online & I don't know any way to change that. It's their attempt to make sure you can't see tracking for packages that aren't addressed to you. I once got a shipment from someone who misspelled my last name --> so UPS my choice never told me it was coming.
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Thank you rrot and MidwayKid for the tips. It looks like a Monday delivery for Minneapolis. Go to https://www.ups.com/one-to-one/login and click the 'register now' button on the right side near the top. Fill out the info, and you're good to go. I had to sign out and back in before I saw my order pop up on the left side. Not sure why, but it worked for me. So happy after all this time to finally get an ETA.
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Got it! Had an old addy in there...delivery expected tomorrow!!!!! Soooooooo excited for the weekend!!!!!
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Box arrived for me today in Philly home of the worst team in baseball the Philadelphia Phillies...I gave up at 3 but then someone called me from my house to say it arrived...i'm amazed and floored...that it's here...now i'm afraid to open it knowing how much it cost...everything has to be ready when I open it because I may not do anything else for awhile but listen to the grateful dead.
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I guess you guys in New England chose your home wisely. These beasts are shipping from PA. I would've thought they'd be coming from Cali or something. I enrolled in the UPS Mychoice thing per recommendation. Thanks for the tip on that. It's showing mine as arriving Weds the 14th. So I'll be a week behind, unless it happens to arrive earlier than projected. Still better than not shipping until Oct 31st though. EDIT: I am in Portland, OR.. by the way. So anyone else on the left coast might expect a similar delivery date as mine.
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In my description of the contents, I described how the "digipaks" fit into felt lined cubby holes in the top of the box. They are not digipaks: they are the trifold sleeve type paks. Brain fart. Sorry about that. They do seem to be made more sturdy than the E72 ones, however.
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I didnt get my box yet...listening to 11/14/73, gotta get that 73 groove on!... Hey, going through a divorce and my "estranged wife"(to say the least) had her art contest submission picked for the book.(page 138?)....
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My delivery on UPS is showing the 14th for Utah. Dang gotta wait the weekend!!!
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So has anyone gotten a Miracle yet?Every number that gets announced better's the chance for those that have yet to even see a shipping notice. It would be ironic if the overseas people got them and then had to pay customs on a "Gold Record". It seems like the early batches were Miracle free so far. I see nothing on UPS, but they did have that Amazon delivery today of A Boy and his Dog DVD, so I know it's working. The ticket and backstage pass bonus is a nice touch, usable schwag, they make nice bookmarks.
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I believe the numbers are on the scroll. That's also where they said you would find the "miracle" thing. It's going to be really tough to avoid spoilers while waiting 6 more days. But it will be interesting to hear if anyone gets a gold record.
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8:35pm in Philly, the wife is upstairs bathing the kids & getting them ready for bed and I'm all alone with 30 Trips the first show I've chosen to listen to is; 2/21/95 Philly is LAST in everything but appears to be FIRST when it came to receiving 30 Trips WOW I really LOVE the City of Brotherly LOVE!!!!! Not a typical ONE MORE THURSDAY NIGHT IT'S A GRATEFUL THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!!
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On the Scoll, if there's a number it isn't a miracle.
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in the mid 30's heat, after a sparkle clear night that saw a slither moon in perfect proximity to venus, koalas lazily munch on gum leaves, way high up in the trees, whilst the roos are pricking their ears, highly expectant...
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I love to dance so is it just me that thinks that 7/3/66 is the best show int the box.
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..I'm about 5:25 min mark on Alligator...this is serious shit, folks...:)
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I have a nice turntable, but I have to adjust a rubber band thing on the bottom for it to play anything different than an LP. I had the same reaction when I streamed the '66 show, fourwinds. Not that I thought it would be the best show, per se, but it definitely had me "shakin' it" while cooking breakfast.
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My wife texted me this afternoon telling me that two packages came today. I was expecting a small parcel from Amazon that contained a book and some health supplements. I had no idea what else came though. I didn't think would ship so soon.Then a second text came through that said, "it must be your Dead box. There's a Stealie on it and everyone's name is wrapped around the bottom." I told her I ordered it a few months ago, and vaguely mentioned the exclusive price tag. I thought maybe when the box finally arrived I'd know if she was upset or not. So, she came in when I unboxed and commented how nice she thought the package was put together. Then again she understands my reasoning for getting the Dead sets (and other limited editions) before they hit the aftermarket. Someone else commented that most of the delivery services would probably not just leave it with some sort of a signature. All my Dead box set purchases, including this one, are always just plunked down on the front porch in plain sight. This makes me nervous but without some kind of tracking number I'm not sure how to circumvent delivery. I'd say to ask a neighbor to keep an eye out, unless he/she is a head who missed out!
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You maybe a lover but you ain't no dancer, but don't dancers make better lovers.
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Yikes.. I live in a kind of bad neighborhood and on a busy street. Luckily, I am home during the day sleeping. Hopefully they at least knock loud enough to get my attention.
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I'm doing my best George Jefferson right now. hahaha
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Does the box have any sort of finish? Or is it raw, painted wood.. like splintery and all?
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Thanks to everyone for the tips on UPS, I signed up and couldn't find anything, then saw rrot's post. I started changing my name under preferences, but then, found a way to add name variations. In My Choice, click on My Settings tab, and on the left toward the top is "add name variations". Change to whatever may be on the card you used, and it should work. I added 4 different ones, and refreshed, and all of a sudden, my box showed up as scheduled for delivery tomorrow! I shall celebrate the birthdays of John Entwistle and John Lennon with some good ol' Grateful Dead! I've been streaming the shows in order at work (and some at home through good speakers '67 show especially) and made it to '85 so far. But I'm gonna start all over again when this bad boy arrives!
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I haven't received a UPS notice or anything, and when I look at my order it says "backordered" and scheduled to ship Oct 31st. Is anyone in the same boat?
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Hey I'm confused. Each box will have an original ticket? Did they really have 6,500 original tickets laying around? Remember how they used to sell greatest hits albums on TV by "the original artists"- and "The Original Artists" turned out to be just the name of one phony band singing everything? Could "original tickets" just be a brand of phony memorabilia? If they are original, I'm guessing they are mostly late 80s and 90's. Anyone get a pre-hiatus ticket? I only saved one ticket from my shows, but it's a goodie: 6/21/83 at Merriweather. I had it laminated in plastic shortly after the show and it is still in good condition. It's my favorite bookmark.
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It seems the general consensus is that your order status on here is dated intel. It seems to be irrelevant in regards to when your box is shipped. Also, reports coming in seem to indicate that, for the lower 48 states at least, it's starting from PA and working it's way west. If you live on the east coast, you'll probably have it today or tomorrow. If you live in the midwest, perhaps sometime around Monday. Rockies to west coast, probably Tues-Thurs next week sometime.
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A lot of heads out there I'm guessing didn't order the set because their wives would arc up when they found out the price. Fear not - now you can have a taster of the set at a price that will please the wife - only $45 per show (inc postage) - these are the ONLY shows remaining - can't believe 68 and 90 are still there!!! email me gilmourstephen@hotmail.com remaining shows: 68 82 83 90 92 93 94 95
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Another bonus with this is it gives you the option to change delivery. I am in Denver and my office is about 10 minutes from the UPS distribution center. I am in a wine club and pick the option to pick up my packages at the distribution center because you have to sign for the package and show an ID since it is booze. Inevitably I will not be home and will have to pick it up there after 3 failed attempts. Same with this box. I am picking the option to get it at the distribution center so I don't have to worry about it sitting vulnerable on my porch for several hours
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Nothing out here in Wyo yet either.Hang in there....
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Right before this song Phil say's to all you 'sun dancers everywhere. I love it!
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What did everyone get? I wonder if anyone will get a ticket and/or pass for a show they attended! I'm open to trades for mine if someone has my show.
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I'm in Pittsburgh! Waiting as patiently as possible....... Man oh man, where are you? Help me Obi Wan Kenobi........
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