30 Trips Around The Sun Box & Digital USB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

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

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

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

Importing music into iTunes and other library programs:
When you import the songs from the USB into your library, the information used to identify the track will likely leave them sorted incorrectly. Please use the song list found here to re-number the songs for each show so that they playback in the correct order.
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November 26, 2015 - 5:55am

#951

takimoto

Joined:
April 12, 2014

Weir histrionics

Agree with earlier posts., I don't know why someone back in the day didn't awake him to how lousy that sounded? Nevertheless, he does sound much better in recent years as he has gone back to just singing. I am very much enjoying every incarnation of post jerry bands. The playing to me is really good and to me better than some of the inconsistent shows of 80's and 90's. Happy thanksgiving all. I'm an hour from where pilgrims landed. Just saw a pbs special on pilgrims. They really had some nuts to do what they did.
November 25, 2015 - 11:51pm

#952

prafter

Joined:
January 5, 2008

Following Instructions

Just crossed Boxzilla's '83 show off the listened to list. I will take your most excellent advice and break out 1970(back in a few)...a highlight show amongst many highlights. 30 Trips is a dumping ground of riches from the Vault and 1970 is a peak...rivals Harpur...just a joyous celebration of the groove
November 25, 2015 - 11:36pm

#953

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Highlight Alert!....

....if you have that glorious box, open it up, pull out 1970, spin disc 1 track 6, pack a bowl, and let Pig & the boyz tell you about a man's world. Careful. It's been known to reach out and grab ya by the collar and shake yer bones....wow....primal indeed. Like I said. Highlight. Wow! ....edit. Yeah, I said I was gonna revisit Dijon, but this damn box spoils me. My compass swung away a few degrees. Landed in the bay area. Could be worse I guess....
November 25, 2015 - 8:27pm

#954

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

Revisited the 1991 MSG 30 trip....

....yeah. This is the kind of Dead I like. At least at this moment. My Stealie compass points to many directions. Tomorrow I have my eye on that Dijon show....I recall it being....French
November 25, 2015 - 2:14pm

#955

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

rbmunkin - I Give Them To '78

I also have a hard time with anything past the 70s, but really I would say 78 has some stuff I wouldn't want to be without. There are a lot of shows I enjoy in 78 (DP 18, DaP 7 & 15). I also love The Closing of Winterland. While I really dig those three releases from the Spring that I just mentioned, they are more or less the same batch of songs that were being performed with regular virtuosity in 77. The 12/31/78 show is a great performance that sounds great (multi-track) and has some new tunes: Stagger Lee, I Need A Miracle, and From The Heart Of Me, plus the Return Of Dark Star. And to be honest, I like a lot of the Egypt stuff. I don't think the Stagger Lee and Miracle are as quite as good as Winterland, but they're respectable. What is worth the price of admission from Egypt: Jack Straw (great jam and climax, everyone seems to be in tune) New Minglewood Blues (really cool slower version - I can actually keep up with what he's singing, and yes, women DO start looking good after a couple shots of whiskey. Nice barroom piano from Keith throughout) Candyman (nice version with nice tremolo solo from Jerry) Stagger Lee and I Need A Miracle (respectable versions, just not the monsters that we get on The Closing of Winterland) Deal (this was my favorite post-hiatus version for awhile, then DaP 15 was released - Donna sings her ass off good at the end, just like the DaP 15 rendition) Fire On The Mountain (it's biggest crime is being separated from Scarlet Begonias. Nice long version with some extended jamming at the end, a Phil Zone spectacular) Iko Iko (Love it. As good as 5/15/77 and 11/4/77) Shakedown Street (the crown jewel of this release - only official release of Shakedown Street with the Godchauxs. Maybe I had too much too fast.) The Bonus Disc has some cool songs on it, but the performances are little bit loose. And the sound is great throughout, multi-track madness. And of course Keith is the star :) I'm trying to get better acquainted with Road Trips '78. I've only listened to it a few times, and my first impressions are that the sound is not great, and that the performance is a little loose. I also prefer the non-slide Bob Weir of '78. The only time I recall that it bolstered a song is Stagger Lee from 12/31, and with all of the guests present that night, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't him. And don't forget - it's only in '78 that Estimated Prophet truly comes into its own, as Jerry's early solo has been extended from 20 seconds to 2 minutes. Dick's Picks 18 is the place to go for Estimated BOAT (although DaP 15 is a close runner up). Happy Thanksgiving all you Dead Turkeys
November 25, 2015 - 11:36am

#956

rbmunkin

Joined:
February 24, 2009

1970 Winterland

Agree about The Other One. Wow. I still like the Harper College one better, but they are neck and neck.This is my kind of Dead, which is why I have trouble with anything after 1977. Not a jot of Dead past that is anything like this. Very little from 71-77 is either, but there are at least many good points there. So that explains a bit why I'm critical of the Dead past 77 - it just depends it seems to me on what kind of Deadhead one is. I'm into their acid test roots. This kind of The Other One is how I compare anything else they do. So it's a high water mark for sure! I'm just not a "Hell in a Bucket" kind of guy.
November 25, 2015 - 11:12am

#957

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

1970 Winterland

I also really love this Winterland show. What is it about 30 Trips 1970? Oh, I'm glad you asked. Start with the sound, it's probably the best audio representation from the year. But once you get past that, it's hot hot hot, right out of the starting gate. Highlights for me: Cold Rain & Snow, and this one is the best version I've heard from the '69/'70 years. I imagine this is a tough song to get a great two-track mix down on, because of the harmony vocals. Most two-track mixes are left victim to an unbalanced soundboard (think Thelma), but this one is just exactly right....heh! Very solid China Cat Sunrider that also has great sounding backup vocals. Blistering guitar work from Bobby and Jerry on Technical Difficulties. Pigpen blows the door down like the Big Bad Wolf on Man's World. Wow, do yourself a favor... Candyman is worth the price of admission. Who invited the Allman Brothers anyway? Crypticals, Jam, and The Other One - I am going to quote my bestest Dead Head buddy. This is what he had to say: "....I switched it up to Winterland 70, and then I got put in the replay mode. I got hit by the best that's it for the other one that I have ever heard. So I played CD 1, then CD 2. Again, again, and again. It's been like this all week...." Dancing in the Streets - TIGHTEN UP. Fantastic jam vehicle. Great primal Lovelight to close the show, with just enough NFA. They were really captured in their Primal glory on this one.
November 25, 2015 - 9:21am

#958

hbob1995

Joined:
June 26, 2007

1970 Winterland & Foghat

I just listened again, twice, to the 30 Trips show from 1970. All I can say is that the second disc is awesome! Highlights for me are the "Jam" and the "Dancin" which goes to a different place then usual. Great stuff. I have yet to find a Trip that is not excellent. Lovin' them all. I agree with Unkle Sam. The early Foghat is tremendous. When I was in college these first couple of albums got lots of play, especially when we were pulling all nighters, which was way more often then you would think! Back then classes were only a small part of my college experience. Guess I still pay for that today but boy did I have enough fun for several life times! Rock on
November 25, 2015 - 8:36am

#959

unkle sam

Joined:
October 3, 2008

Fogget

You guys are missing the best that that band had to offer when you don't listen to the first album, simply entitled "Foghat" or the second album, with the rock and the roll on the cover. Funny story, when that second album came out a friend of mine asked me "what is that on the front cover, a stone and a biscuit?' lol, when I told him it was a rock and a roll, he had a puzzled look on his face for about a second, then he got it and laughed out loud. Listened to both of these many times in my travels about the country back in the early seventies, it was great driving music. As far as the usb, don't cancel, wait till it ships, then ask for a refund and keep the product, after all this, you deserve it.
November 25, 2015 - 8:29am

#960

boblopes

Joined:
January 13, 2009

my take on the whole delay debacle

Since there was a delay in both products, I figured it was something common to both. I thought from the beginning, it was something as simple as the typical 1 or 2 second pause between songs. When they were QA'n song to song, they did not notice this, but when they played an entire cd, it was apparent. They checked the all the files and saw that it happened on all formats. Since the CD box had one set of files to be fixed with 6500 orders to fill and Bolt had double the amount of files to fix (HD & mp3) with only 800 orders to fill, they corrected the boxset first. Compound this with the big 50th celebration and all the other projects in the works and fitting the rework in Rhino's existing schedule (or who their vendors schedule), these timelines got bumped out big time, but rhino did not want other unrelated projects to get delayed. This is all speculation on my part. If they knew the delay was going to be pushed out significantly for the Bolt, the should've waited on charging customers. But if they had done that, the Bolt purchasers would've been upset they were excluded from the streaming. It was a no win situation from dead.net, but they made it a lot worse with their lack of communication. People waiting for the Bolt should be pissed and rightfully so.

John Perry Barlow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Helpful hints for using your USB:

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

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

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

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

Ups choice cost anything?

I couldn't find a charge or fee amount. Am I missing something? I'm not very bright

UPS Choice/Ala cart Shows

Diggey- It cost me nothing.. I just signed up a little earlier StStephen- I am surprised you've sold so many of those shows, but NOT '68 yet.

Well, well, well

I logged in and did the ups my choice and I can see it, scheduled tomorrow for delivery......... Oh my! Thanks for the UPS tip, yinz are amazing!

@diggey

See?! Lucky!!! I'd love to have mine for this weekend.. Oh well.

Diggey-UPS Choice

it's free--all you do is sign up and use your zip code basically. If I can do it so can you. Cheers.

got it in mail today even though backordered on my order status

I'm another eastern PA resident who got it today. Never got a shipping notice and was still listed as backordered w/ expected ship 10/31 on my order status online. So, don't fret too much about whatever your order status says.No miracle but got #99 on scroll. Got 9/12/94 Oakland for ticket, and 2/21/95 Salt Lake for backstage pass. Tickets inserted in book. Book looks like pretty nice quality. Overall CD packs better quality, more durable than the ones for Europe '72. The whole box seems more sturdy than the Europe '72 trunk as well.

@lowspark

Yep..thanks for helping me drum up a little business - youre right it's crazy no-ones bought the 68 show yet - still only these remaining at 45 us dollars per show.....email me at gilmourstephen@hotmail.com 68 82 83 90 92 93 94 95

I need a Miracle!

The suspense is killing me... cant wait fir delivery tomorrow. So, without too much unavoidable comedic response, what does a Miracle look like? Lol... pleasepost a picture of a scroll that has a Miracle. Thanks, and enjoy boxilla! To kill time tonight, listening to Road Trips Bonus Disc Vol2 no.2 1968 from EAGLES AUDITORIUM, SEATTLE WA 1/23/68 Viola Lee Blues ... :-)

i see nothing on my UPS choice

oh well.... Is anyone else in the same boat? I'm getting kind of worried seeing how everyone else has theirs on the way.

I got

#3241Ticket from May 27, 1993 Cal Expo Backstage pass from March 26, 1995 The Omni

Do you wanna know what time it is

You Don't Have To Ask If you wanna know what time it is, you don't have to ask If you wanna know what something is, you don't have to ask If you wanna know whats real or not, you don't have to ask If you wanna know what time is now, you don't have to ask You don't have to ask, you already know If you wanna leave just close your eyes, you don't have to ask If you wanna go and lose your mind, you don't have to ask If it's peace that you're looking for You got the key to every door, you already know If there's a way out you'll find out and free all and be all beyond You never wonder what sky you been under that made you forget all this time If you're looking for it, you don't have to ask You can see it plain as day, you don't have to ask If you try to find us true, just take a look at you, you don't have to ask

johnmd750

Nice score! You got a pass for one of the box shows! Real-time reports are appreciated.

7/3/66

Midnight Hour... Phil 'That's it for the sun dance'.

@UPS MyChoice

Nothing yet for me, Mr Jack Straw. I am happy and excited for those who received their boxes or shipping notices, however, and hope to share in that excitement soon.

Original Tickets info

An email from GD came in at 2:45am today. It's the same one that told about the "miracle" scrolls. It also contained the following info: "Along with the aforementioned book and scroll, you will find an original Grateful Dead concert ticket and backstage pass from the UCSC Grateful Dead Archives included as a token of our appreciation for your patience." That is actually a VERY cool little addition!! An authentic piece of the history. I wonder how many box purchasers will get these and not realize those aren't repros like in the 1990 box sets? Thanks Dave and Co.!!!!!

UPS says Monday

Not until Monday :-( Coming to Plano, TX,,,, near Dallas

Dark Star

Can anyone tell me the earliest Datk Star version that has been released? Just listened to the 1/23/68 version from the RT Bonus Disc and cant seem to own an earlier version. Sounds young. ..very speedy compared to others, but official release was may 68 so this must have been one of the first ....no? What was earlier? Thanks, still killing time :-)

Just go pick it up

Signed up for UPS My Choice a while ago; they let you know when the delivery day and time window is (for me, tomorrow). You can go on site and easily arrange to pick it up at the UPS place or at a few other local businesses. I like that a lot more than leaving 16 pounds of Dead shows out on my front porch in an increasingly sketchy neighborhood. BTW, go click on the link with the instructions for claiming the bonus plaque; it shows you exactly where to look for "miracle" on your scroll. One show a day? I should be able to get through this just in time for the Fare Thee Well box to arrive...

Authentic tickets?

What shows weren't sold out that they have 6,500 tickets left around?

Secret Compartments

Anyone find any surprises yet?

boxzilla in iowa Tuesday/ resellers

Congrats to all who have theirs,mine should be here Tuesday..WooHoo!!..My 2 cents worth on resellers:I never buy more than 1 copy of any release.If I get it and don't like it due to sound quality,setlist or whatever I will resell it. I let the market dictate that price.Another shoutout to my man Brian..I have got a few whales from him I couldn't get anywhere else and have sold him some unwanted shows for fair prices for the both of us. I wouldn't surprise myself if I break this set up to pay for other shows I want more.To everyone bashing all resellers that don't "get the music"......perhaps we are selling to acquire different shows of said music.I can't fathom how many people have bought long wanted but soldout shows from resellers. I hope it seems clear that buying 3-4 sets of everything to profit isn't my bag.....now bring on that 84 Dew!!

update?

so if I can hold of somebody's time machine I can actually go to a grateful dead show using these tickets? wow they look authentic, they could very well be real and authentic...for the record I got Oakland 1994 everybody has different tickets it seems.

@terrapinx

Probably every show after brent died lol....

UPS Tracking

When I first signed up on the UPS site there was no information on the box. I clicked on the "Tracking" tab on the top of the page once signed in, then clicked on the "My UPS Choice" on the next row of tabs down from the top. This took my to a screen labelled "My Delivery Planner" and there was the tracking information for the box. Hope this helps anyone who couldn't find the information on UPS yet.

Pluto Is Still a Planet and Other Observations

I live in a pretty big co-op building and was greeted with a brown box on the stoop, not unusual and I don't order shit so I blew past it, or was about to, and I saw scrawled on a side in this Hobbity typeface -- Pen Mill Phil Mickey-- and then there was a steal your face and my name and my address ann I took it home and then I opened it and unpacked it and then, and then.... The cardboard box in and of itself is cool. The packaging clever. I'm going to keep it. In fact, it's in my basement storage now. Otherwise one of my cats would piss and shit in it and the other would eat it. I spent a lot of time just touching it. It has some kind of hajj thing going for it. I just want to circle it. Over and over. If you haven't watched the video on how to navigate this thing, don't. Not sure what's in the video but I got probably way to much pleasure figuring it out. Seasons and phases and grain patterns. Ticket and backstage pass inside an embossed leather book. Maybe pleather.Or vinyl. It's not leather but has that feel. It's pretty sweet. Embossed both sides. So much symmetry. And, I've only gone through a bit, but the contents found therein are colorful and touching and warm. Terrific art. Terrific personal narratives. Ticket and backstage pass (both authentic from Oakland Coliseum. Ticket: 10/30/91. Pass: 2/25/95. A timeline scroll. Inscribed panels. Obscured inscriptions. So. All of this without listening to a single note, which is the whole reason for this thing. (And I'm listening to 10/20/68 right now and it's crisp and grand and the CAUTION!!.) But the best is that my daughters, 10 and 8, are so stoked because I love it so much and they want to play with it and read the scroll and read the book and look at the art and I get to explain it all to them and they're LISTENING to me, for the first time ever, because it's just so fucking cool and you want to touch it and it has this gravitas, it's IMPORTANT. My wife, I think, is a little disturbed by it and my daughters' fascination with it and she's wondering how long "that thing" is going to stay on the kitchen counter. To each their own but 'that thing" is pretty fucking great. So much to take in!

BOXILLA!

No box today just patagucci from web specials for mich winter.Video did not reveal special BEAR pouch. Miracle an Owsley Belt Buckle. Dreaming

Arrived Today - My wife was away!!!

OK - so I had to post - it is so good to hear that others were concerned about the box arriving and their wives discovering it. I have had to keep this seriously quiet. I used a credit card that she does't know I have - and when she heard about it from a co-worker, I said that I would never pay 700.00 for shows that I already had in my collection. I do have most of them - but I still bit. I haven't even dug into the box because I am keeping it in my car overnight until tomorrow. I have, however, begun listening. Everything sounds great so far - thanks GDP. I just have to say this though - on several of the disc jackets, 83 and 84 for example, there are remarks by Lemieux regarding the inconsistent play of the band during those years. As I interpreted the numerous remarks of this nature - I began to get more and more irritated. Lemieux -are you freakin crazy? Fall '83 holds its own with any of your precious 70's tours. Maybe not better - but in the conversation. I love the 70's as well -but I saw the bulk of my 250ish shows between '82 and '90. '82 was unbelievable for long stretches as was '85. So freakin what if Jerry forgot some words or was smokin coke. If you discount shows on those terms (drugs) - you'd have to stop listening. Have you even listened to any of the Merriweather shows? Springfield, Mass. '85 might have been the best two shows I ever saw (The HSF night reigns supreme) The Greeks and Frost? Red Rocks? Alpine? How about the St. Stephen shows from 83? Iowa 82? Glenn's Falls 82? MSG 82? How about Fall '85? C'mon man - sometimes the light needs a little dark - like a touch of grey - you know? There are a lot of us out here that feel this way.

Not to be over dramatic,,, but this was me today

waiting for UPS man :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu7sRdRrm_w

UPS My Choice

I have received no email from Dead.net, and my order still says "Backordered" with a ship date of 10/31 Then I signed up for a UPS My Choice account, and lo and behold, my box is scheduled for delivery tomorrow! I am over the moon and may not sleep very well tonite! Rock on

UPS tracking

Looks like mine is scheduled to arrive Friday 10/9 in the afternoon. I've had the last three weeks off and leave for work for a few days about 2 or 3 hours before the box will arrive. I won't be able to see or hear this in person for a few days after it's arrival. Arrrgh.

Woo

Glad to read that some of you have got your boxes already. Waiting patiently in Pittsburgh so it can't be that long if Eastern PA got a few already. I have other things on the way, but I'm fairly certain this will stand out. Happy listening to those that have it!

igrateful and dark star

I have a 1/17/68 Carousel Ballroom, which seems to verify with deadbase 50, it's 4:48 min long decent/good sound. Goes into a China Cat. This 68 show looks good, has a 7:40 min Dew. The more I listen the better the recording sounds.

Dark Star - Pluto

iGrateful, You called it, the earliest Dark Star released is 1/23/68 from the Carousel bonus disc. Crystal Ballroom 2/02/68 would be next, from the same release. The earliest whiff of a Dark Star I've heard (a mixed metaphor, I know) is during the Neal Cassady rap jam 7/23/67 ~ at one point Jerry's hitting a version of the riff that classically heralds re-entry into the 2nd verse. Atticstrophic, Pluto will always be a planet to me, whatever they (Bernie Horowitz or the post-modern astronomers) say.

Dennis

I've not heard 1/17.... My earliest one is 1/20, but that cuts off at 1:55, making 1/22 the oldest complete one I've got or heard, clocking in at 5:43. That 1/23 bonus one is a respectable 7:45.

The 68 show

can someone confirm is this just one disc?

Janurary 1968 Dark Stars

Deadbase says one thing, my copies from archive say something else. The 7:45 one from 1/23/68 off Road Trip V2N2 bonus disc, says 1/23/68, but deadbase shows no show for that date and the only Dark Star I have from Seattle is 5:40 (and sounds good) I like to get a copy of the bonus disc if anyone has it, I have RT 2-2, but no bonus. Okay, just looked up some more, didn't realize RT 2-2 had bonus TRACKS and a Bonus DISC. I have the tracks, not the disc. Also I noticed there are 3 dark stars on the set, the bonus track copy is 6:45 from 2/2/68 Portland, deadbase doesn't show this,,,a DS on 2/3. So mystery data, still would like a copy of bonus DISC for RT 2-2. And Still the earliest Dark Star I have and verified with deadbase is 1/17/68. Too much data man, but the 1/17 is in archive, worth checking out.

Miracles...

Any miracles out there yet? My box has, apparently, not shipped yet. The unboxing video made my heart beat a little faster... Oh boy!

Gary

Gary,The concert I attended was that of May 4, 1972. I wake up and the sun wakes up too. It lights up the room where I am. I have too many posts to read, as many of you to write these final hours. Long live the Grateful Dead!

1968 Dark Stars

This is what I've got set-up for background music while I work:http://av-files.com/radio/darkstar.m3u

DHL Text - £88 for Customs and Duty in UK

My Boxzilla hasn't yet shifted to 'Shipped' but surely that is what this fee is for...can't think of anything else on order that would attract this price?! Bring it on for the weekend!!!

DHL text in UK

Received same text, and after calling DHL it seems that this must be Boxzilla but we're unlikely to get it this weekend. Hasn't cleared customs and DHL have no instructions yet from Cinram Group, who seem to be the shipper, to pick up and deliver. So near, and yet so far...

Individual shows and other items - the final sale!

First thanks to those heads who bought shows, offered other help and those who told me to ignore the comments of One Man and Space Brother :) I'm on my way to covering the gap for my eye op. Now here's the final sale - ALL items individually priced to go. Paypal payment required - email me at gilmourstephen@hotmail.com with interest and or questions/offers for bulk: 30 trips shows: 68 - $30US 82 - $40US 83 - $40US 90 - $40US 92 - $38US 93 - $38US 94 - $38US 95 - $38US Book - $55US Single - $30US Scroll - $25US Box (empty to store your dead goodies or stash lol BUT including the backstage pass and ticket) - $100 ALL prices include shipping to anywhere worldwide - again thanks guys (that's most of you - excluding the obvious three)

European Shipments are happening

Also just had a call from DHL re paying sales tax. Likely to be delivered Monday or Tuesday. Seems they are shipping in order number sequence as I have a second one on order that DHL knows nothing about yet.

SSSale

You have way more than 3 detractors here, although I am the most vocal one. And besides the ones who have spoken up, there are probably hundreds who are silent. NO ONE wants this to be a commercial site. NO ONE wants to read your repetitive self-serving posts, especially when your response is "bite me". Think about it. And NO ONE believes this is your "final" sale. Take it to eBay like everyone else. A conscience is a wonderful thing. Get one.

Countdown Revisited

It appears that there are ZERO days left for BOXZILLA to ship so here are the final numbers; 30 Trips was announced by dead.net on June 2nd we've waited a total of 129 days A FULL summer season the final 19 days of spring the first 18 days of fall To those of us who received 30 Trips was it worth the wait? I say a resounding YES!!! To those who haven't received 30 Trips yet, let me say you will not be disappointed. So today, Friday October 9, 2015 @ 6:21am EDT, the countdown is officially OVER!!!! So glad we made it!!!! HAPPY FRIDAY DEADLAND!!!!!!

SSSale

Has it occurred to you that it is not unreasonable to suppose that people were buying shows from you in the vain hope that they would all be sold quickly so that we didn't have to be subjected to endless posts of your unsold shows list, updated every few hours ad nauseum, both here and on the DP16 board? Now I see that the list has been expanded to include all manner of accoutrements that accompany the shows. Packaging for sale anyone? Does it interest you in the slightest that people have let you know that they find your commercial activities here unacceptable? Seems not.

Still Waiting...

Great to see boxes are going out, but so far the only email I've received is the one about the miracle. At the end it says I'll get shipment information once it leaves the warehouse so I guess mine hasn't left the warehouse yet. Oh well, hopefully next week! Just give me a tracking number so I can get on UPS and watch it make it's way to me!!!

Email / Tracking

You aren't going to get an email from dead.net that it shipped. You don't need a tracking number to find it on UPS. Just sign up for (free) UPS My Choice. Why did customer service say they would email when they ship? Because they overestimate their own abilities. Don't trust customer service. Trust your friends. Get the UPS account.

Confirmed. The 68 is one disc.

A single set dandy before Canned Heat took the stage.

Euro-Deadheads beware!

Well, any of you here in Yoorp, get your plastic out: you ain't finished paying yet. I just got SMS notification from DHL that Boxzilla has landed in France...but if I want it I'm going to have to pay them 160 euros VAT. Ouch!

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