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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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June 16, 2015 - 2:28pm

#6631

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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Speaking of Decline

Yeah Palmer, you bring up a good point. What happened to Bob Weir's guitar sound in the late 70s? I want to call it choppy flamenco, but I don't know why I want to call it that. It's something in the tone of his guitar that changed a whole bunch. I may be morphing into pre-hiatus guy....I've always maintained that they were better with just Billy on drums, and that almost anything they played on the Europe '72 tour sounded better in '72 than it did after the hiatus (Bertha, Cold Rain, New Minglewood ((Ladies & Gentlemen - wow)), Ramble On, Sugar Magnolia, Promised Land, Deal, the list goes on. But there was so much good stuff I like in 77/78 - Scarlet Fire, Music Never Stopped, Estimated Eyes, Help-Slipknot-Franklin, The Wheel, Samson, the list goes on.
June 16, 2015 - 2:27pm

#6632

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

DearJerry

For the Shakedown Sessions, I don't think it was that he wasn't welcome to the studio, its that there were days that he didn't even show up, especially towards the end. Jerry, in particular, was pissed and asked John Kahn to finish. He even has keyboard credits on the album. Wouldn't that qualify to some of the comments at least? I also think Keith's playing is brilliant for most of his career with the Dead, and I often spend large amounts of time listening to the Keith Years. I also think band members opinions count. So there's a lot to this, but most importantly I don't recall any significant volume of people bashing Keith's playing on this thread. ..and if there are some comments you might not like, they are almost always in response to someone stirring the pot with Brent bashing, which certainly offends people. I was just highlighting that for a host of reasons Feb '17th was their last show, so lets be thankful for what we have instead of dwelling on what we cannot impact. It is what it is. That's all, nothing personal.
June 16, 2015 - 2:26pm

#6633

Cousins Of The…

Joined:
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Mo' Keith

Just finished listening Row Jimmy from 3/20/77. Keith sounds great backing up Jerry's fine, lyrical solo, but is clobbered by every hit of Mickey's bass drum. I think this was mentioned a few weeks ago; very apparent to me on this track. To my ears, it sounds like there was a change in the mix from 76 to 77; more emphasis on the drums(esp. bass drum), and a less "crispy" bass, making the overall sound a little muddier than it was.
June 16, 2015 - 2:25pm

#6634

PalmerEldritch

Joined:
July 25, 2011

I love the keyboard/era debates!

I don't agree that "old" topics, such as era- and keyboard debates should be retired. This day's posts has been the most interesting here to me in weeks: from floridabobs culture reflections all through the Keith decline discussion. Almost anything that generates a flurry of thoughtful posts seems cool to me as long as it's civil. As a lifelong Deadhead, I think the era/keyboard debate is perfectly relevant and (for me) endlessly fascinating (well, nearly endlessly). I'm extemely conflicted and ambivalent about most of the Dead's post-hiatus music and have been that way for >35 years. Where else can we talk about these things? If we only stuck to the forum topic, we all know these threads dry up quickly and become boring as all hell. My guess is that,era/keyboard discussions generate the most interest here, despite complaints about "old, well worn" topics. Anyone really bored can just scroll though topics that don't interest them. I did draft a long post to contribute to the Keith decline discussion but lost the draft. Basically, I agree with LoveJerry. Keith sounds fine to me in the late 70's but as someone pointed out, he seems very low in the mix. Yes, there is a huge difference in Keith's playing E72 and May 77; but the same could be said for Phil and Bobby's playing. How could anyone not notice a similar decline in their playing? Listen to any of Bob and Phil's playing from the late 70's compared to, say Fillmore 2/69, E72, or WInterland 73. Night and day.
June 16, 2015 - 2:11pm

#6635

KeithFan2112

Joined:
August 6, 2014

hahahaha What?? He stole Jerry's stash??

No wonder he wasn't welcome (and no wonder he couldn't finish the Shakedown Street session). Hey hey, Jerrylover, don't drag my name in the mud lol. I only said he was a fair pilot. No but really Keith Moon was like the tazmanian devil with drumsticks. If anyone has heard his live stuff from Tommy and Live at leads, in that '69 - '70 zone, you know what I'm talking about. I can understand why Clapton or Baker (I forget which one) would have given that snide expression when asked about Moon's talent compared to Baker, because Ginger was great, a time keeper, an arranger, and so much more than a drummer when it came to making music, but Moon was off the rails excellent, and completely untouchable from '68 - '73. But if you compiled the best live 2 hours of Moon with the best live 2 hours of Baker, Moon is a step or two ahead. What Baker brought to music composition, Moon brought to live performance.
June 16, 2015 - 1:55pm

#6636

LoveJerry

Joined:
March 19, 2015

Jim In MD

I am asking "us" because "us" are the folks who frequently say Keith's playing declined without a lick of evidence to substantiate that assertion. Forget what you've read on Wikipedia or wherever, since it's not exactly a well documented topic, and listen to the music - where is it? Did Phil really say that? If he said it, is it true? In a court of law it's nothing more than hearsay. Give me a song or just recognize that every time someone comments that his playing declined is probably going off the Wiki quote or the comment from Blair Jackson's book (thanks for sharing, never saw it before), but a couple of off-handed subjective remarks do not make it true, and they don't hold up to scrutiny, which is my main point. People are regurgitating hearsay that does not hold up to scrutiny - no wonder politicians lie so much - it's so easy to pass lies off as truth to the masses. It's actually kind of scary. It would be interesting to scan this site for the past several months to see how often this unsubstantiated rubbish was repeated. I kind of feel bad for Donna. And the reason I didn't bring up anything like drug use or marital problems is because it has nothing to do with my argument, which is simply that his playing did not suffer on the stage, and I have the tapes to prove it :-) Or maybe I don't - I am willing to admit I was wrong or uninformed, which is why I posted in the first place - to find out if anyone can point to a performance where his playing was off. Keithfan mentioned Keith Moon - at least when his playing was said to have declined before his death, you can hear it in recordings (Kilburn 1977, Who Are You). That I believe, because it's well documented and easy to hear.
June 16, 2015 - 1:39pm

#6637

KeithFan2112

Joined:
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You Know a Rumble Ain't a Rumble Without Me

Of course I agree with LoveJerry - not because I'm a Keith fan, but because it's true - there is really very little primary source evidence that Keith's playing deteriorated. Wikipedia? Even if Phil said it, ex-bandmates deride each other all of the time, it's the single most predictable type of slander they throw at one another. I'm sure he nodded off at the wheel a few times, but that's hardly a deterioration in skills. Not that it's a good thing. But I get LoveJerry's sentiment, which I might also add was not an argument about the reasons he left the band so much as a defense of his playing. So while yeah, some folks have pointed out that there was drug use and whatever, the main point is that folks comment about Keith's deterioration of skill on here all the time, presumably because they read a Wiki quote or Blair Jackson comment - yet the evidence, the music betrays the notion that there was anything substandard in his playing. If I'm reading her post accurately she's just asking someone to point out which songs/shows/period demonstrates this decreased ability to play, and indignant (correct me if I'm wrong JerryLover) that when the topic of his departure comes up, everyone always says he couldn't play, he couldn't play, he couldn't play. I have, myself tried to substantiate that claim that he could no longer play, but just can't find it. The proof should be in the pudding, but it's not. Long live Keith. Both of them - Keith Moon drummed circles around Ginger - he just colored out of the lines a lot.
June 16, 2015 - 1:12pm

#6638

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: DearJerry/Keith

Why ask us? We didn't kick him out of the band. There's a few factors you are not bringing up besides his playing. I don't think any of us question he was a brilliant piano player loaded with talent. But.. First there was his escalating drug use. By late '78 Keith had a heroin addiction (and for that matter so did Jerry). Towards the end of Shakedown Street, Keith couldn't even be found to finish the keyboard tracks on some of the unfinished songs, so John Kahn of all people filled in and did them. In Rock Skully's book, Rock states Keith was rumored to have stolen Jerry's stash once, which really pissed off Jerry. Shortly after that, Keith wasn't part of the JGB. Can't ask any of them if its true because they've all passed by now.. but I don't think there's much doubt about their drug use and drug of choice in these years. There was also the relationship trauma. There were regular fireworks between Keith and Donna on a regular basis. Violent fights, trashed hotels, smash up derby's in the parking lots, ...drama.. tension.. yuk. And then there was his playing. I think his playing had diminished or at the very least was not consistent by late '78, early '79 and, well, the sad truth is.. you can't get rid of Jerry and I'm not sure if having two junkies in the band was something they wanted or could continue with. Keith and Donna wanted to leave too. I think she left a few shows early in one of the last tours because she couldn't take it either. Remember, they were trying to raise small kids at the time. So its well documented that the parting was mutual. I'm not sure what is to be accomplished by going down that rabbit hole. They left and they got a new piano player. We weren't there, but I imagine if we were and if we were privy to all the facts and details.. well, my guess is one way or another, that darkness had to give. One Edit: I read cousins reply (which was classic). Yes, amateur slide guitar hour. aaaack! Love ya Bobby... but on this one, I agree with my cousin. He supposedly started playing more slide to get the sounds he (they) wanted they keys. ..and yes, Donna in particular was drinking a lot, but Keith was chasing the dragon.
June 16, 2015 - 1:02pm

#6639

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: Brokedown

I agree with your post. I think most people's minds on this are 'set like concrete'. The back and forth is usually non-productive, and I can't say I learn a ton from it.. especially when the posts come with barbs or put down another's tastes or preferences. I actually don't see the debate, I like the Keith years.. but spring '79 was their last hurrah, and enter the '80's and they got a new keyboard player. It is what it is. I am thankful someone pressed "record" on the tape deck, sit back and enjoy (or press skip if there's out there that doesn't tickle your pleasure bone).
June 16, 2015 - 12:54pm

#6640

mbarilla

Joined:
August 8, 2013

Check out JGB live shows from 1978

Some great stops along the way from Keith in 1978. And another vote for Red Rocks July 7-8, 1978. Tennesse Jed ; Passenger ; Peggy-O ; The Music Never Stopped Killer four piece combo to end first night 1st set

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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