30 Trips Around The Sun Box & Digital USB

Post reply Log in to post comments

September 4, 2015 - 10:38am

7,852 replies

admin

Joined:
March 9, 2007

"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

Comments

sort by

Recent

Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A

Reset

October 18, 2015 - 9:00am

#2091

giantnerd

Joined:
June 24, 2007

Thanks team Rhino!!!

This box is clearly a labor of love and is spectacular!!! The jump between 66 and 67 is a quantum leap that can only be explained by alien intervention, and I am doing my best to go from start to finish to get the sense of their artistic development. My wife knew there was a contest so she (gasp!!!) opened my box set with the kids while I was at work. When I came home my kids ran to tell me they didn't find a prize in the box, so I asked them if they opened the secret complement. It blew their minds when I flipped open the lower flap and then I told them there was a book of spells and pulled out the "leather" bound book with the skeleton imprints and their jaw dropped. They believed me for a second, but then I told them it really wasn't a book of spells, but there was a secret scroll... Oh to be young and full of wonder. But the real reason I'm posting is that my buddy is a urologist as assures my that Mr. Lesh's diagnosis is very, very favorable and that he would expect him to recover fully from this. Get well soon Mr. Lesh!!!
October 18, 2015 - 8:56am

#2092

allman

Joined:
July 9, 2007

7/3/66 Disc One Question

On 7/3/66 Disc One, in the first few seconds of Dancing In The Streetis there a complete drop out of the right channel only leaving sound on the left channel for a second or two? Just asking to see if I need to ask for a replacement.
October 18, 2015 - 7:28am

#2093

ryanpm1976

Joined:
September 26, 2009

Story with 3/18/71?

3/18/71 is not listed in Taping Compendium and only second set listed in Deadbase. Is this show fairly new to circulation? Anyone know?
October 18, 2015 - 7:04am

#2094

purpleerik69

Joined:
May 24, 2015

Phil

be well soon , and thank you Mr Lesh for all the music and the enthusiasm you still invest in keeping the Dead alive.As i`m still waiting on my Boxzilla i roam through my collection of shows , today is Phil time in the Purple Zone......listen to that bass guitar tones an take a ride
October 18, 2015 - 6:45am

#2095

deadfeat1

Joined:
July 3, 2008

More Zacherlee and Headphones

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. During high school I can remember tuning in my old Sony radio to late night radio up and down the East Coast. I lived on a peninsula that jutted out in the Chesapeake Bay and I could tune in all sorts of stations late at night. WNEW stands out as does WBZ in Boston. I remember hearing new albums by the Ultimate Spinach and Beacon Street Union while listening to the "Boss sound of Bosstown on WBZ. Both stations turned me on to lots of great music. Washington, DC had a great station in WHFS, Home Grown Radio, broadcasting from high atop the towers in Bethesda, MD. Great radio back in the day! Some high value headphones you might want to consider... Sennheiser Momentum - Closed back phones in on ear or around ear models - Bass forward phones. Music Direct has some incredible sales on both models Sennheiser HD 558 or 598 - Nice spacious sound - very good for listening to live performances or action movies. Grado - Grado SR 125 - Nice open sound stage that lets you hear a lot of detail. Choose any of the Prestige models and I think you would be happy. Alessandro Series by Grado - You are on the stage with the band with incredible focus on guitars. The MS1 comes in two prices $99 and $109. Can't go wrong with either. Google Alessandro High End to purchase. Grado headphones are handmade in Brooklyn HiFi Man RE400 - In ear phones. Nice for travel and noise isolation. Hard to beat for around $79 The Audeze headphone mentioned earlier are exceptional - just a little out of my price range... Thanks for all the good stuff here!
October 18, 2015 - 6:40am

#2096

Strider 808808

Joined:
June 20, 2007

John Zacherley / Chiller Theater

I may be cut from the same paisley cloth as Mr. Ziffle. In the early 60s I used to watch Chiller Theater out of N.Y.C. It was hosted by none other than the famous John Zacherley. He would do these great comic interludes during horror movies. Voodoo Island stands out in my mind. Fast forward to WNEW in the late 60s. Cutting edge radio that was thought provoking. I remember a DJ by the name of Roscoe who would read works he had written. Really deep material. As for FM radio in the present day, there are some true free form seat of the pants DJs that can inspire and heal the listeners. The history of Underground Radio really begins with Tom Donahue and KMPX in the Bay Area. Playing complete albums and capturing the spirit of long songs such as Viola Lee Blues or Butterfield Blues Bands song East/West. I believe those pioneers of the mid 60s took great inspiration from classical ragas of India and extended jams of John Coltrane. And going back earlier, dance marathons anyone? But I digress. Certainly Jack Kerouac used spontaneous prose as a form "stretching out". Anyway Ziffle and I must have been at some of the same Dead concerts at the Fillmore East and the Capitol Theater (Port Chester). My fourth row center seat at the Fillmore 9/19/70. Maybe it was Mr. Ziff or one of his buddies who sold it to me on the street before the show for face value. ($5:50) Long live Zacheley! Love and healing to Phil.
October 18, 2015 - 6:24am

#2097

wjonjd

Joined:
January 24, 2011

@Alain - 30 Trips Vol2

Actually, when I first posted I listed 5/11/72, and then immediately said "Oh merde!! I better change that to 5/4 before Alain sees!!!!" and quickly changed it. LOL, that's the truth. :):). "Tragedy narrowly averted!"
October 18, 2015 - 6:01am

#2098

unkle sam

Joined:
October 3, 2008

gninetsil ot eseht swohs sdrawkcab morf 95 to 85 so far

started on the 95 show, very nice, if you notice, this show and a few others were recorded by John Cutler vs others by Dan Healy, the Cutler shows are recorded much better. 94 show is very good, there seems to be a drop out or digi skip when help on the way goes into slipknot, from track 1 to 2, anybody else got this? 93, right away you notice the sound quality is not as good as 95 and 94, recorded by Healy, but a fine show non the less. 92 Hell in a Bucket on this show and 93 show, not my favorite opener and why 2 in a row? Healy again and Bucket starts off inferior recording, but gets better as the show progresses. 91 great show, 8 man band with Hornsby and Branford, great sound, better Healy recording. 90, another great show, with Bruce and Vince, Bruce really did fit in great with this band. 89, 24 track, recorded by Cutler, this is the shit here, best show of 89. I have stories about this weekend in Miami, but will save those for another post. 88, inferior sound quality again and there are way better 88 shows to pick from, why this one? must be the Touch of Gray. The fall 88 tour was hands down better than the spring or summer tour. 87 and 86, 2 discs, short shows, no big jams, nothing special here and another hell in a bucket. I will say the Terrapin from 86 is pretty sweet. I did not go to Dead shows in 86 or 87, giving Jerry some breathing room after his near brush with death. 85 is a very nice show, there were a lot of good shows in 85, especially on the fall tour. The Cutler shows are all top notch recordings, the Healy shows, not so much. I will be listening to the rest of these 8o's shows today, so far, no real problems with discs or anything, the sleeves are way better than those ones from E72, which ripped if you tried to get the disc out, these are much better, the box is nice but won't last very long, made of cardboard, but is a bit sturdier than E72's box, which is very fragile. Love the book, the stories in it are awesome and the way that half is one side up and the other half is up side down, is this the way everyone's is or is mine just put together wrong? doesn't matter, still all there and quite cool. All in all, a good 11 shows to start off the listening experience, I would have chosen better shows for 85 86 87 and 88, but I don't have access to the vault and the shows I would have picked may be worse recordings than these, who knows? Just my opinions and are subject to discussion. More later, have a great day, freezing here in the mountains this am, gonna be a long long cold winter, good thing I have this box to keep me warm :)
October 18, 2015 - 5:59am

#2099

claney

Joined:
July 20, 2007

Contextualizing Dick's Picks 4

ziffle - Incredible posts on the 2/13-14/70 runs. Thanks for all that info, and I always love those first-hand stories. Jim - After Ziffle's contextualization of the shows, here is my attempt to explain why I think they chopped up that run when they released DP4, by contextualizing the release. First, this was released in early 1996, very early in the Vault release experiment - and it WAS an experiment at the time. Dick's Picks 1 was a chopped up 73 show - two discs, DP2 was one (awesome) disc, DP3 saw them chopping up one of the all-time 77 Dead shows (also two discs). So, DP4 was the first three-disc release. More expensive, more risky. At the time in the music biz, A two disc CD set was a big deal, and a three-disc set was nearly unheard of - a "box set." The BIG expensive box sets released in the early to mid-90s were things like Marley's Songs of Freedom, or the Police Message in a Box (ALL their albums and singles, from their whole career, on four discs!!!). This was part of a gradual evolution to bigger releases... first to complete shows (Dick's Picks 5!), then two shows together (DP29), then full runs (Fillmore West 69), and still later to complete tours (Europe 72). Now, it's easy to wish they had figured out earlier that we are willing to cough up tons of money for complete, but this is forgetting yet another factor: We were all much younger then, with far less disposable income. In Feb 1996 I had just finished grad school; I had begun my first full-time college teaching gig only a few weeks earlier. I was living in a shack, putting all my money into ramen noodles and paying down student loans. I would NOT have been able to buy full runs, etc. So, in short, the evolution of bigger boxes and more complete releases coincided with (but was not caused by) the evolution of many of the Deadheads to old farts with some money to spend. Co-evolution baby! It's 27 degrees here in western MA. My wife is making scones, my daughter is making Play-doh people, and I haven't heard much of 30 Trips yet, just hard to with all this other stuff going on. But I will - and life is GOOD. Time for more coffee. Cheers everyone ...
October 18, 2015 - 5:50am

#2100

mbarilla

Joined:
August 8, 2013

Fillmore East sound board + Dick's Picks 4

Top notch for the era from what is stated about the sound board. I think Bears notes mention John Chester unique sound board. Check out Dicks Picks 4 notes for details and also the Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore East February 1970 CD notes that was released on GDRecords. I think I read someplace Dick L or Bear mentioned the tapes were Mono and Stereo, which may have been the challenge of getting them out? Bear mentions the two bands briefly crossed passed in Atlanta 1969, but did not hear the ABB play live at the time. Only hearing their studio album in Autumn later that year, so it was a treat and sort of surprise for Bear to see 2 trap sets, similar to the GD when they were billed together in Feb1970 "Glorious Sunday morning" - love that

John Perry Barlow

John Perry Barlow

Forums

Dead Store Products

"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

repetewax

Hey, nice to see another MT deadhead on here. My box arrived in the Bitterroot yesterday by UPS. Hope you get yours soon, worth the wait.

man the posts/tickets

Man the posts have been awesome the last 48 hours, thanks to all around the world! Feels like I am sitting on top of it. Sure hope all still waiting have a pleasant surprise soon. Do not wait on a shipping notice. As you have read over and over, most did not get anything. My shipping notice arrived an hour after the box arrived. I had stated last Tuesday (?) that last week should be the shipping date as after 10/2 they started printing labels. I also said if they shipped 1,000 a day, that would be a lot. I think they probably hit 2,000 a day but that still puts some people 2-3 days past first day of shipping and is why some in Japan got theirs before the Southern Heads...Yeehaw to You. As far as tickets I am sure they are 100% real. A few other things to consider. 1) The printers could easily print duplicates as has been mentioned to make sure the GDTS had plenty. 2) I think it is in the book with this box...but they show some of the operational side of shows. They have a breakdown of how many GDTS tix sold versus other outlets; and even present shows in later years of the crushing onslaught not selling out. Was not expecting to see that; but if they had 18,000 seats in Michigan and sold 17,700 that is 300 extras. I have no doubt these are from these types of circumstance. I also "feel" the vault still has plenty of tickets stored. 3) I have the Warlocks box and the tickets to the show. The box tickets are smaller than the originals, say about 75% of the actual tickets. Can't wait to read more Christmas day excitement! Edit: And I have other GDTS tickets that look like they were just printed yesterday. Took an old Christmas cookie tin and put them in there. No air or water to get to them and stored in the bottom of the closet to make sure they were not disturbed. Now getting to them has become an exercise for Indiana Jones.

the box

I am finished ripping and on to the flac making stage of my CD backups. The box is back in the bag and the original shipping container and is already in storage. I did take the ticket and pass out and have them in my Deadbase 50 as bookmarks, they are real. What's their provenance? The show didn't sell out through mail order and the unsold dated tix were put in a warehouse before finding a home with Nick at the GD archives. As for the passes, better to have too many than not enough, so they probably did 100 passes for every show, just in case. I bet they have lots of extra backstage passes in the archive. Still haven't listened to any of it yet except the stream of the 1981 patch to confirm it was there. It is a major disappointment as I had hoped to finally hear the rest of the set's SBD that didn't circulate. I guess it really doesn't exist. Quick thoughts and notes. All of my CDs were there and correct, 2 had scratches, 1 was a "mechincal gouge" and the other a "swirley" on one of those middle CDs from putting it in the sleeve. Both CDs ripped without issue, so I'll keep them, but CD 2 of the 1977 show has a touch of "disk rot" or that "wave" thing mentioned earlier in the thread and the final track is unreadable. Thanks to the friend that already hooked me up with their CD that did rip. I will try to get it replaced by Rhino, but it's already packed away. The names go in order of joining and along with the seasons on the box and why Pigpen is split, so that the names begin in Spring and play out over the year. I like the panel artwork more than the names. I am happy TC made the box. What is the difference between the red and blue interiors? Are there more "flaws" with a certain color interior?

Arrived in South Germany

WOW-What a delight!!!!Listen to 1981 randomly -- what to say.... ...since I got on the bus (19 Oct.90) they made me sooo happy, and they still do ... and I guess, well, you all heads around the world are the topping of that all, thank you so much! No. 4919 Red One Condition ok - a few issues Ticket 28 Oct 91 Oakland 22.50 BS 19 Feb 95 Salt Lake Be Kind and Let the good times roll....

Inscription

There's an inscription on the brick structure that's on the "Fall" side of the box (the T.C. Keith side). Can anyone make out what it says?

me and my box part 2

I posted earlier in the week that my box came on 10/9, the 26th anniversary of my last show. The box looks great, just a touch of peel on the back of one side near the hinge, no big thang at all. Ticket is 10/27/91 Oakland Pass is 6/11/93 Buckeye Lake - love the pass as it has a Space Head on it. A skeleton in a space suit flying over the world with a tether. I love it because I worked at NASA on 6/11/93. Double Yeehaw! Scroll Number: 0033 Red Velvet Is that right hand moon Ernest Borgnine? - Cabbie from Escape from New York

what a month

October - the month of my Trips calculator. 10/13 to be precise. 10/13 opened the box listenend to 66 - awesome does not even describe as I will post more later. 10/13 received Winterland 73 - new from Mill Valley! 10/13 received the 50th Anniversary Annotated Lyrics - Very well Done. 10/2 received the 50th Anniversary Deadbase. Excellent.

Fennario/Inscription

Yep I was looking at that last night. Cryptic, Can't wait for someone to decipher. Maybe Like which Album???...We ate the acid

CDs won't rip...

If you can try the CDs on other computers. I had a few that EAC could not read on my primary computer. Tried them on another and they were fine. Disc 3 of the 1995 Salt Lake City show would not play on 2 of my computers, put played and ripped fine on a 3rd (new laptop)..even though it looks like a little disc rot around the edges. Have had this happen to me before. My primary computer just hates the Road Trips series, and a few non-Dead CDs, but is normally fine.

Inscription on the "Fall" side of box (T.C. Keith side)

What I think I see: PAHOT CZ INPCK "The skeleton language" or the mind of artist Steve Vance. "Caveat Emptor" - buyer beware.

Inscription

"Cryptical Envelopment" Or just the fancy of the mind of artist Steve Vance. It probably doesn't mean anything at all.

Cryptic Inscription

I was also wondering if the inscription was gibberish or not. Made me think of the upside down, mirror image "ugly rumors" on Mars Hotel.

still waiting

Charlie 3, Glad to hear of a Montana arrival! I was beginning to worry, still waiting in Missoula, no shipping notice either. I had it shipped to PO Box so UPS "innovations" was involved, probably delays things. Hope it comes before the weekend, my lady is out of town this weekend, it would be a perfect time to crank some GOGD! Love hearing everyone's unboxing stories, I've avoided the video and streams for maximum effect but my patience is waning with each passing day, guess I'll make one more trip to the PO today after work, think I've checked it at least 10 times since the initial email. Has anyone had one delivered to a PO Box yet?

Finally here in South San Francisco

Funny how the box got to Japan & Europe before California. I did grab one of the last ones on Spetember 21st, afte the 2nd "sold Out" notice, so maybe they did ship them in some kind of order. Everything looks good, but I did not get a show ticket, only a backstage pass. Minor detail, really. I started with 1982, but quickly bailed after hearing Jerry badly mumbling the opening lines :-) I'll go back to that one later, now onto 10-27-79 which sounds GREAT!

Look up ^

Links have been put in for the shows, as many people requested. Or is this old news already?

nope

It just happened! Thanks to the tech folks, and all who requested this.

Caveat Emptor

Classic! Thanks BCE

Wow!

Thanks to all who have sent me private messages for your kind words and support! Very awesome. There are more than messages than I have time to reply to at this moment, but want to express my appreciation for your support. We all love this band and the vast majority of folks are respectful to them as well as those who work for them, by simply being honest and not taking or giving away something that legally doesn't belong to them. By showing simple respect and courtesy to tptb, both here in their house, and elsewhere, we as fans can continue to look forward to many years of new releases by tptb. Often times, doing the RIGHT thing isn't popular in certain circles. Doing the right thing, being honest and being respectful yields the greatest rewards in life. Thank you again! There are many many awesome people here.

Live Links

That's Great! Hope folks will stay here mostly until we get everyone resolved and involved. Thanks

re: Jim

I'm still playing catch-up, on what is currently page 9, but this had me laughing out loud: "Brian.. thank god. I am desperate for a few shows from the box, specifically 90,92,93 and 95. I will pay anything. Can you hook me up?" Hahaha. Up to 1970 now. That Cryptical > Dire Wolf....smooooth.

Oh shit... ...and I still have to worry about the Dylan thing!

The eagle landed here in the good old UK a day earlier than DHL had advised. I'm sure my octogenarian neighbours to whom it was delivered had no idea what was going on from the logos on the outer box, but they were cool, as always, in taking delivery of my occasional packages. Therefore, and even though they won't read this, a big thanks to Michael and Margaret. As it was late last night before I collected it from them, I only had time for a quick peek, and the whole thing looks a thing of beauty. I'll worry about the detail later. The music therefore has only just started tonight. As with the '72 box, I'll probably go through it year by year in order. Even as I write, Pigpen is blowing some mean harp in San Francisco. I was only four at the time! So to everybody else out there tuning in to one or other of these shows, a hearty greetings from the flatlands. Happy listening, and thanks for all the talk on this thread, which has kept us all going for the last couple of months!

LINKS!

My niblick, jeeves, 'tis but a flop to '68 from my deep lie in The Shrine.../K

Ticket and pass?

Can anyone tell me where the ticket and pass are supposed to be in the box? I've scrolled through 5 or 6 pages here trying to find the info. Not sure if I got either. Thankyou!

Centrum 10/21/83

The Centrum 10/21/83 "Space" is sweet. I always loved the 10/14/83 "Space" (Dick's 6) and this one is a worthy companion. A lovely, spacious 15 minutes. A hot "Cassidy", too -typical for the early 80's. Weir is clearly having fun in the PITB jam!

Re:after all the rain a rainbow

AndrewR, Good stuff! I did notice the outer box, i carefully pealed off my shipping stickers and have another Dead box to do something with ;-). Reading through the Deadhead's stories in the book has gotten my inner Hippie out and shining again. I'm spending idle moments at work thinking about which show will be tonight. i like a previous poster's idea of not looking at the setlists, and just putting the show on to play throughout. thanks for that suggestion. Peace love and happiness people.

Nice one, SB!

Such messages continue your fine tradition of bringing people here together. Don't mean to impose, but would you mind sharing your thoughts on religion as well?

Ticket and Pass are ------

Tucked inside the front or back cover of the book.

66 Shakedown

Maybe this is known and I am on the outside looking in. WOW!!! How awesome to get that 66 Shakedown. I was listening on Tuesday, feeling very righteous indeed. And I hear Jerry say Shakedown. I was like what, put down everything, you might be hallucinating. Continued on through Midnight Hour. But my mind was restless, so I pondered. Went to bed...tossed and turned. Last night, get home from work...trying still to put my head back on. This night is one to retrench and patch my bones. Started looking through the 50th Deadbase. Just as the kids say to day...surfin. Go back to the very beginning...flipping pages and think I see a Shakedown. So as this is the early stuff I go back to see with intentional purpose. Sure enough "Otis Takes a Shakedown Cruise." Page 25 of the new Deadbase. Awesome a 66 Shakedown. So the interesting part is I was not hallucinating...promise ossifer. Please read the little write up. It is basically about the title to this song. They say that you can hear them mutter something about Otis on a 1966 tape. I think from May. They are explaining the song "You don't have to ask." Well the rule goes that two witnesses make the matter true. So if there is a tape with the band mumbling about Shakedown or something, the second witness would be these just released tapes. You can clearly hear Phil (Maybe) say Otis. Then I think it is Jer who says "Otis Takes A Shakedown Cruise." 66 Shakedown! Now funny thing DL still labelled it "You Don't Have To Ask." So from my standpoint, I have been defrauded. Haha NO! But should the title be changed to Shakedown? Absolutely and Positively Yes! Expect my Newly minted disks soon. Smile And DB50 was supposed to have already been updated. Edit: OOps it can be heard at the end of Gangster of Love, before it moves to Shakedown Crusie.

Thanks drsox. Looks like I

Thanks drsox. Looks like I didn't get either, although I'm going to have to retrace some steps in case they fell out.

Thanks Karen @ customer service

Well,finally got some info.Hasn't shipped yet nor do they know when it will ship. But they assure me I'll receive e-mail notification. Again,thank you Karen for your attempt at help.You were kinder to me than I was to you. I would be lying if I said this new info was good news or well received,but now I know IT HASN'T EVEN SHIPPED! Very disappointed....again.

Landed in Holland

Boxset has landed! Vught, Holland #5977One Day earlier than DHL expected Ticket: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 Backstage Pass: Coliseum Arena, Charlotte March 23, 1995 I'm not interested in the tickets though. Boxset looks fantastic! The Music is even better. 24 hours after arrival I'm listening to the 66 show; great! So is 73. And 95. And now I'm only on 1/10th of the trips! The moment I ordered this I knew was in for something special. No MIRACLE over here except for the best ever boxset in Music ever launched to be my companion for the coming year (or even longer) 'to digest'. Thnx everybody who made this thing happen

It was practically impossible...

...to catch up on this thread today. I already forgot what all topics I wanted to add to. Most importantly though, I noticed a lot of Portland heads chiming in. I counted maybe 3-4??? Good to know you're out there.. would be cool to get acquainted. Dead Heads unite!!!

Cumberland Blues 9/24/72

OMG! I don't see how the show can go on after this as I am sure the band just exploded and is scattered throughout the theater! Rock on

Dave and Crew

Again truly want to say Thank You to all of the players in this box. I like others know it may be the best present I ever got. Well I do not know as I did get several Miracle Tickets. Not sure you will ever imagine the years of Joy this will provide. Thanks to the fellas for having the wisdom to put people in place that love the music and make it a true gift.

lowspark very nice

Who Are You? Where Are You? How Are You?

Farseer

I am Chris. I am in SE Portland. I am pretty good. Same three back at you?

Lowspark

I am Greg. Huntsville, Alabama. I am well Thank You. To you and a bunch of others, I still have not gotten to my Dylan homework. I will get there.

@Kate

I've also been meaning to say... I am a man with, perhaps, not a lot to offer. I am of humble means. But I am willing to order a copy of Spring Too as a dowry.

Individual show links!!....

....scroll back up. Awesome....

not shipped yet !?!

Just called customer service for an update. It has not shipped yet, there goes my plans for the weekend, super bummed.

Shipped Yet

I say to all of you, I bet it has shipped. I do not think the communication systems between UPS and especially DHL has updated or communicated the way it is supposed to (with us or dead.net). I know about DHL as I have gotten music from European providers that shipped to the USA and the tracking was horrible. The majority of us here did not get any updates (yes I know the UPS whatever choice folks did) but I still say that most that have received boxes were much more like kids on Christmas wondering if Santa had come.

Face Melt

Now that these boxes have been greatly distributed around the world, I'm betting there's a lot of this going on out there... https://youtu.be/n2ZpsbGr7s8

Thoughts from a man with no box.

as someone who didn't get the box I am really enjoying reading all the giddy comments from those who did. Please keep it up and hopefully start giving intimate show and or song breakdowns. How good is the 75 show? Is the 72 show on par with dick's 11, 23 and 36? Inquiring minds want to know. Ha. Hope you all have a Grate weekend! Heading to Chattanooga to run the 4 bridges half marathon on Sunday and enjoy the changing colors of fall. Peace to all.

cubbieblue

If you are a Cubs fan, congrats. This year I am for certain! Don't remember reading about any of the PO Boxers getting theirs yet. Have been many several (if that is a number) state that they had the UPS Innovations Shipping. They realized that you have to add 2-3 days for that hand over. It will get there. It will take a year easy to thoroughly digest. You are not falling behind. Take a Deep Breath (we all feel the frustration), the Cubs are already in the NLCS.

Well Hello Everyone

Hi, my name is not Anthony. I'm not from Atlanta and am certainly not well. Just had to contribute...Cheers!

Hey, thanks Gary !

I'm off the ledge for the moment! Go Cubs Go! Either way next week should be a great week (NLCS and boxilla perhaps)

CubbieBlue

No problem. I have relatives in Billings and have been to Missoula. Just awesome territory. The relatives take folks on the long hunts...camping for about a week and hunting crazy stuff. Go Grizzlies! maybe?

Still waiting (again) in Georgia

Those of us in Georgia may be waiting a little longer. Just got off the phone with a Dead.net person who told me that those of us in Georgia and Florida seem to be the ones who primarily aren't getting the box. They suggested emailing Rhino at drrhino@rhino.com and taking it up with them. The wait continues...

30 Threads

Love it! Thanks to all who suggested. See y'all there soon-ish. Now, if the &%$# UPS truck would just stop at my house! Oh - Steve, Atlanta, just fine except for one thing.

One Man

hey Steve, hope it gets there by party time tomorrow or sooner. I got the E72 write up from you. Sorry I have not responded back. I just have struggled to digest all of that. I bet I have received 80 official releases just since they announced the 50th anniversary. I will get back to you, thanks!

product sku

081227955892