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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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1966
I have poked around a few random shows but only listened to 1966 straight through. It changed my entire perception of early Dead. Just a wicked performance.
I like when Jerry introduces Viola Lee Blues (it's at the end of the track before it.) They all sound a little hesitant to play it.
to the man with no box
men don't have boxes. That Lakeland 80 show is hot, hot hot. I was there, just wish I could remember it. Was at Gainesville too, that one I remember, wow, what a night (that lasted three days)
Lakeland 1980 penultimate
pe·nul·ti·mate[peˈnəltəmit]
ADJECTIVE
last but one in a series of things; second to the last:
"the penultimate chapter of the book"
synonyms: next-to-last · second-to-last · second-last
Penultimate meaning
It literally means "next to last".
In street speak it takes on the meaning "second to none" or simply used to describe something utterly appeasing. It is easy to get away with using this word because of it's confusion with "ultimate" by those who don't know any better.
Wilfred and spring '77
I completely agree with you about Englishtown. The sound definitely turned with that show.I also agree with DL... The sound turned again after their ten day break in spring 1978.
I know that everyone has their favorites and liking spring '77 is really easy... Kinda like being a Yankee fan.
I genuinely think that people sometimes discount spring '77 because it's always talked about as being great.
I go away from it for long stretches and then come back to it in absolute awe. It's mind-boggling at how tight they were at that time. If only they managed to thow a few Dark Stars in there.... Wow!
WilfredT and Kjohnduff1
Agree 100% on the timelines there, including the DL 1978 assessment - stark contrast between DaP 15 and the 30 Trips show, just a few weeks later. WTF happened?!? Is that when Bobby picked up the slide? And yeah, it is mind boggling how tight they are - and also how good the recordings are. Something picked up a notch over '76's recordings, and they definitely lost something by the early 80s. I was raving about the '77 30 Trips show this morning. I have to listen all the way through, wish I had more time.
Bobby slide?
Um, try again. Listen to Werewolves from 4-24. Or Bertha, 4-19 for that matter. I still think the Dead were 1978 for the whole year, and I listen to a hell of a lot of it. It's one of my favorite years. Bob's tone changes a little on the second leg of spring and continues through the St. Paul, Omaha and 1st Red Rocks shows, but the slide was present on the first leg too. Just ask claney. Slide hell, anyone?
RE: Penultimate meaning
In the liner notes to the 1980 show Dave refers to the show as penultimate, when it's really show #2 of a 4 Show tour.Either it's a Canadian thing, or it's the penpenultimate show of the tour.
Sorry for the confusion, it was more of a note to TPTB ;)
Not quite exactly perfect
After yesterday's WTF regarding lack of delivery confirmation and back-ordered status I was delighted to receive my order late yesterday afternoon.
Scroll No: 5238 (no miracle)
Interior: Red Velvet
Backstage Pass: 6/16/93 Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
Ticket: 10/28/91 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA
No of Discs: 79/80
MISSING DISC: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 9/10/91 Disc 2
I've sent an email requesting a replacement disc to both deadnet and drrhino. Has anyone had any luck replacing missing discs so far?
I have to say that the quality of both the box and the book way exceeded my expectations after reading some of the negative comments posted here.
1978
Very hit-or-miss for me. When it hits, though... Wow. DaP15 has quickly become one of my favorite releases in a long time.I might be in the minority, but The Egypt shows are a huge miss to my ears. Then they come back to the states for the "From Egypt with love" shows and knock it outta the park.
You have been warned....
....make sure you have clean hands when you handle the sleeves. They pick up EVERY slight grease smudge. I'm not a fan of the Road Trips packaging, but at least the "sandpaper" material used didn't have that issue...left a nice thumbprint smudge on my Manor Downs....(sad face)....
Slide Hell...yes!
The whole thing of learning slide guitar from scratch, on stage is a mistery to me. Bob's picking up the slide instead of playing chords is a huge difference in the overall sound of the band in 78. When he played slide behind either Jerry's vocals or guitar leads, it made for a much thinner sound, with much less color.
one word...
after delving deeper into the incredible box, one word comes to mind - 'exquisite!'
i have discovered a crack in disc 1 of the '83 show, and customer help are onto it. david lemieux's individual show comments and the total design, artwork - all just exactly perfect!
egypt!...
there's a sparse clarity to the dead's sound in egypt that was truly a one off and incredibly special. it had all to do with the desert air, huge sky, looming sphinx and pyramids. the official dvd reveals the band's energy - to my eyes, jerry never danced so much! too bad billy only had the one good hand. that effected the sound, no doubt. didn't stop his camel steering skills though!
Thanks, Spark
A gracious proposal and ensuing smile to end the week, but I'm holding out for a Deadspread that simply must include a gold diamond ring; the harp unstrung; a bottle of red whiskey; scarlet begonias; an eight-sided whispering hallelujah hat rack; a shower of pearls; cloudy dreams unreal; a far-gone lullaby; love songs written in the letters of MY name; an unextinguishable love light and 2 souls in communion......though, after spelling it all out, I realize some degree of compromise may be required lest I embrace spinsterhood!/peace & gratitude, K
Egypt
The sound is not optimal and even though it was mutitrack there were still problems. The Hamza parts are nice and Shakedown>Trucking from the 16th is amazing.
The best recording of Egypt I have heard is an aud tape of the 16th made by one of the pranksters and has running commentary from Kesey and the bunch including a chorus of "backshish" during the drums and the search for a lost girl, Amy I think, who wandered off by the Sphinx. Man were those people fukked up :)
What a nice audio landscape from the perspective of being in the crowd with the Pranksters, not just focused on what's happening on stage.
I'm not sure if that tape ever made LMA, I don't think my copy made it through the 1980's.
94 Boston
I've listened to very little post Brent dead in my life. Never cared for Vince and Jerry too inconsistent.
However, I listened to first disc of 94 and it rocked .... Especially help/slip/franklins. I thought I went to this show but now think I probably went the nite before and the nite after
So far...
Super impressed. 1966 - Good early stuff. I enjoy the early shows like this, and it has a lot of songs I'd never heard before. Very enjoyable, even if I wouldn't revisit it much.
1967 - Stellar. This is just top notch.
1968 - More good stuff. A short show. But I enjoyed this a lot.
1969 - Wow. This is as good as anything in the FW69 set. I love this and will re-visit often.
1970 - just started listening.
Doing each show 2-3 times before moving to the next year.
Love it.
Recent Topics
I've listened to '66-'74 and '76. All sound great as do the performances. I haven't listened to '75 due to missing Disc 2 which Dr. Rhino assured me would arrive in 1-2 weeks. I listened to '90 last night and '91 tonight. The sound is good and I'm surprised how inspired the performances are.
Bob's slide playing more than likely started during the making of 'Shakedown Street' since it was produced by Lowell George, a slide player second only to Duane Allman. The album was released in 1978 so draw your own conclusions. Does anyone know of him playing slide prior to 'Shakedown'?
I've never had a problem with my PO Box as I've had all DaP's as well as both 'Spring 90s' delivered there.
more evidence
To support the 30 trips shows being otherwise un-releasable in the more common Dave's Picks format: A lot of one or two disc shows in here. I think they found this set as a great opportunity to get stuff out there that wouldn't have seen the light of day in some while. Fine with me!
No Box Blues
Yeah, I'm waiting too in Georgia ... been waiting down in a deep dark hole. I just emailed doc rhino; sure hope he can shine a light down here and throw me a line or something. Death don't have no mercy, and neither does Customer Service at Dead.net. It's getting cold down here, y'all...
That's quite the dowry Kate....
....I wonder if lowspark's mama would think his guineas are too few as you step down the stairs, combing back your golden hair....
If it hasn't shipped.....
Send me an address.I'll come get the damn thing.
has/wants update
http://www.psilo.com/dead/
jcure : love to trade for 6/21/93 pass - my first and only show. Will update when mine arrives.
djmac520 : 10-27-91 If anyone wants to trade that ticket PM me. has 6-21-93 pass (not for trade) and ticket 12-12-94
redemption searcher: I've got 10/30/91 Oakland ticket (only $22.50-boy those were the days) and 8/21/93 Eugene backstage pass. Went to all the '94 Eugene shows, and strangely enough don't even remember them playing there in '93 until I saw this. Saw someone has 5-15-93 Vegas, not only went to that but it was my birthday, so I would trade for that. Was also in 4th row in front of Vince on his b-day on 2-21-95 and would trade for that.
TERRAPIN_ROB Has Ticket 10-27-1991 Oakland Coliseum Arena Pass 5-22-1993 Shoreline Amphitheatre
tysonupina: Would love the '93 Eugene and 10/27/91
igrateful: has 10-30-91 and Deer Creek '93 pass
Automaticslim: 2/21/95 Delta Center Salt Lake City pass ready for trade.12/12/94 Oakland Coliseum General Admission ticket not for trade
TheDude77: has ticket: Oct. 27, 1991, Oakland and pass: May 15, 1993, Las Vegas
hallstallion2005: has ticket stub: 5/27/93 Cal Expo Sacramento CA and backstage pass: 3/22/95 Coliseum Arena Charlotte NC
hatch655: has Ticket from 5/27/93 and Pass from 8/22/93
g1u2i3: has Ticket: 1991-10-31 (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA) and Pass: 1993-06-22 (Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN)
BertDert: has Stub: 5/27/93 Sacramento, CA and Pass: 3/22/95 Charlotte, NC
Serpent of Dreams: has Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland CA and Pass: 8/21/93 Autzen Stadium, Eugene OR
EGroesbeck: has ticket Cal Expo Amphitheatre, May 27, 1993 and Pass 2/20/95 Salt Lake City, UT
KYTrips: Ticket was from 10/27/1991 - Oakland Coliseum. Backstage Pass was from 6/21/1993 - Deer Creek
Univax: has Ticket May 27 93 Cal Expo / Backstage pass June 13, 93 Freedom Hall Louisville KY.
mbarilla: has Ticket 3/26/95 Atlanta and Pass 8/22/93 Eugene, OR
Shakespeare: has a ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo and a pass for 3/22/95 Charlotte.
Anttheknee: has ticket for Oct. 28, 1991 and backstage pass for June 16, 1993.
MorningSun: has 10/30/91 ticket; 6/21/93 pass.
Diggey: has pass from 5/23/93 shoreline amphitheater and ticket is 12/12/94 Oakland.
kindagrae: has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CA and Backstage pass: "In Attendance" 3/22/95 Charlotte
LetitShine: has ticket for 10/27/1991, Oakland Coliseum. b/s pass for 6/9/1993 Palace of Auburn Hills
anatexis22: has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo Ampitheatre, Sacramento, CA backstage pass is 3/26/95 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
D_MCK : has ticket 10/30/91 Gen Admission Oakland Coliseum Arena Back Stage Pass 8/21/93 Autzen Stadium Eugene Oregon
Mr. Jack Straw: has ticket: 10/28/91 and Backstage pass: 8/22/93
chitownrider: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Backstage Pass 6/6/93 Giants Stadium
Born Cross Eyed... : ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena and backstage pass: 6/19/93 Soldier Field, Chicago IL
kevinbrandon: has MAY 27,1993 TICKET and THE BACKSTAGE PASS IS FROM JUNE 15, 1993
Atticstrophic : has Ticket: 10/30/91. and Pass: 2/25/95.
brobb: has Ticket from May 27, 1993 Cal Expo and Backstage pass from March 26, 1995 The Omni
johnmd750: has 12/12/94 Oakland for ticket, and 2/21/95 Salt Lake for backstage pass.
wjonjd: has ticket 10-30-91 and pass for SLC 2/21/95 (NFT, yet)
chastason: I'd love to trade for Autzen 93 (of the dates I've seen posted so far). Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Pass: 6/9/93 Auburn Hills
King Harvest: Received the 8/15/86 Park City ticket (not fielding trade offers currently) and a 5/23/93 Shoreline pass.
deadyogi51: has Ticket October 30, 1991 Oakland and Pass June 18, 1993 Soldier Field, Chicago
seabird17: has Pass - 3/24/95 and Ticket - 12/12/94 Oakland Coliseum
SPACEBROTHER: has Ticket - 12/12/94 Oakland and Pass - 2/21/95 Salt Lake City
ccmuzik: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and a pass from Charlotte 95 (3/22/95).
Moses Quasar : has ticket 5/27/93 Cal Expo and pass 8/22/93 Autzen
deadheadbrewer: got a ticket for 12/08/94, and a pass for 3/23/95
KayakGuy: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and pass is for 3/22/95 Charlotte
rdevil: has 10-27-91 ticket, 6-11-93 pass
Born Cross Eyed: ISO: 10/27/91 show ticket. Will trade my 10/30/91 Oakland TICKET. Wants to keep 6/19/93 Soldier Field Pass.
corvette1982: has Pass - 1995-02-21 - Salt Lake City, Utah Ticket - 1994-12-12 - Oakland Coliseum Arena - Oakland, California
Dennis Wilmot: has Tix - 10/27/91 - Oakland Col BSP - 6/9/93 - Auburn Hill, Michigan
jbxpro: Ticket is 1993-05-27, Cal Expo, Sacramento CA; backstage pass is 1995-03-22, Coliseum Arena, Charlotte NC.
mrogers: has Backstage pass for Autzen 8/22/93 and the ticket was Cal Expo 5/27/93.
boblopes: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 ticket and pass is for 3/22/95 Charlotte
kenco: has Ticket for 5/27/93 Cal Expo & BSP 8/22/93 Autzen
akpon9: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum Oct. 30, 1991 Backstage Pass: Eugene Aug. 21, 1993
skeebe: has Ticket - 1991-10-27 Oakland Coliseum Backstage - 1993-06-11 - Buckeye
direwulf: has Backstage pass: 06-18-93 Soldier Field and Ticket: 10-30-91 Oakland Coliseum
abrazen: has 3/23/95 Charlotte pass 12/8/94 Oakland ticket
WarEagleRK: inserts were the pass for Philly 3/17/95 and the ticket for Oakland 12/8/94
Sixtus_: has Ticket: Cal Expo, 5/27/93 and Backstage Pass: Delta Center 2/19/95 anyone is interested in a swap, PM me...
Mojave: has Ticket: October 30, 1991- Oakland Coliseum, Pass: August 22, 1993 Autzen Stadium, Eugene Oregon
robshead: has Ticket 10/30/91 Oakland, CA; Backstage Pass 8/22/93 Eugene
spascarella: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland CA. Backstage pass is 06/08/93 Auburn Hills, MI
natas2210: has Ticket Stub: 10/27/91 Oakland Backstage Pass: 5/16/93 Las Vegas
Zuckfun: Zuckfun: has ticket 12/08/1994 Oakland Coliseum Arena,CA backstage pass 03/23/95 Coliseum Arena Charlotte, NC Open to Trades
dedhed76: has Ticket stub 10-30-91 and Pass 8-22-93
jonothan lake: has ticket Oakland Coliseum 28th October, 1991,Backstage pass Eugene, Oregon,22nd August,1993.
ottihead: has ticket 10-28-1991 and pass 02-19-1995
brian hahne: has ticket - 5/27/93 General Admission and Backstage pass - 3/22/95
lowspark75: has Ticket: Oct 30, 1991 Oakland and Pass: June 9, 1993 Auburn Hills
Alain: has Ticket: October 28, 1991. and Pass: March 23, 1995.
Dancin' Rick Chinacat: has Ticket for 10-27-91 Oakland, a show I was at and Pass 6-8-93 Auburn Hills.
mjzeee: has Ticket: 10/30/91. Backstage pass: 6/8/93
drshakedown74: has Ticket stub 10/30/91 Pass- 8/22/93 Open to Trades on ticket only
dead tanuki: has ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, and pass 6/8/93 Palace of Auburn Hills.
Roland Bruynesteyn: has ticket October 30, 1991, bsp February 25
shawndog: has Ticket: 10-27-1991 and Pass: 5-23-1993
JeffSmith: has Cal Expo 5/27/93 and Pass: Charlotte Coliseum 3/22/95
birdynumnumz: has TICKET: October 30, 1991 Oakland and PASS: June 8, 1993 Auburn Hills
ivhs72: has Oct. 30, 1991 Oakland Coliseum, and the backstage pass is from the May 15, 1993 Silver Bowl. Would like to trade either my pass or ticket for the same to any show in Oregon
muleskinner_blues: has Ticket 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum and Pass 8/22/93 Eugene, OR
Vguy72: has ticket Oakland Coliseum 10.27.91 and Backstage is Deer Creek 6.21.93
DeadJeffinPDX: has Ticket from 10/27/91 - Oakland Coliseum Arena and Backstage pass from Auburn Hills - 6/8/93
NWScarletFireGuy: has a Ticket from 10/27/91 Oakland, Pass 6/8/93 Auburn Hills
Frampton: has ticket 10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, and pass is 6/11/93 at the Buckeye Lake
antonjo: has ticket Oakland Coliseum, Oct 30, '91 and Stage pass is Vegas Silver Bowl, May 15, '93.
snafu: has ticket Oakland Coliseum, Oct 30, '91 and pass not disclosed (yet)
Rambler: has 10/27/91 stub and 6-11-93 Buckeye Music Center pass.
snowball: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 and Pass: Deer Creek June 22, 1993
Willysin4wd: has 8/22/93 Eugene Pass, and Oakland Coliseum Space Head 10/30/91 ticket (i think i went to this show!)
Europe61: has ticket 10-28-1991 Oakland and backstage pass 8-22-1993 Eugene
ozdh: has 10/28/91 oakland - ticket, 6/16/93 freedom hall, louisville - backstage pass
johnny361: has Ticket 12/8/94 Oakland and pass 3/24/95 Charlotte
drsox: has 2 backstage passes for June 16, 1993 at Freedom Hall, Louisville AND 2 tickets for October 28, 1991 at Oakland Coliseum Arena
jerboo22: has Ticket: 28 October 1991, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland and Pass: 16 June 1993, Freedom Hall, Louisville
masonskids: has ticket 10/30/91, pass from 8/21/93.
Southwest: has Ticket 28 Oct 91 Oakland 22.50 and Backstage Pass 19 Feb 95 Salt Lake
Gary Farseer: has Ticket 10/27/91 Oakland and Pass 6/11/93 Buckeye Lake
Arno: has Ticket: Oakland Coliseum October 30, 1991 and Backstage Pass: Coliseum Arena, Charlotte March 23, 1995
We have touchdown in San Francisco...
Boxzilla 3311 has arrived, actually yesterday but didn't have time to post. I patiently waited all day for it to arrive at work, and it arrived safely a hour before I left.
3311, no miracle ( tho I think this box of grate music is a MIRACLE! )
Good shape
Blue
Checking disks, so far ok
Show: Oct 30, 1991, cool, I went to this show! (Can you believe ticket price was $22.50?)
Pass: June 16, 1990
Lots of tickets from the October 1991 run, which as you all know, was right after Bill died in a fiery helicopter crash. Wonder why so many from that run?
I only streamed two songs while traveling in France this September. I had to do some laundry in my hotel sink, and thought why not listen? I checked out the 1973 show. Since then I have been busy wrapping up my listening to the E72 box for the first time.
Love all the conversations and box reviews in this forum!
This box is awesome! I just finished listening to 1975, and I was there! What fun. Thanks to all who created this for the wide variety of shows through the years.
Will trade for any Vegas backstage....
....I have Deer Creek 6.21.93. May even pay $10 for one....
First impressions...
Greetings,
I have been eagerly awaiting this box set for some time, with near panic ensuing last weekend as I started reading about deliveries last Friday. I was desperate for the box to arrive in time for the weekend, but mine arrived this past Monday instead. All good things in all good time.
I have no disappointments. Everything is way cool. I would have been totally bummed had I not made the purchase, even though it was steep. I missed on on FW69, and vowed not to let that happen again. For those of you who did not get the box for whatever reason, well, I understand, but, so glad I did.
Its smaller than I thought physically. The art work is cool, and the book is very cool too. The scroll is a big matrix with the years as columns, and songs they played as rows in chronological order of when they played the song, and for how long (by year). Its hard to read, but a nice little historical reference.
Seems like some want reviews of shows, and I will post periodically as I progress through the set. I'm starting in chronological order.
I've listened to the first 3 shows a few times. I admit, I haven't listened to a lot of 1966, but here's my first impressions:
1966 show (july 3) - So interesting to hear this. Great recording and varied set list. Primordial Dead. Classic 60's sound, in an Austin Powers way. You can tell they are good, but not overly mind blowing about what's to come. Jerry's guitar has no distortion, and lots of reverb but his playing is good and you know its about to burst. Interesting to listen to Billy. The drumming is very good and solid. Phil just started playing bass, and its definitely more of classic bass than his counterpoint playing style that would develop. Bobby not heavy in this mix. They are all still learning here. The thing that's amazing is when you listen to the next show from 1967.
1967 show (Nov. 10) - whoa! This is an amazing show. They have launched. The Viola Lee Blues from the 1966 show in comparison is a good place to understand how far they've come and where they are going. They are stretching out now. The sound quality is stellar here. Maybe the best 1967 show I've heard. Jerry has definitely found the edgy distortion now and plays throughout inspired and sustained. Where does he get the energy and stamina? Incredible stuff! This whole show has energy from start to finish. The drumming is evolving by now too. And it sounds really good. I love listening to the drums from this period. Mickey is blending in well. The drum tones and rhythmic patterns were among the best in their career in this early phase. Bobby is starting to show up more in the mix compared to the first show. A wild Alligator made me smile. I love this stuff. A top show in any collection.
1968 show - This short show is interesting to hear, but not the best 68 show I've heard. It had sound problems throughout which showed up in the mix. About half the inputs were not recorded properly in the first few songs, and there is a loud ground buzz that appears somewhere in the middle. Still, the energy is really good. I need to listen to again, but the 67 show was so good, almost anything after that would be a bit of a let down. Regardless, they are in a prime point in their career, and they are about to launch into what I consider my favorite year, 1969.
More to come, if you want.
Ciao,
Tim
Two Disc 1's in the '78 show
Who do we address issues with the discs we get received. I'm ripping my discs and find that for the '78 Providence show, and found that I have two disc 1's, one disc 2, and no disc 3. Do I contact Dr. Rhino? MaryE?
Thanks
tsmoore00 First Impressions
Great concise comments on the shows. Please keep them coming. Gives me something to think about while I wait the USB set.
Wilfredtjones / Shakedown/ Slide Guitar
Yeah the GD began recording 'Shakedown Street' in July '78. That's why I was asking if anyone knows of Bob playing slide prior to July '78. I don't remember him playing it when I saw them in '77 or '78 for the matter but it's almost 40 years ago and that's many beers, bottles, blotters and bongs ago! How's that for an alliteration?
Forgot to add:
Box # 6203
Ticket: 10/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena - Oakland, CA
Backstage Pass: 6/18/93 Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
Currently listening to '77 and it sounds great. I've also listened to '90 and '91 and both are worthy additions to this box. The only show I haven't been happy with is '85.
ivhs72 / Dr. Rhino
He can be reached at: drrhino@rhino.com. I was missing Disc #2 from the '75 show and he addressed the problem immediately. Good Luck.
Europe 72 Book, Box arrivals & Defective Boxes . . .
Thanks to Alain, JimInMD, antonjo & Born Cross Eyed for giving me your opinions on the Europe 72 Book. Sounds like everyone thinks it's a good one. Now I just have to find one. I missed out on the Trunk and have the music only edition.
Glad to hear the Boxes are showing up around the World. Feeling for those who have not received theirs yet. Your patience is being tested "Grately", but hopefully it is just around the corner.
So far, I've not been contacted by anyone from Dead.net or Rhino, with a resolution for the "name panel" error on my 30 Trips Box (it has 2 "T.C. Keith" panels and no "Jerry Bob Pig" panel). Have others with damage/defective Boxes received any definitive resolution to their Box issues? If so, from whom did the resolution come?
box art
Apparently I wasn't sharp enough to realize that one of the moons on the box lid was a new moon. Thanks for setting me straight, Jeffsmith.
Kind of cool how the names of the earliest band members start in "Spring." It would have been nice if Keith and Donna's names were together on the same side of the box but Keith and TC are the only names on the "Fall" side and they each joined the band in the Fall. Coincidence, or was that planned?
Also, I'm a little surprised Bruce's name is not on the box. He was a member for about as long as TC. It's not a big deal but I'm curious about how that decision was made.
Listened to the '84 show the last two nights and it sounds great. I'm really enjoying skipping around and taking my time with the shows.
Kate
Should your betrothed come out with a losing hand trying to procure the pearls, harp, and diamond ring, would you be true to his dying day...or find another sweet man to treat you with style?
The eight-sided whispering hallelujah hat rack is the true grail here. I do hope you'd be willing to share it, though, should my quest prove successful ~ two of the eight sides is my only supplication (that's how many hats I actually wear of the myriad ones perpetually tumbling over each other atop my coat rack).
Damaged disks
I finally finished burning all of the disks except for the 2 I received that had big cracks in them. As I figured they were unreadable and just made that tell-tale clicking/grinding noise. Disk 1 of the 75’ show and disk 2 of the 94’ show. The cracks were almost identical in length going from the inside outward. I wanted to burn them all to make sure none of the others had any issues before I contacted customer service. Just got off the phone with cs and I have officially been put on the Dr. Rhino shit be messed up list. I was told that I would be contacted via email within a couple of weeks. Amy said they were compiling a list of all the issues being reported.
I haven’t seen anyone report here that they had any issues with their cases. I guess there was one person who said they had a spine splice. I don’t have that but about 9 of my cases had some smudging/spotting/smearing. Some just had a few minor spots but 2 or 3 had quite a few spots front and back. Is anyone else seeing this? I didn’t report it to customer service but when the good dr. reaches out I may ask for some replacements. Normally I wouldn’t bother but since they will be sending me 2 disks anyway it won’t hurt them any to toss in some empty cases.
It's here
30 Trips # 2350 arrived in good condition with red interior.
Ticket is: 10-30-1991, Oakland Coliseum General Admission
BS Pass is: 06-09-1993, The Palace Of Auburn Hills Michigan
Now that I have these tickets, I will have to give the shows a listening to.
Thanks for the music!!!!
saintstephen '71
Muscle from One Man, Spacebro and others won't be necessary, since our own site moderator weighed in just yesterday:
"As for cannibalizing OUR wares and hawking them in our house? Really?
Please cut it out, as it's a clear TOS violation. Also please refrain from slinging insults at your fellow Heads, as this is not the venue. Thanks."
~ marye, October 14, 2015 - 9:09am (this thread)
TOS Violation
Sorry, but I have to agree with saintstephen 1971. A Clear violation of the TOS. Granted it is only one post, but still, one is too many. Fair is fair people.
Finally it has rocked up
Have been waiting all day today and it has arrived. But since my wife actually purchased this box for my birthday/Christmas I will wait till she gets home to open it. Maybe.....
finally rocked...
oh me oh my, there i was delaying my listen 'til you got yours, but knowing you had to be getting it, r-e-a-l soon, so headed to the '66, just finished, and it's stonkin', it is s-t-o-n-k-i-n'!! and now you tell me you're waiting for the wife!, waiting for the wife, waiting for the midnight hour - oh yeah! :)
Arrived in the UK
Picked mine up from the DHL depot. What a lovely, beautifully crafted package! My ticket is October 30 1991 and pass March 23 1995
Happy
Yes, mine is here but had to wait for my dear wife to get home to open it. She is here and it is open. So far all looks good.
#1286
Red Felt,
Oct 28 91 ticket
6-19-93 pass
Am burning cds as I type. And will be opening a very nice bottle of red to start my trip!
Nice to see Aussies
getting their boxes.
What's become of the dingo who ate my baby?
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