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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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Dingos?
Hey I'm not Aussie yet. Born and raised in Ohio and lived in Colorado for 15 years. But actually will be getting Aussie citizenship early next year. Dual citizenship Rocks. Always good to have a few different passports. Besides dingos don't bother me. But Emus! Devil Fowl they are!!
dingo hunger...
the dingo is looking for another one. wow, that's dark! me?, i've only been here since '73, arriving in darwin with adelaide girl i met on alanya, turkey beach. we arrived post pre tourist kuta, $10 between us, sleeping first night on darwin beach at end of 10 months hippy trail trans asia. still on a brit passport but aussi-fied in a bunch of good ways...
Finally...
After a couple of false starts from DHL I finally have my greasy paws on it here in the Nether-regions.
An expensive box, it breaks down as follows:
Box: $700; shipping to Europe: $30; import duty: $26; tax: $170; DHL administration costs: $14
Total cost: $940
I, for one, am in favour of smaller boxes in the future. Can anybody guess why?
Now all I have to do is open the thang, inspect it and spend the rest of the weekend listening...
Mickey Harts the man
I have enjoyed reading everybody elses comments over the last few weeks, so I though I would join in. I went out for a walk yesterday, and when I got back, there was a note on my mat from DHL saying they had tried to deliver a parcel, unsuccessfully, and would be back tomorrow with it. Oh no..after all this time waiting I had missed it! Anyway, today is a good day-Bob Weirs birthday, no less-wonder if he's got a copy. In preparation for the boxes arrival I have been playing some live music from 1966 to put me in the mood-The 13th Floor Elevators Live in California and Jefferson Airplanes We have Ignition from November 1966-which, incidentally states in the sleeve notes Grace Slick joined the band on 16th October. Anyway, it seems, in 1966, that The Dead had some catching up to do! Its often been stated that the band lost some of its jamming potential in 1976 after Mickey rejoined-but it isn't stated as often how much he improved the jamming potential when he joined in 1967. They were infintley better after he joined than before.Concerning the box-I am really looking forward to reading Nicholas Meriwether in the book. No one has said much about this-but to me its a far more exciting proposition than getting old tickets etc.
Hang on...someone is knocking on my front door...
Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell
For items 1-8 & 10-11, I love a good scavenger hunt. As for 9, I suppose I just have to invent a K chord and T chord... or we do the compromise thing. 12 will come naturally while enjoying the new boxes together.
Opened and inspected
I have now had the time to open and check out the goods. I got # 6223 (no miracle) with a blue interior, a ticket from October 30, 1991 - Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA and a backstage pass from March 23, 1995 - Coliseum Arena, Charlotte, NC (with a shark!). The box which is completely undamaged (as one would expect and hope for) is better than I had expected and is a fine thing to behold. I haven't delved deep into the book or fully checked out the scroll yet but they also look pretty nice. The gold vinyl 7" single seems well protected in a card or paper sleeve between the lid and another piece of timber. I cannot complain about the CD sleeves. Digipaks would undoubtedly have upped both the price and the size of the box, but what we have here are smooth card trifold digisleeves which will not scratch the CDs if one takes a bit of care. All CDs are present and correct, but a few have a ragged outside edge to the aluminium layer.
Now all I have to do is sit back and listen.......
@DaveStrang re: 'Slide Hell'
I don't recall Bob (Happy Birthday Bob!) employing slide hell (an apt moniker, btw thanks claney) before the first leg of the Spring Tour 1978. Although, I am not sure about that. DP's 10 or 18 anyone? I wonder when he and Lowell George became acquainted, and if it was before the July/August Shakedown sessions. Time to do some research...
Boston Garden '94
Listened to the first disc last night, I agree- it's a solid pick.
Althea is very nicely done.
Slide Research
Shouldn't be too hard to figure this out.
My cat usually hears it before I do, she will cover her ears with her paws during those songs.
I wonder if they cover this is Blair's book on GD Gear? I have that somewhere provided my gf hasn't sold it on EBay yet.
Bob Star
Looks like he started in April/May '78.
http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2011/02/october-26-1978-paramount-thea…
They mention it about halfway down the page but don't specify the exact date.
..does anyone remember the ill-fated song Bob Star?
Selling Farm Animals (for those who want farm animals)
I have three cows and six chickens for sale. PM me if interested.
Accessorize
I wish they had a quality t-shirt to go along with this box. I don't even mean I want them to include it, though that would've been nice. I mean one I could buy. The one they have is terrible.
jim
tsk tsk. There is a FORUM for that. jeez. Some people.
http://www.dead.net/forum/your-own-storefront
P.S. Tempted on the chickens. Hen or rooster?
Has anyone received the USB package yet?
Just wondering if the 30 Trips flash drive is out yet: I see Boxilla has been released.
three cows and six chickens
By a remarkable coincidence I just happen to have some magic beans I would be willing to part with for that very amount.
Snippets from Listens: 4/15/70, Winterland
...coming out of the drums following Cryptical...holy $&^%t! listen to what is going on here....drummers in a full-on fast-paced duel, then the rest of the gang jumps into the most frenzied pace ever for a good 6 minutes before it explodes into The Other One. I can't fathom jumping in like that, full-on - it would be akin to playing Frogger and jumping on the logs in the river - but they are going 90 miles an hour....zero to 90....freakin incredible.
Happy Friday in Deadland to those delving deeper into this chest of gems. For those still waiting...remember now is the only time you need to wait...the rest of your life you will be in receipt. A small passage of time, in relativity-speak...just tryin to lend perspective...
Sixtus
More boxes for sale!!
Anybody notice you can still buy more boxes?
They must have found some more.
resellers...
stop posting here , if you have to resell go somewhere else....
Winterland 4/15/70
I agree. That second disc is smoking. I started at '66 and am up to '72.'71 is my favorite show so far.
Rock on
Happy Birthday!!!
Bobby
I may still be suffering from surfeiting a little this morning, but I will hoist a few to you this evening!
'70 not '71
I meant '70 so far is my fave, not '71. Sorry Doc!(Typing error!)
Too early here in CT.
Rock on
Re: Bach
Deal! You Rock!
Out of respect the moderator and terms of us, we can finish this transaction in the new buy and sell shit forum.
Did I mention on of the chickens lays golden eggs?
_________________
And Muleskinner.. sorry, I missed your message.. but thanks.
Through careful observation and picking up tricks from Forensic Doc, I know all your secret identities. Yours was tricky.. but the tell was your avatar photo and the fact that you are from Hibbings. Welcome to the forum, Mr. Zimmerman. My guess is constant touring kept you from exploring the dead when you were younger, but now that things are slowing down and you in your senior years.. you started checking things out, bought the E-72 steamer trunk and are hooked just like the rest of us.
Not to violate the code.. but a few other observations of which I am sure I am correct:
Muleskinner - Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan
VGuy - actually Steve Wynn (rabid deadhead)
Kate_C - clearly Katie Couric
wjonjd - Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy
Bach to Bach - great grandson of Johan.. music is in his blood.
JimInMD - obvious.. Bob Keeshan and I'm alive and well.
I am not surprised by the high percentage of celebrities and world leaders that post here. The GD has always attracted the intellectually adventurous.
I could go on, there's only two or three that post here that I have not accurately figured out. Thanks forensic doc, for turning me on to the fascinating world of forensic science.
Alright.. back to work.
30 Trips USB
Ok, I received my 30 trips box set. I love it. Question. Does anyone know how big the USB version is? Not GB, but actual size in length x width.
Resellers
I wonder how much shipping a cow to Holland would be...Anybody?
I forgot to mention
#5977 has red velvet inside. 95 and 94 are great as well
Read some comments already 94 SMOKIN.
Do you need bigger stamps for shipping a cow? And does it come in a custom-made cardboard-box as well...?
If you didn't, you screwed up... jk
Wow. I'm must say that I'm really diggin' this chunk of music. I had the feeling initially that the only way to really go about it would be to start at the beginning and work forward through time. Now, I'm fairly certain that if you didn't do this, that you are still ecstatic about the results you're getting. However, it's really been a phenomenal treat to listen to the band grow, develop, shape, re-shape, etc.
Over the last 30 years of following this band, I certainly have heard music from every year... but, to deliberately move through it in this fashion has been incredibly rewarding and I'm only through 1970..
So, this isn't to say that if you didn't do it this way, you're missing out.
This is to say to the folks that haven't yet cracked the seal of their box or flash drive, give this methodology some serious consideration. And to the folks that didn't... you can always go back an do it again, and again, and again....
Where Did He Find This '77 Show?
Can't say enough about this 4/25/77 show. I don't know how Jeff Norman got it to sound so good, but it does sound better than the already great sounding Spring '77 shows that have been released. You would think it evolved from a multi-track recording, not two-track. Bobby is up in the mix, which is awesome, and the dynamics are remarkable; I simply can't get it to distort (and who knew my speakers were that good?!?) Today's rave will be Bobby's work on Peggy-O. Right when I thought I'd heard enough versions of that song that I couldn't be impressed by a new one, I heard some fantastic guitar work during one of the verses, while Keith holds down the rhythm on piano, and Jerry is just singing, not playing at all - really great stuff. Makes me want to go back to the other '77 Peggy-Os and investigate.
I would love to know how this one went unreleased this long...maybe the technology to revive these old tapes has improved, in which case, I would be up for some remasters, particularly Dick's Picks Volume 3. There is some flutter in there that's just a little bit distracting to this audiophile...
Zuckfun and Drshakedown74 are trading
Ours should be crossing in the mail as I write this........I was at Autzen, but I will still be willing to trade my new ticket which is Zuckfuns old one....10-30-91
Great of you doing this. Zuckfun is receiving a treat for doing this for me, I'm sure your karma is leaning towards the sun today. Peace
****This was meant to be a message to WILFREDTJONES who is keeping track of Backstage and Tickets, which is a unreal task(messaging on this site is above my paygrade). Deadheads are the best. ****
For what its worth..
Right on Dr. Shake.
Zuckfun has hooked me up on more than one occasion. There are good people on this forum. Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart. ..but sometimes you do have to poke around.
Sage and Spirit
I listened to Worcester '83 yesterday. Very good show. Although it's not listed in the setlist they play Sage and Spirit during space. I was at the show and didn't pick up on it at the time but you can clearly hear Weir playing it and Jerry following suit. Pretty cool.
Heads on this Site
Yes JiminMD.........you do have to Poke around. Hope Zuckfun enjoys his surprise I included in the pass/ticket swap.
Thanks for the kind words
Thanks for the good vibes guys, much appreciated.
GD Improvement 66-67
The musicianship from the 66 show to the 67 show is breathtaking in my opinion.
*and you have to get a kick out of Jerrys vibrato.
Missing disc 1 from 4/25/77
My 4/25/77 cover contained 2 of disc 2, missing disc 1. Just sent an email to Dr. Rhino.
Update: very quick response! He's sending out a replacement disc.
Re: box pics
I have a box just like that and do nearly 6500 other people have boxes have one. Some people have more than one box.
30 Trips in Northern Germany
Boxilla arrived on Monday at the Isle of Fehmarn in Northern Germany.Everything's fine, all CDs looks well. Due to less time I've just checked
MSG 91, sounds great.
Box #5832
red interior
tix Oakland 102891
pass Salt Lake City 022195 - Vince pix
Extra VAT and fees: EUR 155,55
Why not using the same connection they've had with the Europe 72 box.
This ones came without any extra charges.
Still looking for a "We are everywhere" sticker which was created by
tourheads for Europe 90. If anyone still has one I would be lucky to
receive a scan to JJ(at)germanheads.de
Gar-see-ya
JJ
How long?
I was just thinking how long do you think it will be before we see another official release of a show from 1995? I would say it will be a good 15 years minimum. Place your bets.
Going in order I have made it through 1971. I would rank them in this order so far:
1. 1970 - Listening to this one the other night I was at the gym pumping iron and because well, that iron isn't going to pump itself. Oh my, that jam they go into between Cryptical and The Other One. Great Googly Moogly! They morph into this Sanata-esque fiery hell beast and just start laying waste to everything in their path. Amazing show start to finish.
2. 1969 - A close 2nd to 1970. The show is a continuous flowing masterpiece all the way through.
3. 1967 - Love Cream Puff War on this one. They put this one out with the 30 Days of Dead last year. I played the crap out of it. Hearing it in the context of a full show makes it even better for me. Very raw sound gives it that extra special something.
4. 1968 - Short and sweet. Love the reaction of the PA guy at the end. He can’t believe what he just heard.
5. 1966 - Earliest show I have ever heard. Fun to hear them play these songs I have never heard them play before.
6. 1971 - Putting this show at #6 in no way makes this a below average show by any stretch. I had a soundboard recording of this one so not my first time hearing it. It is a solid show but I had heard it before so maybe that is why it didn't stick out for me. There is something to be said for hearing a show for the first time.
Onward to 1972. Love me some Bird Song!
skeebe - 10 years
10 years - being in the 30 Trips Part II Box Set
Re: box pics
> I have a box just like that and do nearly 6500 other people have > boxes have one. Some people have more than one box.
Well no shit. Somebody asked for pics to be posted that better showed the artwork. Jesus ...
Grandmaster Secret
It's recently come to the attention of the Secret Box Society that Boxzilla is being mistakenly referred to as Boxilla. There was such a heated debate, the President Secret threatened to spike our coffee with the Secret Sauce. To prevent confusion, Boxzilla is 30 Trips, and Boxilla is when your box develops a rash or has a fever. It's slang- So instead of saying my box is ill, it's simply Boxilla. Sure hope this clears something up.
mbarilla - 10 years?
Another 30 trips box for the 60th you say? Lord save us.
1986 Encore
I didn't think I would enjoy the 80's shows but there are truly some great shows in the decade of my youth. I'm up to 86 and really loved this show. Especially the end of the encore:
"What Bob meant to say was that Jerry’s speakers are totally frozen, his guitar is broken and my mind is blown so I don’t think we are going to do an encore tonight. Will see ya’ll tomorrow!"
Phil Lesh
Still waiting in Florida
Already rec'd confirmation for Dave's Picks 16, but no word on 30 trips. WTF over! UPS choice does not have a date and dead net does not have a clue. Still backordered on order status page. When will I get this box? Order was made on 2 Jun 2015, 4 hours after announcement. While I appreciate the link access,it isn't quite doing it for me. Just had to vent. Thanks
Onto '67...
Managing a show per day so far. Pigpen is still playing some mean harp. Love this one!
Has anyone received the USB package yet?
No - none have gone out. I have to say, its pretty ridiculous. No word!
1972 audio issue?
Listening to the 72' show and around the 4 minute mark of Jack Straw I hear this high-pitched whine in the background for about 30 seconds or so. I burned this to my PC and uploaded to Google Play which is how I am listening to it. I don't have access to the disk at the moment to check if I can hear the same on the physical source. Does anyone else hear this or is it just me?
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