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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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  • MikeT
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    Now I'm stressing.... :)
    So yesterday I was stuck in the computer glitch, and wasn't sure I had an actual order. I called Dead.Net (after a few calls where they couldn't tell me anything), and I was told my original order was "canceled" and I should go ahead and place a new order. I placed a new order and it went through like clockwork. Then last night, after I went to sleep, I received an email from an Edward Watson, that most orders did not go through and I should go ahead and place an order (since their issues were fixed). I saw that email this morning, but since I already placed a good order I didn't think much of it. Just an hour ago, in some online forums people are saying that orders they placed orders while the systems were "stuck" actually went through. I get curious, since I really don't want two $700.00 boxes, and I call Dead.net. I talk to a very nice woman, who seems to confirm that I actually do have two good orders and if I didn't call, I would end up getting two boxes. She gives me the order number for the order I never got a confirmation on (the one that was stuck in process for hours before I "gave up"). It seems to be a good order, so I tell her to go ahead and cancel that order, and make sure I only get one box. She puts me on hold and goes and talks to her supervisor, and then she cancels the order I successfully placed online, for which I got a confirmation email; leaving the one order I never got a confirmation email on (since it was never confirmed and was placed while they were having system issues). I tell her why did you cancel my "good" order, and leave the one order I have no confidence is a good order? She tells me that her supervisor said it didn't matter which order she canceled. So now with boxes selling quickly according to what I was told by the woman on the phone, I supposedly have a good order, but no confirmation that said order is a good order. Why did she cancel the one order I knew was a good order? So I am stressing that somehow they may have a list of all these orders that were supposedly in cancel mode yesterday, that somehow are now "good", like the order she left intact for me, and these orders may get canceled as well (since it was the order I tried to place when the systems went FUBAR). I am actually stressed that in the end I get no box, a box I really want. I was told I would get a confirmation email regarding the order she left in place, but it wasn't a priority right now to get them out. UGH... So I really hope I get a box, or I will be very upset at this entire process. Fingers crossed.
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    I agree on all your points. And yes to help generate over 5 mil in sales they could have produced a better video. I'm sure the follow up videos will be informative, fun & above all clear. Perhaps Mr. Norman can work his magic & remaster the current DL promo clip?
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    I took the plunge this morning? Yourself? If so, I think we will both need extensive tutoring on how to appreciate the many many discs of the Brent era shows; not to mention the last few. If not for subscription, or this comprehensive box, I would be hard pressed to purchase a show from 78-95 a la carte. There are too many dics in this baby for there not to be lots of great music etched inside. I will be ready to dive in. At some point, I will have to come up for air. God willing, with a smile on my face. Sam T
  • WharfratWhitey
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    "but the music is special to me and takes me places." Ditto WH5150. Let's drink to that!
  • WH5150
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    It is a bummer but.......
    The cost is a bummer...... a bummer that while 7 CDs more than Europe '72 it is way more pricey....... a true bummer....... had to really think about it instead of it being an immediate purchase. Though in the end, bit the bullet. took some happy hour drinks to make me do it though. I am bummed it was so pricey and there is a bit of gouging going on. but the music is special to me and takes me places. Do I think that was taken advantage of? yes I do. Do I think I will get my money worth out if it? I guess....... but a bummer they took advantage of our love of the music. Peace Roger PS re-tape the video. Its terrible. Unwatchable. WITF! would any company worth its weight in SPAM post that crappy video. Nope. Its not complicated, if it is too windy tape it indoors. Does this really need spelled out? Apparently
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    The number of available boxes are going up! Maybe they found more?
  • Dennis
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    I've watched a lot of talk about mp3/flac/cd/hd cd/vinyl. What I see as a few points. I have a top notch stereo (Conrad Johnson tube preamp, threshold statis amp with Magneplanner MG3 speakers), it does sound great. When I bought it the salesman had several words of advice, first you audio collection had to be worth 4 times your system or you pissed money away. Two if all you listened to was FM radio, don't buy this system. Third you will ONLY hear this quality if you sit quiet in the right spot. If your doing the dishes, cleaning the house working in the yard you will NEVER hear what the system is reproducing. I don't sit in front of my stereo much anymore, in fact its been stored for quite awhile since the speakers need a fair amount of room to work right. Most of my listening is in the car, on my computer speakers or some wireless shit I have in the garage and backyard. They all sound fine and you will NEVER hear the difference in source material in this listening environment. I have some nice computer speakers (Bose Companion 5), they attach via a usb port and sound incredible for 400 bucks. The junk in garage and backyard sound great while working on cars or floating in pool or weeding backyard. The car system is the "best" stock Toyota Avalon system, sounds good enough. I also have cheap computer speakers scatter around the house and have a cheap laptop I use as a jukebox to stream the music off my hard drive of my desktop. So on Saturday night when me and the wife are getting ready to go to dinner, I hook laptop to bathroom computer speakers and let fly. Echo in bathroom, think you'll hear the difference in flac/mp3? I don't. Certainly you can hear difference in mp3 levels, most of my music is 320 levels, audiobooks are 128. I have found with audiobooks if people rip at a 64 rate there is a ringing sound. Music I will not even take for free if its under 128. 128 sounds fine on cheap wireless speakers in pool while hanging with friends. Size considerations,,, mp3 320 is a lot smaller that wav or flac. May not matter to some, (some commented about eating up GB's), well I have 500,000 songs, by over 6,000 artist and almost fill a 5 TERRA BYTE drive. So even if flac sounded better while cutting the grass :-) I can't fit a half a million songs on a reasonable amount of space. And don't forget, you need TWICE the space so you can backup collection. I have a 5TB drive for backups that I only attach to machine while backing up, then it's unplugged to protect it. Plus I have copies stored outside the house. It has taken 15 years to get to this point so I am WELL backed up. Also too I'm gonna be 60 in January and even though I swear I got great hearing (still the only person who can hear a toilet running in the house!!:-) I still gotta believe I have some high end loss. So you really need to ask yourself how and where do I listen to music. And really what do I listen to. I don't think Andy Williams needs a 30,000 dollar system to listen to on, nice though his voice is! The Dead definitely can utilize a great sound system, full range and large sound stage. MP3's are very convenient, I know Neil Young is going around complaining about them, but you also know that man gotta be half deaf from standing in front of crazy horse and sonic youth :-) So I'll stick with my 320 level mp3 and be able to carry 50,000 songs on vacation in a player the size of bic lighter or hell, your cell phone. PS - there are differences in mp3 players, the iPhone doesn't sound as good as the Samsung, for a player I use a Cowan Iaudio, have the same one for years now. My buddy uses his Samsung galaxy phone and blue tooths it into his car, sounded fine that last time I was out with him.
  • Syracuse78
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    Wow, I just tried watching David's video. I usually enjoy those and find his enthusiasm infectious. The first thing he says is how he can't control the wind and some folks don't like it in the videos. Well, I watched two minutes and it was so annoying, I decided it wasn't worth it. I am sure he had interesting comments to make, but it was like listening to a phone conversation that keeps cutting out. I am sure that he is right in that the area he likes to shoot these is inherently windy and he can't stop the wind. But perhaps it might make sense to shoot it somewhere slightly less scenic but a lot quieter. Oh well. I've just been skimming some of these posts. Seems like the usual reaction to a big box. I haven't noticed any comments about the video. Have people watched it? Does the wind/sound issue get less annoying? Hey, this is coming off negatively and other than being disappointed about the video, I think this is a cool release. For all those folks who wanted better representation in the latter years, here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. For all those who wanted some really early stuff, you should be happy too. For all those who like the late '60s - '77 era, there's more of that! For all those who think music should be free, man, well you're out of luck. lol
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    I agree with your first sentence. Wholeheartedly. Didn't what I wrote seem to communicate even the TINIEST bit of sarcasm? Or was it the word 'fucking' that offended you? Not that I really care, just wondering. Your political affiliations are showing... I'd apologize but my apologies would not, in fact, be genuine. Cool boxed set, and completely apolitical too! Almost anyway. Still want to get 2-9-73 Maples and hear JG stepping all over Wavy Gravy's 'not political' announcement at the start of the second set.
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    Hey Cosmicneil-THE OFFER I CANT REFUSE
    I am inerested in your offer pm me
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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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You are an ebay gouger if you put something on sale (initially) for twice what you paid for it (or more). Particularly in situations where it has nowhere near that value or you are just turning it for a profit. Some of my favorites are View From the Vault II for $250 and the Dave's Picks for $75 the day after they sell out. Same thing as ticket scalping. Same guideposts. I don't mind turning a bit of a profit, but that site is rampant with gougers. And again, I'm talking about the price being SET. Now, where it goes, that can't be on the seller, that's on the buyer. But I will say, there are certainly other sites where you can go where the seller sets the price (no bidding), and I'd encourage those. I've had far less bad experiences on them in terms of the product not matching the description than with e-bay. Too many people on there have no real interest in the music, just turning the product over for a profit. Not all, certainly. But too many.
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....OK, it's not '77, but 10.10.76 serves up a stellar second set version. Man, how I love those Day on the Green shows. Just exactly perfect....if I had a time machine, that weekend would be logged in.
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1970 1969 1975 1967 1968 1973 1972 1974 1977 1982 let's see 1,2 5 looks about right
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#2-Black Napkins#3-The Torture Never Stops Get some weirdness folks,it's good for ya... :) Oh yeah....Over-Nite Sensation #1-Camarillo Brillo
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It's not a second series of downloads, I didn't have download series Volume 1 (4/30/77 - Palladium, New York, NY). Don't know why I didn't, but I will once they resolve the downloading issue.
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Recently went thru all my Zappa, reorganized and filled in. Found the library had quite a bit available. Can't mention Overnite Sensation without bringing up "I am the slime", I always thought Rage Against the Machine updated this tune with "Bullet in the Head". "Just victims of the in house drive-by...." Can one live without "Cosmik Debris"? Or "Billy was a Mountain"? Funny Frank song story,,,, I come from Jersey where Diners are king. Diners generally speaking always have "jukeboxes" on the tables. Me and the wife always ate breakfast at the "River Road Diner" in Piscataway (no longer there), but in the jukebox they had a copy of "Dinah-Moe Humm". Which I could never believe A) they allowed in the box and B) There was a single of this song! For those not up on their Frank, it's about Frank hooking up with two sister and one of them betting he couldn't make her cum. "I poked and stroked until my wrist went numb and I still didn't hear no Dinah-Moe Humm. Usual Frank PC. I have a life long friend whose cousin played with frank, he is the "Warren" from Joe's Garage. For your viewing pleasure, here is a list of the Frank I have. ABSOLUTELY FREE APOSTROPHE (') BONGO FURY CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC FREAK OUT GUITAR HAVE I OFFENDED SOMEONE HOT RATS JAZZ FROM HELL JOE'S GARAGE (PART 1) JOE'S GARAGE - ACTS I, II & III JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM LA ONE SIZE FITS ALL OVER-NITE SENSATION SHEIK YERBOUTI SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR SON OF CHEAP THRILL STRICTLY COMMERCIAL THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE THE GRAND WAZOO UNSORTED WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY - LUMPY GRAVY WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS ZOOT ALLURES LIVE SHOWS ========== 1978-10-31 PALLADIUM, NYC BOSTON 1968 FILLMORE - SUMMER 71 HARTFORD - 2-16-88 ODD & END SHOW SIDNEY 1973 SNL - 1976 WINTERLAND - 12-27-75 ================================== YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE - VOLUME 1 YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE - VOLUME 4 YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE - VOLUME 6
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Ahhh…I got it now. That's a good one…not to be missed. If you're interested in more Spring '77 I actually found good 'aud' recordings for 4/23/77 Springfield, MA and the much coveted 5/8/77 Barton Hall on Archive.org. I've listened to both a few times as my "Daily Dose of Dead" which, as stated is a daily occurrence that happens around 5:00 PM. There's audience noise etc. but the music is what counts. Here's to the resolution of your download issue and thanks again for telling me about the 'Free Music' option on Amazon.
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Many of those titles are personal favorites as well. I'd have to add 'Chunga's Revenge' to the list. I also have a soft spot for 'Weasels…' since a portion was recorded at the old Phila. Arena at 43rd & Market Sts. in Philly. This is the same building that birthed and broadcast 'American Bandstand' weekly (I believe the show had moved to L.A. by the time of Mr. Zappa's appearance) and also features a very young Lowell George. Zappa…'American Bandstand'…irony anyone?
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Didn't see "Sleep Dirt" on your list...a favorite FZ of mine, and, I believe, FZ's first all-instrumental record (in the '79 vinyl version). Just remember..."The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution".
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My favorite live Zappa release is YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE - VOLUME 2 - The Helsinki Show. If you have not heard it before, check it out! It's the complete show, so it's not a compilation like the rest of that series, but the show rips from the very beginning and the band it tight. I have the first six releases (was there anymore?). I would say that release is towards the top of my top ten "played" live CDs of all time. Probably if I were to put together my top ten live albums "played" (in no particular order): Frank Zappa -YCDTOSA Vol 2 Grateful Dead - Reckoning Grateful Dead - Dead Set Grateful Dead - Live Dead Grateful Dead - Without a Net Yes - Yessongs Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus Bob Marley - Babylon By Bus Peter Gabriel - Plays Live Genesis - Seconds Out This is based on probably a biased recollection and really tough limiting it to a top ten... For live albums before college, I played Kiss Alive and Kiss Alive II a lot in Jr High, The Doors' Alive She Cried and Neil Young's Live Rust in High School... It's not a "favorite" or "best" live album list, since I now have 100+ live dead releases and my music library expanded exponentially as I had more disposable income as an adult. The few live albums and tapes I had in Jr High, High School and College were well played. I did not get a CD player until my last semester in college (Christmas present). Sorry for the tangent / diversion - this started as a recommendation for the FZ Vol2 Helsinki show - check it out...
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I remember once hearing a Brown-Eye in the early 80's, I thought the Meadowlands, certainly East Coast. Where they didn't come out of the "Jam" where they usually do, but when they did it was an incredible long rolling of drums and bass into a crashing "tumble down shack in bigfoot county". I checked every show I was at and can not find it, I thought maybe it was me and the shape I was in. But I called my buddy and he remembers as well. Says whenever he hears a Brown-Eye he looks for that huge drum roll and never gets it. Sound familiar to anyone else?
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Will look to snag a copy of Vol 2. I believe there are only 6 and as you can see I have half. On your live album selection.... The dead stuff all great picks, I recommend "Dead Set" and "Without a Net" to non-heads to start them off. Waiting for Columbus, for years I thought greatest live recording ever done, period. Hard to beat Spanish Moon. Peter Gabreil Plays Live - Wow. Saw that show when he played the Garden State Art Center (small amphitheater in Jersey), was maybe 15 rows back, me and my wife were hot and heavy on the album, so it was more than great. Guy can put on a show. The song "I have the Touch", when it gets to the end... Try drink, food, cigarette, tension will not ease I tap my fingers, fold my arms, breathe in deep, cross my legs Shrug my shoulders, stretch my back - but nothing seems to please - I need contact The tension and resolution in that song is incredible, one of those musical moments when all elements come together. Also one of the few artist/shows I ever saw that the sound system was up to Dead quality! The Marley and Genesis albums, I have both, but sad to say not intimately familiar with them, will have to give serious listens. Yes.... for me anyway, Yes did not age well, it can sound too pretenious, like Emerson, Lake and Palmer,,,even Renaissance (less known than the first two). They were BIG in their day, who didn't have Roundabout in 8 track! You had to have it! But doesn't do me anymore. Taste is like that.
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How about if I bought 6 extra box sets of 30 Trips Around the Sun in September (after it had not sold out for 3 months on dead.net); and then sold off my extra shows for $30 - $60 each, a deed for which most buyers thanked me for making it possible to get the shows individually, where they otherwise would have had to have paid $750 for a bunch of shows they didn't want, just to get the few that they did want. Does that make me an Ebay gouger?
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Yes, that does make you an ebay gouger.What if one of those boxes contained a "Miracle Ticket" scroll, that when cashed in, would get you a special RIAA gold disc? Would you cash in that scroll and get the disc and then sell that as well? I do not completely understand Rhino's marketing strategy with a product like this boxset. PLEASE read the www.dead.net Terms Of Service AND the Terms Of Use.
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I'm probably in the minority, I may be scorned, I may find a dancing bear burning on my lawn, but, you can't gouge a non essential item. NO ONE is forcing anyone to buy anything. Like sports tickets, concert tickets if the price is to high DON'T buy. Some things suck, like if scalpers buy up all the tickets to a show and triples the price. Sucks, but you don't have to go. Scalpers and gougers only scalpe and gouge because the market will bear it. The sports ones I don't understand at all since it's on tv for free, but the "list" price for sporting events apparently have gotten beyond an average mans means. I don't go to sporting events, but I guess you could take your family for a fair price 20-30 years ago. I heard scalpers got scalped at Santa Clara, where they couldn't give them away. But for things like 30 trips,,, hunt around and someone will give you a copy of it. Do you want the music or the "collectible box", if it's the box, pony up, if it's the music someone, somewhere will hook you up. I've looked at some of the Pure Jerry stuff online and if you want the bonus disc, you need that "doh-ray-me" as Woody Guthie said. I looked at the pure jerry "78 bay area", some guy wanted 400 bucks, fuck you. In the end someone came thru for me. Thank you someone! But in the end, no company is going to keep copies of things forever so you can buy stuff, Europe 72 box will not be available from the dead 20 years from now and if you want you will have to pay like Cyrano, thru the nose! Oh, and please don't burn a dancing bear on my lawn or at least wait until after Christmas :-)
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I don't read the terms of service for anything, cut to the chase, what point do they make in their statement? Briefly please. Oh, and in print size legiable to humans with old eyes :-)
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...I stuck spoons into MM's sockets, scraped out his eyes, and sold them on the black market with full disclosure that recipient may experience vision distorted by spots of sarcasm, antagonistic floaters, and Fuch's Corneal Smartassery? Would that make me a gouger or just a bad person? P.S.: As president of the Morgul Vale Glee Club and an unmitigated fan of MM himself, I'm vested with irreproachable license to say these things. P.P.S.: Incidentally, everyone is fully dressed behind their keyboards when sitting at the dead.net table, right? I'm pretty sure that's a basic TOC tenet, but I'm getting a bad feeling about some of y'all...is it really JUST Monday?/p,K Wait...what thread is this?
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oh come on! Not only am I hearing it's a crime to resell CDs, but now I have to put my pants on too?!?
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Its casual Monday... Will check back in tomorrow.
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Jeez, how much great stuff can you put into just one post! And, is casual Monday a euphemism for bare-assed Monday? (isn't Monday derived from Moon Day after all?)
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I'll take the "gouger" label back.You are a crafty CAPITALIST. I know and understand capitalism very well. It was Warner Music Group's loss. It was Rhino's loss. And I still don't understand Rhino's marketing strategy. Was this actual or hypothetical, the buying of six boxes? or did you buy just 1 and sold the individual components?
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no 1976 in that list? I think the Ramble on Rose from that Cobo show is hot!!!
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Nothing wrong with being a middleman out to make some money. I agree, Rhino is to blame for this with their "limited issue" and "bonus discs" business model. It's to be expected. I'd much rather purchase music for download without the bells and whistles and Rubik's cubes. Of course...I'm speaking as one who spent way too much cash on Ebay this weekend. There's a lot of product there. It's not my style, but why wouldn't someone burn their copy and then repackage for resale? I suppose Rhino wants guaranteed cash up front and doesn't care how many times shows are resold for profit. It is what it is. Don't like it, but it's the only game in town (for Daves Picks/30 Trips shows). If you don't want to play, there's lots of other Dead music out there available much more cheaply. But we all want the latest and greatest...
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Sorry for the misleading subject, there is no update. It's now Monday evening, the USBs were going to be shipped last Friday. Do we really think we will see it this week? Before Christmas? Before 2016? Will we still give a shit when we get it? BZ
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....and I'm not, but if I was, that Scarlet -> Fire from Worcester '83 would send me through the roof. Just sayin'
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Just got a UPS overnight delivery notice for tomorrow that contains my USB order number - could this finally be the USB??????
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you are right and wrong too - it`sd that moment Dennis W. talks about as the definite version. What i meant is : there`s a certain magic in some versions that we all ( or at least those of us who are addicted enough ) the same about : and so what is this magic ? Is it the power or the intensitiy alone or a " vibe " and if yes what is that vibe - Jerry hitting more or fewer notes than usually , Bobby singing with more pitch than usually , Phil going deeper into the roots of his bass ? Or just an illusion ? So what the heck where does this absolute easy flowing version of BEW come from...
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I finally got around to listening to DaP 16 last night, and all I can say is... "Wow!!!" First of all... the sound quality is amazing. It's a fantastic show, but the Dark Star is top-shelf. I was in line grabbing some fast food last night, and the speakers in my car were vibrating the whole damn car and it was wonderful. I think it's Live/Dead good. It amazes me that I can still be amazed by this band on a consistent basis. In fact, the whole 3rd disc is on fire. Almost every song is a good rendition, save for maybe Wave That Flag which was clearly very much a work in progress. I'm glad they changed the lyrics and gave us U.S. Blues. But overall, my opinion is that show alone was worth the entire price of the 2015 DaP Subscription.
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Over the weekend, I had a couple visitors. Special visitors they were, my niece (Anna) and nephew (Jack) AKA "Deadheads in Training" I was wearing the Spring 90 Tiger t-shirt when they arrived. Jack almost 2 years old, let out a big growl when he saw the graphic and motioned me to come his way. I wasn't sure what all his fuss was about, only to discover Shere Khan from Disney's "The Jungle Book" is his favorite. I had no idea his fanaticism for tigers and for sure he thought it was Shere Khan on the shirt. The response I got from the older and wiser "Deadhead in Training" (Anna almost 5 years old) is "cool jammies" !!! Lol They have a lot to learn
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"and the speakers in my car were vibrating the whole damn car and it was wonderful" A couple months ago I passed by a few pedestrians while driving. I was listening very loud to the Dark Star sequence from 10.25.73. I noticed the pedestrians were also vibrating profusely, must have sent a shock wave of skull splitters to them when I was approaching. I hope they are ok ?
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You said: "It was Warner Music Group's loss. It was Rhino's loss. And I still don't understand Rhino's marketing strategy." They sold 6500 units at $700 a piece for over 4.5 million in three months. What would you have done differently to make more money in the same time frame?
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I am not a big fan of Ebay pricing, but I understand the motivation, especially when something is rare or out-of-print. I would dearly love to get a copy of Road Trips, vol. 3, no. 3, as it was my first Dead show. However, the current pricing on Ebay and Amazon makes it out of reach for me.
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But Road Trips 3 #3 is a available as a download here, and it is even less expensive than the original CD version. Burn to CD and you have the same HDCD recording as if buying the physical product, or play back through an HDCD capable DAC, or just play it back without decoding, probably makes little difference. If you do, I suggest the FLAC version, then convert to whatever format you prefer. In my experience, better file integrity (from this website). No reason to pay an eBay seller mark up when the same music is available here.
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1 - You have to have your music cranked in order to hear all of the subtleties & nuances2 - If it is too loud, you are too old 3 - All of my equipment has only two volume settings: loud & louder Rock on
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I'm in the UK. Got my email from Dead Shop telling me the USB's would be shipping. Received a text from DHL, which I thought was a scam ! Received another one on Sunday, asking me to pay Customs Duty/VAT of £102 ($150), which, after speaking to DHL CS, I duly paid. Even got a tracking number, however, when I try to track it, there is nothing happening apart from raising the shipping notice. It's not yet been received by DHL !My hopes of getting this before Xmas are fading fast. I've ran out of words to describe how much of a debacle this has been, so I won't even try. Edit: For info, my shipping info originates from Van Nuys, CA .... Wonder if that's where it's shipping from ?
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That's a cool first Dead show.
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Anyone notice how fast they play Mexicali Blues on the '74 show from 30 trips? It's at a breakneck speed that they really couldn't keep up with.
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I'll say its a cool first Dead show, its a heck of a Road Trips too, one of my personal favorites. The acoustic stuff, to my ears, is some of the best sounding '70 acoustic stuff they have released.
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ever listened to Greyfolded , i mean the whole DS " suite " through - i sometimes do when driving and i laugh that floating streams of notes , yes pedestrians stop and look confused, hehe
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1 - no2 - maybe 3 - why ?
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reminds me of my family , the baby grandsoon in his first SFtpddler , the 8 year old in her black 50 shirt - makes me proud....
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My tracking now says 'Shipment picked up in Harrisburg, PA' Finally some action.
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Couldn't agree more on the loudness factor. In fact, if you're between 40 and 50 yrs old and have not experienced hearing loss, you might not be a rock fan....
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If you're in the NorthWest US, make sure to check out Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue!Caught him at the Great American Music Hall in SF, this was best show I've seen all year.
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I said BULL SHIT! (that man must be from Amer-i-ca)....hey well it's we wanna get high between songs, isn't that alright? Thank ya! Or was it hey Elvis?
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After this long wait, i was hoping with the "pain" that we supposedly felt, according to them they felt too…….and they ship UPS Ground from the East coast, really. What a Kick in the Face. PA to CA five business days after it being over three months late. Yeah they feel our pain. Glad its finally shipping but the method at this point is disrespectful. Any normal company would overnight it with a big apology. Sad.
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Agreed. I received my notice that they are packaging my USB finally, and will ship UPS Ground. Last month Dave's Picks took 8 days from notice to arrival that way. Which was fine, since that was what I paid for when I subscribed - and did so again for 2016 and the wait for each will be fine. Assuming they aren't already 3 months late!!!!!!!!! Oh, and the "Holiday Cheer" I have been advised to keep an eye out for the last several weeks - nothing. Don't tell me to keep an eye out for a nice gesture to try to make amends unless you actually plan to follow through. In some kind of timely fashion. Next week sometime, hopefully I will receive the USB and start enjoying the 30 Trips. The music rules (the process has been unfortunately a disgrace). Still looking forward with anticipation to some really good listening.
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