Grateful Dead

I've been charged $31.82 and have had the charges reversed on the same day at least three times since I ordered Dave's Picks, the 7" series, and the reissues. Glad to know I'm not the only one, but what in the heck are they doing?Has anyone talked with the Rhino folks?

I never did get an answer regarding the distinctive psychedelic sleeve on the first 10,000 CD orders so I am guessing I will pass on the pre-order. I called the toll-free number and spoke with a nice gentleman who could not give me an answer regarding this matter. His suggestion was to go to the "contact us" link on this site and send an email. I have done that and have received no response. I guess customer service at dead.net is dead.

sorry to hear about the order snafu's. I missed out on the advent deals by a day. Tried to talk to someone from support, but after being on hold for an exorbitant amount of time I finally got thru to customer service. To say that English was not their primary language is an understatement. The rep kept asking me to repeat myself because of a "phone line" issue. After 15 minutes of "diss-cussion", I asked to speak to his supervisor. The supervisor was in a meeting and not available. I went to Mary, but she confirmed I was a day late, so dead.net got a little less money from me. Sorry for the rant, but wanted to pass on that that famous retailer that destroyed the book retailers is offering this set minus the ltd cardboard for under 16 bucks as a preorder. They've also got three of the Real Gone Dick Picks as well (33, 34, 35). I sent an email to Real Gone asking if they were going to rerelease the Dick's Picks series or possibly release the Road Trips or Dave's Picks series and their cryptic answer was they were working on a couple of these. Hopefully this will happen!

My card is legit. Plenty of funds. How did you talk to someone? I want to make sure I get the pre-order deal. That's what I signed up for. Got a phone #?

If you're still having this problem send me a PM and I'll get somebody on the case. Sorry for the trouble!

Maybe no one else cares but I think they missed a golden opportunity to give us the mono mix with this edition. Not complaining though as it's nice to have this music celebrated. I celebrate it almost every day!

For me, I think the $19.98 is a little too much, then I add shipping charges ($6.99) and my state's sales tax of 6% ($1.62) and the total is $28.59. Too much.So I went elsewhere online to that major online store that's named after that river in Brazil, and for $1.50 LESS, I bought this release AND Jerry Garcia's "Hart Valley Drifters: Folk Time" CD release. I'm not too sure if I'll get a "distinctive psychedelic sleeve" copy, but that doesn't matter too much. So sorry www.dead.net

... and now I am kicking myself. My order came to $28+ - I will always be checking from this point on. Really a shame, as I would rather buy from the source, but it ain't worth over $10! In addition, I have a feeling I will be getting the same version you will be. Live and learn.

I pre-ordered this, the 12-inch vinyl and the 7-inch singles subscription along with the early bird Dave's Picks subscription and got free domestic shipping on all of them which helped ease the pain a little. Whether I get a psychedelic sleeve is yet to be seen.

I always try to avoid piranhas. Check out Bullmoose. Spend over $30 and get free domestic shipping. And $11.98 with no tax is hard to beat.

....and I'm ready for some surf guitar Dead....

I thought the same thing, there's plenty of space. I bought the RSD mono mix on vinyl a couple years ago and it's a little easier to listen to since the stereo mix isn't really 'stereo', vocals, guitars, keys and drums are either hard left or hard right and it's a little jarring. The mono mixes of the first two Jefferson Airplane albums are better than the stereo versions as well.

Sounds great. Can hear Phil and Jerry and Pigpen loud and clear. (This was before Tom, right?) I don't think Bob contributed too much in the early days :) Got mine from Amazon and it has the same "psychedelic sleeve" shown in the unboxing video above.

From Amazon after Warner incorrectly cancelled my order. Thanks. Sounds good. Wish there was new stuff on it. Still, has each song from the original on it save Morning Dew. PS: I don't know who at Rhino thinks Minglewood is an original song, but they are wrong & someone who knows what they are doing needs to do the liner notes from here on in. 30 Trips had the same error (among others).

I think they added a 'New' to the title and called it a new song.

Some of the song times seem shorter than in the previous (expanded) release: e.g. Cream Puff War - 2.31 in this release, 3.21 in previous release. Also a shame that the bonus tracks from the previous release are now missing. Good to get the live disc though.

it would have been cool if disc 1 was the stereo AND the mono mix. disc 2 the live show....

Just listened to the Glasser interview, which was worthwhile. And oh boy, listening to this sample on headphones I must say this is the best-sounding '66 Dead yet. Nice job Airshow folks.

Gotta say, the sound on the live disc is incredible. We have come a long way from the Vintage Dead LP that I played to death.

Your answer is total BS. It had rightly been attributed as a traditional, arranged by the Grateful Dead (original album & Shakedown) or to Noah Lewis (Deadbase, 30 Trips Scroll, Complete & Annotated GD Lyrics book). It is correctly absent from the GD Anthology I & II books that collected all the GD original tunes. The first instance I see claiming it as an original is the 30 Trips '66 show & the 50th Anniversary release. It is one of many mistakes in the liner notes of 30 Trips (no credit to Matt Kelly on '75, Eleven Jam when the lyrics are sung '69, + others). Furthermore, it was recorded in by the Cannon Jug Stompers in 1928 & Lewis' group in 1930. Throwing another New or the word All to the title doesn't change that fact. Or the fact that all the prior attributions were correct & the last two are not. In the age of Trump, facts & truth ARE important. Fact, Minglewood is NOT a GD original. They should get it right. It is a lie & diminishes the folks who ACTUALLY wrote it.

I bought Two of these on The 17th.Nov 2016 USPS says were delivered but never in My mail box.What do I do now??? Mary E can you help me ??

Well the two versions have slightly different lyrics, I assume Bobby changed them himself as they arent too different. Also the second version's arrangement is even more removed from how the original was/is played. But yeah most I've seen say "Traditional, Arrangement by the Grateful Dead". I enjoy the Jim Kweskin Jug Band's version alot as well.

I was puzzled that the extended guitar solo ending from Cream Puff on the Rhino remix wasn't repeated here, nor any bonus tracks either. On the positive side, while I haven't done an A/B comparison on the sound, I always judge by whether Phil's bass is clearly audible. It seems to be very good here. Apparently I got the psych sleeve, if that's the outer box with the Kelly/Mouse collage and stickers. Dead.net never answered our queries about that, but I saw one for sale in a record store with no outer box. I wish Dead.net was more responsive to questions from fans and followers. If you read that "Everything I Know About Business I Learned From The Grateful Dead" book, being responsive to their fans was one of the secrets of their success. Unfortunately, those running the Dead business now don't seem to give a rat's ass about communicating with their followers. It's pretty much a "we don't care, we don't have to" and a "take it or leave it" attitude, from what I can tell. Would it really be so hard to give us more information and answer questions once in a while? Let me end on a positive note: the live set is wonderful, tho Garcia's guitar is barely audible here and there. What I loved so much about the early Dead is their imaginative arrangements, and the way Phil was the driving force, with his aggressive and confident bass playing. He's my favorite musician of all time, unless it's Casady.

I wanted to add that I always love hearing the Dead perform that song. Sometimes they'd mess up their cues but this one is done well. Of all the band versions of Baby Blue, I think theirs was the best. I wish they had done a proper studio single. In most performances, the only defect is a couple of lines that are too low pitched for Garcia to sing; it might have worked very nicely if Weir had chimed in on those lines with a strong baritone. It was originally an acoustic song, and must've been difficult to adapt to a full band arrangement. The Byrds, who usually did well with Dylan material, couldn't come up with a good enough version to release.

My copy arrived today(way up here in Canada) along with the picture disc. My kid asked "What is THAT?!"No fraud on the credit card this time either. Cheers, Matt

Lovely job on the remastering. Reminds me of The Beatles 2009 re-issues, everything in it's right place and a really warm sound.

Mine didn't come with one as shown in the reveal. I wish it did. Marye, can they send me one for my copy?

I always have really enjoyed this tune, and I was really happy when I heard a Grateful Dead version for the first time. It was from that unofficial live in 66 vinyl, withe the 3 blue skulls on the cover. I also enjoy the 13th Floor Elevators cover as well.

Got the release this weekend. Haven't listened to the first disc, some folks are right though they should have included the MONO mix. Most bands through about 1968 mixed in MONO due to stereo being a novelty and very expensive at the time; the stereo recordings are not always the true representation of the bands vision. Anyway, I need to check it out. I did listen to a bit of the live stuff, it sounds AMAZING especially for a 50 year old field recording, but the stereo separation is driving me crazy. I had to turn it off, maybe it's my old ears but the vocals are all in the left channel and the instruments are in the right channel. Anyway, the setlist is amazing, and I'll listen eventually. Still a good release

Live show is so great I wish their where more show like this released. It would have been cool to get the bonus tracks included before. Also high heeled sneakers. I hope with 50th series they continue with studio and live show. I bought mine from another site because I received gift as a present. I tried to pull out the live disc and it broke in half heart attack almost happened. I was able to return it at the store credited me shipping as well. Yahoo

I strongly encourage my fellow deadheads to check this one out. The first album has always been one of my favorites, but the sound quality was rather flat and one-dimensional. That all changes with this version. I don't mean to sound cliche-ish, but it really was like listening to it for the first time. The clarity, note separation, and overall vibe are outstanding. And the bonus disc sounds great too. Thanks a lot!

What an incredible gift Disc 2 is. Truly amazing. Thanks for putting this (and everything else) out there for us!

What a revelation. All the basic elements that made the good old Grateful Dead world beaters are here. It's a Phil Zone show too. Bass Great. Lesh Philling! How in the hell does a show from primal 1966 sound so in the room transparent?!? God bless techno wizardry.

Really enjoying this. Fun stuff on Disc 2.

Looks like any future orders from me will not be through Dead.net. Fulfillment just can't get it right. I ordered the 50th deluxe and DaP21 - Only received DaP21. Of course the packing list shows both items - this ain't rocket science. OK so maybe in the rush and excitement of the DaP 21 drop things fell apart a little but even so.....

Picked up my copy today from the Delivery Office, and duly paid my Customs Duty. Opened the package to find the slipcase has a score across the corner .... found that the package had a corresponding cut across it, covered up by a Customs sticker, obviously created by a knife-wielding customs officer ! Luckily it's only one side, so the other is OK, and the inner packaging is fine, and the discs are perfect. I've duly sent a complaint email to the UK Border Force, so we'll see what happens.

yeah, i'm hoping the next release has a boatload of new stuff on it too. jerry is playin' real good lately according to my latest phone call with pigpen. these guys just keep crankin'. gotta love the dead dead!

need i say more?

...then we'll be laughing. Great sound, interesting archival show(s), nice packaging (loved the 'psych' slip case), interesting booklet. What's not to like? A mono mix, which could have been fitted on the first CD, but.. So a nice '67 or '68 show for the next one???

Possibly inspired by The Seeds and/or The Standells?

Very nice :o

So when should the remastered Anthem of the Sun album be released? And what do you want to see on the bonus cd?

In the days of The Beatles, Stones, Cream, Davis, Dylan Coltrane, Ray Charles and even the first Doors album getting released in mono its a huge disappointment this album didn't. The drums hard panned are hardly audible and the music has very weird and unnatural separation. BOOOO

I bought the mono vinyl lp on RS Day a few years ago. The songs had great punch. Phil's bass and the drums are very prominent. The one problem I heard was that the treble was so high that the cymbals and tambourine were grating, especially on BIODTL. I don't know if a mono remastering could take care of this without affecting the whole recording.

hi all, my two questions reguarding this release is why the mono mix was not included on cd and also why the the 7 /30/66 show has only 4 songs instead of the complete set.. a big oppurtunity was missed here by not including them. the pitch for the first album has always been to fast. for this release it has been corrected. the earlier issue as as birth of the dead has the wrong pitch to. put the mono lp onto a cassette and playback at 11.o clock youll see what i mean. whats really lacking also is a nice photo booklet from those early days .

Online auction. It's not mine, just thought folks would like to see about it. https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Original-Grateful-Dead-1ST-Album-Rejec…

Not sure why the mono mix wasn't included, the stereo and mono mixes would have fit on one disc with about five minutes to spare. I bought the mono mix on vinyl a couple years ago on Record Store Day, and am now even MORE glad I did. Always glad to get more live '66 stuff, especially a complete show. Not sure the complete set from the 30th exists, I think they gave us all they had. It's 'too', by the way. 'Too'. 'TOO'!

it should be released yesterday. a live show or two from the source concerts in portland and seattle would be the perfect second disc(s).

by the way, someone should do a killer remaster on that great nugget. it is one excellent live example of how great the dead could be in the moment. i played mine to death as well and now have it digitally along with it's companion, historic dead. justice would be served with a great remaster of each.

A lot of material from Seattle '68 came with the Road Trips Carousel '68 set, so it would be great if Portland was the second disc with Anthem. Eureka or Ashland would be good too, if there is enough material to fill the second disc. I'd love to hear Clementine too. Great song, not played nearly enough at the time. I'm sure they had something specific in mind for those early years when they announced the 50th anniversary re-master project. It'd be a little embarrassing to have to say "Oh shit...we got nothin'."