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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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  • Vguy72
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    I've done that....
    ....hurts, don't it? Lol
  • wjonjd
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    One more tech tip
    thanks vguy, I just shot some of what I was drinking out my nose.
  • wjonjd
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    One last tech talk for tonight
    I just took a wav converted to flac then back to wav and did a file compare. I had forgotten that different converters can put some info into the header or footer of the files. These are areas that are not used for audio production at all, but can store information like name of audio track, etc. So the built in fc /b will find differences. However, i used vBinDiff, a free download, that highlights all differences at a binary level between two files, and you can see that the only differences were in the header and footer info. No differences whatsoever in the body of the audio file. I used Pete Seeger's Where Have All The Flowers Gone :) Edit: i just saw your epistemological suggestion. It sounds much more enjoyable then this tech crap. I forgot you didnt get your 30 trips yet did you? Ouch!!! I can no longer think of Heisenberg without thinking of crystal meth - you know the show:)
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    One more tech tip....
    ....if your disc has a scratch, use paste type toothpaste (not gel), and rub from the inside out. Rinse off from the tap. There ya go....now excuse me, St. Stephen just reached orbit....
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    @wjonjd epistemologically speaking
    Hey wjonjd - I think we are veering into epistemological and metaphysical territory. I imagine that we would have had great raging and productive arguments over many [name your poison] back in the days. I was going to suggest, let's consider the potential application of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle on your example of "objectively" determining the contents of a stream, but I guess I'm going to have to go with the person that suggested, just let the CD play (I'd say, file from USB, but apparently my enjoyment of 30 Trips is going to be vicarious for the indeterminate future :).
  • Vguy72
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    Yeah....
    ....see? So easy, and yet so satisfying. Just pushed the arrow on Berkeley '68. Fuking A....
  • wjonjd
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    Vguy72
    You're right of course. I think i'll take your advice and do just that :)
  • wjonjd
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    Fc /b
    On a pc you can use "fc /b". Fc stands for file compare. To see some samples of what you would get if two files were different, make some text document, copy it to another file, change a letter in it, resave it, and do an fc /b on the two files If you do this same experiment with different formats of lossless audio, convert them (as many times as like) from one to another, finally ending on wav, then do it again starting with the original file, convert it as many times as you like from one lossless format to another, ending on wav, then file compare (fc /b) the resultant two wav files, it will tell you "no differences encountered." This as actually down the binary level. No differences. Edit: the /b stands for binary. Without the /b it assumes you are doing a text comparison. Edit2: You are mistaken about flac being anything other lossless. Lossless is literal. It means that when it decompresses there is zero loss of the original binary data. Anything that favors storage space over quality is "lossy". None of the formats being discussed are lossy. Edit3!!!! Sorry :). In this case, unlike so many other audio debates, you actually can very easily objectively prove this.
  • Vguy72
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    Tech talk by wjonjd and ziffle....
    ....you two lost me a loooong time ago. I'm a simple man, who, when he wants to listen to music, pops a cd in his player and hits that arrow button. Easy peasy....
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    Hi Zif
    Thanks for taking my post in the spirit intended. Yes, there is much debate, but it is silly as is much of the "controversy" in audiophile circles. Fortunately, this is one of the easiest to clearly lay to rest. You can get many binary file comparison programs that just show you any and all differences in the 1's and 0's between any two files. So, you can take a wav, convert it to flac, then convert that back to wav (or capture the data beint output by media player for example to the dac), and compare the original wav to the wav you get after going back and forth from flac (as just one example). This can be done quickly. The devil is in the details, and in this case the details will be identical each and every time.
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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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This offering from 30 Trips is a classic Bruce/Vinnie show! The whole fall 1990 tour really. For a band who just hired two new players this tour has some mighty fine moments. New York to the UK and more! Good stuff!
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if someone could provide me with a copy on cd of this show from 30 trips around the sun I would be eternally grateful. a gorgeous show that you just have to listen to to know its one of the best ever. please let me know and I will provide my details.

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