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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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  • wjonjd
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    Yeah, it helps that I loved this show. Even though there's no Dark Star (only a few did in 74), and no Other One, the jams in Playin', and Eyes are predictably (or is that unpredictably?) unique and transportive. And I love the rare for the time Caution Jam, and just the fact that they're playing really well all night (imho). And I love the sound quality of this show. Edit: I don't think I would pick it over DP31, though. I'd rather full shows of that run, but that's some magic stuff. DaP2 I think is on par with the Dijon show, and contains some juicy goods. Shit, I'm no good at at picking one show over another except in rare cases.
  • MinasMorgul
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    The '74 Show From 30 Trips
    For my part, I don't mind the vocal drop-out, considering how much better the overall sound quality of this show is. For example, if I had to pick between the '74 show from 30 Trips, and either DaP 2 or DP 31, I would go with this 30 Trips show. The overall sound quality of this Dijon show is so good for a '74 release, that I can actually enjoy it. I guess it's all relative. If I was sitting on half a dozen other '74 shows that sounded as good as Dijon, I would probably wonder why a show with vocal dropouts was chosen...but I'm willing to trade those vocal dropouts for the stellar sound of the rest of the show, given the relative unavailability of good sounding '74 shows.
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    I really don't think anyone dropped the ball, and no one should feel ashamed, at least not over the names on the box, for a very simple reason. TC was an official member of the Grateful Dead for a time. Even if Bruce played more shows (I never checked), by mutual consent, he and the band decided he would be a guest at all times. Even during his main stint from fall of 90 thru sometime in 92, there were periods that this left him free to decide NOT to travel with the band so he could pursue something else even though they had scheduled shows to do. Those names around the base of the box are the band. The Grateful Dead. One can argue they should have used other criteria, but the criterion was who was in the band. Should they really feel ashamed? Those names on the bottom are all those who chose to be in the band. I don't think they screwed up.
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    Decisions decisions 10/27/79 or 10/27/90
    One of my initial attractions to this 30 Trips box is that it included 10/27/79 AND 10/27/90. I'm familiar with the 79 show quite well, the last time I played it was this past May and I thought to myself that this would make a great Dave's Pick someday. Well in June of this year I wish came true. The 1990 Paris show, I am not familiar at all, but in my humble opinion, it's up there with the Spring 1990 boxes. With 10/27 being my birthday, I still haven't made up my mind on which one to play (first) Should I go with 1979 1st or 1990 1st? Any ideas? Probably I will have just have enough time for one show.
  • matchewy
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    You should not be disappointed with the Linley Meadows show. It's a classic!
  • matchewy
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    The other issue is some shows that are really great to some are not really great to others, in regards to the playing. It is very subjective. I've heard Heads rave on here about DaP's that I found "meh". But, it's music, and we have a lot to listen to with the Grateful Dead. I think a lot probably goes into our subjective experiences of what we like and what we can live without.
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    Well, onwards to 1975 !
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    Some folks seem to love Wall of Sound shows. I think they don't sound great (but they still sound really good). However, Mr. Norman has done some spectacular work with them in recent years. I think Wall of Sound matrix recordings are really nice.
  • drsox
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    Yes, you must be right, but I'm half way through CD3 now and nothing so far makes up for the poor vocals. The listing is a good one, but I've heard better versions on earlier years' CDs. Main mic seems to be on the bass, so "all" the tracks are distorted, some more than others.
  • matchewy
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    I will commiserate with you, though. Damn shame to have lost the vocals to those tunes. Wish it could have been a "Looks Like Rain" or MAMU.
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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.
PDF
Text

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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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That'd be 4 CD @Felt Forum '71 4-CD Set!
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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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