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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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  • Alain
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    The bottom of the box is actually the rings of a tree. I counted: there seems to have 30 as the age of the Dead in 1995.
  • nirktwin2
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    How come no show with the "1977 sound"?
    Found it kind of strange they chose a show in 77 before May 5th and then selected a 78 show after the Spring break so no shows with that true 1977 sound which is supposed to be one of the Dead's best tours. Just surprised they didn't find a way to represent the 1977 sound in the box that was supposed to show the major changes over time. My box has some laminate coming unglued from top edge so I need to call customer service. I got #2151 red interior, Oakland Dec 27, 1991 ticket and Noblesville 1993 backstage pass. Other than the laminate coming off, this is a great box set. Now back to ripping CDs.
  • Vguy72
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    I don't know if any of you have seen The Martian....
    ....but there's a couple of scenes where Mark Watney complains about all the disco music he's stuck with from another astronaut that left him behind. I would have brought this box....any complaints over time? I think not!....
  • Vguy72
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    The globe is waking to find out....
    ....that we are the Eyes Of The World. Can I get a Greenland call out!!....
  • frampton
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    #644 arrived today in the SF bay area
    Blue felt, ticket is 10/27/91 at the Oakland Coliseum, pass is 6/11/93 at the Buckeye Music Center in Hebron OH. No apparent damage; things have been a little busy today to do a thorough check, that might have to wait until Saturday. Did some streaming, but listening to the '66 CD on the stereo is a big step better. Looking forward to the rest of the box. No "miracle" scroll -- I have to think that there won't be more than what, 25 or so? Have to just say, oh well.
  • yattazebaby
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    I hope you get SOON.
    I hope you get SOON.I chose standard shipping. Good luck!!!!
  • SPACEBROTHER
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    Thank you for the vote of confidence and the kind words, both here and private message. I know EXACTLY what you mean.
  • dead tanuki
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    Sorry, I'm not going to take that bet. You may be right - they may be real. I mean, the pristine condition and the numbers we're talking about do make me skeptical, as I've said...but on the other hand: Your description of the back of the ticket corresponds with the back of my ticket. It's got legal boilerplate, and a red stamp that I can't quite make out. Point is, the ticket *has* a back, while the backs of the repro tix in the other boxes were blank. Moreover, the backing paper on the backstage pass in my 30 Trips box also has stuff on it. A manufacturer's address, complete with fax number (very 1993, not so very 2015). The backs of the passes in the other boxes were blank. Now the backs could be reproductions, too, no reason they couldn't be. But if these are repros, they're more elaborate repros than we've seen before in Dead boxes. This supports an argument that they may be actual authentic non-reproduction things. Which, as I said before, makes me real curious as to their provenance. I wonder if Nicholas Meriwether has a story about them. BTW, I hope Meriwether is feeling appreciated. As a connoisseur of liner notes and owner of every official Dead release except the Europe '72 box (couldn't quite swing it at the time), I have to say he is the best thing to happen to Dead writing in a long time. I love how he introduces what should be just mundane pieces of paper from the archives and tells you what they mean. Like the abandoned ledger he talks about on p. 26. That kind of human detail makes the whole story come alive, even if you've been through it a dozen times with different writers.
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    Bribing your spawn....
    ....yeah, I know the feeling.....
  • NWScarletFireGuy
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    The box is totally cool. Maybe too cool! Teenage daughter asked how much did that cost and does Mom know? Silence. She proceeds to go online and howls. Cost me $20.00 to buy silence.Ticket from 10/27/91 Oakland, Pass 6/8/93 Auburn Hills. Blue interior. No miracle but could care less. OH BOY, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!!!!!!
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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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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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