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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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  • chastason
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    RE: Like a Dog ...
    > I constantly check the door. Even though It's not supposed to > hit Portland before Weds and my tracking info has no update > since Friday when it departed from IL, I still check the > porch... JUST IN CASE. Ha! I'm the same way. If I didn't have to leave during the day to go to work, I'd be camped out on the front porch the entire time, except for the times when I go check the back door ... just in case, since a FedEx package was dropped off there once.
  • saintstephen1971
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    Where's the box?
    Emailed Deadnet yesterday got a very short reply, no tracking number issue means no boxes shipped yet and no date as to when they will ship... WTF?
  • Gary Farseer
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    me and my box
    My box made it to the heart of dixie on 10/09 the 26th anniversary of my last show. I have not opened it yet. Tomorrow represents the completion of my 51st trip around the sun. I will open tomorrow and give an update. The UPS guy was on the ball, he pushed the SunStealie against the wall so the nosy neighbor could not see it. Thanks local UPS guy. Box looks in good shape. I had gone by the house at 5 pm on Friday, nothing. Went to visit the folks and check in on them. Got back to the house at 6:15 and there it was. I had given up on 10/09 as I too had no emails or communication. A little bit a backstory stuff. On August 7, 1995 I had just started grad school. On the 9th, after class, I went to the local mall in search of a Chick-Fil-A fix. As I am walking in their was a group of young hippies outside crying. Went I went in I saw that Jerry had passed. It made me look back but I was also starting a new future so I did not let it get me down. On October 2, 1995 I mailed a detailed letter of affection to a close female friend. On October 9 (7 days, 7 which means "complete") her name became a named storm which became a hurricane. Not to bore with details, the affection was rebuffed. So Friday, instead of opening the box, I listed to the last show that I attended. It sounded so good, and I got so incredibly torqued. As we rounded the corner into "Death Don't" through to "Attics" it dawned on me the dates. 20 years to the date that I mailed her the letter, we got the email saying last chance to update mailing address. Seven days later the box arrived on my doorstep. 26 years from my last show. The number of man being the difference in the dates. As I said, I had been so involved when Jerry passed with other parts of life I never really mourned Jerry. As I was torqued up and listening to Attics, all of the dates clicked in my mind and I lost it. Staring at just the nice shipping box and putting all this together I finally had all of that release of missing Jerry. How much he (and all the family) mean to my life. The death of love and the rose withering away. It all was just way more powerful than I could have expected. I don't know why there was a shipping delay from 9/18. All I know is that single day will go down as a truly epic day in my memory. Now tomorrow as I celebrate another year, and continue to move forward, I get to open this monster and bask in the glory of 50 years. Raise a glass to GOGD and all of my new friends on here! Salute! PS - I am going to try and upload a poor picture of 1987 Ventura Fairgrounds. It has the SunStealie as its Tapestry Backdrop.
  • jrf68@hotmail.com
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    Bueller? Bueller?
    Can a fella just get a yes/no if it was even shipped?
  • chastason
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    RE: '67 setlist
    > In any case it would appear (at least to Deadbase50) that the > front half ('Viola' to 'Schoolgirl') is from 11/10/67 while the > back half ('That's It For The Other One' to 'Caution') is from > 11/11/67. I wouldn't put much stock into Deadbase having the correct dates/setlists for the early stuff. Deadlists has some interesting comments, from Jeff Tiedrich: Jeff Tiedrich: "There's a bit of a mystery here. The Alligator>Caution that appears on both the 11/10/67 and 11/11/67 tapes are identical -- even on the vault reels! it is unknown which of the two dates these songs belong to, but it's not unreasonable to presume that 11/10 is the original and 11/11 is the copy. The best explanation (read: speculation) is that someone copied the 11/10/67 Alligator>Caution onto the end of the 11/11/67 reels. The master reels for these two shows were not originally in the Dead's vault -- they were stored at Warner Brothers, which is presumably where all this mysterious copying took place." David Sorochty: "There is another Cryptical-->Other one--->Cryptical sequence on the Shrine '67 tapes currently listed as being from the 11/10/67 show, which definitely is not duplication of the other one (i.e. The 11/11/67 version). The two versions have slightly different lyrics. It is not duplication of any other version in circulation. Maybe they did play it both nights. If more information comes to light about this sequence and its correct date, then its status may change. This is another mystery about these tapes.
  • anrumler
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    Nothing...
    No shipping email. No tracking on UPS.com. No order update on dead.net. Guess im just sitting here waiting....
  • wjonjd
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    Later Shows
    Jesus Christ, the 9/10/91 show smokes. Actually, all the shows from 89-91 have been great. Really great. I will need to re-listen to 85-88, I don't recall specifics (except the 87 Dew). The 89 show I was already very familiar with, and with the multi-track remixing, it sounds amazing on top of being a very intense show. 90 just cooked - I'm not taking notes, but I remember the China-Rider in particular was smokin', and Saint Of Circumstance (not one of my favorite tunes, normally) was fantastic. Oh, yeah, the Crazy Fingers, and Playing sandwich was top notch, too. But, 91 is playing now, Marsalis is mixed well, even though it's just two track, you can hear the crowd going NUTS in the background, and for good reason.
  • Dennis
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    Mine just arrived Tix - 10/27/91 - Oakland Col BSP - 6/9/93 - Auburn Hill, Michigan Box condition ok, but I can see where people are complaining about delamination. I think a little wood glue would work on mine and painters tape for a clamp. I will try the glue, but on the same note, once I suck in all the disc I will not be touching the thing, well almost never. The book is a little cheap, cover a little flimsy, and maybe not attached to the book very well. Scroll is a cute idea, leather throng will suck to retie. Scroll not very useful unless you work to get the curl out of it. Might be worth framing. I have no gripes about the cd cases, they will be handled once and will survive. All in all it nice, in the end the cd's are what you really want and price per disc is acceptable. I haven't checked the disc to see if they're all there, will find out when I suck them in. Will be using two computers for sucking so shouldn't take long. I had a red lining. The whole unit has a nice heft to it, feels like 700 bucks of weight. :-) You know what really would have pushed this over the top, a little music box device to play maybe a little refrain from ripple or something. Maybe a little cheesy, but a good chuckle.
  • lowspark75
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    Like A Dog Who Knows His Owner Is Coming Home..
    I constantly check the door. Even though It's not supposed to hit Portland before Weds and my tracking info has no update since Friday when it departed from IL, I still check the porch... JUST IN CASE.
  • DaveStrang
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    Mr. Jack Straw / '67 Show
    Did you happen to see my post regarding this show? I'm asking because you might be able to shed some light on it for me. I've already sent an email to vault.com. In any case it would appear (at least to Deadbase50) that the front half ('Viola' to 'Schoolgirl') is from 11/10/67 while the back half ('That's It For The Other One' to 'Caution') is from 11/11/67. Check your Deadbase if you have one and let me know your opinion.
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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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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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