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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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    I didn't get to the Dew yet. I've heard it's a monster. Didn't know about the AUD patch, but I'm glad to have this show, too. Very.
  • dallanW
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    Corrupted files
    Wow, I got a completely different purchase, new different download and i am up to two tracks with corrupted files here! Holy Smokes, what is up. In years of occasionally buying them i had only one and now three tracks so far in two shows. I think i am done buying the downloads…..
  • DaveStrang
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    For '77 Enthusiasts
    There are some good audience tapes on Archive.org for '77 that can be downloaded. The ones I found were:2/26/77 San Bernadino, CA 2/27/77 Santa Barbara, CA 4/23/77 Springfield, MA 5/8/77 Ithaca, NY The Barton Hall show will at least give you an idea of what all the fuss is about. Greatest show of all time? Top Ten? You be the judge. Certainly none have been 'Norman-ized' but are definitely listenable. Non '77: 12/28/70 El Monte, CA 8/6/71 Hollywood, CA
  • Born Cross Eye…
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    I love this show, too and I wanna hear the whole show. But there's a problem with the Morning Dew. I was going to burn a copy for a friend who is not buying the box, and he asked if the Dew was a complete soundboard or does it have an audience patch in it. All circulating copies have an audience patch in them, as far as I know. When I stream-checked for him, I gave him the bad news. Personally for me, it does matter very much, because this Dew is hot. I can live with that choice the producers of this box set made.
  • wjonjd
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    Just heard the Cold Rain and Snow. Yes, this show will do just fine. Yessiree.
  • Ziffle
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    HDCD has some controversial aspects, partly because of questions about compatibility with non-HDCD players. Here is an interesting article: http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/HFN/HDCD/Enigma.html I've compared ripped (non-HDCD) tracks from the Europe '72 set with HDCD playback, and to my ears, certainly the HDCD version is noticeably better, and I would not enjoy listening to HDCD discs played through a conventional CD player. But a question remains (for me): does the HDCD disc sound better than a well mastered CD? A CD mastered done right, and without excessive compression may be as good. HDCD is not true 20 bit playback at all levels, it impacts softer sounds that might suffer from dithering in conventional CD mastering. These problems are eliminated in 192 or 96 kHz at 24 bits files, that are effectively clones of the master tapes. Interesting the HDCD is not mentioned in the promo for 30 Trips.
  • MidwayKid
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    first set of 10 maxell's from taper and tie die guy
    KG out of Rockford Ill, One of the old timer tapers and Tye Dye Artist. Was kind enough to take his time to record me 10 cassettes back in 1988. At 19 years old it was my first batch of bootlegs I had ever owned. What a treat. I had seen The Grateful Dead at Alpine since 1985. The tapes changed everything. A pack of 10 Maxcell Cassettes. This was in 1988 at the University Of Kansas. One reason I bring this up is that is that the 5/7/77 Barton Hall show was in the batch. Great show. But also was the, Swing Auditorium. Fist show with Estimated and Terrapin Played. The 1980 Alaska show. Big Railroad Blues. Now I am trying to remember all of them. But the show that I liked the best was a tape that read Muir Beach Acid Test. 1965. With all the early stuff on it. Anyone remember That TAPE ?
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    lol madpanic
    I never heard of that one, but lol, so funny. It didn't take long to get there either - do you think if DaP 16 is anything between 68 - 78 there'll be posts about Dave Lemieux that invoke Godwin's theory? homey - good question - I'm guessing no, since they didn't mention it.
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    Are the box set CD's HDCD it's not mentioned in the description?
  • Born Cross Eye…
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    I'm not really a fan of 1966 shows the Dead are still just a dance band. All I have are the official released recordings of Birth of the Dead & Rare Cuts & Oddies. This show seems complete and I still welcome this li'l jem. I streamed some of it and it's good, but really just a novelty for me.
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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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