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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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  • #491
    simonrob
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    ...the moment I am not pedantically explicit, Kate jumps on me. When I referred to Rhino, I was really referring to the arm of Rhino which deals with the Grateful Dead, not the larger corporate entity. This is why I posted here rather than on the Steve Hoffman forums. I must concur that the non-Grateful Dead releases that I have purchased on the Rhino imprint have all been of high quality and I have no reason to complain about them. Furthermore, I would never presume to speak for anyone else. I was merely referring to those of us who have been here long enough to have seen all the unfortunate episodes that have occurred over the course of the last ten years. Who could forget what came to be known as "the glue issue" or the Europe '72 paper sleeves that tore whenever anyone tried to remove a CD from them. Dozens who had bought that expensive box were distraught and posted their tales of despair on here. Then there were the "Road Trips" sleeves, fashioned out of a particularly abrasive type of cardboard. This, coupled with the fact that the sleeves for the initial releases were so small as to make it almost impossible to remove a CD without damage was another cause of great despair here. More recently, the number of incorrectly labelled video discs in the "Fare The Well" box has been a cause for concern, as has the strange syrup-effect seen on many "30 Trips" CDs. To get a problem resolved, myself and many others (judging by their posts) have had to contact Dr. Rhino directly or via MaryE to obtain a result because trying to resolve issues through customer service is, at best, a hit-and-miss affair. As for public relations, if something is not quite as it should be, the response from the powers that be is normally a deafening silence, sometimes for months, as in the case of the "30 Trips" USB drives. Of course, when they do get something right - and that is mostly the case, they deserve praise and frequently get that praise. Having hopefully clarified my original post, I wish you all the best for the rest of the holidays and hope fervently that no-one here has been in the way of the recent tornadoes and other inclemencies that I have seen reported on European news programs.
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    Happy St Stephens Day - December 26th!
    St Stephen with a rose...
  • #493
    One Man
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    3/18/71
    The 30 Trips show from 1971 is clearly from March. I don't understand why this was a question.
  • #494
    muleskinner_blues
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    Merry belated Christmas, folks. Just got home after being with the family all week, going to relax and get caught up, including on the forum here. I was fortunate to receive a few Dead-related gifts; picked up the Legion of Mary Live Garcia release as well as the boxset of Jerry's studio albums with bonus disc. Really looking forward to that, I have a few on vinyl (the self-titled first album and the one that was this year's Record Store Day..Compliments?) but I love alot of the other songs from what I've heard in live renditions. Mostly looking forward to Reflections and Cats Under the Stars. Any particular recommendations to watch for in that box? Also had the great gift of a signed copy of Phil's book. With the airplane time this morning, I am just about done with it. I've really enjoyed it, makes me want to go back and listen to alot of stuff he talks about. Working my way through 1985 from the box, as well..had Disc 2 on in the car, pretty cool stuff.
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    hbob1995
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    I am definitely all in on this one! It has always been one of my favorites of the DP series Rock on
  • #496
    Moses Quasar
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    Im on the 86 show. Im ensconced in my 16 show sojourn through the 80s and 90s and havent been disappointed yet..Not that I thought that I would be!..In Dave, I trust! 82 is my favorite so far and this 86 show is right up there! For a short show it rocks! Of all the Scarlet>Fires in this box, i havent heard a bad one yet! I'll listen to the "greatest hits" of this one then on to 87! Take care folks!
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    JimInMD
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    Great show, as is the Road Trip from two days earlier. My favorite CC Rider of all time. I think those were Betty Boards if memory serves.
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    SPACEBROTHER
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    Sounds like a good morning to bust out 12/26/79. Still one of my favorite vault releases. Dick got this one right.
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    GivingItOomphO…
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    Fox Theater '71
    It's definately March.Here's a link to the proper cover: http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mIgWRhNbQPidte1-YiGmSyw/140.jpg Sorry about the quality. Can't log into imgur at the moment.
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    Hey all, or more specifically those with the physical box set, I was just curious whether on the CD cover it states the '71 show is from May 18th, 1971 or March? Because, as far as I can tell the show is from March, but my digital cover art says May.
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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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