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    Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

    What's Inside:

    5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

    7/12/87 (24-track masters)

    7/9/89  (24-track masters)

    7/10/89 (24-track masters)

    6/16/91 (48-track masters)

    6/17/91 (48-track masters)

    Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound  Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

    By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

    "The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

    With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

    GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli -  the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

    Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

    Prefer your boxed set byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

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    At the risk of sounding crass (I hope no one here minds...), I always assumed that it was the Philly Rectum, not Wreckdum... Makes a bit more sense to me, since it was quite the s***hole, (though the place of so many good concerts and sporting events... goes to show you don't ever know.)

    Peace

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    80s Fan - I was at those 96 Phish shows too! Rotation Jam!

    Great times!

    Peace

  • #333
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    Great Reviews

    Even though my order - like a great many others - is lost in the warehouse time continuum, I’m reading some incredibly favourable reviews by the community on the Giant box, so I am really looking forward to it, as well as DaP 32, which looks amazing. As for Ready Or Not, kinda of Meh!, but that is just my take. (I always thought The Other Ones’ The Strange Remain release of “Corrina” set the bar on that tune. Sure, the band was more Dead Lite than Grateful Dead, but a really under the radar release,).
    Just a shout out to the poor operators at the customer service hotline - courteous, professional, and as frustrated as their callers, doing their best. (You cannot go Greta on these people, they are just the messengers, and they are trying their best in a very tough situation put on them by Rhino) These releases will eventually show up, the Sun will rise tomorrow, and in the interim, I enjoy reading how much everyone is digging the set.

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    One last spectrum thought....I believe my last three events there were:

    March 95: Grateful Dead
    December 96: Phish
    Sept 2008: An exhibition game between the flyers & hurricanes - after being in the new building for years, the flyers played one last game in the old place before they tore it down. Many of the old captains came back for a ceremony on the ice before the game and the flyers showed vintage videos/animations on the scoreboard during stoppages. That place was a dump but between concerts (mostly dead) and flyers/sixers games, I still have a ton of fond memories...

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    Shipping delays

    I ordered two copies and neither has been shipped to me here in the UK. I am so fed up. This has cost me a small fortune and what really rattled me is the complete lack of any response from customer “services”. They really should have put out a general notice and apology if it was the fault of an outside despatch agency. The fact that they haven’t speaks volumes. Disgraceful. I was on the fence a while ago about DaP 2020 but now I won’t subscribe. Just too risky. I had to pay a fortune for DaP31 import and carriage duties and decided against my better judgement to buy this box set. I wish I hadn’t.

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    Oroborous
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    What a night!
    Unfortunately, another one of those releases that do not quite fully capture what it was really like being there.
    Feel even more so about 10/14/83, and 3/28/88 releases, Love em, but missing something? that you’d probably not notice if you weren’t there, if that makes sense?
    Fired up 89 tonight back working in the garage, and actually really dug it. Like I’ve always liked it, but tonight something clicked and well, a good time was had by all!
    Here’s to the good ole days....Salute!

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    Definetly best/favorite......first concert ever was Kiss January 78. Saw again a year or 2 later as I was now (@ like 17?) the older experienced concert goer who was elected to escort the family youngsters. Lol, well, by then I had seen the dead a few times, so I guess maybe I was 😉

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    Vguy, just a slight twinge on your joke here, though just the Lennon part. Entwistle is my bass hero (Too Late the Hero), but I lack sympathy on the manner of his demise. Townshend can be a bit of a prat, as he will joke on stage about it, but when a 58 year old man with a heart condition does coke and two hookers the night before tour starts... But a happy birthday to two music legends who altered the course of history, not just music history.

    https://youtu.be/rH6pK890ZgU
    (Entwistle was a damn good synth player as well)

  • #339
    DeadVikes
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    Really cool you were there for these two shows. 89 was such a great year for the boys and a lot of us on this site. I know the first time I heard it, full chills down the spine! Can't imagine what it was like live

    And of course this box is an let A+. Love all the shows. Look forward to more great shows to come, they have a ton more in the Vault.

  • #340
    Vguy72
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    Soooooo. The 7" single collection came with an open flap?....

    ....mind you. Not torn or tampered. Just....open? Ugh.
    I did not subscribe to the single collection, but I feel the pain my dude.

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Buckle up as we take a deep dive into Giants Stadium!

What's Inside:

5 Previously Unreleased Complete Giants Stadium Shows On 14 Discs

7/12/87 (24-track masters)

7/9/89  (24-track masters)

7/10/89 (24-track masters)

6/16/91 (48-track masters)

6/17/91 (48-track masters)

Blu-ray/DVD video of the complete 6/17/91 show, mixed in surround sound  Mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios Mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering with Plangent Processes restoration Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 10,000

By 1987, the Grateful Dead had lived many of their nine lives but were about to embark on one not a soul had seen coming. In The Dark, their first studio album in seven years, had spawned a hit (A TOP 10 SINGLE FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD?!) and "Touch Of Grey" begat a new generation with their fanny packs and their MTV and their undeniable quest to join the party already in progress. And boy, did the Dead let them in! But not without fine-tuning their sonic vibes to meet the new demand.

"The Swamp," as Giants Stadium was affectionately known, along with the grandstands the Dead had been frequenting, would seemingly equate with BIGGER and LOUDER, but the band "remained determined to give equal weight to the more subtle, oblique elements; to the exploratory improvisation and rhythmic complexities; to the fine details of the most heart-rending ballads as well as the weirdest dissonances in the jams."

With GIANTS STADIUM 1987/1989/1991, we retrace this journey from their 1987 breakthrough to their 1989 revelation ("the closest they ever came to sounding like a really polished stadium-level rock act, but the band’s penchant for breaking out of the constraints of song structure and into freewheeling improvisation will remind you just who you’re listening to here") to their transformative return in 1991, aided by elegance of Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

GIANTS STADIUM: 1987, 1989, 1991 features five previously unreleased shows that were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on: July 12, 1987; July 9 and 10, 1989; and June 16 and 17, 1991. Originally recorded by John Cutler, each show has been mixed from the multitrack master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, CA, and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering. The first three shows are mixed from 24-track masters. The final two from 1991 are the only Grateful Dead shows ever recorded to 48-track masters. We’re rounding things out with a little visual stimuli -  the entire multi-camera 6/17/91 concert recording on either two DVDs or a single Blu-ray, both with a surround mix by Norman.

Due September 27th, this release is limited to 10,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from Dead.net. We highly suggest you grab a copy while you can so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out.

Prefer your boxed set byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

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Submitted by icecrmcnkd on Fri, 03/13/2020 - 13:48

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CD’s have unique serial numbers that identify them.
If someone types in the song names and uploads the info, it becomes available to everyone.
For that reason, when I import CD’s to my hard drive I do it on a computer that isn’t connected to the internet. I then type in the info in the format I want it in.

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Submitted by taylorvz on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 12:41

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Hi all,

Is anyone looking to sell or trade their box set? I would love this set and unfortunately was unable to order it at the time it came out. It was up on the website, which got me excited, as I was hoping to purchase it for my birthday. Alas, it is on there but is totally sold out. Let me know. Thanks!

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Submitted by Lovemygirl on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 10:48

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... I first mentioned this when the giants Boxset was released.
**🙏❤️💀🌹
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-the-grateful-dead-rehearsal-sess…

*Jack Whatley·
**July 7, 2020
*** “Listen back to Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead’s mammoth 74 track rehearsal session,
1987!”
*** https://archive.org/details/gd1987-06-01.sbd-rehearsals.fraser.97489.sh…

Hi!

If anyone is interested in purchasing this box set please let me know. I have one I am looking to sell - never played. Going to post it on eBay but figured I would try here first.

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