Grateful Dead

I'm glad to see that there are people other than me who hate El Paso. Easily one of the worst songs of all time, the guy is dead at the end of the song, so how can he be telling this story ! ? !

For me, whenever I get a new box set or Dave's Picks, I Iisten to the version(s) of El Paso once, simply to make sure the disc plays properly. After that, it's hit the skip button whenever I listen to the disc again.

STAT OF THE DAY: Over 46 Dave's Picks, there are 22 versions of El Paso. There is one version of Shakedown Street.

Thanks for your replies.
A clarification perhaps.
I know these releases where never meant to be released and are as such audio artifacts with glitches and occasional drop outs I ve been buying releases for long enough to have seen the caveat emptor warnings!
I have enough Dead to last the rest of my life! I also like Wake...I think I maybe got the first available copy in the UK, I was waiting at the shop Musicland in Berwick st, Soho, when the first box of imports arrived and I grabbed the first one.
I am not one of those who need every last note to be released, I was actually disappointed when the Roadtrips abandoned its original focus. So to me, the release of a aud/substandard El Paso, was pointless and spoiled the listening experiance. Anyway thanks for the responses, perhaps we can revisit the subject when the boxes begin to land.
Onwards and upwards!

Why wait? Release for order Watkins Glen soundcheck and show in July for August delivery.

Got Iowa in earl 2000's, umh good show. Read it was a windy day and towers were a concern.

USCB never heard, excited

Kezar grew up on an xl90 with 3rd set, love it.

DC had parts of 9th, all of 10th grew up on it, yes. I believe on my old tapes Phil says before Dark Start something like we're gonna get real weird or stretch out? Yes indeed.
Side note caught the rare Dew set opener at Giants 87' as a junior h.s., also best Dylan set I ever caught out of like 10 shows over the years. Sher sold way low amount of floor tix, at showtime 100's to 1000's or so jumped down to flood floor. Great crispy video exists pro shot.

I seem to remember that a recent episode of the GOGDeadcast said there were 2 decks running, both Betty and Kidd(?), for one of the first shows in the box, I'm thinking it was the first at Des Moines. First I had ever heard of anything like that. So hopefully any patches in that case would be one reel source for another. In the end, so thirsty for this box that even an audience patch or 3 don't matter all that much. Seconding the advice of my compadres here - buy the box, tons of great music and hard to believe any regrets.

(Bluecrow checking in on a1bar LTE personal hot spot from the "wilds" east of the Capitan Mtns.)

Make up how much of the STL Box, 1% maybe 2%?

Read the caveat emptor on Dick’s Picks.
“This live recording is not a professionally made studio recording……”
Or something like that.

Buy it Dogon.
It will sound better than what’s currently available.

and like the wind he goes ; )

I know nothing about the tapes. What I do know is that within minutes of this box announcement I had purchased it.

Now, I may be biased, because I caught six shows in '73 and thought the band and the new Wake of the Flood material was (is) fantastic. So this era is really what hooked me on the band.

I guess a few patches won't impact me much. Especially if they occur during an El Paso. Eyes of the World or Stella Blue or Mississippi Half-Step? I would hope not. But ~$11 per disc for '73 GD and five complete shows? C'mon! Buy it!

I should add that, generally, I try to support archival releases for the GD, Jerry, the ABB and Hendrix, to keep the releases coming. After completely not studying the matter, I'd say that GD boxes are 90 percent what you want.

Okay, felt like doing a little raving over vintage GD here this afternoon. Ta ta!

So, I am still prevaricating about getting this set, having been increasingly disapointed by the need for, and presence of, aud patches, on recent sets. Anybody who knows these shows have an idea what we might expect? I mean El paso on the waiting for the river really sank my enjoyment!

Thanks for that great response. Iv'e been out and about a bit today, so I think I'll leave it now, and have a good look tomorrow ansd see what I can find out. Cheers!

If you have a power amp, I have an Integra DTC 9.8 pre pro in mint condition only used for about 2 years.
Top of the line back in like 09. Still in box etc. just a thought…
Does 1080p, DTS master audio, Dolby HD etc, just no 4K or Dolby Atmos etc.
only reason I stopped using it was I was able to get a McIntosh.