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    Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

    WHAT'S INSIDE:
    6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
    • 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
    • 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
    Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
    Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
    Photos by Richie Pechner
    Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

    Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

    "We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

    Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

    The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

    For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

    PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

    Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

    Looking for something a little more 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.

    Get it while you can.

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  • icecrmcnkd
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    Hiccups

    I think that is a fact of streaming, but I don’t know for sure since I don’t stream.
    My car stereo does it too when playing from a usb flash drive.
    There is a music player app that plays the archive, but I don’t know it’s name and I don’t know if it has gapless playback.

  • MDJim
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    Archive Hiccups

    Yes.. there is that tempo busting pause in between songs. It doesn't bother me much as I mainly use the arrive to scout out shows and if I like them, I find a way to get an electronic copy. Most do circulate..

    Then again, the fade out at the end of a CD and the fade in on the subsequent CD doesn't really bother either and that's how they treat official releases when the jam absolutely has to stretch out between two CDs (thinking the Dark Star > The Other One on Dicks Picks 4 (one of the greatest releases of all time) for example....

    Check your PM, I do have some thoughts.

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    Software for streaming recommendations, please.

    I am looking for software, that will allow me to listen to archive.org and other music sites. I want to skip that "hiccup" as China moves into Rider, as is switches tracks. Any ideas?

    thanks

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    Thank you

    Thank you for the info!

  • MDJim
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    Portland Vocal Drops Outs

    Yes.. this is an issue with the master reels. It's there for the better part of four songs. Unless we can convince Garcia to come back and do some vocal overdubs.. it is what it is.

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    PNW 5/19/74 first disk vocal tracks

    "Hello,
    I purchased pacific northwest when it was first released
    I had not had a chance to listen to all the shows yet.
    On the first disk of 5/19/1974 half way through sugaree the vocal track completely drops out.
    The rest of the disk to the end is the same way (no vocal track).
    Is this a source tape issue or a production issue?
    At one point (during Mexicali I think ) there is basically nothing but a drum track.
    I tried to look around on the site but have not been able to find the answer.
    Please advise."

    Above is the e-mail I sent to customer service.
    They didn't answer my question they just sent a reply about how to do a return.
    Does anyone know if this a source tape issue?
    I have attempted to return something once before and it was a complete nightmare that went on for almost a year.
    I would rather live with one screwed up disk than to battle with them for an extended period of time.

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    What discs to check?

    Ok, I am really just now getting around to listening to the PNW box set...Really pressed for time, what discs are people getting skips on?

    So far I've identified a skip on disc 1 from 6/22/73 Jack Straw skips in the middle

    disc 1 from 5/21/74, "The Race Is On" seems to have some crackling or something on it towards the end when I play it back...

    Where are others seeing problems>?

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    Thanks for the Follow up

    Hello Jack;
    Thanks for your response. Wasn't sure if this was a faulty disc or a recording problem. i did not see it mentioned anywhere including David's Seashore comments. I thought I may have missed it somewhere. I should not complain considering all the great stuff GD is putting out there and with Rhino's help. Happy New Year to you.

    Happy Trails.
    Steve

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    Happy NYE Deadland - what show's lined up for tonight?

    We gave my buddy the PNW vinyl for Christmas, he was thrilled with it, but probably never make it out of the shrink wrap. The majority of his DaPs are still in their shrink wrap and he may even have a Dick's not unwrapped as well. He procrastinated on the DaP subscription so he'll probably be SOL on those wonderful releases.

    I know some of you are tuning into the Phish NYE but was wondering what else people are lining up for NYE?

    Doing a quiet affair - some early Thai food and maybe do an early celebration so my daughter can have fun - then I'll probably don the headphones for some quality listening party for some NYE show. Leaning towards Cow Palace but closing of Winterland could be in order or both.

    Sorry I've been away, just waiting for the white background to be tie dyed or some trippy fractals grooving across the screen. Hope you're all well.

    Can't wait to see what get's released during the 50th of the Live Dead era - maybe re-release the FW box or some more of those shows on vinyl? Anyways should be a banner year. Still loving this boxset!

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    Promised Land dropout?

    Big Steve--

    That is not a disc issue, that is just a flaw in the original masters from the show.

    Nothing you can do about it but smile, smile, smile.

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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

Looking for something a little more 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.

Get it while you can.

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Will be receiving my box set today by UPS, just need to finish my day of work, luckily I get off at 12;40 pm and shoot to the dentist, my teeth cleaning and get home and hope to see my box sitting there. very excited
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Quite agree SimonRob. As my name is not Mr A M Azon I do not wish to dodge tax. But when the things are imported via UPS they offer up the duty on entry whereas when the deliveries come using international snail mail they quite often (not always) do not attract the attention of Customs. That's why quite a lot of us in the UK and Europe are prepared to wait the month or so for delivery. On a boring technical point my agreement with Dead.Net was for "snail mail" not UPS to be used. Now I appear to have some listening to do! And the whole package is a thing of beauty :-) Cheers
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Just arrived home to find a failed delivery card from those most legal of highway robbers, UPS for my PNW box set. Those dolts want £71.99 from me to release the goods....we'll see about that !. Now, does anyone know of anyone i can contact initially (GDM etc) in order to get the ball rolling ?. The fact that different fees have been levied for various purchasers of the box prove beyond all reasonable doubt that these morons (UPS) are arbitrarily plucking figures out of a hat for charging purposes. What a cluster@&ck !.
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I got my set yesterday and opened it this morning. It is really beautiful but very oddly, disc 15 from the Portland '74 set is completely missing. I emailed customer service, hope they get back to me soon. Anybody else have a problem like this?
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It is indeed disturbing that folks in England seem to be being charged varying/random amounts by UPS for import duty. I cannot see how that can be right. @marshie59: You state that "my agreement with Dead.Net was for "snail mail" not UPS to be used." Personally I have never seen a choice of international shipping options here on dead.net. Normally there is only the one option, i.e. International shipping. It is not stated how this will be done. Mostly it is by USPS and takes a few weeks, longer if the value of the order attracts the attention of customs. Sometimes they choose to use UPS for some reason. Delivery time with UPS is typically much quicker. As for sometimes paying duty and sometimes not, that is down to the value of the item(s) rather than them shipper used. Here in the Netherlands, I never have to pay duty on items like Dave's Picks but always on high priced items such as box sets. There are clearly stated values at which VAT and import duty are levied on goods and they stick pretty closely to those values.
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Likewise in the UK, I've arrived home from work to find an invoice from UPS for charges totalling £48.71! At least this amount correlates to what another person here has said they have been charged. If £37.46 of such is the Import Tax (it's shown as Import VAT on the invoice), then I guess there's not a lot I can do about that one. BUT what the hell are the brokerage charges of £11.25???!!! Like others, I've already paid postage to the UK of $53.99, roughly £41.42 (at current rates).The total postage and charges is therefore going to be approx. 50% of the price of the box itself!!! Has anybody reached out to dead.net, or got an answer from them. If I'd have known about these additional charges.....!
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Last years big box (cornell 77 etc) came via snail mail and did not get "dutied". Bye the bye last time Deadnet used UPS to UK ( an early Dave) they held up their hands and admitted it was an error and made a refund. It might have only been the brokerage - can't quite remember
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This is what (in this case) UPS charge for doing the work of the customs for them. The amount is an additional charge above the import duty. However, here in the Netherlands (and probably in most other countries), if a package enters the country and duty is levied by the customs themselves, they also add their own administrative charge on top of the duty. It is not only UPS who add on such charges, governments do it as well. Ain't nothing for free these days in a world where everyone is a thief. Sad but true department.
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Your comments about newbies and their "ignorance" were made in such a condescending manner that the context is irrelevant. You're just a jackass for talking down to people who aren't as Deader than Thou. The fact of the matter is that there ARE more and more people coming across this music for the first time (in no small part to Dead & Co), and they're used to better quality than what these archive tapes often provide. Instead of insulting them, why don't you kindly explain the backstory of these tapes and provide some links. Better yet, since you are so interested in having them aboard for their financial contribution to the machine that provides you with so much personal pleasure, why don't you really put that burnt-out head to use, and point them to something that sounds a little more like a common commercial release from a band, like Get Shown The Light.
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Recently (since Warner has taken over handling orders?) the value on the customs declaration on packages has been stated as $1. This first came to my attention with my order for the "Get shown the light" box which cost $139.98. Instead of the postman delivering the package he delivered a letter from the Dutch customs which asked me to provide proof of the value of the package. Unfortunately they were unable to give me any details about the package whatsoever, but luckily it was the only international order that I was currently awaiting. As well as having to fill out a customs form which threatened all sorts of dire consequences for stating incorrect information (bearing in mind I was guessing what package they were referring to) I had to provide a copy of the original order where the value was naturally given in dollars and also a copy of my credit card transactions which showed both a dollar and a Euro value for the order. Subsequently my package was delivered after a wait of some two weeks, meaning that it was took more than a month from shipping to arriving at my house. When it did arrive, I checked the customs declaration sticker and saw that a value of $1 had been stated for this fairly large box set of CDs. No wonder the customs didn't believe the declaration. Not all customs were as savvy as the Dutch customs, meaning that some lucky punters did not have to pay duty. Again it really had little to do with "snail mail" shipping.
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Have indeed reached out.... but kind of not holding my breath to be honest... will update on here if I hear anything back
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I also found your post condescending and patronizing. I do not see how you are in a position to pontificate from on high about old-school Heads and people who, in your not-so-humble opinion often sound like they belong somewhere else. I am well aware of the existence of the LMA. I also have my share of downloads but I freely admit I never had any involvement with the classic 80s/90s Deadtape-sharing community as that was hard to do from Europe. I assume that you do not dare to purchase a Dave's Picks subscription each year because not knowing what will be released means that you cannot listen to the shows beforehand on the LMA or whatever to hear whether or not they are just exactly perfect.
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Received mine today with no issues and in pristine condition. I honestly can't say enough about the art, the box design, the writings, the Native history, let alone the music contained within. This is truly some of the richest cream off the top of the vault. The soundscape is special too, to my ears it doesn't sound quite like any of the other releases or box sets so far but is up there in quality similar to the earlier Winterland '73 box, which had previously been a top favorite. The clarity and presence of Bob's guitar has been astounding me as well, he is a truly wondrous guitar player... And to those missing discs from the set...check your cabinet legs too they may be uneven :)
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Well I live in Switzerland. Last Friday I got an email from Deadnet that announced that the box was sent on its way, expected delivery time: 4-6 weeks. But today(only 5 days later)- oh miracle - the postman was ringing at my door and brought the box. I had to pay 40 CHF (ca. 34 Euros) customs and other costs. But that didn't bother me, because the box arrived so soon, sent from England.Now I'm listening to the first CD, I dwell in beauty. Probably the most beautiful "Box of Rain" of all times (same was said about "Bird Song" to which I can agree). "Sugaree" has an unusual emotional depth, not so much crescendo, but many nuances...And the sound, wow! The width is incredible, already in 1973; hats off to the mastering. Every instrument can be heard on its own, Garcia's guitar meanders, the piano is dripping and sounds crystal clear. The sound experience is probably better than it was live in 1973 (except you were standing right in front of the stage). Reading the comments in the book about matriarchal tribes fits very well: the feeling/the female healing and enforcing the male. It fits all together. Long live the Native Americans, long live the Dead! Enjoy! Romeo Nathan Bumann alias Mr. RNB
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I thought that the number of your boxed set was related to when you placed your order. I checked out the website around 9:30am PST on June 12th and saw the pre-order for the boxed set so I ordered it. I received the confirmation of my order at 9:55am PST. I received the email announcing the box set at 10:16am PST. So my order for this boxed set was confirmed 20 minutes before the email officially announcing it was sent out. I received my order yesterday and I received Limited Edition number 08750 out of 15,000. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE. How can they possible explain that over 8700 people ordered the box set before the email went out officially announcing it. If that was true it should have sold out by now. I have always placed my order for the Special Edition items shortly after receiving the email and have ALWAYS received a number in the bottom 10%. WHAT BULLSH1T. I guess it no longer matters when you place your order. Order early and get a high number. Order was week after it was announced and you probably got a low number. WHAT BULLSH1T
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I thought it was interesting that they mentioned this in the book. Especially considering how the Dead was so chauvinistic and misogynistic. I can't tell you how many books I've read and interviews I've seen where all anyone from deep inside the family says it was guys party and the wives/girlfriends were not necessarily seen as "matriarchal leaders." The only person (if anyone at all) that I can think of this section in the book was for...is Carolyn Garcia.
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This is the fastest shipping in years, todays miracle has arrived!
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This has been explained and hypothesized on long before it agitated you. Short answer that is totally unrealistic and makes no difference. I believe the winning theory has been ...the cards are added to the boxes as they are brought off pallets for final assembly so the stacks of numbers on cards to be put in boxes is arbitrary as is the box it was placed in. They get pulled and placed, not really anything to complain about. Scan it and photoshop the numbers and print it out with a 1 on it if pleases you. I have also pre-ordered within the hours of announcements and often have been the first poster on the forums for the release. However I have received a wide range of number over the years...some high and some low. I think the lowest number I ever received was for the Europe 72 and I got an 81 or something like that.
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I can't even afford to procure one of these awesome looking boxes for myself. I'll take it if the numbers too high for you.
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Sitting in the dentist office for my cleaning and my RING camera alerted me and it’s was the UPS guy dropping off my box set. Can’t wait to get home.
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I bought a limited edition vinyl LP that was released for Record Store Day earlier this year. Each album was hand numbered. It was widely reported that there were 1500 copies pressed. I got number 1913. It still plays just as well. The number just isn't that important, but it would be nice to have 7374 as the number on this box.
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My box has been shipping from Nashville to Houston since Saturday! It's so close I can hear it!
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Sorry to read that your box arrived with defective discs included. I hope this gets sorted out quickly and inexpensively. I phoned up UPS this morning, to see if they could tell me what time the box would be delivered, and was told the charges would be £69.18! Incredible. I paid it, though. The box arrived about 30 minutes later. It was much lighter than I was expecting, but it does look great. I thought I'd better check each show, to make sure all the discs were there, and that there were no horrendous scratches on any of the discs. Luckily (luckily-surely it should be a given!) all was present and correct. I have played most of the first disc, and I think it sounds great-taking into account a bit of instability on the first track or so-but nothing that worried me. The book-more of a booklet- doesn't look much-but it has another really good article by Nick Meriwether in it. I liked his references to the significance of the geographical areas of the shows-and also to Bobby Peterson. I was also pleased to be able to read something about the art work. It looks as though it belongs to a tradition of which I know nothing. Having said that, like direwulf wrote, the emphasis-in the Dead world-on matriarchy seems a bit surprising. But that's not a bad thing. Overall, I am a poorer, but happier man than I was this morning.
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Is that a clue?
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I just checked and we have 3 discs that have scratches on them I’ll play them and get back to you. Other then that we are incredibly impressed with the packaging and the sound. Perhaps the most beautiful box set yet from the Dead. We all had issues with the 77 Get Shown the Light and Dead.net took care of it without any hassle.
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really??? oooooooook. a missing disc = uber-pissed. the number of the box = matters not a whit. "it's all about the music" please let there be 19 clean discs in my copy. even if I get #1,324,734.
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The limited edition numbers and distribution are random. There's no feasible way for them to issue in sequence of the order placed unless each one was made individually to order. My delivery box had #3275 written on the side of it, but the actual box set is #1851 (and I was able to place my order as soon as I got the email, about ten minutes before it was "officially" released). Again, random. So basically, you get what they grab when they ship your order. That said, the number ranking has never phased me. As long as I get the goods, I'm a happy camper.
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We ordered our box the second it was available to order and our number is 14,365. So the numbers are random. Get a grip
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Just checked entire content of box after hearing of missing and damaged discs. All discs are present. Three discs have visible scuffs or scratches. One disc had popped off the spindle and is pretty chewed up. I have not played the damaged discs yet. There were a lot of defective discs in GSTL boxes and a quick and efficient replacement system was put in place, I'm assuming the same will happen here. I have listened to discs 1 and 2. If the rest of this box is as good as these then this puppy is taking a rightful place next to FW 69 and Europe 72. Keith and Bob are very prominent in the mix and playing their asses off. Bob in particular. He's playing more of a second lead guitar than a rhythm guitar and it's a revelation.
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Box arrived today, currently listening to 6/22/73 and it sure sounds fine to me. I ordered early, got a high number with a little symmetry, and am liking the sound of this release a lot so far. There was definitely a short adjustment on the first song or two until the mix got sorted out, but after that the sound is good. If all of the shows in the box sound this good I will be a happy camper. Reading these posts it is clear, some folks find things to complain about and some find things to appreciate. Such is life. I do sympathize with the folks getting boxes with damaged or missing discs, but deadnet does seem to make it right and that will hopefully continue to be the case. As Playing in the Band starts to take off here, I find myself appreciating this release more and more minute by minute.
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When I see bolo24 post I think of the 1970's E.F. Hutton ads. When bolo24 speaks, people listen...
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Finally get home and see the box from UPS in my rear view mirror as I’m backing up my truck and push the garage door opener and doesn’t open. Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!...of course no power in the house. Duke energy had equipment problems so as I sit here no music and sweating, wishing for power I said I’ll open it up and inspect cause I’m hearing a lot of DH complaining about damage so far so good
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Our box had three discs that were scratched. The worst was disc three of P.N.E. Vancouver B. C. 5/17/74 and the third disc played without issue. What a great show. I’m now checking disc three from Portland 6/24/73 which also has scratches. I’ll check back when I’m done. I do plan on asking for a replacement disc for 5/17/74 as we did not pay for scuffed discs.
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Stopped working a little bit earlier today cause I want to visit my mother who's in hospital 100km away from my hometown. Got a shower and just start to change my delivery address when a scream came from the front door - my box arrived. Additional taxes and UPS service fees of about EUR 51. Received shipping note on Sunday (!)- tracking number doesn't work as usual. Next day simonrob wrote tracking number works. Sort it out and he was right so I finally got the delivery information for today. Never got an item faster via dead.net. Hats off.All CDs are in their cases but haven't checked them for scratches etc. Ordered nearly 40 times via dead.net and had only one problem - the missing Dave's Pix Vol. 3. Getting in touch with drrhino and three days later I received a replacement. Whatever happened inside dead.net this time an A for effort. Have a grateful day and all the best from the Isle of Fehmarn JJ
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a question for FLAC buyers, is a .PDF of the booklet also included with the download ? Many Thanks!
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Because the box I ordered arrived safely and I have no issues (yet) with the discs. Everything was fine. Checking the number of boxes left, I still can't get an exact number, but it is just over 3800 units left. I think this box will sell out very soon.
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Sorry that my post came across that way to you. You have always seemed very reasonable here, so I guess my post is at fault. And, actually, I have subscribed to every year of Dave's Picks. His picks are usually not what I want, and the "blind" aspect does annoy me, but I still like feeding the machine. I actually much preferred the later years of the Road Trips period, but no one else liked them...
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One of the coolest things about this box is how our friends across the pond and far away are getting them often before people living just a few hundred miles across from the warehouse. For years we have been getting ours months before they make their way to faraway lands and not a yelp of complaints or bad will, almost entirely patience and good feedback. It gives me joy to see at least some of them get theirs before mine. That being said.. I did just get mine a few minutes ago. Beginning to unwrap it...... wait for it... exactly... now. #041880 has arrived at the station. Hey.. if you type it into a calculator and hold it upside down it spells hIBBO. They still have his picture It's hung on the wall Now he's just an old hIBBO Asleep out in the hall It sure is pretty.. hope it sounds good.
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I have had a crazy busy week, (and it continues to be,) so I have not had a chance to really get far into my listening of this set, and have only been able to rip the 73 shows so far. That being said, I did sneak some decent listening in of PNE 73 discs 1 and 2 today at work, and my-oh-my! I revisited the Bird Song, then moved on to disc 2. As others have mentioned, I love how UP in the mix Bobby is, and how well separated he and Jerry are in the speakers. I find that I am really able to focus on what Bobby is doing, and it is incredible! I've always known he was special, but his playing on the jams during PITB and HCS are just so cool! It reminds me of how Bobby cites McCoy Tyner as one of his major influences, especially the way Tyner chords behind the player taking the lead. Bobby is back there, keeping the rhythm, but laying down some bizzare and groovy colors of his own, creating that one of a kind sound. Jerry always said that no one plays guitar like Bobby... this release certainly sheds some light on that. (Again, I've thought this for a while, but the sound quality, Bobby's volume, and the awesome separation of the instruments on this has cemented it.) Oh, and what a PITB and HCS they are! On to disc 3 for my drive to and from band practice. Peace
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Yes Simon rob who will be The lucky 7374? or the lucky 000001 ? I received the box this morning, 98, that's my number, as i made that middle age crisis at 49, i would be happy to be 98 later... This box is a marvel the grateful dead zoo is increasing with whales, wolves, ravens and eagles, after all these years of crows, bears and turttles...Great art, congratulations.
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Thank MD Jim. Yes all dead heads over the world delivered the same day, and at the same time...but a few of them will go to bed now.
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Received mine...great condition. Inspected the cds and yes several are scratched. How? How do I get in touch with Dr. Rhino? Thanks.
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We have all posted things here that afterwards don't come across as we had intended. I did understand what I think you were trying to say, but it could have been worded so much better.
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5/19/74 missing disk 3. Darn. Plenty more to digest and will probably get a replacement before I even get that far into the set.
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