Grateful Dead

I am so looking forward to receiving these 24 track recordings. The closest thing sonically is probably the superb Formerly the Warlocks box. After receiving the 1st Spring 90 box I actually had to get my woofers re-coned. I have a Carver C9 Sonic Hologram Generator which expands the soundstage and works wonders with 2 track recordings. I passed on the May 77 box and Instead scoured eBay for all of the commercially released Betty Boards (Dick's Picks) from 1977 into spring 1978, as well as the Road Trips and Pure Jerry releases from that period. Keith's signature sound is so sweet on all of those recordings. That being said, Brent brought another dimension to the Dead. When you watch Truckin Up To Buffalo it's apparent just how much Jerry enjoyed that whole dynamic. Those years also expanded the Dead's music catalog and produced more varied set lists night to night , compared to , say , May 77. Space & Drums also evolved with The Beam and the MIDI guitars (IMHO sadly missing from the Further shows). Thanks Dave & Rhino for releasing this. I can hardly wait for September to crank up the time machine and shake the house. This one will be hard to top (maybe by design) and the lease on the vault is nearing the end. Better to get it than regret it. Sleep in the stars. ; )

This really looks nice, can't wait to start jamming. They are going fast, I bet they sale out before they start shipping. I'm really glad to know the cool poster is included, I'll have the hands and roses framed. The new Bob Dylan Box set coming in November is $150.00 for 6 CD's. Spring 90 Too is a steal compared to that. Good vibes coming from this box set. As always I wonder what's next? We have a FB page called Grateful Dead Society, lots of really cool Deadheads there. Folks are talking everyday, we post pictures, videos, links etc. We also have helped each other fill a few holes in our collections. Please come join us. We are a peaceful group, no drama or rudeness. Just simple people pulled together by the love of music. Peace

Does Jerry still feel like when he was done with the music, he didn't need it any more?

But can do without the "trinkets". The box sure does look beautiful though.

All that packaging is why I don't want to buy it. With May 77 I bought the download. Let me do the same for this.

according to today's emailalso the video showing the box contents is posted $240 for all you are getting is a steal

Please post/publish the album cover art for each of the individual shows. Would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Thanks for the Terrapin info SPACEBROTHER. I'm 2/3 covered then. Missed the first '90 set but have the others.

I think another factor affecting why it hasn't already sold out is the ability to separately buy 3/29/90, which I for one am glad is not exclusively part of a limited edition. If we had known when the Europe 72 treasure trove was announced that all the shows would be made available individually (of course they didn't know then so we couldn't know…but let's not get into all of that) even Europe 72 would have taken much longer to sell out. Due to it's place in Deadhead lore I think many people will be happy with just 3/29/90. I like most of you on here am pretty insatiable so I'm getting the box, but I could see a lot of people, particularly with only so much money to spend, feeling contented with 3/29/90. Also regarding Sunshine Daydream, I think that is a whole different kettle of fish. The "limited edition" is 25,000 copies of 3CD's and the film plus a nice slip case, liner notes, and the short follow up documentary we saw in the theater. On top of that, probably the most important factor regarding the lack of Sunshine Daydreams officially selling out, is that there is an unlimited version for sale sans slipcase, liner notes, and bonus features. The only reason I bought the movie from Dead.net and not the cheaper unlimited version from amazon was that dead.net was the only place you could get it in Blu-ray. That said, despite the beautiful restoration it still has some grainy film quality, because this was not filmed in the more high end professional way of say The Grateful Dead Movie, and I have honestly wondered if a DVD might be a better way to experience the film as the lower resolution smooths over some of the imperfections. As Space Brother pointed out the vinyl which was truly limited at just 5,000 copies did sell out.

I'm super excited about this box set. Their live output from spring '88 - spring '90 is my bread and butter. While I'm a fan of all the eras, this is no doubt my favorite. Primal Dead is more interesting to me in its historical context than something I listen to often. That said, I really enjoyed the Daves Pick's 10 and recently saw a DSO show where they played 12/11/69 (the whole show partially featured on the subscribers Bonus Disc this year) and had a great experience. I also really like '74 and '77 of course, some of the fall '83 tour is really outstanding, but give me some late Brent-era and I'm a happy listener! What a lot of people dislike about the late 80s is the stuff that sells me on it. Look, the MIDI sounds haven't aged that welll, and there are moments where it's really cheesy (the "horn" solo in "Built to Last" from fall '89 is a good example), but that's what I really love about it. They were so stoked on using these new-at-the-time sounds that you can hear it in the playing. A lot of people dislike Brent's songs, but I love them. The "Blow Away" from 3/16? Man! The band was tight, Jerry was healthy, Brent was coming into his own, the Rhythm Devils were dialed in to each other, the Drums>Space segments were face-melting. Spring '90 Dead was a band that was on fire. They figured out how to play arenas and they sound like they're really having fun. This is stuff that I get really psyched about! I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but that's cool. I can't really listen to much post-'90 shows. Some of the stuff with Hornsby is really good, but I get too hung up on them sounding like a band going through the motions, especially after '93. Trying to slow down, trying to catch their breath, but sinking under the weight of their massive overhead and all the excess over the years. There are some awesome moments in those years, but there wasn't the consistency they exhibited in fall '89 / spring '90. Just my opinion. I missed out on the first Spring '90 box. By the time I was ready to pull the trigger, they sold out and I've regretted it since. I did get digital copies from a friend afterward and was psyched to have really crisp copies of a lot of my favorite shows, I didn't care if they were mixed from the two-track DATs. But I am really excited about these multi-track mix downs in the new box, especially 3/29! I can play that version of "Eyes" and my 2 year-old gets into the zone! "Daddy, this is the bed time song." I used to sing it to him at bedtime when he was a newborn. Also, those Cap Center and Copps runs were phenomenal! I was kind of bummed about missing out on the books and other included treats in the first box, so I'm pretty excited about the book, tickets, passes, art prints, etc. in the new one. The Wes Lang art was amazing, but I like the Dessner stuff too; definitely a different take on a really cool era. I really liked what they did with the Warlocks box and when I listen to those shows now, I'm always going through the reproduced newspaper articles and essays. Again, not for everyone, but it adds something to the listening experience for me. Anyway, September 9th can't come soon enough for me! I'm checking this page daily waiting for an unboxing video or ANYTHING new to satisfy my appetite for this era!