I like the concept. I _do_ appreciate the 'whole show' argument but this 'road trip' idea is an interesting concept.
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MalcolmO

The last thing anybody wants are more compilations!!!!! Not only do the people making the choices seem to miss the good stuff, or butcher things so they're unbearable. But this probrably means the whole show won't be relased somewhere down the line. Like Mr. Hunt asks who is giving the advice here? The one hope from getting the vault out of the hands of GD Inc. was that things like this might stop!!!! Check Out My Orignal Music at myspace.com/salaversano

I have been preaching the value of the Fall 1979 tour for YEARS. I'm THRILLED to see this compilation of that era come out, especially given that the Terrapin > Playin' are from my favorite show of all time, Philly 11/6/79 (go to that show here on dead.net and read my review of it).

I do wonder why nothing from Cape Cod was included on this.. maybe they thought Phil's intro bomb from The Other One would kill lots of speakers? :) Even that evening's Dancin' > Franklins, P.A. glitches and all, should have been considered. I'd wager it was.

Full shows will still be released, it says, so I'm taking them at their word. The trading circles are still pumping out high-quality renditions of the soundboards in circulation. I've been collecting for 25 years and have more shows than I can swing a dead cat at, so I think the compilation concept has significant merit. I may not want to listen to an entire show, but the highlights from an era is appealing to me.

Glad to see some Fall 1979 get out of the vault. Thanks, Mr. Lemieux!

Sean K.

I'm just mad about my post being scraped off the road so here's my road block. Realplayer 11 will let you download any web video and audio streams except for quicktime but it's a beta. you'll not have to be collaberating with thing 1 and thing 2 relying on the cat in the hat's advice. taper's section it automatically records the stream one at a time. This is for your ipod/zune/playforsure mp3 player. just copy. Judo chop.

I agree 100% with Evan! It is about the whole shows that made the experience. I've tried making my own live comps and it never sounds as good as, at the very least, at least one whole set! Please rethink and perhaps put out CD's with a WHOLE TOUR! People would LOVE that! Plus, evan is correct with the statement about all the film that is sitting around from all those great tours where they were filming each show in the late eighties and early nineties! There has got to be diamonds out there in the collection! PLEASE RETHINK!

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