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    2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's eponymous debut studio album. What better way to celebrate than with a special album reissue series that will include two-disc deluxe editions and limited edition vinyl picture disc versions of all the group’s studio and live albums! These two-disc deluxe editions will include the original album with newly remastered sound, plus a bonus disc of unreleased recordings.

    THE GRATEFUL DEAD: 50th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION contains the original album — newly remastered from the original tapes by David Glasser, and restored by Plangent Processes — along with a bonus disc that features the complete unreleased concert from July 29th, 1966 and select cuts from July 30th, 1966 at the P.N.E. Garden Auditorium in British Columbia, mastered by Jeffrey Norman. Only a few recordings from the Dead’s first two years exist, but each one reveals corners of the band’s repertoire not captured anywhere else. That’s especially true here, with three songs making their last appearance on any surviving Dead recording: “Standing On The Corner,” “You Don’t Have To Ask Me,” and “Cardboard Cowboy.”

    SHIPS 1/20/2017

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  • gdesilet
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    by the way, someone should do a killer remaster on that great nugget. it is one excellent live example of how great the dead could be in the moment. i played mine to death as well and now have it digitally along with it's companion, historic dead. justice would be served with a great remaster of each.
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    it should be released yesterday. a live show or two from the source concerts in portland and seattle would be the perfect second disc(s).
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    Not sure why the mono mix wasn't included, the stereo and mono mixes would have fit on one disc with about five minutes to spare. I bought the mono mix on vinyl a couple years ago on Record Store Day, and am now even MORE glad I did. Always glad to get more live '66 stuff, especially a complete show. Not sure the complete set from the 30th exists, I think they gave us all they had. It's 'too', by the way. 'Too'. 'TOO'!
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    Online auction. It's not mine, just thought folks would like to see about it. https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Original-Grateful-Dead-1ST-Album-Rejec…
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    hi all, my two questions reguarding this release is why the mono mix was not included on cd and also why the the 7 /30/66 show has only 4 songs instead of the complete set.. a big oppurtunity was missed here by not including them. the pitch for the first album has always been to fast. for this release it has been corrected. the earlier issue as as birth of the dead has the wrong pitch to. put the mono lp onto a cassette and playback at 11.o clock youll see what i mean. whats really lacking also is a nice photo booklet from those early days .
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    I bought the mono vinyl lp on RS Day a few years ago. The songs had great punch. Phil's bass and the drums are very prominent. The one problem I heard was that the treble was so high that the cymbals and tambourine were grating, especially on BIODTL. I don't know if a mono remastering could take care of this without affecting the whole recording.
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    Worthless with no MONO mix
    In the days of The Beatles, Stones, Cream, Davis, Dylan Coltrane, Ray Charles and even the first Doors album getting released in mono its a huge disappointment this album didn't. The drums hard panned are hardly audible and the music has very weird and unnatural separation. BOOOO
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    So when should the remastered Anthem of the Sun album be released? And what do you want to see on the bonus cd?
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    Very nice :o
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    Possibly inspired by The Seeds and/or The Standells?
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2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's eponymous debut studio album. What better way to celebrate than with a special album reissue series that will include two-disc deluxe editions and limited edition vinyl picture disc versions of all the group’s studio and live albums! These two-disc deluxe editions will include the original album with newly remastered sound, plus a bonus disc of unreleased recordings.

THE GRATEFUL DEAD: 50th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION contains the original album — newly remastered from the original tapes by David Glasser, and restored by Plangent Processes — along with a bonus disc that features the complete unreleased concert from July 29th, 1966 and select cuts from July 30th, 1966 at the P.N.E. Garden Auditorium in British Columbia, mastered by Jeffrey Norman. Only a few recordings from the Dead’s first two years exist, but each one reveals corners of the band’s repertoire not captured anywhere else. That’s especially true here, with three songs making their last appearance on any surviving Dead recording: “Standing On The Corner,” “You Don’t Have To Ask Me,” and “Cardboard Cowboy.”

SHIPS 1/20/2017

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Vintage is great all the way through, sound quality-wise. Half of Historic is good quality too, but half is pretty much unreleasable. I'd settle for Vintage plus the two good quality songs from Historic as a release. That version of Baby Blue remains my favorite version ever.
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There's a great studio version of Baby Blue on the expanded CD version of 'Never Before', if you can still find it.
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I have many versions now of this - but it's a must have. Why? It was this Viola Lee Blues that turned me on to the Dead. I'm curios to see if this remastering fixed some of the known issues with the original, like it being too fast. I love the early Dead so the 66 show is a sweet bonus.
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I am a big fan of the Elevators too! So thankful that I got to see Roky Erickson a fee months back in Asheville NC. He sat down but hot-diggity-damn he played and sang his SOUL out. Very thankful I finally got to see that Legend. If anyone gets the chance, do not hesitate!!!!Peace, E-Dub
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I love the release, don't get me wrong.However like others have stated, the Mono mix would have fit onto the first disc,easy peasy. As for a second disc, I think it would have been nice to get the bonus tracks from the reissue from awhile back. Then I believe they could have filled the rest with other out-takes, maybe the other track from the Fire In The City single, and I'm going to guess there are enough demos and whatnot to fill the rest of my "dreamer version" Then the 3rd disc I have zero complaints about! Just my 2¢ E-Dub
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Can you pm me or let me know where to score this. I have heard that when the Elevators reached California that the Dead really dug them and that's when they started to improvise more. Not saying it's true, just something I read.But now I find out that they cover an Elevators tune???! This has me foaming at the mouth to hear it. Anu help would be gratefully appreciated!
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I haven't heard that about the Elevators influencing the Dead. I don't think its true. There's an interview out there from 66 where Garcia mentions them as a band that sounds like the GD, he gets their name wrong though. Garcia wasn't shy about naming his influences, and knew a lot about many other local bands (in the same interview IIRC they inform the DJ that a certain band is no longer together.) It's at the Grateful Dead sources blog if you want to check it out - they are organized by year.
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Either one of the Jan '68 Seattle shows, or 8-21-68 Fillmore West
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March 2017 the kick off of the Anniversary Series, and it was pretty depressing to hear at the time that the releases were not going to be spaced a few a year, but is Anthem coming out? https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7717115/grateful-dead-50th-anni… Outlined Rhino's grand plan and one would have thought there would be an announcement of some kind by now. Also around this time is the announcement for the year's big box so we can all get annoyed on how we can bot get our orders through on the first day or two. How about simply acknowledging these are happening, even if one can't get into to many details. Its kinnda like working somewhere were management does not let you know someone gave notice to quit until that person's last day. Bad for morale. And in this world, at this time, we all could use a little sunshine. What gives? And by the way...speed up the releases for the 50th Anniversary series (if it is going to continue).
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