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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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  • KeithFan2112
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    I've only just gotten around to putting on the Listening Party. Sounds like we only need to camp out on the southern tip of Vancouver Island and wait for Lemieux to show up. To request shows of course.

    He's talking up the part of He's Gone that I'm not into at all - Phil's baritone vocals at the end. I'm am quite probably the only person who has logged 50,000 hours of Dead music and thinks the first three versions of He's Gone from Europe '72 are the best three (before the Winds Don't Blow So Strange bridge). Quite possibly because one of those (Rockin' The Rhein) was the only one I knew for several years.

  • unkle sam
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    kinda like been there, done that. Maybe after they release the rest, then we can talk about re releasing released releases.

  • MDJim
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    I still think it's a good idea, but who knows how it would sell.

    ..circling back to the original thought of this thread.. a re-release of the three show London set would be interesting.. especially since Dicks Picks 7 has been out of print for so long. Again, some wouldn't buy it if they already have DiP7 but some of the omitted material from these shows would shine if they ever gave them the full show treatment. What makes the October run compelling is that the recorded it in multi-track, albeit slightly flawed multi-track.

    Thank god they are not doing that anymore.. it's good to see the more recent 74 shows get released in their entirety.. even if it means we have to read the occasional complaint when the mix jumps off the tracks for a song or four.

    Got an email from someone that frequents this site praising 12/18/73 this morning. Another great show from this era and certain to be released one day, hopefully soon. That's a monster of a show.

  • daverock
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    Reading the list below, maybe its not such a good idea after all.

  • KeithFan2112
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    how do you know how many boxes are left?

    With regard to 10/74 Winterland complete release proposition, I would buy it of course, and hope for a better mix than the Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (there's something not quite right with the drums - they're way too boomy for my liking). But that being said, I'd rather see the release of other stuff first, in light of the fact that close to half of that Winterland run has been released (granted, the mix on Steal Your Face leaves a lot to be desired). Here is what has not been released of those shows:

    OCTOBER 16

    Bertha
    Jack Straw
    Tennessee Jed
    Cumberland Blues
    Deal
    Me and Bobby McGee
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Mexicali Blues
    Row Jimmy
    Beat it on Down the Line
    Ship of Fools
    Wharf Rat
    Eyes of the World
    Big River
    Truckin'
    Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
    Uncle John's Band
    Johnny B. Goode
    U.S. Blues

    OCTOBER 17

    Promised Land
    Mississippi Half-Step
    Black-Throated Wind
    Friend of the Devil
    Jack Straw
    Loser
    El Paso
    Me and My Uncle
    Scarlet Begonias
    Big River
    Ramble on Rose
    Mexicali Blues
    U.S. Blues

    OCTOBER 18

    Around and Around
    Mexicali Blues
    Peggy-O
    Brown Eyed Women
    Cumberland Blues
    El Paso
    Tennessee Jed
    Jack Straw
    Row Jimmy
    Promised Land
    Bertha
    Greatest Story Ever Told
    One More Saturday Night

    OCTOBER 19

    Me and My Uncle
    Friend of the Devil
    Beat it on Down the Line
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Loose Lucy
    To Lay Me Down
    Mama Tried
    The Race is On
    Mexicali Blues
    Dire Wolf
    Sugar Magnolia

    OCTOBER 20

    Mama Tried
    Deal
    Beat it on Down the Line
    Loser
    Jack Straw
    Tennessee Jed
    El Paso
    Brokedown Palace
    China Cat Sunflower >
    I Know You Rider
    Good Lovin'
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Eyes of the World
    Sugar Magnolia

    Or if you want to see how many versions of each song have not been released from the October '74 Winterland run:

    1 Around and Around
    1 Black-Throated Wind
    1 Brokedown Palace
    1 Brown Eyed Women
    1 China Cat Sunflower >
    1 Dire Wolf
    1 Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
    1 Good Lovin'
    1 Greatest Story Ever Told
    1 I Know You Rider
    1 Johnny B. Goode
    1 Loose Lucy
    1 Me and Bobby McGee
    1 Mississippi Half-Step
    1 One More Saturday Night
    1 Peggy-O
    1 Ramble on Rose
    1 Scarlet Begonias
    1 Ship of Fools
    1 The Race is On
    1 To Lay Me Down
    1 Truckin'
    1 Uncle John's Band
    1 Wharf Rat
    2 Bertha
    2 Big River
    2 Cumberland Blues
    2 Deal
    2 Eyes of the World
    2 Friend of the Devil
    2 Loser
    2 Mama Tried
    2 Me and My Uncle
    2 Promised Land
    2 Row Jimmy
    2 Sugar Magnolia
    2 U.S. Blues
    3 Beat it on Down the Line
    3 El Paso
    3 It Must Have Been the Roses
    3 Tennessee Jed
    4 Jack Straw
    4 Mexicali Blues

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    sometimes I sleep, but when I wake up I nuke the spam...
  • MDJim
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    Looks like they nuked the spammer and his thread. I'm impressed...

    Stumbled into Missoula '74 yesterday on my drive home. Really enjoying the quantity and quality of Weather Report Suites I have been listening to lately. The box is not behind me yet.. still much to enjoy.

    Have a great weekend all.. happy holidays. Time to start getting festive.

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    Hilarious spam ... "Snake Oysters" indeed

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    Congrats! It's a beautiful box. Good job Roy Henry Vickers and art directors Lisa Glines and Doran Tyson!

    With such an overload of music this past few years of releases, I still haven't dug deeply into this one, though have listened to all of the shows a couple of times. Have only listened to Dave's Picks 28 once through so far and that ones cool too. Dave's Picks 27 blew my mind so much and can't wait to get back around to that one as well. I seem to be locked into the anniversary listening program, so once those have been exhausted, will get right back to the newer releases.

    As per usual, I place my regular requests for the following to be released....in no particular order...

    Alpine '89 Complete
    4/1/91
    6/16 & 17/91
    6/22/91
    9/ 4 thru 6/91
    9/26/91
    10/31/91
    12/8 & 9/90
    12/12 thru 14/90
    Anything and everything '89, including Alpine Valley
    7/29/88
    Anything and everything from Fall/Winter '88
    6/25/88
    7/2/88
    Red Rocks '87....well pretty much every Red Rocks run...

    ...and way way too many more to list for now.

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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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Yessssss....got my order in first with no troubles, finally the pre-order Gods have smiled on me! Luckily without having to go through PayPal, I've also managed to secure myself some time saving up after the charges drop-off. And I scored a ticket for the Dead and Co. show in Hartford tomorrow, what a fantastic lunch break!
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Well that was an easy buy and no issues ordering can't wait to get this one 5/19/74 is a long time favorite
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Saw your comment on the other thread and ordered!!
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Very excited to see these getting the treatment. Wondering why the crucial 72' Seattle and Portland shows are not in this. Those 3 years(72', 73', 74') tell such a story and are the most coveted recordings in general. I am however very grateful...
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As much trouble as this has been the last few years--great work deadnet on this one going through smoothly
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Well now this sorta came up out of the clear blue sky. Very nice. Sixtus
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Yes, great job on this dead.net. Very excited for this release (19 CD's!!!!) Thank you Dave and team. Makes up for Dead and Co. not stopping near me this summer.
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Love the art work for this box, to bad the above image was not the computer wall paper to download on check out.
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I had a feeling that I ought to check dead.net - and I ordered without hassle or second-guessing. Although the shipping to Canada made me cringe... (almost $70 CAD for shipping)...
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absolutely amazing THANK YOU, PTB. :)))
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Love love love this. We got our Summer '73 box! Summer dead always makes me smile, and 2 summers worth is a real treat. And the option of multi year boxes opens up the possibility of a multi year MSG, or Boston, Berkeley, Alpine, Shoreline,(enter any city here) boxes. Dizzying.... the possibilities.
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I'm always excited when a new release will be a great improvement over what I have. This looks like it will be that. I ordered both cd and vinyl. (don't tell the wife) On the ordering front,,, maybe it was so easy because it seemed to be on the downlow. I didn't (or at least haven't gotten one yet) an email announcement. Maybe they thought less splash would help "fans" get theirs before "ebayers". So, in the next 3 months, a new 45, Aoxomoxoa, DaP 27 and a box set! Wow, that large sucking sound is coming from your wallet!
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Wish I was a headlight.. on a North(west) bound train. Well, the next best thing, Providing the shipping gnomes treat me well, I will be transported there come September. Whoo Hoo. This looks to be a spectacular box. I decide to have some desert and scored the t-shirt too. The sun gonna shine in my back door someday (in September). ah yes, that sucking sound from the wallet. It hurts, but it should heal by September. Peace all.. Thanks Dave.
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Ordered. Now the waiting is the hardest part. Love this era of the Dead.
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Very cool! Ordered without hassle too! This is epic - thank you Dave and dead.net!
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I feel like Hawkeye in MASH when he ordered from "Adams Ribs". The food got to Korea and a supply sergeant asked about the coleslaw and chided Hawk for going thru all the hassle to get ribs and NOT ordering the slaw. I didn't order the shirt! Back to the order page. Suck, suck, suck, suck, suck,,,, my credit card is bleeding from the spanking I'm giving it!
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$53.99 for shipping to Europe. It may be an oversize item, but for that sort of shipping price I would expect it to be delivered by private jet, not standard shipping. However, this is a not-to-be-missed item for sure.
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I hope the ordering is going to continue being smooth for everyone.....
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sweet, indeed!
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I just got the joke in the 3-CD "Believe it if you need it" condensed version: Box (set) of rain(y northwest)
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"available exclusively from dead.net." We know that's BS. These will be on ebay for $1000 or more.
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Is this the box set that was TBA at MUATM or is there another announcement coming?
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Wow this looks like an amazing set! Can't wait. And yes very smooth checkout this time! Also good to see this being released as a download as well as the box (which I'm sure will be very well done).
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Just ordered the big box set as well as the 6LP show. Can't wait!
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The order went through quick and smooth even with using PayPal. Good job, dead.net! I’m going to need to carve out a serious chunk of time to get through 19 CDs.
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WOW! Great News! Yes -- one just can not get enough of these live releases. I can not wait to have it my hands.
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check. Now I can leisurely listen to Dave's announcement.
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:))) :))) :))) The OMNIPOTENT Grateful Dead
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Now that would be something! Imagine conflating two box sets together just to confuse the hell out of us. That would be treat, showing up at MUATM and getting a reveal of not this box but ANOTHER release! Shipping says oversize item, I've got this one to be the best packaging presentation yet, going for another box set packaging Grammy I presume, eh Dead?
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My hands were just a blur on the keyboard when I realised this was available, so it didn't really register how much the shipping was. Its a lot..but its worth it! I'm wondering now whether to buy the vinyl for 19th May 1974, seeings as how it can be ordered on Amazon.
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Come on in take off your skin and rattle around in your bones.
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Did they pick the most boring show of the bunch to press to wax?!
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The box must be Spring 1990 sized. Although I think that was still cheaper in shipping. Oh well, what's not to like with 6 amazing pre-hiatus shows. Now, complete a terrific year with a 60's DaP and a 90's DaP, I say!
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Ordered HAPPY HAPPY Tuesdday DEADLAND
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This one is going to be a real treat. Honestly, I was going to be excited about any new box. Thank you Dave & Co!
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So... I'd been patiently waiting for the box set announcement, and this DID NOT DISAPPOINT! These shows are all really good. The Vancouver show from 6/22/73 (my 3rd Birthday, I might add) is absolutely top-notch. To me, it's in the same conversation w/ Veneta, Cornell, Englishtown, Bickershaw and acoustic/electric shows at the Fillmore East. I cannot wait for this gem to show up on my porch! Peace, brothers and sisters. 10 days until Alpine Valley!
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Awesome do we get a discount?
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Now that we know the release of the box and many of us have ordered, let’s start taking about a what the next Pick Dave will give us. I am thinking 09/26/91. Time for a Bruce and Vince show.
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Finally the beautiful PNW gets some belated official retail Plangent/Full Norman love. So freaking stoked!
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Looks like an awesome box & it was easy to pull the trigger since I won a couple of hundred bucks on Justify in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Great horse & great timing for a great box set. Honestly, I would have bought the box anyway, but having that extra cash made it much easier
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Ordered and no problems. Did someone buy a new computer to process the orders because the previous tactic of giving the mouse some more cheese wasn't working. Now lets find out what i ordered!
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73-74 is my sweet spot. Feel like xmas came early!
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That first listen was a righteous choice! That jam is on fire - so stoked for this release. These are some big shows.Thanks dead.net for sorting out your pre-order gremlins.
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Thank you Dave, and all the rest that worked on this selection! I am truly grateful... cant wait for September! iGrateful
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Looks pretty freakin' cool! 26 minute Truckin' from 6/22/73...damn!...is that a typo?
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....not only for the music, but also because of all the cool people out there that comment that i haven't heard from in a while.....edit. Dave took notes!! LMAO
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Ordering process just seemed waaaaaay too easy. Christ I hope I didn't do something wrong...LOL
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