Grateful Dead

As a subscriber since the beginning, it's always a treat getting these in the mail every few months.

The suggestions of Mecca '89 and something from '91 for inclusions have been wish list items since this series began. 9/26/91 or 4/1/91 are high up there, in a year with many great shows. All three shows from Richfield '91 were solid, with the first and third nights being epic.

Blues For Allah with the 50th treatment will be interesting as there is only one unreleased show left from that year, and probably lots of rehearsals.

For the box, I would like to see either Spring or Fall '89 as choices. Mecca, Ann Arbor, Rosemont all were great as was the fall runs, plus those were recorded onto multi-track tape, so a lot to work with there, and great compliments to the Spring '90 boxes.

Record Store Day....same. Hopefully something unique for that.

No, my Dave's 53 has not been delivered, but the plane carrying it from LAX has landed in Frankfurt. It has crossed the pond much quicker than I had expected. Now it just has to make the comparatively short journey from Germany to the Netherlands.

ITEM OUT FOR DELIVERY
We shall see

I hope the plane doesn't crash. Awful to see a newsreader on the T.V. reporting about it, saying that a plane had crashed carrying what was believed to have been 5 Dave's Picks. Then after a respectful pause..."none of them survived". Very poor taste - sorry.

My #53 is in Heathrow customs this afternoon. I expect it will appear late next week since customs never seem to do anything over the weekend. Let’s hope I’m wrong.
The system is certainly working faster these days.

Anniversary merch available now. I guess I'm getting out the credit card, the ring is nice along with the usual tee purchase.

But no box..

....ETA Monday.

....ETA Monday.

....ETA Tuesday.

But it's already across the Bay from me, so it might actually arrive Monday. I probably shouldn't jinx it by speaking of this, though.

. . . . ETA Tuesday.
As Cosmo Kramer would say, "in my mind, I'm already gone."
Wonder what music will be released for the 60th anniversary other than the usual? Please speculate away.

I say:

lotsa 1967, '68, '69
I don't care if it's bits and pieces
gimme that stuff from the 60s

I don't have much beyond that to speculate

except

Fall '72!!!!!

20th ann. of Fillmore West Box!

It's time to peal back the banana boxes(3 yrs. now).
Fillmore West Dec. '69 and Feb. '70???

Dave said one time that late '69 is like early '70 and early '70 is like late '69.

81 years old and still going strong. One of my favorite harmonica players.

Already in Ohio! Maybe I will get it on Monday after all. Depends on how long it sits in the truck in Rossford.
As someone else said, I don’t want to jinx it, but this will easily be the fastest delivery ever.

Will be Summer 1985.

I read yesterday that Bear tapped the soundcheck all three nights??

Pro; a lot of people will buy it.. Against: a lot of people will not.. Almost like my great countryman - Kirkegaard; " marry and you will regreat it - do not marry, and you will also regreat it .. how zen is that...

Except you forgot (or don't want) the proto-GD from '66, but yes -- YES! -- let's have the remaining shows from 66-67, the newly discovered tapes from '68, and a choice selection (Ark) from 69 and call it good. 20 discs at $200 would do it.

And add to Proudfoot's fallback: fall '72 has maybe 20 shows that could be released. And I clearly recall -- not that it amounts to anything -- that Lemiuex said a fall '72 box "has to happen sometime."

The question for Rhino is how much interest in early GD is there in terms of unit sales, when you know this joint would swoon and purchase a '72 box.

The 60th anniversary would seem to call for lots 'o prime Pigpen -- so why not drag out every Pig demo and the partial shows with great Pigness? I feel like they'll probably announce the set in perhaps May for preorders to gauge demand, then deliver in Sept-Oct.

Meanwhile, I'd guess they'll announce the BfA 50th after we receive DP 54 at end of April.

Has anyone kept track of when the other 50ths were announced?

HF

Here's the data on 50th releases, with the original LP release date.

The Grateful Dead, January 2017 [March 1967]
Anthem, July 2018 [July 1968]
Aoxomoxoa, June 2019 [June 1969]
Workingman's, July 2020 [June 1970]
American Beauty, Oct 2020 [Nov 1, 1970]
Wake of the Flood, Sept 2023 [Oct 1973]
Mars Hotel, June 2024 [June 1974]

So it looks like they try to hit the month of the original release, 50 yrs later, or a month earlier to the original month of release.

BfA was released 1 Sept 1975...... so maybe a late summer release? But before the box lands. I don't think the box releases really form a pattern, other than that the announcement is timed to not coincide with other product announcements.

HF aka Sherlock Holmes' mother

GD 1966-09-16 95970.sbd-lp.davenport

SBD>MR>?>LP>WAV>WAV>FLAC

Comes from the ‘semi-legal’ bootleg LP’s “Vintage Dead” and “Historic Dead” according to the notes.

Are the reels in the Vault?

Anyway, currently listening to
GD 1971-08-05 137288.sbd.miller

Getting Greasy

The tracks from Vintage Dead are actually 12/23/1966. They just used the 9/16/66 poster for the cover.

Arrived in The Mohawk Valley!

It's a groundhog miracle!

Believe me, HF

:)))

Very funny!

I try.

I think maybe they ship them I alphabetical order?

About the 2025 box, I'm afraid it's going to be something big that we can barely afford. Which I think some of you have said already.

Also, man those magnets sold out in like a day?

10147 has arrived! Saturday night dance party!

...$260 box
for
Greek Theater 6/14/85
Greek Theater 6/15/85
Greek Theater 6/16/85
Alpine 6/21/85
Alpine 6/22/85

Blossom 6/25/85
SPAC 6/27/85
Hershey 6/28/85
Merriweather 6/30/85
Merriweather 7/1/85
Igloo 7/2/85
Ventura 7/13/85
Ventura 7/14/85

what's that you say...
$220
for one less alpine
and no igloo

do it!

Tracking says my copy has cleared customs in the U.K. Hopefully on its way to Nottingham.

Just curious to which month of shows advocates prefer more, October or November?
I got the 'River' Box so I am familiar with the opening of that upper midwest tour. Though I have heard some folks talk of them Great Plains of Kansas and Oklahoma to the Texas shows as the real premium, so I gotta know!

I like your '85 thinking!

I'd vote for the $220 version.... but even that price might be out of my league.

23667 has arrived in Northeast Ohio

Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec

Any and all of that, please

Back in November Dennis posted a cheesecake recipe

I made it today

Glory time in about 4 hours

:)))

Just looking at it, I have gained 5 pounds

....of a brand new crescent 🌙. Tonight.

A divine voice whispers in my soul, "You know that 60th anniversary set? It's gonna be six shows, sixteen discs. 69, 72, 76, 83, 87, 91." The wheel turns, the locker opens. Also a pack of smokes and a nudie calendar.

Don't ask me. It's what my muse musters.

Came yesterday (Saturday). Number 18586.

Need to do that labeling thing and reassemble Dave's 50 with the balance of 5/4/77.

This sound much better than what I had in stock.

The magnet is fantastic, much better than an axe!

Hope the cheesecake made your day proudfoot!.

EDIT - this was the fastest I ever received a "Dave's". Maybe they're getting the timing right finally.

Being honored at the Grammys tonight?
Whodathunkit.
Cheers

Top bid is currently $7000.
Bidding ends today.
It’s for charity.

bid.juliensauctions.

com/lot-details/index/

catalog/589/lot/250142/Grateful-Dead-Vault-Tour-of-the-Tape-Vault-Hosted-by-Mark-Pincus-President-of-Rhino-Entertainment

Since most of us can’t spend that kind of cash to get a personal tour of the Vault, Dave should make a Vault chat and give us a virtual tour.

Whatever it is, hope the announcement doesn’t break the website before I’m able to place my order.

No accurate info in Dead Base 50.
Lists the setlist for both dates, and says that 9-16 is probably not correct.
Found a Jerry setlist website that backs up what you said.

Changed the dates on my files.

Also, Stealin’ and Same Thing on 95970.sbd-lp.davenport are from 11-29-66.

Boo-yah, sign me up!

Though you’d think for a major milestone they’d do something comprehensive…but this is DN we’re taking about so who knows…it’d make a great module for a mega multiple module box : )

Must go all the way Greeks to Chula Vista!

is the GD of the dessert world

And it is delicious, Dennis

Thank you for the recipe my man

72 disc 500 Beans. hahha

Presuming you meant a Decade of Greeks, (not Geeks) ... ; )

The plane carrying my Dave's 53 from Frankfurt has landed in Amsterdam. With a bit of luck it'll be delivered in the coming week.

Did any of you bid on Garcia's white "Go to Heaven" suit he wore for the cover? Looked pretty spiffy :>

My 53 is due monday, I'm clearing the boards.

We went to see the Garcia Birthday Band at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland last night. They were celebrating 1968. I got to hear live versions of:

Cosmic Charlie
Alligator
Mountains of the Moon
Easy Wind ( they did some tunes not aligned with 1968)
Dark Star
Mason's Children
AM Dew
Cryptical>
TOO>
Cryptical
Lovelight

A wonderful fun evening with my honey! We were talking about they might play "Clementine", and she wasn't familiar with this outtake. So I ask this well versed forum, where can I find a good version of "Clementine"?

Thanks in advance for your good ideas,
nitecat

$13,000 for a tour of the Vault.

$4,500 for the 30 trips box!