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    WHAT'S INSIDE:
    Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
    Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
    Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
    Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
    Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
    Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
    Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
    Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
    Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
    Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
    Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
    Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
    Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
    Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
    Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
    Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
    Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
    Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
    Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
    Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
    Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
    Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
    Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
    Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
    Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)

    Originally Recorded By Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, & John Cutler
    Mastered By David Glasser & Jeffrey Norman
    Plangent Processes Tape Restoration And Speed Correction
    Custom Keepsake Box w/ A Guide Book By Jesse Jarnow, Producer's Note By David Lemieux, & Essay By The Stanley Owlsey Foundation
    Design By Once Upon A Time

    Limited To 6,000 Individually Numbered Copies
    Dead.net Exclusive

    When the ride begins in '65 at a pizza parlor in the South Bay under another moniker, who would have imagined? When "Who Are You? Where Are You? How Are You?" became "Won't you come with me?" and, ultimately, "Where does the time go?," who would have thought? 60 years on, we're celebrating the Grateful Dead's Diamond Era. Here we go back to the beginning, to the original "Follow," and uncover the wonders of getting on the bus all over again.

    ENJOYING THE RIDE is a sweeping 60-CD collection that maps an epic cross-country road trip along the “Heady Highway” with stops at storied venues where the music, the moment, and the magic of the Dead reliably converged. Spanning 25 years of legendary live performances, this expansive compendium spotlights defining shows from 1969 to 1994 at 20 venues that consistently inspired the band to new heights. 

    With the exception of a few tracks from earlier releases, virtually all of the music on ENJOYING THE RIDE is previously unreleased, with more than 450 tracks and over 60 hours of music. Of the 20 shows in the collection, 17 are presented in full, with some featuring additional material from the same venue. The remaining three — Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall — are curated from multiple performances at each venue, capturing key moments on those legendary stages.

    These performances were originally recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, and John Cutler. David Glasser and Jeffrey Norman restored and mastered the performances, with select ones using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction for optimal sound quality.

    It's all housed in a custom keepsake box inspired by the experience of traveling from city to city to see the Dead at legendary venues across America. Inside, a beautifully detailed tour guide features liner notes by Jesse Jarnow (author and co-host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast) and a producer’s note from Lemieux, an essay by the Owsley Stanley Foundation, and more. The set is richly illustrated with photos, including many taken at the shows featured in the collection.

    Due May 30th, this one is limited to 6,000 individually numbered copies and exclusive to Dead.net. We invite you to take this not-so-little piece of the road home.

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  • Vguy72
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    JFC. King Gizzard And The Hollywood Bowl....

    ....delivered the goods. Holy shit.
    I need to pick up some brain cells after that.
    Y'all need to catch them. Trust me.
    Dude next to me offered a free ticket to the San Diego show tomorrow.
    I would be a liar if I said I didn't think about it. And I thought about it for a while. Dude was begging me to take it. Amazing.

  • billy the kiddd
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    "Mason was a mighty man, mighty man was he. .......

    Always said when I'm dead and gone don't you weep for me."

  • nitecat
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    30 years...

    I was on the job at an all day presentation that I was video taping, running the camera and recording. I learned about it during a break at 11 am. It was hard for me to concentrate the rest of the day. I felt a big hole in my life. Later friends gathered at our house and we all went over to GG park to join the heads gathering together in grief. There was a large circle of heads on the grass, with lots of candles and pictures of Jerry, and people singing along to guys with guitars and drums.

  • Crow Told Me
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    I read the news that day, oh boy

    The day the news of Jerry's death broke, I was starting a new job in a new city and pretty overwhelmed by everything that entailed. I was unpacking boxes, meeting new people, shaking lots of hands and nodding vigorously as my new bosses explained my new duties, and I didn't have much time to think about it.

    Until later. That evening there was a gathering of people in the park near my new apartment, so I went down there to listen to the songs and read the signs and try to process the whole thing.

    I'm still processing.

    I, too, was surprised by huge public outpouring of grief. My primary show-going years were the late '70s and early '80s, a time when the Dead was widely considered a cult band that was barely relevant to the music biz or mainstream culture. By 1995, I had not been to a show in years, and I didn't realize how big the "cult" had become. But the public reaction to Jerry's death--the front page stories, the mass gatherings, the musical tributes--was a lot like when John Lennon was killed. And that was when it first hit me that the Dead's audience was damn near as big as the Beatles.

    And I think it's bigger now than it was then.

    TTB was great at Red Rocks, btw. I also traveled up to Bend to visit a friend and caught a show (just one of the two) there. It was super cool to see some of the same folks I had met at RR, some of whom were following TTB through several cities on the current tour. Strangers stopping strangers. High fives, hugs, and other things were exchanged. Reminded me of the olden days, it did.

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    Jerry

    I was working at Charles River Park next to the Boston garden, and had a wristband for the next show ticket line. I thought it was another false alarm, but soon found out the worst. Poor Jerry.

  • Vguy72
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    Safe arrival at Santa Monica beach....

    ....figured I'd hang here until hotel check in time.
    The beach heals and its 76 degrees.

  • daverock
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    It was 30 years ago today

    Well, yesterday actually. I can remember that Jerry's death was reported on the national news and was front page news the following day. Apart from my one Deadhead friend, this surprised everyone else I knew. The Dead obviously were nowhere near as well known in the U.K. as The States, and most of my friends assumed they were just a strange acquired taste of mine. An obscure cult band from the 60's with a very limited following. They didn't know anything about you lot.

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    you got it all wrong bro, I'm not pushing politics, I'm answering some trump sucker who pushed politics. If you come on this site and praise a stinking convicted felon, wife abuser, sexual deviant on this site, I'm right here to tell the truth, and if you don't like it, eff off too.

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    Wins the best memorial.
    Honors them.
    Makes us remember.
    And makes me feel better.
    Cheers

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    Down the road to Union…

    Down the road to Union Station running through the fog
    I thought I saw Joe Hill last night grinning like a dog
    "I understand they did you in for everyone to see"
    He smiled - shook his head - "that's a lie," said he

    "I been on a mountain top observing from a cloud
    Been in the hearts of workers milling with the crowd
    My tears are shed for freedom and equality of means
    My blood and perspiration oil the gears of your machine"

    Down the road again
    Down the road again

    Down the road to Massachusetts driving through the night
    I thought I saw Jack Kennedy hitchhiking by a light
    I hit the brakes - backed up slow, and Kennedy got in
    I said, "It's nice to see you lookin' back in shape again

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they gunned you down"
    He just shook his head and looked off sadly with a frown
    Said, "bullets are like waves, they only rearrange the sand
    History turns upon the tides and not the deeds of man"

    Down the road again
    Down the road again

    Driving down to Fiddler's Green to hear a tune or two
    I thought I saw John Lennon there, looking kind of blue
    I sat down beside him, said "I thought you bought the store"
    He said "I heard that rumour, what can I do you for?"

    "Have you written anything I might have never heard?"
    He picked up his guitar and strummed a minor third
    All I can recall of what he sang, for what it's worth
    "Long as songs of mine are sung I'm with you on this earth"

    Down the road again
    Down the road again

    From the corner of my eye I saw the sun explode
    I didn't look directly 'cause it would have burned my soul
    When the smoke and thunder cleared enough to look around
    I heard a sweet guitar lick, an old familiar sound

    I heard a laugh I recognised come rolling from the earth
    Saw it rise into the skies like lightning giving birth
    It sounded like Garcia but I couldn't see the face
    Just the beard and the glasses and a smile on empty space

    Down the road again
    Down the road again

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WHAT'S INSIDE:
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)

Originally Recorded By Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, & John Cutler
Mastered By David Glasser & Jeffrey Norman
Plangent Processes Tape Restoration And Speed Correction
Custom Keepsake Box w/ A Guide Book By Jesse Jarnow, Producer's Note By David Lemieux, & Essay By The Stanley Owlsey Foundation
Design By Once Upon A Time

Limited To 6,000 Individually Numbered Copies
Dead.net Exclusive

When the ride begins in '65 at a pizza parlor in the South Bay under another moniker, who would have imagined? When "Who Are You? Where Are You? How Are You?" became "Won't you come with me?" and, ultimately, "Where does the time go?," who would have thought? 60 years on, we're celebrating the Grateful Dead's Diamond Era. Here we go back to the beginning, to the original "Follow," and uncover the wonders of getting on the bus all over again.

ENJOYING THE RIDE is a sweeping 60-CD collection that maps an epic cross-country road trip along the “Heady Highway” with stops at storied venues where the music, the moment, and the magic of the Dead reliably converged. Spanning 25 years of legendary live performances, this expansive compendium spotlights defining shows from 1969 to 1994 at 20 venues that consistently inspired the band to new heights. 

With the exception of a few tracks from earlier releases, virtually all of the music on ENJOYING THE RIDE is previously unreleased, with more than 450 tracks and over 60 hours of music. Of the 20 shows in the collection, 17 are presented in full, with some featuring additional material from the same venue. The remaining three — Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall — are curated from multiple performances at each venue, capturing key moments on those legendary stages.

These performances were originally recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, and John Cutler. David Glasser and Jeffrey Norman restored and mastered the performances, with select ones using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction for optimal sound quality.

It's all housed in a custom keepsake box inspired by the experience of traveling from city to city to see the Dead at legendary venues across America. Inside, a beautifully detailed tour guide features liner notes by Jesse Jarnow (author and co-host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast) and a producer’s note from Lemieux, an essay by the Owsley Stanley Foundation, and more. The set is richly illustrated with photos, including many taken at the shows featured in the collection.

Due May 30th, this one is limited to 6,000 individually numbered copies and exclusive to Dead.net. We invite you to take this not-so-little piece of the road home.

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I think it's universally known by now that dead.net get their CDs made by the world's worst company, which is a great shame considering how much effort Rhino put into tape restoration, packaging etc. It seems self-defeating to spoil what would otherwise be a fine product just to save a few bucks. It defies logic.

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just realized it was 29 years ago this month that we got in the old van and tripped up to the first Furthur festival after our Jerry made the trip up to heaven. Quite a show with Bruce and Mickey and Bobby all there with their new bands. I remember J. Johnnie Johnson on the piano during a killer Big Boss Man that moved right into that tune "Drink Tangueray" that Johnnie sang and played a mean piano lead on. That great rendition of Bobby's Throwing Stones and that great encore Knockin on Heaven's door. Hot Tuna was, like their name, hot but Jorma seemed a bit out of place during the ending all star jam, all ways used to think that he would have made a great replacement for Jerry in the band, but after this show, not so much.
good times.
Just got an email from Robin Trower showing off his 50th anniversary offering of "For Earth below" 4 cd release with new stereo cut of original, original studio release, cd of outtakes and rarities with a bit of a show from the BBC in 75 plus the 75 show from LA. Check out his site for set lists and more details, one of my favorites. He's touring right now in the midwest and will be out west in October and November.
Just want to shout out for Mick Ralphs, another of my guitar heroes. Mott the Hoople and Bad Company both so good. There were 2 or 3 good Mott lp's before all the young dudes, they just did not get the air time or the record company promotion that they deserved. If Mott had been with swan song from the beginning like Bad Company was, they might be more well known and appreciated.
Been checking out ETR box and at first I did not like the concept, now, I get it and some of these shows probably would not have seen the light of day except for this box. Like the mega box before it, this box has some great hidden gems that I have discovered and some I have yet to find. Onward or if you prefer, furthur on.
I dare not check the news as I can't stand what they are doing to our country, music helps.

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Ordered this morning, got shipping notice.

By the way, the 1978 show from the box is really good!

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....3.1.69 Fillmore West vinyl. A recent addition to my humble collection from someone here.
You will never regret being kind.
New Potato Caboose with complimentary Phil Bombs will always get my juices flowing.

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I haven't gone back through all the comments, so forgive me if I'm being redundant here. I find the cassette to be a bit of a novelty, kind of like the stickers and backstage passes and keychains, etc.

But, it is a show or most of one anyway. I found a company online (and this is not a plug, there are many) but I went with Nostalgic Media out of GA. It was about $50 and change, I sent them the cassette, they digitized it onto cd and mP3 and returned to me. I burned into iTunes and now it resides in the hallowed halls of our Grateful Dead listenable library.

The quality is alright (it sounds about like a cassette!) and the show is meh, but I couldn't stop myself.

Cheers!

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Very interesting show? Got check out again!

PS I get my ketamine right from the tap!

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Really Nice, He Was A Friend...

6/7 Star!!!

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A very good friend, you might know him, did me a solid on the cassette. PM me if you are cassette deck challenged and/or need a solid on the cassette. It's worth a go.

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listened to that 6/7 Dark Star yesterday and it goes places!! Really dug tha 6/7 slice Dire Wolf > Duprees > Mountains of the Moon > Dark Star . . . .

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Grahame Lesh and Friends (The Heart of Town) looks like some nice SF shows. Lots of nice musicians. Three nights at Pier 48 July 31 - Aug 2. August first and second are after the D&C shows which means an 11 pm start. Wish I had the strength to travel like that. Last Bay Area trip was 1989 Greek shows.

Fallen behind again hope to catch up this weekend as summer now on us makes it some time to relax indoors.

Peace to the family!

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Mars Hotel was released 51 years ago today. What a great record from beginning to end. I sure wish the Dead would have played Pride of Cucamonga live.

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I got through the Avalon cassette and then life happened. By life, I mean a one year old. Anyway, he’s off with his mother this weekend which frees up some time, put on the ‘89 Deer Creek show and it’s a good one.

But I also stumbled into a 30 trips box, minus a couple discs, priced at the original dead dot net price so I feel like it’s a win. However, a few of the shows were previously loved a little too hard and looked like they’ve been skipped off the pavement, so I had to put on the GGP 1975 show to make sure she played okay, made it through disc one with no issues. Will have to pick up the rest in the morning.

One thing about RGM’s DP4 reissue is that the dark star and TOO are both split up. I can’t do it anymore with vinyl, unless it’s a one or two LP, I think I’m passing on their future releases. CDs and streaming are made for the dead. Hope everyone is enjoying their ride so far. Can’t wait to get back into it. I think I’m going to the Fillmore 1969 next!

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Take me to the Promised Land, Via The Spaceship!!!

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Has anyone bought the "broadcast" boxes they have of dylan on amazon.

Worth it?

Looks like a great new series. I bought the first one that popped into my field of view, which is Journey 1976-1983. The computer mind has since started populating my feed with other ones. Have to listen to Journey first, will not receive until July 18th, I think.

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The complete show is available.
Listening to

gd1969-04-05.136650.sbd.reelmaster.dat.sirmick.flac16

and it sounds good.

I also have a Miller copy but haven’t yet compared sound quality.

Being that all 3 nights are available, with my copies of the 4th and 6th being from FM, this would make a grate mini Box.

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Did 800 miles in the car this past week so I had some solid, uninterrupted time to listen.

8/12/79 - first listen ever. Surprised me repeatedly. Passenger to close set I? Don't Ease in middle of Set II? Lost Sailor without Saint? Yeah!! And that NFA groove was outstanding. Lot of goodness there.

3/14/81 - can't remember who posted here about it - Bluecrow? - but I brought this one along, too, and I was NOT disappointed. I have the MSG shows from a few days earlier, and I'll have to go back and listen to those for a fair comparison. But my takeaway was that this show was the hottest of those three. An arbitrary threesome, but there it is.

3/1/69 - Vguy, I love that show so much. It always makes me happy when others are enjoying it, too.

30 Trips - Charles, that's a nice find. I went at that box piecemeal, and it was a mistake to do so. BITD I was picking up those shows for roughly $40 each. But when I added in the box itself + book and scroll (at $200) plus some of the later shows purchased at higher price points, I realized I'd spent a solid $1500 (!) and I'm still missing 5 of the shows. Now that individual shows rarely sell for less than $80, I will just live with the set being incomplete. This is why I bought Enjoying the Ride without hesitation. Even if I never listen to some of the shows, it will still be cheaper than trying to piece together the stuff I truly want to have.

6/5-6/8/69 - this has been hot. I got stuck on it for awhile when the box first came out. I need to finally get to that Avalon cassette.

Closed the trip with some of Spac 6/27/85 and Set II of Hershey 6/28 because, hey, "it was 20 AHEM no, 40 years ago today..."

This is the third of the three 1973 cds in the Pacific Northwest 73-74 box set. Overdoing the "third" word inadvertently, but the third cd of this show is phenomenal. Particularly "The Other One", which for some inexplicable reason drifts into "Me and Bobby McGhee" after about 6 minutes. Phil's bass is maybe the loudest instrument in the mix - sounds awesome. All the 1973 shows in this box are excellent. I think I prefer them to the more celebrated ones in the HCS box.

Yes, it can add up quickly. I was resigned to never finding this one without shelling out a small fortune. Even lost out on one when I was outbid for $1,200. It sold for a little over $1,300 if my memory serves me. Now the box I have is pretty beat up, but I’m okay with it because I don’t display the boxes. The book and scroll were included, as was a backstage pass (8/21/93) and ticket stub (10/30/91), didn’t know if that was original to the box set or someone threw them in as a bonus?

I am missing first discs for the 1972 and 1985 shows. If it had to be a disc I’m glad it’s the first discs in both shows. What shows are you missing?

Re: Enjoying the ride, the 1989 deer creek show was a fun one. Some highlights for me: candyman, Peggy-o, queen jane, and bird song. Crazy fingers is good, kind of a sloppy transition into truckin, but after that pure gold. The china doll>watchtower>stella is great.

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I put my last post, about 6/26/73 in the wrong place - it was supposed to be in the one about what we are listening to now, not comments on the Box Set. Must be the heat.

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Wowza! 42 minutes of dark star on disc 2, both very good. But the 6/7 acoustic dire wolf>duprees>mountains is phenomenal. The playing on he was a friend of mine (6/5) is superb better than 6/8 I think. The 6/8 china cat is outstanding. It leads into a great new potato caboose. Jerry is on fire throughout. I may listen to all 3 discs again before I move onto Port Chester.

I haven’t heard this issue but they have been repeatedly issued since GWW. A lot has also been issued by the Bob himself. If you don’t have it I would get it. Nice historical stuff pretty good quality and the price is right

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I always enjoy reading how people like to collect, what they prioritize, how they evaluate and valuate, etc. It's endlessly fascinating!

I went and checked after I saw your post, and I found that my memory has played tricks on me. For one thing, I'm actually missing 6 of the shows: 1980, 1983, 1986, and 1993-1995. And I spent just over $1600, not $1500. But I have all 30 of these shows as FLACs - the entire box circulates as a torrent. I was mostly just collecting the CDs because it was such a lovely box and I wanted the liner notes easily available.

Now then - each 30 Trips box did come with one ticket and one pass. (Which I believe are originals...? Unlike the Spring 1990 set, where the stuff was reproductions.) I think there was a range of dates, too, with at least half a dozen tickets possible (from '91-'93 iirc). Not sure how many different passes were used. My ticket is from 10/27/91. My pass is the same as yours, Autzen 8/21/93.

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Glad you posted here since I might have missed it otherwise. I happen to agree with all that you said. I also prefer that show to most of the HCS shows. (Now, a factor may be that I've had years to savor and replay the PNW shows - familiarity may be part of it.)

Talking about this makes me want to play that show again! Thanks for the nudge :)

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Another fine pick by DL and company. I love these He's Gone from 80-81, and the jams/songs that follow. This He's gone>Other One is a prime example!!

I'm doing the box in reverse and I look forward to the jams from the early years. I'm extra excited for the Boston 72 portion, as 72 is a major fav of mine!!

Rock on, gang!

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Cheers, my friend. I like to check out the different sites looking for recommendations and interesting points of view. Always good to read your posts, and glad you're enjoying the box. 8/12/79 looks good.

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In recent years I've bought a lot of GD stuff via the discogs website, in part because they give you the opportunity to set up a 'watch list,' and then they email you when items on your watchlist come available. These email show the prices that sellers are asking, so you get a pretty good sense of how prices are trending. And I'm here to tell you: they're not going down.

There are items like, say, DaP 9 just for example, that I've wanted for years. When I first started tracking it, copies were going for about $120. Wish I had pulled the trigger then, because now you're lucky to find one for $180. Same with the Winterland '77 box: you used to could get those for $350, now it's $475 for a mere VG+ copy. Or $400 if you don't want the bonus disc, but shee-it, you got to have the bonus disc, don't you?

The moral of this tirade is clear: If you want something, just buy it now. Sell the kids, mortgage the car, if you must, but buy now. Because the price ain't coming down, and you need more shows.

Speaking of which, I was able to place my order for the DiP 4 vinyl while out of state on vacay via my phone, even though this required furtively poking at it while pretending to be breakfasting with friends. Hated to be one of "those people" who can't put down the phone long enough to have a nice meal with actual humans, but you gotta do what you gotta do. My order's confirmed, but no shipping now even 3 days later, which is unusual for Real Gone. I'm not worried. Yet.

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You don't need the bonus disc as the whole show is in the May 1977 box
However I do have it ripped as wavs if you're desperate!

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My wife and I are cleaning up the "library" room and dumping a ton of books. If you know my cd collection it's on that scale!

Anyway, in cheap action genre I was into Mac Bolan, The Executioner. These books are shitted out by some cheap company, "bodice rippers" for men. Well I have the first 350 of them. Anyone have interest a good start on this series?

Let me know, good deal available.
Dennis

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I sent you a PM.

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Just saw these are in stock. Finally pulled the trigger. Heads up for others heads like me. Late to the Party but price seems fair. Meanwhile I continue deeply contemplating the ALAC files for the ETR Box. One of these days…..

Inspired by Crow Told Me…..

Love the MNS 3-CD compilation set from the latest box! Lotta listens and love.

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....he went out to the back porch last night, laid down and never got back up.
Found him this morning.
Just turned 14.
You aren't tired anymore my friend. Go. Run!
He was a goodest boy. And we couldn't ask for a more peaceful way to say goodbye to him.
But, like Jim said, "he got to hear that DP4 vinyl Dark Star."

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Sorry to hear about Frisco. Dogs are the best and they're family!!

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The Sunshine Box versus the PNw Box, Daverock brings up an interesting analysis!

I am a bit biased and not impartial due to where I live in the Pacific Nw and that is clear from the avatar I use for this site. Though I must say, on a technical standpoint the HCS Box of mostly May and them two back to back June 1973 shows are really textbook 1973 (pre WRS~Let it Grow) Dead of it's era. The May shows seem more like expositions as they were all a week apart, had similar set lists, and were not connected to any tour per se. The June shows are a bit more stratospheric in my opinion, and the one night had the Allman Bros. join in with the Dead on stage but the May shows are no bunk by any means. {Even when Donna inadvertently exclaims in song about Abraham & Issac 'shitting' on a fence or a well! She would make up for it with the excellent GSET's at the Vancouver B.C. & Portland shows.}
Anyways, long ramble ebbed, I would fully agree about the June '73 mini tour of B.C., PdXs, & Seattle all in a row are a much better triad of shows than the May '73 run of Iowa, Santa Barbara, and Kezar Stadium. Kezar on its own may rival the PNw Box shows as an individual offering, but I still think it gets edged out by any of the "Believe it if you Need it" bunch.
Makes sense that the band was musically on an elevated level that particular summer with a trajectory that would keep becoming more dazzling as they would hit a peak there about the time of the Watkin's Glen shows.

Also to anyone getting the MsG NYc Brent Box, I applaud your purchase! That is one box that I have enjoyed thoroughly, and all these years later I still continue to make playlists with it. The box had sold out just recently for about a couple of weeks but they must've found a few more somewhere. So those lucky ones still able to grab it up, good for you! Hope you enjoy that early '80 ride the way I still do. The March 1981 shows fit in real good with the '81 shows from the ETR~60th~Big Box, as does Dick's #13 too from May '81 in Nassau, NY. Grate stuff indeed!

My condolences to the bereaved family & friends of Frisco the Dog. I still ain't over my pets passing, all these years later. Heartache & heartbreak, fuckin' damn!
Gotta get Grateful!

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....that Frisco knew the time was short. We all knew.
So, he did the best thing he could do.
Went out the door, as he always did, and said goodbye.
I bet he was looking at the night sky, as he was known to do. Loved the heat.
Loved fireworks as well.
Ill shoot some extras buddy.

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Yeah I defiantly got one of those going on my computer for Spring 1981, it's kinda spread out and not from all the same series. Unlike say the Dave's Picks Spring 1973 4 shows + a Bonus disc, they are all perfect in that sense. Although if you broke trend & added the Nassau '73 from the ETR~60th~Big Box it would be five. Anyways,...
I start with the two NYc March 1981 MsG shows from the Garden Box, then on to the Hartford show in March from this thread's Box. Follow that with the May '81 Hampton show from the same Box and end the trip with Dick's Picks #13 from Nassau, NY.

Kinda in the same theme from my last post about the HCS & PNW Boxes, one could take the Sunshine Box and tack on at the end all 1973 shows from the PNW Box for a pretty damn fine stealth mini box of some sorts. All 8 shows in a row as they originally toured it!

Finally Box Vs. Box 1978! I only own one of these but what's the consensus or separate opinions of the April '78 Devils Box from last year compared to the Red Rocks July '78 Box from 2016?

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Both April and July 78 box sets are fantastic! But to pick a winner is a tall order. April 78 finds the band riding high from the banner year 1977. The July box finds the band in full 1978 kicking ass and taking names mode. I know , April box kicks ass too, but as I sit here and type, I might have to give the edge to July 78.......Damn, this is hard!! LOL

Rock on, gang

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Very sorry for the loss of your companion.

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For me the June shows are the apex of this box too. Not to say that the May shows are unworthy - I think PF highlighted the 4th cd of 5/13/73 recently - and if so I agree - if not I'll highlight it myself. Mind blowing !

One major confession - if 5/26/73 hadn't been written about as one of the all time greats, then I would never have identified it as such myself. Obviously very, very good - but not in the same category as the June shows or the PNW ones for me. The balance between shorter songs and longer ones is just too much in favour of shorter ones for my liking. This is also the case with a couple of the Daves Picks shows from Spring 73.

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Sorry for your loss, it's never easy. Dogs are truly special animals. It's amazing how much time passes and you'll still think of the dog and wonder. It's making me tear up typing this. Sorry again. As Phil once sang, "such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there," maybe cliche, but nonetheless true.

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To some of the other posts:

78 box: even though it's fewer shows, I'm choosing July 78--for some reason it speaks to me more. The two red rocks shows, hard to beat. And I really love the 7/1 show. Something about the Dead outdoors.

Tougher call on PNW v. HCS, and to totally contradict myself, give me PNW shows. Those shows are all grate (and indoors). I think it's just the vibe of the PNW and how the dead played there. Obviously the 6/9 and 6/10 RFK shows are grate too, but I also agree with Dave and the Kezar show was good, but I preferred the Iowa show over that one. I listened to them in chronological order and 5/26 fell flat to my ears in that context.

I always miss when they throw up the extras on the site, and it appears the Giants Stadium box was thrown up there too and I don't have that one--at the time I opted for the break out show only (6/17/91) and have regrets about it. I wish I didn't care about sound quality and could do as others do and simply live off streams and archive.org but I simply cannot--just need more shows.

DaP55 should be announced within the next week or two. Any guesses? I'm guessing a 1980 show--would love to see Lewiston, Maine (9/6/80) get the treatment--high energy show from the band and crowd! I believe there have only been 5 full show releases from the year, 8/23, 9/3 and 9/4, 11/28, and 11/30...plus all the dead set and reckoning material. Partial stuff from 5/6 and 5/7, and the Go to Nassau compilation. I think 1980 is due...

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Got a little choked up yesterday but feel the need to send condolences today. As others have said, we will always remember our best friends. I had 17 years with my border collie Zooey. I think I remember a pic you had with the dogs on your avatar some time ago. The good times live on in our memories. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers to Frisco

As to the 1978 boxes, no contest for me. It's July for sure. While the Devil box is very good it just doesn't quite reach the level of growling swagger that July has. Full disclosure: I am biased. Just look at my name.

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Yup, it's July for me too.

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Thanks for being such amazing friends with Vguy for so many years. Sounds like you left him with plenty of warm memories to soothe his soul. Smiles, laughs and tears. Dogs are the best! Onward.

(July '78. . . or maybe not? Sheesh)

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Comforting vibes to you and the rest of Frisco's family. Always hard to read of a companion animal's passing, never a dry eye. This one no exception. Green meadows, cool clear water, and butterflies to chase, for Frisco.

MSG box...like the Candyman. Saw that come around, grabbed one, before it's gone again. Arrives Wed. Missed a couple times already. Been checking that availability daily since site issues last month, pleasantly surprised a few more turned up last week.

DaP 55 guess...I went with 8/25/93 Shoreline, on June 7 (54 thread) because I had seen a receipt for this years subscription in a reddit that appeared to leak the 3rd show of this year. I'll stick with that.

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