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Submitted by ds smith on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:33

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Why isn't all of them available on Dead.net? I guess Phish have passed you guys in the media dept. too!!! ever been to livephish.com. it makes this place look like aol mail. what a joke!
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Submitted by dstache on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 09:54

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RE: DP # 1: it is still available for download. The price for FLAC is $19.49, which seems pretty high for a 2-disc set. Compare that to the 3-disc DP # 18, whose price for a FLAC download is $15.99. What is even weirder is that the MP3 price for DP # 18 is $23.99, $8 MORE than the FLAC price. That doesn't make any sense. Needless to say, spending 1/2 hr and learning how to use Trader's Little Helper is a great investment and will save you $8 on a DP # 18 download (buy the FLAC, convert to WAV using TLH, copy to I-Tunes). I'd like to say that they are trying to be like netflix and encouraging us to buy downloads rather than physical products, but I don't think that is it. The current series, Road Trips, is not even available for download. I don't know what is going on or what the plan is.
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Submitted by Gretsch on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 08:27

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I saw they sold out on the site. I found an inexpensive copy on cd from a competitor. Still filling in blanks in the collection but I'm not interested in downloading official releases. I want the real deal hard copy. Downloading Further and Ratdog boards is something altogether and I'm willing to pay for good Flacs on these. Official releases I want the package delivered with care and with all the covers and liners that belong to the release. If they force the whole download thing I'm done. I already have tons of terra bytes of legal music butI'd I'm buying something I want that extra care. Remember, the long walk is part of the gift. In this case I am paying for the gift.
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Submitted by alessio69 on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 10:09

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I'd like to know opinions about this Road Trip, Denver '73...don't know if it's worth buying it (or if I'd better choose another one: I bought - in the Road Trips series, Austin '71, April Fool's '88, Rock Pow Wow '69, Fillmore East '70).My favourite Dead's year it's 72 (and maybe I'll buy DP Jersey City '72 together with it..), don't know anything about '73.. Would you like to help me, please?
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Submitted by cbs73 on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 10:37

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I'll go out on a limb and say Denver 73 is the best RT release so far. It's a great recording of a great performance. Disc 2 is pretty awesome all by itself.
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Submitted by Gr8fulTed on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 18:49

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http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Grateful_Dead.htm Denver '73 is outstanding, as mentioned by cbs73. Do check the release anthology, above, to read info on a bunch of music. DP's 1, 14, 19 and 28 give you a good taste of 1973. From '72, DP's 11, 23, 30 & 36 are very good. Steppin' Out, Rockin' the Rhein and Hundred Year Hall all feature terrific music from the Europe '72 tour. DP's 7, 12, 31 and RT 2.3 feature great shows from 1974. The differences from 1972 into 1973 and 1974 are amazing, following the new tunes released on Wake of the Flood and Mars Hotel.
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Submitted by PalmerEldritch on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 19:54

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Yeah, you can't go wrong with Denver 73- but if you prefer long spacy jamming, I recommend DP14. It's 4 discs and has 2 full blown PITB's and a great Dark Star. It's my favorite release from 1973. All the Dicks Picks from 1972 are pure gold, too.
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Submitted by alessio69 on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 07:56

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To all the friends who gave me advices about Denver '73 and '72 releases (I already have Rhein , Hundred Year and others, and I personally would recommend 'em to..everybody, so thanks the same!)....thank you, I have stuff to work on, now.That's why I love this place..it's kind of a family!
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Submitted by allman on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 17:26

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Since hearing that the DP's might be vanishing from the store, I've purchased quite a few DP's recently. DP14 is one of those. Get #14 while you still can. You will not be sorry.Please bring back DP33. I would really like to purchse this. There is very little released 76 out there and this one should be made available. On second thought, bring them all back.
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Submitted by allman on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 09:11

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Wow, DP 19 (October 19, 1973) seems to be gone also. One of my favorite DP's. Glad I got that a few years ago. I guess the DP's aren't selling with everyone waiting for the 72 box set due out next month.
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Submitted by dennisj on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 16:09

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Does anyone have any insight as to why this is out of print?Is it somehow related to the Europe 72 box set being available? I apready have a copy on Arista but was wanting a Rhino branded cd (personal quirk) Comments please.
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Submitted by makoto on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:49

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This is the first time for me on the forum so i thought i'd better make it count:I've read today that Real Gone Music (a label specialising in music thought to be 'real gone') will reissue the Dick's Picks series. They will start in November with 12 titles (according to their site), headlined by 3 stunners from the series (DP:34, 35 and 36). For real: check realgonemusic.com I know what to do and so do you guys, i can't be the only one still looking for volume 34. By the way, when on the Real Gone Music site please drop a suggestion in the designated box. Fillmore West 1969 Complete Recordings anyone? Come on let's make it happen, it's the right thing to do!
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Submitted by The Weve on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 16:37

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Real Gone Music will debut in November with 12 titles headlined by the Grateful Dead’s Dick’s Picks, Vols. 34, 35 & 36. “Dick” was Dick Latvala, the official tape archivist for the Dead until 1999, whose inspiration and encyclopedic knowledge of the band’s vaults spawned the fabled Dick’s Picks series of Dead concert volumes. Comprising 36 volumes, Dick’s Picks follows the band on its long, strange trip through a multitude of eras, tours and venues, featuring handpicked shows that display the band at its most visionary, improvisational height. Real Gone Music will bring this cache of Dead concert brilliance to record stores. Many have never been previously available at retail.~~~~~~~~~~~~ REAL GONE NOVEMBER 2011 RELEASE SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 8 GRATEFUL DEAD: Dick's Picks Vol. 34-Rochester, NY 11/5/77 3-CD SET GRATEFUL DEAD: Dick's Picks Vol. 35-"San Diego, CA 8/7/71, Chicago, IL 8/24/71 4-CD SET GRATEFUL DEAD: Dick's Picks Vol. 36-"The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 9/21/72 4-CD SET Real Gone's release of the Grateful Dead titles represents the first time these handpicked collections of live shows have been released to retail stores.
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Submitted by allman on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 17:40

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I wonder what retail stores still sell CD's? Borders was the only I knew and that is gone. I would like to get #35.
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Submitted by SVStar on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 22:22

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Is there a live release that has the song, "Box of Rain" on it? If so, please let me know so that I can get it. I'd really like a live version of that song. Thanks.
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Submitted by cosmicbadger on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 00:08

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From the wonderful Grateful Dead Song Finder site http://www.whitegum.com/intro.htm Date Album studio 1970 American Beauty (note 1) 28 Feb 1973 Dick's Picks Vol 28 7 Jul 1989 Crimson, White and Indigo (DVD & CD) 19 Jul 1989 Fallout From The Phil Zone 19 Mar 1990 Searching For The Sound (note 2) 12 Jul 1990 View From The Vault II (DVD only) 26 May 1993 Road Trips Vol 2, No 4 9 Jul 1995 Searching For The Sound (note 2) I'd go for Dicks Picks 28 every time, but that's just me.
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Submitted by The Weve on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 09:48

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These are posted on Amazon for pre-order, and they're not cheep. DP34 (3cds) $40. and DP35 & 36 (4cds each) $48. Glad I bought these in 2005 from GDM. http://www.realgonemusic.com/ November 15 Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 34—Rochester, NY 11/5/77 3-CD set Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 35—San Diego, CA 8/7/71, Chicago, IL 8/24/71 4-CD set Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks Vol. 36—The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 9/21/72 4-CD set
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Submitted by allman on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 07:10

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And these are disappearing fast from the Dead.net store. Some that appear for sale are in fact gone. Try adding some of the DP's to the cart. You will get a message that it is not longer in stock (a few still listed do this).
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Submitted by Jason Wilder on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 17:05

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So, how does realgone music work? I went to their site and and got nothing about how to actually get the discs. Is it all through Amazon?
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 07:45

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E72 turned into a fantastic clusterfuck for a large minority of buyers. Massive problems from start to finish with all the usual ones in between. You guys need to have a meeting and say: "Hey, Look, We have to bite the bullet on this one and take responsibility for the screw-ups." And they are all screw-ups from the side of the product materials control. The only people who are happy are the ones who got flawless sets and don't mind all those torn cardboard pieces of crap you call sleeves. What could Rhino do? Do another press run of Road Trips quality covers, or, even better, plastic cases and set a complete send out to everybody who ordered along with the replacement discs (for those who have defective ones). Do it NOW. ASAP! What is your alternative? Wait for a waterfall of credit card disputes that costs Rhino $15 a piece besides whatever they have to do to fix it? Maybe the bean counters should look at this one and say. "It's a no-win situation, refund the money for those who are complaining and keep it from those who don't. Maybe it'll be a wash. But wouldn't it be great if they did the entirely RIGHT thing? It's like there are competent people and not so much working at Rhino and you never know what kind of job they are going to do. Maddening! .
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Submitted by The Weve on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:46

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I'm with you lamagonzo. Hopefully Rhino is planing to do the right thing. Start by hiring a new Quility Control Dept, because the current employees did not do their job with the Europe'72 Complete Recordings Steamer Trunk . Too many corners were cut. Start by sending out replacement CDs and better sleeves to the people that reported problems, now not next year.
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Submitted by Gretsch on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 13:00

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I noticed Dick's Picks 32 is available for pre -order on Amazon now. About $40. It isn't cheap but then again it is when you consider what a copy has been going for from Amazon Re -sellers and EBay sellers. I haven't checked to see if 31 and 33 are also reissued in this batch. I only needed DP 32 to complete the series.
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Submitted by Gretsch on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 10:19

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Looks like the price of the upcoming real gone reissue of DP 32 has dropped in price a few dollars to about $32. Scheduled for end of January.
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Submitted by memzy on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 20:26

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Im missing a few Dicks Picks which are no longer on the GD Store. Does anyone know if there are plans to re-release any of the Dicks Picks that are currently sold out? Im not paying $80 for a an ebay Dicks Picks!Thanks.
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 21:10

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C'mon guys it's time. Here's my setlist:Help>Slip>Franklin's 5-26-95 Picasso Moon 3-27-95 Sugaree 3-27-95 Morning Dew 3-26-95 Althea 6-3-95 Brown Eyed Women 6-3-95 It's All Over Now 7-2-95 Desolation Row 7-2-95 Scarlet>Fire 5-26-95 Shakedown Street 5-29-95 Days Between 12-19-94 P.S. I know '94 is not well represented on my list. It does not mean that '94 is not worthy of another single release in my opinion. All good things in all good time (I hope).
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Submitted by Jason Wilder on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:09

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So, anyone received their Dave's Picks? And, for goodness sake, who is the boob at Rhino that went with Dave's Picks instead of Dave's Faves? I know it isn't proper English, but at least it rhymes. Dick's Picks, Dave's Faves. Dick's Faves sounds dumb, as does Dave's Picks.
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Submitted by badgerhead98 on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:14

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Just downloaded Dick's Picks 36 from ITunes - there's a noticeable hiss in background. It's most noticeable hiss of handful of Dick's Picks I have - is it the release or maybe an issue with the download?
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Submitted by Jason Wilder on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 06:48

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Speaking of the Box of Rain and Searching for the Sound, does anyone here actually have that bonus disc. I got someone trying to sell me one (with the book), but the CD doesn't have anything printed on it. Is that legit or not? I don't want to pay for a copy. Sorry if this is the wrong place for a question like that, but I did very much want to get the Box of Rain from Soldier Field '95 on something. Last GD tune ever.
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Submitted by Sun King on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 07:36

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the cd is totally blank, both sides. just checked. the cardboard sleeve is white with the 8 songs listed on one side and a pic of phil on the other... btw, happy birthday phil!
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Submitted by fluffanutter on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 18:29

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How about this: Everyhing that is out there that has been released and is in stock. Yeah, sure. There would be a lot of repeats to gift away but so what? If they just made Fillmore 69 and the entire Didck's/Dave's Picks and Road Trips a part of the package it would be worth it. Oh yeah, all picks would have to be hand-checked three times for flaws. This package would include everything: Discs, tapes, downloads, vinyl, dvds, -- the whole enchilada. Sort of like cleaning up the shelves. Think about it. I think this would sell out and make room for the latest and greatest,
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 20:51

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What happened to the download option for Dick's Picks? I don't see them in the store. Thanks.
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Submitted by BobLoblaw on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 23:38

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Much appreciated....
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Submitted by angeljhawk on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 11:03

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Hey Now! Happy Independence Day! I recently came into a little bit of cash & was hoping to extend my live Dead collection. I have never purchased a Dick's Pick, but was looking at some of them in the Dead.net Store. Here is my question to all you Dead Heads out there: If you all of a sudden had some money to spend, and did not have any already, which 5 Dick's Picks would you invest in for certain? Thanks in advance, Angel Lawrence, KS
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Submitted by dstache on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 13:55

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Taking into consideration my listening tastes and trying to provide SOME variety, I'd suggest any 5 of the following 6: Vol 29 (5/19,21/77), Vol 26 (4/26,27/69), Vol 23 (9/17/72), Vol 18 (2/3,5/78), Vol 14 (11/30,12/2/73) and Vol 12 (6/26,28/74). I'm sure 99 others would give 99 different answers. You can't go wrong with any of the Sept 72, Fall 73, 74 or 77 releases. And 70 & 71 are darn good years too (just not my absolute favorites). WOH, wait, I forgot about Vol 10 (12/29/77)!!!
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Submitted by inthemoment1 on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 18:19

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You can't go wrong with these............ Dick's Picks, Volume Eight Grateful Dead Initial release : June 1997 Grateful Dead Records GDCD-4028 Three CD set from the May 2, 1970 show at Harpur College, Binghamton. Disc 1 Don't Ease Me In (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) I Know You Rider (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Friend Of The Devil (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / John Dawson) Dire Wolf (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Beat It On Down The Line (Fuller) Black Peter (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Candyman (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Cumberland Blues (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / Phil Lesh) Deep Elem Blues (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Cold Jordan (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Uncle John's Band (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Disc 2 St. Stephen (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / Phil Lesh) Cryptical Envelopment (Jerry Garcia) Drums (Mickey Hart / Bill Kreutzmann) The Other One (Bob Weir / Bill Kreutzmann) Cryptical Envelopment (Jerry Garcia) Cosmic Charlie (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Casey Jones (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Good Lovin' (Resnick/Clark) Disc3 It's A Man's World (Brown/Jones/Newsome) Dancing In The Streets (Stevenson/Gaye/I. Hunter) Morning Dew (Dobson/Rose) Viola Lee Blues (Noah Lewis) And We Bid You Goodnight (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Dick's Picks, Volume Thirty Three Grateful Dead Initial release : November 2004 Grateful Dead Records Four CD set of music taken from the Day On The Green shows on October 9 and 10 1976 at Oakland Stadium in Oakland. Disc 1 (10/9/76) Promised Land (Berry) Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Garcia / Hunter) Cassidy (Weir / Barlow) Tennessee Jed (Garcia / Hunter) Looks Like Rain (Weir / Barlow) They Love Each Other (Garcia / Hunter) New Minglewood Blues (Traditional) Scarlet Begonias (Garcia / Hunter) Lazy Lightnin' > (Weir / Barlow) Supplication (Weir / Barlow) Sugaree (Garcia / Hunter) Disc 2 (10/9/76) St. Stephen > (Garcia / Lesh / Hunter) Not Fade Away > (Holly / Petty) St. Stephen > (Garcia / Lesh / Hunter) Help On The Way > (Garcia / Hunter) Slipknot! > (Garcia / Godchaux / Lesh / Weir) Drums > (Hart / Kreutzmann) Samson and Delilah > (Traditional) Slipknot! > (Garcia / Godchaux / Lesh / Weir) Franklin's Tower > (Garcia / Kreutzmann / Hunter) One More Saturday Night (Weir) U.S. Blues (Garcia / Hunter) Disc 3 (10/10/76) Might As Well (Garcia / Hunter) Mama Tried (Haggard) Ramble On Rose (Garcia / Hunter) Cassidy (Weir / Barlow) Deal (Garcia / Hunter) El Paso (Robbins) Loser (Garcia / Hunter) Promised Land (Berry) Friend of the Devil (Garcia / Hunter / Dawson) Dancing In The Streets > (Stevenson / Gaye / Hunter) Wharf Rat > (Garcia / Hunter) Dancing In The Streets (Stevenson / Gaye / Hunter) Disc 4 (10/10/76) Samson and Delilah (Traditional) Brown-Eyed Women (Garcia / Hunter) Playing In The Band > (Weir / Hunter) Drums > (Hart / Kreutzmann) The Wheel > (Garcia / Kreutzmann / Hunter) Space > (Grateful Dead) The Other One > (Weir) Stella Blue > (Garcia / Hunter) Playing In The Band > (Weir / Hunter) Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter) Johnny B. Goode (Berry) Dick's Picks, Volume Thirty Five Grateful Dead Initial release : June 2005 Grateful Dead Records A 4 CD set of the complete show from 7 August 1971 in San Diego, all that was salvageable of the 24 August, 1971 show in Chicago, and over an hour from the 6 August, 1971 show at the Hollywood Palladium. Disc 1 San Diego 8/7/71 Big Railroad Blues (Lewis) El Paso (Robbins) Mr. Charlie (McKernan / Hunter) Sugaree (Garcia / Hunter) Mama Tried (Haggard) Bertha (Garcia / Hunter) Big Boss Man (Smith / Dixon) Promised Land (Berry) Hard To Handle (Redding / Jones / Isbell) Cumberland Blues (Garcia / Hunter / Lesh) Casey Jones (Garcia / Hunter) Truckin' (Garcia / Lesh/ Weir / Hunter) Disc 2 China Cat Sunflower (Garcia / Hunter) I Know You Rider (Traditional) Next Time You See Me (Harvey / Forest) Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter) Sing Me Back Home (Haggard) Me And My Uncle (Phillips) Not Fade Away (Petty / Hardin) Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad (Traditional) Jam (Grateful Dead) Johnny B Goode (Berry) Chicago 8/24/71 Uncle John's Band (Garcia / Hunter) Playing In The Band (Weir / Hart / Hunter) Loser (Garcia / Hunter) Disc 3 It Hurts Me Too (James) Cumberland Blues (Garcia / Lesh / Hunter) Empty Pages (McKernan) Beat It On Down The Line (Fuller) Brown-Eyed Woman (Garcia / Hunter) Saint Stephen (Garcia / Lesh / Hunter) Not Fade Away (Petty / Hardin) Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad (Traditional) Not Fade Away (Petty / Hardin) Me And Bobby McGee (Kristofferson / Foster) Big Boss Man (Smith / Dixon) Brokedown Palace (Garcia / Hunter) Disc 4; Good Lovin' (Resnick / Clark) Hollywood 8/6/71 The Other One (Weir / Kreutzmann) Me And My Uncle (Phillips) The Other One (Weir / Kreutzmann) Deal (Garcia / Hunter) Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter) Morning Dew (Dobson / Rose) Turn On Your Lovelight (Scott / Malone) Dick's Picks, Volume Nineteen Grateful Dead Initial release : October 2000 Grateful Dead Records GDCD-4039 Three CD set of music from the October 19, 1973 show in Oklahoma City. Disc 1 Promised Land (Berry) Sugaree (Garcia/Hunter) Mexicali Blues (Weir/Barlow) Tennessee Jed (Garcia/Hunter) Looks Like Rain (Weir/Barlow) Don't Ease Me In (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Jack Straw (Weir/Hunter) They Love Each Other (Garcia/Hunter) El Paso (Robbins) Row Jimmy (Garcia/Hunter) Disc 2 Playing In The Band (Weir/Hart/Hunter) China Cat Sunflower (Garcia/Hunter) I Know You Rider (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) Me and My Uncle (Phillips) Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Garcia/Hunter) Big River (Cash) Disc 3 Dark Star (Garcia/Kreutzmann/Lesh/McKernan/Weir/Hunter) Mind Left Body Jam (Grateful Dead) Morning Dew (Dobson/Rose) Sugar Magnolia (Weir/Hunter) Eyes of the World (Garcia/Hunter) Stella Blue (Garcia/Hunter) Johnny B. Goode (Berry) Dick's Picks, Volume Three Grateful Dead Initial release : November 1995 Grateful Dead Records GDCD-4021 Two CD live set from the May 22, 1977 show at Pembroke Pines, Florida. Disc 1 Funiculi Funicula (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead) The Music Never Stopped (Bob Weir / John Barlow) Sugaree (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Lazy Lightning (Bob Weir / John Barlow) Supplication (Bob Weir / John Barlow) Dancin' In The Streets (Stevenson/Gaye/I. Hunter) Help On The Way (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Slipknot! (Grateful Dead) Franklin's Tower (Jerry Garcia / Bill Kreutzmann / Robert Hunter) Disc 2 Samson And Delilah (Traditional arr. Bob Weir) Sunrise (Donna Godchaux) Estimated Prophet (Bob Weir / John Barlow) Eyes Of The World (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Wharf Rat (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Terrapin Station (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) Morning Dew (Dobson/Rose)
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Submitted by wilfredtjones on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 20:08

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With an unexpected windfall I'd probably go with: 10 (12/29/77), 14 (11/30-12/2/73), 15 (9/3/77), 25 (5/10-5-11-78), 28 (2-26-2-28/73). There you go...ask me tomorrow ya might get 5 different choices...haha!
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Submitted by inthemoment1 on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 21:11

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25 is a classic. get it for sure. good luck finding these.
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Submitted by zepthompson on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 22:20

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sweet deal right now on the originals The Vault Box for $52 - price goes back up after the 8th of July... I've never seen a remastered From the Vault #1 but I assume it exist (anyone have a HDCD copy?)
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Submitted by Anttheknee on Sat, 07/07/2012 - 15:47

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When I bought The Vault box set, all three of them were in HDCD.
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Submitted by The Weve on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 20:07

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Mark Pincus announced today live from GOTV at Bridgeport, CT on The GD Channel / Sirius Radio that a new GD box set will be anounced on Jerrys Birthday.
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Submitted by Tony_is_dead on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 20:06

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I think on the Rhino site it says why it's the theme...i bought it hook line and sinker they said only 9,000 copies and didn't want to not order and pay over 200$...i think the book and memobilia shoot up the price and let's face it it's for the rich or the very addicted...how much was the 1st limited box set? the 1969 box set? Originally...but the 1990 box set is incomplete and there's already been 3 shows at least released from that tour...dozin at the knicks, Nassau 90, the cardboard one with the turtles on it...so 3 right there...i guess it was a good tour even the dead thought so many years ago...lot of passion and energy in those shows...i think they will be released eventually as seperate show all 6 is what the box set will include, so 6 more shows that are not the previously released shows, the 1972 box set did dupe 2 or 3 shows but it would've left holes if they didn't as the promise was every show in the tour, this is just 6 shows with a good rounded out set list to include as many different songs as possible with great quality as well and i'm sure it was as they were professionally recorded...almost all of the dicks picks sound professional except some really early one's like 1968 and 1970...anyway no notice on here thankfully i got an e-mail and i'm out of 200$ but i made this commitment in 1997 or so...i still say the grateful dead is the best live band ever...maybe there were better bands overall but none were better live at least not on a coutinous basis.
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Submitted by dstache on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 13:07

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I recall the '69 Fillmore West box being about $70 total with shipping. Like the Europe '72 box, the cost per disc was pretty cheap. Like you, I have found the sound quality of almost every official release to be stellar. I'm sure you'll enjoy the box (all 6 shows are Very Good in my book)!
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Submitted by tombstone on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 15:45

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I'm sorry if this has been discussed at length in these forums (I'm sure it has somewhere) but why is it necessary for all the Dick's Picks/Road Trips/Dave's Picks to be limited edition and, at least for Dick's Picks at this point, largely out of print? It's frustrating considering that we can't all afford to buy every release. If it's about the music, which it is to me, then why not just have these shows available forever? While it's nice to have the occasional numbered set of something I'd still be perfectly happy to just be able to acquire releases when I either can afford them or when I'm in the mood for some Dead I do not yet have. Just my opinion...

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    Exactly! If my recollection serves, the town of Morrison

    received (or registered?) complaints about the Dead's volume (or perhaps a noise curfew violation?) in those July '78 shows and consequently, it seemed to me the Dead decided to intentionally change it up.

    As you said, opposed to those raucous July shows, these two August '78 shows were more intimate, even introspective, as they dynamically orchestrated a musical MC Escher evening that featured the breakout of Miracle, Stagger Lee, World to Give, Heart of Me, and Shakedown Street. (* Note the Shakedown Street album wasn't released until November 15, 1978.)

    The dynamics of this show included profoundly delicate moments along with the soaring jams and delightful segues from song to song. It was akin to staring into an Escher print deeper and deeper and losing oneself in the intricacy and dizzying depictions of realism contrasted with fantasy, the metamorphosis into Dead's aural precision and chaos, which ignited our introductory tribal stomp to those lilting notes and then lyrics "don't tell me this town ain't got no heart." The next time the Grateful Dead played Shakedown was in Gizah, in front of the pyramids!
    Appreciate 1stShow reminder of this shared evening which served to tickle that elusive synapse in recalling those shows that became the soundtrack of our lives.

    Love the Rocks and I will always remember my first Red Rocks show (shared with the Dead) which triggered an ongoing pilgrimage for music and magic at this remarkable site.

    "The truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step."

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    1stshow70878
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    Intimate...

    is the perfect term for those two shows.
    Quite the contrast from the raucous July shows.
    Smaller crowd too as the locals were the beneficiaries of the short notice announcement in the ticket by mail era. Did not sell out.
    I feel quite privileged to have seen them.
    Thanks for the input you guys!
    Cheers

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    Oroboros
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    1stshow, I agree regarding the second run at Red Rocks

    Those August shows had several new songs and these nights seemed to be quite intimate shows (to me, anyway). I thought the Dead were 'test-driving' those new tunes along with emotional preparation in anticipation of their Egypt trip and Pyramid shows.

    "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."

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    Anatexis
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    Yes. They really seemed excited to have discovered Red Rocks with the unprecedented two distinct runs the summer of 78. I agree a mini box set would be great. I did not get to see the first two shows because I was working during the summer of 78 in Washington state, but I was able to go back home late in the summer and thus made it to the August shows. Saw many more over the years, but the first two were special for a variety of reasons.

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    1stshow70878
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    I keep lobbying for those 2 August '78 Red Rocks shows to be a mini-box (or 4-CD DaP if it would fit). Lots of 1st performances and the rare If I Had The World To Give. So cool that they boomeranged back to Red Rocks after the July shows tour enders. I think they liked it there.
    Cheers

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    Anatexis
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    I have to agree that what is presented on this release is a fantastic live recording in terms of its sonic clarity. Interestingly, I recently read somewhere that the reason the Dead didn't do much with these shows at the time is due to problems with the miking of Keith's piano. If so, you could not tell it from these recordings. It's also worth noting that Billy was playing with one arm, having broken the other one sometime during the summer. I saw the two Red Rocks shows in late August prior to departure for Egypt. The August 30 show included the breakout of Shakedown Street, which was mind blowing at the time.

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    WM_2004
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    Rocking The Cradle - Egypt '78 2CD/1DVD & Bonus CD

    Found a copy of this sealed with the bonus disc for a reasonable price on eBay recently. Once it arrived, I popped it into the Blu-ray player and was immediately was stricken with the clarity and beautiful mastering on this release. Seriously. This is not one to sleep on. Easily top 5 clearest live mixes I've ever heard.

    The main two CDs are great, and the DVD is perfect for getting the feel of being there at the pyramids in person. The bonus CD is fine, but it is definitely loads weaker and looser in performance than the main material. I will say though, the Estimated -> Eyes is very unique as Eyes is played in a different manner than usual, with the drummers changing the rhythm drastically.

    Is the bonus disc worth the eBay scalper price it runs for? Not really. Is it, however, an entertaining listen? Absolutely. I mean, Jerry does stumble over half of Terrapin, but that's not the point. The point is, these guys (and Donna) are having fun on stage in front the literal Great Pyramids.

    Rhino. Please put out more CD/DVD combo releases like this out there!

    P.S. - Halloween 1980 at Radio City Music Hall deserves this treatment. And, like many have said before me, do it with with Alpine '89!

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    strat-wolf-bean
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    I love the mix - for all the tracks, really - on Steppin' Out. And although I have the E '72 trunk, when I don't have time for a complete show (i.e. those from England) like for the anniversary yesterday/today, I still reach for disc 3 or disc 4 - which is particularly awesome and always satisfies.

    Overall, the Steppin' Out mix has a bit 'broader' sound, with more 'room feel' - at least to my ears. However, I'd say that IF you have the trunk or the all-music edition and full access to all the shows, then you probably don't Need 4 more discs of virtually identical music. But if you're missing any of 4/7, Bickershaw, or the middle 2 Lyceum shows, then I would say you should go for it.

    Hope this helps

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    Shindigger
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    4/8/72 Dark Star -- Worth buying both versions?

    Does the version on Steppin' Out sound markedly different from the version on the Europe '72 box set? I see they were both mixed by Jeffery Norman but the run times are different. I have the box set, but is it worth buying Steppin' Out?

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    ar850m91
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    24-bit DL

    Hello everyone, just wanted to say that I've been a regular here for years over different accounts I tended to forget the pw's for.
    As my title suggests, I'm writing to inquire about something that has puzzled me for some time now. There have been a few releases now (for example, July 1978, May 1977 [the first box, not the one with Cornell], and both the Spring 1990 boxes) for which high res digital downloads were made available either through the dead net website or HDT's, etc. But before long, these would disappear. In some cases these files were commonly considered the best source of the recordings and from what I've experienced I'd agree. Once I upgraded my system and was able to do a direct comparison of the CD's vs the 24-bit files of the Pacific NW box, for example, that was all the convincing I needed. There was no question. That said, there are several releases I missed out on and was hoping someone might point me in the direction of an official source for these files I have otherwise been unable to locate. Any help is appreciated.