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  • bobstephen
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    Auctioning all my taper section cassette master live recordings from 1984-1995 to benefit the Rex foundation at Backstage Auctions dot com.
    Special Collections, under the Auctions tab.

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    Welcome, and if you're still having issues accessing messages, speak up. I sent you one just to see if it got through. Thank you and good luck in your quest!
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    Hello there,

    I am new to the dead.net forum and am struggling with the private message function - I keep getting an Access Denied error.

    I would be interested in any tapes that someone may be looking to re-home and would be more than happy to pay any costs to ship them to me.

    I’m a “new” dead head (born in 1990 so I have no choice but to be I suppose). I grew up on American Beauty and Workingmans, picked up guitar in the 90s with heavy GD influence on songs, and got to see Dead & Co at Alpine in 2016.

    I have a bunch of old school music equipment both for listening and recording, and want to add some tapes to my collection. Getting harder now it feels like as everything GD is mainstream again (post Sphere even more so?) I snagged a box of reel to reel live recordings for $40 back in 2020; not sure you could find a single reel for that on the internet now.

    Im just looking to have these for my collection and experience the music as it’s been experienced over the years without overpaying someone who is just out to make money off something.

    Anyhow, appreciate your time, and if anyone happens to have any tapes around still, I’d be honored to add them to my collection.

    Thank you,

    Gayl from Wisconsin

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    Hey now - I still have a bunch of my old tapes. I might be interested in trading for some cool blown glass item or ?

    Feel free to PM me.

    Thanks,
    Jon

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    Long time taper here thru the 70s and 80s. I have several tape decks that could use a good home. Nakamichi 1000 and a Tandberg TCD330 that need work. Also a Teac 2300SD Reel to Reel that works fine but could prob use a little tune up. before putting on ebay or FB, wanted to put it our to our community. Anyone out there that knows how to repair or tune up? I am in New Jersey.

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    I’d love just even a couple tapes. I’ll take anything. New collector. Thanks!

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    Hey,

    I was gifted a box of GD and other cassettes. Got the Big Wu music out of it I was looking for. Happy to share the rest with you, or anyone else. Let me know.

    Kurt

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    Hey there! Im a younger fan and have been looking to acquire more tapes. if the tapes still need a home I’d love to take them off of your hands and can pay postage. Thanks! Hope you’re having a good summer

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    I have about 30 cassette tapes of shows from the 80s that I would like to give to someone who will use them. Let me know. Comes a time.

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    Looking for Dead tapes to enjoy! Other tapes welcome too! I'm a glassblower in the foothills of California and would be love to trade with you. Hit the reply button and let me know you're interested and what you'd like to offer and I'll reply accordingly, probably with some pictures of glass that I've made and could make for you. Thanks!

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I've been trying to trade for a copy of The Dead 8/8/03 Darien Lake w/ Bob Dylan. Can't seem to find a copy. I was at the show, and would love a keepsake if anyone can help me out please PM me or e-mail, zkinard@ycp.edu Thanks so much! Cheers, Zach
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Hey Now,Been on here today reading all the posts about people having problems with downloading files, and using Lossless instead of MP's to get a true sound balance, and files not loading. I was thinking, what ever happened to tape trees? I wanted to make the jump to digital but its too time consuming vs. spinning tapes. The amount of tapes I have are in the thousands. I use 2 Sony TC KE500S single well decks, with monster cable feeds. So, Hunter, if you read this. If there is anyone who wants to do a tape tree or vine let me know. I would be more than able to assist with the project. Maybe a best of '95 or something like that. Just a thought for all the people having problems with this digital realm. Let the music flow.. Deadtaper
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Ripping and burning a WAV CD takes about 10 minutes total vs the 90 minutes it takes to do a tape, so don't use time as an excuse, deadtaper!!! I don't do FLAC either, WAV sound is good enough for me. Come check out the vineyard and start collecting some higher sound quality shows!!!
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In 2004, The Dead posted one song from each show on the tour on the website for download. I just had a recent hard drive crash and lost mucho GB of live music. (I was going to backup, I swear). Most of these songs I had burned to CD, and I only need the last four songs on the tour. Can anybody point me to a download site to grab these four songs. I would prefer the unedited versions, as e-tree has a (dead) torrent of edited files. Thanks much.
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I wish to Inform the Deadhead community that my Best Friend in the entire world as passed and any fellow heads that would know him (and there were many, many heads)should know that this happened, particularily Tony in Portland that i do not know how to contact but I saw at the 2004 show there with the Dead. Andy was a model deadhead in his belief system or principals. Jerry would of have been proud to call him friend , he never wanted to be a typical fan or hassle anyone at anytime. He was my music partner we went to so many shows together , the ones on my profile is a small sampling. His knowledge of the music and the Dead plus numerous other band community was like a library of knowledge , The vault people could of used Andy. The following is his Obit and the DEADHEADS worldwide weather you knew him or not, should heed to his passing. His story is 30 years plus and amazing. It would take more space than I'm provided to tell the story from beginning to end. I have been given his music collection , which is quite extensive in tapes as well as CD's , Probably more than 3000 pieces or more. I will be cataloging this collection of live shows and all. The following is the OBIT , My Tears have flown for three days now since I found out. Yesterday was the big day for the furneral and being with his family. I have known Andy since we were 15 years old. John Andrew "Andy" Vojtko John Andrew "Andy" Vojtko of Libertyville Visitation for John Andrew "Andy" Vojtko, 45, will be from 1 p.m. until the time of the services at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 29700 N. St. Mary's Road, Libertyville, with Pastor Robert Davis officiating. Born Aug. 18, 1962, in Libertyville, he passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Andy had lived in the Libertyville-Mundelein area all his life. He was a 1980 graduate of Libertyville High School, received an associates degree from the College of Lake County and attended Illinois State University. He was a charter member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Libertyville and was employed as a cook at Winchester House for many years. Andy enjoyed music, model trains, the outdoors, various pets and cooking. Surviving are his parents, Gerald and Delores Vojtko of Libertyville; two sisters, Jane (Charles) Binning of Cornville, Ariz. and Lynne (Darren) Rogers of Wauconda; and his favorite nephew and niece, Ethan and Brianna Rogers. Memorial contributions can be made to your favorite charity. Arrangements were made by Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, Libertyville, 847-362-3009. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 6/27/2008.
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well hello all, I'm new here on the site, I was lucky to see 2 shows back in the 90s, Chicago's Soldier Field show, Saturday, June, 19th, 1993 what a 1st show for me,, a big bolt of lightning hit down right behind the stage veiw just outside the stadium, it came right down thru the orange foggy haze just as the band started to warm up,everyone felt it, I felt it, I was a very big fan from that show on, i also seen the very last show at Buckeye Lake, in Oh, 1994, i always wanted to get a copy of these taped shows i always noticed the taper section, but i never was lucky to meet anyone who taped, I wish i could have, if i only new then how much i would enjoy listening to whole shows later in life, and how much relaxation it would bring me,, i would have been right there at the show,(,any show within driving distance 2 or 3 days,) with my mike pole up,taping everything I could,, well hindsights,, any how, i am so interested in starting to collect and share tapes or recordings. I know this is somthing that is frowned on as of late by the high ups, but as i remember from being at the shows the tapers were a big part of it,, almost as the members of the band wanted to put on a great show for not only the audiance but also the tapers, now it seems from what i read that the HighWhigs are not as into fans sharing, they want to be the only kid at school with a big great tasting peice of Grateful Deadalicious, and there chewing hard and lip smacking,, but they dont have enoughto share with the class funless you have 99.95, well anyways same ole story, im really wanting to start getting some shows to listen to and share, i really really love listening to whole shows, i was in a motercycle accident last year i still am not walking, but i will someday, and i have a lot of time to listen, i am a Locamotive Engineer by trade, but im on medical leave right now, if there is anyone who might have some extra time to help me get started with a few recordingings so i would have somthing to trade with others when obtaining i would be so so "grateful" and i will try to make it up to u with some of my music thats related you might not have my email is wharf_rat@yahoo.com im Craig, thanks my freinds,,
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not sure who you're calling names up there, but hey, this is the official Grateful Dead site and we do allow trading of shows that are not commercially released. I'd suggest paying a visit to The Vineyard and getting some ideas. Meanwhile, feel free to head over to the Gainful Employment topic and post about being a locomotive engineer. Which, I suspect, is a dream job for a lot of us.
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Hello, Marye didnt mean any offence to the people making the money, perhaps the highwhig comment was a little bit offensive! sorry, if you were offended by my lingo, its theres to make money with, and thats fine, its the bands and the managements hardwork, i was refering to sites like internet archives, i herd that they used to let people trade the soundboard tapes and all, and then they took some of the live taped shows off recently ,someone made a comment about Phil being responsible for putting some of it back on, but im sure not about all of it! its changed alot in the last few years now that live shows are sold for a dollar a song,with all the mp3 podcasting and all, i understand it if they feel they have lost millions, they probably have, but there was a strong statement made if i remember correctly that it was ok to tape and trade for non profit and as long as they werent commercially released, and im glad thats the way it still is!! i hope it stays that way as long as it can!!i would like to get some recordings of whole shows for myself to listen to and trade,Marye, i know you work alot with the customer service from your posts, i did shell out the $100.00 for the Winterland 73' box set and im very happy to have it, it sounds great, they did alot of nice work with it,its somthing to hear how great the band sounded at that set of shows! im sure that most fans would love pay to have them do that mastering work on other live music box set,i will be in line, it sounds to good to pass up! 2 track or not, it sounds better than most any recording of any live or studio,music ive herd its so stereophonic,if thats the correct term, but my disc 2 "track" "Bertha" pops and cracks,like it has a defect, there was glue all over most of the disc like they were put in the box's before it dried, and i did get most of it off easily with no damage, i would like to get my disc 2 replaced, i cant seem to get ahold of anyone though, well, like i said Marye, i wanst calling anyone out to hurt feelings, i was in the wrong,, i take it back if i did offend,, i just want to see the live recordings made by the fans stay free traded, hopefully it will, as for being a Locomotive Engineer its a great job, i had to give up alot of things i loved for it,, lifestyle wise, you can probably imagine, to be safe for all,, i have somewhat of an understanding with the Wharf Rats,,, you do see alot of nice things on the rails, sunrises, sunsets, you experiance alot of things that can be pretty sad also! its life!! and Death!! for everything! hopefully it balances out! i love to listen to my Grateful Dead on the ipod 160gig on the 200mi 12hr trips, well hope i set everything ok again! i dont mind being called out!! i was in the wrong!!, hope were ok! im a big mouth bass sometimes. talk to you later, thanks for the advice!
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and as to that bad Bertha disc, email the particulars to josh dot leopard at iventa dot com, and he should get things straightened out pretty fast. Though last I heard they were still waiting for the replacement discs. Let's just say you're not alone on that one. As for the ins and outs of the taper scene, archive, etc., I try to stay out of it. Here we're just muddling along trying to do what works for everyone, and while there are definitely rough spots it mostly works!
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I own just about every show from late 60s and up and am looking to sell them if anyone is interested in purchasing this insane collection email me @ addisystems@gmail.com
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Looking for a SBD of Richfield, OH 03-21-94 1: Greatest> Bertha, Same Thing, Peggy-O, Queen Jane, West L. A., Eternity> Tennessee Jed 2: Picasso Moon> New Speedway> Victim> He's Gone> Jam> Drumz> Lovelight> Stella Blue> Lovelight E: Liberty 2nd set was off the hook!
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Hi GD folks, I was wondering if anybody wants to trade CDR audio and some DVD video of the Grateful Dead...I do have other groups too, but I'm still compiling the list...I've got approx 1150 hours of just GD, roughly 350 shows I think the majority are SBD and some audience, many of these are transfers from my own DAT>CDR many aud's that are not on Archive.org that are very good...please drop me a line and I send you out a list via e-mail attachment , excel program... Ursa Minor my e-mail off group: funbebop@yahoo.com please put in the heading via dead.net or e-mail me here with your off group e-mail I wish that for just one time, You could stand inside my shoes, and for just that one moment, I could be you - Bob Dylan, Positively 4th St.
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does anyone out there have the recording of The Dead at Blossom Music Center in Ohio July 2004 Wave That Flag summer tour. I forget the exact day sorry. I have been looking for it ever since the show and have been unable to find it. If you don't have it, do you know where I may be able to find it. I am willing to pay. Thanks in advance!!!
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Hey Y'all! Not sure if this is "against the rules" here in "official" tape trading land, but I am going for it anyways. I have about 50 DAT tapes (mostly SBD's - each tape is either a "whole show" or 2 sets from different shows or some combination of both) ranging from 1966 to 1995 and mostly 198?'s and 199?'s. So, this is A LOT of great music (probably about 80 hours worth). I still listen to the magic of "the boy's" but simply do not have the time or the drive to do anything with these DAT's and would love to see them continue to circulate. These are DAT's that came through some "close to home" channels when I lived in Northern Cali! Here is my offer.... I am looking for someone who actually has a functional well maintained DAT machine who will take these tapes and make it their duty to make them into digital files / CD's to spread throughout the land. In return, I would simply like to receive a CD copy of certain select shows as you do them over time. I realize that this is quite a commitment for someone and that it would have to be someone who is good at following through with a project like this. One way of looking at it is, with 50 tapes, you could treat yourself to 1 new DEAD DAT dessert a week for almost a whole year! It would simply take downloading the show to HD and then burning some CD's. Let's get creative and work out the details! Please email me directly at Antonio@SoundingSpirit.com to respond. Thanks, Antonio (^_^)
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Anybody have this show??
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Here is the list! 66-03-25 – Whole Show - Troupers Club, L.A. - SBD 66-07-03 – Whole Show – The Fillmore – SBD 71-07-02 – Set 2 – Fillmore West – SBD 72-05-11 – Set 1 & part of 2 – Netherlands – SBD 72-05-26 – Set 1 – London – SBD 72-07-26 – Whole Show – Portland, OR – SBD 72-07-26 – Part of Set 2 – SBD 73-11-10 – Set 2 – Winterland – SBD 73-05-26 – Set 1 & 3 – Kezar Staadium – DSBD 74-06-18 – Whole Show – Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY – SBD 74-08-06 – Set 1 - Jersey City – SBD 74-10-19 – Winterland – SBD 76-06-15 – Whole Show – The Beacon, NY, NY – DSBD 77-06-08 – Set 2 – Winterland – DSBD 77-06-09 – Whole Show – Winterland – Reel >DAT SBD 77-01-11 – Whole Show – Detroit, MI – DSBD 78-07-08 – Set 2 – Red Rocks - DSBD 78-10-21 – Set 2 – Winterland – DSBD 78-11-24 – Whole Show – Capitol Theater – Passaic, NJ – SBD 80-06-21 – Set 1 - Anchorage, AL – SBD 80-09-06 – Set 2 – Lewiston, ME – F.O.B. Aud. 80-10-04 – Acoustic & Set 1 – Warfield – SBD 80-10-06 – Acoustic Set – Warfield - DSBD 80-10-10 – Acoustic Set – Warfield - DSBD 80-10-11 – Acoustic Set – Warfield - DSBD 81-12-31 – Whole Show – Oakland Coliseum – DSBD 82-12-31 – Whole Show – Oakland Coliseum – DSBD 82-07-31 – Whole Show - Austin, TX - DSBD 85-08-30 – Whole Show – Houston, TX - DSBD 87-05-03 – Set 2 - Frost Ampitheater – DSBD 87-09-24 – Set 2 – Philly Spectrum – DSBD (Smokin’!) 89-02-10 – Whole Show - Great Western Forum, L.A. – DSBD 90-12-12 – Set 2 – Denver, CO – DSBD 91-08-16 – Set 2 – Shoreline – SBD 91-08-17 – Set 2 – Shoreline – SBD 91-09-10 – Set 1 – MSG – DSBD – (filler from 71-07-02) 91-09-22 – Whole Show – Boston Garden – DSBD 91-09-25 – Whole Show – Boston Garden - DSBD 91-10-27 – Set 2 – Oakland Coliseum – SBD (w/ Carlos & Gary Duncan) 92-05-30 – Set 2 – Silver Bowl, Las Vegas – DSBD 92-12-16 – Set 2 – Oakland Coliseum – SBD 93-09-22 – Whole Show – MSG – DSBD (w/ David Murray on Sax) 94-03-30 – Whole Show – The Omni, Atlanta, GA – DSBD 94-10-05 – Set 2 – Philly Spectrum – Pre-FM DSBD (Jerry during Drums!) 94-12-11 – Whole Show – Oakland Coliseum - DSBD 95-07-08 – Show – Soldier Field – Aud Other: 94-02-13 - Crosby, Phil & Nash! – Masonic Temple, S.F. JGB 71-09-01 – Garcia & Saunders – Keystone, S.F. – SBD 75-04-12 – Legion of Mary – Masonic Temple, Scranton, PA – SBD 75-10-17 – JGB – Concord Pavillion – SBD 75-12-19 – JGB – Winterland – SBD 79-03-?? – Reconstruction – SBD 81-05-30 – JGB – Phoenix Theater, Petaluma, CA – SBD 83-11-25 – JGB – Cleveland Music Hall - SBD
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Jerry Garcia Band 2-29-80, second show Calderone Theatre. Thanks
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Anyone have a copy of RatDog and Keller Williams from Central Park last year that they would like to trade?
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i'm a great Dead fan but i'm kinda new to all of this tape trading thing.could somebody explain it to me? thanx, jonas Greetz From Belgium
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Looking for any Atlanta, GA shows from 1986-1994. Thanks!! STEVE from Gadsden! Are you there? Lost your contact info. Moved out of state. Want to get back with you. Eddie V.
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Howdy, I'm looking for some Grateful Dead CDR trades...I've got over 750 shows on CDR of the Grateful Dead, mostly SBD, but some HQ Aud sources too! I'm also looking for a copy of the GD at Cornell Univ. Ithica NY 05-08-77 from the betty board reels source or even better the matrix mix with the aud tapes via e-tree/archive.org please inquire and I will send you my list thanks a bunch, Ursa Minor I wish that for just one time, You could stand inside my shoes, and for just that one moment, I could be you - Bob Dylan, Positively 4th St.
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Gotta love the hard truckers sound of 74. Anyone else love roosevelt nj aug 74 as much as me?
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Anyone out there have any live Hot Tuna on cd from mid 70's?There was a Central Park show from around 1975 that was in circulation. I was there and in my top 10 all time shows. Please contact me w/ any info. Thanks EJJD
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I was at this show, and it was my first introduction to the magnificent rattle and hum of the remnants of the Grateful Dead. I would certainly love to find a copy. If you can help, PM me or e-mail me at zkinard@ycp.edu. I have plenty to trade, and would be forever grateful.Thanks, Zach (Redgrenadine)
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I have just found these, so please give me a day or two then check your PM'sThey look like grate shows and a nice addition to both of our collections. Peace Rick
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anyone have tapes of this show?
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Remember this show alot from my tape tradn days-guess it was the only time they played there. Let the music take a backseat when I started tryn to figure out if I was the VICTM OR THE CRIME...... got postage or if anyone can direct me to a link, new to the digital world. This whole site is great. STRANGERS STOPPING STRANGERS
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I'm looking for the early show with the Dark Star... if anyone is willing, please PM me for a trade.
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anyone have the st louis, alpinevalley,indy,detroit,cleveland shows from 2004 i attended all these shows and would love to hear that beautiful music again. it was a summer i will never forget, and i would like to go back there through the music. please help me if you can. will trade/pay.
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I have well over 1000 hours of GD, ABB, Springsteen, jazz, SCI, Dylan, etc on tape, and now I have a deck that converts tapes to digital. I don't want to throw all these tapes away - bad for the environment, and a waste of years of meticulously collected music. I'm willing to give these away in bulk, and all you have to do is send postage and SASE - sort of like the old "blanks and postage" deal except you don't even have to send blanks!Just today, I listened to 5/6/89 and 5/4/42. Last night it was fall of 1970 and fall 1973. And I want all this great music to find good homes. I know most of us are digital collectors now, but if you are interested, email me at chip@chipwithrow.com. "Folk rock for groovin families!" myspace.com/chipwithrow chipwithrow.com
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Hi, I would really like to make a serious Dead and JGB collection. I have started about 8 years ago when I was in high school. Yes I am young I am 26. Some people think I am too young to be a Dead Head. But Jerry has really inspired me and made me the man I am today. What I really want is to find a really big database of music I can put on my computer and convert to mp3s or burn to cds.. Youd think that with computers and fast download speeds you could just download gigabites of shows... Archive.org the only thing you can download are audience recordings. I really like sugarmegs but its hard to put in all the tracks for each show. I am using nero and thats not really working well... Does anyone have any ideas?? I would really appreciate. tphuber@gmail.com
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Instead of sending a b&p with blank cds they should just send a blank hard drive.
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I am looking for a great sound board copy of this great show. The "Dew" is absolutly amazing--worth while on its own. I have about 250 shows on tape but most don't want tape and I don't have a digital converter (yet). So I guess I will have to do a B&P. If someone is interested, you can contact me at pwyatt30@yahoo.com. Take Care!
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Wanted: reliable person with copious quality shows (preferably without gaps) on CD who wants to trade. I have a pretty extensive collection, mostly from 70's era, but am always looking to fill some holes (right now the Northwestern 11/1/73 is much desired) and acquire more Brent era Dead. PM with your email and we can exchange lists.
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I am a young Deadhead and I have been absorbing every dead show I can get my hands on. Right now I've been borrowing all the live Dead I can from my limited resources, but my hunger is insatiable and growing still. I am looking for suggestions of shows that are extremely spacey/psychedelic/out there. Jams that stretch on and on and take you to another planet, primarily through the instruments and not so much through vocals. Shows that just bleed electric acid vibes through your body and mind and leave you changed. Can anyone give suggestions of particular shows I should seek out?
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Well a lot of your descriptions are subjective to the listener. So, with that being said some of my suggestions might not be exactly what you are looking for but here you go: 1. 2-14-70 Dick's Pick TOO and Dark Star are absolutely killer and spacey as hell. 2. the Field Trip 8-27-72. For me this show is a melding of their really psychedelic stuff and the jazzy influence of '73, but there is some great psych-rock here. 3. Fillmore West 1969: the Complete Recordings. If you can get your hands on this box set, you will be set because this is their pinnacle of acid rock and killer stuff. In my opinion 68-through really '71 is the height of their acid era. So if that is what you really want then you can't miss. Once you branch out into late 70's and all the way until the end, you will find a much varied band that can rock-out on any tune on any given night. Not to say they weren't great in the 60's and early 70's (my second favorite year is 1970, after '77), they were--just different and in a good way. Happy hunting!!
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one my first suggestion I meant to say Dick's pick #4. I just got ahead of myself.
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The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is also phenominal. 6 cd's. The best of the best. 1974 and the sound is awesome. Winterland at it's glorious splendor, a magic place you know. Don't go without this in your collection. It's is a bargain also, and mastered in glorious HDCD, which does make a difference. Crank it up and you will feel like you are there, and being there is better than anywhere,it's Winterland!
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Might want to give 6/16/74 a spin. 3 set show, outdoor venue, Wall Of Sound, and some rather interesting excursions. If you're not up for all 3:58:21 of it, focus on the Eyes>Big River, Playin and then Truckin>Nobody's>Wharf>GDTRFB. Don't let the early tech glitches fool you, it all gets sorted out. You can find it here: http://www.archive.org/details/gd74-06-16.sbd.fink.17701.sbeok.shnf Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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The wall of sound era is amazing!!! Especially when Phil plugs that quadrophonic bass in and drops some of those sweet "Phil bombs". Jerry's soloing is also sublime and really mellow. He really drives the band to a different level, and they take that ride all the way through the decade (especially '77). And aren't Keith and Bobby the first rhythm devils??? :)
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Hi there,I recently purchased Hundred Year Hall. Does anyone out there have the outtakes? I'm looking to make up the complete show. Thankyou. Adam
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Thanks a lot Arkdeadhead and Mr. Pid. I appreciate your advice. I will see if I can find some of those shows. Peace
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if anyone has this i'd be interested because you know it has to be good if Dick just puts 'unique' for the other one jam.
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Been searching for 20+ years for SBDs of the following: Dead: 1/10/79 Nassau Coliseum (according to lemieux is not even in vault and I assume given to brent for practice) - my 1st show dark star, st. stephen... well now you know why I have been hard core for 30 yrs now! 10/12/84 Augusta - I have the circulating version with static throughout 1st set and aud for ujb and on in 2nd set. Anyone have full show SBD... one of the most killer dews ever. JGB: 2/13/80 Palace Theatre, Albany - night before organic chem test and lets just say I was certainly studying chem... An amazing performance and one that I have never seen circulate. I have an extensive list of SBDs so happy to trade. Thanks