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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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March 25, 2025 - 1:11pm

#81

simonrob

Joined:
June 7, 2007

Avalon

They could have released it as a standalone 1 CD release or even a 2 LP set. We don't get enough of those.

By the way, what is a custom keepsake box?
March 25, 2025 - 12:58pm

#82

JimInMD

Joined:
June 27, 2011

Re: Poncho

There are no stupid or novice questions. I just wish I had answers.

I think from time to time dave n company do get things wrong, but it's not for lack of trying. There's thousands of people that follow the series, box sets and these threads and thousands of different perspectives, likes and dislikes.

How's the saying go, you can't please all of the people all the time. Sometimes I get pissy but most of the time I see what they are trying to do and it makes perfect sense. This box is a bit pricey, but I got it anyway.. I mean, does the kid really need to go to college (or get food or clothes that fit).

As for the cassette.. I looked briefly at decks and then thought to myself.. no way Jose. I am hoping one of the good souls out there pulls it down, digitizes it and it makes it's happy way to my digital world. But I do wonder what they were thinking on this one and why I tossed my old Nakamichi just because all the bands had rotted. I honestly didn't think I would ever need it again and I also didn't think there were people out there that could fix it. But I still think this one was a silly gimmick and without a digital copy made available directly from Jeffrey Norman's remaster, this gimmick will not age well, about as well as cassettes did. Why go through all the trouble to remaster the show if you are going to put it on a cassette? Not that I am going to let that ruin the box for me, but I am scratching my chin a bit with a puzzled look on my face, they might as well have released it on an 8 track. Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
March 25, 2025 - 11:00am

#83

Vguy72

Joined:
June 29, 2007

What Crow Told Me said....

....kickstarter Greyfolded update. Test pressings successful. Shipping in 2-4 weeks.
Edit. Santa Fe Downs is being torn down. Brokedown Palace.
March 25, 2025 - 10:35am

#84

Crow Told Me

Joined:
October 15, 2020

Well, Since You Asked

Here's an example of why a full track list could make or break this box:

Suppose you're someone who loves '69. (Huh. Huh huh huh. Etc.) Suppose the most interesting things in the whole box, as far as you're concerned, are the three '69 shows from the Fillmore West. We know that those shows are not complete. So for all we know the box set might include as little as one song from each date. OR it might include as much as full disc from each night. Or more. Or something in between.

And we can say the same for the Fillmore East shows from '71, and the Boston Music Hall shows from '72. They are also incomplete. So are we getting one song from each? A little filler at the end of a disc of some other show? Near complete sets on full discs? Who knows?

True, we know all the other shows are complete, and we can look up the full tracks lists if we want. But for me, the lack of info on the '69, '71, and '72 shows makes a big difference. I'm not that interested in "filling in the gaps" of years that aren't already well represented in my collection. Like everybody else, I like what I like, and I happen to like those years a lot more than '85 or the '90s. There are some shows in this box I'd really like to have: the Berkeley Greek, the Red Rocks and Winterland shows, that 3.16.73. But if I'm shelling out $600 for 60 discs (and a cassette I have no way of playing) I'd like to know that there are a few more shows that are going to get played more than once.

I'm not angry about this. I just find it puzzling. Why would you NOT list the tracks? I can't think of another box set by anybody that didn't list full contents. Anyway, I'm not planning to buy this one unless we get some more info. That's just me. You do you.
March 24, 2025 - 6:36pm

#85

proudfoot

Joined:
August 2, 2020

Yo Pancho

If 7/13/84 were missing Dark Star, I'd certainly be out.

But again, my circumstances say no to dropping 600+ regardless

Luckily I have plenty already to enjoy

Y'all be cool, Pancho
March 24, 2025 - 6:31pm

#86

proudfoot

Joined:
August 2, 2020

I woke today

Felt inside my wallet

No can do

600$ + is a phuqload of money

So I'm not surprised it's still available

If it were all 60s shows, I would get it regardless of the steep price
March 24, 2025 - 3:09pm

#87

Pancho Pantera

Joined:
April 26, 2014

......no disrespect intended.....

Greetings All.

I mostly log in for insight and to better appreciate ALL GD music from all periods and this release sounds like a pretty happy thing.

My question, again, I mean no disrespect to anyone with my question, just learning: I understand the cost is prohibitive to many, definitely understand that. I enjoy listening to the recordings in their entirety, not just highlights or certain tracks. So, I get the differences between the Dave's Picks and Road Trips series.

...on to my question....some people do not want to purchase this, (even if they can possibly afford it), due to the lack of tracklisting. I understand 'transparency', but what I am trying to understand, for example, if a certain concert is missing which track(s), would it deter you from purchasing the set? Example to try and illustrate, it sounds like the Greek show is extremely vital. If there is only a partial show of this, what would stop you from purchasing this set?

...to further try and help clarify, what if the Greek show was missing one track, and the missing track was not Dark Star. Which track(s) would be the deal breaker(s)?

Something that might cause me to pause and not purchase something is the belief that the concert would be made available in its complete form at a later time. (Hendrix.----Band of Gypsys). I don't think that is the case with the dates from this 60th anniversary set.

I guess in the end I am just trying to figure out which dates are vital and essential that, unless they are complete, would cause someone to pass on the set, and for what reason? Or which tracks missing from which shows would cause someone to not purchase this set, and again for what reason?

Apologies to you all if this question is really a 'no brainer' and I just am too "new" to sort this out. Well, hope I was able to make some sense. Sigh.

Finally, if you would rather share stuff personally for my enlightenment, a PM conversation would be cool too.

Thank you all for your time, patience and consideration with my weird, novice questions.

Have a beautiful day.
March 24, 2025 - 2:07pm

#88

nitecat

Joined:
November 1, 2010

Get Shown The Light: Candace Brightman Interview

Hey now Part two of two of my DTV interview with Candace Brightman, the Lighting Director for the Dead 1972-1995 is up and streaming free at dreamswedreamed dot com.
March 24, 2025 - 1:35pm

#89

I Woke Today

Joined:
October 17, 2017

Still available?

I'm shocked that this box set is still available. Almost 2 weeks since announcement and you can still order. Is the shine coming off of these special releases?
March 24, 2025 - 12:31pm

#90

Vguy72

Joined:
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Pink Floyd live at Pompeii....

....is heading to theaters at the end of April.

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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.

Wow

Oh, to have a whole lotta expendable cash.

There's 7/13/84

To be responsible or not to be responsible

That is the question

You asked for it...

You got it!
How fast will 6000 copies sell out?
Cheers
And it has 8-12-79 for Hendrixfreak!
(and all the rest of us who were there)

WOW

That's a big gulp!

Like forbidden fruit I bit,,,, ok two bites, records and cds!

Now to tell she who must be obeyed.

IBM middle management axion - Easier to seek forgiveness than to ask permission.

also -

for 600 bucks, how about some pictures of the damn thing :-)

Already started building that special shelf for this baby!

Can it be much larger .....

.... than Europe 72? That was 22 shows on 73 cd's.

This is only 20 shows.

Pictures be nice!

Ugh

I just bought the 78 box and, after a long debate, the MSG box. So I was going to pass on this. And just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in. This box contains my first show 5/13/78 at Spectrum. And another one I attended, Hampton 81. Oh well. It's only money.

Delhead - it's only money

Can't play money, sure you could leave it to your kids. But hey, fuckem. THIS is an investment.

Delhead, go for it. Your worth it. If not you, who?

I was afraid of something…

I was afraid of something like this.

Do we think this is the only box of the year then?

Can't play money

Dennis - I like your perspective. And my kids have their own money.

HF Proposes...

a joint venture, lol. Go together with others to divide and conquer to get only the shows you want. He says (over on the 3-CD page) he is most interested in the early stuff and our R.R. show from 8-12-79. An interesting and brilliant proposal but would require going in with someone of different era tastes. A meeting of the minds between the different generations of Deadheads.
Cheers

Joey

"do you think this will be the only box this year?"

IT BETTER BE!!!! :-) My wife ain't made of money!

Why does it say "cassette"

next to the first offering 4-5-69 Avalon?
Is it from a cassette?
Or on a cassette?
Can't imagine them producing cassettes but I'm OK with that if they do.
EDIT: Yes, from Dave's Office Hours chat, the first show is on a cassette! Wow.
Cheers
Sure sign of Spring: The deer ate my daffodils. Dang! They only bloomed yesterday.

WOW

This one came out of nowhere, it looks pretty stacked I must say.
But but but where's the GREASE, pre-69???

Not complaining, just asking for a friend.

Be Well People!
Sixtus

Sweet!

I'm in and can't wait!

First time a show I was at being released 3/17/93. Capital Centre was dozed to the gills and the band knew it!!

2025 Box Set

Alright!

This is big!

Expensive.

Dennis are you in?

Any codes out there?

This is clocking in at $681

Anyone know if PayPal Pay 4…

Anyone know if PayPal Pay 4 installments are offered on this?

Shoreline '91....

....I was at that one.
That's a lot of cheddar. I just got probed a couple days ago!
Draghollow. I use PayPal credit. No interest if paid in off in 6 months. Thats what I'll probably use for this.

Grease

random reference to an obscure romcom

but

"Take the grease"

Box..

Why are there no no set lists under "track list" ? Looking forward to this baby - soo many great shows.. BW from a very happy Danehead..

Cool box set I'm all in!

I went to 5 of these shows. Fun times! I wish there was something from 1970, but other then that it looks great!

Nice Box

Indeed!

Looks pretty tasty. Oof on the total price though

Things are too tight for this right now - Spouse lady would freak, badly.

I need more remastered early-years shows though ...

Will have to see if it sticks around long enough -
or perhaps will be able to split it with someone ??
(i.e. that's not usually preferred, as I enjoy having the full physical package on hand)

Cassette???

I thought it meant from cassette master (which threw me), but to give a cassette to us now!?!?

This falls in the trinket realm. They better offer a digital copy of it (by itself, free).

I don't have a cassette player anymore. I think I tossed almost all my cassette after ripping in or replacing with a current digital copy.

Whining here, but I'm sure SOMEONE on these boards will get us a digital copy.

Dissenting opinions on reddit....

...."$600 for a stack of CD's?!"
Younger generation I'm assuming.

I just watched the video

Dave says "3 cds per venue" so that sounds to me like a lot of these are not complete shows, I'm kinda confused about this...

edit: ok SOME of them maybe not complete, looks like the important ones remain intact.

edit again: I stand by my original statement, confused

Hefty box and price

I really want to get this, but a bit steep and money is tight. Lots of shows I've been clamouring for too.

Discount Code?

Anybody found a Discount Code for this Boxtrosity?

Woo hoo!

Ordered

Now the wait

Do they allow Pay 4 the…

Do they allow Pay 4 the PayPal installment option though?

I really wish you guys…

I really wish you guys released these as individual shows. The Europe 72 boxed set made sense because that was a full tour, but like the 50 trips around the sun release I want only some of these shows. That forces me to eBay to get them from people who buy the set and sell off the individual shows just to make a profit

Expansive and Expensive

Well, on the plus side, there's a bunch of '69, and '71 plus some shows I actually went to during the '80s, a thing that almost never seems to happen. Including one at the Greek, which finally breaks the ice on that strangely ignored venue.

On the other hand: $600.

Also, this thing has got to be humongous. Especially given the warning about higher shipping rates. A potential problem for those of us whose unlimited desire to collect all of this music stands in conflict with the limited amount of space available.

But who am I kidding? I don't see how I can not get this. I'll just have find the money and space somehow.

No Regrets

Wow, what a surprise! I ordered one. I always order one...

How the hell do you create…

How the hell do you create this box set and skip over spring and summer 1990, arguably their strongest period since ‘77?

I know you can argue that a lot of spring ‘90 has already been released, but good god man, May through July 1990 had some epic goddamn shows

Pay Pal

That installment option is available as per the email announcement.
Cheers
I like HF's divide and conquer idea. Go in with someone who wants different shows than you.

Cassette Is Unplayable

I haven't owned a home audio cassette player in 35 years. How are we supposed to rip the 4/5/69 show so we can actually listen to it? For $600?

As Dave Explains...

in the Seaside (office actually) the cassette is only one and got him that 21st venue in a 20 venue box. I got a fully restored cassette deck (killer 1982 high end Teac) recently for $175+shipping and love hearing all my collection again. If anybody needs it PM me for vendors that do 100% of the required resto, not an "I tested it and it works" guy. I follow two vendors (techs actually) that always seem to have a fully restored decent deck for between $100 and $300 that will get you back there. Obviously you can spend a lot more if you want a Nak Dragon but I'm not THAT into it, lol.
Cheers

GD60! Thank you Dave and crew!!

Huge thanks and love to Dave Lemieux! Remember - no good deed goes unpunished. What a great way to celebrate GD60. Ignore the comments that include anything other than appreciation and LOVE.
NFA

Cassette deck....

....got one in the attic of my life somewhere.

Would Order

Would order, I can't, captcha error of all things, years of releases riddled with IT issues, going back at least as far as E72

What the Deuce?

Every morning after breakfast, the first thing I do is check to see what's happening in Grateful Deadland.
As cousin Eddie once said, "Clark, this IS a surprise".
No way did I see this coming.
Needless to say, I'm in, and like many of you, I will need to do some shelf rearranging.
I was at 5/1/81 Hampton, and Jerry was PUMPED!

Box Set

Ordered! Yes, expensive.

I just had tell myself it will be more expensive when it is sold out.

Dear sir/madam, I desire to enjoy the ride

I have now remitted $680 USD legal tender. Please notify Mr. Jerome Garcia and his esteemed colleagues, Mr. Ron McKernan; Mr. Keith Godchaux; Mr. Brent Mydland; Mr. Vince Welnick; and Mr. Philip Lesh, that an old friend says, "They said that they would play tonight!" This fellow then laughed hysterically and could not seem to finish his thought. However, I am sure that they will understand.

As well, kindly share with the good Doctor Lemieux that I did not wait to finish reading the list all of the included shows before I purchased this box. I don't know where I will store it, but I cannot look a gift horse in the mouth.

I have the honour to remain,
Your humble obt. servant,
-Obeah, a longtime fan of 3/20/77

6000 seems low

30 Trips was 6500, plus a few 100s All Music editions.
Grabbed this one mainly for the early stuff, but will stick around for the late shows.

Da 60 box

Some folks can AFFORD it
Honestly Dave ……since the downloads are available…..lets us pick and choose from it…..
I see only one 90’s show
Guess after the 90’s box …..there were slim pickings…….or after Brett was gone…..why bother…… being retired and on a fixed income…all I can afford is the Daves picks and thats with the $5 dollar birthday bonus……
If I live to be 100 maybe I’ll be able to actually listen to all of the collection…..at this stage of life $600 dollars can go to traveling somewhere on this planet

The deer creek show first…

The deer creek show first time there I caught the tour Sullivan stadium thru Greek. What a summer. Psyched for all the 69 Fillmore east and west. Bring it! Use my taper relic TCD5M Awesome!

Amazingly, there’s 5 shows I…

Amazingly, there’s 5 shows I attended in the ser, including my first show 3/14/81 and my first Cali show 8/20/83, and my first Greek show 7/13/84.

Dang First

Nak Dragon's still at a premium? Will have to poke around. Would appreciate a DM on your techs, cassette or otherwise. Still perplexed about a cassette? Maybe a trinket, maybe bad recording but want to get it out. Havent had time for office chat yet...

One after thought

I would have loved it if this box was broken up in section but I know it’s probably not practical. I would love to see 30 trips shows all broken out on nugs.net I think enough time has passed peace. ✌️

OK

You know the deal
PLAY DEAD
PLAY DEAD LOUD

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