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Aside from Plangent, I thought I remember the liner notes saying they used a (my words) better than normal tape recorder, faster tape speed, etc, so even for Plangent treated two tracks, this run was exceptional.

Speaking if exceptional sound, I'm listening to PNW 1974 middle show. Unreal how good these tapes sound for '74 two-tracks.

Would love to hear the Dick's Picks '74 shows remastered with plangent.

So Wales beat France. Congratulations. Time for another G&T?

For keeping my honest.

Evil witch, cast her spell, seducing you
She'll take you to the very depths of hell
cannot move, no eyes to see, a statue now
For all eternity Medusa laughs at you
And you're her slave

Medusa, she's staring at you
Medusa, with her eyes
Medusa, oh she's cold

....R U ready for this?!
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Hey Jim, you are correct, this was the second box set release after FW. Yes, it is two track, however, they used Plangent on this one for the first time and there is a write up about it in the liner notes. Very interesting read on their process. And of course we are talking November 73, so really peak stuff for such a famed year. Still relatively affordable on eBay and Discogs if you don't have it yet.

Love those shows.. you are spot on Peri.

I absolutely love that box. Really.. its not a box set, it's just three peak GD shows wrapped up in a pretty blue box.

If memory serves, this was the first non Multi-Track box set offered by the GD. I am flying on memory here, which should concern us all, but I think originally box sets were marketed as non-2 Track, not Dick's Picks recordings. Multi-Tracks.

So Winterland 73 was (I think) the first two track box set. Am I right about this??? Anyway.. I think it deserved this special status but man the initial comments about the sound quality were harsh. I thought, and still think, it sounds great and is box set worthy. Those were / are special shows and to my ears, the recordings shine. .. but I would buy them again if they were remastered via the Full Norman / Plangent Process spectacular.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rJjNB7b07BV3YCe4-5C79yvc5R0jsBsN

Don't be discouraged by the audio on the first track; as usual they're straightening things out. Once they get it in order this is some prime '74. Enjoy.

Peri - The Loose Lucy is the sleeper track to me from that Winterland 1973 set. Even with the slow approach they take to it in '73, this one sounds extra slinky. Those low bassy chords from Keith sound really really fine.

Keith fan your correct, it’s the Winterland 73 box - while I love the PNW box the sound and production of this box is fantastic - well worth the eye watering amount I paid for it on eBay 🙀
P.S. saw the grateful dudes in London last weekend and while I realise you boys over the pond have dead cover bands coming out of your ears we're a bit bereft here in brexit land - they were fantastic .

Peri I'm terrible at these emoticon charade games, but it sounds like you're saying you are listening to Winterland 73 and playing with some... I'm just terrible at this I'm not even going to try.

Ice cream cone kid I actually don't have the rush R40 Blu-ray. I may grab it at your recommendation. I feel like spending money anyway. Wife has been pissing me off lately.

When I get my act together pretty soon I am going to put up a link to June 30th 1974. I can't believe how good this show sounds. Some tasty stuff on it too.

With regard to the October 1974 run of shows, I thought we posted the songs that were not on the five disc movie soundtrack, along with Steal Your Face, WRS from Beyond Description bonus disc, and Scarlet Begonias from Mars Hotel or Wake of the Flood bonus track; and I thoght " we"decided we weren't really missing too much. Now granted I will buy it anyway especially if it were remixed. I always felt the drums are a little too boomy on the soundtrack.