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    Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

    WHAT'S INSIDE:
    6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
    • 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
    • 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
    • 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    • 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
    Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
    Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
    Photos by Richie Pechner
    Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

    Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

    "We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

    Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

    The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

    For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

    PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

    Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

    Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

    Get it while you can.

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  • KeithFan2112
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    I've only just gotten around to putting on the Listening Party. Sounds like we only need to camp out on the southern tip of Vancouver Island and wait for Lemieux to show up. To request shows of course.

    He's talking up the part of He's Gone that I'm not into at all - Phil's baritone vocals at the end. I'm am quite probably the only person who has logged 50,000 hours of Dead music and thinks the first three versions of He's Gone from Europe '72 are the best three (before the Winds Don't Blow So Strange bridge). Quite possibly because one of those (Rockin' The Rhein) was the only one I knew for several years.

  • unkle sam
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    kinda like been there, done that. Maybe after they release the rest, then we can talk about re releasing released releases.

  • MDJim
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    I still think it's a good idea, but who knows how it would sell.

    ..circling back to the original thought of this thread.. a re-release of the three show London set would be interesting.. especially since Dicks Picks 7 has been out of print for so long. Again, some wouldn't buy it if they already have DiP7 but some of the omitted material from these shows would shine if they ever gave them the full show treatment. What makes the October run compelling is that the recorded it in multi-track, albeit slightly flawed multi-track.

    Thank god they are not doing that anymore.. it's good to see the more recent 74 shows get released in their entirety.. even if it means we have to read the occasional complaint when the mix jumps off the tracks for a song or four.

    Got an email from someone that frequents this site praising 12/18/73 this morning. Another great show from this era and certain to be released one day, hopefully soon. That's a monster of a show.

  • daverock
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    Reading the list below, maybe its not such a good idea after all.

  • KeithFan2112
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    how do you know how many boxes are left?

    With regard to 10/74 Winterland complete release proposition, I would buy it of course, and hope for a better mix than the Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (there's something not quite right with the drums - they're way too boomy for my liking). But that being said, I'd rather see the release of other stuff first, in light of the fact that close to half of that Winterland run has been released (granted, the mix on Steal Your Face leaves a lot to be desired). Here is what has not been released of those shows:

    OCTOBER 16

    Bertha
    Jack Straw
    Tennessee Jed
    Cumberland Blues
    Deal
    Me and Bobby McGee
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Mexicali Blues
    Row Jimmy
    Beat it on Down the Line
    Ship of Fools
    Wharf Rat
    Eyes of the World
    Big River
    Truckin'
    Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
    Uncle John's Band
    Johnny B. Goode
    U.S. Blues

    OCTOBER 17

    Promised Land
    Mississippi Half-Step
    Black-Throated Wind
    Friend of the Devil
    Jack Straw
    Loser
    El Paso
    Me and My Uncle
    Scarlet Begonias
    Big River
    Ramble on Rose
    Mexicali Blues
    U.S. Blues

    OCTOBER 18

    Around and Around
    Mexicali Blues
    Peggy-O
    Brown Eyed Women
    Cumberland Blues
    El Paso
    Tennessee Jed
    Jack Straw
    Row Jimmy
    Promised Land
    Bertha
    Greatest Story Ever Told
    One More Saturday Night

    OCTOBER 19

    Me and My Uncle
    Friend of the Devil
    Beat it on Down the Line
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Loose Lucy
    To Lay Me Down
    Mama Tried
    The Race is On
    Mexicali Blues
    Dire Wolf
    Sugar Magnolia

    OCTOBER 20

    Mama Tried
    Deal
    Beat it on Down the Line
    Loser
    Jack Straw
    Tennessee Jed
    El Paso
    Brokedown Palace
    China Cat Sunflower >
    I Know You Rider
    Good Lovin'
    It Must Have Been the Roses
    Eyes of the World
    Sugar Magnolia

    Or if you want to see how many versions of each song have not been released from the October '74 Winterland run:

    1 Around and Around
    1 Black-Throated Wind
    1 Brokedown Palace
    1 Brown Eyed Women
    1 China Cat Sunflower >
    1 Dire Wolf
    1 Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
    1 Good Lovin'
    1 Greatest Story Ever Told
    1 I Know You Rider
    1 Johnny B. Goode
    1 Loose Lucy
    1 Me and Bobby McGee
    1 Mississippi Half-Step
    1 One More Saturday Night
    1 Peggy-O
    1 Ramble on Rose
    1 Scarlet Begonias
    1 Ship of Fools
    1 The Race is On
    1 To Lay Me Down
    1 Truckin'
    1 Uncle John's Band
    1 Wharf Rat
    2 Bertha
    2 Big River
    2 Cumberland Blues
    2 Deal
    2 Eyes of the World
    2 Friend of the Devil
    2 Loser
    2 Mama Tried
    2 Me and My Uncle
    2 Promised Land
    2 Row Jimmy
    2 Sugar Magnolia
    2 U.S. Blues
    3 Beat it on Down the Line
    3 El Paso
    3 It Must Have Been the Roses
    3 Tennessee Jed
    4 Jack Straw
    4 Mexicali Blues

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  • marye
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    sometimes I sleep, but when I wake up I nuke the spam...
  • MDJim
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    Looks like they nuked the spammer and his thread. I'm impressed...

    Stumbled into Missoula '74 yesterday on my drive home. Really enjoying the quantity and quality of Weather Report Suites I have been listening to lately. The box is not behind me yet.. still much to enjoy.

    Have a great weekend all.. happy holidays. Time to start getting festive.

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    Hilarious spam ... "Snake Oysters" indeed

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    Congrats! It's a beautiful box. Good job Roy Henry Vickers and art directors Lisa Glines and Doran Tyson!

    With such an overload of music this past few years of releases, I still haven't dug deeply into this one, though have listened to all of the shows a couple of times. Have only listened to Dave's Picks 28 once through so far and that ones cool too. Dave's Picks 27 blew my mind so much and can't wait to get back around to that one as well. I seem to be locked into the anniversary listening program, so once those have been exhausted, will get right back to the newer releases.

    As per usual, I place my regular requests for the following to be released....in no particular order...

    Alpine '89 Complete
    4/1/91
    6/16 & 17/91
    6/22/91
    9/ 4 thru 6/91
    9/26/91
    10/31/91
    12/8 & 9/90
    12/12 thru 14/90
    Anything and everything '89, including Alpine Valley
    7/29/88
    Anything and everything from Fall/Winter '88
    6/25/88
    7/2/88
    Red Rocks '87....well pretty much every Red Rocks run...

    ...and way way too many more to list for now.

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Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings Boxed Set

WHAT'S INSIDE:
6 Complete Shows On 19 Discs
• 6/22/73 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 6/24/73 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 6/26/73 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA
• 5/17/74 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C.
• 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
• 5/21/74 Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering
Masters transferred and restored by Plangent Processes
Original Art by First Nations Artist Roy Henry Vickers
Photos by Richie Pechner
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 15,000

Includes an immediate digital download of "Eyes Of The World (P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 5/17/74)"

"We were in the Pacific Northwest...between somewhere in Washington and some other where in Oregon. The road took us to the lip on a ridge, from where we could see around us for many miles in all directions … It was breathtaking to behold, but as we watched, we had a firm realization that we were witnessing something even more beautiful than our eyes could ever take in … Life causes life. Heaven and Earth dance in this way endlessly, and their child is the forest. And so there we were, epiphanously watching that grandest and most glorious dance of life—of which we are just a tiny part—awed by a magnificence without beginning, without end..."

Bob Weir, “Sell Headwaters—Everyone Wins,” San Francisco Chronicle

The Pacific Northwest offers up a rich feast of land, sky, and water. It is ripe with influences, abundant with symbols, deep and spirited. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the Grateful Dead played some of their most inspired shows on these fertile grounds. It does, however, sometimes take a breath for the elements to re-align years later. It seems for us, they finally have and we are able to present not just a glimpse of the band's extraordinary exploratory tour through the region, but a two-tour bounty as the PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS.

For PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, we've paired two short runs made up of six previously unreleased shows - P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C. (6/22/73); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (6/24/73); Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA (6/26/73); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (5/17/74); Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (5/19/74); and Hec Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (5/21/74). Each show has been mastered in HDCD from the original master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. The transfers from the masters were transferred and restored by Plangent Processes, further ensuring that this is the best, most authentic that these shows have ever sounded.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-’74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS comes in an ornate box created by Canada’s preeminent First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers (more on this tremendous artist soon). To complement the music, the set also includes a 64-page book with an in-depth essay by Grateful Dead scholar Nicholas G. Meriwether and photos by Richie Pechner.

Due September 7th, this release is limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively from dead.net. You'll want to grab a copy while you can and sit back, relax, and enjoy all the exclusive content we'll be rolling out over the next few weeks.

Looking for something a little more byte-sized? The collection will also be available for HD digital download in FLAC and ALAC, exclusively at dead.net, on release day. You can pre-order it now too.

Get it while you can.

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Mine would look very similar, but I can never decide if FW69 or E72 is tops. They flip flop. Note for note, FW69 is the one, but the sheer volume of glory in E72 is hard to overlook. I'd probably knock 30 Trips down to behind GSTL too, but again, it's splitting hairs.
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I hate to be a complainer but I am really annoyed here. If the release date is 9/7/18, shouldn't the set be shipped in time to arrive today??? Dave's Pick always arrive on release day. I've got some cool stuff happening this weekend that I've been envisioning this set being the soundtrack for. Now I get my shipping notice and it's going to arrive on Monday? To say that I'm bummed is an understatement. I guess I'll try to psych myself up for receiving in time for the...middle of the work week.
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unless you are really new here, this happens every box release.based on past experiences since rhino licensed the vault, this seems to be the usual release day stuff. paying extra to get it expedited, makes you think you might get it on release day, but expedited shipping only works once it has already gone on sale and is in the warehouse. there is no difference in delivery time on preorders, everything goes out UPS at the same time the day before it goes on sale. preordering a digital set is a crap shoot, people are still waiting for the July 1978 flacs that they preordered. CA time is when the digital links will go online, not east coast, so another 2 hours before the download links get activated.
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No working link yet. 9:40 EST. I do, however, get an unwanted jpg of western rock formations that automatically downloads every time I reload this page, so there's that..... Edit: I don't intend this as a complaint (well, I wasn't loving the automatic jpg download, but that seems to have stopped), but as a confirmation that JB was not alone. Eagerly awaiting.
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After about 3 months of waiting for this box of wonders, I think we can wait a couple more days.. I too was hoping for it today but got my notice last night- due to be delivered Monday. Its not just you, but its a couple days Cant wait to rip into this thing!
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Looks like I'm getting my copy on Saturday end of day. Which means my Saturday night looks like this: 1. Headphones 2. Red wine that is all.
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If you are desperate and willing to sacrifice audio quality it is up on Spotify...
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Pretty accurate list. I actually prefer the first May 77 box set to GSTL, but not enough to squabble about. For me, the gap between the top two and the rest of the releases is pretty wide.
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I have just started the first show and they are still trying to get the mix right on Bertha I can tell already that this box is without a doubt the best sounding officially released 73 shows.
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Now we're talking. Encouraging news... in the end it's all about the sound. I am holding hope that someone gets the physical box today. ...but really, we have already waited 45 years for this, what's another day or two. I love it all, but this box scratches my sweet spot.
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It's doubtful it means anything. I suspect shipping at Rhino is something akin to hurry up then wait. They don't do these mass mailings every day so they likely task rotate a small staff to handle these releases. When things ship, I bet they can get pretty overwhelmed and have to burn the midnight oil just to get through the week. I still haven't received my shipping notice yet. Vegas odds I get the box before the shipping notice? 3-1? Where's VGuy when you need him?
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....that trying to figure out Rhino/Dead.net's shipping/notices is an exercise in futility. Any why the hell did i just watch the reveal video? I promised myself i wouldn't.My arrival date just got bumped up from the 12th to the 11th, which is Mickey's birthday, which is cool. It's also my wedding anniversay, which is even cooler.
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How and where did your download link arrive? thanks, b
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PM me the details and I'll see what's going on.
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Email with redemption code just arrived. Hey now! Hey! b
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Email with redemption code arrived about two minutes ago. Downloading now. Gonna be a Grate weekend...
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....what's in that wooden cigar box looking thing?edit. The Believe It If You Need It 3-disc set is up and running on Spotify if anyone wants to cheat.
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Usually has some small items in there like ticket stubs, mini hand bills, patches, stickers, back stage passes. etc. One of the 90's boxes had a set of dice. Usually a mystery
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It's really impressive. I think this is the best artwork for any of the sets that have come out...i love it.....kudos!!!
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For those who haven't yet received a shipping notice, what's your order status when you look it up on the website? Mine's still listed as "not shipped."
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST '73-'74: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS BOXED SET: The music the Dead made during those six Pacific Northwest shows remains clear and powerful, more than forty years after the last notes rang out in the Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. The release of these recordings fills in important parts of the official record. They show a band diving deeper into music, and if that’s driven in part by the need to escape from everything offstage, that simply underscores their ability to soar above even the most chaotic pressures when they performed. Time and age may have turned their stage into a crucible, increasingly removed from its genesis as an altar, as it had been in the Haight, but it was still capable of transforming them all, still capable of being a chalice inviting everyone to sip. - Nicholas G. Meriwether, A Key to Every Door: The Grateful Dead in the Pacific Northwest, 1973–1974
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Problem with old, can't remember shit. I guess I ordered the 6 lp collection AND the box set. Appears the LP's will be here today. :-( The box looks slated for Monday. Unless I'm still wrong! Oh, I too fell for the reveal. Looks very nice, I gonna need a bigger shelf. :-)
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@shaggyfraggle: Received my email on 9/6 @ 1809 central. Tracking status shows it left La Vergne, TN that night at 2055. My orders almost always arrive a couple days later than most being in the Kansas City area; however, it's currently expected for Monday delivery. Hope your status has updated by now. Kind of surprised there's still boxes available.
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Mine is still listed as "Not Shipped" as well. Has anyone received a shipping notice?
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Mine is still listed as "Not Shipped" as well. Has anyone received a shipping notice?
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I believe people have been receiving shipping notices starting mid-week. I received mine late Thurs. and slated for delivery on Tues. 9/11. I don't think you'll get a notice until it actually ships. Others including myself have gotten the notice AFTER receiving the physical product.
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… walked downstairs and there was UPS throwing package on porch. It was the LP collection. I laughed because the UPS man NEVER shows up BEFORE I go to work. Then here he is today dropping it off at noon! Bet the box will not be here before I leave for work:-)
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Couldn’t wait any longer...Spotify version is on and sounding Grate to these ears... UPS says Noon-4 tomorrow!
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...the Dead have been cleaning out their inventory over the past year or two from their own official website store.- No more Europe 72’ individual performances for sale - the Grateful Dead movie soundtrack/ 5 cd boxset is sold out. It took a long time and this past few months I had a feeling this package would sell out due to the release of the 73’-74’ Pacific northwest tour Box set which was officially released today. - and some more official releases that at the moment have slipped my mind. I’m getting old lol ha ha...I’ll just keep on smiling !!! :) Ps. I have a coupled sealed Europe 72‘ performances for sale if anyone’s interested. Send me a pm and maybe I can help a fellow sister or brother Grateful Dead fan. Any way, I hope everyone has a grateful weekend! Peace be with you all... :)
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I took the afternoon off and kayaked the river I live on.. We put on perfectly timed as to crawl out of the river and meet the UPS guy, hopeful for a delivery. Denied!!! Oh well.. sometime next week. No listening party for me, no 73/74 for me until the great box arrives. Keep the reviews coming should anyone get theirs.
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Have you attempted to download? I have, from three different networks. All fail. Every time. Disappointing to say the least. Why aren't they offering a download manager for a 42 GB download??
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BWhite, you should receive an email with a redemption code and a link. Enter the code at the link and then get another email with the download link. Not sure how that is adding any layer of security....you do have to enter your email address (which of course you know because you have access to the email account) and your zip code. So I guess the entire convoluted process does insure that you know your zip code.
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Mine downloaded in about half an hour without a hitch. Sounds as smooth and sweet as expected. Ought to hold me over until the actual box set arrives on Tuesday (though tracking shows it moving pretty quickly, so hoping for sooner).
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30 minutes requires about a 1 GB connection. Nice. I also tried over a 1 GB fiber link....failed every time. Frustrating.
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unintentional, but there it is.
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Jim, great list. I'm partial to May 77 over GSTL but can't quibble. But no July 78 box? I would put that above Warlocks and both S90s...
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One Kind Favor, For those who are lucky enough to be getting this box on Saturday, I and others would like to know the dimensions of this box. (*)Length x (*)Width x (*)Height. (*)is the measurement in inches or in metric. The total weight, including the packaging, should be about 8 lbs./3.6 kg. For me it's about storage, and because I like the physical real-life box and the art. I like many others will have to wait until Tuesday when the box should arrive.
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Thanks claney! July 78 definitely belongs in there.. I like it at least equal to the 77 boxes. I don't know how I left that one off. 30 lashings, starting... ouch!
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Just received an e-mail from Dead.net. Says they're hoping to get everyone a shipping notice by the end of the day on Monday. Downloaders - did you get artwork for the individual shows?
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