Grateful Dead Requests: Box Sets

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August 2, 2007 - 7:04pm

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marye

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Our friends the Rhinos have various and sundry new releases in the development process, but they're always interested in hearing what you'd like to see hit the virtual shelves of the Store. No promises, but you never know...
This topic is for requesting new box sets. There are also topics for individual shows and DVDs.

If you've already requested something in the previous Requests topic, you don't really need to request it again, but hey, if you just can't help yourself...

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April 16, 2010 - 6:40am

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carolina boy

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Probably another Winterland release is store

I have a feeling that the next box set we see will be another three run cycle at Winterland, just like '73 and '77. This could very well be 12/10 -> 12/12/72 or maybe even 02/22 -> 02/24/74. I'm really leaning towards the latter since the band seemed much tighter on that occassion. Having said that, I really hope this isn't the case. Four box sets from Winterland - '73, '77, GD Movie Soundtrack, and the hypothetical '72 or '74? That's just too much. No matter how great the music was, no matter how classic the arena, another box set from the 1970s at Winterland would really pigeonhole the band further as only being heard/experienced via recordings from this particular era and this particular arena. I already feel like the catalog is top heavy in terms of this exact categorization. I'm with the other posters who strongly advise Rhino to release a run of shows (ANYTHING!) from the 1980s or even early 1990s. Sure, I'd like to see a box set from a run of shows in '93 or '94, but that's not going to happens because the veterans get depressed when they hear this material compared to the hey-day even though the younger generation, like me, knew nothing but this! Like others here, Without a Net, Dozin', Truckin', and the soon-to-be released Crimson resonate most strongly with me and often spend weeks at a time in my CD Changer.
February 28, 2010 - 7:38pm

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KCJONZ68

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1987 Hampton Coliseum shows

The 3 Hampton, VA shows from 3/22,23,24.1987 would be awesome. The band is on fire here. It could make for a nice box set.
February 3, 2010 - 5:39am

#273

msgsec74

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What About A Mickey And The Hartbeats Box Set ?

I've always thought those shows were the moment Jerry blossomed as a lead guitar player. And there was all sorts of fun stuff. It seems like they were brainstorming for the "Live Dead" shows. That would make a killer release. Check Out My Orignal Music at myspace.com/salaversano
January 18, 2010 - 10:31am

#274

Deadicated

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And a a dozen runs

1/24 - 26/69 Avalon 2/22 - 24/74 Winterland 3/18 - 19/77 Winterland 4/09 - 12/70 Fillmore West 5/23 - 26/72 Lyceum 6/09 - 12/76 Boston Music Hall 7/12 - 18/76 Orpheum Theatre 8/20 - 22/68 Fillmore West 9/17 - 20/70 Fillmore East 10/11 - 13/68 Avalon 11/17 - 19/72 Wichita/Houston 12/04 - 07/71 Felt Forum " Where does the time go? "
December 14, 2009 - 5:41am

#275

themontereyjacks

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how about...

how about everything from the acid tests!? i dont even care if most of that stuff wasn't recorded. just fucking make it happen. somehow find recordings of everything the dead played at the acid tests and i swear i'll buy it!! also i'd like to see a dark star box set. every dark star. including segues in and out of it. that would be sick. OR.... a box set of all the absolute worst performances of everybody's favorite songs. full of flubbed lyrics, directionless solos. all the stuff where the whole band is off. we've had a lot of box sets where "the music plays the band". now it's time for one where the band can't even play music!!! that would be pretty funny. ok one more: The Dead's first run at Red Rocks (7/7/78 and 7/8/78). I'd love to hear that one in crystal clear sound. it's one of my favorites, for sure. it's also pretty cool because right after those two shows they take a month and a half off from touring and then the first show of the next tour is red rocks again. so maybe the box set would have the next two shows too (8/30 and 8/31). whatever. what do i know? i'm just a doctor...
December 13, 2009 - 8:55pm

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dstache

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And the next box set should be...

...the two September '72 Boston Music Hall shows (9/15 and 9/16) PLUS the roosevelt Stadium show (9/19). Why? These shows are from a peak month and year, most of the music does NOT circulate on a quality SBD, and what does circulate is hot.
November 14, 2009 - 10:15am

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clmartin

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80s and 90s

I agree with the earlier poster who was taking some flack for requesting later GD shows in a box set. I too discovered the GD in the mid eighties (Hershey Park, PA 6/28/85, when I was a teenager). I can never forget the sound of the bass and drums that night. While waiting in line to get in, I swear Phil was making the entire stadium shake with the most incredible bass lines possible this side of the other world. It was a Siren song played on the bass. Incredible. How my naked ears were tortured! But I digress. Is anyone still with me in the Phil Zone? One of the things that kept me interested in the GD during my teens years in the Big Hair era of pop was the quality of their recordings. I love "Without a Net" and "Dylan and the Dead." Mock me; I don't care. While it is indesputeable that 1977 was a peak year of the GD (especially for Jerry) and that I greatly prefer Keith to Brent, I still love the sound of Phil and Billy and Mickey on the later recordings. On a monster sound system that rythm section sends chills down my spine. As Jerry faded the rest of the band seemed to grow stronger. Perhaps the ebb and flow of the music was replaced by a more constant forward propulsion, but there's no denying the power of it. So take it easy on us younger fans. I save Dozin at the Knick, Truckin to Buffalo, and Going to Nassau for special occasions. Why not make the box sets optional. i.e. Make the individual 80/90s shows available separately -- or boxed in their entirety by venue or date or whim? That would avoid making the expensive box sets the only way to get the music. By the by, I think the "crayon" box packageing is excellent. The poor sound quality on the Road Trip releases has been a constant frustration for me. Bring on the state of the art multi-track recordings from the 80s/90s. Perhaps at some point some of the higher quality recordings buried in the forest of Dick's Picks releases will be revisited.
November 9, 2009 - 2:30pm

#278

Capt.Cook

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Cal Expo 89' Would be great!

Cal Expo 89' Would be great! 8-4-89 8-5-89 8-6-89 !!! Basically the West Coast Version of Alpine Valley 89' 2 weeks earlier! Another Great choice would be Nassau 90' 3-28-90 3-29-90 3-30-90 !!! What do you guys think!?
November 1, 2009 - 9:44pm

#279

KCJONZ68

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1980

The Radio City 1980 shows would make for a great box set.
October 24, 2009 - 4:05pm

#280

pattisdj

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Fillmore East April 1971

hello everyone, just wanted to say that so far out of all my Grateful Dead purchases...the one that i keep coming back to is the historic late April 1971 concert run documented by Ladies and Gentlemen: The Grateful Dead. I would love to see the 5 shows in complete form in an upcoming box set. Thanks

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Our friends the Rhinos have various and sundry new releases in the development process, but they're always interested in hearing what you'd like to see hit the virtual shelves of the Store. No promises, but you never know...

This topic is for requesting new box sets. There are also topics for individual shows and DVDs.

If you've already requested something in the previous Requests topic, you don't really need to request it again, but hey, if you just can't help yourself...

Merriweather Post Pavillion

Outdoor Venue 83-85
6 Shows
79 Songs (excluding Drums)
TITLE Times
Around And Around x3
Good Lovin' x3
He's Gone x3
Looks Like Rain x3
My Brother Esau x3
Baby Blue x2
Big Railroad Blues x2
Cassidy x2
China Cat Sunflower x2
Cumberland Blues x2
Day Job x2
Estimated Prophet x2
Eyes Of The World x2
I Know You Rider x2
Let It Grow x2
Little Red Rooster x2
Loser x2
Man Smart-Woman Smarter x2
Might As Well x2
Samson And Delilah x2
Stella Blue x2
Sugar Magnolia x2
Tennessee Jed x2
The Other One x2
Throwin' Stones x2
Truckin' x2
U.S. Blues x2
Alabama Getaway
Althea
Black Peter
Brokedown Palace
Brown-Eyed Women
C.C. Rider
Casey Jones
Cryptical Envelopment
Dancin' In The Streets
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Dire Wolf
Don't Ease Me In
Don't Need Love
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Feel Like A Stranger
Fire On The Mountain
Franklin's Tower
Friend Of The Devil
Gimme Some Lovin'
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Greatest Story Ever Told
Hell In A Bucket
Help On The Way
It's All Over Now
Jack Straw
Jack-A-Roe
Keep On Growing
Mama Tried
Me And My Uncle
Mexicali Blues
Mississippi Half-Step
Morning Dew
New Minglewood Blues
Not Fade Away
Peggy-O
Playin' In The Band
Satisfaction
Scarlet Begonias
Shakedown Street
Slipknot!
Stagger Lee
Tennessee Jed
Terrapin Station
The Music Never Stopped
They Love Each Other
Touch Of Grey
Uncle John's Band
Walkin' Blues
Wang Dang Doodle
West LA Fadeaway
Wharf Rat
Why Don't We Do It In The Road

‘81 Europe

Can we discuss some sort of ‘81 Europe box set or releases? Some real gems in there and ‘81 is soooooo underrated!

Box sets

How about a 1974 Wall of sound box set.
Or an Alaska 1980 box.

A couple days ago on Sirius…

A couple days ago on Sirius TIGDH David Lemieux played some tunes from the 7-1-1973 Universal Amphitheater show. I was fortunate to see 2 of 3 of this 3-night run 6-29, 6-30, 7-1-1973 and was wondering if it could possibly be considered for a future small box release. The venue was brand new and still a virgin open-air outdoor amphitheater was since converted to an indoor venue. The GD was THE very first act to play there that weekend and covered a lot of the newer & as-yet unreleased material. Frank Sinatra was the "Official" first artist doing a week of shows a few days later but the Dead had already christened it in a spectacular way.
This was a short notice ticket sale event that as I recall was only listed locally 2 or 3 weeks before. I went to the box office on day of Saturday show and scored 2 front row seats on piano side of the stage with a great view of Garcia & Weir and some great interplay.
Should definitely be given a listen.

Dead CDs

Looking for some help in the area Of landing some tunes to jam out to as I’m a Wounded Warrior Marine and while SLIPKNOT helps the Dead help more
Cpl Brand
1483 Crane Creek Blvd Viera Florida 32940

End 2023 with Watkins Glen…

End 2023 with Watkins Glen release.

2024 box set: 1974

2025 box set: MASSIVE 1985, and give us working class folk enough notice to pull the money together for it, thanks in advance.

As always a crispy Summer 82' box set someday.

1991 Box, please

The end of the Summer Tour in '91 was hot, hot, hot! So how about a box with the DVD/Blu-Ray of the 6/22/91 Chicago show, boxed up with the following three shows--6/24 & 6/25/91 (Sandstone--both shows have been played on SiriusXM) and 6/28/91 (Mile High--which was on a GD Hour)?

The three shows at the Richfield Coliseum (9/4-6/91) to kick off the Fall Tour were pretty dang hot as well . . .

Thanks for your consideration!

Road Trips style set

Especially for the later years, but you could even be more creative for lesser tapped years like 68 or 86.

how about a vinyl subscription.....

it seems to work for the CDs why not try it with vinyl? The pressing plants backlog has gotten way better why not offer 4 box sets a year (just an idea could be more/less) This would be way cooler than just something else for Record store day. Made to order type deal...this way the fans get what we want and no worries about investing in 10000 box sets that may not sell out. Id be all about it...anyone else?

GD Movie Soundtrack/Ladies and Gentleman the Grateful Dead vinyl

With next year being the 50th anniversary of 1974 why not release the 2005 Grateful Dead Movie 5 cd Soundtrack as a vinyl box set? I’d also love to see the Ladies and Gentleman the Grateful Dead 4 cd box set come out on vinyl. Both would be big vinyl box sets but I’d dish out the cash for it. Both come from 16 track recordings and would sound excellent on vinyl and look great next to my other GD box sets

Have they released anything…

Have they released anything from Alaska?

Baked Alaska Box

Hasn’t been released or announced yet.

Englishtown '77

Is this ever going to be released on vinyl? Further, is there an optimal place to check for upcoming vinyl releases? Much thanks!

how's about an acoustic

5-CD box set to span the all years, different band configurations: 1970/1980/1981/1994; hint hint nudge nudge...Alfred, Warfield, Radio City, San Mateo, BCT + any others you feel are appropriate thank you for listening
Peace All!

Acoustic Box Set

What a great idea,!

2025 Box

June/July 1985.

Dave was quite enthusiastic about summer 85 in his office chat, yet picked Frost for DaP49.
So hopefully he’s saving the summer shows for a Box.
6-27,28,30
7-1,2,13,14
Maybe a few more since some of them will fit on 2 CD’s.

Spring 1978

Will make a great box. Betty boards. Has the swagger.
Cheers

50 yrs

and everyone loves 1974, so BOX ME UP!
let's start with the COMPLETE shows from IOWA & LOUISVILLE,
for a total 4 shows in the box, by adding of any of these 2 (oakland, atlanta, springfield)
would leave us with nothing left to do but SMILE

Peace All!
uncle_tripel

Box Set Request

I would love to see the 1980 Warfield Theartre and Radio City Music Hall Acoustic & Electric shows as a box set. That would be amazing!

I think the Tower Theater…

I think the Tower Theater shows from Upper Darby, PA in June of 1976 would make a killer box set! Whether it’s a box set or a Dave’s picks or whatever, I think they deserve an official GD release! Thanks!

I like music because it's the only invisible art form.....

Hey rockers!!!!

Next box? Early 1969. From the OSF reels. Will include Vegas from March and the Avalon run from early April. Unless they want to hold Vegas for single release and include the Ark shows instead. Or maybe the February Philly shows? Heck, make it a mega mega box!!!!!

I have no definite talent or trade, and how I stay alive is largely a matter of magic......

Doc
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose......

A dream

That's it exactly Doc. Just whats needed for a 69 box, after the FW supernova, shows you note, Avalon, Ark, et al first half of the year represent the mature, fully flowered primal phase. Fortunate to have some as downloads, audio issues would resolve with a most welcome update by Norman and crew. Time to revisit FW early June series, been a while.

Gents! I think an…

Gents! I think an interesting path for boxsets would be "Holiday Shows"...boxset of NYE shows across years...boxset of July 4th shows across years...

BOX...

...SET of the BEST shows from JULY 2, 3, and 4th; named...what else...but...of course, US BLUES!

AND...

...during a recent 12 hour R/T drive with a bit of brain stimulation,...yup GOT more IDEAS lol, for BOXES, like in SETS of...

SOLDIER FIELD an easy 8-10 CD's

JUNE 28 could easily cover 8-10 SHOWS, 1967/1969/1976/1979/1983/1985/1987/1988/1991/1992

thnx :) for LISTENING!

uncle_tripel