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  • gr8fulgal77
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    Tapes Needed!

    Hey everyone!
    I’m on the lookout for more tapes! Message me if you have some you want to give to a good home!

  • cosmic gnarly
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    Hey now! Seeking high and low for JGB cassette tapes.
    Message me through this board for contact information.
    Life is a bowl full of Jerry's!

  • DeadJeffinPDX
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    I have tapes

    So…if you’re still interested, I have a box of 64 tapes ready to ship after culling the herd. All Dead, mostly 80’s. I’ll even pay postage, just want to see them go to a good home. Let me know, but I am not very tech savvy, (it was hard for me to even get to where I could post this), so please be patient.

  • hoosier.17
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    @Deadhead1974, If you still have tapes available, I'm happy to pay for shipping. I'd be more than happy to give some of your tapes a new home.
    Best,
    WH

  • GreySquirrel
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    Hey now! I have a couple dozen+ bootleg CDs that I'm giving away. Grateful Dead, JGB, Phil & a few random ones that you'll probably like too:) Send me a msg & we'll work it out.

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    I'm interested in the tapes U posted about in Feb
    If still available I can be reached at dacpt@comcast.net

  • itsinmyhead
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    Tape Collection for Trade

    Live cassette collection of 600-700 pieces.
    Looking to trade for CD Box Sets, almost any genre.
    Most Dead stuff already gone but lots of other good stuff.
    Some 60s, lots of 70s & 80s rock and folk. A nice eclectic assortment, many off-beat under-the-radar artists. Many NY radio station live folk & singer-songwriter stuff.

    Send message here with your email addy - i check frequently and will reply with the details.

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    You can probably get an estimate of shipping costs by measuring the approximate weight and size of the box they would fit into. Naturally, as you say, the destination is also a factor.

    The size of the final package will determine the price scale which increases in steps by weight.
    There will be a price scale for domestic shipping, and different price scales depending on overseas regional codes. The codes often seem to be determined as much by postal infrastructure as they are by proximity.

    These rates should all be posted on the website of whatever delivery service you choose, be it USPS, FedEx, or whatever. These days some services have better coverage in different regions, while another is better for a different region.

    For example, when I ship stuff to the US, I use a courier service, something like UPS, but when I send things to Europe, it's better to use a Post Office product.

    For another example, back when I was trading blank tapes and postage for someone to dub shows for me, I put the tape in an envelope, weighed it, and bought the return postage for that envelope before including both the stamped return evenlope and the tape into second package, which, of course, also had to have postage. So, if all you're asking for is postage, that's totally reasonable. The only hold up is that no one knows how much the postage will be yet. It's hard to put your hand up and say, "Me," under those circumstances.

    Another concern for international shipping is whether eyebrows will be raised at customs inspection, but there is no way to predict that. Essentially the tapes would be a gift with no commercial value.

    I suppose collectors more knowledgable than myself could probably guesstimate the weight based simply on the number of tapes, but if you can somehow weigh the boxes, a ballpark figure should be just a few clicks away. Then, if someone from Kansas, or someone from Germany, or like myself, from Japan, or wherever, shows interest you can quickly refer to the chart and have an idea how much they should expect to send to you. You don't want to settle on a price, and then find out that isn't enough to cover shipping, right?

    It also saves you packing everything up, taking it to the post office, and then having the buyer back out because postage was far more than expected. I reckon people would like to know what they're getting into before going forward. Personally, I imagine it's gonna be more than I can afford right now. Can't spend money I don't have, regardless of the quality of your collection. However, at this point, even if I was seriously considering your offer, imagination is the only thing I have to go on. See what I'm saying?

    I completely agree with you, these vintage tapes could still provide a lot of joy to someone.
    A lot of people still listen to tapes.
    It would be a travesty to have them end up in the garbage.

  • DeadHead1974
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    It is over 300 tapes; closer to 400.

    I would like a decent home for this carefully collected batch of tapes.

    I don't know how much shipping would cost as it is a large collection from the late 1960's to the early 1990's. I suppose it depends on where you are located. I am in California north of San Francisco.

    There are JGB tapes in the collection as well.

    A lot of effort went into this and money too.

    If you cannot pay the amount necessary to ship it with the Casio cases that they are in (its about 6 of them full), I don't know what to suggest.

    Thank you for your interest.

  • rockthing
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    Deadhead1974:

    Pretty quiet around here, I see.

    At the moment I'm extremely short on spare change for shipping, and raise that the question of international customs' interest in, or perhaps ignorance of such content. I do find myself salivating, but ya can't spend what ya ain't got.

    Hopefully you can hang on to them until a more stable enthusiast turns up.

    Roughly how many tapes are there?
    What do you reckon domestic shipping will be?

    Might be easier to find a taker if they know how much postage will be needed.

    A lot of people probably filled up while the Internet Archive was still open trading on all formats.
    I for one still have a tape deck, sadly didn't binge on the Archive when I could have, and can't afford the string of limited edition official releases that are so tantalizing.

    Good luck!

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Yes a C not a G...Years ago another kind head dropped me a ton of tapes, all various years, I am not even sure of the quality--but he was quite a collector--they are all date listed on the outside, and were state of the art at the time...I am more of a CD listener--There are at least enough to fill one old school milk crate and then some shoe boxes too...collecting dust... If you are interested and near the San Francisco Area they are available... Shoot me an email--
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I am looking for 4 shows from the Spring tour on the CD'S they sold at the shows. The ones that they sold at the tee shirt stands. They came in a red envelope and had cool art work on the discs. I need these 4 shows 4/12 Greensboro North Carolina 5/9 Los Angeles Ca. 5/10 Mountain View Ca. 5/16 Quincy Washington Please send me a private message or e mail me at Rallye72@aol.com Chuck
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There were 2009 shows for sale on CD at the shows, and I really regret not buying some. Does anyone know who was the vendor and where I can find them? They were on sale at both Philly shows. Thanks!
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They were produced and sold by a company having nothing to do with Dead.net, so I can't speak for what they might tell you, but email David at service@ratdoglive.com and make your requests. Thanks!
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Guys...I am new here so please bare with me. I am looking for the 9/2/80 show...Springfiled Mass....LMK if you can help
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I accidentally deleted this one - it's from 1970, one of those epic 5-disk ones with staggered NRPS/Dead sets. At the beginning of the NRPS' song "Henry" they do the usual intro about how it's dedicated to weed smugglers. That's standard, but on the particular show I'm looking for, Garcia pipes up, "not if you just get stoned" and the New Riders guy affirms, saying that you've got to be one of the guys in the operation. Anyone know the date and venue for this?
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Anyone with ideas about what to do with my old cassette tapes? I have about 200 shows, plus other assorted Dylan, Beatles, Young, etc. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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I was listening to this one the other day and figured I could post a link for anyone to acquire. It's not a vine, it's @ megaupload. I hope it's cool, Marye, I've not seen anyone use this method of sharing on this site. To extract the archived files, you will need WINRAR, which is easy to get. Jerry just sounds great in this show, although it IS '94. Bobby plays acoustic on Uncle>Big River. Pretty sweet soundboard. Just follow the link... 10-01-94 Boston Garden, Boston, Ma. (Sat) 1: Help> Slipknot> Franklin's, Walking Blues, Althea, Me & My Uncle@> Big River@, Tom Thumb Blues, So Many Roads> Promised 2: Scarlet> Fire, Way To Go, Saint> Terrapin> Drumz> Last Time> Stella Blue> Saturday Night E: Liberty http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XTX14013 His job is to shed light, not to master...
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Looking for a copy of Saturday nights Show in Rothbury.???? Can any one help?
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Noticed a couple mic stands at the Dylan set at Rothbury, please pm me to set up a trade. Spectacular show, couldnt have been a better Sunday!
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Anybody got anything from the Spring '09 tour? I've got lots to trade. Also have quite a bit of Metallica for any metalheads that are interested. Always looking for trades via CD or zip drives for larger quantities. PM me if interested. His job is to shed light, not to master...
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Here is a Jerry interview from 7-10-1981 in Minneapolis, MN. Audio quality is pretty decent and gives some insight on alot of different topics. Files are mp3 in a zip file. Let me know how ya like it. Follow the link below. I got lots to trade or share... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2URO9756 His job is to shed light, not to master...
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can not sleep until i get sandstone,three river statium,carter-finley statium and foxboro on c.d all from the summerr tour of 1990 first itme on tape trading forum so hope this does it have lots to trade and stuff much love Brent
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Hey, Chn1rider- It was a HOT day in Foxboro and I think every cop in Massachusetts was at the stadium! I remember Bobby screaming his ass off during 'Memphis Blues' and also during 'Estimated'. Follow the link below to a soundboard of this show. Audio quality could be better, but it's the best sounding copy I have found. Enjoy... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5UDBS1MF His job is to shed light, not to master...
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I was just hoping/wondering if anyone had the Dick's Picks Volume 4 Fillmore East that they were willing to trade/sell. Ive looked all over the net for this and most want a ridiculous price like 40-60 bucks for it and it is not available on the site here!!! If anybody does please pm me i am looking forward to hearing from you!!!!
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I'm in need of some help. I would like to start collecting and trading tapes, but I'm not sure how to get started. Could someone please help me?
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you MUST check out the Vineyard forum.You are calling and the Vineyard is answering. What would be the answer to the answerman? The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
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www.archive.org has good audience recordings that are downloadable for Pittsburg 7/8; Raleigh 7/10, and Foxboro 7/14. Of course, you'll have to learn how to convert the shn or flac compression files first... I'm mailing-off a copy of 7/4 Bonner 2 U right now!!
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Hi my names Mike and iv'e been looking for a tape forever it is of the dead playing at a wedding in greynolds park for tito cacse sometime in the mid to late 70's i was there and there were pleanty of people with cassette tape recorders or any pictures that were taken as im looking to find myself in 1 of them. This was not a big concert or anything like that just about 3 or 4 hunderd people at a wedding and ive lost touch over the years with everyone.Thanks for any help givven' mike
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I gave this a listen during Jerry Week and thought I would share it with anyone who is interested. It is a crispy board of DSO last new year's eve in Baltimore. Got it from Red Grenadine, so you can thank him for paying it forward. Just follow the link and enjoy... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1UW852GY His job is to shed light, not to master...
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creampuffwar Go to the vinyard on this site. I came here a year ago with about 6 or 7 complete Dead shows on cassette tape that I got back in the early 90s. I basically had nothing. After coming to the vinyard a little over a year ago, I now have 150+ dead shows on digital CDRs (99% soundboard recordings). Nobody really trades "tapes" any more. Everything is in digital format now. One word of advice for the vinyard--patience. You must be patient. You basically "get in line" to receive stuff by mail, and depending on where you are on the sign-up sheet, you may wait months to get a particular show(s). New shows are posted frequently so you may get to be first in line to get it. After you make a copy, mail it to next in line. I have shows showing up in my mailbox weekly. Just this week, I got 9 shows and more is on the way. Most "newbies" who try it are not patient and drop out. If you can hang in there for several months, it will pay huge dividends. Right now, there are a few vines that have reached the last person on the list and are waiting for someone else to sign up and get it (no wait time). :-) I am lovin' it--happy times
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HI GD fans, I've got over 850 shows on CDR of GD and probably 300 non GD shows on CDR, plus some DVD video for trade...I'm using HQ brand media Sony Music which are made by Ty-Uniden, I also burn at 10X speed... looking for all types of music for trade - your list gets mine... Ursa Minor http://www.myspace.com/donnieloeffler "the warm wet world of analog audio"
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Probably not the first person to say this, but you have good initials, DL, same as the ONLY 2 Dead vault archivists. You may be the heir apparent.
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I'm looking for 12/1/94 in Denver. It was a friends last show. If anyone has it, please let me know. Thanks.
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send me your blank cassettes and i will fill them with the dead
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i need some help. i have found several site to download shows. how do i download and copy to cd? any help is graely welcomed, z
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Hey now. I have about 300+shows in mp3 format and 30+ show on Dvd. This is amazing shite and a must for collectors. My email is demigodband@live.comlet's exchange lists for trading only.Trades only. peaceb I have dvds of Hampton Warlocks show, Brents last show, Europe tour 1990, New Years 1989, Landover spring 1990, Philly fall 1989, Meadowlands Bobbys b-day fall 1989, Essen Germany 1981 with pete townshend(incredible),Grateful Dead Denmark Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens 1972-04-17 Grateful Dead USA East Rutherford NJ Giants Stadium 1992-06-15 Grateful Dead USA Cedar Rapids IA Five Seasons Center 1984-07-04 Grateful Dead USA Giants Stadium Rutherford NJ 1987-07-12 Grateful Dead USA Oakland CA Oakland Coliseum 1991-12-31 Grateful Dead USA Chicago IL Soldier Field 1995-07-09
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head over to the Technical Discussions topic and people will probably help you out.
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Hello everybody from Belarus!Just return from Egypt. I was at Gizah Sound and Light Theater. Magical place! I looking for GD box sets, Download and Road Trips series, and some live albums in CD-R or FLAC. And, of course, GD bootleg tapes. Please, don't sent me links for downloading. If anyone can send me CD-R or DVD-R with stuff it would be very nice.
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For the box sets, downloads, and Road Trips, go to the Store and order there... For trading shows that aren't commercially released, there's a lot of great music available here from kind souls around the world and I'm sure you'll be hearing from them. You might also want to post in the Deadheads of Europe topic, if you haven't already...
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Grace Slick - "the ring" js1974-11-24.blows.suite.only+2_demos Jefferson Airplane 1989-09-09. PeteTownsend1973-XX-XX.QuadropheniaDemos. The Who - Lifehouse and Quadrophenia Demos talking heads1983-08-19 SET II forest hills tennis stadium aud.moore.berger talking heads1983-08-21 forest hills tennis stadium aud.moore.berger Talking Heads 1977-01-26.aud. The Band1976-07-17.pre-fm.sbeok theband1976-09-02. the band 1976-08-29 lenox Janis Joplin with Full Tilt Boogie "GET IT WHILE YOU CAN" Honolulu, Hawaii 1970 July 6 kingfish1986-02-28 rehearsal sir studios nyc sbd.moore.berger kingfish1975.04.05.GEMS.xxxxx. Kingfish 1975-11-20 Roslyn, NY Bob Marley The Blackwell Dubs BMARLEY1979-xx-xx, wounded lion, session BM_Criteria Rehearsals_1980 last live recorded rehersal I lost these files by accident while moving files from a hard drive. I am pretty sure I got them all from Lossless Legs a long time ago. I would download them again but all my bandwidth is being used up by other projects at the moment. If any of you have these shows or can get these shows I would love to trade for them. PM me and let me know.
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I'm looking for an invite to what.cd! I'm a tape trader from the old days who has upgraded to cd, although I guess those are on the way out, too. A few months ago I GAVE AWAY to someone I DID NOT KNOW AND NEVER EVEN MET my ENTIRE COLLECTION of about 700 hours (that's how we used to measure our collections) of GD tapes. That has to be worth something, Karma. If anyone out that can spin that wheel back my way and send an invite, I'd be awfully darn appreciative. One love! shotgunstallion@hotmail.com
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don't want to ship any one live in sac ca areaold school taper looking to get rid of stuff i have switched to cd and ipod but i have tons of great stuff from early dead to early zero allmans NOW WHAT peace wolff GET ON THE VINEYARD FOR CD TRADES
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Hello,I have this bootleg Vinyl set in nice condition and didn't know if there might be interest in it. Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead Touch of Grey & Bridget's album. If I listed this in the wrong area please let me know as I could not find the area where vinyl should be posted. Thanks, spoony
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the '72' creamery show is there, along many other offerings. Welcome. The Truth is realized in an instant, the act is practiced step by step.
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Hi All. My first ever post! I live in the UK and have been a Dead fan for nearly 20 years. I guess that makes me a new starter compared to some folks on here. It took me a while but I saw the light in the end!!! I love all sorts of bands, especially jamming guitar bands, which brings me on to Guvt` Mule. I`m desperate to hear the Dead with Warren Hayes as a member!! Where can I get some of the latest gigs??The only "boot" live stuff I have to trade is a Ratdog gig from Newcastle upon Tyne, England a few years back. Rob Wasserman on bass. I do have quite a few shows by other bands. I will be grateful for any help....... Cheers
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A couple of great shows I have to share on Thanksgiving Day. Both shows are SBD, from the Archive, VBR mp3. Downloadable from Rapidshare.clean & crispy...Happy Holidays. 10-08 http://rapidshare.com/files/309432923/gd891008HamptonVA.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/309437325/gd891008HamptonVA.part2.rar 10-09 http://rapidshare.com/files/312213100/gd891009HamptonVA.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/312221247/gd891009HamptonVA.part2.rar His job is to shed light, not to master...
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Got a couple more offerings for download from Rapidshare. These are clean uploads, mp3 audio @ 256kbps. Two shows from the Beacon Theatre run in June, '76. Enjoy these GREAT sounding boards... 1976-06-14 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY http://rapidshare.com/files/313662985/gd760614NewYorkNY.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/313668092/gd760614NewYorkNY.part2.rar 1976-06-15 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY http://rapidshare.com/files/315496441/gd760615NewYorkNY.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/315501463/gd760615NewYorkNY.part2.rar His job is to shed light, not to master...
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I heard this show the othere day on XM and Archive only has an audience of it....The show was one of the last recorded on reel to reel, as this practic ended in 1981 in favor of cassette masters....my question is does anyone have a low gen SDBD of this show I could burn? It is such a crisp sounding show, but (no offense to any tapers) the Aud tapes don't do it justice in my humble opinion. thanks! My email is afidelman@gmail.com
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I am almost POSITIVE the Dead played a second encore after Casey Jones on 10/28/77. It was my first Casey, AMAZING, and I recall the Dead left the stage, the roadies started breaking it down, but the fans were going wild! We would not leave. The Dead finally came back out and played another. That is how I remember it to this day. But I can't find any evidence to back it up, as all tapes/recordings from that show say Casey was only encore. Anyone share my memory??? Was it a dream, or another show, or ??? Anyone with a tape to back me up?Thanks.
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I too am one of the Old School heads who was reluctant to move into the digital realm. And I'm a techie! What forced the issue was that I also found fewer people interested in trading tapes. So I did the homework and got advice from others and haven't look back since. I still have about 200 of the 850 or so tapes I had, giving the others away to those in need. But you don't need to convert what you have. Most of it is available out there and will sound better. The easiest way to download is using a torrent app like UTorrent or others, where you add a download by clicking on the torrent link. The bt.etree.org site has tons of great quality shows and enough seeds to allow for reasonably fast downloads. Get the free application "Traders Little Helper", which will easily convert the various compressed file formats (shn, flac, etc.) to WAV (where you can burn to CD if your burner software can't decode the compressed formats), or there are plenty of others that will get you to MP3Pro or similar formats suitable for your iPod. The archive.org site primarily offers audience recordings available for download, but you can also stream the soundboard stuff and capture it with an audio program like CoolEdit Pro, etc. The learning curve isn't bad and once you do, you'll discover the bliss you found when first collecting those crispy XLII-S copies. And nearly everything can be done for free, except maybe the cost of the CD's - which are a hell of a lot cheaper than tapes :) I know have replaced most of all my favorite shows and have added tons more. My 80 GB iPod is stuffed with a couple hundred shows as well. Technology is our friend, just as it was the band's! Enjoy your eargasms!!
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Like IRSampson, I also had a couple hundred Maxell and TDK gems in my collection. I went digital a couple years ago and would put any of the digital stuff I have against any of my old tapes quality-wise. There is not one drawback that I can think of, it's just that first step that is the hardest. Storage is a GREAT benefit. 1 hard drive can store an entire collection, while you can rotate stuff on your iPod. Luckily, there are folks on these boards and others who are happy to guide you through the process. The vines here helped point me in the right direction. I finally completed my leap into the digital age by dragging my cassette collection to the Chicago stop on the band's '09 Spring Tour and just handed them out. I've recently been posting shows here that I have uploaded to Rapidshare. These are clean downloads, free to those who wish them. Just copy the link to your browser, and your in business. I'm also willing to share my list with anyone who's looking - just PM me.
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Could I please have some some help finding a copy of the show from The Other Ones at the MCI Center in Washington DC on 11/15/2002. I know it's probably not out there but I was at at that show with someone that meens alot to me that is not around anymore and it would be wounderfull if I could get a copy of this show. Thank You very much for any help that can be given.
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Hey, all. I don't have tapes to trade... but there is a show I would love to see one more time in this life and it is the 3rd show at Alpine Valley, July, 1989. Best concert I ever saw and my first Dead Show. I have the recording but to actually see it again.... how could I explain? I was 19. I know there is a full vid of this show in existence. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Y ~ C*
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Here's a link to a site where there are many shows posted for free download. Sound quality is pretty awesome and he adds stuff all the time. His list includes most of the 'Hunter's Trix' series of matrix shows currently making the rounds via bit torrent at etree. It would be a good place to check out if you are starting a collection, or even enhancing one. http://rapid.org/board/showthread.php?t=266944 Cheers... His job is to shed light, not to master...