It does provide a way to digest shows in bite sized chunks. Truth is, I’m a busy guy. I RARELY have three hours to immerse myself in a show. So a tasty nugget of a side is pretty nice.
The Cornell vinyl is perfect for that. Side 5 - Dancing In The Street Side 6 - Scarlet Begonias >> Fire On the Mountain Perfect when there's not time to listen to a whole set or show.
Can’t wait for this set. Never heard the shows included, and i think i am gonna keep it that way until it arrives.
As we get closer to release date you may want to stream the Truckin' jam from 5/19/74 in order to whet your appetite. It is incredible. That's the only segment I'm familiar with out of the 6 shows. I was on the fence for a few days but I'm staying in for the box. 6 shows is too much to pass up, especially since I've already paid for it.
Maybe you collect or maybe you pay (whether) Still got to work that eight hour day Whether you like that job or not You better keep it on ice while youre lining up your long shot Day Job - Hunter/Garcia
If I've heard anything from any of these shows, it's not much, and it was out of context. I did quickly pull together a facsimile of the Believe It If You Need It set using the Archive, though, and will listen to that after I've completed my journey through the official fall '73 releases. Actually buying the compilation feels redundant with the big box already ordered, but they do such a great job with compilations that I can't resist at least hearing it.
The compilation is a perfect iteration of a "Road Trips" collection, great for cruising the wide open spaces of the American West.
New email sent out about the release shows pictures of the box. This looks like a graphic rendering of the box and the same as the previous leaked pictures but with a different shadow placement. I'm reasonably sure this box only exists as an artist's rendering at this point.
Hey, you changed your avatar. 5 of the 6 shows in the new box contain a China > Rider, only the '74 Seattle show omits this swell duo.
At least disc-to-cardboard contact seems unlikely with this box. Were it not for the "oversized" warning, it would be easy to mistake this for something relatively compact.
It is interesting we're spending 200 dollars on a product that we don't even know what it looks like or the dimensions.
This was an automatic for most posters here. Not even a thought about packaging/presentation, etc. SIX shows of 1973 & 1974 Grateful Dead.
There is no rock band comparable to The Grateful Dead King Crimson circa 72/74 is the only other rock band who’s shows were filled with improvised music and even with Crimson the set lists were often similar and the historical value IMO of those shows still pale in comparison to the musical value of so many of Dead shows between 1967 through 1978 and arguably beyond that. Certainly the best recordings and performances from those years are deserving of a premier presentation and as good of a representation of the sound as possible. For that many of us are more then willing to pay the above price. For me I was happy with the $189 plus shipping. Plus what are they getting away with?
It's not like the Grateful Dead don't have a long track record for putting out high-quality releases, either. It's all the more impressive given the sheer quantity of releases they've assembled over the years.
I was at the local record store yesterday, and came across a couple of Lene's records in the "L" section and the only reason I stopped to take a look at them is thanks to your previous avatar and the "Search google for image" function as I had no previous awareness of her.
