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Just got an email from Dead.net announcing this. For $200 it's six shows, which are:3/16/90 Capital Centre (Landover , MD), 3/19/90 Hartford Civic Center, 3/22/90 Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario), 3/26/90 Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, NY), 3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) and 4/2/90 The Omni (Atlanta, GA).
It's also got a 60 page hardcover book with pictures and such. Only selling 9000 of em.
Worth it? Anyone know the highlights from these shows? I mentioned in another thread that I don't have much from this era. I noticed these are right before Brent died.
Other thoughts? And of course I must add, Happy Birthday Jerry!
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Official LinkSome other extras in there too that I missed and there will be a widely release 2 CD set
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these are all outstanding shows, but they do all circulate in very good quality soundboard. still I'm sure the box is gonna look and sound great. I think the cover art is spot-on-amazing and a real step up from some of the recent archival releases. They're also releasing a condensed 2CD highlights comp called "So Glad Yo Made It"2CD on dead.net
box set on dead.net
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These are among the very best shows from between 1987 to 1995. Top shelf material. Get it!
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I gotta say the setlists look great. It's becoming quite enticing
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This item is now available for PRE-ORDER ONLY. Item is estimated to ship on or before August 31, 2012.What's Inside:
60 page hardcover Smyth-Sewn book featuring essays by Dennis McNally, David Lemieux, and Blair Jackson and photos by Jim Anderson & Mike Laurentis
25th Anniversary Tour Program
Official Band Letters
6 Ticket Stubs
6 Cloth Sticker Backstage Passes
1 Tour Laminate
Official 1990 Band publicity shot
6 complete shows on 18 discs
3/16/90 Capital Center, Landover, MD
3/19/90 Civic Center, Hartford, CT
3/22/90 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada
3/26/90 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
4/2/90 The Omni, Atlanta, GA
Recorded by long-time Grateful Dead audio engineer John Cutler
Mastered by Jeffrey Norman in HDCD
Original art by Wes Lang
Individually Numbered, Limited Edition of 9,000
INTRODUCING THE NEXT BOX: SPRING 1990!
And now for something a little different. This year's box set - Grateful Dead: Spring 1990 - offers six complete shows from the epic spring '90 tour, one concert from each city the band played, personally selected by Dead vaultmeister and archival release producer David Lemieux. The sizzling six are: 3/16/90 Capital Centre (Landover , MD), 3/19/90 Hartford Civic Center, 3/22/90 Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario), 3/26/90 Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, NY), 3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) and 4/2/90 The Omni (Atlanta, GA).
In his "Producer's Note" in the beautiful book that is part of the box, Lemieux, who attended the first 10 shows on the tour, states, "To my ears this was the last tour that was consistently great, where every show is excellent, not a dud in the bunch." And Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally's comprehensive and informative insider's essay in the box is titled "The Last Great Dead Tour." These guys know what they're talking about.
Basically, the band had been on an upward trajectory since Garcia's return to the road in the spring of '87, following his near-death the previous summer. Of course, 1987 was a trip in itself, what with the unexpected mega-success of In the Dark and their first hit single, "Touch of Grey." But the momentum just kept building with each subsequent tour, as Garcia got back up to full speed (and then some!) and the group as a whole was as unified as they had ever been since Brent joined the band in the spring of '79. New original tunes were popping up and the old favorites were imbued with a freshness and spirit that was so uplifting and inspiring. The band was having fun again, and it was downright infectious.
The group's fall 1989 shows-as documented two years ago on the Formerly the Warlocks box (two shows from Hampton, VA, 10/8-9/89) and on the 2001 release Nightfall of Diamonds (a single night in NJ, 10/16/89)- kicked the energy level up another couple of notches, as the band reintroduced such loved classics as "Help on the Way" > "Slipknot!," "Attics of My Life," "Death Don't Have No Mercy" and "Dark Star."
And when the band hit the road in mid-March 1990, they had a bunch of other cool tunes to lay on their unsuspecting crowds, including the return of "Loose Lucy" (last played in 1974; it's not on this box), Brent's "Easy to Love You" (missing since 1980), a rollicking cover of the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time," The Band's "The Weight" (with all four singers taking a verse each) and a lyrically retooled "Black-Throated Wind" (absent since 1974), which elicited huge cheers every time it was played.
Over these six shows, most of the cornerstones of the Dead's repertoire from the era appear-splendid versions of "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain," "China Cat Sunflower" > "I Know You Rider," "Playing in the Band," "Uncle John's Band," "Eyes of the World," "Estimated Prophet," "Truckin'," "Sugar Magnolia," "The Other One," "Terrapin," "Stella Blue," "Feel Like a Stranger," "Bird Song," "Let It Grow," "China Doll," "Box of Rain," "Morning Dew"; you name it. From the fall '89 breakouts come "Help-Slip-Frank," "Attics of My Life" and "Death Don't Have No Mercy." Among the still newish tunes are "Picasso Moon," "Blow Away," "Foolish Heart," "Just a Little Light," "Victim or the Crime," "Standing on the Moon," "We Can Run" and a couple that would get their final plays from the Grateful Dead on this tour-"Built to Last" and "Believe It or Not." There are stirring renditions of "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Black Muddy River," rockin' takes on "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "Iko Iko" and the only version of the full "Hey Jude" the band attempted in the modern era. And the "Rhythm Devils" and "Space" jams at the heart of each second set are as noisy-beautiful-scary-funny-intense-mysterious-wild as you'd expect/hope for.
Of course, we understand that some of you may have other favorite shows from this tour you wish were included on this box. Really, you can't go wrong with any of them. But at 18 discs, this is still the second largest Grateful Dead box (after Europe '72: The Complete Recordings) that's been released, and the non-inclusion of any other shows from the tour definitely does not preclude their future release! But this seemed like a more manageable way to go, while still giving a sense of the tour's amazing depth and breadth.
Besides the discs themselves, Grateful Dead: Spring 1990 has much to offer, including: a gorgeous 60-page hardcover book containing copious color photos by Jim Anderson and Michael Laurentus, unique artwork by Brooklyn-based fine artist Wes Lang, fascinating business letters and communications related to the tour, a detailed historical essay by Dennis McNally, a Producer's Note by David Lemieux and individual show descriptions by Blair Jackson; a reproduction of the Dead's 1990 tour program (printed and sold later in '90, for the fall and Europe '90 tours); tickets and backstage passes of all six shows; a band publicity photo from 1990 by Ken Friedman; Dennis McNally's tour laminate; and reproductions of the colored 8x10 sheets GDTS sent out with hotel, food and other information for each city on the tour.
With recordings made by longtime Grateful Dead recordist and producer John Cutler, mastered by Jeffrey Norman in HDCD, you just know it's gonna sound great-and it does!
So, that's the skinny this time 'round. This box is limited to just 9,000 numbered copies - please note, this is the only time these shows will ever be officially available on CD. There will not be an All Music Edition and single shows will not be available physically. Due to ship out August 31st, we anticipate that this extraordinary set will sell-out, so order your copy today!
If you're looking for more of a bite-sized taste of the '90s, Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It, a 2-CD set featuring a handful of favorites, will be in stores on September 18th.
-Blair Jackson
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Show #1Capital Center, Landover, Md (3/16/90)
Disc 1
1. Let The Good Times Roll> [4:11]
2. Touch Of Grey [6:28]
3. New Minglewood Blues [7:44]
4. Peggy-O [6:34]
5. Queen Jane Approximately [6:15]
6. Loser [7:22]
7. Black-Throated Wind [6:03]
8. Bird Song [14:23]
9. Blow Away [12:02]
Disc 2
1. Scarlet Begonias> [11:21]
2. Estimated Prophet> [11:04]
3. Ship Of Fools> [7:39]
4. Man Smart, Woman Smarter> [6:55]
5. Jam> [5:24]
6. Rhythm Devils [9:37]
Disc 3
1. Space> [10:42]
2. The Other One> [6:55]
3. Stella Blue> [8:49]
4. Sugar Magnolia [9:16]
5. The Last Time [5:19]
Show #2
Civic Center, Hartford, Ct (3/19/90)
Disc 1
1. Hell In A Bucket> [6:43]
2. Bertha [7:10]
3. We Can Run [7:05]
4. Jack-A-Roe [5:13]
5. Picasso Moon [7:41]
6. Brown-Eyed Women [5:59]
7. It's All Over Now> [7:25]
8. Deal [8:41]
Disc 2
1. Box Of Rain [5:27]
2. Foolish Heart> [11:35]
3. Playing In The Band> [8:32]
4. Eyes Of The World> [14:41]
5. Rhythm Devils [10:26]
Disc 3
1. Space> [10:52]
2. China Doll> [6:13]
3. Gimme Some Lovin'> [4:31]
4. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad> [6:55]
5. Around And Around [6:36]
6. Brokedown Palace [5:48]
Show #3
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)
Disc 1
1. Feel Like A Stranger [8:12]
2. West L. A. Fadeaway [7:41]
3. Easy To Love You [6:14]
4. Beat It On Down The Line [3:34]
5. It Must Have Been The Roses [6:29]
6. The Last Time [5:40]
7. Picasso Moon [7:07]
8. Don't Ease Me In [3:30]
Disc 2
1. Scarlet Begonias> [8:30]
2. Fire On The Mountain [11:44]
3. Samson And Delilah [6:51]
4. Believe It Or Not [6:32]
5. Truckin'> [11:04]
6. Rhythm Devils [11:36]
Disc 3
1. Space> [8:14]
2. The Other One> [6:42]
3. Hey Jude> [4:53]
4. Dear Mr. Fantasy> [3:58]
5. Hey Jude> [4:31]
6. Sugar Magnolia [8:45]
7. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [7:10]
Show #4
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany Ny (3/26/90)
Disc 1
1. Hell In A Bucket [6:53]
2. Dupree's Diamond Blues [6:08]
3. Just A Little Light [5:15]
4. Black-Throated Wind [6:32]
5. Big Railroad Blues [4:40]
6. Picasso Moon [7:17]
7. Row Jimmy [10:53]
8. Blow Away [11:31]
Disc 2
1. Built To Last [5:29]
2. Victim Or The Crime> [9:56]
3. China Cat Sunflower> [5:45]
4. I Know You Rider> [5:24]
5. Man Smart, Woman Smarter> [6:14]
6. Rhythm Devils [11:21]
Disc 3
1. Space> [8:29]
2. I Need A Miracle> [4:03]
3. Dear Mr. Fantasy> [5:20]
4. Gimme Some Lovin'> [5:09]
5. Morning Dew [11:57]
6. Brokedown Palace [5:37]
Bonus Tracks From 3/24/90 Albany
7. Let The Good Times Roll> [4:01]
8. Help On The Way> [4:05]
9. Slipknot!> [3:50]
10. Franklin's Tower [8:04]
11. Loser [7:30]
12. Tennessee Jed [7:53]
Show #5
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Ny (3/30/90)
Disc 1
1. Help On The Way> [4:12]
2. Slipknot!> [5:49]
3. Franklin's Tower [9:39]
4. Little Red Rooster [9:13]
5. Dire Wolf [3:28]
6. It's All Over Now [7:18]
7. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues [6:12]
8. Picasso Moon [7:56]
9. Don't Ease Me In [3:26]
Disc 2
1. Iko Iko [7:07]
2. Playing In The Band> [9:19]
3. China Doll> [5:41]
4. Uncle John's Band> [8:16]
5. Terrapin Station> [12:59]
6. Rhythm Devils [9:48]
Disc 3
1. Space> [11:30]
2. I Need A Miracle> [4:02]
3. Gimme Some Lovin> [4:55]
4. Standing On The Moon> [8:56]
5. Not Fade Away [7:40]
6. Attics Of My Life [5:12]
Show #6
The Omni, Atlanta, Ga (4/2/90)
Disc 1
1. Feel Like A Stranger [8:44]
2. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo> [7:02]
3. The Weight [6:34]
4. Queen Jane Approximately [6:13]
5. Easy To Love You [5:37]
6. Brown-Eyed Women [5:46]
7. Let It Grow [12:21]
Disc 2
1. Foolish Heart> [9:20]
2. Looks Like Rain> [8:26]
3. He's Gone> [8:59]
4. The Last Time> [5:43]
5. Rhythm Devils [10:42]
Disc 3
1. Space> [9:04]
2. The Other One> [6:24]
3. Death Don't Have No Mercy> [7:37]
4. Around And Around> [3:41]
5. Good Lovin' [7:12]
6. Black Muddy River [6:28]
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I wish they had just done the whole tour. 3/24 and 3/29 deserve the royal treatment just as much as anything else included.
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Holy shit that is awesome, spring 90 always been a favorite!
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God this looks awesome... Definitely worth the almost $250
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@23piper said: These are among the very best shows from between 1987 to 1995. Top shelf material. Get it!Top shelf is good phrasing.
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Look at those track times. Nothing over 15 mins. Pure shit!
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Forget the box set, those indian skull tshirt/poster/patch/stickers are awesome!
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For $17 I like the 2-CD set. You don't get the extras, but it's got your Brent fix and your jamsDisc One:
1. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL> [4:00]
2. FEEL LIKE A STRANGER [7:32]
3. WEST L.A. FADEAWAY [7:33]
4. EASY TO LOVE YOU [5:58]
5. BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE [3:19]
6. LOSER [7:31]
7. ITS ALL OVER NOW> [7:30]
8. JACK-A-ROE [5:00]
9. THE LAST TIME [5:14]
10. BIRD SONG [14:04]
11. BLOW AWAY [11:58]
Disc Two:
1. SAMSON AND DELILAH [6:59]
2. SCARLET BEGONIAS> [11:11]
3. ESTIMATED PROPHET> [10:57]
4. PLAYING IN THE BAND> [8:30]
5. EYES OF THE WORLD [14:50]
6. GIMME SOME LOVIN> [5:09]
7. MORNING DEW [11:13]
8. NOT FADE AWAY [5:51]
9. ATTICS OF MY LIFE [5:08]
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I love 90s dead, but I don't feel like paying that kind of dough. I think the 2CD is the route I am going. When I got the July bulletin yesterday and it said there was a special announcement today I was figuring we were gonna get something like this.
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I was at the Copps show. Get it.
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I was at both nights in Hartford and all three in Albany....Great shows.Here is the Rolling Stone Interview...
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-grateful-dead-commemorate-peak-shows-with-spring-1990-box-set-20120801?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
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I was at the first two Omni shows (couldn't get tickets for 3rd night) and they are two of my most favorite memories of the shows I saw between '89-'94. Very much worth seeking out. I just wish they would have broken it up into the runs of shows (Albany, Nassau, Atlanta, etc.) vs. the box set so that you could get all of the shows.
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The very sick 45 minute segment of Scarlet> Estimated> Ship of Fools> Man Smart from 3/16 @ the cap ctr. is streaming for free here:http://dead.net/spring1990
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So is it worth the money?
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I went a few minutes early to the showing of the Grateful Dead movie last night and saw a lengthy advertisement for this box set. It was actually pretty cool. A great montage of pictures and quotes over a version of "Loser" from that run that was sure smokin'.
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@Cantaloupe said: I went a few minutes early to the showing of the Grateful Dead movie last night and saw a lengthy advertisement for this box set. It was actually pretty cool. A great montage of pictures and quotes over a version of "Loser" from that run that was sure smokin'.
That loser that part of the 3/24/90 show is awesome. Too good. Glad they threw that in as bonus material on one of the shows.
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@ckess22 said: So is it worth the money?No. You can d/l the soundboards for free. Not sure who would buy this stuff.
Great shows.
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The official Rhino releases almost always sound better than what you can download. I forget the release a few years back that had issues but that was a blip.I'm not getting this but only because I am about to refi my house and can't spare the cash. If I could I'd be all over it.
Buy one of these things and listen on quality head phones and report back how they compare. I'm going to bet you will like the official releases more.
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@Mr_Miner said: @ckess22 said: [quote]So is it worth the money?No. You can d/l the soundboards for free. Not sure who would buy this stuff.
True...but i may do it anyway. I may be a sucker, but oh we'll.
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I am very tempted because 1) I still buy music for ethical reasons, 2) these shows are personal lifetime favorites of mine, 3) the sound quality will be well above and beyond anything else that has ever been available, and 4) the packaging and goodies are actually quite compelling even though I am not a "collector" of such objects.@ckess22 said:
@Mr_Miner said:@ckess22 said: [quote]So is it worth the money?No. You can d/l the soundboards for free. Not sure who would buy this stuff.
True...but i may do it anyway. I may be a sucker, but oh we'll.
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@23piper said: I am very tempted because 1) I still buy music for ethical reasons, 2) these shows are personal lifetime favorites of mine, 3) the sound quality will be well above and beyond anything else that has ever been available, and 4) the packaging and goodies are actually quite compelling even though I am not a "collector" of such objects.
@ckess22 said:@Mr_Miner said:@ckess22 said: [quote]So is it worth the money?No. You can d/l the soundboards for free. Not sure who would buy this stuff.
True...but i may do it anyway. I may be a sucker, but oh we'll.
That's why I ordered mine earlier today. I have plenty of dead that ive procured through the goodness of the Internet and good people, so I figure I can shell out some dough to the band. I'm really looking forward to it now.
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Does anyone have this?
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I know you are asking about the box set, but I did get the 2CD one and the sound is incredible. The boards online are great, but the quality on the CDs really are worth the money. I met a guy at Phil and Friends last month that bought it and couldn't stop raving about (that is until Phil stepped on stage.) If you have the money I'd go for it.
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I have it. Its fuego for sure.
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Worth it definitely. Jerry lights that shit up, the band is so tight. Obviously jerrs voice isn't the greatest its been, but there is definitely some inspiring playing going on at these shows
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1990 was amazing for JGB as well. Check it out, you owe it to yourself.
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I heard from a friend that it was good. Just wanted others opinions.
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I have brought this up before but it seems like they release a lot of stuff from Hartford and CT in general. I am far from a Dead expert anbody have any insight?
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I bought it. As others have said, the shows are excellent as is the sound quality. I personally love all the design and goodies that went into the box and they really made the purchase worth it to me. It's a really cool box set, you won't regret it if you have the cash.
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I was on that tour, and the official recordings do it justice. The 2 CD set is excellent (I own it), and the separate shows I have heard from the box are equally wonderful. I wish they had done a box of the entire tour. Every night deserves its own release. Dozin' at The Knick only scratches the surface.
The surface of the lump.
The surface of the lump.
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Correction:
For example, with Albany, Dozin' only scratches the surface of the lump
For example, with Albany, Dozin' only scratches the surface of the lump
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It's worth every penny. Sound quality is great and the shows rock. Goodies r the cherry on top.
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Those bonus tracks from 3/24/90 are the heat!!!Vinyl available as well. http://www.insound.com/Spring-1990-So-Glad-You-Made-It-4xLP-Grateful-Dead/P/INS112972/
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