Crabbers
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Hell…I found that for like $80 from Amazon Germany a few months ago
The Good Ol' Grateful Thread
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AC Slaughter
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Well damn. I guess then was the time!
The big box with all the shows? That's a killer deal!
wmeugene
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Yeah, I think you're referring to the Portland vinyl set and @AC Slaughter is referring to the 19 CD box
Colonel4Bin
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Enjoy it! I love that thing. It’s such a beautiful set.
Colonel4Bin
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Anyone have the Get Shown the Light box set? Been thinking about that one, but haven’t seen many reviews.
wmeugene
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I do.
The material is top of the line. Shows sound absolutely great. I have the original version that has the book about Cornell in it. Packaging is a little too precious, but it's a nice looking set.
Colonel4Bin
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Thanks! Thinking of picking it up on the sale.
Colonel4Bin
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Regrettably sold my first pressing Reckoning a few months ago, albeit for a decent chunk of money, but just found another in great shape for just $40.
Also pulled the trigger on the Get Shown the Light All Music box set from the Dead.net sale.
Today’s been a great day for the Dead!
Also pulled the trigger on the Get Shown the Light All Music box set from the Dead.net sale.
Today’s been a great day for the Dead!
bdm105
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Is Cornell 5.8.77 just the best concert ever? It's so expensive on discogs
Honestly, I like it more than Europe 72, but they really are different bands between those years. Buffalo 5/9/77 is pretty killer too.
I sold my sealed copy (I picked up the CD set on a whim and then never got around to opening the vinyl box) for $500....and had it returned because it had a duplicate disc 7/8 and no disc 5/6. It took Rhino like 4 months to send me a replacement 5/6 ("due to the pandemic no one's in the office" which was totally reasonable) but they did get around to it. I don't know why they don't repress all the sets, there's obviously demand.
I know a vinyl site probably isn't the best place to say this but.... have you considered the cd? Its cheap as chips and you don't have to get up 14 times to play it.
Colonel4Bin
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It’s a really great concert, but I wouldn’t say the best. I always felt like it was just the quality of the tape - the Betty Boards really make you feel like you’re standing in the room with them. Buffalo 5/9/77 is the same.
But when Phil’s bass gets bumping on that Dancin’ in the Streets, it really puts you in the moment.
wmeugene
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It's not. It's one of the most famous, but it's not even the best show of May 1977.
It was one of the best sounding tapes that circulated in the 80s/90s so it built up a reputation and became many people's favorite tapes.
It's a great show that is worth retail. It absolutely is not worth the inflated price the vinyl set goes for. The CD is cheap and I believe it is on all streaming platforms.
bdm105
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I don't own a cd player lol and was more curious than anything because I'm a new fan
Colonel4Bin
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It’s a great show for new fans, IMO. One of the ones that got me into them more. May 1977 was magical. Also there are very good recordings on Relisten for free.
Good point. Although I reckon you could actually get the cd AND a CD player for what some people charge for Cornell.
Buffalo is great if you’re after a not nuclear priced 77… even if they did split Help/slip/Franklin’s across two sides
wmeugene
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Not to be that guy, but vinyl is probably the worst format for the Grateful Dead. I'd highly recommend any Dead fan to get a CD player and get shows that way. Most of the big boxsets, which are definitely worth it, are CD only.
spilledleche
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These RSD Dead releases where they spread a show out over 8 LPs are just brutal to me. Totally not the way I want to enjoy the band live.
Totally agree. And the prices are wild too.