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Dicks Picks, Grateful Dead Series to be released on Vinyl

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mfrench

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http://brookvalerecords.com/the-grateful-dead-dicks-picks-vol-1-vol-2-now-available-on-vinyl/

Dear Friends,
Today I am very proud to announce that Brookvale Records will be releasing the entire Dick’s Picks Series on vinyl. We are working very closely with The Dead on every aspect of these releases. The Dead will be reviewing and approving all artwork, packaging, and mastering. We are honored to be working on this project. Growing up my favorite bands were (and still are) The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Grateful Dead. To now own a record label and to be working with The Grateful Dead is truly a dream come true. As a fan first, I realize that these vinyl releases must be handled professionally and meticulously put together. It is my responsibility to make sure these releases come to the fans in the very best packaging and sound possible. It is with great pride we are today announcing the release of the beginning of this series with Vol 1 and Vol 2 coming out on November 20th, 2012. Going forward we will continue the releases starting in early 2013 and hope to release at least one volume a month, if not more. Details on Vol 1 and Vol 2 are below. We hope you enjoy these vinyl release as much as we do. They look and sound amazing!

Gratefully,
Karl Groeger Jr.
President Brookvale Records / Looney Tunes CD Store
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Morning All,

My name is Karl Groeger and I am the owner of Brookvale Records and Looney Tunes. I am the one putting out the Dick’s Picks series on vinyl.

We have been working very closely with The Dead on these releases and I welcome your questions and concerns.

As a fan first, I knew there would be challenges going into this project and I think we are doing an amazing job with them. I would like to address 2 concerns I see brought up here. Sound source and side splits. Of course these are critical.

While we want of course the source tapes to every show, we are at the mercy of The Dead for masters for both ART and MUSIC. For the first shows the Dead simply does not have the original masters for them. We had no choice except to go from the CD. My first reaction was, thats impossible, how do they not have the masters? Well after about 6 months of searching they just do not have them. It looks like though for future releases they have about 90% of the masters on all the volumes.

OK so we don’t have the masters. Can we go from the CD? How is that going to sound? Well they sound great! (Check out the reviews on brookvalerecords.com).

We had a choice to use anyone we wanted to master this vinyl from the CD. We were suggested to use Rainbo pressing. I decided not to. I have been a HUGE face of both RTI and GOTTA GROOVE RECORDS. I think both plants have been making some great QUIET records. After about another 6 months of discussions, we choose Gotta Groove to re master and manufacture the vinyl on 1 and 2. And I could not be happier. Although YES the CD is not ideal to go with. BUT I think it came out EXCELLENT! Or I would not put my name on it. I have actually made LPS from masters on another project that did not sound half as good as these dead records do. I hope you will enjoy them.

SIDE SPLITS. Yes this is going to be another challenge for sure. With vol 2 you notice that it is a 3 sided record???? WHY ??? I decided to not make a side 4 because I could keep the JAM going on side 3. Where ever possible I will also keep the jam and do our very best with track listings and side splits. It will be a challenge YES. BUT I DO NOT THINK that its a reason NOT to do these.

I love vinyl. I think it is the perfect way to listen to The Dead.

I welcome your comments. (crap…ha ha).

Thank you for your time guys I hope this addresses some concerns.

Best,
Karl
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Mastered from CD?
Didn't they offer the widow enough to "find" the analog masters?
 
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That story explains it already. They have 90% of the masters, but after looking for 6 months some couldn't be located.
 
OK, I love vinyl.

BUT: $120 for vinyl of a GD show sourced from a CD I already own?

NO THANKS. That's a giant fail.

Brookvale Records: When you con GDP into loaning you some of the analog master tapes, and make some records from those, my wallet awaits. Until then...via con dios.
 
Did you actually read what was posted? 90% of the shows will be sourced from the analog master tapes. Yeesh.
 
And when they come out with those, I stand prepared to pay. But seriously, why bein such an endeavor with a CD sourced one?
 
Because they're starting at the beginning of the set? Unfortunately, those early tapes are some that are missing.
 
They may well have some interest, but to me, it's a steep asking price for what it is.

And I have bought basically every music release GD related that's been offered in the last 30 years. This year I bought every GD 180g reissue, which was I think 12! They've all been terrific.

Point is, lots of competition for even the GD-and-vinyl-lover's music dollar, and this seems a bit questionable to me in terms of value, for these releases that are CD mastered.

JMO, YMMV, etc etc.
 
Skylab said:
Point is, lots of competition for even the GD-and-vinyl-lover's music dollar, and this seems a bit questionable to me in terms of value, for these releases that are CD mastered.
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No argument there. I can see why they're doing it, though - they don't want to only issue 90% of the set, but they only have CD sources for that other 10%. Kind of a toss-up there.
 
Can you imagine splitting some of these gargantuan jams from, as an example vol14, over say, 6 LP's? no thanks, I think long play discs are the right format for this series. As much of a vinyl fan as I am im gonna have to pass.... except maybe vol8...
 
Long time deadhead. No way would I buy these. They crapped on me at the Gorge in May 2009 and I'm never coming back.

I have most of DP on CD. I think it's 1 - 36, right?
 
Reel to reel is the obvious answer. Just like in the old days, the serious tapers traded reels.
 
I have all the Dick's Picks volumes on CD. The earlier ones aren't compressed, thankfully (including my very-first Dead show :D ). I don't like the remastered Dead CD's. Makes no sense to add compression to music like this. I wish I had hung onto my non-remastered "Europe '72". I have it on vinyl though (1st-pressing and an early '80's pressing). I have most of the Dead's regular catalog on vinyl (I wish I had all 1st-pressing LP's though... That would be sweet).

Right now I'm listening to this fantastic vinyl-rip of the Dead's first studio album (the one that was cut on some weird kind of wax or shellacky material... I can't remember). I've had this rip for a few years already, and I used to not pay much attention to this album, but now that I can hear it clearly, I'm in love with it. Fantastic-sounding LP. I'm gonna' have to keep my eyes out for a 1st-pressing copy. This is SO-much-better than the remastered CD.

Damn, this sounds good... (First time I played this through the W90's).
 
i bought em. i mean shoot, we're talking about fantastic live dead on 180g vinyl right?

i am going to cherry pick as the releases come out, as opposed to shooting for the whole set. As excited as i am, all 36 releases will amount to an awful lot of money for an awful lot of music i already have.

Most of the chatter (here and elsewhere) seems to be in favor of DP8, and i can see why: acoustic set, a towering Viola Lee, the relative rarity of Man's World, etc. Yall better pop early when that one gets announced.

Me? i cannot WAIT for DP6. The thought of that huge, chunky '83 Scarlet>Fire on vinyl has me drooling.
 
JonL said:
Reel to reel is the obvious answer. Just like in the old days, the serious tapers traded reels.
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R&R HOF has a GD exhibit going on right now. They have a DP display with a couple master tapes, notes, and Dick Latvala's Technics 1506 RTR.

For you Jerry fans, they have Rosebud, Lightning Bolt, and Top Hat on display.
 
http://www.dead.net/features/black-...yl-coming-record-store-day-s-black-friday-eve

Rhino Readies Grateful Dead Double-LP Winterland 1971 And 45th Anniversary Edition Of Love’s Forever Changes With A Bonus 7” Single

Both Available November 23 At Select Independent Retailers

The Grateful Dead made Winterland its home for years until 1978, when the band closed Bill Graham’s legendary venue for good with a spectacular New Year’s Eve blow out. The friendly confines of the former ice-skating rink always seemed to bring out something special in the band. That’s certainly true of the group’s May 30, 1971 performance, which was the second night of a homestand during the era later immortalized on the 1971 live collection Skull and Roses.

For Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 23, Dead.net and Rhino will release a portion of that show (all that the band has in their vault) for the first time, offering it on 180-gram vinyl as a limited edition double-LP set of 7500 copies. WINTERLAND 5/30/71 will be available exclusively at select independent music retailers for a suggested price of $34.98. Visit www.recordstoreday.com for a list of participating stores.

Sourced from the original reels of ¼” tape, the music was mastered by Jeffrey Norman and the vinyl lacquers were cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and then pressed at RTI. Grammy®-winning graphic artist Masaki Koike evokes the Skull and Roses album cover for this set’s gorgeous gatefold.

It’s over one hour of Dead classics that covers nearly the entire second set, which was packed with crowd pleasers like “Sugar Magnolia,” “Truckin’” and “Deal.” One entire LP side is dedicated exclusively to “Turn On Your Lovelight,” a 15-minute-plus romp led by singer/organist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan. For its encore, the band – Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and McKernan – capped the evening off with raucous “Johnny B. Goode.”
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