That's right. This set is sold out. If you are trigger shy like me then you missed out before it was even available in stores. 10,000 copies sold out in pre-order. 10,000.
The Grateful Dead's "Fillmore West 1969-The Complete Recordings" was a holy grail of sorts for those fans of the Dead in their era mating the wild psychedelic workouts like Dark Star with their newfound songwriting skills. The seminal album "Live / Dead" was culled from concerts represented in this set, from four shows in late Feb and early March 1969.
I emailed customer service and pleaded with them over the phone. They will be releasing a three-disc distillation of this set this fall, but I was looking forward to hearing what was the building blocks of one of my favorite albums of all time -- the aforementioned "Live / Dead."
Here was my plea:
Hello,
I am more than sad about hearing the news that this set has sold out.I tried placing a pre-Order last Friday, but I was unable to get through on the telephone, for some unknown reason.
Is there any chance of getting in on a after-the-fact order? Given the speed at which this sold out, will this be issued again in a non-limited edition? It seems that enough people were clammoring for the release that it would have sold well on the market.
I think that issuing this set on a non-limited basis would be more consistent with the spirit of sharing the music that the Grateful Dead so long championed. I know tapes of this music are around, but only issuing it to a select 10,000 people in superior HDCD fidelity breaks my heart. I am not involved in the trader / taper community; I have been relying on Dick's Picks and related legit releases for all of my live Dead releases. Please don't disappoint by capping this set at 10,000!
In closing, I must say that the first Dead I ever heard was Live/Dead. It changed my life. Really. I was looking forward to the opportunity to hear the whole shows behind what was a seminal point in my music listening life. Please help!
Desperate Deadhead,
wd45
Maybe I can sell a kidney and buy it on eBay when one of those speculators sells. Damn.
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