At last! My apologies for the plug but I know many of you are interested. Thanks. Michael
>Orders are now being accepted for The Deadhead's Taping Addendum, the >final installment of the critically acclaimed, award winning series, The >Deadhead's Taping Compendium (Vols. 1-3). This final addition >specifically addresses the onslaught of newly circulating music that has >surfaced since our last publication, and is an essential companion to >the first three volumes, containing a wealth of information and new data >for both new tapers and old school veterans alike. It also stands quite >tall as an enjoyable read by itself. > > >The Addendum will include in-depth reviews and analysis of over 175 >newly circulating performances. The majority of these shows are derived >from the highly sought after pre-1975 period of the Grateful Dead's >career, an are all reported on by the community's most prized writers >and scholars. > > >Additionally, the Addendum will include an interview and step by step >historical recounting with the Legendary Marty Weinberg. After being >reported MIA for the past 25 years, Marty recently resurfaced after >reading about himself and his legendary status in Volume 1. Marty shares >the remarkable stories of his East Coast taping experiences from >1969-1971 in great, glorious detail. You'll be amazed to hear the >lengths that this pioneer of our community went to capture this >experience and preserve it for all of us. Of course, also included will >be the long awaited definitive listing of Marty's Master Reels, thus >allowing tapers and traders alike to correctly identify the source of >their until now questionable audience recordings. > > >Didn't bid high enough on eBay? Well, here's the next best thing. Join >us while we take a tour of the Grateful Dead's Vault with Jeffrey >Norman. Come walk through the fabled Vault with us while Jeffrey shares >his knowledge of each historical section, down every eye-popping >aisle. Very rare photographs, by Eliza Bundledee, provide a sumptuous >background to Jeffrey's illuminating interview. > > >The Addendum also features a very special Tribute To Dick Latvala. Long >known as the Taper's Best Friend, Dick is given the red carpet treatment >he deserves here. Heartfelt recollections, amusing stories and touching >insights permeate each recollection from those that knew Dick best: >Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dennis McNally, Steve Silberman, Nathan >Wolfson, Pat Lee, Eddie Claridge, Carol Latvala, Rich Latvala, Kevin >Shapiro (Archivist for Phish), Rob Bertrando, Kirk West (Archivist for >The Allman Brothers Band), HarveyLubar, Jeffrey Norman, Dr. Bob Wagner, >Kidd Candelario, and Christi Lamb Vogel. > > >Ever wonder exactly what Dick felt were THE hottest, most interesting >songs and jams? Culled from Dick's own well-worn Deadbases, J-cards and >notebooks, here is a list of what Dick felt were the Dead's most >distinguished song versions and exciting, unique instrumental passages > > >Have you ever wondered how the Vault Archivist himself notated his >recordings? You'll find many examples of exactly how Dick marked and >measured a show's performance with this sampling from his own private >collection. You won't help but be moved by the illustration of passion >captured in these rare reproductions. > > >Due to the influx of new data since Volume 1's publication in 1998, we >have carefully updated and corrected all of the first three volumes, >bringing the entire series up to date in one chapter enclosed here in >our Addendum. > > >Curious about where Dick might be these days? Then check out "Dick's Jam >In The Afterlife" and read about how Dick goes toe to toe with an >afterlife guardian in this provocative, humorous and touching what-if >fable > > >Of course, the Addendum wouldn't be complete without the inclusion of >ticket stubs, rare photographs, and the updated Resources section. > > >TO ORDER: > > >Signed, pre-order copies can be ordered NOW. These will be the very >first round of books shipped hot off the press. Cost is $35 per book >plus $7 for Priority Mail postage or $3 for Book Rate postage. > > >Send a check, cash or money order to: > > >Michael Getz >2119 25th Avenue >San Francisco, CA >94116 > > >Please specify if you'd like a special inscription or if you wish the >book to be sent to a different address than yours. For further >information, overseas rates, questions, or comments, please e-mail >Michael at: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >The books will be ready to ship December 1st. > > >OR: > > >You can order directly from our distributor, Book Masters, closer to the >publication date: > > >1. By calling toll-free at #800-247-6553 >2. Or emailing them at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >As always, thanks to everyone for your support, assistance and >encouragement. > > >Best wishes, > > >Michael Getz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Brian Dyke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >*** PRAISE FOR THE FIRST THREE VOLUMES *** > > >"The most invaluable tool for Deadheads since the roach clip." > > >--STU SCHIMMEL, co-host of WBAI's Morning Dew radio show in NYC. > > >"The Taper's Compendium provides a valuable resource to all Grateful >Dead tape traders. The research is first-rate, and the descriptive >analysis of tapes in circulation allows tapers to compile a wish-list of >shows they can herein ascertain exist on tape." > > >--DAVID LEMIEUX, Grateful Dead Vault Archivist > > >"This guide ... is a wealth of information for Deadheads. ... the >interviews with fans ... are the most interesting. The lengths these >folks went to in order to record the Dead were sometimes astonishing, >and the stories surrounding these escapades make for fascinating >reading. ... The reviews included in this book are an excellent and >exhaustive exploration of the changes the Dead's music went through over >the years. ... For Deadheads ... this book is a treasure ... an >invaluable resource." > > >--BILLBOARD > > >"These books can be read on any one of several levels: If you're a Dead >fan, it's a chronicle of the band's career. If you're not a Dead fan, >it's a clear-eyed chronicle of a band's life during the late 20th >century. The reportage is meticulous, the writing graceful. Any way you >cut it, it's a journalistic and artistic accomplishment." > > >--TIM KISKA, Detroit News > > >"Since I've been doing my Dead Air radio program here in Eugene, OR for >more than 15 years, it was a welcome event when the Taping Compendiums >were published. These Compendiums are a great resource for me when >puzzling over what show or song might be best to play on the air. It's a >thorough and comprehensive effort. And it's fun to see what shows have >'the best' versions. It's always good to discover (or rediscover) a >great tune that may have slipped my mind. Nice to see the lovely photos >sprinkled throughout as well. The Deadhead's Taping Compendium ... big >as the Bible and just as righteous." > > >--DOWNTOWN DEB TRIST, host of Dead Air in Eugene (KLCC 89.7 FM >www.klcc.org) > > >"The sheer enthusiasm and sense of wonderment reflected in these reviews >is enough to send any serious tape collector on a hunting expedition >pronto... All told, the enthusiasm these tape enthusiasts bring to their >reviews, >along with the occasional personal adventure tossed in for good measure, >make these shows as much fun to read about as they undoubtedly are to >hear." > > >--RELIX > > >"The Deadhead's Taping Compendium series is a Godsend to Deadheads and >anyone who loves music. Nowhere else is the Grateful Dead's performing >career meticulously documented and critically evaluated with such car >and precision. The authors and compilers of these volumes have done a >great service to the Deadhead community and have assured us that the >band's music WILL NEVER be forgotten." > > >--ROBERT WEINER >Editor of the Perspectives on the Grateful Dead: Critical Writings > > >Co-Author of The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads: An Annotated >Bibliography Founder of the Grateful Dead annual academic >mini-conference. > > >"The few people in the world who care about the music of the Grateful >Dead care about it very deeply and passionately. This appreciation comes >from many different angles, musically and culturally, giving Deadheads >plenty to talk about. The recorded legacy of the Dead can be a daunting >heap of CDs and tapes; the Compendium, created by a group of articulate >and committed music lovers, will direct the new listener to the best of >the best, and give everyone more to argue about for years to come." > > >--DAVID GANS, host of the nationally syndicated "Grateful Dead Hour" >radio show > > >"Even a casual Deadhead should get some flashbacks thumbing through >these pages." > > >--L.A. TIMES > > >" ... the Getz and Dwork volumes are indispensable sources, being the >definitive discographies-tapeographies, actually - of the Dead's concert >life. ... Reading this book, or whatever you can do with an >encyclopedia, puts us at the pulsing microchip of Dead central. ... >There is so much music to know and so much information to compile, and >Getz and Dwork are at the cutting edge." > > >--BUFFALO NEWS > > >"The multi-volume Deadhead's Taping Compendium is a milestone of >scholarship, an intricate map of a vast territory drawn by those who >made it their home. Much of the joy in being a Deadhead is in tipping >your friends off to revelatory moments captured somewhere in the >thousands of miles of tape that is the band's legacy. Conversations like >this wove the fabric of the Deadhead community while the band was still >touring; and as a tapestry of informed opinions, valuable historical >data, amusing gossip, and unabashed passion, the Compendium will be >employed by Deadheads long into the future to find their way through the >vast landscape the band explored, night after night, for thirty years. >As much as it's a tribute to a unique band, it's also a tribute to the >smartest, craziest, most inspired and diverse group of faces that ever >hit the American road in search of delight, interesting surprises, and >the occasional glimpse of a benevolent order in the Universe that defies >description. By recognizing that order, we open doors in our own hearts >to bringing it forth into the world. The Compendium points the way." > > >--STEVE SILBERMAN, Co-Author of Skeleton Key: A Dictionary For Deadheads >(with David Shenk) and Co-Producer of So Many Roads (1965-1995) box set. > > >"For anyone who has ever wondered how the Grateful Dead bridged the >generations and clumsily trucked into mainstream popularity, The >Deadhead's Taping Compendium explain it all. ... The massive book is >colorfully written ... The book does a great job of explaining how, >without Top 40 hits or platinum record sales, the Dead has done so well >for so long. ...It is an invaluable resource for those who revere the >Grateful Dead experience." > > >--CHARLOTTE OBSERVER > > >"The Taper's Compendium is the connective tissue that holds your >Grateful Dead collection together." > > >--DWIGHT HOLMES, Deadhead > > >"Noteworthy among this fine references other contents are interviews >with famous Deadheads (find out what Owsley was really like-yow!" > > >--BOOKLIST > > >"This is an absolute treasure for Deadheads." > > >-- SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER > > >"... this series is a goldmine of information for any Grateful Dead >fan." > > >-- LIBRARY JOURNAL > > >"The Deadhead's Taping Compendium is like a lost treasure from the >ancient library of Alexandria-a modern day Rosetta Stone that provides >glorious translations of the Grateful Dead X-Factor into practical >reviews that novices and seasoned Deadheads alike will benefit from for >years to come." > > >--GREG POULOS, Deadhead > > >"The Taping Compendiums have been an invaluable resource for Dead >enthusiasts everywhere. The author's exhaustive research and objectivity >with the subject matter is exceptional, and I am thoroughly impressed >wit >their proficiency at capturing the "joie de vivre" and dynamic >compliexities of the Dead's music. Fortunately for all of us, a >cornucopia of newly surfaced recordings has necessitated this Addendum >which brings the reader up-to-date on all the new tapes swirling about. >This eagerly awaited new volume sustains the high standards established >by the >previous three and is an essential reference for all serious >collectors." > > >--GREG SHAW, Rock and Roll author > > >"Finally, something that puts it all together!" > > >--HARVEY LUBAR, member of the Hell's Honkies Tape Club > > >"The authors have spent years creating the ultimate Deadhead guide to >tapes. They have taken the tape collecting idea from its earliest days >in 1971 when The First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange was >created by myself and my friends. We had little loose-leaf books with >complete information on every tape. Who recorded it? How was it >recorded? When was it recorded? What's on it? What equipment was used? >Etc. The Tape Exchange never kept that information, but the authors here >did the ultimate job in recreating over 30 years of History. Their work >is to be commended. They definitely earned a PHD in Tapeology!" > > >--LESLIE D. KIPPEL >Founder, The First Free Underground GD Tape Exchange >Founder, Relix Magazine >Founder, Relix Records > > >"An in-depth academic/scholastic treatment to the musical work of the >Dead, with an intense passion that pours from each review. This is >serious stuff, written by serious people just crazy enough to be way >into this kind of thing. As I read more, I can't help being caught up in >that passion myself." > > >-- NOAH WEINER, Deadhead (and Aud fanatic) > > >"all the punctuation confuses me but I read the Compendium every day cuz >there is nuthin in the bathroom cept the Compendium here at Lone Star >Dead Radio." > > >--ERIC SCHWARTZ, host of Lone Star Dead in Dallas, TX (89.3 FM >www.knon.org) > > >"Be there then! The Compendium is a must for anyone serious (or even a >little interested) in Grateful Dead tape collecting. If you don't have >these books, you're not really collecting. Now, if only someone would do >the same for the Duke Ellington Band ..." > > >--OLIVER TRAGER, author of The American Book of the Dead-The Definitive >= >Grateful Dead Encyclopedia > > >"Why do some people have hundreds, if not thousands, of Grateful Dead >concerts on CD? Not only is every concert unique, but careful listening >will reveal, from the best of the best nights, amazing examples of group >improvisation, as well as a plethora of musical influences that span the >history of American music. Few people have listened more intently to >more Grateful Dead music than the band of music scholars, musicians, and >merry pranksters that form the brain trust that has produced the three >volumes of the Taper's Compendium series." > > >--MICHAEL PARRISH, Writer for the Chicago Tribune, Paleontologist > > >*********************************************************** > > >=========================================================================== >===== > THE COMPENDIUM LIST: To remove yourself from this list, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe compendium" as the body text. >
