Memory Stick: Grateful Dead 30 Trips Around The Sun 128 GB USB MP3 & FLAC Limited Edition NEW

The Grateful Dead played 2,318 live shows, more than any other band in the history of music. For 30 years, the band's live performances were constantly morphing and evolving, making every show a unique experience. the Grateful Dead announce their most ambitious release ever: 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN. Available as a custom lightning-bolt USB drive, the collection includes 30 unreleased live shows, one for each year the band was together from 1966 to 1995, along with one track from their earliest recording sessions in 1965. Packed with over 73 hours of music, the USB drive will be individually numbered limited editions

"When we began discussing audio projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead back in 2012, we knew we wanted to do something completely unprecedented. We could think of nothing more exciting or ambitious than a career-spanning overview of the band's live legacy focused on what best tells the story: complete concerts," says band archivist and producer David Lemieux. "Our first criterion was the very best live music to represent any given year in the band's history. We wanted to make sure that there were not only the tent-pole shows that fans have been demanding for decades but also ones that are slightly more under the radar, but equally excellent.The first four shows included in 30 TRIPS include a 1967 show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and a 1987 show at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The limited edition version of 30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN comes on a USB drive shaped like a gold lightning bolt with the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary logo engraved on the side. The drive includes all of the music from the collection in both FLAC (96/24) and MP3 formats.