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A data communication system which includes a transmitter and a receiver is used in QAM or PSK modulation. The receiver provides a signal space pattern wherein each point is defined in a coordinate system in which a first axis is the in-phase channel axis and a second axis is the quadrature channel axis in the signal space diagram. Additionally, the receiver determines the parameters for reducing the intersymbol interference of the received signal.
1. In a data communication system employing QAM or PSK modulation and including a transmitter capable of transmitting a communication signal and a receiver capable of receiving the communication signal transmitted from the transmitter and generate a signal space pattern corresponding to the received communication signal wherein each point is defined in a coordinate system in which a first axis is the in-phase channel axis and a second axis is the quadrature channel axis, the improvement comprising calculating means for receiving signal space pattern information corresponding to the communication signal received and generating improved signal space pattern information, with said calculating means comprising:
first means having means receiving said signal space pattern information and adjusting said signal space pattern information in accordance with adjustment parameters for reducing intersymbol interference and generating improved signal space pattern information;
second means coupled to said first means for receiving said improved signal space pattern information therefrom having decision means reviewing the improved signal space pattern information and determining what communication signal was transmitted and generating signal space pattern information corresponding to the transmitted communication signal;
third means coupled to said first and second means and including means for receiving and comparing said improved signal space pattern information and the signal space pattern information corresponding to the transmitted communication signal and generating error signal based upon the comparison of said signals;
fourth means coupled to said third means to receive said error signal; means capable of generating a space pattern information history corresponding to signal space pattern information received by the calculating means and conveying it to said fourth means which receive said signal space pattern information history, said fourth means being capable of generating said adjustment parameters based upon its comparison of the error signal and the signal space pattern information history so as to successively reduce intersymbol interference in the improved signal space pattern information.
2. The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fourth means includes adjustment means which adjusts said parameters in accordance with a change in the error signal.
3. The invention in accordance with claim 2 which includes storage means coupled to said fourth means containing parameters utilized at initial operation of the calculating means prior to adjustment by said adjustment means.
4. The invention in accordance with claims 2 which includes enable means coupled to said adjustment means and allows for adjustment of said parameters when enabled; when not enabled said enable means inhibits adjustment of said parameters.
5. The invention in accordance with claim 2 which includes monitor means monitoring the signal space pattern information corresponding to the transmitted communication signal for predetermined randomness, when predetermined randomness is present said monitor means enables said enable means to allow adjustment of said parameters by said adjustment means; when predetermined randomness is not present, said enable means inhibits adjustment of said parameters by said adjustment means.
6. In a data communication system employing QAM or PSK modulation and including a transmitter and receiver, said receiver producing a signal space pattern wherein each point is defined in a coordinate system in which a first axis is the in-phase channel axis and a second axis is the quadrature channel axis, the improvement comprising a calculating means which includes: first means for receiving signal space pattern information and generating improved signal space pattern information, said first means including means capable of generating signal space pattern information history corresponding to signal space pattern information received by the calculating means; second means for receiving signal space pattern information history and improved signal space pattern information and determining parameters for reduction of intersymbol interference; said first means having means receiving said parameters and adjusting said signal space pattern information in accordance with said parameters; and third means for receiving the improved signal space pattern information and reviewing it for errors and generating an error signal based upon said errors with said second means having means capable of receiving the error signal from the third means and adjusting said parameters in accordance with the error signal so as to successively reduce intersymbol interference in the improved space signal pattern information.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 122,329, filed Feb. 19, 1980 now abandoned.
The present invention relates to data communications and in particular to a system for the improved measurement of impairments in a data communication channel employing quadrature amplitude modulation--QAM or phase shift keying modulation PSK.
The performance of QAM and PSK data transmission systems can be evaluated qualitatively by the subjective evaluation of received data signal space diagrams. U.S. Pat. No. 4,035,625 for example refers to a quantitative technique for measuring channel impairments by a subjective evaluation of eye diagrams and discusses the technique in some detail.
With the increased usage of QAM and PSK modulated transmission systems, which has occurred in recent times, qualitative analysis of the signal constellation diagrams (sample eye diagrams on a 2-dimensional plane) has been used as a means of evaluating the performance of the various types of QAM and PSK systems.
In FIGS. 1 and 2 herein there are shown respectively 8 and 4 point idealized signal constellations or signal space diagrams. The horizontal axis of these diagrams may be referred to as the real, "X" or in-phase channel axis. The vertical axis may be referred to as the imaginary, "Y" or quadrature channel axis. FIG. 1 depicts an 8 point signal space diagram obtained by combining the 4 point signal space diagrams depicted in FIGS. 2A and 2B. 16 point diagrams are also obtainable as discussed in the above noted U.S. Pat. No. 4,035,625.
The signal space diagrams may be typically viewed by a technician or operator on an oscilloscope screen by modulating the horizontal axis with the X-signal and the vertical axis with Y-signal.
Degradation of the communication channel manifests itself on the diagram in relatively well defined modes, the more common of which are depicted in FIGS. 3A-3D which in its ideal form would correspond to FIG. 2A. Thus, if the communication medium is degraded by gaussian noise, the small clearly defined dots of the receiver signal space diagram depicted in FIG. 2A would enlarge to roughly circular areas as a result of the noise having been added to the data signal. This is shown in FIG. 3A wherein the diameter of the circular areas is a measure of the noise. Phase jitter contributed by the communications media results in the clear defined dots of FIG. 2A being displaced as an arc centered at the ideal points. This is depicted in FIG. 3B. Frequency offset and harmonic distortion cause the unique changes in the diagram as depicted in FIGS. 3C and 3D respectively.
As noted, since the various distortions manifest themselves in a unique fashion on the signal space diagram, it would appear that a qualitative determination of the communications channel impairment could be made by study of the diagram. In actual practice, however, the situation becomes complicated by the fact that the degrading influences can be cumulative and thus the clearly defined patterns depicted in FIGS. 3A-3D become distorted by the interaction of the combination of degrading factors. In addition, the signal space diagram data does not directly lend itself to accurate quantitative analysis of the condition of the communications channel.
Copending, commonly assigned application Ser. No. 16,912 filed Mar. 2, 1979 and entitled "System for the Quantitative Measurement of Impairments in the Communication Channel of a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation Data Communication System" addresses itself to a system for evaluating data transmission over a communication media in the face of the interaction of the degrading influences. In addition to the interaction of degrading influences another type of interference is also present in these systems which is referred to as intersymbol interference. This type of interference is caused by an overlap in time between successive received data symbols; the extraneous energy from the signal in one or more keying intervals tending to interfere with the reception of the signal in another keying interval. A technique to reduce the influence of intersymbol interference can be utilized in modem designs since this channel impairment can be determined and as such can be removed through the use of automatic equalizer technology. FIG. 4A shows a block diagram of the receiver of a general modem in which a complex equalizer is utilized after the digital conversion but prior to the decision algorithm in order to reduce the influence of intersymbol interference. The invention in application Ser. No. 16,912 considered that system of FIG. 4A, specifically including the equalizer, is utilized and as such that the scatter of the space diagram due to line impairments could be quantized and analysis could be performed on the quantized data without consideration of the influence of intersymbol interference. There are however commercially available demodulator integrated circuits typified by the block diagram of FIG. 4B which do not include the implementation of automatic equalizers to remove intersymbol interference. Such interference being manifest, the analysis of signal space patterns becomes increasingly complicated.
It is the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved system for qualitatively evaluating data transmission over a communication media by eliminating intersymbol interference when it occurs.
In accordance with the present invention, a data communication system comprising a transmitter, receiver, modulation means for quadrature amplitude modulating (or PSK) data transmitted over the communication channel to the receiver, and a communications channel linking the transmitter to the receiver is provided. An automatic equalizer is not required but need not be specifically omitted. A signal constellation or signal space pattern, possibly including intersymbol interference is available at the receiver.
The present invention provides for the phase rotation of each received point by a determined phase angle to normalize all data points to one "ideal" coordinate. Each received point may or may not be equalized.
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FIG. 1 is an ideal 8 point signal constellation or signal space diagram;
FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate two ideal 4 point signal space diagrams;
FIGS. 3A-3D illustrate the manner in which various line impairments reflect themselves on the diagram of FIG. 2A;
FIG. 4A is a block diagram of the stages of a typical modem receiver utilizing a dynamic equalizer in the demodulator;
FIG. 4B is a block diagram of the stages of a typical modem receiver having no equalizer in the demodulator;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a communications system incorporating the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a timing signal diagram depicting the relationship of the various signals;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of that portion of the system indicated by the number 18 in FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a somewhat schematic representation of block 40;
FIG. 9 depicts the operational features of block 42;
FIG. 10 is a operational diagram of block 44;
FIG. 11 is a somewhat schematic diagram of block 46; and
FIG. 12 is a somewhat schematic diagram of block 48.
Reference is now made to FIG. 5 wherein a typical communications system 10 incorporating the present invention is depicted. The communications system is comprised of a transmitter 12, receiver 14, and a communications channel or link 16 interconnecting the two. The channel may, for example comprise a commercial military or foreign voice grade telephone line interconnecting the transmitting and receiving station both of which are provided with communication modems, the receiving modem at least, generating a signal constellations or signal space diagram. The transmitter 12 employs QAM or PSK modulation and each symbol time transmits one of four phases of a carrier which is equivalent to transmitting one of two amplitude levels on each of two quadrature carriers as discussed in aforementioned application Ser. No. 16,912 and illustrated in FIG. 4 herein.
Communication channel 16 is four-wire full duplex or simplex. It also may be comprised of PCM links, microwave links, or any other transmission means utilized in telephone, etc.
The receiver 14 is a QAM receiver which detects one of the four possible phases of each symbol time and outputs two corresponding data bits at a symbol rate R. Hence, the bit rate of the communication system is 2R bits per second. If R equaled 1200 then the data rate is 2400 bits per second.
The above described system is well known, defined in the art and commercially available from several sources. In accordance with the present invention, a calculating means 18 is provided auxiliary to the receiver 14. The calculating means provides several functions. It is capable of reading X and Y signal space data from the receiver each symbol time. A symbol clock 1200 Hz and a higher speed clock 14.4 KHz are supplied to the calculating means 18 from receiver 14 via channels 20. Two channels, 22 and 24 also extend between receiver 14 and calculating means 18 for passing X and Y data bits from the receiver to the calculating means. Timing of the various signals is shown in FIG. 6.
At the positive transition of the symbol clock (1200 Hz) the values of the X component and Y component of the signal constellation or signal space diagram are available in digital form. On the first negative edge of the bit clock which appears after the symbol clock, the first data bit of the 8 bit word corresponding to the value of X and Y is available. The calculating means uses this negative transition to read the first bit of X and Y. On each of the seven subsequent negative edges of bit clock the remaining seven data bits of X and Y are read from receiver 14 to calculating means 18. This process is repeated for each symbol time. Hence, by means of the timing signals--and data lines 22 and 24--the calculating means is capable of accumulating digital words which correspond to the values of the X and Y components of the signal spaced diagram.
The invention in application Ser. No. 16,912 used this information to provide a technique to quantitatively calculate line impairments. The system disclosed herein also utilizes that technique. In addition however provision is made to eliminate intersymbol interference with the signal space data when it exists prior to the utilization.
The calculating means 18 utilizes the space diagram information 22 and provides an algorithm which first estimates intersymbol interferences from this information. This algorithm makes this estimation based on information from many collected samples of space diagram information 22 without regard to usual data pattern randomness criteria as required in prior art modem systems utilizing an adaptive equalizer as shown in FIG. 4A, this randomnization not being typically provided in non-equalized modem systems such as that shown in FIG. 4B. Based on this estimation the calculating means 18 then removes the intersymbol interference from the space diagram information 22 and hence provides much improved space diagram information which does not contain significant intersymbol interference and is thus usable for calculating other transmission channel impairments as discussed above.
The improved signal space diagram information may be used as described above for calculation of impairments. It may also be used to provide improved binary received data determined from data decisions from the improved signal space information rather than the original signal space data determined within the modem itself.
When the improved signal space information is utilized only to provide improved transmission channel impairment measurement, further attributes of the present invention may be utilized which permit circuit implementation using simpler components which are not capable of performing typical adaptive equalization in a modem system such as in FIG. 4A. As a result implementation may be allowed at a reduced cost. The first of these attributes is that calculation of intersymbol interference estimates need not be performed or improved each symbol time or at least every few symbol times as is essentially required in systems such as FIG. 4A. In this invention the intersymbol interference calculation need only be performed occasionally at a rate commensurate the time required between calculations of channel impairments. In the present invention calculations need only proceed at less than 1/10 the speed of those calculations required in the modem system of FIG. 4A.
A related attribute is the fact that the improved signal space information need not be calculated each symbol time as is essentially required in the system of FIG. 4A. The new signal space information need only be calculated when it becomes necessary to calculate an improved intersymbol interference estimate or when it is desirable to use the improved signal space information to calculate transmission channel impairments.
As a result until good intersymbol interference estimation is achieved, the new improved signal space information calculations need only be made at less than 1/10 the speed of similar calculations required in FIG. 4A. Once a good intersymbol interference estimate is achieved, improved signal space information calculations can proceed at an even lower rate commensurate with the need for transmission channel impairment calculations.
The above two attributes may permit the calculation means 18 to be implemented at a lower cost and or this circuity may be used for other unrelated functions during the time it is not needed for the algorithm described.
The detailed description of calculating means 18 is made with reference to FIG. 7.
The signal space information 22 is entered into block 40. Block 40 provides a method for removing intersymbol interference from signal space information 22, resulting in improved signal space information 26. Block 40 provides intersymbol interference removal based on parameter information 50 entered from block 46. At system initialization, no parameter information 50 is available which can in general provide improved intersymbol interference. Thus initial parameters 50 are established which make improved signal space information identical to signal space information 22. As successive calculations occur throughout calculating means 18, the parameters 50 are changed in a manner which reduces intersymbol interference improved signal space information 26.
Improved signal space information 26 is entered into block 42 which determines which transmitted symbol was most likely received. The mathematical signal space coordinates 54 of the expected signal space point are outputted to block 44. This is the result of the decisions. The determined binary received data 52 may be outputted to be used as a replacement for the received data of a typical modem system such as shown in 4A or 4B.
Now going to block 44, the determined signal space coordinates 54 and the improved signal space information 26 are entered into block 44 where an error signal 56 is determined. This error 56 converges toward zero as the calculating means 18 successively reduces intersymbol interference.
Now going to block 46, the error signal 56 is entered into block 46. Signal space information history 58 from block 40 is also entered into block 46. Calculations are performed in block 46 which correlate the present error signal 56 with signal space information history 58 and adjust parameters 50 in such a way as to successively reduce the intersymbol interference of improved signal space information 26 as determined by error signal 56. The calculations performed in block 46 are valid for proper adjustments of parameters 50 only in certain signal space information 22 randomness is present. In the event that sufficient randomness is not present as determined by block 48 adjustment of parameters 50 is inhibited.
Now considering 48, improved binary received data 52 is entered into block 48. Block 48 examines a short history of 52 to determine whether 52 is sufficiently random for operation of block 46. If sufficient randomness is determined, parameter 50 adjustment is enabled by 60, otherwise parameter adjustment is halted.
The following descriptions require a definition of consecutive sample values of various time-varying signals. The ith sample of a signal Q will be designated Q (i). All signals are complex mathematical signals and it should be understood that all such signals in general contain a real and an imaginary part unless otherwise defined. Likewise, all mathematical notations and all storage media are mathematically complex.
Signal space information (22) ,X, is available from receiver 14 (FIG. 5) each symbol time. Switch 62 is closed to enter M consecutive complex valued samples of X into memory 64 where they reside until required in calculations. FIG. 8 shows a particular implementation where five consecutive signal space information history values (58), H1 -H5, and five parameter values (P1 -P5) (50) are used to calculate each improved signal space information value (26), Y. In general, N values of 58 and N values of 26 may be used. Let consecutive values of X be defined as X(1), X(2), . . . , X(M), . . . then upon completion of loading of memory 64, successive memory locations contain X(1), X(2) X(3), . . . X(M).
Calculation of consecutive value improved signal space information (26), Y, proceeds as follows. Switch 76 is closed to permit five consecutive values of memory 64 to enter and reside in memories 65-69. Upon completion: H1 =X(5); H2 =X(4), H3 =X(3) H4 =X(2); H5 =Y(1).
A signal value of Y is now calculated as follows: ##EQU1##
Upon completion of this calculation, switch 76 is closed to allow one new sample of memory 64, namely X(6), to enter memory 65 while the contents of memories 65-68 shift into the adjacent memory 66-69, respectively. The previous contents of memory 69 is discarded. A new value of Y, Y(2), is now calculated: ##EQU2##
Successive values of Y are calculated according to: ##EQU3##
The above process is repeated until the contents of memory 64 are depleted. For memory 64 of size M and for a N parameters, this process provides M-N+1 consecutive values of improved signal space information (26).
FIG. 8 shows a particular implementation of a data decision algorithm for determining signal space coordinates for a 4 phase PSK signal space. In general, Block 40 may contain any algorithm suitable for determining data decisions of the PSK or QAM modulation employed.
With reference to FIG. 9, Block 42 examines the value of improved signal space information (26) ,Y, and determine: sign [real (Y)] and sign [imag (y)]. Based on this decision, one of four possible values of signal space coordinate R is chosen.
The corresponding value of the improved binary received data (52) for this particular four-phase PSK signal space is determined from the table in FIG. 9. In this modulation method each symbol represents two binary data bits which are outputted at twice the symbol rate.
Block 44 determines the complex difference between the value of Y(i) and the corresponding R(i) as shown in FIG. 10.
Parameters Pi (50) are stored in memories (81)-(85) as shown in FIG. 11. Initial values of Pi are permanently stored in memory 86 and transferred to memories 81-85 upon activation of initiate signal (55).
Parameters Pi remain unchanged unless Enable Parameter Adjust (60) is enabled. When 60 is disabled, signal 87 is set to zero (0+j0) and, hence regardless of the values of Hi, the contents of storages 81-85 remain unchanged and thus the Pi remain unchanged.
When signal 60 is enabled, the following adjustments of parameters Pi occur
Pi (N+1)=Pi (N)KE(n) times Hi *(N)
where the asterisk indicates complex conjugate, and K is a real constant. This adjustment of parameters Pi accomplishes a meansquare error minimization of the error signal E which means in effect that the mean squared inter-symbol interference present in signal space information X is reduced in improved signal space information Y.
Block 48 monitors IBRD to determine if certain repeatings bit patterns are present which indicate that signal space information is not sufficiently random to provide or maintain a general intersymbol interference reduction for all possible data patterns.
FIG. 12 shows a typical implementation of Block 48 which provides sufficient repeating pattern monitoring in practice. This circuit halts parameter (50) adjustment in the event that 8 or more consecutive ones or zeros are present.
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The monumental space of San Francisco's Winterland Arena hosted countless landmark musical events, including celebrated shows from world-renowned artists such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Ramones and Bruce Springsteen. Winterland provided the stage for The Band's "Last Waltz" as well as the infamous final performance from the original Sex Pistols lineup. But all these legendary performers were only visitors to the arena; Winterland was the home court of the Grateful Dead. The Dead were, first and foremost, a San Francisco band and their Winterland gigs were not just events, they created an institution. The band played Winterland more than any other artist, including the venue's final show. In this naturally comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, the Dead regularly stretched their musical dynamics and improvisation to spectacular heights.
WINTERLAND 1973: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS offers a detailed portfolio of the Grateful Dead achieving a triumphant high-water mark on stage while playing in front of the hometown crowd. Like WINTERLAND's phenomenal predecessor, the limited edition box set Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings that sold out almost instantaneously in 2005, this nine-disc collection presents the band's music not in the form of a set or a night, but of an entire concert run - capturing every mind-bending note recorded at Winterland during its three night residency on November 9, 10, and 11, 1973.
WINTERLAND 1973: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS is presented in HDCD, mastered from the original two-track board tapes. Undoubtedly, this is likely to be the best-sounding, two-track recording that Dead Heads, new and old, will ever hear due to a cutting-edge audio engineering process never before applied to a standard Dead master tape. Wonderfully packaged in a custom archival box, the set contains 72 previously unreleased tracks as well as a 28-page, full color booklet featuring an extensive essay by Dennis McNally and rare photos. The box will also include two cool surprise goodies from the Winterland era. On sale now exclusively from www.dead.net for $99.99, WINTERLAND 1973 will be shipped by the end of April. Fans who order the set before then will also receive an exclusive bonus disc featuring a rare compilation of unreleased tunes recorded at Cincinnati Gardens, December 4, 1973.
WINTERLAND 1973 is not based on a classic live album, but rather a period of exceptional performances - a period that archivist David Lemieux argues is among the finest sustained seasons in Dead history. And importantly, this is the modern Dead. Most of the songs presented here ("China Cat Sunflower" and "Dark Star" are obvious exceptions) date back no more than two or three years before the fall 1973, and they are tunes that the band would return to throughout its history. At the time of the Winterland recordings, the band included Jerry Garcia (lead guitar, vocals), Donna Jean Godchaux (vocals), Keith Godchaux (keyboards), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Phil Lesh (electric bass, vocals), and Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals).
WINTERLAND 1973: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS Track Listing:
Disc 1: 11/9/73:
1. "Promised Land"
2. "Brown-Eyed Woman"
3. "Me & Bobby McGee"
4. "They Love Each Other"
5. "Black-Throated Wind"
6. "Don't East Me In"
7. "Mexicali Blues"
8. "Row Jimmy"
9. "The Race Is On"
10. "China Cat Sunflower"
11. "I Know You Rider"
Disc 2: 11/9/73:
1. "Playing In The Band"
2. "Here Comes Sunshine"
3. "Me & My Uncle"
4. "To Lay Me Down"
5. "Big River"
6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo"
7. "Greatest Story Ever Told"
8. "Bertha"
Disc 3: 11/9/73:
1. "Weather Report Suite"
a. Prelude
b. Part I
c. Part II (Let It Grow)
2. "Eyes Of The World"
3. "China Doll"
4. "Around And Around"
5. "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad"
6. "Johnny B. Goode"
Disc 4: 11/10/73:
1. "Bertha"
2. "Jack Straw"
3. "Loser"
4. "Looks Like Rain"
5. "Deal"
6. "Mexicali Blues"
7. "Tennessee Jed"
8. "El Paso"
9. "Brokedown Palace"
10. "Beat It On Down The Line"
11. "Row Jimmy"
Disc 5: 11/10/73:
1. "Weather Report Suite"
a. Prelude
b. Part I
c. Part II (Let It Grow)
2. "Playing In The Band"
3. "Uncle John's Band"
4. "Morning Dew"
5. "Uncle John's Band"
6. "Playing In The Band"
Disc 6: 11/10/73:
1. "Big River"
2. "Stella Blue"
3. "Truckin'"
4. "Wharf Rat"
5. "Sugar Magnolia"
6. "One More Saturday Night"
7. "Casey Jones"
Disc 7: 11/11/73:
1. "Promised Land"
2. "Bertha"
3. "Greatest Story Ever Told"
4. "Sugaree"
5. "Black-Throated Wind"
6. "To Lay Me Down"
7. "El Paso"
8. "Ramble On Rose"
9. "Me & Bobby McGee"
Disc 8: 11/11/73:
1. "China Cat Sunflower"
2. "I Know You Rider"
3. "Me & My Uncle"
4. "Loose Lucy"
5. "Weather Report Suite"
a. Prelude
b. Part I
c. Part II (Let It Grow)
6. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo"
7. "Big River"
Disc 9: 11/11/73:
1. "Dark Star"
2. "Eyes Of The World"
3. "China Doll"
4. "Sugar Magnolia"
5. "Uncle John's Band"
6. "Johnny B. Goode"
7. "We Bid You Goodnight"
Bonus Disc 12/4/73 (Dead.net pre-order only):
1. "China Cat Sunflower"
2. "I Know You Rider"
3. "Truckin'"
4. "Stella Blue"
5. "Eyes Of The World"
6. "Space"
7. "Sugar Magnolia"
8. "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad"
9. "Casey Jones"
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The boys were really pushing Weather Report Suite weren't they? Three nights in a row? Hmmmm...that's alot of redundant Bobby! Hmmmm...that's alot of redundant Bobby! Anyway...I can dig anything from Winterland. Can't wait to hear it!
yeah cant go wrong with winterland
FOTM from Closing of Winterland 78....priceless
12-27-77 from Winterland is my favorite Dead Set EVER!!! Wish they had that out on Box Set.
holy shit, each set looks better than the next, and that last bonus disc thats available looks the dankest of them all. China Cat> i know you rider and GDTRFB AND eyes of the world?!?! HELL YEAH!!!
awesome, just really fuckin awesome!
Note to self: Get this for yourself for your birthday, you deserve it.
the artwork is pretty nice too! Done by EMEK
geez! who cares? these are just the same old songs I've heard a MILLION times? is this really news? I'm not hatin, I dig the Dead. but cmon!
i have the 11/11/77 show and i highly recommend it. although i have not heard the two previous nights, i also have the two following shows from san diego and LA. these are the some of my favorite shows in my collection. buy this if you can. 99 bucks is a little expensive though....especially as the original ticket prices were $5 in advance and $5.50 at the door....
wow. that collection defines epic.
Flat5, No offense..but your are ignorant. The Grateful Dead is hands down, one of the best bands to grace this earth. I can never hear their songs too many times...Sorry to sound rash, but thats just my honest opinion.
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ohhh this looks quite lovely. 1973 is defiitely up there (2nd to 72) as my fav year for the dead. steal your face right off your head.
ps- flat5 you are fugazzi! if your trashin the dead, get the fuck out!
Who the hell are the GRATEFUL DEAD?
finally - a complete show(s) released -- thank you!
I've heard 11/11/73 and I think that there are much better '73 shows, although I have yet to hear the previous two nights. It is good they are finally releasing complete shows; Rhino has been doing the compilation bullshit for a while. I think there marketing team finally pulled their heads out of their asses and learned a little something about their target market!
wow what an awesome set. Rhino has done very well with the releases they've put out since taking over GDP. I agree that this is very reasonably priced for what you are getting. I'll have to snatch this one up.
wow flat5, way to be the only ignorant fool on here. I really hope you were kidding about that whole "same old songs a million times" thing. If not then you might to go back and take Improvisational Music 101 again.
ThePhishPhan - I'm with you. No matter how you slice it, it comes to about 10 bucks a disc plus some sort of mega picture booklet I'm sure.
I always enjoy a concert in its entirety instead of a edit or compilation. My only gripe would be... why don't they release this stuff sooner?
This would be great to get before a major roadtrip. You could get really far on unrepeated tunes before you ran out of that GD run! And compared to what you paid for the gas, the price wouldn't sting at all.
Cha-ching!!! Expect more of these. I wonder what their margins are? Their only cost is mastering and production. Advertising costs nothing and the customer pays for distribution.
mhalper - THANKS!!! Downloading now.
Smittea – You gotta' draw this out. They need to maintain a revenue stream for another 20 years. Give it a year and you'll see some mega '77 release then they will go back to '68/'69 then a year later all of '75…
I agree that the price is nice, but I think I'm set for Charlie Miller 73/74 shows for a spell. Real good deal if you are a fan of Playin', China>Rider, Half Step and WRS. The '73 and '74 Playin's always kicked ass. I need to save my cash to rebuild my bike (winter riding is tough on them gears!).
Agree with the 1977 run. DP 10 from 12/29 is mighty fine. In fact, Disk 2 is on its way to my CD player now.
greatest rock n roll band ever. period.
This is what I'm talking about ten discs of complete pre-hiatus DEAD.
Seems to me that the folks at Rhino are in a no-win situation. People clamor for full shows or runs, and then when they produce something like this people say it's too expensive. (And by the way, if you actually look at the work that went into making this sound the way it does--go get a preview at dead.net--you'll know why it's priced differently from a DP, for example). But if they put out things from the Vault like the RT series, people complain that they aren't full shows or are still too expensive. (BTW, give me some killer performances and jams each from a few nights of a tour and I'm a hell of a lot happier to have them than not to). Nobody is forced to buy any of the official Vault releases...if you're happy with the sound quality of your 'boards or taper's recordings, then just listen to those. But if you're one of the people who have been wringing their hands for this Winterland release and the price ticks you off, just go without lunch for a few weeks...that's what I'm doing.
pshhh, what's next, brittney spears live at gaytown
sick setlist. They never get old.
yeah 100 bux is kinda steep for 10 pieces of plastic.... the people putting out this set are prolly making more than the band did for playing it it 73!... if they were true to the heart and soul deadheads they would have done all the "work" and shared it amongst all the past, current and future deadheads... it is just another way to make a buck off us people who fell in love with the MUSIC and not the ability to make money off releasing it on plastic digital gaga.... i will listen to the analog cassettes until they turn to dust before i would support capitalizing on reproductions of my favorite music.... imagine how much we could do as a community for world hunger, aids, education, the elderly...etc if we all gave $100 to these causes and as rewards were given free discs if we wanted them.... winterland was a tasty run, as were 99.9 percent of all shows... set lists never meant anything to me without hearing the show....ok let's all hate on my opinion now..... i really don't care....lol
widespread1988, you're a fucking idiot!!!!!!!
You need to be called out on your ignorance. I can't speak for other people on Jambase, but don't come on this site and hate on the Dead. The only reason sites like this exist is because of them.
I think widespread may have been joking...
yeah is fun to stir the pot sometimes.....
CMG is Dead on. Rhino is in a no win here. They put out a compilation: people bitch and moan for complete shows. They put out a complete RUN: its too expensive. They bought the fucking distribution rights, what the hell else are they supposed to do? If you want to save money stream from archive.org.
haha cavemandan, and acomma, god bless you for recognizing a joke.
1973-1974 the most experimental of the years, I totally prefer these years to all others.. They were just wayyyy out there, back then, and took more chances in the live setting at improv :-)
do not get me wrong. I love 76-79, and the 70-72 years too.


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The Missouri men's basketball team announced Tuesday that two reserve guards Dominque Bull and Negus Webster-Chan will transfer from the school. A release said the two players who recently finished their freshmen seasons will look for teams closer to home that can provide more playing time. Webster-Chan, a 6-foot-7 combo guard rom Scarbrough, Ontario, averaged 2.5 points and two rebounds per game for the Tigers this season. He started six games, averaged 15.5 minutes per game and played more than 20 minutes 12 times. I appreciate everyone at Missouri and want to thank Coach Haith and the staff for giving me this opportunity, Webster-Chan said in the release. I just want to find a style that is more suited for me, but I wish Mizzou the best of luck in the future and Im grateful to the Tiger community for their support over the past year. Bull, a 6-foot-4 guard from Worcester, Mass., appeared in eight games this season, but played more than one minute just twice. I enjoyed my t...
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Sikhs rushed out of the Golden Temple in Amritsar in northern India, brandishing their swords against each other in a violent confrontation in which several people were injured.
A police official said the clashes were triggered by a minor argument between temple employees and an unnamed fringe Sikh group when commemorating the victims of the 1984 temple raid.
Giani Gurbachan Singh, a leader of the elected body that manages Sikh temples, said: "The violent clashes will be investigated and action will be taken against those who are accused."
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984 over the army's storming of the temple to crush a Sikh militant movement that sought a separate homeland.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in retaliatory riots against the Sikhs.
India has suffered an upsurge of violence in many forms since a general election last month won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
In the most heinous crime, two girls were raped and hanged in a village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Three men have been arrested over the killing and two policemen suspected of helping to cover up the crime.
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Coolest Caves in the Midwest for Michigan Families to Visit
Looking for slam-dunk spelunking spots? These 10 great vacation destinations give local parents and kids a truly underground family experience!
This summer, why not take your family to an attraction millions of years in the making? That's right: It's time to don a hard hat and go cave exploring. (Don't worry – you don't have to have your own hard hat; they're provided for visitors!)
The twisting passageways of many of these caves come from thousands of centuries of groundwater seeping into limestone beneath the surface, dissolving it. Then, as the water table lowers, the passageways remain, revealing narrow tunnels and soaring caverns just waiting to be discovered. (Most of the caves on this list were formed in this way, but not all.)
For your family's next adventure, there are plenty of caves and experiences to choose from – whether your child wants to belly crawl through tight caverns, hike from one shallow cave to another or even take a boat ride right through a cave. Here are some of the Midwest's popular caves – and what you'll find during your visit to these million-year-old wonders.
Ash Cave
- Location: Hocking Hills, Ohio
- Phone: 800-HOCKING
- Hours: Open half hour before and after sunset
- Pricing: Free
There's no tour guide needed to find this shelter cave that's perfect for kids who don't want to venture into an underground space. Several trails in Hocking Hills State Park lead you to this massive cave, which spans 700 feet across and just 100 feet in. To add to the appeal of this natural formation, there's a waterfall that goes over the cave's edge. Picnic areas are available nearby.
Bluespring Caverns
- Location: Bedford, Indiana
- Phone: 812-279-9471
- Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily throughout summer
- Pricing (2012): $14/adults, $8/children ages 3-15 (very young kids not encouraged on this tour)
Bluespring Caverns was discovered in the 1940s when a farmer's pond disappeared overnight – only to reveal the series of caverns just below the surface. Today, visitors take an 800-foot steep ramp to get into the caverns and to where the boats are docked. A guide then takes you on an hour-long boat ride along Myst'ry River, which flows through the caverns, pointing out rare fish that call the caverns home. There's also an overnight cave experience.
Crystal Lake Cave
- Location: Dubuque, Iowa
- Phone: 563-556-6451
- Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through summer; check website for other times
- Pricing (2012): $12/adults, $6/ages 4-11 pay, free/kids under 4
Discovered by lead miners in 1868, Crystal Lake Cave was opened to visitors in 1932. The 30- to 45-minute tour includes a trek through 3,000-plus feet of lit passageways, led by a guide who explains the history of the cave. Your guide also lets your kids take a peek at Anthodite, a rare formation of crystals that looks like spidery flowers bursting from the cave walls.
Maquoketa Caves State Park
- Location: Maquoketa, Iowa
- Phone: 563-652-5833
- Hours: 4 a.m.-10:30 p.m. daily
- Pricing (2012): Free, but you'll be required to watch a brief educational video
These caves only recently reopened to the public after being closed since 2009 to prevent the spread of a disease that kills bats. No worries: White-nose syndrome is only shared among bats; people (your kids included) will be just fine. Unlike other cave destinations, where you take a single tour of one cave, this 323-acre state park includes 13 named caves – although there are more than 40 in the area! Your family can walk through six miles of trails to visit the various caves. Camping sites available.
Marengo Cave
- Location: Marengo, Indiana
- Phone: 888-702-2837
- Hours: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. weekends; until 6 p.m. weekdays
- Pricing (2012): 40-minute walking tour is $14/adults, $8/kids, free/ages 3 and under (many other tour packages are available, from 60-minute walking tours to five-hour underground adventures)
Ready to get dirty? For adventurous kids (ages 12 and up on this one), venture on hands and knees – and stomach! – as part of the Waterfall Crawl. This tour lasts two hours. But there are plenty of other options, both for more adventures (think crawling through even-rock caverns) and simple walking tours for all ages. With so many ways to explore the cave, it's no mystery why this is Indiana's most visited show cave!
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Mark Twain Cave Complex
- Location: Hannibal, Missouri
- Phone: 800-527-0304
- Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. through summer (check website for year-round hours)
- Pricing (2012): $29.90/adults, $18.90/kids ages 8-12, $3.50/ages 7 and under
First opened in 1886, the Mark Twain Cave, originally called McDowell's Cave, was a frequent haunt of the young Sam Clemens (Twain's real name). The cave is now a registered National Natural Landmark where you can tour 6 1/2 miles of winding, narrow passages during the 55-minute tour (notorious outlaw Jesse James was a visitor, too). The complex includes the Cameron Cave, which has a longer, one-hour-and-20-minute tour – where you'll be led by lantern-light. The caves are about an hour south of Hannibal, and camping spots are available on the property.
Meramec Caverns
- Location: Stanton, Missouri
- Phone: 573-468-CAVE
- Hours: 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily in summer months
- Pricing (2012): $19.50/adults, $9.75/ages 5-11, free/children ages 4 and under
Known as "America's Cave," Meramec Caverns has a long and storied history since its discovery by a French explorer back in 1720 (at one time, Jesse James used this one as a hideout, too!). The extensive cave has several rare formations tucked within its seven stories and 26 miles of passages. The tour lasts about one hour and 20 minutes and makes a 1 1/2-mile round-trip journey.
Ohio Caverns
- Location: Liberty, Ohio
- Phone: 937-465-4017
- Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the summer, daily
- Pricing (2012): $15/adults, $9/ages 5-12, free/ages 4 and under
Ohio Caverns is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state – for good reason. The extensive caverns boast an array of colorful formations, including some in blue, orange and bright whites. There are several tours available, including a few that will take you into rooms dubbed "Fantasyland," "Palace of the Gods" and the "Big Room" because of their unique formations, colors and sizes.
Twin Caves
- Location: Spring Mill State Park, Indiana
- Phone: 812-849-4129
- Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., tours run every half hour
- Pricing (2012): $3/ages 11 and up, $1/ages 3-10 (note that kids ages 3 and under aren't permitted on the boat tour)
Twin Caves is just one of several attractions located within the Spring Mill State Park. The park houses four interpretative facilities where families can learn about early pioneer life in the area. But for cave fans, there's a 20-minute boat tour that takes visitors 600 feet into a cave – where you might be able to spy the rare, endangered blind cavefish. Note: Reservations are available on daily basis, so staff suggests getting tickets early that day; once the daily slots are filled, no more tickets are sold. Tickets are not available in advance.
Bear Cave
- Location: Buchanan, Mich.
- Phone: 269-695-3050
- Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
- Pricing (2012): $3/adults, $1.50/ages 6-11, free/ages 5 and under
Venture into Bear Cave after walking on a winding 40-foot staircase into the 15-foot-deep, four-to-six-foot-wide and 10-to-15-foot-high cave. This small cave has a storied history: A bank robber chose to stash his cash here in 1875. The incident worked its way in the 1903 silent film, The Great Train Robbery. Today, the area is known for its great camping and fishing along the St. Joseph River.
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The San Jose Sharks finished the 2011-12 season with arguably the worst prospect pool in the entire NHL. This has been a familiar trend within the Sharks organization over the past few seasons as they have looked to contend in the Western Conference and have sacrificed some of their future to do so. Despite the lack of top-tier talent, the Sharks' prospect pipeline has become something of a well-oiled machine; year after year lesser known, unheralded players go in, and well-developed, NHL-ready talent comes out. The Sharks head into the 2012-13 season with a strong batch of relative unknowns, hoping to silence the critics.
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The San Jose Sharks have improved the team's organizational depth with the addition of their 2012 NHL Draft selections, but it could take four to five years to see the results. Three of the team's six new draftees have high skill levels at this stage of their development and made this edition of the Sharks' Top 20 list. Newly-drafted Tomas Hertl has replaced Freddie Hamilton as the number one prospect in the San Jose Sharks organization.
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Casey Wellman has been with three organizations since turning pro during the 2009-10 season, but this season could mark his best chance to become an NHL regular.
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Compared to past years, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft was very quiet for the San Jose Sharks and GM Doug Wilson. The team did nothing in terms of draft day trades, which is unusual, but the organization was still able to select their target player, Tomas Hertl from the Czech League. The Sharks looked at moving up if Hertl might not be available at the 17th overall spot and had decided they would trade down if he was taken early.
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Halle Berry's Baby's Gender Revealed
The actor Olivier Martinez, who is expecting a baby with actress Halle Berry, disclosed the gender of the baby while at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris last week. From PEOPLE.com:
"My son will be an American, but I remain French," Martinez told PEOPLE in Paris on Wednesday.
The actor, 47, made the comment at the opening night of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, where he is serving as this year's honorary president.
While joking with reporters, Martinez remarked about his experiences walking red carpets.
"It's not the first one, not the last [I've been on]," he said with a smile. "It's part of the job."
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Mission stay is a retreat in time
Old monks' quarters at Mission San Antonio de Padua are cheap, charming and secluded
The mission has been beautifully restored, thanks to many volunteer groups and a bevy of benefactors that included W.R. Hearst himself. It sits on 86 acres that belong to the Diocese of Monterey. Services are held each Sunday by a priest from the Mission San Miguel, and the property is occasionally booked for group retreats and archaeological classes. But most of the time it is very quiet and little disturbed. Five annual fundraising events are held each year to help pay for operation and restoration of the property. Particularly fun is the annual Evening in the Garden, when the courtyard is filled with food and wine tables hosted by local restaurants and wineries (the wineries of the area are big supporters). Fundraising is critically important right now, as the state of California has ordered the mission to perform more than $15 million in earthquake reinforcement in the next decade or close its doors.
It would be a tragedy to lose this historical treasure, especially before so many of us have found it. Of course, St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost articles — so we should keep a little faith.
If you go
• From San Diego to the Mission San Antonio de Padua, it's a 6½-hour, 408-mile drive, most of it quite nice once you clear Los Angeles and cruise the coast on Highway 101.
• Reservations can be made by calling the Mission office at (831) 385-4478.
• The rooms are on the Spartan side: most have two comfy single beds, a closet and a sink. Shower and toilet facilities are down the hall, and towels are provided.
• Pack a cooler, because all you'll find in the kitchen are tables, chairs and a coffee maker that dispenses hot water. If you need a hot meal, it's 25 miles to King City.
• Other things you won't find: mints on your pillows, a business center, swimming pool, televisions, phones, crowds, noise, or light pollution that would wash away the stars in the night sky.
• The Mission has a gift shop and museum tour; and the chapel and courtyard garden are open at all hours for quiet reflection. In addition to the Mission building, you can explore the mill house, reservoir, cemetery and other archaeological sites on the property.
• Get up early, and walk the grounds as the sun rises. It is both serene and spectacular.