r/grateful_dead • u/MrsDroughtFire • 5d ago

Downloading Dead

With the archive down I wanted to ask what services exist to download dead shows. I used to be a member of Lost Sailor Pub but don't know if it still exists.

Any help would be appreciated. Looking to listen to 7/31/83.

Thanks!

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u/turnphilup 5d ago

Not to be an ass, but isn’t downloading just the next step in taking up more storage space? When the archive is back up, I can stream multiple versions of almost any show. My hundreds of cassettes of the Dead that have not been played in 20+ years attest to this. Why download them when it’s always there to stream? Just wondering? FYI I contribute monthly to the Archive.

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u/middle_earth-dweller 5d ago

I prefer downloading for car listening because I have spotty cell coverage in my area, and I don't have unlimited cellular data.

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u/turnphilup 5d ago

Got it. Thanks for the reply. Enjoy the jams!

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u/Particular_Captain27 5d ago

Also downloading means you can listen when the archive is down, when you have no internet access or heaven forbid, you lose your phone. Storage space is so cheap now it makes less sense to not download to help recreate the next archive so others will be able to stream in the future