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(Links to articles featuring
Grateful Dead tape archivists Dick Latvala and David Lemieux)

Seaside chats about Dave's Picks - Grateful Dead YouTube channel April 2012 to present

Tweets from David Lemieux - Twitter.com March 2009 to present

Taper's Section - Dead.net 11/27/06 to present

Decades later, the Grateful Dead keeps churning out hits | Press Play - KCRW 03/11/24

How Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux finds gems in live shows - NPR 02/16/24

Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux Knows Where the Beauty is Buried - GQ 02/16/24

How The Grateful Dead Rode Its Savvy Archival Strategy to a Billboard 200 Record - Billboard 02/08/24

Legendary Bay Area band sets possibly 'most unlikely' record in music history - The Mercury News 02/06/24

Cassette tapes helped the Grateful Dead live forever: An excerpt from Marc Masters' High Bias - Slate Magazine 12/11/23

Grateful Dead's 'Wake of the Flood' blossoms as it turns 50th - Goldmine Magazine 11/06/23

The Grateful Dead were in a state of flux. 'Wake of the Flood' gave them new life - Los Angeles Times 10/03/23

David Lemieux Brings The Sunshine and Shares His Grateful Dead Origin Story - Relix 09/13/23

Hear unreleased Grateful Dead demo of "Eyes of the World" from 1973 recording - Goldmine Magazine 07/27/23

The Best Grateful Dead Merch, According to the Band's Archivist - SPY 07/14/23

Magnificent and in the Moment: Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux on This Year's Meet-Up at the Movies - Relix 06/13/23

Dead Air with Lambert & Gans with Special Guest David Lemieux - Nugs.net YouTube channel 06/03/23

Greatest Grateful Dead shows recorded, as picked by band's own archivist - Goldmine Magazine 05/17/23

Grateful Dead create "consistency of excellence" with 'In and Out of the Garden' - Goldmine Magazine 02/06/23

The Great 'Touch of Grey' Debate - Esquire 07/14/22

Dead Air with Lambert & Gans with Special Guest David Lemieux - Nugs.net YouTube channel 06/18/22

Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux on Note-Taking and "Happy-Making" - Jambands.com 12/26/21

The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast: Season 4 - BONUS: Inside The Vault - Grateful Dead YouTube channel 12/16/21

Dead Air with Lambert & Gans with Special Guest David Lemieux - Nugs.net YouTube channel 09/10/21

Shakedown Stream Pre-Shows with Dave & Gary - Grateful Dead YouTube channel April 2020 to June 2021

Weather and the Dead - Spectrum News NY1 03/02/21

25 Years After Jerry Garcia's Death, the Grateful Dead's Popularity Endures - CBS San Francisco 08/07/20

Grateful Dead Dose 'Playboy After Dark' Crowd in Graphic Novel, Share Unreleased Version of 'St. Stephen' - Rolling Stone 07/10/20

Grateful Dead Roll Out Surprise 'Workingman’s Dead' Studio Outtakes - Rolling Stone 07/01/20

AMA with David Lemieux - Reddit 04/23/20

Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux on 420LIVE!! - Jeff Kravitz' YouTube channel 04/10/20

Grateful Dead Prep ‘June 1976’ Boxset, Drop Live ‘Friend of the Devil’ - Rolling Stone 02/13/20

Ready or Not: David Lemieux's "Extremely Exciting Year in Grateful Dead World" - Jambands.com 01/07/20

'Fire on the Mountain': See Photos From the Grateful Dead-Approved Action Sports Movie - Rolling Stone 12/13/19

Grateful Dead: Unreleased Tracks Highlight New Live LP 'Ready or Not' - Rolling Stone 10/08/19

Remembering Robert Hunter - Dead.net 09/24/19

Grateful Dead Tease ‘Giants Stadium’ Box Set With ‘Uncle John’s Band’ - Rolling Stone 08/01/19

Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies: Why summer 1991 is essential - Asbury Park Press 07/29/19

Grateful Dead truckin’ into movie theaters with 1991 Giants Stadium show - New York Post 07/26/19

The Brilliant Uncertainty of the Grateful Dead's 'Dark Star' - New York Times 02/27/19

Listen To The Music Play: How The Grateful Dead Remain Relevant In 2019 - The 1A 01/30/19

Grateful Dead archivist to visit Sussex - Milford Beacon 01/30/19

American Beauty Weekend with Grateful Dead's archivist & legacy manager David Lemieux - Dogfish Head Blog 01/10/19

Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia was ‘isolated’ in his later years as fame grew, doc reveals - Fox News 11/20/18

David Lemieux on the Grateful Dead’s Precision, “Playing,” and ‘Pacific Northwest’ - Jambands.com 10/28/18

For One Rock Fan, A Passion For The Grateful Dead Turned Into a Full Time Job - Everything Zoomer 09/06/18

New Grateful Dead box set showcases renowned B.C. First Nation artist - CHEK 09/04/18

New Grateful Dead box set includes unreleased Vancouver concert during band's peak - Vancouver Courier 09/04/18

Hear Grateful Dead's Epic 'Truckin'' Jam From New 'Pacific Northwest '73-'74' Box - Rolling Stone 06/12/18

Grateful Dead Prep RFK Box Set With Lithe 'Touch of Grey' at Unreleased D.C. Show - Rolling Stone 08/01/17

Long Strange Trip: Grateful Dead documentary's maker had to prove himself - Toronto Star 06/04/17

David Lemieux on Sharing the Grateful Dead’s Light 40 Years Later - Jambands.com 05/08/17

David Lemieux breaks down the authenticity behind the Grateful Dead and their devoted fans - CBC.ca 05/03/17

Grateful Dead Reveals ‘Long Strange Trip’ Soundtrack Details - JamBase 04/13/17

The Grateful Dead's Future: Rhino's Resident Deadhead Previews What's Next - Billboard 03/10/17

Grateful Dead Reissues: Archivist Shares Details on Next 22 Years - Billboard 03/10/17

Hear Grateful Dead's Epic 'Morning Dew' From Legendary Cornell Show - Rolling Stone 02/16/17

Hear Grateful Dead's Final Live 'Standing on the Corner' From 1966 Show - Rolling Stone 11/17/16

Listen to the Grateful Dead Play ‘Terrapin Station’ and ‘Playing in the Band’ at Willie Nelson’s ’78 Picnic - Wall Street Journal 04/19/16

Interview with David Lemieux - Tales From The Golden Road 03/27/16

Hear Grateful Dead's Sublime 'Wharf Rat' From First-Ever Red Rocks Run - Rolling Stone 03/15/16

Interview with David Lemieux and Nicholas Meriwether - Tales From The Golden Road 10/25/15

Listen to a Grateful Dead Studio Cut of ‘Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)’ From 1965 (Exclusive Song) - Wall Street Journal 09/08/15

'Tapers' at the Grateful Dead Concerts Spread the Audio Sacrament - New York Times 07/05/15

Grateful Dead end long, strange trip this weekend in Chicago - CBC News 07/03/15

Documenting the Dead: Meet the Canadian who is the band's official archivist - CBC News 07/03/15

David Lemieux on the ultimate Dead box set - Boston Globe 06/26/15

Gen Y in Tie-Die taking over Grateful Dead shows - San Francisco Chronicle 06/20/15

Victoria man in charge of bringing Grateful Dead's music to life - Times Colonist 06/14/15

Grateful Dead’s Victoria link: biggest box set in rock history - Times Colonist 06/14/15

Interview with David Lemieux - Tales From The Golden Road 06/07/15

Grateful Dead Archivist Details Massive, New 80-Disc Box Set - Rolling Stone 06/02/15

On Newsstands - The Grateful Dead: The Official Newsweek 50 Year Collector’s Edition - Dead.net 05/15/15

The Grateful Dead: A long, strange trip at 50 - AZCentral.com 05/05/15

Grateful Dead return with theatrical screening, live shows - Asbury Park Press 05/04/15

Taping the Dead: The Origins of Live Recording Legend David Lemieux - Consequence of Sound 01/05/15

Grateful Dead documentary set for band's 50th anniversary in 2015 - Marin Independent-Journal 11/06/14

David Lemieux: The Grateful Dead’s Spring 90 (The Other One) and Onward - Jambands.com 09/30/14

Grateful Dead brings Beat Club to the movies - Asbury Park Press 07/15/14

Hear the Grateful Dead's 'Estimated Prophet' With Branford Marsalis - Rolling Stone 07/10/14

4th Annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies - Beat Club 4/21/72 - Dead.net 06/21/14

Grateful Dead Returns to Cinemas with a Never-Before-Seen 1972 Bremen Beat Club Studio Performance this July - Business Wire 06/09/14

The Grateful Dead's 'Sunshine Daydream' finally sees light of day - Boston.com 07/27/13

Picking Dave’s Brain: The Grateful Dead Archivist Discusses May ’77 and Sunshine Daydream - Jambands.com 06/28/13

Beyond Cornell: David Lemieux on the Grateful Dead Archives and May 1977 - Relix.com 05/07/13

The Vast Recorded Legacy of the Grateful Dead - The New Yorker 11/19/12

David Lemieux Reveals Grateful Dead's Dave's Picks Vol 5. - Jambands.com 10/26/12

The man who keeps The Dead alive - Vancouver Sun 09/08/12

Grateful Dead Commemorate Peak Shows With 'Spring 1990' Box Set - Rolling Stone 08/01/12

Europe 72 and Onward: MoreTales from the Grateful Dead Archivist - Jambands.com 03/17/12

From Road Trip to Dave’s Picks: Tales from the Grateful Dead Archivist - Jambands.com 01/10/12

Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux Talks Massive 'Europe '72' Box Set, Possible Future Releases - Ultimate Classic Rock 06/12/11

David Lemieux - The Key To The Dead's Vaults - Glide Magazine 05/20/11

Archives in the music industry - Drexel University The Triangle Online 03/04/11

A Look at Phish and the Grateful Dead’s Philly Past - Jambands.com 02/25/11

Dead Reach Back to Legendary 1972 Tour for Massive Box Set - Rolling Stone 01/19/11

Holy S#%*! It’s the COMPLETE Europe ’72 Box! On Over 60 Discs! - Dead.net 01/19/11

The Grateful Dead will delve into the world of online gaming - USA Today 01/17/11

David Lemieux: The Dead Archivist Abides - Part II - Jambands.com 08/26/09

David Lemieux: The Dead Archivist Abides - Part I - Jambands.com 07/31/09

On The Road Again…with The Dead - Dead.net 04/12/09, 04/14/09, 04/15/09, 04/17/09, 04/18/09, 04/19/09, 04/21/09, 04/22/09, 04/24/09, 04/25/09, 04/26/09, 04/28/09, 04/29/09, 05/01/09, 05/02/09, 05/04/09, 05/05/09, 05/07/09, 05/09/09, 05/10/09, 05/14/09, 05/16/09, Spring Tour recap, 07/04/09

Bring Out Your Dead: Dissecting the Grateful Dead, Forever Live - New York Times 04/10/09

The Dead Rock the Pyramids - Rolling Stone 10/16/08

Only the memories remain: Grateful Dead's recordings moved - Marin Independent-Journal 08/04/06

Every single note of Dead's famous 4-night run is finally out in a CD set. Good luck finding it. - San Francisco Chronicle 11/08/05

The Houseboat Tapes, The Fillmore Box And Listening Forward (Part Two of An Interview with Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux) - Jambands.com 08/09/05

Garcia's Legacy Lives On With The Grateful Dead - CBS 5, CA 08/09/05

Garcia's Midas touch - Marin Independent-Journal 08/09/05

Jerry Garcia: The Man, the Myth, the Area Rug - New York Times 08/08/05

Dead Come Alive on Box - Rolling Stone 07/28/05

Truckin' Up To Buffalo (Part One of An Interview with Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux) - Jambands.com 07/09/05

BORN again - Buffalo News 07/03/05

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 23 06/08/05

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 22 04/07/05

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 21 03/08/05

OPENING THE DEAD'S VAULT: DAVID LEMIEUX - JamBase 12/16/04

The saga of The Grateful Dead Movie - Crutchfield Advisor 12/07/04

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 19 11/22/04

The life of the Dead's official tape archivist - Marin Independent Journal 11/05/04

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 18 10/01/04

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 16 06/28/04

The David Lemieux GD Tapers Section - Dead.net 2004

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 15 05/05/04

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 14 04/02/04

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 13 03/02/04

Interview with David Lemieux (RealAudio stream) - All In A Day 01/28/04

The Making of the Grateful Dead Live DVD The Closing of Winterland Part II - Crutchfield Advisor 01/06/04

The Making of the Grateful Dead Live DVD The Closing of Winterland Part I - Crutchfield Advisor 12/30/03

Dead End Job "The Best in The World" - Victoria (BC) Times-Colonist 12/06/03

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 11 11/02/03

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 10 09/24/03

The David Lemieux GD Tapers Takes - MickeyHart.net 2003

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 8 06/09/03

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 6 03/17/03

Question and Answer Department - GD Monthly Flash No. 5 02/12/03

Archiving Media in the Digital Age - United Entertainment Media 02/26/03

Interview with David Lemieux (RealAudio stream) - The Todd Mundt Show 01/24/03

Interview from the Vault: A Conversation with David Lemieux (Part 3) - The Music Box 03/28/02

Transcript for David Lemieux chat - GDForum 02/13/02

Interview from the Vault: A Conversation with David Lemieux (Part 2) - The Music Box 01/09/02

Interview from the Vault: A Conversation with David Lemieux (Part 1) - The Music Box 01/03/02

One Man Gathers . . . - Golden Road box set liner notes Sept. 2001

Bidders want to see Grateful Dead vault - Marin IJ 07/21/01

Inside the Grateful Dead Tape Vault - MediaLine 05/11/01

What a long, strange trip it's been - Ottawa Citizen March 2001

Live Recordings Surfacing Of Jerry Garcia's Un-Dead Work - SonicNet 01/30/01

Dick's Picks 16 chat with Jeffrey Norman and David Lemieux - GDForum 02/29/00

The Grateful Dead: Box of Bones - Hear/Say January 2000

Latvala tributes - DickLatvala.com and Dead.net DL memorial

Dick Latvala article - Grateful Dead Guide

Documenting The Dead: The Dick Latvala Collection - Dead.net

Nicholas G. Meriwether quotes Dick Latvala on Cornell '77 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum 2012

The Brent Mydland Years: An Appreciation of the Grateful Dead in the 1980’s by Blair Jackson - Relix August 2005

Letters from Latvala - Save Your Face

Dick Latvala's Scrapbooks Gallery - Uncle John's Web

Dick Latvala notebook: January 7, 1978 - February 17, 1979 - Grateful Dead Archive Online

Dick Latvala notebook: February 14, 1968 - May 8, 1977 - GDSets.com

Pages from Dick Latvala's Blue Binders - The Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz

Dick Latvala's notes and illustrations on the tape reel boxes - The Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz

These pages from Agitators.com include some of Dick Latvala's DNC posts and more - Best of 72, Best of 73, Best of 74, Best of 77, Best Dark Star, Best Scarlet -> Fire, and Dicks Favourites

Links to some of Dick Latvala's DNC posts

George Jodaitis with Dick Latvala on March 20, 1999 - Grateful Dead Archive Online

Grateful Dead Archivist Discusses "Dick's Picks" Series - Rolling Stone 12/09/98

Dick Latvala Chat - GD Forum 10/30/98

Dick Picks the Wetlands - JamBands.com Oct. 1998

QVC meets Dick Latvala and Steve Parish - Video from 06/05/98

Dick Latvala Interview: DP 10 - Video from 1998

Dick Latvala: Grateful Dead Vault Tour - Video

He holds the power to raise the Dead - Philadelphia Inquirer 03/25/98

1997 interview with Dick Latvala: Dick’s Picks and more… - AlanPaul.net

Dick Latvala Interview 2/26/97 (by David Gans) - From Grateful Dead Hour #444

Dick Latvala Interview - GD Forum 10/10/96

The Long Strange Trip Continues - 1996 TV show

Dick Latvala and The Story of the Grateful Dead Vault - Relix May 1996

Interview with Dick Latvala on "Dick's Picks Volume 4" 2/26/96 (by David Gans) - From Grateful Dead Hour #388

David Gans with Dick Latvala & Steve Silberman - KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon, 2/10/96

Interview with Dick Latvala, 3/5/95 - by Steve Silberman

Dick Latvala Interview - Dupree's Diamond News Winter 1994 (also see excerpts here)

Dick Latvala Interview 10/5/93 (by David Gans) - Truth and Fun

Dick Latvala Interview (excerpt) 12/31/78 - Video

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