Grateful Dead Golden Hall San Diego, CA, USA 1978-01-07 Source: audience recording on a Marantz pro cassette deck, don't recall the model) & Sennheiser MKH404 mics Lineage: master cassette > reel @ 3.75 ips > reel @ 3.75 ips > HD > wav Encoding: CDWave > flac frontend > flac Recorded by: a friend of a friend Transfer by: Pantagruel File Size: 967 MB (FLAC) Total Time [02:38:27] Setlist: Disc One [65:56] 01. [01:55] Phil chatter: "absolutely perfect"/tuning 02. [06:58] New Minglewood Blues 03. [00:51] tuning/dead air 04. [04:57] Cassidy 05. [04:42] Sunrise 06. [07:20] Passenger 07. [03:45] Mexicali Blues-> 08. [03:12] Me And My Uncle 09. [00:16] Bobby chatter: "Jerry's problem" 10. [08:18] Looks Like Rain 11. [01:21] tuning/dead air 12. [04:41] El Paso-> 13. [13:29] Let It Grow-> 14. [04:53] Promised Land Disc Two [42:00] 01. [00:27] tuning/dead air 02. [07:16] Jack Straw 03. [01:59] crowd/dead air 04. [23:50] Dancing In The Street-> 05. [08:28] Samson And Delilah Disc Three [50:31] 01. [00:42] tuning/dead air 02. [10:40] Playing In The Band-> 03. [06:17] Drums-> 04. [15:52] Not Fade Away-> 05. [09:27] Around And Around 06. [02:13] crowd/dead air 07. [05:20] One More Saturday Night MD5/FLAC Fingerprints: gd1978-01-07d1t01.flac:dfa2eb7300ffb6a4c81eeaab2582ff73 gd1978-01-07d1t02.flac:339c6a750326c524b98eed71f2ef0351 gd1978-01-07d1t03.flac:200a17c8761214ab76e4298bb7255b1d gd1978-01-07d1t04.flac:80dfad5983348b58fa5f941b6335251d gd1978-01-07d1t05.flac:ae632e1892d255d63ab6de1f4b1c2480 gd1978-01-07d1t06.flac:5eefba0c27a5546809a0647195dc10c5 gd1978-01-07d1t07.flac:f5bd52c43a0f96035f8b1f8392602772 gd1978-01-07d1t08.flac:1173af0b2a3834729e0547552719ee78 gd1978-01-07d1t09.flac:ae5a0f6bf57306b3030ec852170371f8 gd1978-01-07d1t10.flac:ee542c260260674776e15942ea09a965 gd1978-01-07d1t11.flac:ef195687a4c34dc687bd334c9e255d6a gd1978-01-07d1t12.flac:e2773345f160ff37f2008ce8941549f6 gd1978-01-07d1t13.flac:9f61467242c05bd13c67750068004537 gd1978-01-07d1t14.flac:a58342cfdb4dee648ed086c69eb7a852 gd1978-01-07d2t01.flac:35e1a81b6830c7aceb749e428758b99c gd1978-01-07d2t02.flac:82330b5d9aeba1d7a0b3981c5ea75c50 gd1978-01-07d2t03.flac:e09984b442a84aea6dd0f24f43770e14 gd1978-01-07d2t04.flac:b5720d13b36a6a592d332daf4c44d937 gd1978-01-07d2t05.flac:0bbd1902ebe531881d765a272d8ead25 gd1978-01-07d3t01.flac:f9aec11b8da34df590e68cf612614f0a gd1978-01-07d3t02.flac:148e1e42e72dbcf0fce5732cf5c4d321 gd1978-01-07d3t03.flac:6155bb4ee0ec58cdd3d79afc8d38cf6b gd1978-01-07d3t04.flac:7abf27e472a5a57502f34cdee7f1993e gd1978-01-07d3t05.flac:772511ed97f553f9e2500fcf5347fcca gd1978-01-07d3t06.flac:7d4e58598e38f56ee5103a2dbee21259 gd1978-01-07d3t07.flac:2131c6d2886c93a98ccf0149a79ac726 Notes: Before there's any grousing about yet another Dead show on Dime, a couple of things; this is a new seed which I don't believe has ever circulated before. Secondly, I love seeing Dead shows seeded on Dime, regardless of their availability on other trackers. In any case, this may not be up to the very high standard set by the typical Dead seed. It's a rare Dead show in the digital environment that isn't derived from a master or at worst a first gen analog copy. I've been waiting for this recording to show up, but it hasn't happened yet and I'm tired of waiting. If someone has a lower-gen version of this recording, bring it on. I'm putting this 2nd gen aud up here (as opposed to one of the other Dead-related trackers) because Dime is the best. It's my home and it's where I love to hang out. So, on this 30th anniversary of this show, here's a clean-sounding audience recording that I've always loved (there's a nice soundboard of this show, but I still prefer this aud.) The two shows in San Diego on the 7th and 8th of January, 1978 were notable in Dead history because Garcia didn't sing a note. The setlist consisted entirely of Weir originals or Bobby-sung covers, with an assist from Donna Jean. Garcia's voice crapped out after the first set the night before in San Bernardino (also a notable show due to the presence of numerous, pool-cue wielding Angels. Turns out there were no problems, but on the way into the Swing Auditorium that night, my ticket was taken by a CHP officer . . . in riot gear. But I digress). So, no Garcia vocals. Silver lining: Jerry plays his ass off. And the rest of the band is right behind him. The dynamics of this recording are extreme -- the quiet parts are really quiet, and the loud parts really rage. The good thing about this is that, when the band shifts suddenly from impulse to warp drive, it really comes across on this recording. I particularly love the bell-like quality of Bobby's guitar. On the downside, the bottom end is a bit light, which may deter some Phil phreaks, but that said, the bottom end (such as it is) does have a nice transparent, resonant quality. Overall, the sound is a bit bright, which might put some people off. Doesn't bother me. This is one of my all-time favorite Dead shows. I've listened to this so many times, it must be encoded into my DNA. I don't think my son has ever heard this show, but if and when he does, he'll probably recognize every note. Some of my favorite moments, for what it's worth; the "Minglewood" opener just rages. Garcia's slide playing in "Passenger" is wickedly aggressive. The medley of "El Paso-> Let It Grow-> Promised Land" is second set-worthy -- both dreamily psychedelic and intensely rockin'. The version of "Promised Land" is long and intense. The tempo is actually slower than normal, but the groove is so phat that by the end of the tune the band is blazing. And Jerry compensates nicely for his missing vocal harmonies with some frenetic shredding. God bless Garcia. It's cool to hear Bobby handling solo vocals that Jerry usually backs him up on. On those parts of "El Paso," with Jerry absent, Bobby's voice soars. Guy can sing. Likewise, it's neat to hear Weir have to cover both sides of the "narrator/Shannon" dialog in "Jack Straw." Also, that tune starts out quite mellow, but the jam builds to excruciating intensity through Garcia's solo. Jerry was throwin' down. "Dancing In The Streets" is nice and loooong, with a highly danceable groove. Bobby slyly quotes the "Close Encounters" theme (which had been appearing in Dead shows since December '77 and would culminate in the epic last show of this tour) about 9 minutes into "Playing In The Band." "Not Fade Away" is a version for the ages. Flaws: Deck was turned off between many songs, which makes for some abrupt transitions between track and some possibly inelegant tracking. Sorry. Deal with it. There's a cut in "Dancing In The Streets" just before the beginning of "Samson and Delilah." Also, you can tell by listening to the quiet parts that there are a couple of analog generations in here. There might be the odd other thing. Like I said, not up to the typical standard of excellence, so please check out the samples before downloading. Hope you like it. To quote the enthusiastic Deadhead during "Drums," "pretty crazy, man!" P.S. I have another similar item that I'll be seeding in a couple of days, also in honor of a 30th anniversary. Watch this space! App\Http\Controllers\Api\FileDownloadController::download(): Return value must be of type string, none returned