Grateful Dead and Friends
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, Ca
3/23/1975

FMMR  > R > CD

FMMR  (Peter Kafer) @ 7 1/2 ips > R  @ 7 1/2 ips (Pat Lee)* > CD
Huge thanks to Taper Pat for dubbing a copy from the master at 7.5 ips --- (R copied @ 7.5 ips using a Revox A-77>A-77) --- Mastered to cd by Matt Smith --- Playback info: R > Akai GX625 > apogee mini me (24/96) > apogee  mini dac (monitoring) > Lynx One soundcard > wavelab 5.0 (dithered to 20/44) > CD > EAC > WAV (shntool confirms no sbes) > FLAC (TLH)

01. Pre-show Interview w/ Jerry Garcia
02. Bill Graham band intros // > Blues for Allah >
03. Stronger than Dirt >
04. Drums >
05. Stronger than Dirt >
06. Blues for Allah > Radio Banter >
07. Radio Banter // > Encore: Johnny Be Good


notes:

thanks again Pat and Matt!!!


* \"Peter Kafer brought his master up on a trip for Pat to copy around that time ... chances are the master he copied was destroyed\" According to Bill Gadsden, Peter\'s reels were ruined in his parent\'s attic.

Do we really need another source?  I believe there are 7 versions listed in the db plus the bonus disc for GD Beyond Description 1973-89 box set which omits JBG. Moreover, when I first read FMMR > R on this seed, I was skeptical that this should be circulated especially b/c we have a source that claims to be a pre-fm version and the key part of this classic was available if you preordered the box set mentioned above.

However, as soon as I heard this copy, I was left with the feeling it was different enough from all other sources and should be shared with a wider audience. Unlike the other versions, it feels more pronounced, like you\'re right in front of the band, witnessing live music. Of course while Matt and I have the same subjective or aesthetic reaction to this reel, there\'s no guarantee you\'ll have the same reaction as well. Still, b/c it\'s small and classic, I say it\'s worth the risk that you too might really dig it!

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     9:43.61      102984716 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5137  gd1975-03-23d1t01.flac
     9:24.63       99637820 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6366  gd1975-03-23d1t02.flac
     6:48.47       72081788 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6538  gd1975-03-23d1t03.flac
     3:25.25       36220844 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6203  gd1975-03-23d1t04.flac
     9:53.63      104753420 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6763  gd1975-03-23d1t05.flac
     3:23.30       35879804 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6767  gd1975-03-23d1t06.flac
     6:19.55       66985004 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6564  gd1975-03-23d1t07.flac
    48:59.44      518543396 B                            0.6268  (7 files)

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Grateful Dead
Winterland Arena
San Francisco, CA
6-17-75
Sick Bits Vol. 7

* Bob Fried Memorial Boogie

Source:
Matrix: (SBD/AUD mix)

SBD: MR> ?gen cass>PCM>SEK\'D Prodif96Pro>wav>SHN (shn ID #20084)

AUD: MAC:

Sony ECM-280 mics > Sony TC-152 SD cassette (shn ID #233)
AUD CM>DAT>CD>
EAC>SHN
Recorded by Rob Bertrando

Transfer/Editing:
Both sources were shn files downloaded from LMA and converted to
WAV > Vegas 5 (matrix) > WAV > CD Wave > FLAC 16 (level 8)

Matrixed by Chris Chappell
ScarFire@liquidcity.com
6/02/05

set 1 (partial)

d1t01 [9:06] Peggy-O
d1t02 [4:13] Me and My Uncle
d1t03 [3:27] *Help on the Way >
d1t04 [9:41] Slipknot >
d1t05 [9:39] Franklin\'s Tower

Total Time: 36:08
* no vocals

General Notes:

In an effort to find something to matrix from 1975, I found this 5 song stretch
at the end of set 1 from the Bob Fried Memorial Boogie that is the only portion of
this show that circulates in SBD.  Because this version of Peggy-O is ultimately
responsible for turning me \"on\" to the Dead, I decided it was worth an effort to
see what a matrix would sound like.  The SBD suffers from multiple cassette gens
and has no high end at all.  My expectations were pretty low becasue of the SBD
quality, but I was pleasantly surprised when coupled with the AUD at about a 1:1
ratio, that the low end from the SBD (Phil esp.) really helped round out the amazing
AUD recorded by Rob Bertrando.  If you don\'t have this show in its entirety, do
yourself a favor and download Rob\'s AUD, because it really is a quintessential
Dead bootleg. The show opener, Crazy Fingers (1st ever), is worth the download alone.

Other breakouts from this show include Help on the Way (sans vocals) and Franklin\'s
Tower.  Blues For Allah would not be released for another 2 months, so it\'s likely
that Help was a work in progress, thus the lack of lyrics for it\'s debut.  Slipknot!
appears only for the 3rd time, although it\'s the first time in this classic trio.

Thanks to Rob Bertrando for recording the AUD and others responsible for converting
and seeding this classic recording.  Also thanks to the Music Never Stopped Project
for finding the SBD source and getting it out there even though it\'s only a partial.

Enjoy!
Chappy

length     expanded size   cdr  WAVE problems filename
9:06.13       96345020    ---   --   ---xx   matrix/gd75-06-17matrix-d1t01.flac
4:13.44       44732732    ---   --   ---xx   matrix/gd75-06-17matrix-d1t02.flac
3:27.29       36583052    ---   --   ---xx   matrix/gd75-06-17matrix-d1t03.flac
9:41.70      102653084    ---   --   ---xx   matrix/gd75-06-17matrix-d1t04.flac
9:39.15      102170924    ---   --   ---xx   matrix/gd75-06-17matrix-d1t05.flac
36:08.21      382484812 B (totals for 5 files, 0.5576 overall compression ratio) 

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Grateful Dead
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

9/28/75

SBD : MR > DAT > CDR (HHb850) > EAC > SHN
DAT > CDR transfer by Dan Sisler

Disc 1
1. Help On The Way >
2. Slipknot!
3. The Music Never Stopped
4. They Love Each Other
5. Beat It On Down The Line
6. Franklin\'s Tower
7. Big River
8. It Must Have Been The Roses

Disc 2
1. Truckin\' >
2. Jam >
3. Drums >
4. Stronger Than Dirt Or Milkin\' The Turkey >
5. Not Fade Away >
6. Goin\' Down The Road Feeling Bad >
7. One More Saturday Night

Notes:
Editing by Alan J. Fink
Both discs retracked and
Overlap in Stronger Than Dirt (d2t04) from 5:50:468 thru 6:46:500 removed using Cool Edit

touch of fuzz in Roses at 4:00ish 

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     5:20.14       56480972 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5514  gd75-09-28d1t01.shn
     6:55.56       73337756 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5781  gd75-09-28d1t02.shn
     6:28.50       68560844 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5775  gd75-09-28d1t03.shn
     6:37.21       70080236 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5542  gd75-09-28d1t04.shn
     3:58.65       42136124 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5107  gd75-09-28d1t05.shn
     7:53.00       83437244 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5440  gd75-09-28d1t06.shn
     5:08.71       54498236 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5874  gd75-09-28d1t07.shn
     6:01.13       63711020 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5105  gd75-09-28d1t08.shn
     9:09.59       96982412 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5958  gd75-09-28d2t01.shn
     4:49.35       51061964 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.6001  gd75-09-28d2t02.shn
     5:56.00       62798444 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5586  gd75-09-28d2t03.shn
     6:25.46       68022236 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5962  gd75-09-28d2t04.shn
    10:14.31      108382556 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5714  gd75-09-28d2t05.shn
     6:55.40       73300124 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.5788  gd75-09-28d2t06.shn
     5:30.36       58296716 B   ---   --   ---xx    shn  0.6123  gd75-09-28d2t07.shn
