Grateful Dead
RFK Stadium
Washington, DC
June 09, 1973

Source:
-- taped and remastered by Monte Barry
-- Sony TC 2850SD portable stereo cassette recorder
-- Sony ECM 99 single-point stereo mic
-- mic is hand-held on mic-stand shaft, with arm raised up
-- FOB center infield, between sbd platform and stage platform

Lineage:
-- transferred professionally by Matt Smith

MAC tapes > Nak BX300 > Apogee Mini Me > Mini DAC (monitoring/mastering) > Lynx  One soundcard > Wavelab 5.0 > 24/96 FLACs > Samplitude Pro > 16/44 > TLH > SBEs fixed > CD Tag

Set 1:
d1t01 - Promised Land
d1t02 - Deal
d1t03 - Looks Like Rain
d1t04 - They Love Each Other
d1t05 - Jack Straw
d1t06 - Loose Lucy
d1t07 - Mexicali Blues
d1t08 - Row Jimmy
d1t09 - El Paso
d1t10 - Box of Rain
d1t11 - Sugaree
d1t12 - Beat It On Down the Line
d1t13 - Tennessee Jed

Set 2:
d2t01 - Greatest Story Ever Told
d2t02 - China Cat Sunflower ->
d2t03 - I Know You Rider
d2t04 - He's Gone ->
d2t05 - Truckin' ->
d2t06 - Playin' in the Band
d2t07 - Loser
d3t01 - Me and My Uncle
d3t02 - Mississippi Half Step
d3t03 - Big River
d3t04 - Eyes of the World ->
d3t05 - China Doll
encore:
d3t06 - Sugar Magnolia

Notes:
-- this is a major upgrade in sound quality
-- replaces Monte's shnid 91236
-- this was my first time taping
-- these transfers are not fixed; some flaws remain
-- but now my tapes sound phenomenal

patch list:
-- Promised Land patched until 00:39
-- Tennessee Jed's set-ending announcement is patched
-- China Doll's show-ending announcement is patched
-- I cleaned up a few glitches and tagged the files

SBD patch Lineage:
MR > PCM > cassette > DAT > CD > EAC > SHN > WAV > Samplitude Pro > 24/96

This AUD recording epitomizes the very best of the Grateful Dead "live sound"  for the time. The prototype Wall of Sound is nailed by Alembic and the sound  crew for this show. Set within an outdoor Stadium, this close-up infield FOB  spatially captures sound from the two Aux PA towers on the infield, behind the  taper. This sound delay adds a touch of ear candy as it rolls around the  stadium. This show, and June 10 was by far the best sound I ever heard come out  of a PA System, period. It was a sensational orgy of sound.

Matt Smith did a great job transferring these tapes of mine! Thank you!



