the Grateful Dead
The Arena
Long Beach, California
(Sunday) December 14, 1980


disc one:
First Set:
01. Dead Air
02. Bertha >
03. Greatest Story Ever Told *
04. Althea >
05. Little Red Rooster (W/ Matthew Kelly on harmonica) *
06. Loser *
07. Me and My Uncle >
08. Big River *
09. Bird Song *
10. Passenger *
[61:49]

disc two:
11. Candyman >
12. Looks Like Rain >
13. Don't Ease Me In *
Second Set:
01. Cold Rain and Snow >
02. Samson and Delilah *
03. For the Roses *
[36:05]

disc three:
04. Estimated Prophet >
05. The Wheel >
06. Drum Break > (w/ Airto Moreira and Flora Purim)
07. Space Jam (tape flip @ ) > (w/ Airto Moreira and Flora Purim)
08. The Other One >
09. Stella Blue >
10. Around and Around > (W/ Matthew Kelly on harmonica)
11. Good Lovin' *
encore
12. Brokedown Palace
[76:11]

[2hr 57m 38s]

* applause sections were shortened on the cassette



Recorded by: Ron Goldshine and John Musgrave with help from Mark the B-Man and Mike Martin

Recorded from the 15th row dead center on the floor with the microphones about 10 feet apart


Source:
2 Sennheiser MKH 406 TUD microphones > Sony D5M (w/ Dolby B, Bias @ 70us on 3 TDK MA C-90 tapes)

My Copy of masters:
Sony D5M (w/ Dolby, Bias @ 70us) > Akaii GX-570 D2 (w/ Dolby B, Bias @ 70us on 2 TDK SA C-90 tapes)

Transfer:
Nakamichi CR-7A (azimuth aligned to tape, Dolby B, Bias @ 70us) > Korg MN-2000S 1 Bit DFF @ 2.822 MHz >
AudioGate (convert to 24-96) > Audacity (clean up) >
AudioGate (convert to 16-44) > CD wav > Flac (Level 8) > Stamp ID3 Tag editor


Clean Up notes:
Tape paused between songs
Post-production editing performed to smooth out the transitions
Removed stray pops and distracting claps although some may remain.
Spliced tape flips.

For historical reference only and not intended for resale or any commercial use.
Enjoy
-M-

Flying M Productions - (May 2013) - This source is new to circulation (never shared previously from this recorder)


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