Grateful Dead
April 28, 1980
Birmingham, Alabama
Boutwell Auditorium

"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics.

Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most.

As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening.

Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"

Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Nakamichi 550 Cassette Deck,
on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones.

Transferred on Mason's restored Nak500 properly.

Set 1:
s1t01 Tuning
s1t02 Alabama Getaway ->
s1t03 The Promised Land
s1t04 Tuning
s1t05 They Love Each O/ther
s1t06 El Paso
s1t07 Althea
s1t08 Looks Like Rain
s1t09 Tuning
s1t10 Tennessee Jed
s1t11 Tuning
s1t12 Far From Me
s1t13 Feel Like A Stranger
s1t14 Deal

Set 2:
s2t01 Tuning
s2t02 China Cat Sunflower ->
s2t03 I Know You Rider
s2t04 Tuning
s2t05 Samson And Delilah
s2t06 Tuning
s2t07 He's Gone ->
s2t08 The Other One ->
s2t09 Brent with Drums ->
s2t10 Dru/ms ->
s2t11 Space ->
s2t12 Black Peter ->
s2t13 Sugar Magnolia
encore
s2t14 Tuning
s2t15 Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad


