Grateful Dead
August 20, 1980
Chicago, Illnois
Uptown Theatre

"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 /Jack Straw
s1t02 Tuning
s1to3 Loser
s1t04 Tuning
s1t05 Beat It On Down The Line
s1t06 Ramble On Rose ->
s1t07 El Paso
s1t08 Big Railroad Blues ->
s1t09 Looks Like Rain
s1t10 Tuning
s1t11 Far From Me
s1t12 Tuning
s1t13 Let It Grow ->
s1t14 Deal

Set 2:
s2t01 Tuning
s2t02 Greatest Story Ever Told ->
s2t03 Althea ->
s2t04 Lost Sailor ->
s2t05 Saint Of Circumstance ->
s2t06 Terrapin Station ->
s2t07 D/r/ums ->
s2t08 Space ->
s2t09 Not Fade Away ->
s2t10 Morning Dew ->
s2t11 Good Lovin'
encore:
missing U.S. Blues

