Grateful Dead
May 2, 1980
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Coliseum

"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 Nak550 properly.

Set 1:
s1t01 Tuning
s1t02 New Minglewood Blues
s1t03 Loser
s1t04 Mama Tried ->
s1t05 Mexicali Blues
s1t06 Friend Of The Devil
s1t07 Far From Me
s1t08 Looks Like Rain/
s1t09 Althea
s1t10 The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:
s2t01 Tuning
s2t02 Alabama Getaway ->
s2t03 Feel Like A Stranger ->
s2t04 Eyes Of The Worl/d ->
s2t05 Drums ->
s2t06 Space ->
s2t07 Not Fade Away ->
s2t08 Stella Blue ->
s2t09 I Need A Miracle ->
s2t10 Bertha ->
s2t11 Good Lovin'
encore:
s2t12 Johnny B. Goode


