Grateful Dead
February 27, 1981
Uptown Theatre,
Chicago, IL

"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 MasonÂ’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up MasonÂ’s JarÂ…"

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:
01. Alabama Getaway
02. Promised Land
03. Friend Of The Devil
04. Cassidy
05. Loser
06. C.C. Rider
07. It Must Have Been The Roses
08. Minglewood Blues

Set 2:
01. Tuning
02. Scarlet Begonias
03. Fire On The Mountain
04. Estimated Prophet
05. Eyes Of The World
06. Drums
07. Space
08. Not Fade Away
09. Wharf Rat
10. Sugar Magnolia//
Encore:
11. Tuning
12. Don't Ease Me In

