Grateful Dead
March 5, 1981
Stanley Theater
Pittsburgh, PA

"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. Tuning
02. Alabama Getaway ->
03. Greatest Story Ever Told
04. Friend of the Devil
05. C. C. Rider
06. Althea
07. Mama Tried ->
08. Mexicali Blues
09. To Lay Me Down
10. New Minglewood Blues
11. Tennessee Jed
12. The Music Never Stopped

--Set 2--
01. Jam ->
02. Passenger
03. Scarlet Begonias ->
04. Fire On The Mountain
05. Playing In The Band ->
06. Drums ->
07. Space ->
08. Not Fade Away ->
09. Wharf Rat ->
10. Around and Around ->
11. Johnny B. Goode
12. Crowd
--Encore--
13. U.S. Blues

