Grateful Dead
1990-07-04
Sandstone Amphitheater
Bonner Springs, KS


24/96 flac fileset


Field:  2x Nakamichi CM100 mics with CP-4 shotgun capsules > Sony TC-D5M analog cassette recorder > Maxell MX90 tapes

Transfer: MAC > Tascam 112 analog cassette deck > Edirol UA-5 USB Audio Interface > 24/96 > PC > Audacity (tracks and fades) > Trader's Little Helper > flac 24/96

Special thanks to Martha for sticking with me these last 30 or so years, and to indydarkstar for use of the UA-5.

Set 1:

Track 01 - Tuning
Track 02 - Cold Rain & Snow
Track 03 - Walkin' Blues
Track 04 - Mississippi Half Step
Track 05 - Queen Jane Approximately
Track 06 - Loose Lucy
Track 07 - It's All Over Now
Track 08 - Loser
Track 09 - Promised Land


Set 2:

Track 10 - Tuning
Track 11 - Victim Or The Crime
Track 12 - Foolish Heart
Track 13 - Just A Little Light
Track 14 - Scarlet Begonias
Track 15 - Fire On The Mountain
Track 16 - Drums
Track 17 - Space
Track 18 - Wheel
Track 19 - Gimme Some Lovin'
Track 20 - Stella Blue
Track 21 - Sugar Magnolia

Encore:

Track 22 - U.S. Blues

Track 23 - Outro

June 2015 recollection:

Sandstone Amphitheater is a fairly unique place, an open air shed-like venue but with no roof over the audience.  It was a blisteringly hot and sunny 4th of July, with no shade at all.  During the show we saw two or three people being led or carried out from sun/heat problems.  It was brutal.  If my mind serves me correctly, the stage was facing west, so during the first set all of the band members were bathed in that incredibly hot Kansas afternoon sun.  I thought at the time that this show was sluggish and a bit disjointed, largely because of the heat and it's effect on the instruments, and possibly aggravated by the copious amounts of sweat that was undoubtedly oozing from the players onto their instruments.  I recall Jerry wiping off the neck of his guitar several times.  Of course I was roasting hot as well, so I am sure my mindset was torched by the heat in some way or another.  I recall wearing a cold wet towel on my head for most of the show in a vain attempt to cool down.  It did not work.

We all hope that you enjoy listening to this music in air-conditioned comfort.  Or Perhaps you should wait until a really hot and sunny day, and set your speakers outside to best replicate the conditions we suffered to bring you this show.  Enjoy!



