Grateful Dead

December 13, 1990
McNichols Sports Arena,
Denver, CO
Sets I & II

From the Ammons Archive

Rick Katzeff recording: Schoeps CMC521 configured in a 90 degree spaced array > Oade PS > Panasonic SV250; front & center taper section.

John Ammons Transfer: from his DAT clone of the master.  Tascam DA20 Mark II DAT > Roland SRC-2 sample rate/format converter (from SPDIF to Optical) > Mac Mini > Audacity 3.0 at 48K > Wave.

Joe Noel Edits: Wave > Audacity > flac 16/48.

Checksum & tags created in xACT.

patch info:
Source # 127360 supplies
- s1t01, 0:00 - 1:46
- s2t08, 6:58 - 7:07

Notes:
- "spaced array" is how DAT is labeled.
- this is a unique sound experience.  Its a little like a roller coaster.  Jack Straw being the uphill portion, Sugaree being the first big down hill then WDD being the 2nd big down hill with hair pin turns.  Once things settleâ€¦ let the good times roll.
- Katzeff made level adjustments in first three songs of s1, additional adjustments were made in post production to compensate & smooth out the listen. Hence the extended s1t01 patch
- s2 levels are a mystery, they have been normalized (-1.2dB)
- Paonia's Purple Paralyzer made this run the best fatty zone of the entire year.

-Set I-
s1t01 - tuning
s1t02 - Jack Straw ->
s1t03 - Sugaree
s1t04 - Wang Dang Doodle
s1t05 - Friend Of The Devil
s1t06 - Me & My Uncle ->
s1t07 - Big River
s1t08 - Ramble On Rose
s1t09 - Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
s1t10 - Valley Road


-Set II-
s2t01 - tuning
s2t02 - Help on the Way ->
s2t03 - Slipknot! ->
s2t04 - Franklin's Tower
s2t05 - Saint of Circumstance
s2t06 - Eyes of the World ->
s2t07 - Drums ->
s2t08 - Space ->
s2t09 - The Other One ->
s2t10 - Morning Dew ->
s2t11 - Box of Rain
s2t12 - encore break
s2t13 - U.S. Blues

Grateful to:
- John Ammons for sharing his archives


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