        "We now return our souls to the creator,
        as we stand on the edge of eternal darkness.
        Let our chant fill the void
        in order that others may know.
        In the land of the night
        the ship of the sun
        is drawn by the grateful dead."

        -- Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Grateful Dead
at the base of the Great Pyramid
September 16, 1978

Recorded in "KHAFRE'S TEMPLE NEAR SPHINX,
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, 23Âº "  - Bear

"Maxell UDXLII from Nagra Dolby CRo2 NI-356"

first tape laseled "reel #1"
second tape labeled "reel #2"

Transfer and Masterig By Jim Blackwood,
with listening assistance and track/flac by Jamie Waddell
Exactly as the tape sounds.
24 bit 96 kHz FLAC

Photo from the show by Richard Arridge

-Missing some songs and Fire is cut.  We chose to patch NOTHING.
-a whole reels worth of music is missing
 whether a casette or reel was recorded is unknown
-complete Hamza El Din + ASYSoC..  it's beautiful
-This is 140932 24 -> 16 bit, Feb 2018

With honor and pride,
these legendary tapes  are made available for your pleasure
by a project  **GEMS**    www.shnflac.net      July 2010



Play these Really Loud, you won't believe your ears.


Set One
01. Bertha >
02. Good Lovin
03. Candyman
04. Looks Like Rain
05. Row Jimmy
06. El Paso
07. Ramble On Rose
08. New Minglewood Blues
09. Deal

Set Two
10. Hamza El Din
    accompianied by the Abu Simbel Youth Society of Cairo >
11. Olin Arageed >
12. Fire on the / Mountain >
13. Aiko - Aiko
14. I Need a Miracle >
15. All Over Now
          [missing]Sunrise
                   Shakedown Street->
                   Drums->
                   Space->
                   Truckin->[missing]
16. Stella Blue >
17. Around and Around
18. Crowd
19. One More Saturday Night

" I'm sure i saw the Sphinx smile! " Richard Arridge
Please check out his website of the Egypt Shows
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/egyptph2.htm


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