Grateful Dead

Legion Of MaryKeystone Berkeley, CA 05/21/1975 - Wednesday DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix Sources: -- SBD Lineage: SBD > 15ips reel > 15ips reel > DAT Transfer 1: DAT > Sony R500 > Genesis Digital Lens > Fostex CR200 > CD Transfer 2: CD > EAC > WAV > SHN -- Audience FOB Recording Media: Maxell UD90 Lineage: Sony ECM-270 and ECM-250 Blended [Positioned Onstage] > Sony TC-152 > MAC Transfer: MAC > Nak Dragon > LynxTWO Model B > WaveLab 5.0 > HD 24/96 WAV Taper: Bob Menke and Louis Falanga Transfer: Bob Menke Mastering: Jamie Waddell Set 1: d1t01 - That's The Touch I Like d1t02 - I Feel Like Dynamite d1t03 - Last Train From Poor Valley d1t04 - Finders Keepers d1t05 - Tough Mama d1t06 - That's What Love Will Make You Do Set 2: d2t01 - I'll Take A Melody d2t02 - You Can Leave Your Hat On d2t03 - Mississippi Moon d3t01 - Harder They Come d3t02 - Creepin' d3t03 - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Comments: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) is cut on the master reel. Recordings: SBD>15 ips reel>15ips reel>DAT>Sony R500>Genesis Digital Lens> Fostex CR200>CD>WAV(EAC)>SHN note: Disc 2 Track #5 was originally labeled Jam #8, but according to www.thejerrysite.com this is in fact Creepin', an instrumental version of Stevie Wonder's version which appears on his 1974 album "Fulfillingness' First Finale". tsl@volition.org patched with Bob Menke/Louis Falanga's MAC just released by MOTB (shnid=87086) Man this sounds so good in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound.

Early Jerry cool stuff here. I got every Jerry show from '61 to '95 95% tagged flac.

Lossless Bootleg Bonanza: Black Mountain Boys – Palo Alto, CA (03/07/64)black mountain boys Scott Hambly, Jerry Garcia, Sandy Rothman, Geoff Levin Black Mountain Boys 64-03-07 Unknown Location (probably The Top of the Tangent, Palo alto, CA) Download: FLAC/MP3 https://themidnightcafe.org/2018/03/24/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-black-m… Set 1 01 Happy Birthday 02 Nine Pound Hammer 03 Darling Aller Lee 04 Tuning 05 Ocean of Diamonds –Set 2– 201 – Intro 202 – Sourwood Mountain** 203 – If I Lose 204 – Homestead on the Farm 205 – Pig in a Pen 206 – Once More 207 – Stoney Creek 208 – Two Little Boys 209 – Salty Dog 210 – Rosalie McFall 211 – Teardrops in My Eyes 212 – New River Train 213 – Love Please Come Home*** 214 – Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor 215 – John Hardy outro// Source 1 (Set 1 Only): shnid: 35142 SBD->Cassette->CDR->TAE->SHN>flac sector aligned more likely line patch from pa system>MR>R>C>CD>DAE> Source 2 (Set 2 Only): shnid: 127499 Aud MR > ? > cass

Dead of the Day: March 24, 1973http://gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-24-1973 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania There are so many shows on this date, and quite a few fine ones, but our Dead of the Day is the fairest of them. The show gets off to an explosive start with a very tight Bertha; and, though it is a small thing, the last note that Jerry throw in to cap the tune is just so lovely. The next couple songs are so fresh and crisp, exemplified by the bouncy, energetic opening to Don’t Ease Me In. Then things shift gears a bit with Lesh delivering a heartfelt Box of Rain with Keith’s keys and Jerry’s lilting, reserved guitar play complementing the emotional lyrics. Row Jimmy, Looks Like Rain, and the Here Comes Sunshine are also highlights of the early going. But the best of the first half has to be the closing Playing. Keith and Phil are in sync and feeding off each other, while Jerry paints these spirited brush strokes of pure bliss to cap the set. Though it does not seem possible, the band ratchets it up a notch further in the second set, really beginning with the He’s Gone. This was just the second He’s Gone since Pigpen’s death, and it seems to have an effect on the boys, especially followed by the biographical Truckin’. Jamming out of the latter tune, they search for their next angle, coming upon a tremendous Spanish Jam. Bobby, Billy, and Phil push the pace while Jerry provides some face-melting, dance-crazed spectacularness that still leaves a tremendous amount of room for contemplative exploration. Eventually, the jam plays itself out and the boys enter into a haunting, ethereal zone before bursting forth with a four-minute Dark Star that, despite its brevity, is somehow still totally satisfying. Then the Pig reminiscence and reflection reaches its crescendo with Sing Me Back Home, the Merle Haggard tune that, though written about different circumstances, could not be more appropriate at the moment. Jerry does total justice to the lyrics while the rest of the band provides accompaniment, making it an emotional powerhouse. Ron Pigpen McKernan’s death two weeks prior to this show, on March 8th, had put the final closure on an era. He was the band’s first true frontman, the real face of the Dead through the 60s. Though Jerry had long since taken the musical reins of the band, Pigpen continued to be the major presence throughout the early seventies, busting out command vocal performances on Lovelight, Gimme Some Lovin’, Hard to Handle, and other earth shattering numbers. With his retirement from the band and subsequent passing, the Dead began to evolve once again. This time, they would become the seething monster of the Wall of Sound era. Though the full development of that sound was still another year off, it was beginning to form here in early ’73, replacing those killer Pig tunes with even more driven, spacey jams that featured Jerry but relied on the full, mind-melded participation of the rest of the band. They also began to hone their vocal performances. Though nobody would ever confuse Jerry or Bobby with Art Garfunkel or the backup of Donna and the rest of the band with the harmonies of the Beach Boys, they put together a vocal soulfulness and togetherness that fit perfectly with the Dead style and their voracious playing and could do justice to the lyrics of Hunter and Barlow as well as the traditional Americana and contemporary classics the band covered.

March 24, 1971http://gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-24-1971 Winterland Arena San Francisco, California Not much to add to this as Forensic Doc pretty much said it all and way better than I ever could. This may very well be my favorite version of King Bee ever. Thanks Doc for hooking me up with this fine fine show.

Lossless Bootleg Bonanza: Grateful Dead – Dania, FL (03/24/70)grateful dead - dania - 1970-03-24-Pirates-World Grateful Dead March 24, 1970 Pirate’s World Dania, FL gd70-03-24.sbd.miller.sbeok.flac16 Download: FLAC/MP3 https://themidnightcafe.org/2018/03/05/lossless-bootleg-bonanza-gratefu… This is a tagged version of shnid: 32054 Recording Info: SBD -> Master Reel -> Cassette -> Dat (44.1k) Transfer Info: Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude v8.01 Professional -> FLAC (2 Discs Audio / 1 Disc FLAC) Transferred and Edited By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net January 4, 2006 –Setlist– 101-d1t01 – //Morning Dew 102-d1t02 – Mama Tried 103-d1t03 – Good Lovin’ 104-d1t04 – Don’t Ease Me In 105-d1t05 – Cold Rain & Snow 106-d1t06 – High Time 107-d2t01 – Dark//Star -> 108-d2t02 – The Other One -> 109-d2t03 – St. Stephen -> 110-d2t04 – Drums -> 111-d2t05 – Not Fade Away -> 112-d2t06 – Turn on Your Lovelight -> 113-d2t07 – Me & My Uncle Pirate's World https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2015/04/march-24-1970-pirates-world-d… Pirate's World was an 87-acre amusement park that had opened in 1966, just North of Miami in Dania, Florida. It was located just East of US1, North of Sheridan Street (the community is now called Dania Beach, FL, and Sheridan Street is also FL822). Most of the rides were pirate themed, and there was a body of water, and one of the rides was a trip on an "actual" pirate ship. The amusement park was initially very popular when it first opened, until Disney World came on the scene in Orlando in 1971. Pirate's World closed in 1975, although it is fondly remembered by young people in the area at the time. There had been a variety of efforts to find suitable rock venues in the Miami area in the 1960s, and the Dead had played a critical role, if to little avail. Early in 1968, the Dead had played Thee Image, Miami's own Fillmore, and the band had also kicked off a series of free concerts at Graynolds Park. Later in 1968, the band had played a rock festival in nearby Hallandale (Dec 28 '68) and then, after Thee Image had closed, at a rock festival on the Seminole Indian Reservation in West Hollywood (May 23-24 '69),and at a speedway in Hollywood (Dec 28 '69). By 1970, police and civic pressure had forced touring rock bands to play outdoors in the Pirates World amusement park in Dania, just North of Hallandale (and just South of Fort Lauderdale). Note that the ticket stub suggests that when purchasing a ticket "all rides free." I wonder how "The Other One" would have sounded on a roller coaster? From the point of view of the park, it seems that the concerts were an effort to bring in teenagers. Certainly the events were memorable for those who went. An eyewitness recalls The concert area at Pirates World was inside the large amusement park. Maybe 2,000 people? 100 feet of floor space between the stage and a row of wooden bleacher seats that faced the stage. Totally open air, don't even think there was a roof over the stage. On the archive, another eyewitness chimes in lived in Ft Lauderdale from 67-69...returned to NYC in 69 and went back to Fla. numerous times. Happend to be there when this concert was announced and holy shit!I was in a band in NYC during 65-67 and bass player was a huge Dead fan. He was with us in Fla and attended this concert, too.Prior to concert, 5 of us decided to take the ride across Pirates World, sort of an ore bucket thingy. While we're waiting to get into our cage, who's in front of us but Garcia amd his entourage...we wait and they get into the cage...a few mniutes later ( we had an abnormally long wait) we get into our cage...proceed to go 1/2 way across the grounds, about 50 feet in the air, and the ride stops...we decide it is the cops who want to bust us (Fla. in 1970 was, shall we say, intolerant of long hairs) so we start smoking everything we have...3-4 jointz each at a time...paranoid, the ride finally moves and we get to the end and the kid who opens the door says "Garcia told us there were a bunch of heads behind him, and to make sure you got a good long ride." best ride of my life. 57 years old now and man, do I miss the 60s.

....Crimson white & indigo 7/7/89 turned all the way up, loud.

We had to get out of our seats to change the damn tv channel.

Kids today have it too damn easy with their newfangled music streaming, cell phones, cds and computers. When we were teenagers, no matter whatever substances we had ingested, we had to get up and walk over to the record player every fifteen to twenty minutes to play the other side. Uphill. Both ways.

Recently sold the bulk of my vinyl collection (approx 1000 lps) to a dealer for $2500. Tons of great stuff, tons of not so great stuff. That's why I insisted on the bulk sale. Don't worry. I had removed all my favorites beforehand. Like original issue copies of Grateful Dead, Anthem Of The Sun, Aoxomoxoa, Live Dead (with insert), Workingman's Dead, American Beauty, Skull and Roses, Eurpoe 72, Wake Of The Flood, Freak Out, Absolutely Free, Disraeli Gears, Wheels Of Fire, Goodbye Cream, Cheap Thrills, Surrealistic Pillow, Sgt. Peppers, White Album, Electric Ladyland, Bitches Brew... I have a turntable hooked up in my man cave and a fantastic working Magnavox stereo console from the early 60's in my living room. Vinyl sounds better. The console's sound blows people away. Yet honestly I rarely listen to vinyl. I'm lazy. Something about that 15 to 20 minutes per side thing.