| Date | Desc | etree id | Rt | Notes | Flaws | dgf |
| xx/xx/78 | circa '78 mystery tape |
| & larry klein, circa '78 mystery tape, venue unknown, source: sbd cassette, jerry moore's copy, lineage: sbd>?>cassette (see notes), nak dragon>hd-p2 24/96>cd wave>adobe audition 2.0 16/44.1>flac, transferred & seeded by rob berger 11/27/09, one disc: 39:53, 01 - mountains of the moon, 02 - talking money tree, 03 - friend of the devil, 04 - china cat sunflower, 05 - rum runners, 06 - ballad of buddy holly, 07 - what's become of the baby, 08 - lady of carlisle>, 09 - terrapin station>, 10 - jack o' roses, notes: another choice nugget from the collection of jerry moore. this tape was labeled simply "hunter demo". the only, information that we could come up with is that this tape was, sent by hunter's management to venues/promoters to advance, gigs in 1978. it would seem that all tracks are from the same show - whatever it is, it's a good soundboard of a great set., guessed lineage is sbd reel master>cassette>cassette., hunter1978-xx-xxd1t01.flac: | 122924 | A | *** |
| 2/xx/78 | San Francisco, CA Shady Grove |
| flac16: soundboard -> unknown recording equipment -> stereo reel-to-reel master tapes -> 1st generation Maxell XLII-S 90 cassettes -> Nakamichi BX-300 cassette deck -> Tascam CD-RW900SL -> CD-RW -> EAC -> wavs -> Audacity -> CD Wave -> Trader's Little Helper -> FLAC | 121423 | A | *** |
| 3/4/78 | Rodeo, California Rio Theater |
| m1 sbd, & comfort,, (m1-sbd), 01. ...tiger rose, 02. jesse james, 03. it's all the same to me, 04. come home to me (?), 05. it must have been the roses, 06. rum runners, 07. it's true, 08. friend of the devil -> promontory rider, 09. that train, 10. ballad of wild bill, 11. ariel, 12. only you, 13. alligator moon suite, 14. cruel white water -> last flash of rock & roll...// (cuts at end), total time ::: 78:50, ::: most excellent warm crisp soundboard. check samples to squelch & qualm unfounded fears or induce minor joyful spasms of anticipation., ::: warts: some quick jumped in starts. instrument mix a bit imbalanced, sometimes guitar low but not bad!, ::: taper shut off deck between many songs & most dialog not taped. conservation - must of had only one reel along!, recording information ::: mono soundboard -> unknown stereo recording equipment -> master 2 channel mono reel-to-reel tape -> 1st generation maxell xlii-s 90 cassette, dolby b on., playback 2012-xx-xx ::: 1st generation maxell xlii-s 90 cassette on nakamichi bx-300 cassette deck, dolby b on, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> tascam cd-rw900sl pro cd recorder -> cd-rw -> computer, eac secure -> wavs -> audacity (fades &/or glitches, dropouts, volume adjustments, no eq) -> cd wave (track splits) -> trader's little helper -> yer ears. first uploaded week of 2012-02-23. notes: i repaired many, many volume fluctuations. the soundboard must have been mono with two channels out, or split into a two channel tape deck. i got near the end of almost 2 solid days of listening & after all my work decided to just use the left channel in mono (as it seems to have less issues than the right). for one thing it seems to get rid of a bit of sibelance in the vocals & mainly it lost a wavering problem which, even though i had lined up the channels to adjust for the original azimuth imbalance & patched every dropout i could hear, was still present. now it's completely gone. while you not longer have a choice for patches if i missed any dropouts, this thing is now very solid & very nice quality!, line-up (unconfirmed) ::: robert hunter - guitar, vocals // kevin morgenstern - lead guitar // rodney albin - violin, mandolin, (trumpet on "only you"? banjo on part of "alligator moon suite"? - someone plays them...) // ozzie allers - keyboards // larry klein - six string bass // pat lorenzano - drums // marlene molle - vocals // kathleen klein - vocals. (sharon mcneese is not on vocals to my knowledge)., nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. if i'm wrong, please advise & i'll take the offending trax offline., coolsonics 119 ::: thanks to the original taper & trader! ::: corrections welcome ::: another one for barker! an oft enjoyed, excellently played comfort performance. there are some songs so perfect it's astounding & played by so many fine musicians. larry klein shines as usual & there are super multi-part harmonies. if you love this stuff, you'll get chills up yer spine & a warm glow of satisfaction. i always found it one of the great mysteries this guy wasn't huge, even though his songwriting was. a killer setlist to boot. to think there was a time we would have killed to have a perfect soundboard of the the "alligator moon suite", now thanks to jerry moore & others, we get to pick which one to "pull off the shelf" (if you still do shelves)., more recordings on the way, making up for years of slow netspeed. kudos to zongo for life support, lochner for mikes & much more, & to fast freddie for runnin' video dick's record emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks. thanks to hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace) for over 30 years of trading & friendship. mountains of gratitude to davmar, d.white, sanchez, elliot, the florida kid, kloiber, zingg, jtw, bershaw, boston gold, weeks, dixon, moore, gough & so many more for all that collecting & sharing... royal thanks to the man in the palace, doc tinker, brinkhoffs, barely eatin', reel master gaule, parrish & all the traders who housed me thru my music acquisition & travel years. hats off to brother kent, uncle jake, little queenie (& her neighbor frank) & his honor ptomaine thomas. glasses raised to byron for musical horizon expansion & much obliged to j & thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift. thanks to the mods for keepin' dime alive. enjoy, share, give, spread peace. yers truly, knees, support the artist! but if you are looking at this, you probably already have & do!, do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool! | 119131 | A | *** | |||
| trade cdr described as "& comfort, (sat); excellent sound, late show": > eac > wav > flac; 1 Alligator Moon Suite, St. Louis Blues, 2 It's True, 3 It Must Have Been The Roses, 4 Rose Of Sharon, 5 Cruel White Water, 6 Last Flash Of Rock & Roll, 7 Boys in the Barroom, 8 E: Standing At Your Door, 9 Ripple, 10 Arizona Lightning | A | this is same in wav and spectral view with similar levels to 3rd cd of 27923 with same drop at beginning of t2; so venue is correct but date is wrong and should be 3/10/78 | drop t2 0:01 | *** |
| 3/10/78 | My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY |
| SBD > CM (Sony 158) > TDK SA90 w/dolby B > DAT* > CD; *DAT @ 48kHZ > Sony DAT deck PCM-R300 > coaxial s/pdif > pentium II 350 mHz via Turtle Beach "Fiji" soundcard > CoolEdit Pro > convert to 44.1kHz in CoolEdit Pro > Smart & Friendly CDR SCSI d | 27923 | a download available from internet archive that is only early show; has similar wav and spectral view and levels to 27923 | *** | |||
| CASSETTE SB MASTER ( SONY 158/TDK SA90/DOLBY B > RESTORED > COOL EDIT > CD > EAC > WAVE > FLAC | 34295 | A | this re-transfer has a warmer sound with less hiss than 27923 | *** | ||
| early, source:, transfer:, 01. 1 candyman - early show | downloaded from internet archive; has similar wav and spectral view and levels to 27923 but is only early show | *** |
| 3/12/78 | Suffolk Forum, Commack, NY |
| flac16: (aud 1st gen reel) mac>10.5" reel @ 7.5 ips, dolby b > technics rs-1506>teac an-180>hd-p2 24/96> hd>cd wave>adobe 2.0 16/44>flac | 100389 | B | *** |
| 3/14/78 | Music Hall, Boston, MA |
| flac16: aud 1st gen reel > aud cassette master>7" reel @ 7.5 ips w/dolby > technics rs1500>teac an-180>hd-p2 24/48>cd wave>adobe 16/44>flac | 97936 | B+ | *** |
| 3/18/78 | Warner Theater, Washington, DC |
| Source: FM (WHFS) > Reel Master > DATs, Transfer: DAT 60ES > M-Audio Audiophile USB > WAV > Flac | 30193 | A- | *** |
| 3/27/78 | Shady Grove, San Francisco, CA |
| sbd > ? > cassette, dolby b > nak dragon/b > hd-p2 24/96 compact flash > pc > cd wave > adobe audition 2.0 > flac | 120144 | A- | a little hiss but has a full sound |
| 5/23/78 | Player's Tavern, Westport, CT |
| flac16: ?mics>superscope/marantz cd-330>aud cassette master>cassette, dolby b>nak dragon>hd-p2 24/96>hd>cd wave>adobe audition 2.0 16/44.1>flac | 103275 | B | beginning of d1t1 cut; hunter tells some jokes at beginning of d1t18 | *** |
| 5/27/78 | My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY |
| Jerry Moore's 10 1/2 inch reel, 7 1/2 ips Dolby B Soundboard Masters, freshly "baked" and transferred, thanks to John Hance and Kenny Mance...Original recording:Custom stereo soundboard>:Teac AN 180 Dolby unit>Sony TC 755 reel>Ampex professional tape.. | 34929 | A- | analog pop d1t3 3:18 | *** | ||
| flac16: SBD Reel Master 10.5" 1/4 track reel master (stereo) - Teac an-180> cdr >adobe audition 2.0>cd wave>flac | 83163 | A- | has same wav and spectral view and levels as 34929 | analog pop d1t3 2:53 | *** |
| 5/28/78 | My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY |
| SBD > Rm > CD > EAC > Flac Taped by Jerry Moore, Tape "baking" & digital conversion by Hance 'n Mance | 84401 | A | *** |
| 7/15/78 | T.G.'s East, Greenwood Lake, NY |
| SBD > CM (Sony 158) > TDK SA90 w/dolby B > DAT* > CD; *DAT @ 48kHZ > Sony DAT deck PCM-R300 > coaxial s/pdif > pentium II 350 mHz via Turtle Beach "Fiji" soundcard > CoolEdit Pro > convert to 44.1kHz in CoolEdit Pro > Smart & Friendly CDR SCSI d | 27924 | A | has multiple drops and sqaure wav static on d1t1 and d1t2 | *** | ||
| flac16: SBD Reel Master (mono) - Sony TC-850>Teac an-180 nr>Sony sbm1>CDR>EAC>CD Wave>FLAC | 83089 | A- | d2 has nothing above 16k | *** | ||
| flac16: Cassette Sb Master Sony 158 > Tdk Sa90 W/ Dolby B Recorded By Dave Tamarkin > Original Tapes Baked In 'Susie Q' > Playback On Tascam 122 Mk3 > Lucid Ada 1000 > Tascam Cdrw 700 > Untracked Cd's By John Jay Hance > Extraction With Sony Screen | 83613 | A | in comparison on d1t4 and d1t25, 83613 has fullest warmest sound followed closely by 27924; 27924 has more digital flaws; berger 83089 has a much harsher narrower tinnier sound | *** |
| 7/18/78 | Players Tavern, Westport, CT |
| flac16: aud cassette master (?mics) > Superscope/Marantz CD-330 > Maxell UDXL-II90's, dolby b > nak dragon>hd-p2 24/96 > hd > adobe audition 2.0 16/44.1 > cd wave > flac | 102710 | A- | *** |
| 7/20/78 | The Other End, New York City, NY |
| flac16; Soundboard reel masters by Jerry Moore 7 1/2 ips, no noise reduction, house Teac deck,, Maxell UD35-90 reels Transfer by Rob Berger, May 2006 Sony TC-850>Sony SBM1>Tascam CD-RW4U | 35087 | A | 77717 is an exact eac match to 35807 on several tracks including dt2t15 an d2t15 that were tested | has scratchiness and pops on d2t15 and d2t16 | ||
| Early & Late; SBD ~> 7-1/2 IPS Reel Master ~> CD wavelab > flac | 77717 |
| 7/22/78 | The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| sbd ververelli miller ; flac16;Recording Info:SBD (Bear's House Mix) -> Cassette Master (Advent Deck/Maxell UD-C90/Dolby B); Transfer Info:Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/44.1k) -> Samplitude Professional v11.2 -> FLAC/16; All Transfers | 113045 | A | *** |
| 9/29/78 | Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ |
| flac16: sbd cassette master>cassette>reel>cdrs>eac>cd wave>flac | 102861 | B | *** | |||
| flac24: SBD reel master>yamaha stereo board>teac an-180nr(dolby b)>sony tc-755 reel w/ 10.5" tape @ 7.5 ips>technics rs-1506>sony nr-335>hd-p2 24/48>cd wave>flac | 98438 | |||||
| flac16: SBD reel master>yamaha stereo board>teac an-180nr(dolby b)>sony tc-755 reel w/ 10.5" tape @ 7.5 ips>technics rs-1506>sony nr-335>hd-p2 24/48>cd wave>adobe 16/44>flac | 98439 | A | *** |
| 10/4/78 | Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ |
| 124209, & larry klein, source: aud cassette master, taped by rich petrunis, sony recorder - mono, tdk ad-c90's, low bias, no nr, nak dragon > benchmark adc1 24/96 > pc >, adobe audition 2.0 > cd wave > flac, transfer & seed by rob berger march 2013, disc one: 79:19, 01 - talkin' money tree, 02 - sugaree, 03 - friend of the devil, 04 - yellow moon, 05 - jesse james, 06 - bertha, 07 - peggy-o/dire wolf medley, 08 - terrapin station, 09 - u.s. blues, 10 - truckin', 11 - box of rain, 12 - mr. charlie, 13 - mountains of the moon, 14 - brown eyed women, 15 - new speedway boogie, 16 - sugaree, 17 - tales of the great rum runners, disc two: 64:13, 01 - cruel white water, 02 - attics of my life, 03 - ramble on rose, 04 - wild bill, 05 - reuben and cherise, 06 - harp tree lament, 07 - buddy holly story/oh boy medley, 08 - stagger lee, 09 - china cat sunflower, 10 - mason's children, 11 - cats under the stars, 12 - blues for allah, 13 - wharf rat, 14 - scarlet begonias, 15 - brokedown palace, notes: peter rowan opened, rh1978-10-04d1t01.flac: | 124209 | C- | has some occasional crowd talking and spots of loud crackling and scratchiness when vocals get overrecorded; otherwise the sound on this may be rated B- | *** |
| 10/9/78 | The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| with larry klein, late show, source: sbd cassette of unknown gen, transfer: nak cr2a > sony cdr-w33 > cdr > eac > cdwave (for tracking) > flac. verified clean of sbes via tlh., notes:, - missing songs identified via the robert hunter setlist archive., - this show previously circulated only in analog format. it was mislabled 1978-10-10., - i've had the source cassette for over 30 years., - this is apparently the first digital copy to circulate (as of april 2012)., - this has a few cassette gens, by overall it's pretty good. samples are posted., - if someone has a better copy, please transfer it and upload., disc 1:, xx - friend of the devil (missing), xx - wharf rat (missing), xx - ramble on rose (missing), xx - terrapin station (missing), 01 - worried song >, 02 - dry dusty road, 03 - stagger lee, 04 - new speedway boogie >, 05 - mason's children >, 06 - new speedway boogie, 07 - yellow moon, 08 - scarlet begonias >, 09 - china cat sunflower, 10 - lucia, 11 - brokedown palace, 12 - it must have been the roses >, 13 - independence day (improvised lyrics) >, 14 - sugaree >, 15 - cats under the stars, 16 - believe it or not, 17 - fire on the mountain >, 18 - u.s. blues >, 19 - bertha, 20 - encore break, 21 - truckin' >, 22 - ballad of buddy holly, 23 - boys in the barroom, 24 - ripple >, 25 - sugaree >, 26 - wild bill >, 27 - harp tree lament, rh1978-10-09t01.flac: | 122874 | B |
| 10/10/78 | The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| flac16: aud unknown gen cassette > nak dragon/b > hd-p2 24/96 > pc > cd wave > adobe audition 2.0 > flac | 119496 | B- | looks in spectral view and sound like suffers from severe noise reduction and has suppressed unnatural hollow sound with no high end left | *** |
| 10/13/78 | My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY |
| flac16: SBD Reel Master - Sony TC-850>Teac an-180 nr>Sony sbm1>CDR>EAC>CD Wave>FLAC | 83092 | A- | analog pop d1t1 5:12, d1t2 1:46, 3:11, d2t1 1:14 | *** |
| 10/14/78 | My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY |
| flac16: (LATE SHOW) SBD Reel Master - Sony TC-850 reel>Teac an-180>Sony sbm1>adobe audition 2.0>cd wave>flac | 83090 | A | static d1t2 4:50, d1t13 0:14, d1t14 0::11 | *** | ||
| flac16 (EARLY SHOW) FM > Rm > CD > EAC > CDWav > Flac | 83481 | A | *** | |||
| FM Simulcast > Jerry Moore's 7 1/2 ips Reel Master > Analog to Digital Transfer and tracking by Rob Berger > CDR | 77719 | A | 83481 is a close eac match on d1t1 to 77719 with no detected differences in digital flaws | *** | ||
| trade cassette >pioneer ctf1000 > sonyr500 >sbm-1 >midiman delta dio 2496 > cooledit > flac, 1 track per side | not as good or complete as 77719 |
| 10/16/78 | The Other End, New York, NY |
| Late Show: SBD > Rm > CD > WaveLab > Flac by Jerry Moore | 77228 | A- | sound quality is mainly A but at end of t17 starts to get scratchy ~(a bittorrent from 02/13 at losslesslegs was a bad cdrip of this with additional flaws; it was a close eac match on the first track to shnid 77228, it has all the same digital flaws which are occasional digi-pops starting at t13 plus an extra drop at t15 1:32; described in info file as "{late show}, SBD > ? > ? > CD >" and " I've had this disc I burned some time ago, do not recall the source of this performance but, when I saw it had never been seeded here, I had to do what?s right. It is just too good not to share. Enjoy!, Ripped with iTunes to .aiff / FLAC via xAct 2.21") | digipop t17 4:05 | *** |
| 10/21/78 | My Father's Place - Roslyn, NY |
| originally recieved on cass with wharf rat cut - spliced an audience to fill in a few crucial last seconds - some aud filler before the encore - which can be removed if it works for you -, i really couldn't split the songs because they all have the same free flow through as it were one song - so here it is; CD1 track 01:, The Eleven >, Cumberland Blues >, Friend Of The Devil >, Crooked Judge >, Yellow Moon >, New Speedway Boogie >, Mason's Children >, New Speedway Boogie, track 02:, band intro, track 03:, China Cat Sunflower >, the Eleven >, Eyes Of The World >, Brokedown Palace >, Bye Bye Baby Blackbird >, Sugaree >, Bye Bye Baby Blackbird >, Sugaree >, Bye Bye Baby Blackbird > Sugaree, track 04:, What's Become Of The Baby >, Wharf Rat, track 05:, Ramble On Rose >, Bertha >, Cruel White Water >, Bertha, track 06:, Just Kiddin', track 07:, Great Rum Runners, track 08:, Tiger Rose, track 09:, Buddy Holly Story, track 10:, Thank You, track CD2 11:, Truckin', track 12:, Ripple - Boys In The Barroom, track 13: outro | A | this is same show as 10/14/78 early and that has similar but probably slightly better sound | *** |
| 12/1/78 | Shady Grove, San Francisco, CA |
| flac16: sbd > ? > Rich Petlock's cassette > cassette, no nr > nak dragon > hd-p2 24/96 compact flash > pc > cd wave > adobe audition 2.0 > flac | 120167 | B+ | has some hiss with a full sound | *** |
| 12/2/78 | Shady Grove, San Francisco, CA |
| and larry klein, unknown source ma > c > ? > cd, cd's ripped by easy cd extracter > flac > edit metadata >traders little helper, mike mahoney (mpmgumby at msn.com), disc 1-54.54, 01 - //money tree, 02 - jesse james, 03 - ramble on rose, 04 - stager lee, 05 - cruel white water, 06 - cumberland blues, 07 - peggy - o >, 08 - direwolf > peggy - o > direwolf, 09 - china cat sunflower, 10 - mr. charlie >, 11 - easy wind >, 12 - mr. charlie, 13 - new speedway boogie >, 14 - mason's children >, 15 - new speedway boogie, 16 - lazy tiger, 17 - crooked judge > a worried man > crooked judge, disc 2 - 54.07, 18 - tuning, 19 - wharf rat, 20 - one thing to try, 21 - fire on the mountain >, 22 - china doll, 23 - it must have been the roses, 24 - truckin' >, 25 - us blues, 26 - buddy holly story, 27 - feedback, encores, 28 - grinnin' in your face, 29 - ripple, several years ago i recieved this show on cd but never listened to it. when i, got around to listening i looked at dbetree and saw robert hunter played shady, grove on this date but no recording or setlist info. | 122926 | B | talking on t22, t23 | *** |