RH - Wondering What to Choose 1980
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xx/xx/80jack o roses
 jack o roses$A   
2/5/80Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA
 aud weidner ; flac16: Sennheiser mics > MC > 1st GEN
Transfer: Nak CD 2 > Phillips CDR > CD WavEditor (tracking) > FLAC Frontend		82660A-background talking on t6, t7, t9, t10, and so on ***
2/6/80My Father's Place, Old Roslyn, NY
 SBD > Rm > CD > EAC > Flac
Taped by Barry Glassberg, Transfer by Marc Cohen, Conversion by Rob Berger		84406A  ***
2/7/80Fast Lane, Asbury Park, NJ
 MSC>Cass.>DAT(Sony R500)>CD-R (HHb CDR-800)>EAC>.WAV>.FLAC81322B+in comparison on cumberland blues and stella blue, 100576 is much more muffled than 81322; 100576 looks and sounds like it went through unreported heavy noise reduction and has no hiss but has mp3 like distortion of the music and vocals; 81322 has only a little hiss and a much fuller soundpop at d1t1 0:00, d2t1 0:00,***
 flac16: (Set 2) sbd 1st gen cassette master>cassette dolby b, nak dragon>hd-p2 24/48>hd>cd wave>adobe 2.0 16/44>flac100576Bin spectral view this looks like it has severe noise reduction making it look similar to a low quality mp3 ***
2/15/80Off the Wall Hall, Lawrence, KS
 flac16; soundboard > cassette > first-gen cassette > Yamaha K720 tape deck > Yamaha EQ1100 10 band equalizer > Audacity > wav > CDWav > TLH (SBE fix) > flac101732B+has some hiss or otherwise would rate A-static t12 7:02***
2/16/80Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
 flac16; soundboard > cassette > first-gen cassette > Yamaha K720 tape deck > Yamaha EQ1100 10 band equalizer > Audacity > wav > CDWav > TLH (SBE fix) > flac100795B+has some hiss or otherwise would rate A- ***
2/22/80The Barn, Rutgers U, New Brunswick, NJ
 SBD > Rm > CD > EAC > Flac
Taped by Barry Glassberg, Transfer by Marc Cohen, Conversion by Rob Berger		84407A static pop t4 4:06***
2/24/80Gym (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY
 Jerry Garcia Band: There is some ambiguity about the lineage of this seed. It has circulated with this lineage: Nak 700's > Sony TC-158 > Nak Dragon > Sony PCM R-700 directly to hard disc via > ZA-2 (Jim Wise Transfer). Recorded by "Mark C." Howeve8414A-in comparison on mountains of the moon, the vocals are more upfront on 8414 and more echoey on 35130 and 35130 is incomplete; they both have a noisy crowd in the background but the crowd on 35130 is more upfront and noiser  
 flac16; FOB>Sony-ECM990(Stereo Mic)>JVC 1636-MKII>CM(Maxell UDXLII)Transfer:Nak DR-10 (Playback)>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to 16/44.1>CDWav beta1.57 , (tracking only)>flac35130   ***
 all, a:mc>d>cd, nak 700's>sony tc-158; excellent sound;, w/ robert hunter; CD1 Friend of the Devil, 3 Rum Runners, 4 Mountains of the Moon, 5 Heart of Glass (crowd noise makes it hard to hear words) > Cruel White Water, 6 Brown-Eyed Women, 7 Mr. Charlie > 8 Easy Wind > 9 Boys in the Barroom, 10 Sunshine Daydream> 11 Scarlet Begonias > 12 Grinnin' In Your Face  close eac match on d1t1 and d1t2 to 8814 with same digital flawsdrop/cut between cdrs 
2/26/80Ocean State Theater, Providence, RI
 Jerry Garcia Band: Nak 700's > SonyTC-D5 (XLII-s Cassette Master)> DAT > (Jim Wise Transfer) Sony PCM R-700 > ZA-2 > SoundForge > CDR (Steve Rolfe Master- Front Row, Balcony)9018    
 Source: SBD > CMx > CDR > WAV > SHN. CDR source via H.Angus. Extraction, edits (see info file), and SHN encoding via C.Ladner.19971A-   
 JGB: Steve Rolfe's MAC 2 Nak 700s> Sony TC-D5 [Maxell UD-XLIIs]) > Nakamichi Dragon playback > ART DI/O > Digital Audio Labs Card Deluxe soundcard > Cool Edit 2000 > flac encoding. Transfer by David Minches.34727B+34727 is same recording as 9018; in comparison on mountains of the moon, 34727 has a warmer sound and 9018 has a little more hiss; 99498 is harsher and less full sound than those; in comparison on tiger rose, sbd 19971 has fullest sound with most upfront vocals; morris 101774 has least full sound with most hiss  
 flac2496: Tim Friend's AKG-D200E (left mic) + Shure Dynamic (right mic) > Sony TC-153SD > Maxell UD-XLII's, 10th row orchestra, six seats left of center. Transfer: MAC > Nakamichi DR-8 > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > CD-Wave > TLH > FLAC 24999497    
 flac1644: Tim Friend's AKG-D200E (left mic) + Shure Dynamic (right mic) > Sony TC-153SD > Maxell UD-XLII's, 10th row orchestra, six seats left of center. Transfer: MAC > Nakamichi DR-8 > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > CD-Wave > R8Brain > TLH99498    
 Unknown mics (2) > Cassette Master (Marantz Superscope CD320/Maxell UDXLI) . Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Korg MR-1000 (1-bit/5.6MHz) > Audiogate (1-bit/5.6MHz > 16-bit/44.1KHz) > cdwav (edits). Taped and transferred by Bob Morris.101774    
 all a:mc> ? >cd w/; CD1 1 Robert Hunter set (fade into) Friend Of The Devil, 2 Rum Runners, 3 Mountains of the Moon, 4 Heart of Glass > Cruel White Water, 5 Brown-Eyed Women, 6 Keys to the Rain, 7 Crooked Judge 8 Mr. Charlie > 9 Easy Wind > 10 Boys in the Barroom 11 Mississippi Half-Step> 12 Ripple > 13 Grinnin' In Your Face  this is a close eac match on d1t1 to 9018 with same digital flaws  
2/28/80After Midnight: Kean College
 After Midnight: Kean College$A   
2/29/80Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY
 flac16; Early Show; FOB (Ctr Orch,Row R, Seat 101)>Sony-ECM990(Stereo Mic)>JVC 1636-MKII>CM(Maxell UDXLII)Transfer:Nak DR-10 (Playback)>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to 16/44.1>35207A-  ***
 flac16; Late Show-Partial.Source:FOB>Sony-ECM990(Stereo Mic)>JVC 1636-MKII>CM(Maxell UDXLII), Transfer:Nak DR-10 (Playback)>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>, Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to 16/44.1>CDWav b35220A-  ***
3/17/80Masonic Hall, Seattle, WA.
 78min, with ghosts, unknown gen cassette>cdr,unknown gen cassette>cdr, poor to good sound cd1 (hard to hear some of the ghosts vocals clearly) & good to very good sound cd2, cut in middle of franklin's tower & cut at end of 1st scarlet begonias; cd1 is one track; cd1 1 last flash of rock 'n' roll, stop that train, ???, promontory rider, franklin's (cut) tower, ???, cd2 1 heart of glass > cruel white water, mississippi half-step, sunshine daydream > scarlet begonias >/ stella blue > scarlet begonias, last flash of rock 'n' roll, tiger rose, train to cry; trade cdr > eac > wav > flac C+   
6/19/80The Venue, London
 90m, 90min, 48k; solo; aud cas1 > dat; excellent sound, bright and upfront, a little hiss in background, quiet crowd in 1st set but some talkers in the background in the 2nd set are irritating, set1: william tell bridge > the eleven > st. stephen > the eleven > deal, alabama getaway, rum runners, brown-eyed women, harp tree lament, row jimmy, mr. charlie > easy wind, independence day > sugaree, boys in the barroom, set2 mississippi half-step, friend of the devil, heart of glass > cruel white water, jack straw, althea, prodigal town > keys to the rain, black peter, scarlet begonias > sunshine daydream > stella blue > sunshine daydream > scarlet begonias; +b hot tuna, 9/30/70, wally heider studios, san francisco, 75min, 48k, unknown source. practice session, instumental jams w/ papa john, very good sound (sbd but distant and not bright), possible quick drop at 2:18:1x, drop/tape flip at 2:37:1x +c filler jefferson airplane, 11/6/66, fillmore, sf, sbd reel>dat, 48k, partial; trade dat > midiman delta dio 2496 > cooledit > wav > flac A  ***
 solo; aud cas1 > dat; excellent sound, bright and upfront, a little hiss in background, quiet crowd in 1st set but some talkers in the background in the 2nd set are irritating, set1: william tell bridge > the eleven > st. stephen > the eleven > deal, alabama getaway, rum runners, brown-eyed women, harp tree lament, row jimmy, mr. charlie > easy wind, independence day > sugaree, boys in the barroom, set2 mississippi half-step, friend of the devil, heart of glass > cruel white water, jack straw, althea, prodigal town > keys to the rain, black peter, scarlet begonias > sunshine daydream > stella blue > sunshine daydream > scarlet begonias; trade dat > otari cdr-18 > cdr > eac > wav > flac A drop/cut between cdrs, d2t9 is short filler track at end of show 
8/21/80The Other End, NYC
 sbd, early & late shows, soundboard recording, provided by visions of johanna, lineage:, sbd>?>?>low gen tape(s), (2) maxell xlii 90 minute tapes (mid-80's vintage), transfer:, source tape(s)>harmon kardon td 302 cassette deck, heads aligned to each tape segment>, zoom h2 (16/44.1)>edited, normalized and tracked with wavepad>, flac (level 8 ) & checksums via traderslittlehelper, analog>digital transfer and all other mastering by arfarf., no eq or other sweetening of what i hope is an accurate reflection of this recording., analog to digital transfer 2011-04-014, --disc 1--, --56:11--, --early show--, 01 alabama getaway, 02 touch of grey, 03 adventures in love, 04 friend of the devil, 05 bird song, 06 row jimmy, 07 sweet little wheels, 08 black peter, 09 brown-eyed women (false start)>, brown-eyed women, 10 tales of the great rum runners, 11 jack straw, 12 sugaree, --encore--, 13 willie poor boy>, 14 truckin', --disc 2--, --71:05--, --late show--, 01 mr. charlie>, easy wind, 02 reno roll, 03 deal, 04 slack string quartet, 05 the eleven>, st. stepen, 06 cumberland blues, 07 keys to the rain>, 08 mississippi half step, 09 sweet little wheels, 10 (x)althea, 11 high time>, 12 wharf rat, 13 uncle john's band, 14 boys in the barroom, --encore--, 15 scarlet begonias>, sunshine daydream>, stella blue>, sunshine daydream>, scarlet begonias, 16 (x)cruel white water, 17 ripple, notes on this recording:, reel changes and other tape breaks have been tightened up at the following points:, d01t06 row jimmy, @ 04:31, d01t10 rum runners, @ track end, d01t11 jack straw, @ 02:59, d01t12 sugaree, @ track end, d02t09 sweet little wheels, @ track end, d02t14 boys in the barroom, @ track end, d02t15 scarlet>, @ track end, also:, d01t12 sugaree a 13.4 second silence was removed, starting @ 02:56, d02t05 splice in analog source @ 04:41, all thanks to visions of johanna for providing & sharing this recording. A-  ***
8/22/80NYC, NY - The Other End;
 58min, 44k; all, s:cm,cd,d a+, solo acoustic, soundboard direct nak550 cassette master->cdr/dat; excellent sound; Slack String Quartet, Bertha >Cumberland Blues > keys to the rain > bird song, mr charlie (levels are way low at first as if power went out from pa at first), tiger rose,, rueben & cherise, 1:29 Willy Poor Boy, Black Peter, Truckin' (great alternate lyrics), Scarlet begonias > stella blue >boys in the bar room> ripple Asee nrps 8/14/71 S:Rm,R,CD dat  
9/1/80Cellar Door, Wash., DC
 late show, source: sbd, fred h's cassette copy, dolby b, lineage: uncertain, nak dragon>hd-p2 24/96>hd>, cd wave>adobe audition 2.0 16/44.1>flac, transferred & seeded by rob berger 10/21/09, one disc: 59:53, 01 - slack string quartet, 02 - bird song, 03 - willy poor boy, 04 - jack straw, 05 - keys to the rain>, heart of glass, 06 - touch of grey, 07 - high reno roll, 08 - black peter, 09 - ventures in love, 10 - werewolves>louie louie>althea, 11 - friend of the devil//, encore:, 12 - sweet little wheels, 13 - scarlet begonias>, 14 - stella blue>, 15 - sunshine daydream>scarlet>, 16 - boys in the barroom, notes: garcia, weir, & friends in the audience, track 11 is cut, several brief drop outs were cinched, up in tracks 12,13,& 14. A- analog drop t6 3:04, t7 2:06; t89 0:13, 1:17, 2:29, t12 1:25' plus some more; analog pop t6 0:07***
9/24/80Boston University, Boston, MA
 sbd > cass (gen unk) > sound forge > flac, date is unsure - robert mentions sea level which i can assume that he opened for - the only boston tour date for sea level in boston was the 24th of september at the bottomline - so this is just fuel for the fire to search for the true date, 06 grinnin' in your face - may also be known as don't you mind or a true friend is hard to find; 01 The Eleven > St.Stephen > Truckin', 02 Rum Runners, 03 Terrapin Station, 04 Box Of Rain, 05 Althea, 06 Grinnin' In Your Face, 07 Boys In The Bar Room, 08 Talkin' Money Tree > Friend Of The Devil, 09 Eagle Mall Suite, 10 e: Casey Jones > Till The Morning Comes > Ripple A-has a slight hiss ***
10/30/80St. Michael's Alley, Palo Alto, CA
 sbd unk, 3rd generation soundboard recording, lineage: sbd>?>?>3rd gen tape, tdk sa-90, dolby b, transfer: my 3rd gen tape>harmon kardon td 302 cassette deck, heads aligned to each tape side, dobly b decoded>zoom h2 (16/44.1)>edited, normalized and tracked with wavepad>, flac (level 8 ) & checksums via traderslittlehelper, analog>digital transfer and all other mastering by arfarf., no eq or other sweetening of what i hope is an accurate reflection of this recording., analog to digital transfer 2011-04-04, disc 1 47:09-, -set 1-, 01 (x)mississippi half step uptown toodleloo, 02 slack string quartet, 03 willie poor boy, 04 jack straw, 05 sweet little wheels, 06 touch of grey, 07 truckin', 08 adventures in love>, 09 alabame getaway, 10 bird song, 11 day job*, disc 2 40:33, -set 2-, 01 (x)black peter, 02 box of rain, -tape edit-, 03 brown eyed women, 04 casey jones, 05 cruel white waters>, -reuben and cherise, aborted-**, 06 althea>, 07 the eleven>, 08 st. stephen>, 09 friend of the devil>, 10 boys in the barroom>, 11 ripple, *earliest known day job, **parental advisory: hunter drops several f-bombs in odd opening lyrics to cruel white waters, also after the song, he starts reuben & cherise, but his harmonica fails, so hunter elects to play althea instead., notes on this recording: although this tape circulated some in the late 80's, analog trading days, i haven't seen it circulate digitally. pretty decent soundboard, of a show where hunter sounds relaxed, at home and among friends., setlist additions/corrections, comments and questions always welcome., as always, i am offering this in hopes that it be further shared., my bandwidth is limited, so all are welcome and encouraged, to share this on other trackers., "don't even think about it, just do it." -bob weir B+overrecorded on d2t3, d2t4 and d2t9 ***
11/12/80Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
 Alan Bershaw's SBD Master (UDXL1 cass master>DAT>CD>WAV>SHN)18964Acan choose either 18964 or 108562light static d1t10 2:30, d2t5 5:28***
 flac16: SBD -> Cassette Master -> Cassette -> Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> FLAC108562AComparative Notes: this seems to be from same dat as shnid=18964 with same wav and spectral view and levels and same noted digtial flaws except the hard to hear light static at d2t6 0:48 on this seems slightly lighter on that one and that has a drop/cut between cdrs but includes an overlap; however there may be other differences as that was not listened to as carefully or as recently for flaws and that reports an extra cdr generation, Charlie Miller further comments: "The source is probably also a cassette master since the guy who gave me the dat is friends with alan bershaw"hard to hear brief light square wav static d1t9 2:29 and very hard to hear brief light static d2t6 0:48,***
 alan bershaw's sbd master, (udxl1 cassette sbd master->dat->cd), 2cdr (42min+min), excellent sound; CD1:, 1. Touch Of Grey, 2. Keep Your Day Job, 3. Reno Roll, 4. Friend Of The Devil, 5. Eli Eli->, 6. Alabama Getaway, 7. Sweet Little Wheels, 8. Brown Eyed Women, 9. Tiger Rose, 10. Rubin & Cherise, 11. Box Of Rain, CD2:, 1. Bad Luck Willie, 2. Truckin', 3. Easy Wind->, 4. Boys In The Barroom, encore 1:, 5. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, 6. Slack String Quartet->, 7. Ripple, encore 2:, 8. The Eleven->, 9. St. Stephen->, 10. Keep Your Day Job  close eac match on t1 to 18964 with same digital flawslight static d1t10 2:30, d2t5 5:28***
11/14/80Gaston Hall, Washington, DC
 flac16: sbd c.m.>cassette>cd wave>flac86702A  ***
11/24/80Tut's, Chicago, IL
 flac16: (EARLY SHOW) multi-gen soundboard Lineage: soundboard>?>cassette>my tape>Harmon Kardon TD 302 deck, heads aligned to tape>ZoomH2 (16/44.1)>editing & tracking with wavepad>flac112202B+  ***
 source: sbd, fred h's cassette copy, dolby b, lineage: uncertain, nak dragon>hd-p2 24/96>hd>cd wave>adobe 2.0 16/44.1>flac, transferred & seeded by rob berger 10/14/09, one disc: 79:01, 01 - day job, 02 - mississippi half step, 03 - sweet little wheels, 04 - box of rain, 05 - yellow moon, 06 - jackstraw, 07 - promentory rider, 08 - reuben & cherise, 09 - willie poor boy>deal, 10 - black peter, 11 - keys to the rain>daydream>, 12 - scarlet begonias>, 13 - stella blue>daydream, encore:, 14 - the eleven>, 15 - saint stephen, 16 - day job, 17 - ripple, notes: i think this is the late show., thanks to ll's dino for sharing, this rarity with us. B+sound is harsh with a little hiss ***