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1969

Unknown Location

Boston Tea Party

Boston, MA, USA

Boston Tea Party

Boston, MA, USA

Boston Tea Party

Boston, MA, USA

International Speedway

Hollywood, FL, USA

McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U.

Dallas, TX, USA

Fillmore Auditorium

San Francisco, CA, USA

Fillmore Auditorium

San Francisco, CA, USA

Fillmore Auditorium

San Francisco, CA, USA

Swing Auditorium

San Bernardino, CA, USA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

Cal Expo, Building A

Sacramento, CA, USA

Crockett, CA, USA

Fillmore Auditorium

1GbnL43DSgDRIIvKTVDSjP San Francisco, CA, USA

Fillmore Auditorium

San Francisco, CA, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Jose State College

San Jose, CA, USA

Winterland Arena

San Francisco, CA, USA

Winterland Arena

San Francisco, CA, USA

Winterland Arena

San Francisco, CA, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Alembic Studios

San Francisco, CA

The Family Dog at the Great Highway (?)

San Francisco, CA

Family Dog at the Great Highway

San Francisco, CA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

Baton Rouge Int. Speedway

Prairieville, LA, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

Family Dog at the Great Highway

San Francisco, CA

St. Helens, OR, USA

Seattle, WA, USA

Max Yasgur's Farm

Bethel, NY, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

Family Dog at The Great Highway

San Francisco, CA, USA

NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Queens, NY, USA

NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Queens, NY, USA

Atlanta, GA, USA

Electric Theater

Chicago, IL, USA

Electric Theater

Chicago, IL, USA

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Veterans Auditorium

Santa Rosa, CA, USA

Veterans Auditorium

Santa Rosa, CA, USA

The Great Lawn, Central Park

New York, NY, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Monterey Performing Arts Center

Monterey, CA, USA

Fresno Convention Center

Fresno, CA, USA

California Hall

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Framcisco, CA

McArthur Court, U. of Oregon

Eugene, OR, USA

Portland, OR, USA

Robertson Gym, U.C.S.B.

Isle Vista, CA, USA

Seminole Indian Reservation

Hollywood, FL, USA

Seminole Indian Reservation

Hollywood, FL, USA

Campolindo High School

Moraga, CA, USA

Aztec Bowl, San Diego State College

San Diego, CA, USA

Pasadena, CA, USA

Polo Field, Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, CA, USA

Rocklin, CA, USA

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Electric Theater

Chicago, IL, USA

Electric Theater

Chicago, IL, USA

Boston, MA, USA

Boston, MA, USA

Boston, MA, USA

Atwood Hall, Clark U.

Worcester, MA, USA

Memorial Union Ballroom, Purdue U.

Lafayette, IN, USA

The Quadrangle, Washington U.

St. Louis, MO, USA

Ballroom, U. of Colorado

Boulder, CO, USA

Student Union Ballroom, U. of Utah

Early Show Salt Lake City, UT, USA

University Auditorium, U. Of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Student Center, Modesto Jr. College

Modesto, CA, USA

Pasadena, CA, USA

Hilton Hotel Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

Vallejo, CA, USA

Vallejo, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

Electric Factory

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Electric Factory

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Late Show New York, NY, USA

Stanley Theatre

Late Show Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Kiel Auditorium

St. Louis, MO, USA

Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Kansas City, KS, USA

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Avalon Ballroom

San Francisco, CA, USA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Civic Auditorium

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

12/4/69

Introduction + Invitation to what would become Altamont

Announcements + Tune Up

Me And My Uncle

Cumberland Blues

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

China Cat Sunflower

I Know You Rider

Uncle John's Band

FIN

View on archive.org

Sources

Taper: Julian Fowler

9.33 / 4 ratings

gd1969-12-04.141723.sbd.fowler.sirmick.flac1644

Source: possibly SBD > cassette > ? > DAT > CD; CD > EAC > WAV > mkwACT > SHN - SHN conversion by Julian Fowler, May 2002;

shn > wav > iZotope RX 6 Advanced > iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced > CD Wave > flac 16; edited and remastered SIRMick

View NotesNotes:

- Swapped channels.
- DC offset removed.
- Azimuth adjustment.
- Pitch correction.
- Some NR applied.
- The usual suspects have been removed (pops, clicks, etc)
- A number of small dropouts have been repaired.
- I took the bottom end down as it was very boomy but no other eq.
- Small patch near the start of "China Cat" source shnid 23795 - Thank you to The Wizard



Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with pitch correction.

Thanks to Julian Fowler for providing this source.



edited and remastered
SIRMick
April 2018

Transferrer: The Wizard

7.20 / 5 ratings

gd69-12-04.sbd.wizard.23975.sbeok.shnf

SBD > MC (Owlsley's) > DAT > DAT > CD > EAC > DC5 > CD

View NotesThis upgrade comes from an unnameable benefactor...
Editing and mastering by The Wizard - [email protected]  This was a rather poor monitor mix (Heavy on vocals - little Bobby guitar) It had a good bit of hiss. I reduced the hiss to endurable levels with three different Continuous noise filters. EQ'ed a bit to bring up mids and top.  Adjusted gains to level and balance things out a bit. Cleaned up the various cuts and gliches... The tuning after Black Peter and the bit of Dire Wolf were patched in from the older source as they were cut from this tape.  All editing done with Diamond Cut DC5 software.

Transferrer: Joe Jupille and JCotsman

8.67 / 3 ratings

Joe Jupille and JCotsman

gd69-12-04.sbd.cotsman.9496.sbeok.shnf

SBD > MC > ? > CD > EAC > SHN

View Notes* first known rendition of Black Peter.
** first known rendition of Uncle John's Band (with lyrics).

This is one of the more muffled and hissy master cassette SBDs from the '69 era.  It sounds like there could be several analog generations in the lineage, though the lack of crisp sound quality might mostly be attributed to the master, which is reportedly degraded.   Many analog related crackles and blemishes were embedded in the recording.   Sound Forge was used to smooth or reduce most of the glitches, though many minor blemishes remain.   Sound Forge was also used to normalize and correct the pitch. 

--Dire Wolf cuts out shortly after one minute
--splice in Schoolgirl @ 7:29
--tape damage in China Cat @ 0:44
--other blemishes are frequent, though not offensive