Jack Straw | 1973-12-18 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
-- All disc changes are seamless
-- I corrected the pitch and fixed the levels
-- There were a few pops that were also removed
-- Patches aren't perfect but they're still good
-- Sugaree tease before Peggy-O
-- Dark Star contains a Mind Left Body jam
-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dats
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

3:06:01

SBD

gd1973-12-18.sbd.miller.97511.sbeok.flac16

Source:

SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (44.1k)

Lineage:

Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Samplitude Professional v10.2 -> FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB/12th Row) Shure Unidyne IV   AKG d1000e -> Cassette Master -> PCM supplies:
I Know You Rider (2:52 - 3:17)
Weather Report Suite (14:16 - 15:13)
Dark Star (21:26 - 21:30)
Wharf Rat (6:37 - 7:00)

Notes:
-- All disc changes are seamless
-- Dark Star contains a Mind Left Body jam
-- Patches aren't perfect but they're still good
-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dats

Transferrer: Matrix by Monte Barry

Matrix by Monte Barry

SHNID:

gd1973-12-18.123373.mtx.barry.flac

Source:

matrix of shnid 122508 (source 1 AUD) and shnid 116498 (source 2 SBD); matrixed by Monte Barry

Transferrer: Greg Hamilton and Bob Clevenger

Greg Hamilton and Bob Clevenger

SHNID:

gd1973-12-18.sbd.hamilton.clevenger.fix-12214.12469.shnf

Source:

Reel master > cassette > DAT > CDR

Taper Notes:

View NotesI Know You Rider / @ 2:54
Row Jimmy skips @ 8:42>8:43 
Master Reel Flip in Let It Grow
Short Cut at end of Dark Star
Reel change in Wharf Rat (d3t04) @ 6:36

Bob Clevenger got this show from Diana Hamilton and retracked it even more so that set 1 all goes on disc 1 if you use an 80 minute CDR.

He also smoothed out the reel change mentioned above so that there is no loud POP!

Source 5 of 8

gd73-12-18.sbd.hamilton.12214.sbeok.shnf

Transferrer: unknown

gd1973-12-18.sbd.hamilton.3119.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Transferrer: Matrix by dusborne and Droncit

Matrix by dusborne and Droncit

SHNID:

gd1973-12-18.126123.mtx.dusborne.droncit.flac16

Source:

3 source matrix: Soundboard (shnid 97511); AdamG's audience recording (new flat transfer); and Dan McDonald's audience recording (new flat transfer)

Taper Notes:

View NotesMatrix:
Source a= soundboard shnid 97511 (not pitch-corrected)
Source b= Dan McDonald audience flat transfer of cassette masters
Source c= Adam G audience flat transfer of cassette masters
Sources b & c transferred with Nakamichi BX-1 adapted for flat transfer; eq applied with Diamond Cut Forensics 8.

Notes:  Notes:  I have put the longer audience, tuning, announcements, portions as separate tracks so that those who want the full
show will have that, while those who want only the music can eliminate those portions.  The single exception is the beginning of Weather Report Suite, 
which is announced as "for all you rowdies out there."  Occasionally, there is variation in the vocal location. This appears to be some sort of anomaly between what was
recorded through the 'soundboard' tape and what actually went through the speakers. 

Audience/tuning material from source B (almost entirely)

Dusborne did all the synchronization work.  Droncit is responsible for the overall mix and sound.
Designed to be played loud. 

Thanks to Adam G for trusting me with the tapes and doing such a nice job on the recording.
Thanks to TDK for making tapes that can hold up well for 40 years.
Thanks to Craig of Diamond Cut for all the help with the theory and eq curves.
Thanks to my dad for the electronics tweaks.  87 and going strong!
Thanks to Dusborne (Dave Usborne) for all the synchronization work.  Thanks to Mrs. Dusborne (Tina Usborne) for listening and offering opinions.
Thanks to Melinda B. (wherever you are) for help with the microphone/recorder and comments about Bob Weir's haircut.


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*Me & Bobby McGee - Source a & b only
**Jack Straw & China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider: sources a and c only
***U-boat Story - Source B only (Source C had a lot of level changes)

Source 8 of 8

gd1973-12-18.122508.aud.adamg.droncit.flac16

Source:

Audience Cassette->Nakamichi Dragon->Sony PCMR300 Dat (16/44.1)->Sound Forge eq and normalization

Taper Notes:

View NotesThis was recorded by a friend of mine. He had Garcia's/the band's permission, and was able
to record very close to the stage.  It doesn't appear to circulate very much, although 
know some dat copies were made in the mid-1990s. This is from a transfer he did in 1998,
burned to CD. 

No Microphone information.
He used a Sony TC-126 deck with CRO2 tape, no dolby.

Lineage for this version :
 
Cassette-> Nakamichi Dragon-> Sony PCMR300 Dat (16/44.1)-> sound Forge equalization & normalization.
 
I extracted it from CD and haven't done anything else with it.  I thought I heard a few 
digital artifacts suggesting noise reduction, but his notes don't indicate that.
 
He missed  taping "Me & Bobby McGee" 

I have tracked thw songs sequentually rather than by disk. If you want to burn to CD, tracks 1-14 
make CD1 tracks 15-19 make cd2, with room for track 25, and tracks 20-24 fit as cd3.  
Otherwise, you will neeed 4 cds to keep them in order.
 

Adam, if you're out there, email me at [email protected].
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