Proto 18 Proper (structure introduction 1) | 1975-01-01 | Grateful Dead

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- See accompanying PDF file for details and full context. This textfile exists to comply with etree/Archive/LL standards.
- This project is derived from gd1975-xx-xx.AcesStudio.CompleteCollection.176474.flac16
- It was primarily curated by Jesse Jarnow and is intended as a thematic guide to the material - it is not chronological.
- Read along with the PDF as you listen and it will all make sense. Jesse's notes are superb.
- Some of the tracks here are edited for listening/enjoyment and a few from before the Ace's sessions have been added to show developmental context.

Transferrer: Jesse Jarnow;John Hilgart;Tyler Roy-Hart;Jeremy Erwin

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Transferrer:

Jesse Jarnow;John Hilgart;Tyler Roy-Hart;Jeremy Erwin

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gd1975-01-01.176474.AcesStudio.Complete.Circulating.Collection.Hilgart.Roy-Hart.Erwin.flacf

Source:

Multiple - The Complete Circulating Collection

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- See accompanying PDF file. We gathered every available source, found a few more that had new material, and organized them.
- That was a lot more work than it sounds like. It was worth it.
- Most of the sources trace back to safety tapes and band member listening tapes made by Steve Brown during the sessions.
- Some were made by other crew members, and one very fine tape is via Ned Lagin.
- They come through various signal chains but are all studio session recordings.
- We know that many more exist but do not circulate. There are likely even more we don't know about. If you have some, hit us up.
- They come to us via the efforts of many members of the taping and trading community, who are listed and thanked in the PDF file credits.
- The existing filesets we drew on were, by and large, very thoughtfully prepared, and were documented as well as could be hoped.
- However in aggregate they were incredibly confusing and hard to enjoy. This was mostly due to incorrect date info, incorrect track titles, and massive duplication of material.
- We eliminated 35% of the material as duplicative (from 40+ hours to just under 26) with some performances duplicated 4 or 5 times, and with different start and stop points, in wildly varying quality.
- Jesse Jarnow provided a framework of research derived from his Deadcast work which allowed us to correct many date attributions and properly title and classify much of the material.
- The result is a chronological ordering of the material in the order it was recorded, with extensive notes as to those date attributions and our confidence in them.
- We hope the community will find this collection to be much more approachable than the previous disordered situation was.
- Some of the material in this collection is only of interest to completists and researchers, but more of it than you might think is astonishing, spectacular - especially if you like it weird.
- A smaller, but still large, curated collection entitled Angels In Flame is being circulated alongside this Complete Collection.
- Both collections will have a permanent home at the blog of project team member John Hilgart: https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/
- If you need to get in touch with us, you can reach Tyler at [email protected]; all other team members have various kinds of internet presence you can easily find.
- This material was first presented at the 2026 Grateful Dead Studies Association meeting in Albuquerque NM
- This info file exists to comply with etree, Lossless Legs and archive.org standards. We love you all. This would have been impossible without LL in particular.
- All the real detail is in the PDF.