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1981
2/26/81
gd81-02-26 01 Feel Like A Stranger
9:19
gd81-02-26 02 Althea
8:30
gd81-02-26 03 Little Red Rooster
9:15
gd81-02-26 04 Bird Song
10:44
gd81-02-26 05 Me & My Uncle
2:57
gd81-02-26 06 Big River
5:52
gd81-02-26 07 Peggy O
7:33
gd81-02-26 08 Passenger
5:01
gd81-02-26 09 Tennessee Jed
8:31
gd81-02-26 10 The Music Never Stopped
8:11
gd81-02-26 11 China Cat Sunflower
6:40
gd81-02-26 12 I Know You Rider
6:44
gd81-02-26 13 Samson & Delilah
7:20
gd81-02-26 14 He's Gone
23:19
gd81-02-26 15 Drums
12:36
gd81-02-26 16 Truckin'
9:20
gd81-02-26 17 Black Peter
9:24
gd81-02-26 18 Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
7:37
gd81-02-26 19 Johnny B. Goode
4:33
gd81-02-26 20 US Blues
5:22
FIN
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Sources
Taper: Rob Eaton
2:48:48
SBD
Rating:
9.00 / 2 ratings
Taper:
Rob Eaton
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.140360.sbd.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1644
Source:
Master Soundboard Cassette > Technics Reel To Reel > Panasonic SV-3800 Dat 16/44
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Rob Eaton for the source Dat - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer - First verifiable lineage in general circulation - No noise reduction has been used in this transcription - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid4597 soundboard source which supplies a 0:02 patch in "Bird Song" - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid20342 Nakamichi CM700 source which supplies an 0:11 patch in the Jam out of "He's Gone", as well as a 0:09 patch in the transition from "Black Peter" into "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad" - Mix fluctuations until about half way thru "Althea" - No space per se, a 1:40 noodle into "Truckin'" - Noodle into Truckin' included in "Truckin'" - Between song transitions smoothed Mastered by Scott Clugston 12/23/2017
Source 5 of 11
3:04:14
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.176296.nak700.glassberg.menke.miller.clugston.flac2496
Source:
Barry Glassberg's Master Audience Cassettes: Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony TCD5M (Maxell UDXL II)
Lineage:
Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Behringer Ultralink Pro MX882 > KORG MR-2000S (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > KORG AudioGate (.wav 32-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC2026 (DDi codec) > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Barry Glassberg for the master cassettes - Thanks to Bob Menke for the fresh transfer - Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort - Thanks to Mason Taylor and all the folks responsible for the Nakamichi mics source which supplies a 4:19 patch in "Drums" - Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction Mastered by Scott Clugston January 2026
Source 6 of 11
3:04:14
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.176295.nak700.glassberg.menke.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Barry Glassberg's Master Audience Cassettes: Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony TCD5M (Maxell UDXL II)
Lineage:
Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Behringer Ultralink Pro MX882 > KORG MR-2000S (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > KORG AudioGate (.wav 32-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC2026 (DDi codec) > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Barry Glassberg for the master cassettes - Thanks to Bob Menke for the fresh transfer - Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort - Thanks to Mason Taylor and all the folks responsible for the Nakamichi mics source which supplies a 4:19 patch in "Drums" - Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction Mastered by Scott Clugston January 2026
Taper: Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein
2:47:05
Taper:
Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein
Transferrer:
Transfer by Ray Ackerman Edited & Mastered by Joe Noel August 29, 2025
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.174919.Bernstein.MasterCassettes.t-flac2496
Source:
?? mics > ?? lead deck > ?? Deck > Master Cassettes
Lineage:
Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 > Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96 > Adobe Audition > FLAC 2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes; - the mics can't be recalled, but a quick listen reveals our taper was up front & centered. - All tape flips were x-faded - a .08 d/o at the 06:47 mark was repaired in Drums Thanks to; - Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters - Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer - Rip Tompkins & Richie Stankiewicz for the patch source
Source 8 of 11
3:00:54
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.170687.mtx.seamons.ht175.flac16
Source:
Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut w/EQ > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging) April 1, 2025
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: The SBD source had digital noise reduction applied via Jim Wise, but it seems less caustic than on 2/28 - in particular, the first set on 2/28 has a slightly more brittle sound, due in part to hotter vocals. SBD levels were reduced shortly after the beginning of Feel Like A Stranger to compensate for some initial loud vocals. Some soundboard mix fluctuations occur a little later in the song, with Jerry's guitar becoming softer, in and out, for much of the song. The matrix helps smooth these issues out. Althea had some initial soundboard low level and mix fluctuations before the first verse, which we adjusted both SBD and AUD levels for (up or down gradually) to help smooth things out. SBD mix fluctuations also occur early on in Little Red Rooster. Mason B. Taylor's recording, #128750 (5/19/14), patches 4:20 of Drums in Glassberg's tape, with 3 seconds still missing at the end of the patch. A few tiny cuts in Feel Like A Stranger and GDTRFB are now patched in the SBD. One of the best China Riders of 1981! Up there with the one in Boulder.
Taper: Mason B. Taylor
2:48:27
Taper:
Mason B. Taylor
SHNID:
gd1981-02-26.128750.naks.mason.flac16
Source:
Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Sony D5 Cassette Deck, on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones; Transferred on a Nak Cr7A
Taper Notes:
View Notes"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics. Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most. As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening. Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"