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June 12th
6 shows
73 tapes
Years
1995
29.9k
PlaybackListensHours
48h58077
7d1.2k161
30d29.9k4.2k
49 shows
341 tapes
1994
10.3k
PlaybackListensHours
48h774109
7d3.3k419
30d10.3k1.4k
85 shows
460 tapes
1993
39.1k
PlaybackListensHours
48h3.4k463
7d5.2k664
30d39.1k5.1k
83 shows
656 tapes
1992
38.3k
PlaybackListensHours
48h4.9k643
7d4k520
30d38.3k5.1k
57 shows
538 tapes
1991
35.5k
PlaybackListensHours
48h6.9k870
7d9.2k1.3k
30d35.5k4.9k
78 shows
973 tapes
1990
46.4k
PlaybackListensHours
48h3.1k404
7d16.3k2k
30d46.4k6k
78 shows
1,139 tapes
1989
47.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h3k373
7d5.5k678
30d47.2k5.9k
78 shows
1,017 tapes
1988
20.5k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.2k141
7d2.5k289
30d20.5k2.4k
82 shows
882 tapes
1987
33.3k
PlaybackListensHours
48h4.6k515
7d4.1k462
30d33.3k3.6k
88 shows
1,025 tapes
1986
11.7k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1k114
7d1.7k189
30d11.7k1.3k
47 shows
684 tapes
1985
22k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.8k212
7d3.3k382
30d22k2.6k
73 shows
1,356 tapes
1984
20k
PlaybackListensHours
48h3.5k408
7d6.6k784
30d20k2.5k
67 shows
1,075 tapes
1983
25.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.4k182
7d2.8k375
30d25.2k3.3k
71 shows
1,069 tapes
1982
41.5k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.3k156
7d2.9k361
30d41.5k5.1k
63 shows
753 tapes
1981
42.9k
PlaybackListensHours
48h2k242
7d4k504
30d42.9k5.4k
92 shows
868 tapes
1980
67.9k
PlaybackListensHours
48h5.2k620
7d11.4k1.2k
30d67.9k7.9k
91 shows
794 tapes
1979
20.8k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.7k234
7d3.1k439
30d20.8k2.9k
79 shows
600 tapes
1978
45.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.9k257
7d3.8k519
30d45.2k6.1k
87 shows
592 tapes
1977
285.7k
PlaybackListensHours
48h8.8k1.2k
7d41.3k5.7k
30d285.7k39.4k
64 shows
418 tapes
1976
60.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h22.1k2.9k
7d15k2.1k
30d60.2k8.2k
45 shows
298 tapes
1975
6.3k
PlaybackListensHours
48h23926
7d1.2k123
30d6.3k646
25 shows
63 tapes
1974
93.6k
PlaybackListensHours
48h3.5k468
7d12k1.6k
30d93.6k11.9k
42 shows
324 tapes
1973
84.9k
PlaybackListensHours
48h6k823
7d15k2k
30d84.9k10.8k
75 shows
445 tapes
1972
65.4k
PlaybackListensHours
48h2.4k305
7d5.1k634
30d65.4k8k
88 shows
361 tapes
1971
33.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.7k183
7d3.5k392
30d33.2k3.8k
82 shows
357 tapes
1970
44.2k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.5k171
7d7k718
30d44.2k4.7k
101 shows
375 tapes
1969
26.7k
PlaybackListensHours
48h1.4k172
7d3.7k584
30d26.7k4k
112 shows
326 tapes
1968
7.3k
PlaybackListensHours
48h41354
7d1.5k191
30d7.3k921
41 shows
125 tapes
1967
1.6k
PlaybackListensHours
48h14318
7d23934
30d1.6k214
23 shows
55 tapes
1966
7.9k
PlaybackListensHours
48h40529
7d66742
30d7.9k523
32 shows
78 tapes
1965
618
PlaybackListensHours
48h191
7d1127
30d61836
2 shows
2 tapes
1981
5/1/81
crowd
1:32
Alabama Getaway >
4:55
Promised Land
4:06
Friend of the Devil
10:04
Me & My Uncle >
3:07
Big River
7:04
Althea >
8:50
Little Red Rooster
10:26
Tennessee Jed >
8:58
Let it Grow >
10:23
Deal
7:30
crowd
1:58
Feel Like a Stranger >
9:51
Franklin's Tower >
11:31
Lost Sailor >
6:11
Saint of Circumstance >
6:29
He's Gone >
11:47
The Other One >
5:50
Drums >
11:02
Space >
5:46
The Wheel >
6:02
Wharf Rat >
10:24
Sugar Magnolia
8:54
Encore: U.S. Blues
5:43
FIN
View on archive.org
Sources
Taper: Matthew Zavislak for the source DAT
2:52:10
SBD
Taper:
Matthew Zavislak for the source DAT
Transferrer:
Mastered by Scott Clugston February 2023 Vocal Phase Correction via Charlie Miller (November 2025)
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.175350.sbd.zavislak.miller.clugston.vocal.phase.repair.flac1648
Source:
Master Soundboard Cassettes > Cassettes > DAT (16-bit/48kHz)
Lineage:
DAT (Sony PCM-R500)(16-bit/48kHz) > Tascam DA-3000 > .wav 16/48 > Adobe Audition 2023 > TLH flac1648 > iZotope RX11 Advanced > Samplitude Pro X6 Suite > FLAC/1648
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Matthew Zavislak for the source DAT - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the vocal phase correction (Nov 2025) - Thanks to Bob Wagner and the folks responsible for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:14 patch in "He's Gone", the final seconds of the set break announcement, as well as a 0:05 patch in "The Wheel" - Previous source has audience patches at the end of "Franklin's Tower", the beginning of "Lost Sailor", in "Sugar Magnolia" and "US Blues", as well as a tape flip in "He's Gone" which had been tightened up and not patched. This transcription does not require those audience patches and has a patched "He's Gone" - Pitch corrected
Taper: Matthew Zavislak
2:52:10
SBD
Taper:
Matthew Zavislak
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.163740.sbd.zavislak.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Master Soundboard Cassettes > Cassettes > DAT (16-bit/48kHz)
Lineage:
DAT (Sony PCM-R500)(16-bit/48kHz) > Tascam DA-3000 > .wav 16/48 > Adobe Audition 2023 > TLH flac1648
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Matthew Zavislak for the source DAT - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Bob Wagner and the folks responsible for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:14 patch in "He's Gone", the final seconds of the set break announcement, as well as a 0:05 patch in "The Wheel" - Previous source has audience patches at the end of "Franklin's Tower", the beginning of "Lost Sailor", in "Sugar Magnolia" and "US Blues", as well as a tape flip in "He's Gone" which had been tightened up and not patched. This transcription does not require those audience patches and has a patched "He's Gone" - Pitch corrected Mastered by Scott Clugston February 2023
Transferrer: Charlie Miller
2:51:52
SBD
Rating:
9.17 / 13 ratings
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.sbd.miller.107437.flac16
Source:
SBD -> Cassette Master -> Cassette -> Dat -> CD
Lineage:
CD -> Adobe Audition v3.0 -> Samplitude Professional v11.03 -> FLAC
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: -- Set 2 is seamless -- This is a re-master of shnid=29087 -- Swapped the channels to correct them -- Removed the DC Offset -- Removed some of the patches and fixed others -- Corrected the pitch -- Fixed the levels, balance, etc -- Thanks to Darryl Hinko for his previous work on this -- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction
Transferrer: Darryl Hinko
2:50:34
SBD
Rating:
9.33 / 6 ratings
Transferrer:
Darryl Hinko
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.sbd.hinko.29087.sbeok.flacf
Source:
Soundboard
Lineage:
SBD > MC > C > DAT > CD > EAC > FLAC
Taper Notes:
View Notes<b>flac16</b>; SBD > MC > C > DAT > CD > EAC > FLAC; EAC/FLAC by Darryl Hinko
Taper: Jim Vita
2:58:28
Taper:
Jim Vita
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.152904.nak500.vita.miller.clugston.flac2496
Source:
Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi DM-500 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell UDXLII-S)
Lineage:
Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Jim Wise for the Sennheiser 421 source which supplies a 0:12 patch in "Little Red Rooster", a 0:13 patch in "Franklin's Tower", as well as a 0:57 patch in "Drums" - Pitch Corrected Mastered by Scott Clugston July 2021
Taper: Jim Vita
2:58:28
Taper:
Jim Vita
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.152903.nak500.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi DM-500 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell UDXLII-S)
Lineage:
Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Jim Wise for the Sennheiser 421 source which supplies a 0:12 patch in "Little Red Rooster", a 0:13 patch in "Franklin's Tower", as well as a 0:57 patch in "Drums" - Pitch Corrected Mastered by Scott Clugston July 2021
Taper: Bob Wagner
2:58:47
Taper:
Bob Wagner
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.147856.fob.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac2496
Source:
Bob Wagner's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony D5M
Lineage:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Frank Streeter and all the folks responsible for the (FOB) Beyer M160 source which supplies a 0:22 patch in "Little Red Rooster", a 0:29 patch in "He's Gone", as well as a 0:31 patch in "Drums" - Pitch corrected Mastered by Scott Clugston March 2019
Taper: Bob Wagner
2:58:47
Rating:
10.00 / 1 rating
Taper:
Bob Wagner
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.147855.fob.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Bob Wagner's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony D5M
Lineage:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort - Thanks to Frank Streeter and all the folks responsible for the (FOB) Beyer M160 source which supplies a 0:22 patch in "Little Red Rooster", a 0:29 patch in "He's Gone", as well as a 0:31 patch in "Drums" - Pitch corrected Mastered by Scott Clugston March 2019
Taper: Jim Wise
2:57:10
Rating:
10.00 / 2 ratings
Taper:
Jim Wise
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.142846.fob.senn421.wise.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
<b>flac16/48kHz</b>; Source Info: Jim Wise's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 421 mics > Sony TC-D5 (Maxell XLII-S); Transfer Info: Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp (24-bit/96 kHz) > Adobe Audition 3.01 (24-bit/96 kHz) > TLH flac2496; 24-bit > 16-bit via dBpoweramp
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Jim Wise for recording the show and the fresh transcription of his FOB audience master - Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid139775 (FOB)Beyer M160 source which supplies a 0:27 patch in the transition between "Althea" and "Little Red Rooster", a 0:05 patch in "He's Gone", as well as a 0:06 patch in "Drums" - Patch source pitch corrected - Source pitch corrected - Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction - Noodle into Wheel included in "The Wheel" - Another nice listen - "Thanks, it's always nice to be back in Dixie" Mastered by Scott Clugston July 2018
Taper: Jim Wise
2:57:10
Taper:
Jim Wise
Transferrer:
Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.142845.fob.senn421.wise.miller.clugston.flac2496
Source:
Source Info: Jim Wise's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 421 mics > Sony TC-D5 (Maxell XLII-S); Transfer Info: Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp (24-bit/96 kHz) > Adobe Audition 3.01 (24-bit/96 kHz) > TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: - Thanks to Jim Wise for recording the show and the fresh transcription of his FOB audience master - Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid139775 (FOB)Beyer M160 source which supplies a 0:27 patch in the transition between "Althea" and "Little Red Rooster", a 0:05 patch in "He's Gone", as well as a 0:06 patch in "Drums" - Patch source pitch corrected - Source pitch corrected - Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction - Another nice listen - "Thanks, it's always nice to be back in Dixie" Mastered by Scott Clugston July 2018
Taper: Frank Streeter
2:53:09
Taper:
Frank Streeter
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.139775.fob.beyer.m160.streeter.miller.clugston.flac2496
Source:
Source Info: Frank Streeter's Master FOB Audience Cassette; Beyer M160 > Sony TC-D5M (TDK MA90); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz)> KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition 3.0> TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View Notes- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid2218 sennheiser 421 source which supplies, the final 0:45 of "Little Red Rooster", the patch in "He's Gone" from 11:13 thru 11:35, as well as pretty much all of "Drums" from 0:02 thru 10:34 - Transitions smoothed - 2nd Set is seamless
Taper: Frank Streeter
2:53:09
Taper:
Frank Streeter
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.139774.fob.beyer.m160.streeter.miller.clugston.flac1644
Source:
Source Info: Frank Streeter's Master FOB Audience Cassette; Beyer M160 > Sony TC-D5M (TDK MA90); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz)> KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition 3.0> TLH flac2496
Taper Notes:
View Notes- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master recording - Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer - Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid2218 sennheiser 421 source which supplies, the final 0:45 of "Little Red Rooster", the patch in "He's Gone" from 11:13 thru 11:35, as well as pretty much all of "Drums" from 0:02 thru 10:34 - Transitions smoothed - 2nd Set is seamless
Taper: Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein
2:52:55
Taper:
Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein
Transferrer:
Transfer, Mastering by Ray Ackerman Edited, Processed w/ add'l Mastering by Joe Noel October 10, 2025
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.174929.aud.bernstein.ackerman.noel.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 centered and up front. - All tape flips were x-faded - The hum in Alabama Getaway & Promised Land was removed Thanks to; - Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters - Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer - Jim Vita for the patch source
Taper: concert recording by John Hicks & Dennis Fong
2:56:54
Taper:
concert recording by John Hicks & Dennis Fong
Transferrer:
Transferred by Andrew F. 10/2022
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.158297.aud.hicks-fong.flac2448
Lineage:
MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > CD-Wave (24bit-output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged
Taper Notes:
View NotesNote: ID-152904 patches; Rooster 7:40 > 7:50, TenJed 0:00 > 0:46, Franklins 7:29 > 7:42, & Space 0:08 > 0:21.
Taper: Brian Schley
2:58:23
Taper:
Brian Schley
Transferrer:
Andrew F.
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.136387.aud.schley.flac1644
Lineage:
MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > R8Brain > TLH > FLAC 1644 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 07/2016
Taper Notes:
View NotesHere's a nice recording of GD's 3rd visit to the Mothership, only marred by some untimely cuts. This does not match any of the current Aud archive sources. ID-135069 patches; FOTD 2:12 > 3:32, Rooster 5:09 > 5:34, He's Gone 10:03 > 10:14, Drums 0:52 > 10:27, Sugar Magnolia 0:03 > 0:21, and the entire U.S. Blues encore track. Thanks Jon Pasternak & Charlie McGuth for organizing this project!
Taper: Brian Schley
2:58:23
Taper:
Brian Schley
Transferrer:
Andrew F.
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.136386.aud.schley.flac2448
Lineage:
MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 07/2016
Taper Notes:
View NotesHere's a nice recording of GD's 3rd visit to the Mothership, only marred by some untimely cuts. This does not match any of the current Aud archive sources. ID-135069 patches; FOTD 2:12 > 3:32, Rooster 5:09 > 5:34, He's Gone 10:03 > 10:14, Drums 0:52 > 10:27, Sugar Magnolia 0:03 > 0:21, and the entire U.S. Blues encore track. Thanks Jon Pasternak & Charlie McGuth for organizing this project!
Taper: Jim Wise
2:53:12
Taper:
Jim Wise
Transferrer:
David Minches
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.135069.aud.fob.wise.minches.flac24
Source:
Cassette Audience Master recorded By Jim Wise; Sennheiser MD421 Dynamic Cardioid Microphones-TC D5 Cassette Recorder; Location: FOB DFC; Analog to Digital: Dolby B Decoded Cassette Master played back on Nakamichi Dragon-Korg MR-1000(DSF[1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo]) Korg AudioGate-WAV[24/96] Transfer by David Minches
Transferrer: Hunter Seamons
2:57:02
Rating:
10.00 / 2 ratings
Transferrer:
Hunter Seamons
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.mtx.seamons.107749.flac16
Source:
Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT)
Taper: Jim Wise
2:54:43
REMASTER
Taper:
Jim Wise
Transferrer:
Jim Wise
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.fob.senn421.wise.remaster.99233.flac16
Source:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 -> Sony TC D-5
Lineage:
Cassette Master(Dolby B) Maxell XL Type 2 -> Playback On Nackamichi Dragon -> Sony PCM R700 DAT -> Hard Drive (via Zefiro ZA-2 & Sound Forge 4.0) -> CD (via HHB CDR-800 PRO) ->FLAC
Taper Notes:
View Notes-- Sound Forge 4.0 was used for cross-fades of the tape flips between "Althea -> Little Red Rooster" & at the end of "He's Gone"
Taper: Bob Wagner
2:56:24
Rating:
10.00 / 4 ratings
Taper:
Bob Wagner
Transferrer:
Adam Egert and Derek McCabe
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.fob.wagner.motb-0074.92416.flac24
Source:
2 x Nakamichi CM-700 => Sony TCD5-M >> MAC (FOB)
Lineage:
MAC >> Nakamichi DR-1 => Grace Design Lunatec v3 => Korg MR-1000 >> DSF [1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo] >> Korg MR-1000 => Korg AudioGate >> WAV [24/96]
Taper Notes:
View NotesMastering Notes: Edits done in Bias Peak w/ Nomad Factory AMT Multi MAx Notes: Patches in He's gone and Little Red Rooster
Taper: Bob Wagner
2:56:24
Rating:
10.00 / 4 ratings
Taper:
Bob Wagner
Transferrer:
Adam Egert and Derek McCabe
SHNID:
gd1981-05-01.fob.wagner.motb-0074.92415.flac16
Source:
2 x Nakamichi CM-700 => Sony TCD5-M >> MAC (FOB)
Lineage:
MAC >> Nakamichi DR-1 => Grace Design Lunatec v3 => Korg MR-1000 >> DSF [1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo] >> Korg MR-1000 => Korg AudioGate >> WAV [24/96]
Taper Notes:
View NotesMastering Notes: Edits done in Bias Peak w/ Nomad Factory AMT Multi MAx Notes: Patches in He's gone and Little Red Rooster
Taper: Jim Wise
2:53:44
Rating:
9.49 / 36 ratings
Taper:
Jim Wise
SHNID:
gd81-05-01.wise.clugston.2218.sbeok.shnf
Source:
Audience Recording: Sennheiser 421's
Lineage:
Master FOB Audience Cassette > Sennheiser 421 mics> Sony D5 cassette deck > DAT > CDR
Taper Notes:
View NotesJim Wise's Master FOB Audience Cassette > Sennheiser 421 mics> Sony D5 cassette deck > DAT > CDR; via Scott Clugston