Playing in the Band -> | 1981-07-10 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the (FOB) Sennheiser 421 source which supplies a 0:19 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:27 patch in "Good Lovin'"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for verifying the pitch

Mastered by Scott Clugston
May 2021

Taper: Jim Vita

3:03:11

Taper:

Jim Vita

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-07-10.152767.nak300.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 300 mics (behind the stage, patched out of John Steinthal)> Sony TC-D5M (Maxell XLII)

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 Charlie Miller for the (FOB) Sennheiser 421 source which supplies a 0:19 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:27 patch in "Good Lovin'"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for verifying the pitch

Mastered by Scott Clugston
May 2021

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd1981-07-10.senn421.miller.32880.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB) Sennheiser 421 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5) -> Dat (48k)

Lineage:

Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK'D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
This is identical to the behind stage nak source I circulated years ago.
That source was mislabeled because this is obviously a FOB Senn 421 tape.
This is a new transfer from Dat cleaned up by me.

Taper: Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

3:07:50

Taper:

Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

Transferrer:

Transfer & Mastering by Ray Ackerman Edited & Processed w/ add'l Mastering by Joe Noel January 25, 2026

SHNID:

gd1981-07-10.176354.aud.bernstein.ackerman.noel.flac2496

Source:

?? mics > ?? lead deck > Sony TC-D5 > Master Cassettes (Maxell XLIIS-90's)

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;
- mics or lead deck can't be recalled, possibly Nak 300's.
- a quick listen reveals Bernstein's upfront & centered (again).
- intrusive hand claps from patch source were removed
- checksums & tags created in xACT

Thanks to;
- Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters
- Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer
- ?? for the patch source

Transferrer: Scott Clugston

gd1981-07-10.172640.fob.aud.clugston.flac2496

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Apogee Ensemble > 24-bit/96k .wav > Adobe Audition 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to our benefactors, who wish to remain anonymous, for the master cassette source and transfer
- Thanks to Brian Schley and all the folks responsible for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 4:17 patch in "Space"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
October 2019

Transferrer: Scott Clugston

gd1981-07-10.172639.fob.aud.clugston.flac1648

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Apogee Ensemble > 24-bit/96k .wav > Adobe Audition 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to our benefactors, who wish to remain anonymous, for the master cassette source and transfer
- Thanks to Brian Schley and all the folks responsible for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 4:17 patch in "Space"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
October 2019

Taper: Brian Schley

gd1981-07-10.137694.s2.nak700.schley.flac1644

Source:

2nd Set AUD: Nakamichi CM-700's > lead deck > Sony TC-D5 > TDK MA-Metal, FOB recording by Brian Schley.

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > R8Brain SRC > TLH > FLAC 1644 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 01/2017

Taper Notes:

View NotesNote: Very nice FOB tape, unfortunately there is no 1st Set MAC 
at this time. 24-bit audio from the ID-135490 source MAC covers 
first thirty-five seconds of Samson, nine seconds of tape damage 
in Estimated, and some of Drums. Another four minutes of Drums 
(upsampled) covered by ID-14195. P.A. static at start of Samson. 
Thanks Jon Pasternak & Charlie McGuth for organizing this project!

Taper: Brian Schley

gd1981-07-10.137693.s2.nak700.schley.flac2448

Source:

2nd Set AUD: Nakamichi CM-700's > lead deck > Sony TC-D5 > TDK MA-Metal, FOB recording by Brian Schley.

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 01/2017

Taper Notes:

View NotesNote: Very nice FOB tape, unfortunately there is no 1st Set MAC 
at this time. 24-bit audio from the ID-135490 source MAC covers 
first thirty-five seconds of Samson, nine seconds of tape damage 
in Estimated, and some of Drums. Another four minutes of Drums 
(upsampled) covered by ID-14195. P.A. static at start of Samson. 
Thanks Jon Pasternak & Charlie McGuth for organizing this project!

Taper: Jon Bernstein

gd1981-07-10.135490.aud.bernstein.flac1644

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > R8Brain SRC > Wavelab (adding 16-bit patches) > CD-Wave > TLH > FLAC 1644 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 04/2016

Taper Notes:

View NotesNote: P.A. static and fireworks audible in Samson. Patches from 
ID-14195; Brown Eyed Women 0:00 > 0:08, and Drums 3:36 > 8:28.

Taper: Ohr Weinberg

gd1981-07-10.sonyecm.weinberg.laura.14195.sbeok.shnf

Lineage:

Ohr Weinberg's MAC w/ Sony ECM F's BOS>Sony TC-D5M>DAT>CDR>EAC>SHN

Source 11 of 12

gd81-07-10.nak300.munder.7314.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording: Nak 300/cp1

Lineage:

Behind (Stage) Nak 300/cp1>Cm>Cass>Dat>CD

Taper Notes:

View NotesBehind (Stage) Nak 300/cp1>Cm>Cass>Dat>CD; via Charlie Miller; Seeded to etree by Willy

Source 12 of 12

2:56:16

SHNID:

gd1981-07-10.141430.aud.unk.1648