Touch of Grey | 1985-08-30 | Grateful Dead

Community War Memorial Auditorium

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

Community War Memorial Auditorium

Carolina Coliseum, U. of South Carolina

Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

2:21:11

12 tapes

9/15SBD

Devore Field, Southwestern College

Southern Star Amphitheater

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Boreal Ridge Ski Resort

Donner's Summit, CA, USA

Ventura County Fairgrounds

Ventura County Fairgrounds

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

River Bend Music Center

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Providence Civic Center

Providence Civic Center

Cumberland County Civic Center

Cumberland County Civic Center

Springfield Civic Center

Springfield Civic Center

Twilight Zone Sessions

13:28

1 tape

2/20SBD

gd1985-08-30.138390.sbd.miller.flac16

8/30/85

Samson And Delilah ->

Gimme Some Lovin'* ->

FIN

Sources

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

SBD > Cassette Master (TDK MA-R90)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz) >KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition CC 2015 > Samplitude Pro X3 Suite > FLAC/24

gd1985-08-30.138385.sbd.miller.flac24

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to the Oade Brothers for the patch source
-- This is 138385 24 bit -> 16 bit

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

SBD > Cassette Master (TDK MA-R90)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz) >KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition CC 2015 > Samplitude Pro X3 Suite > FLAC/24

gd1985-08-30.sbd.serafin.32799.sbeok.flac16

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to the Oade Brothers for the patch source

Transferrer: Jay Serafin

SBD > (CM?) > DAT > DAT

Sony PCM-R300 > SB X-Fi EP > COOL EDIT PRO2 > .WAV > .FLAC (1.7.1)

Source 4 of 15

gd85-08-30.sbd.sunspot.16903.sbefail.shnf

SBD > ? > CD-R obtained by Slick Willie > EAC > correction of tracking > SHN by sunspot

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesSBD > ? > CD-R obtained by Slick Willie > EAC > correction of tracking > SHN by sunspot; Some diginoise was eliminated, some remains; seeded to etree by bubba420

Taper: Michael Hessberg

gd1985-08-30.154550.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac2496

Michael Hessberg's Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser ME80 mics > Sony D5M

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Mark McCue for the Sennheiser 441 source which supplies a 0:15 patch in the "Looks Like Rain > Deal" transition, o:05 and 0:08 patches in "Deal, a 1:44 patch in "Drums", as well as 0:20 and 0:09 patches in "Morning Dew"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
August 2020

Taper: Michael Hessberg

gd1985-08-30.154549.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac1648

Michael Hessberg's Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser ME80 mics > Sony D5M

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Mark McCue for the Sennheiser 441 source which supplies a 0:15 patch in the "Looks Like Rain > Deal" transition, o:05 and 0:08 patches in "Deal, a 1:44 patch in "Drums", as well as 0:20 and 0:09 patches in "Morning Dew"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
August 2020

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

2:10:18

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

gd1985-08-30.153035.beyerm201.holbrook-pinney.flac2448

Microphones: Beyer M201's XY (hypercardioid) Patch Source 2: AKG C422 (Cardioid) > AKG S42 XY 90º 10 feet high > Sony TC-D5M|4th in line Recorder: Sony TC-D5M| mic deck Location: Lawn- 250' from stage This Source: Master AUDCA Maxell MX90 No NR [KH]

View NotesDedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

++ First 33 seconds start of Deal patched from Source 2

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

2:10:18

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

gd1985-08-30.153034.beyerm201.holbrook-pinney.flac1644

View NotesDedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

++ First 33 seconds start of Deal patched from Source 2

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

2:10:05

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

gd1985-08-30.153033.akgc422.davis-holbrook.flac2448

Microphones: AKG C422 (Cardioid) > AKG S42 XY 90º 10 feet high Patch Source 2: Beyer M201's XY (hypercardioid) > Sony TC-D5M Recorder: Sony TC-D5M| 4th in line Location: Lawn- 150' from stage This Source: Master AUDCA Maxell MX90 No NR [KH]

View Notes++ 14 seconds end of LLR, 15 seconds start of Deal Patched from source 2

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

2:10:05

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Phil Schuman

gd1985-08-30.153032.akgc422.davis-holbrook.flac1644

View Notes++ 14 seconds end of LLR, 15 seconds start of Deal Patched from source 2

Source 11 of 15

2:06:48

gd1985-08-30.123819.nak300.flac16

nak300>cp4>d5 no dolby; ots mics @12ft. pas; cass(m)>hhb830 cds 16/44.1 in 2003; cd>audacity +2.5>cdwave splits>tlh flac 8

Taper: Adam, Justin & Monica

Adam, Justin & Monica

Alex Ford

gd1985-08-30.fob.senn441.mccue.LMPP.96349.flac24

(FOB) 2 x Sennheiser 441 > Sony D5 > Sony D5 > 2 x Maxell MX 90 (MAC)

Master Audience Cassettes> Nakamichi Dragon> Kind Kables RCA/XLR> Lunatec V3 (@ 24/96)> coax> Audiophile 2496> WaveLab 5.0 (edit/mastering)> .wav @ 24/96 > TLH > FLAC24

gd1985-08-30.fob.senn441.mccue.LMPP.96289.sbeok.flac16

View NotesComments:

- Great clarity in the vocals and highs, especially Jerry's guitar and cymbals.
- Bob's vocals and guitar are high in the mix for a change, especially in the first set.

Notes:

- Master Audience Cassettes provided by and from the collection of Mark McCue. 
- From Mark - "sounds like everyone had brand new strings".
- Entire recording pitch corrected, using shnid #25470 as a guide.  
- s1t02 Jack Straw - vocals cut in and out from 0:08 through 0:27.
- s2t05 Drums - Bob and Brent on stage from 0:00 through 1:15.
- s2t10 Morning Dew - static from 7:19 through  7:26.
- *"The Wheel" tease before "Gimme Some Lovin'"
- Shnid #25470 supplied patches for tape flips during Sets I and II and the intro to Scarlet Begonias.
- Big thank you to Jamie W. and Mike K. for their invaluable assistance.

Taper: Mark McCue

MAC; (FOB) 2 x Sennheiser 441 > Sony D5 > Sony D5 > 2 x Maxell MX 90. FOB, DFC, no more than 20 feet back from stage/ PAS - black shawl over mics (to avoid security).

Master Audience Cassettes> Nakamichi Dragon> Kind Kables RCA/XLR> Lunatec V3 (@ 24/96)> coax> Audiophile 2496> WaveLab 5.0> .wav @ 24/96> Waves L3 UltraMaximizer > .wav @ 16/44.1 > TLH > FLAC16

View NotesComments:

- Great clarity in the vocals and highs, especially Jerry's guitar and cymbals.
- Bob's vocals and guitar are high in the mix for a change, especially in the first set.

Notes:

- 24/96 version will follow.
- Master Audience Cassettes provided by and from the collection of Mark McCue. 
- From Mark - "sounds like everyone had brand new strings".
- Entire recording pitch corrected, using shnid #25470 as a guide.
- d1t02 Jack Straw - vocals cut in and out from 0:08 through 0:27.
- d2t05 Drums - Bob and Brent on stage from 0:00 through 1:15.
- d2t10 Morning Dew - static from 7:19 through  7:26.
- *"The Wheel" tease before "Gimme Some Lovin'"
- Shnid #25470 supplied patches for tape flips during Sets I and II and the intro to Scarlet Begonias.
- Big thank you to Jamie W. and Mike K. for their invaluable assistance.

Taper: Oade Brothers

Doug Oade - Darren Sacks

gd85-08-30.schoeps-oade.sacks.25470.sbeok.flacf

Field: Schoeps cmc441 (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1

Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac

gd85-08-30.naks.connor.8792.sbeok.shnf

View NotesField: Schoeps cmc441 (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1 Transfer: Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac via Darrin Sacks

Source 15 of 15

Charlie Connor's Master Audience Cassettes Lineage:AUD>Nak 300's>Sony TCD5M(CM)>Nak DR-10 (Playback)>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to CDR redbook 16/44.1>CDWav(tracking only)>SHNv3 (MK

AUD>Nak 300's>Sony TCD5M(CM)>Nak DR-10 (Playback)>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to CDR redbook 16/44.1>CDWav(tracking only)>SHNv3 (MKW ACT)Note: This is a new transcription of my prior