The Mighty Quinn | 1985-12-30 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Steve Marcus for the Master Soundboard Cassettes
- Thanks to Bob Menke for the transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the Sennheiser ME80 source which supplies a 0:39 patch in "Space"
- First "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)"
- "Smokestack Lightning/Spoonful" tease in "He's Gone"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2024

Taper: Steve Marcus

2:18:56

SBD

Taper:

Steve Marcus

Transferrer:

Bob Menke, Charlie Miller, Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.169533.sbd.marcus.menke.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Steve Marcus' Master Soundboard Cassettes > Sony WM-D6C (Maxell MX-90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Behringer Ultralink Pro MX882 > KORG MR-2000S (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > KORG AudioGate (24-bit/96k .wav) > Adobe Audition CC 2025 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Steve Marcus for the Master Soundboard Cassettes
- Thanks to Bob Menke for the transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the Sennheiser ME80 source which supplies a 0:39 patch in "Space"
- First "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)"
- "Smokestack Lightning/Spoonful" tease in "He's Gone"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2024

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

gd1985-12-30.142098.mtx.tobin.flac1644

Taper Notes:

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion 29-MAY-2018 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 29-MAY-2018 - Tag&Rename
---------------------------------------------------------
Brokedown House Production

Taper: Joani Walker and Paul Scotton

Joani Walker and Paul Scotton

Transferrer:

Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.106019.flac16

Source:

SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony D5/Maxell MX-90)

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v11.03 -> FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to Joani Walker and Paul Scotton for the tapes

Taper: Paul Scotton and Joani Walker

Paul Scotton and Joani Walker

Transferrer:

Charlie Connor

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.sbd.miller.77405.sbeok.flac16

Source:

SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony D5/Maxell MX-90)

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Sony TC-WE475) -> Sony R500 (Pass Through) -> SEK'D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesRecording Info: 
SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony D5/Maxell MX-90) 

Transfer Info: 
Cassette Master (Sony TC-WE475) -> Sony R500 (Pass Through) -> 
SEK'D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC 
(2 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC) 

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller 
[email protected] 
June 4, 2006 

Notes:
-- Thanks to Paul Scotton and Joani Walker for the Cassettes

Source 6 of 17

gd85-12-30.sbd.georges.1223.sbeok.shnf

Source:

SBDmc> DAT> CD> EAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBDmc> DAT> CD> EAC; ripped & seeded by Nick Georges; d2 tracked for 80 min (see additional tracking notes in pub comments); final update 8/23- because a couple of online setlist dbs show incorrect setlist order for set 1, d1 was thought to be misarranged. However, Nick's first seeding of the show was <b>correct</b>: 
My Brother Esau> Stagger Lee>. -tuning- > Little Red Rooster

Taper: Oade Brothers

All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller [email protected] December 11, 2025

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.175604.schoeps.mk41.pcm.oade.miller.flac1644

Source:

(FOB) Schoeps CMC3/MK41 > PCM Master > PCM Clone

Lineage:

PCM (Sony SL-10) > Sony PCM-601ESD > Behringer Ultramatch Pro > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X6 Suite > FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Recorded by the Oade brothers
-- I found this in Don Pearson's collection (2017)
-- Thanks to Scott Clugston for his input on this project

Taper: Michael Hessberg

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.148710.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Michael Hessberg's Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser ME-80 mics > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's and all the folks responsible for the shnid81314 Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies an 0:08 patch in "Drums"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
October 2019

Taper: Michael Hessberg

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.148709.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Michael Hessberg's Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser ME-80 mics > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's and all the folks responsible for the shnid81314 Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies an 0:08 patch in "Drums"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
October 2019

Taper: Robert Bryant

Charlie Miller and Joe Noel

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz) > KORG AudioGate 4 > FLAC 24/96; Edited & Mastered w/ Audacity by Joe Noel: Flac 24/96; Checksum & tags created in xACT; 24 bit to 16 bit with MusicConverter using sox-14-4-2

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- speed corrected
- tape pauses/flip cross faded
- s1t01; minor left channel flux (0:10, 0:47 - 0:49, 2:29 - 2:31)
- s1t01; static right channel (0:47 - 0:50)
- This file set is 16 bit, 24 bit to 16 bit with MusicConverter using sox-14-4-2

Taper: Robert Bryant

Charlie Miller and Joe Noel

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz) > KORG AudioGate 4 > FLAC 24/96; Edited & Mastered w/ Audacity by Joe Noel: Flac 24/96; Checksum & tags created in xACT

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- speed corrected
- tape pauses/flip cross faded
- s1t01; minor left channel flux (0:10, 0:47 - 0:49, 2:29 - 2:31)
- s1t01; static right channel (0:47 - 0:50)

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha, Gary Steel

2:14:27

Taper:

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha, Gary Steel

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.154651.akgc422.davis-holbrook.flac2448

Source:

Source: MAUD CA Microphones: AKG c422 crossed figure 8's (X-Y at 90') head level|AKG B18 Recorder: Sony TC-D5M| Maxell MX 90's no Dolby (fourth in line) Location: approximately 50 feet from stage; DFC

Lineage:

Taper Notes:

View NotesFifteenth AKG c422 recording made by the Executive Crew. Dedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

notes:
first Mighty Quinn according to deadbase

Taper: Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha, Gary Steel

2:14:27

Taper:

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha, Gary Steel

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1985-12-30.154650.akgc422.davis-holbrook.flac1644

Source:

Lineage:

Taper Notes:

View NotesFifteenth AKG c422 recording made by the Executive Crew. Dedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

notes:
first Mighty Quinn according to deadbase

Taper: Greg Holtz

gd1985-12-30.135393.aud.Holtz.NakCM104.flac16

Source:

Source: Nakamichi CM-100 mics w/CP-4 shotgun caps > Sony TC-D5M > MAC (Maxell MX-90's); Taper location: On floor at soundboard a few feet right of center, mics 8' high;

Lineage:

MAC > Tascam 112 > Edirol UA-5 > Audacity 24/48 wavs > R8 Brain 16/44 wavs > TLH > flac16; Recorded, transferred, edited, tracked and flac'd by Greg Holtz

Taper Notes:

View NotesLast two tracks can be placed at the end of CD 1 to fit the show on two audio CDs.

Taper: D5scott

gd1985-12-30.118434.set2.BeyerM160.d5scott.flac16

Source:

Set 2 Only Source: 2 Sennheiser 421 microphones - up front/center > Sony TC-D5M - analog master cassette;

Lineage:

Sony TC-D5M (original record deck) > Pre Sonus Inspire GT > Sound Forge > .wav files > Trader's Little Helper > flac files

Taper Notes:

View Notesnote:
** I was patched out from Sal's microphones. Thank You Sal!!! 
---------------------------------
R.I.P. Sandy - aka "Bigfoot"  
---------------------------------

Taper: Unknown

gd1985-12-30.schoeps.GEMS.evans-waddell.81314.sbeok.flac16

Lineage:

DAT > TASCAM DA-20 > M-Audio Audiophile 192 > Soundforge 8.0 wav

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Static in first 20 seconds of Gimme Some Lovin, right channel.
- A wonderful recording

         Released 12 30 2006, at www.shnflac.net. 21 year anniversary. 
                     ... _-_- a  **GEMS**  Production -_-_ ...

Taper: Charlie Connor

gd1985-12-30.beyerm88.connor.30208.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB)AUD>Beyer Dynamic M88's>Sony TCD5M(CM Maxell MX90) > Nak DR-10

Lineage:

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 v1.6 (tracking only)>flac

Taper Notes:

View NotesRecorded and digitally mastered by Charlie Connor 7/30/2005