Scarlet Begonias > | 1986-03-25 | Grateful Dead

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

gd1986-03-25.176166.sbd.donaldson.miller.clugston.flac2496

Soundboard > VHS Master (Sony Handycam)(Stereo) > Dougal Donaldson's 1st Generation Cassettes > Sony TC-D5M (Maxell XLIIS-90 (Dolby B)

1st Generation Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2026 (DDi codec) > TLH flac2496

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Dougal Donaldson for the 1st generation cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Charlie Connor for the Beyer M88 source which supplies a 0:17 patch in the "It Must Have Been The Roses > Desolation Row" transition, as well as a 0:47 patch in "Space"
- Debut of "Desolation Row"
- All soundboard sources in general circulation derive from this source
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 2026

Transferrer: SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix (44/16) by Kevin Tobin

2:14:51

SBD

SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix (44/16) by Kevin Tobin

gd1986-03-25.145620.mtx.tobin.flac16

SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix (44/16)

gd1986-03-25.145618.PandP-sbd.tobin.flac16

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion 09-MAR-2019 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 09-MAR-2019 - Tag&Rename
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Brokedown House Production

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

Patched and pitch corrected soundboard (44/16)

gd86-03-25.sbd.braverman-munder.9880.sbeok.shnf

View NotesPatches during start of Desolation Row and close to the end of Drums. This recording was extremely fast - about 1 second per minute

Brokedown House Production

Source 5 of 24

Shntool fix by Willy of previous <a href= "http://db.etree.org/shninfo_detail.php?shnid=9404">Braverman</a> seed

View NotesShntool fix by Willy of previous <a href="http://db.etree.org/shninfo_detail.php?shnid=9404" rel="ugc nofollow">Braverman</a> seed; SBD> Master Cassette> DAT> CD> SHN; Note- d2 goes over 80 minutes, you can either move the encore to the end of d1, or use CD Wave to trim the first 20 seconds of tuning from the start

Transferrer: Rob Harrison and Peter Braverman

2:14:02

SBD

Rob Harrison and Peter Braverman

gd1986-03-25.sbd.braverman.9404.shnf

Soundboard

Master Cassette> DAT> CD> SHN

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

View NotesKnown flaws:

Desolation Row cuts in abruptly at the vocal, the result of a tape flip.

Thanks to Rob Harrison for the discs. Seeded by Peter Braverman
([email protected]), May 2002.

Taper: Stephen Thomas

gd1986-03-25.172644.nak304.thomas.miller.clugston.flac2496

Stephen Thomas' Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 300 mics + CP4 shotguns > Sony D5M

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2024 > TLH flac2496

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Stephen Thomas for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Michael Hessberg for the Sennheiser ME80 source which supplies a 0:17 patch in the "Desolation Row > Don't Ease Me In" transition, as well as a 0:27 patch in "Space"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
May 2022

Taper: Ted Mattes

gd1986-03-25.151099.senn441.mattes.miller.clugston.flac2496

Ted Mattes' Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 441 mics > Sony D5M

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Ted Mattes for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Connor for the Beyer M88 source which supplies the beginning of "Desolation Row" (0:08)
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies a 0:33 patch in the "Drums > Space" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2019

Taper: Ted Mattes

gd1986-03-25.151098.senn441.mattes.miller.clugston.flac1648

Ted Mattes' Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 441 mics > Sony D5M

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

gd1986-03-25.139773.FOB.Schoeps.Oade.Bryant.Gastwirt.Miller.Noel.t-flac1644

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Ted Mattes for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Connor for the Beyer M88 source which supplies the beginning of "Desolation Row" (0:08)
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies a 0:33 patch in the "Drums > Space" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2019

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

Robert Bryant recording (patched out of the Oade Brothers): Schoeps CMC4 MK4's > Sony PCM F1 > DAT/44 (FOB); Charlie Miller

DAT (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam da3000 > wav 16/44; Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel; Wave > Flac 16/44; Checksum & tags created in xACT

View Notes- DAT clone of Bryant's master
- Hints of Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues after hints of IMBTR after CC Rider
- Starting out the second set, Healy invites a little chaos.
- Phil, he's going back to Cuernavaca.
- Bob musta got some, he thanks Philly (once again).

Source 11 of 24

2:11:16

gd1986-03-25.172643.nak304.thomas.miller.clugston.flac1648

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

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

Kyle Holbrook

gd1986-03-25.156081.beyerm201-murtha.holbrook.flac2448

Microphones: Beyer m201 (hypercardioid) XY 90º Recorder: Sony TC-D5M No Dolby Location: 35' from stage; DFC; chest height on stand This Source: Master AUDCA Maxell MX90 No NR [KH]

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

View Notesnote:
++ Bobby says before they start playing, "This next one is in the key of F...I think"
## First time played
There is a grinding sound from the PA, thought to be Weir's rig distorting, throughout this entire spring tour. It is present only when they are playing, not during breaks.
I listened to several FOB audience sources from this tour and they all have this "noise".

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

2:13:29

Taper:

Kyle Holbrook

gd1986-03-25.156080.beyerm201-murtha.holbrook.flac1644

Microphones: Beyer m201 (hypercardioid) XY 90º Recorder: Sony TC-D5M No Dolby Location: 35' from stage; DFC; chest height on stand This Source: Master AUDCA Maxell MX90 No NR [KH]

5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k) by Kevin Tobin

View Notesnote:
++ Bobby says before they start playing, "This next one is in the key of F...I think"
## First time played
There is a grinding sound from the PA, thought to be Weir's rig distorting, throughout this entire spring tour. It is present only when they are playing, not during breaks.
I listened to several FOB audience sources from this tour and they all have this "noise".

Transferrer: 5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k) by Kevin Tobin

gd1986-03-25.145624.5-1.tobin.flac1648

5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k)

gd1986-03-25.145619.PandP-aud.tobin.flac16

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion 09-MAR-2019 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 09-MAR-2019 - Tag&Rename
---------------------------------------------------------
Brokedown House Production

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

Patched and pitch corrected audience (44/16)

gd1986-03-25.127540.chasingwilma.flac24

View NotesPatched during close to the end of Drums. This recording was fairly fast - about .7 second per minute

Brokedown House Production

Taper: chasingwilma

source: nakamichi 700> tcd-d5> mc; conversion: sony tc we435>sony pcm m-10 24bit/96khz> soundforge> cdwave> traders little helper encoding option 8; conversion rate: 96000/24 bit

Taper: D5scott

gd1986-03-25.117825.BeyerM160.d5scott.flac16

Source: 2 Beyer M160 microphones - up front/center> Sony TC-D5M - analog master cassettes;

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

gd1986-03-25.senn441.mccue.ford.111954.sbeok.flac16

View Notesnote:
* There are gaps that are filled in with this alternative source: 
Nakamichi CM300's/CP4's>Marantz PMD-420>Cass(m)
---------------------------------
R.I.P. Sandy - aka "Bigfoot"  
---------------------------------

Taper: Mark McCue

MAC; (FOB) Sennheiser 441 > Sony D5 > Maxell XLII-S 90(Set I) Maxell MA-R 90(Set II); Taped by Mark McCue; Transferred, Edited and Mastered by Alex Ford

Jon Pasternak and Dave Mallick

View NotesComments:

- * First time played


Notes:

- Set One tape flip patched with shnid 3188 (Beyer Dynamic M88 > Sony TC-D5M)
- Set Two tape flip patched with shnid 102169 (Nakamichi cm 100's w/shotguns > Sony TC-D5) 
- SBE Free. Files meta tagged with Tag&Rename. All editing and mastering with UAD-1 in 24/88.2.

Taper: Jon Pasternak

gd1986-03-25.nak300.pasternak.mallick.105580.flac16

Nakamichi CM300's/CP4's>Marantz PMD-420>Cass(m)

Nak DR-2>Tascam CDRW2000>CD; Extraction: CD>xACT 1.69 (cdparanoia)>WAV>FLAC, all tracks extracted with no errors

Taper: Greg Holtz

gd1986-03-25.nak100.holtz.jaz.102169.flac16

2 Nakamichi CM-100 CP-4 mics mixed with 2 Nakamichi CM-300 CP-4 mics -> Niles Audio Mixer -> Sony TC-D5

Master Cassettes (Maxell MX90 Metaxial) Tascam 112MKII -> Korg MR-1, 1bit 2.8MHz -> USB -> Korg Audio Gate Software 24bit 48KHz -> Wave Lab 5.0 w/UAD -> R8brain for 16bit 44.1KHz sample rate convertion -> Traders Little Helper flac8

Taper: Joe D'Amico

gd1986-03-25.nak300.damico.87672.flac16

nak 300 mics w/ cp4 shotguns

nak dragon tape deck > creative extigy soundcard > cool edit pro > flac frontend

Taper: Brian Mandel

gd1986-03-25.nak300.mandel.80002.shnf

Nakamichi 300 Shotguns CP4's & Sony TCD5M

Master Casssette Transfer: Nakamichi BX300-> Macintosh ->Peak Bias->JAM->cdr->EAC->MKW->shn

gd1986-03-25.nakcm304.suraci.sbeok.79901.flac16

View NotesNote - Disc1  Flip after It Must Have Been the Roses

Note - Disc 2 goes over 80 minutes, you can either move the encore or tuning/space to the end of d1, or use CD Wave to trim the first 20 seconds of tuning from the start .
flip - after Drums/Space

Taper: Tony Suraci

Nak CM304's>Sony D5

Nak CR5A>Lunatec V3>SD722

gd86-03-25.beyer.connor.3188.sbeok.shnf

View Notes# first Desolation Row, also a tape flip at the 9:42 mark.
* Recorded from directly behind SBD, very close to center.
Notes: This is the 16Bit version. 24 Bit is archived on DVDA.

Source 24 of 24

AUD FOB (30ft Center Stage)> Beyer Dynamic M88'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 beta1.57 (tracking only)> SHNv3 (