Grateful Dead
Thelma Theater
Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1969 (Friday)

MSR > R > D > CD except
Cold Rain and Snow thru Black Peter: MSR > R > C > D

Disc #1 56:59

First Set, Part 1

01[05:29] "Somebody go make a tequila run and we can all get drunk"..Cold Rain and Snow
02[03:28] Me and My Uncle
03[01:03] Stage banter
04[09:30] Easy Wind
05[07:28] Cumberland Blues
06[12:05] Black Peter
07[05:44] Next Time You See Me
08[06:14] China Cat Sunflower >
09[05:00] I Know You Rider
10[00:58] Applause/Stage Banter

Disc #2 68:30

First Set, Part 2

01[00:27} Stage banter
02[29:54] Lovelight

Second Set, Part 1

03[04:35] Hard To Handle
04[04:59] Casey Jones
05[02:44] Mama Tried >
06[07:30] High Time
07[04:49] Dire Wolf
08[05:51] Good Lovin > Drums > Good Lovin
09[07:40] King Bee


Disc #3 66:11

Second Set, Part 2

01[08:38] Uncle John's Band >
02[03:24] He Was a Friend of Mine
03[04:15] Alligator >
04[06:59] Drums >
05[04:04] Alligator >
06[01:46] We Bid You Goodnight Theme >
07[03:26] Jam
08[22:41] Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
09[07:12] Feedback >
10[03:15] We Bid You Goodnight
11[00:30] Applause

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Thelma Theater, Los Angeles, December 10, 11 & 12, 1969

Copies from the soundboard reels of these shows have circulated since the '70s, sometimes mislabled "Kaleidoscope Theater, LA," often with dates and sequences mixed up, usually in badly degraded sound quality. This set assembles complete copies of the 11th and the 12th in the best quality circulating. Except for the middle portion of the 11th, sound is excellent throughout; this inferior segment is listenable while leaving definite room for improvement if an upgrade shows up; we haven't been able to find one & don't want to delay further.

Many people gave help on the way to creating this set of CDs. Dave Greenberg did the final masters. Jack Warner was instrumental in providing the difficult composite for the 2nd disc of 12/11/69, which was first mastered by Scott Clugston. RB, KW, JN and HB also provided important assistance. Jim Powell instigated the project and writes these notes. SHN conversion by Jay Gerland.

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Grateful Dead
12-28-69

International Speedway
Hollywood, Florida

SBD>MC>D>CD>EAC>SHN (for B. Peter>Good Lovin'// & end of Lovelight)
SBD>MR>C>D>CD>EAC>SHN (for //Good Lovin'>most of Lovelight)

Disc 1

1. //Black Peter
2. Me & My Uncle
3. Tuning
4. China Cat Sunflower-->
5. I Know You Rider-->
6. High Time
7. Cumberland Blues
8. Good Lovin'%

Disc 2

1. Cold Rain & Snow
2. Stage Banter
3. Hard To Handle
4. Mason's Children
5. Lovelight


This is a composite of two sources. A master cassette provides the portion
from Black Peter up to the drum solo of Good Lovin' as well as the last
couple minutes of Lovelight. Possibly a monitor mix, the master cassette
portion varies in quality, most notably degrading in Black Peter and the end
of Lovelight. A reel recording provides the end of Good Lovin' through
most of Lovelight.

It is possible that this is not the complete show, though it would be likely
that only one or two songs may have preceded Black Peter. Sound Forge was
used to normalize, correct the pitch of the master cassette portion, and
patch together the different sources.

This is a loud and very rowdy show, prompting some priceless banter from the
band.

thanks to David Litfin & Jay von Lehe
edits/encoding by J. Cotsman

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Grateful Dead
Boston Tea Party
Boston, MA
12/30/69

Recording Info:
SBD -> Cass Master (Ampex C-90 Master Cass/no dolby) ->
Cass (Tascam 122mkIII Cass 1st Gen) -> Dat (Technics 3800/44.1k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> Prodif Plus -> Samplitude v6.0 -> SHN

Transfered By Charlie Miller - 01/29/03
Uploaded to Tol by D.Winters - 03/05/05

Set 1:
d1t01 - Intro
d1t02 - Good Lovin'
d1t03 - Mama Tried
d1t04 - New Speedway Boogie
d1t05 - Casey Jones
d1t06 - Black Peter
d1t07 - Me And My Uncle
d1t08 - In The Midnight Hour
d1t09 - Cumberland Blues
d2t01 - Cryptical Envelopment ->
d2t02 - Drums ->
d2t03 - The Other One ->
MISSING Cryptical Envelopment ->
d2t04 - Cosmic Charlie

Set 2:
d2t05 - Uncle John's Band ->
d2t06 - Mason's Children ->
d2t07 - China Cat Sunflower ->
d2t08 - I Know You Rider
d3t01 - Dark Star ->
d3t02 - Alligator ->
d3t03 - Drums ->
d3t04 - The Eleven ->
d3t05 - Bid You Goodnight Jam ->
d3t06 - Alligator Reprise ->
d3t07 - Caution Jam ->
d3t08 - Feedback ->
d3t09 - And We Bid You Good Night

Deadlists Comments:
Comments Total time [2:38:18 +]. The circulating soundboard cuts just as the Other one's last vocals are ending, and resumes immediately afterward near the beginning of Cosmic Charlie. Though it's missing on the tape, it seems almost certain that they went on to play the Cryptical reprise before transitting into Cosmic Charlie. Since this reprise varies from 2 minutes to 12 or more, it's difficult to say how much music is missing here. Dark Star cuts as they are gliding down toward the second vocals; probably around 3-4 minutes are missing before the end of the tune. After this cut the tape splices to the tag end of Alligator. It is usually assumed that the set ran Dark Star > Alligator, but this is a short set as the circulating tape runs, even after adding 3 minutes of Dark Star and 4 of Alligator, and it seems possible that more than that is missing here. There is a tape flip at 1:40 into the following Drums, but little is lost here. In the Jam in 8s out of the Eleven there are hints of Caution and of the Other one, but just hints. The Eleven analyzes: Drums > Eleven Jam [6:50] > Eleven vocals [0:41] > Eleven Jam [2:32] > Eleven 2nd theme Jam [1:02] > Jam in 8s ...

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