Grateful Dead
Tuesday August 18, 1970
Fillmore West
San Francisco, California

a clear windy day, high of 66, gusts to 25 mph

Source: Unknown > Cassette > FLAC

From the Collection of Jeff Knudsen
Transfer by Tom Markson
Speed Correction by Jason Chastain
Critical Listening assistance from John Wenzel
Mastering by Jamie Waddell
Art work by Gene Taback
24 bit 48 kHz FLAC

Acoustic Set

1 Truckin *
2. Dire Wolf
3. FOTD
4. Dark Hollow
5. Ripple > *
6. Brokedown Palace *
7. Operator *
8. Rosalie McFall
9. New Speedway Boogie
10. Cold Jordan **
11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot **

Electric

12. Dancin' in the Streets
13. Next Time You See Me
14. Mama Tried
15. Cryptical Envelopment >
16. Drums >
17. Other One >
18. Cryptical reprise >
19. Sugar Magnolia  [ 3rd version ]
20. Attics of My Life
21. It's a Man's World
22. Not Fade Away
23. Casey Jones >
24. Uncle John's Band

* - First recorded performances

** - with John "Marmaduke" Dawson and David Nelson

Source - We suspect that this audience recording was made by the same
unknown taper as the shnid 1346, circulated in August of 2000. Gene
Taback's recorder was taken away on this evening, so it is not his,
though he managed a more stealth taping of 8/19 with success. In 2018 an
attempt was made to speed correct 1346 and digitally process, resulting
in shnid 141071, received with mixed results at best. Because of the
inherent issues in the original shnid and the attempted fix, we chose to
transfer Jeff's copies of the audience tapes and were pleased with the
sound. Seemingly one generation closer to the master, but unlabeled as
usual for tapes of that era. The speed is right and the channel placement
is correct.

In the Deadhead's Taping Compendium, Harvey Lubar writes:

"This show, as well as that on the night following, first appeared in tape
circulation in 1974, when the original recordist contacted my partner
for a trade. These shows catch the Dead as they were introducing the
music that would later appear on American Beauty. We took the original
cassette masters from both shows and transferred them to reels. Then,
in 1990, I transferred my reels to PGM/Beta. The taper noted that it
was Pigpen who played a stand-up piano throughout the acoustic set."

Judging from the previous shnid and Harvey's comments, we suspect a reel
and possibily beta is in the lineage.  The guess is Cass > Reel > Beta >
Jeff's Cass. There is tape hiss, but the hiss really becomes listenable
quickly, and allows the nuances of the music to remain. No reduction
was employed digitally.


Jeff Knudsen has been an avid Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead and San
Francisco Sound music fan for over 40 years. From a letter to Dead Relix
Magazine asking for help cultivating a tape collection, Jeff developed
a relationship with Dick Latvala and many other tapers, building an
enormous music collection. He also taped many Jerry Garcia shows at
venerable institutions like the various Keystones. Jeff loved to share
tapes in a twinkle of an eye. He was a key player in leaking the Betty
Boards back in the day. A few years ago, he decided he should pass his
collection on to someone who could properly archive and transfer. After
a few years of offering it publicly, there were no takers. In 2018,
Arizona LL members Jamie and Tom felt the Knudsen collection was too
valuable to let go. After a flight so bumpy that we almost cried, and
a great visit, albeit too short, with Jeff... 1200 lbs of tapes, gear
and cds were lovingly packed at his Florida homestead. The next era of
his beloved collection is summer camp for the tapes in the desert... an
ongoing process of cataloging and transferring the contents to share. Born
from decades of Jeff's passion for live music collecting and the archival
efforts of many, it's an honor and a privilege to share the Knudsen
Tapes with you.

Enjoy!

originally shared at www.shnflac.net

01 Truckin'.flac:04cc35b3d07e345771e124b0d407f957
02 Dire Wolf.flac:771706e792a4c975ca709f04bcbd2280
03 Friend of the Devil.flac:b5b3ed6406818b7aedb672c786a75a7c
04 Dark Hollow.flac:6aad3cdf37148eedb1ad3bba9d2dbee5
05 Ripple.flac:63733b6a008126c9c86416404e79f8cb
06 Brokedown Palace.flac:6e11f9a30fe4cad53a0f5a0a2e2dafb9
07 Operator.flac:450ac4f4d5654961b2d9278ee909bbf3
08 Rosalie McFall.flac:b3330bc992ddc0ae09ff065c9bb5a22f
09 New Speedway Boogie.flac:32047ff713f6b169e6c54c1142b9022f
10 Cold Jordan.flac:8810058bc1a5307173c71dcbd499d87c
11 Swing Low Sweet Chariot.flac:4d3f9a4ea781ccb17beeb7dbe52e3a7b
12 Dancin' in the Streets.flac:e3f931b815ce5e2481b188dfb8a70d6c
13 Next Time you see me.flac:2885c6918b49ed145d2dff01d1e91778
14 Mama Tried.flac:c423b6e2513d179558429bdc54d36908
15 Cryptical Envelopment.flac:d3bc2acd1d4e3f955189f83861d95816
16 Drums.flac:98a8e24422df4209add08e6fe79b9ce8
17 Other One.flac:8c74ea97a7e8ae862b69688849249431
18 Cryptical Envelopment.flac:9be2fe57a99ae96508de5a5aaa0a4a36
19 Sugar Magnolia.flac:1f00dd31b1dd91bf671499deee136236
20 Attics of My Life.flac:2cf3e211422000033d3e32c3144b0396
21 Man's World.flac:b177adc30679131b2d61ca61050957c7
22 Not Fade Away.flac:4e11cb9dd22e086e815a0e81b3bad12b
23 Casey Jones.flac:1b5e864731c811b047d3bfc1c87055d1
24 Uncle John's Band.flac:a54c8251a8d372892f47158e7f9cc705

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6da5f6ea5dc01cef2ed6902195ce93b7 *18 Cryptical Envelopment.flac
8b15dac56da145ffbf882decdcc96bc2 *19 Sugar Magnolia.flac
2d9043c2ba3ab1d6384749eeb70a1166 *20 Attics of My Life.flac
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