In 2018 Jeff Knudsen donated his 5000+ cassette tape collection to www.shnflac.net.
The ensuing GEMS Lossless Legs production is releasing each of these tapes as raw transfers in digital format, one file per cassette side.

Transfer info: Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) -> Sound Devices MixPre-3M
Transfer by: Jay Haines on October 23, 2020.


Grateful Dead
June 8, 1974
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium - Oakland, CA

Band 	Grateful Dead
Venue 	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium
Location 	Oakland, CA
Date 	6/8/74 - Saturday 	posters 	tickets, passes & laminates
One 	The Promised Land [3:12] ;
Brown Eyed Women [4:36] ;
Me And Bobby McGee [5:44] ;
Scarlet Begonias [5:24] ;
Mexicali Blues [3:30] ;
It Must Have Been The Roses [5:06] ;
Me And My Uncle [2:53] ;
Tennessee Jed [8:00] ;
Greatest Story Ever Told [#5:14] ;
China Cat Sunflower [8:22] >
I Know You Rider [5:25] ;
Around And Around [5:01]
Two 	U.S. Blues [5:35] ;
Big River [5:12] ;
Ship Of Fools [5:51] ;
Playing In The Band [24:02] >
Wharf Rat [10:16] >
Playing In The Band [5:08] ;
Eyes Of The World [14:49] ;
Sugar Magnolia [9:53]
Encore 	Casey Jones [5:55] >
One More Saturday Night [4:43]
Comments
Recordings 	180 AUD and 45 FM-SBD: the complete show circulates in tapes deriving from 2 different AUD masters, both truly excellent (they often circulate labeled SBD). There is also 45 minutes of FM-SBD now circulating, containing Playin > Wharf Rat > Playin.
Download/Listen Sources

    2 source matrix by Dusborne; Soundboard (shnid:97
    (FOB) 1 x Sony ECM250 => Sony TC-110 => 3 x Maxel
    (FOB) 1 x Sony ECM250 => Sony TC-110 => 3 x Maxel
    Set 1 + Encores: SBD -> Master Reel -> Reel -> Re
    Set 1 & encores MR>R(JG)>R(WB & Pat Lee)@ 3 3/4 i
    Soundboard and Audience composite



********** The GEMS Knudsen Tape Project  **********

In 2018, Jeff Knudsen bestowed his tape collection to the AZ GEMS
team for distribution and archiving. We have cherry picked some shows
and released them but have only scratched the surface. The process
of producing a complete and accurate mastered file set is time consuming:
select the show, compare to existing sources, adjust the tape deck,
transfer to digital, speed correct, master, aquire the source ID and
torrent. We realized we would never release most of collection using this
method.

As long as music is on tapes in a closet, it is useless. If it circulates
it is preserved for others and for the future. Rather than go through
the whole file set creation process, we transfer each tape or tape
side as a single digital file. A two tape concert consists either two big
audio files, 1 for each tape or 4 big audio files, one for each side of
the two cassettes.  We transfer professionally using the best gear and
a high quality Analog to Digital device. The Azimuth and Dolby settings
are correct. We release these files for everyone. We do not evaluate
the quality of the source, master it, or track it.

The Knudsen Tape Project is about sharing the tapes.

In each numbered release, along with the digital music files, we
include a photo of the tapes. The goal is to release as many of the
tapes as possible to the website www.shnflac.net.

We think the fruits of this project will become more interesting as time
passes. We believe that access to raw, properly transferred audio will
be of value to both present and future listeners, researchers and others.
Audio mastering technology is moving at breakneck speed. We can only imagine
the future technology that will be available. Having access to unmastered sources
could be invaluable.

HISTORY

The collection was started with a box of tapes Jeff Knudsen recieved
from his friend Dick Latvala in the late 70's. Dick was just a regular
guy in Pahoa, Hawaii and had not yet begun officially working with the
Greatful Dead. Over time, Jeff's collection grew. At that time, tapes were
currency and Jeff had gold. His collection increased to about 5000 coveted
tapes, via mail trades and all night copy-athons. Jeff shared them freely
and widely. If you had a soundboard tape in your collection years ago there
is a good chance it came from Jeff Knudsen.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT ?

Every release in this project is from a band that allows it's fans
to trade music non-commercially. We neither add or take away from that
permission. We only ask that you credit the Knudsen Tape Project if you
use the material. We ask nothing else of you and you do not need
to ask permission to use them. Since we ask only for source credit, we would
rather not hear complaints. Take what you need and leave the rest.

LINEAGE QUESTIONS

The notion of documenting lineage is a modern one, or simply one Jeff
did not entertain. We do not have lineage information on most of these
tapes. Any information we have will be in the photo of the tapes.
Some of the tapes sound absolutely fantastic. Others may remind
you of a tape you had long ago.

Now the rest is up to the community, with whom we have absolute faith
in the ability to discern.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Contact shnflac@gmail.com if you need more information.


SHNTOOL OUTPUT



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    41:50.088     722905466 B   cxx   h-   ---xx   flac  0.6287  gd1974-06-08-1A.flac
    43:38.162     754030844 B   cxx   h-   ---xx   flac  0.6257  gd1974-06-08-1B.flac
    45:04.563     778914212 B   cxx   h-   ---xx   flac  0.6371  gd1974-06-08-2A.flac
    39:17.634     678998798 B   cxx   h-   ---xx   flac  0.6463  gd1974-06-08-2B.flac
   169:50.448    2934849320 B                            0.6343  (4 files)

gd1974-06-08-1A.flac:af5f9e689491c8355c7757e0cb0c130f
gd1974-06-08-1B.flac:5853eebb80275da132f16a45585a81e0
gd1974-06-08-2A.flac:cae05ad6b6a94c67387c79bf78407ee0
gd1974-06-08-2B.flac:01f6bd67fa07162910992ca0dbebda93