| Identifier | 828906 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | SHN |
| Media Count | 3 |
| Source Info | SBD > 4 track RTR @ 7.5 i.p.s. monitor mix > 16-bit PCM GD Archive > SSSB (Dolby B decoded) |
| Tech Note | NOTE: This is NOT the version of the show which is in circulation now; that copy is the "regular SBD" mix, while this version is the Monitor Mix version (differences in mix and volume for each instrument and vocalist). This information was verified by my Marin County source, who sent me this version to work on and release. It was told to me, by my Marin County source, that Phil wanted each band member to hear how the slightly different way they played a lot of the electric songs actually sounded, and then it would be decided whether to keep playing them in this manner, revert back to the "old ways", or to try a different approach. You can hear this on the "staggered chorus vocals" on Shakedown Street, the opening of Me & My Uncle, CR&S, Playin' In The Band (the opening is distinctly "old school"), as is Dark Star), etc. You'll notice that the vocals are slightly more prominent in the mix, as well as they're "dry"... no reverb, delay, etc., and no compression/limiting, so you'll hear it when Jerry (especially) and Bobby back off from their microphones a little bit, or go off their "pickup axis"... their voices kind of trail off slightly. It's more realistic that hearing them at their C&L form, as you can mentally picture Jerry moving back slightly when he's ending a line in a sing. The kick drums, and some of the toms, aren't as much in the mix either, as they could be hear more by the musicians on stage naturally, and didn't need to be in the mix as much. You can hear, on Disc 1 Track 6, where the sound crew started to put the effects onto Jerry's vocals, but they got the "wave off", and stopped it. So, you can hear what the "normal mix" would have been, compared to this monitor mix. You'll also hear some of the levels of the instruments being raised and lowered, slightly and slowly, as not to be abrupt and annoying. The Ken Kesey opening of Electric Set II (Countdown to Midnight) has Ken really, and literally, freaking out on stage when the band begins to play BEFORE the stroke of midnight! Ken's trying to tell the "You're starting too soon", but to no avail. This isn't a "knock" on Ken, but simply an example of how he was on stage sometimes. And it was the day Ken dies is when I was working on that part of the show... the master had a LOT of volume problems (cycling up and down), and I was having a very tough time getting the parts to match up without having to delete a lot of the Countdown (only 15 seconds were lost, due to the mixing console getting knocked out of whack). But when Ken died, it was almost like he was "guiding me", and the solutions came to me so clearly, it was unreal. Personally, I do think that Ken had his hand in me getting the Countdown correct. Thanks, my friend! The BAD NEWS: The Acoustic Set was not being on the masters I received from my MC source. The good news is that all 3 of the Electric Sets are complete. The encore is from the regular SBD mix, and as such, has a slightly different audio difference. I did make every attempt to match the encore's EQ curve to that of the show itself, with very good results. Only 2 reel changes were needed in this recording, and they were during lulls or very low-volume sections of the show. Only one cross-fade, which was between songs, is evident, as I didn't have a lot of "working room" to do a longer cross-fade. This is the end of Good Lovin' into the Encore. But, it was better than the original, and is the best I could do. The RTR (especially the Encore, which was quite noisy) was a bit on the hissy side, even with the Dolby B (or because of it, take your pick!). The hiss has been brought down to "damn near inaudible", and it's only the opening couple of seconds of Dark Star where you actually can hear the hiss in the audio. So, this is a VERY CLEAN show, audio-wise, and very energetic to boot. |
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Performance
| Grateful Dead 1981-12-31 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA | |
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| Set 1 | Acoustic Set: * Land Of A Thousand Dances Do Right Woman, Do Right Man The Boxer Tunisian New Year Song Me & Bobby McGee Bye Bye Love Lucifer's Eyes Children Of The Eighties Banks Of The Ohio |
| Set 2 | Electric Set 1: Shakedown Street Me & My Uncle > Mexicali Blues Cold Rain & Snow C.C. Rider # It Must Have Been The Roses > * Beat It On Down The Line * Big Boss Man > # New Minglewood Blues # Don't Ease Me In * |
| Set 3 | Electric Set 2: Ken Kesey Banter / New Years Countdown Iko Iko # Playing In The Band > Terrapin Station > Playing In The Band Reprise > Drums > Space > The Other One > $ Not Fade Away > $ Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > $ Morning Dew Electric Set 3 Dark Star > Bertha > Good Lovin' Encore: It's All Over Now Baby Blue * The Chinese Joke |
| Comment | Bill Graham flew in on a joint at midnight Jerry Garcia - Guitar Bob Weir - Guitar Brent Mydland - Keyboards Phil Lesh - Bass Bill Kreutzmann - Drums Mickey Hart - Drums Joan Baez - Vocals * Matthew Kelly - Harmonica # John Cipollina - Guitar $ |