1979-12-01 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for sharing his recording
-- Rob patched out of Andre Martineau's deck (reel-to-reel)
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner and Scott Clugston for the patch source
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for the pitch correction settings
-- 150983 24 -> 16 @ 44.1

Taper: Rob Eaton

3:00:11

SBD

Taper:

Rob Eaton

Transferrer:

Recording, Transfer and Mastering by Rob Eaton Additional Mastering by Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net November 30, 2020

SHNID:

gd1979-12-01.150983.aud-sbd.eaton-miller.flac1644

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi Dragon) > Avid MBox Pro > Pro Tools 12 > WAV (24-bit/96k)

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to Rob Eaton for sharing his recording
-- Rob patched out of Andre Martineau's deck (reel-to-reel)
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner and Scott Clugston for the patch source
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for the pitch correction settings

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd1979-12-01.sbd.miller.96408.sbeok.flac16

Source:

SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony TCD5M/UDXL-II) -> Dat (Panasonic SV3800/48k)

Lineage:

Dat (Sony D8) -> M-Audio Dio2448 -> Samplitude Professional v8.0 -> FLAC -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> Samplitude Professional v10.2 -> FLAC All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd79-12-01.sbd.miller.29429.sbeok.flacf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony TCD5M/UDXL-II) -> Dat (Panasonic SV3800/48k)

Taper Notes:

View Notes<b>flac16</b>; SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony TCD5M/UDXL-II) -> Dat (Panasonic 
SV3800/48k)

Transferred and Edited By Charlie Miller

Source 5 of 14

gd79-12-01.sbd.barbella.6022.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

set 1: SBD> Rm> Cass> Dat> CD> EAC> SHN, Set 2: SBD> Rm> Dat> CD> EAC> SHN

Taper Notes:

View Notes* missing Easy To Love You.
Looks Like Rain-open splice for about 10 seconds 

These are the shns for Skip Jenkin's vine (launched Oct. '01)

EAC and SHN transfer by Steve Barbella
EAC v.9 secure test and copy extraction-no errors reported
SHN via MKW v.97 (seekable)

Skip's Notes:
I've always been frustrated that certain shows don't circulate in their entirety.  At the top of the list was 12/1/79 until yesterday when, through the generosity of Charlie Miller, I received a very nice copy of the complete show including the elusive first set.  It was always my understanding that a soundboard of the first set did not exist but . . . here it is.

Source 6 of 14

gd79-12-01.sbd.set2.clugston.319.sbefail.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

MSR > Cassette > DAT > CDR

Taper Notes:

View Notesset 2; MSR > Cassette > DAT > CDR; via S. Clugston, L. Revell; note
reportedly no 10s dropout in LLR

Taper: Bob Wagner

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1979-12-01.148532.fob.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Bob Wagner's Master (FOB)Audience Cassettes ; Nakamichi 700 mics (mounted on railing in front of the soundboard)> Sony TC-158 (see notes)

Lineage:

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

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master (FOB) source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Bob was the 2nd deck in line for the 1st Set, patched out of a Technics RS-1506. Bob's TC-158 was the lead deck for the 2nd Set
- Thanks to Jake Feinberg and Andrew F for the shnid31330 (FOB) audience source which supplies a patch from the 0:06 mark of "China Cat Sunflower" thru the beginning of "I Know You Rider" (7:27 total), as well as a 0:16 patch in "Drums"
- There were technical issues (bad connection?)in the left channel during virtually all of "China Cat Sunflower" and the beginning of "I Know You Rider", necessitating the patch. Patch source was pitch corrected and massaged slightly to better match Bob's source
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2019

Taper: Bob Wagner

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1979-12-01.148531.fob.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Bob Wagner's Master (FOB)Audience Cassettes ; Nakamichi 700 mics (mounted on railing in front of the soundboard)> Sony TC-158 (see notes)

Lineage:

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

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master (FOB) source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Bob was the 2nd deck in line for the 1st Set, patched out of a Technics RS-1506. Bob's TC-158 was the lead deck for the 2nd Set
- Thanks to Jake Feinberg and Andrew F for the shnid31330 (FOB) audience source which supplies a patch from the 0:06 mark of "China Cat Sunflower" thru the beginning of "I Know You Rider" (7:27 total), as well as a 0:16 patch in "Drums"
- There were technical issues (bad connection?)in the left channel during virtually all of "China Cat Sunflower" and the beginning of "I Know You Rider", necessitating the patch. Patch source was pitch corrected and massaged slightly to better match Bob's source
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2019

Source 9 of 14

gd1979-12-01.161627.mtx.seamons.ht156.flac16

Source:

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut w/EQ > Soundtrack Pro > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging) December 31, 2022

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

A nice, robust sounding '79 SBD tape with some hiss.

Some light trimming of the AUD between songs in the first set. Hard cuts were cross faded.

Reduced a momentary increase in levels in the left channel of the AUD during Loser.

Briefly faded out the left channel of the AUD during Althea to remove a moment of heavy static. Not really noticeable in the matrix.

Numerous subtle clicks and pops were removed throughout the show in both sources, more often in the left channel of the AUD. A much more painstaking cleanup process than usual.

Very light EQ for the soundboard source. Used additional EQ to remove momentary heavy hiss in the AUD source near the beginning of China Cat Sunflower, and then after the #31330 AUD patch for I Know You Rider. Wagner's recording had some initial issues here in set 2.

24-second SBD cut in Looks Like Rain, 7-second cut in Drums, and 8-second cut before Sunshine Daydream now patched.

The SBD sound seems to improve after the Looks Like Rain cut onward, just in time for the big jams - a little more dynamic and clarity.

Taper: Unknown

Low-gen Audience Cassette (Maxell UDXLII-C90); Cassette (Nakamichi DR-1) > Korg MR-1000 (1-bit/5.6MHz) > Audiogate (1-bit/5.6MHz > 16-bit/44.1KHz) > Soundforge 9 > CD Wave Editor > Trader's Little Helper > Flac16 Transfer, edit, pitch correction by Bob Morris, May 2012

Taper: Joel Barnehama

gd1979-12-01.senn-barnehama.minches.82489.flac16

Source:

2 Sennheiser 421s> Nakamichi 550

Lineage:

Master played back on Nak Dragon> Digital Audio Labs Card Deluxe (24/96)>Adobe Audition> (dither/downsample)> FLAC encoding

Taper: See info files for details

3:35:03

Taper:

See info files for details

Transferrer:

Dan Haugh

SHNID:

gd1979-12-01.dts.haugh.34294.flac

Source:

Soundboard and Audience Matrix (see info file)

Lineage:

DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix

Taper Notes:

View NotesGeneral Notes:

When the AUD source surfaced on bt.etree, I contacted Am-Dig to see about
putting the coloborative effort into editing a matrix of this incredible 
show in Pittsburgh, PA. So a 5.1 and matrix will be available.

The FOB AUD is an excellent recording for '79 and the SBD is balanced with
everyone in the mix.  There is some slight phase mostly noticeable in the
first set, and it would appear the SBD source is slightly different for 
the second set.  Pitch-wise it appears the first set is a little slow whereas
the second set SBD is in pitch.  The AUD is definately picking up the main
PA (as opposed to a "mouth" recording which is up close and catching the
stage/monitor mix) so the result is added ambience to an otherwise sterile
SBD.  Luckily Charlie Miller's redux of the SBD source recently helped alot
since there is much less hiss in this new SBD source.

This show is simply jammin', featuring the first and only Gloria Jam 
(10-16-81 first time with vocals) and the breakout of C.C. Rider.  I also
have never heard any other version of Looks Like Rain with a "stormy" intro.
The first set is tight and energetic, a sign of things to come in a highly
creative second set.

Since disc 3 was going to be short, I decided to make an excerpt matrix of
a show 10 days later that features a start from nothing Saint O.  The
groovy Saint intro is very unique and well worth multiple listens.

12-1-79 Reviews from archive.org:

- "This is one of the classic shows from the 70's and just an incredible jam 
   all the way through. This one is a must for any collector."

- "I can only wonder how stoked the boys were to have Brent as the new guy...
   Gloria Jam smokes and that next "jam" is a completely different work of art."

- "This show stands out in the early Brent era as one of the best. 
   He's Gone>Gloria>CC Rider jam is about as exploratory as the band ever got 
   in the post '76 era. In fact, it is eerily ?reminiscent of the kinds of 
   things the band was doing in '73-74. The China>Rider, Rain to open the 
   second set are dead on versions too."

12-11-79 Reviews from archive.org:

- "That complete stop between Sailor > Saint and the sweet Saint beginning 
   is one of the coolest moments I have ever heard from The Guyz. It is 
   definitely a five star attraction. I played it over and over and over the 
   other night because it was sooo unusual."

- "Just for the pause (complete stop) between Lost Sailor and the EXTREMELY 
   juicy sweet beginning of St. of Circumstance - It is a must! I love this 
   era of The Grateful Dead. Thick, mellow, alive and jazzy."

Taper: See info files for details

See info files for details

Transferrer:

Chris Chappell

SHNID:

gd1979-12-01.sick-bits-15.matrix.chappell.31946.flac16

Source:

Soundboard and Audience Matrix (see info file)

Lineage:

See info file for details

Taper: Unknown, perhpas Scott Jones

CDR > EAC > WavMerge > Soundforge > CD-Wave > TLH > FLAC Frontend

Taper Notes:

View NotesI'm not certain, but this is likely the AUD tape 
made by Scott Jones, with Shure mics into a Sony 
TC-158 cassette deck (he taped both nights). It 
clearly sounds like it was made within the first 
fifteen rows or so, and is an excellent recording 
for this period. 

Over the years, we've all heard the excellent sbd 
tapes of this great show. Now here it is from the 
audience perspective, which is thrilling to hear. 
Enjoy this tremendous tape! With a big tip of the 
cap to Jake Feinberg for sharing these discs. 

:)