1981-02-26 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the source Dat
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
- First verifiable lineage in general circulation
- No noise reduction has been used in this transcription
- Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid4597 soundboard source which supplies a 0:02 patch in "Bird Song"
- Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid20342 Nakamichi CM700 source which supplies an 0:11 patch in the Jam out of "He's Gone", as well as a 0:09 patch in the transition from "Black Peter" into "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad"
- Mix fluctuations until about half way thru "Althea"
- No space per se, a 1:40 noodle into "Truckin'"
- Noodle into Truckin' included in "Truckin'"
- Between song transitions smoothed

Mastered by Scott Clugston
12/23/2017

Transferrer: Chris Chappell

2:56:09

SBD

gd1981-02-26.mtx.chappell.sb02a.28383.sbefail.flac16

Source:

Matrix of SBD(4597) and AUD(20342)

Transferrer: Dick Latvala

gd81-02-26.sbd.lutch.4597.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

SBD > Cassette master > DAT(0)

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD > Cassette master > DAT(0) (Cassette>DAT transfer by Dick); DAT(1) > ZA2> Soundforge (15db sampled tape hiss noise reduction filter)> CD Architect > Master CDR (by Jim Wise); CDR Master > EAC in secure mode (see below) > Soundforge (minor editing and crossfading) > CDWAV > SHNv3 w/seek tables appended (by Jamie Lutch); see info file for flaw notes

Source 4 of 8

2:47:05

SHNID:

gd1981-02-26.174919.Bernstein.MasterCassettes.t-flac2496

Source 5 of 8

3:00:54

SHNID:

gd1981-02-26.170687.mtx.seamons.ht175.flac16

Source:

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut w/EQ > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging) April 1, 2025

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

The SBD source had digital noise reduction applied via Jim Wise, but it seems less caustic than on 2/28 - in particular, the first set on 2/28 has a slightly more brittle sound, due in part to hotter vocals.

SBD levels were reduced shortly after the beginning of Feel Like A Stranger to compensate for some initial loud vocals. Some soundboard mix fluctuations occur a little later in the song, with Jerry's guitar becoming softer, in and out, for much of the song. The matrix helps smooth these issues out.

Althea had some initial soundboard low level and mix fluctuations before the first verse, which we adjusted both SBD and AUD levels for (up or down gradually) to help smooth things out. SBD mix fluctuations also occur early on in Little Red Rooster.

Mason B. Taylor's recording, #128750 (5/19/14), patches 4:20 of Drums in Glassberg's tape, with 3 seconds still missing at the end of the patch.

A few tiny cuts in Feel Like A Stranger and GDTRFB are now patched in the SBD.

One of the best China Riders of 1981! Up there with the one in Boulder.

Taper: Rip Tompkins & Richie Stankiewicz

2:48:54

Taper:

Rip Tompkins & Richie Stankiewicz

Transferrer:

Andrew F.

SHNID:

gd1981-02-26.149226.aud.flac2448

Source:

Sennheiser MD-421's > MAC > 1st-Gen cassettes via Richie & Rip.

Lineage:

TDK SA-90's > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged. Transfer by Andrew F. 03/2020

Taper Notes:

View NotesNote: A nice front-of-balcony(?) AUD, not matching the current sources.
ID-20342 patches; crowd after IKYR 6:51 > Samson 0:13, He's Gone 0:00 >
0:12, GDTRFB 6:53 > 7:06. ID-128750 patches; crowd after Stranger 9:16 >
9:26, Drums 3:19 > 11:00 (five-seconds missing at end of patch in Drums).

Taper: Mason B. Taylor

gd1981-02-26.128750.naks.mason.flac16

Source:

Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Sony D5 Cassette Deck, on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones; Transferred on a Nak Cr7A

Taper Notes:

View Notes"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics.

Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most.

As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening.

Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"

Taper: Barry Glassberg

gd81-02-26.glassberg.steinthal-cohen-vernon.20342.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording

Lineage:

AUDMC(Nak700>Sony TCD5M, Maxell UDXLII, Dolby B. )> Tascam 112MKII > Sony R500 SBM (pass through) > Delta Dio 2496 > HD > sound forge & CD wave by John Steinthal via Mark Cohen. Encoded by Matt Vernon

Taper Notes:

View NotesTaped by Barry Glassberg: Nak700>Sony TCD5M, Maxell UDXLII, Dolby B. 
Lineage: AUDMC> Tascam 112MKII > Sony R500 SBM (pass through) > Delta Dio 2496 > HD > sound forge & CD wave by John Steinthal via Mark Cohen.  Encoded by Matt Vernon