Ship Of Fools | 1981-03-14 | Grateful Dead

415

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	25	3
7d	112	14
30d	415	54

7:38:41

20 tapes

12/30SBD

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	4	26m
7d	11	1
30d	60	6

2:51:35

12/28SBD

107

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	0	0m
30d	107	11

2:42:56

13 tapes

12/27SBD

122

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	12m
7d	16	2
30d	122	16

2:45:44

12 tapes

12/26SBD

125

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	20	3
7d	4	52m
30d	125	17

3:00:44

Fiesta Hall, San Mateo County Fairgrounds

12/12SBD

San Mateo, CA, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	6	36m
7d	0	0m
30d	55	5

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	6	29m
7d	0	0m
30d	33	4

1:27:53

2 tapes

12/09SBD

Events Center, U. of Colorado

Boulder, CO, USA

348

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	25	3
7d	23	3
30d	348	44

6:06:35

12/07SBD

Des Moines Civic Center

Des Moines, IA, USA

159

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	11	1
30d	159	17

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	5	37m
7d	0	0m
30d	82	11

Indianapolis, IN, USA

211

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	19	2
7d	14	2
30d	211	25

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	3	22m
7d	57	7
30d	277	35

2:56:21

Assembly Hall, U. of Illinois

12/02SBD

Champaign, IL, USA

103

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	59m
7d	28	4
30d	103	13

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	33	4
7d	87	12
30d	484	65

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	5m
7d	31	4
30d	157	22

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	14m
7d	0	0m
30d	8	51m

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	17	2
7d	38	5
30d	443	59

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	15	2
7d	80	11
30d	334	45

Amsterdam, Netherlands

267

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	17	2
7d	48	4
30d	267	26

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	24	3
7d	8	56m
30d	79	8

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	6	50m
7d	0	0m
30d	101	12

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	20	3
7d	0	0m
30d	125	15

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	11m
7d	0	0m
30d	23	2

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	1
7d	9	1
30d	76	10

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	37	4
7d	24	4
30d	103	15

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	11	1
7d	1	14m
30d	85	11

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	27	4
7d	102	12
30d	335	42

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	9m
7d	7	57m
30d	132	17

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	0	0m
30d	168	21

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	12	2
30d	80	11

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	21	2
7d	6	36m
30d	139	16

2:37:48

5 tapes

9/26SBD

War Memorial Auditorium

Buffalo, NY, USA

284

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	42	5
7d	23	3
30d	284	33

2:33:29

Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

9/25SBD

Stabler Arena, Lehigh U.

Bethlehem, PA, USA

257

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	15	2
30d	257	30

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	22	3
30d	249	30

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	56	9
7d	22	4
30d	375	69

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	40	5
30d	313	38

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	12m
7d	12	2
30d	169	23

3:05:00

11 tapes

8/30SBD

Tempe, AZ, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	0	0m
30d	98	12

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	1
7d	40	6
30d	438	60

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	5	41m
7d	0	0m
30d	107	14

2:49:23

6 tapes

8/16SBD

McArthur Court, U. of Oregon

Eugene, OR, USA

148

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	3	25m
7d	8	58m
30d	148	18

2:36:13

7 tapes

8/15

Portland Memorial Coliseum

Portland, OR, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	0	0m
30d	44	6

2:42:04

2 tapes

8/14

Seattle Center Coliseum

Seattle, WA, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	12	1
30d	94	10

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

208

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	3	33m
7d	1	5m
30d	208	24

3:00:43

McArthur Court, University Of Oregon

8/06SBD

Eugene, OR

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	9	1
7d	4	29m
30d	89	11

2:38:05

1 tape

7/14

McNichols Sports Arena

Denver, CO, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	2	17m
30d	19	3

3:05:13

5 tapes

7/13SBD

McNichols Sports Arena

Denver, CO, USA

141

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	14m
7d	0	0m
30d	141	19

2:42:10

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

7/11SBD

East Troy, WI, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	21	2
30d	72	9

2:52:10

7 tapes

7/10

St. Paul Civic Center

St. Paul, MN, USA

139

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	1
7d	6	44m
30d	139	16

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	1
7d	3	26m
30d	160	18

2:47:11

6 tapes

7/07SBD

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Arena

Kansas City, MO, USA

358

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	21m
7d	20	2
30d	358	39

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

264

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	13m
7d	64	7
30d	264	33

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	38	4
7d	53	6
30d	377	46

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	1	6m
30d	108	12

San Francisco, CA, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	0	0m
7d	0	0m
30d	79	7

1:14:07

4 tapes

5/17SBD

Onondaga County War Memorial

Syracuse, NY, USA

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	14m
7d	0	0m
30d	91	12

3:00:18

Barton Hall, Cornell University

5/16SBD

Ithaca, NY, USA

826

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	90	11
7d	59	7
30d	826	103

5:45:53

14 tapes

5/15SBD

Athletic Center, Rutgers U

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

149

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	11m
7d	8	1
30d	149	20

2:55:55

8 tapes

5/13SBD

Providence Civic Center

Providence, RI, USA

208

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	18	2
7d	1	7m
30d	208	25

2:43:06

16 tapes

5/12SBD

Veterans Memorial Coliseum

New Haven, CT, USA

274

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	1	8m
7d	65	8
30d	274	36

2:59:53

18 tapes

5/11SBD

Veterans Memorial Coliseum

New Haven, CT, USA

505

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	6	51m
7d	46	7
30d	505	65

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	21	3
7d	19	3
30d	416	54

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	5	49m
7d	20	3
30d	376	53

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	3	15m
7d	0	0m
30d	26	2

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	10	2
7d	1	4m
30d	395	52

2:58:28

15 tapes

5/05SBD

Glenns Falls Civic Center

Glenns Falls, NY, USA

227

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	14	2
7d	63	9
30d	227	31

Philadelphia, PA, USA

253

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	6	41m
7d	11	1
30d	253	28

Philadelphia, PA, USA

352

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	9	1
7d	23	3
30d	352	48

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	101	13
7d	149	20
30d	1.1k	137

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	43	5
7d	57	7
30d	302	36

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	56	4
7d	13	60m
30d	138	10

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	145	20
7d	383	55
30d	1.4k	207

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	2	22m
7d	34	5
30d	268	38

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	20	3
7d	17	3
30d	1.7k	228

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	180	24
7d	178	22
30d	5.2k	655

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	85	8
7d	53	6
30d	5.6k	586

3:01:07

Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

3/14SBD

Hartford, CT, USA

5.1k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	68	8
7d	67	8
30d	5.1k	586

2:49:00

18 tapes

3/13SBD

Utica Memorial Auditorium

Utica, NY, USA

6.1k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	27	4
7d	26	3
30d	6.1k	845

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	34	5
7d	41	6
30d	6.8k	925

2:43:32

11 tapes

3/10SBD

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY, USA

11.3k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	20	3
7d	98	15
30d	11.3k	1.6k

3:01:43

15 tapes

3/09SBD

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY, USA

13.3k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	110	15
7d	142	19
30d	13.3k	1.8k

6:05:22

13 tapes

3/07SBD

Cole Field House, U. of Maryland

College Park, MD, USA

9.5k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	31	3
7d	75	8
30d	9.5k	1.1k

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	63	9
7d	31	4
30d	5.3k	830

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	16	2
7d	78	10
30d	1.4k	205

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	27	2
7d	34	3
30d	329	27

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	50	7
7d	150	19
30d	1.2k	161

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	103	12
7d	145	17
30d	1.2k	149

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	20	2
7d	99	13
30d	881	113

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	35	5
7d	48	7
30d	768	106

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	30	4
7d	97	13
30d	1.2k	166

Playback	Listens	Hours
48h	51	4
7d	6	31m
30d	459	36

1:16:35

2 tapes

Songs

Sources

Transferrer: Dat Supplied By Rob Eaton Transferred By Digitalrbb Mastered By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net November 16, 2025

1:24:50

SBDREMASTER

Transferrer:

Dat Supplied By Rob Eaton Transferred By Digitalrbb Mastered By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net November 16, 2025

gd1981-03-14.175155.set2.sbd.miller.phase-repair.flac1644

SBD > Cassette Master > Reel > DAT (48k)

Transfer Info: DAT (Sony PCM-R500) > Apogee Ensemble > Peak > AIFF Mastering Info: AIFF > Samplitude Pro v11.2 > FLAC/16 Patch Info: (FOB) Nakamichi 700 -> Cassette Master supplies: Alabama Getaway (0:00 - 0:12) Remastering Info: FLAC/16 > iZotope RX11 Advanced > Samplitude Pro X6 Suite > FLAC/16

Charlie Miller;digitalrbb

View NotesNotes:
-- I repaired the vocal phase issue on shnid=112720
-- There's a slight buzz that comes and goes early in the set

Transferrer: Charlie Miller;digitalrbb

gd1981-03-14.s2.sbd.digitalrbb.miller.112720.flac16

SBD -> Cassette Master -> Reel -> Dat (48k)

Dat (Sony R500) -> Apogee Ensemble -> Peak -> AIFF Mastering Info: AIFF -> Samplitude Professional v11.2 -> FLAC

All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net August 24, 2022

View NotesNotes:
-- Disc change is seamless
-- There's a slight buzz that comes and goes early in the set

Taper: Bob Wagner

gd1981-03-14.157926.fob.nak700.cm.wagner.miller.t.flac1644

(FOB/8th Row) Nakamichi CM700 > Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Maxell UDXL-IIS)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > Tascam Hi-Res Editor (WAV 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > Samplitude Pro X6 Suite > FLAC/24

All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net August 24, 2022

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner for lending me his masters
-- Barry Glassberg ran Bob Wagner's deck for him
-- Thanks to Scott Clugston for his input on this project
-- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the patch source
-- This is 157678 2469 > 1644

Taper: Bob Wagner

gd1981-03-14.157678.nakcm700.wagner.miller.flac2496

(FOB/8th Row) Nakamichi CM700 > Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Maxell UDXL-IIS)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) > Tascam Hi-Res Editor (WAV 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > Samplitude Pro X6 Suite > FLAC/24

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner for lending me his masters
-- Barry Glassberg ran Bob Wagner's deck for him
-- Thanks to Scott Clugston for his input on this project
-- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the patch source

Taper: Jim Vita

gd1981-03-14.152902.nak500.vita.miller.clugston.flac2496

Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi DM-500 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell UDXLII-S)

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:12 patch in "The Other One > Stella Blue" transition
- Pitch Corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
July 2021

Taper: Jim Vita

gd1981-03-14.152901.nak500.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648

Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi DM-500 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell UDXLII-S)

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

gd1981-03-14.nak700.rolfe.miller.95288.flac24

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:12 patch in "The Other One > Stella Blue" transition
- Pitch Corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
July 2021

Taper: Steve Rolfe

(FOB) Nakamichi 700 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5/Maxell UDXL-IIS)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/24 (1 DVD FLAC)

Taper: Steve Rolfe

gd1981-03-14.nak700.rolfe.miller.95287.sbeok.flac16

(FOB) Nakamichi 700 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5/Maxell UDXL-IIS)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/16

Taper: Frank Streeter

Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston

gd1981-03-14.139797.fob.senn.421.streeter.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source Info: Frank Streeter's Master FOB Audience Cassette; Sennheiser 421 > Sony TC-D5M (TDK MA90); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz)> KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition 3.0> TLH flac2496; Transfer by Charlie Miller; Mastered by Scott Clugston

Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the source cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
- Thanks to the folks responsible for shnid95288 nak700 source which provides "Me & My Uncle -> Big River", "Peggy O", "Alabama Getaway -> Greatest Story Ever Told", a 1:23 patch at the end of "Drums" and begninning of "Space", as well as "One More Saturday Night"
- Between song transitions smoothed

Taper: Frank Streeter

gd1981-03-14.139796.fob.senn.421.streeter.miller.clugston.flac1644

Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the source cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
- Thanks to the folks responsible for shnid95288 nak700 source which provides "Me & My Uncle -> Big River", "Peggy O", "Alabama Getaway -> Greatest Story Ever Told", a 1:23 patch at the end of "Drums" and begninning of "Space", as well as "One More Saturday Night"
- Between song transitions smoothed

Taper: Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

2:40:49

Taper:

Transferrer:

Transfer by Ray Ackerman Edited & Mastered by Joe Noel October 26, 2025

gd1981-03-14.174928.aud.Bernstein.ackerman.noel.flac2496

?? mics > ?? lead deck > ?? Deck > Master Cassettes

Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 > Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96 > Adobe Audition > FLAC 2496

gd1981-03-14.152445.beyer201-prescott.holbrook.flac2448

View NotesNotes;
- The mics can't be recalled, but a quick listen reveals our taper was centered & upfront.
- All tape flips were x-faded where applicable

Thanks to;
- Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters
- Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer
- Bob Wagner for the patch source

Taper: David Prescott

Beyer M201's in hat Recorder: Sony TCD5 Maxell UDXLII 90 no nr Location: behind drums > This Source: 1st Gen AUDCA

gd1981-03-14.152444.beyer201-prescott.holbrook.flac1644

View Notes+  odd bump in middle- possibly a balloon hit
#  Before they start the song Bob says: "Thank You, we're gonna do a song of social import now"

Taper: David Prescott

Beyer M201's in hat Recorder: Sony TCD5 Maxell UDXLII 90 no nr Location: behind drums > This Source: 1st Gen AUDCA

gd1981-03-14.132757.wise.aud.flac24

View Notes+  odd bump in middle- possibly a balloon hit
#  Before they start the song Bob says: "Thank You, we're gonna do a song of social import now"

Taper: Jim Wise

Cassette Audience Master recorded By Jim Wise; Sennheiser MD421 Dynamic Cardioid Microphones-TC D5 Cassette Recorder-Location:Soundboard; Analog to Digital:Dolby B Decoded Maxell XL-11 High-Bias(CrO2)Cassette Masters played back on Nakamichi Dragon-Korg MR-1000(DSF[1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo]) Korg AudioGate-WAV[24/96]Transfer: David Minches:Oct 2014; Editing(Adobe Audition CC)-FLAC encoding(dBpoweramp)-Tagging(Tag & Re-name) by Jim Wise

Taper: Tim Friend

gd1981-03-14.nak300.friend.109989.flac1644

AUD: 3x Nakamichi CM300/CP4's shotguns > Nakamichi 550 > Maxell XLII-S 90's, set up in arena riser "all the way back" center, facing the stage. Taped by Tim Friend.

MAC > Nakamichi CR5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > R8Brain > CD-Wave > TLH > FLAC 1644 Tagged. Transfer by Andrew F. 09/2010

View NotesPatch from ID-81340 in Drums 8:37 > 9:19. 

CDRs: D1 s1t01 > s1t11, D2 s2t01 > s2t07, D3 s2t08 > s2t13.

Taper: Barry Glassberg

A. Egert and C. Ladner

gd1981-03-14.nak700.glassberg.motb.84826.sbeok.flac16

Nakamichi CM700's > Sony TC-D5M > MAC

MAC > Nakamichi DR-1 > Grace Design Lunatec V3 > S/pdif > WaveLAB 5.0 > WAV

gd1981-03-14.nak700.wagner.minches.81340.sbeok.flac16

View NotesPatch Info:
- No patches.

Notes:
- (1) Weir says "Thank you, we're going to do a song of social import now."

Taper: Bob Wagner

2 Nak 700s> Sony D5M (Maxell UD XL-IIs) > MAC

MAC > Nakamichi Dragon > ART DI/O > Digital Audio Labs Card Deluxe soundcard > Cool Edit 2000 > flac encoding > FLAC

gd81-03-14.aud.hayum.7217.sbeok.shnf

View NotesFor Alabama Getaway, patch supplies 1:27 - 1:41
For Space, patch supplies first 1:52

Source 18 of 18

Audience Recording

Aud (?)-> CD-> EAC-> SHN