Bird Song | 1987-12-31 | Grateful Dead

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Animal Liberation Orchestra

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Bernie Worrell Orchestra

Blueground Undergrass

Circles Around The Sun

G. Love and Special Sauce

Godspeed You Black Emperor!

Hard Working Americans

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

Infamous Stringdusters

Jazz Mandolin Project

210 shows

263 tapes

Jeff Austin and Chris Castino

12 shows

14 tapes

Jeff Austin And Friends

Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons

1,114 shows

1,496 tapes

Jerry's Middle Finger

231 shows

278 tapes

Joe Russo Presents: Hooteroll? + Plus

2 shows

5 tapes

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

New Riders of the Purple Sage

396 shows

579 tapes

North Mississippi Allstars

Phil Lesh and Friends

783 shows

2,815 tapes

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

String Cheese Incident

1,272 shows

2,039 tapes

Surprise Me Mr. Davis

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

The California Honeydrops

Yonder Mountain String Band

1987

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA, USA

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA, USA

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Mountain View, CA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Providence Civic Center

Providence Civic Center

Providence Civic Center

Calaveras County Fairgrounds

Angel's Camp, CA, USA

Calaveras County Fairgrounds

Angel's Camp, CA, USA

Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Oakland-Alameda County Stadium

Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

John F Kennedy Stadium

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Kingswood Music Theater

Maple, Ontario, Canada

5:09:22

9 tapes

6/28

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Ventura County Fairgrounds

Ventura County Fairgrounds

Ventura County Fairgrounds

Laguna Seca Recreation Area

Laguna Seca Recreation Area

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Hartford Civic Center

Hartford Civic Center

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

San Francisco, CA, USA

Sources

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd1987-12-31.140070.sbd.pcm.miller.flac1644

Source:

Broadcast Mix > PCM (clone off Sony F1 Master)

Lineage:

PCM (Sony SLV-M20HF) > Sony PCM-601ESD > Behringer UltraMatch Pro >Tascam SS-CDR200 > Samplitude Pro X3 Suite > FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Thanks to David Gans for the tapes
-- Last 4 songs with The Neville Brothers

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd1987-12-31.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.85684.sbeok.flac16

Source:

SBD -> Cassette Master (TDK MA-XG90) D

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Tascam 122mkII) -> Apogee MiniMe (24bit/48k) ->

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch Info:
FM -> Master Reel -> CD supplies:
Drums (8:19 - 8:27)

Notes:

-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Thanks to Paul Scotton and Joani Walker for the tapes
-- Last 4 songs with The Neville Brothers
-- Patch source recorded By Jay Ashley

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

gd1987-12-31.171679.mtx.tobin.flac2448

Source:

SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix (48/24)

Taper Notes:

View NotesBHP Note: I worked on this show a couple months ago combining the release with the Mattman parts that were missing from the release. Since I used the release, I could not torrent the video but I did this for my best friend Nick Brush aka Sneakerface before he recently passed due to cancer. This was his one New Years Eve show where all he could remember was "they were spraying acid out of the ventilation ducts". One of the last times he came over was to watch this with me and he was smiling when he left.
---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by kevtobin@yahoo.com
- FLAC conversion 05-Jun-2025 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 05-Jun-2025 - Tag&Rename
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Brokedown House Production

Source 4 of 12

gd87-12-31.sbd.patched.etter.23040.sbefail.shnf

Source 5 of 12

gd87-12-31.sbd.ashley.402.sbeok.shnf

Source:

SBD> FM> REEL (TandbergTD20ASE)> WAV> SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD> FM> REEL (TandbergTD20ASE)> WAV> SHN; recording: MacIntosh 2500
System (JBL 18" Sub-Woffers) with a Yamaha Reference Analog Tuner; Digitized
to WAV with modified SBLive; recodring and seed by J. Ashley; No NR or
digital alteration;Â  Mix was heavy on Bass

Taper: Joani Walker

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller, Paul Scotton

SHNID:

gd1987-12-31.164120.ultramatrix.walker.scotton.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Joani Walker's Master Ultramatrix Soundboard Cassettes (TDK MA-XG90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96 .wav) > Adobe Audition CC 2023 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Joani Walker and Paul Scotton for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Multiple masters were used to make this complete
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- "Iko Iko", "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)", "Do You Wanna Dance?" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" with The Neville Brothers
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2023

Taper: Joani Walker

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller, Paul Scotton

SHNID:

gd1987-12-31.164119.ultramatrix.walker.scotton.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Joani Walker's Master Ultramatrix Soundboard Cassettes (TDK MA-XG90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96 .wav) > Adobe Audition CC 2023 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Joani Walker and Paul Scotton for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Multiple masters were used to make this complete
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- "Iko Iko", "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)", "Do You Wanna Dance?" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" with The Neville Brothers
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2023

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

gd1987-12-31.171718.5-1.tobin.flac1648

Source:

5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k))

Taper Notes:

View NotesBHP Note: I worked on this show a couple months ago combining the release with the Mattman parts that were missing from the release. Since I used the release, I could not torrent the video but I did this for my best friend Nick Brush aka Sneakerface before he recently passed due to cancer. This was his one New Years Eve show where all he could remember was "they were spraying acid out of the ventilation ducts". One of the last times he came over was to watch this with me and he was smiling when he left.
---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by kevtobin@yahoo.com
- FLAC conversion 06-Jun-2025 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 06-Jun-2025 - Tag&Rename
---------------------------------------------------------
Brokedown House Production

Taper: OldNeumanntapr

gd1987-12-31.168793.FM.KSLY.fixed.ont.flac1644

Source:

KSLY Sly 96 FM Simulcast Of Nationwide Broadcast; Sansui Receiver >Sony TC-153SD w/Dolby B [XLIIS}

Lineage:

Cassette Masters (Dolby Encoded) Transferred Via Denon DR-M12HR >Tascam DR100mkII (24bit/48kHz) WAV >Audacity (Amplify, Track Splits, Down Sample To 16bit/44.1kHz, Minor Edits & Repairs [Tape Flips] & Fades) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Taper Notes:

View NotesOldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was the only year that the nationwide New Year's Eve Grateful Dead FM broadcast was simulcast in San Luis Obispo County. After recording the December 27th and 28th Dead shows at the Oakland Coliseum, we returned home to Morro Bay and prepared for the NYE show. I don't remember the model number of my old Sansui stereo receiver, but I used it along with my Sony TC-153SD cassette recorder to tape the broadcast. It was nice being able to record the Dead from the comfort of my apartment, with a refrigerator full of beer and a bathroom down the hall! Oh, and other party favors  were handy as well. :)

The next shows that we would record were two of the February 1988 Henry J. Kaiser run in Oakland.

Taper: OldNeumanntapr

gd1987-12-31.168712.FM.KSLY.ont.flac1644

Source:

KSLY Sly 96 FM Simulcast Of Nationwide Broadcast; Sony TC-153SD w/Dolby B [XLIIS}

Lineage:

Taper Notes:

View NotesLooters Opened
Ramblin' Jack Elliot & David Nelson Opened
The Neville Brothers Opened

Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Brent Mydland - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums
Aaron Neville - Vocals, Handbell *
Cyrill Neville - Vocals, Handbell *
Ivan Neville - Hammond B3 *
Brian Stoltz - Guitar *
William Green - Drums *

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was the only year that the nationwide New Years Eve Grateful Dead FM broadcast was simulcast in San Luis Obispo County. After recording the December 27th and 28th Dead shows at the Oakland Coliseum, we returned home to Morro Bay and prepared for the NYE show. I don't remember the model number of my old Sansui stereo receiver, but I used it along with my Sony TC-153SD cassette recorder to tape the broadcast. It was nice being able to record the Dead from the comfort of my apartment, with a refrigerator full of beer and a bathroom down the hall! Oh, and other party favors  were handy as well. :)

The next shows that we would record were two of the February 1988 Henry J. Kaiser run in Oakland.

Taper: Ted Gidley

gd1987-12-31.nak300.gidley.120782.flac2448

Source:

OTS AUD: 2x Nakamichi CM300 w/CP4 shotguns > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell MX90's, w/no Dolby. Taped by Ted Gidley.

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi DR-2 > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged. Transfer by Andrew F. 06/2012

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes: Non-stop balloon popping during Bucket. Patch from 
ID-16436 in Space 3:38 > 3:42. Third set with members of 
the Neville Brothers.

Source 12 of 12

gd87-12-31.schoeps.ewing.16436.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Schoeps FOB> PCM> DAT> CD> CD> WAV> SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesSchoeps FOB> PCM> DAT> CD> CD> WAV> SHN; via Curtis Ewing, with thanks to Michelle Duffy