Grateful Dead – Santa Clara, CA (05/18/68)

Grateful Dead
May 18, 1968 afternoon
Northern California Folk-Rock Festival
County Fairgrounds
Santa Clara, CA

This is a tagged version of shnid: 94451
Source: Jorma Kaukonenís On Stage Mic > Reel to Reel Master > DAT x 1

Transfer: playback on Sony PCM-R500, AES digital output > Benchmark DAC1,
XLR analog output > Grace Lunatec V3, sample rate at 96 KHz, AES digiout) >
AES digital input, professional mode/sync – LynxTwo soundcard > HD as 24 bit/96 KHz WAV

Mastering: WaveLab > Nomad Blue Tube Limiter LM2S-3 > r8brain to [16/44.1] > CD Wave > TLH > Flac

Transfer by Chris Ladner July 2007, Mastering Bill Koucky September 18, 2008
Green Mountain Bros.

101 – Jorma Banter
102 – Alligator >
103 – Drums >
104 – Alligator >
105 – Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) >
106 – Feedback
107 – Weir, Jorma Banter

Caution contains There Is A Mountain Theme
Afternoon concert; Other artists on bill:
The Doors, The Animals, Big Brother & The Holding Co., Youngbloods, Electric Flag,
Jefferson Airplane, Kaleidoscope, Country Joe & The Fish, Taj Mahal.
The Grateful Dead played later this evening at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

3 thoughts on “Grateful Dead – Santa Clara, CA (05/18/68)”

  1. Thanks Matt! Thank you Jorma for without his efforts there would of been no recording of this mind melting performance.

  2. This show absolutely smokes. The vocals are distant but it quickly ceases to matter when this baby gets you in her grasp. The Druns/Aliigator/Caution…

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