Grateful Dead
5/9/81 – Saturday
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale, NY

–Set 1–
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo ->
Franklin’s Tower ->
Feel Like Stranger %
Bird Song ;
Little Red Rooster %
Candyman ;
Mama Tried ->
Mexicali Blues %
Looks Like Rain ;
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider

–Set 2–
Lost Sailor ->
Saint of Circumstance ->
Ship of Fools %
Estimated Prophet ->
Eyes of the World ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Truckin’ ->
Black Peter ->
Around & Around >
One More Saturday Night %

–Encore–
213-d3t07 – (1) Brokedown Palace

Source 1:

This is a flac encoded & tagged version of shnid: 17699

Source: NAK-700’s > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On taped by Barry Glassberg FOB
Lineage: AUDMC > Tascam 122MKIII > Tascam DA-40 > DAT by Mark Cohen
DAT > CD by John Steinthal: Sony PCM-R500 > Dell Precision (via delta dio2496 card) >
Soundforge (normalize/cross fades) > CDWAV > Prassi Primo CD plus: (layout tracks and burn) > CD
CD > EAC(secure) > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

notes –
d1t1 – sounds like PA had Jerry’s mic off at the very start
d2t2 ~ 0:19 very brief skip
d2t6 – tape flip at end of disk
d3t7 – (1) Preceded by an aborted version lasting [0:30]

Source 2:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 33930

gd81-05-09.sbd.miller.33930.sbeok.flac16

Recording Info:
SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 14, 2006

Patch Info
Barry Glassberg’s (FOB)Nak 700.Cm supplies first 5 seconds of Half Step
Rob Eaton’s (FOB)Senn 421 + PZM Mix>Cm supplies the follwoing patches:
Eyes Of The World 6:38 – 6:48
Black Peter 7:16 – end of the show

Notes:
— Seamless transition between Discs 2 and 3.

Source 3:

shnid: 118878

*Matrix*

SBD (shnid=33930):

Recording Info:
SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 14, 2006

AUD 1 (shnid=17699):

Source: NAK-700’s > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On taped by Barry Glassberg FOB
Lineage: AUDMC > Tascam 122MKIII > Tascam DA-40 > DAT by Mark Cohen
DAT > CD by John Steinthal: Sony PCM-R500 > Dell Precision (via delta dio2496 card) >
Soundforge (normalize/cross fades) > CDWAV > Prassi Primo CD plus: (layout tracks and burn) > CD
CD > EAC(secure) > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

Recorded By Barry Glassberg

[5/30/03]

AUD 2 (shnid=32883):

Recording Info:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 + PZM -> Cassette Master (Nak 500) -> Dat (48k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

Recorded By Rob Eaton

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 15, 2006

Thanks to Charlie Miller for the sources,
to Rob Eaton and Barry Glassberg for recoding this fine, fine show,
and to Dr. Rob Bertrando for help with pitch correction.

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (SHN & FLAC>AIFF>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC)
June 10, 2008

Pitch correction, amplification, and meta-tagging on February 12, 2012.

Notes:

1) While not the most ideal AUD on its own, Glassberg’s source complemented the SBD best (consistent with the 05-08-81 matrix), and Eaton’s AUD is used only for patches in the SBD. In these cases, only Eaton’s source plays.

2) There was more tape hiss in the SBD source, it seems, than the previous night, especially during the first two minutes of Half-Step.

3) After the cut in the SBD during Eyes, the overall quality of the SBD is slightly diminished. One glaring difference is that not all of the drum pieces are as fully present. I noticed the high-hat (or one of them) is not present in the SBD any more, but is very audible in the AUD, so the AUD helps fill all instrumentation that is lacking in the SBD. Weird stuff.

4) As always – enjoy!

New notes on 2/12/12:

On July 12, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Dr. Rob Bertrando informed me that the speed of this matrix (or SBD) was running about 20 cents fast (1.2%). On February 12, 2012, I took Bertrando seriously and made the appropriate adjustment.

Source 4:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 92246

gd81-05-09.mtx.seamons.sbeok.flac16

MATRIX MIX: 1 SBD/2 AUD (About 60%/40%)

SBD:

Recording Info:
SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 14, 2006

Patch Info
Barry Glassberg’s (FOB)Nak 700.Cm supplies first 5 seconds of Half Step
Rob Eaton’s (FOB)Senn 421 + PZM Mix>Cm supplies the follwoing patches:
Eyes Of The World 6:38 – 6:48
Black Peter 7:16 – end of the show

Notes:
— Seamless transition between Discs 2 and 3.

AUD 1:

Source: NAK-700’s > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On taped by Barry Glassberg FOB
Lineage: AUDMC > Tascam 122MKIII > Tascam DA-40 > DAT by Mark Cohen
DAT > CD by John Steinthal: Sony PCM-R500 > Dell Precision (via delta dio2496
card) >Soundforge (normalize/cross fades) > CDWAV > Prassi Primo CD plus:
(layout tracks and burn) > CDCD > EAC(secure) > mkwact > SHN
(seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

Recorded By Barry Glassberg

AUD 2:

Recording Info:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 + PZM -> Cassette Master (Nak 500) -> Dat (48k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

Recorded By Rob Eaton

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 15, 2006

Thanks to Charlie Miller for the sources, and to Rob Eaton and Barry Glassberg
for recoding this fine, fine show.

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (SHN & FLAC>AIFF>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC)
June 10, 2008

Grateful Dead
May 8, 1981
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, NY

–Set 1–
101 – Tuning
102 – Jack Straw
103 – Peggy-O
104 – Me & My Uncle ->
105 – Big River
106 – Loser
107 – C.C. Rider
108 – Althea ->
109 – Let it Grow ->
110 – Don’t Ease Me In

–set 2–
201 – Shakedown Street ->
202 – Samson & Delilah
203 – Terrapin Station ->
204 – Playin’ in the Band ->
205 – Drums ->
206 – Space ->
207 – Not Fade Away ->
208 – Stella Blue ->
209 – Sugar Magnolia ->
210 – Sunshine Daydream

–Encore–
211-d3t06 – U.S. Blues

Source 1:

This is a flac encoded & tagged version of shnid: 7912
Jim Wise FOB Senn 421’s>
Sony D5>MC>DAT>CDR

I used CE2K to remove a dropout at 13:17 d2t04 (Playin’).
I used CD Wave, and Shntool to retrack, and verify sb’s afterwards.

EAC/SHN by Willy
_willy_@junkiesplace.com
Seeded to etree 02/28/02
Audio discs provided by Mark Linden

Source 2:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 92002

gd81-05-08.mtx.seamons.92002.sbeok.flac16

MATRIX MIX: SBD/2 AUD (About 60%/40%)

SBD: shnid=28300

Recording Info:
SBD -> Master Cassette -> Dat (44.1k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude v7.02 Professional -> SHN
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs SHN)

Transfered and Patched By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
4/7/04

AUD 1: shnid=17698

Source: NAK-700’s > SONY TC-D5M Dolby On taped by Barry Glassberg FOB
Lineage: AUDMC > Tascam 122MKIII > Tascam DA-40 > DAT by Mark Cohen
DAT > CD by John Steinthal: Sony PCM-R500 > Dell Precision (via delta
dio2496 card) > Soundforge (normalize/cross fades) > CDWAV > Prassi
Primo CD plus: (layout tracks and burn) > CDCD > EAC(secure) > mkwact >
SHN(seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

Recorded by Barry Glassberg

AUD 2:shnid=7912

FOB Senn 421’s>Sony D5>MC>DAT>CDR

Recorded by Jim Wise

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (SHN>AIFF>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC)
May 25, 2008

Source 3:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 95764

gd81-05-08.sbd.miller.95764.flac16

Recording Info:
SBD -> Master Cassette -> Dat (44.1k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK’D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v7.02 -> FLAC
(3 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
November 11, 2008

Patch Info:
(FOB) Nakamichi 700 -> Cassetter Master -> Dat -> CD (shnid=17698) supplies:
Jack Straw (0:00 – 0:44)
Shakedown Street (0:00 – 1:56)
Playing In The Band (8:33 – 9:43)
Sugar Magnolia (8:37 – end of track)

Notes:
— Set 2 is seamless
— Drums and U.S. Blues with Ken Kesey on harmonica
— This is a re-mastering of shnid=28300
— I fixed the patches and swapped the channels
— Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help pitch correcting the patch source

Source 4:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 139787

Source Info:
Frank Streeter’s Master FOB Audience Cassette;
Unknown mics (?? Sennheiser 421’s ??) > 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

Notes:
– Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master recording
– Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
– Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid: 17698 nak700 source which supplies:
from 8:57 thru 9:31 in “Playing In The Band”,
from 7:17 thru 7:50 in “Drums”,
as well as “Sugar Magnolia” and “US Blues” in their entirety
– Transitions smoothed
– Tape flip in “Drums” smoothed

Transfer by Charlie Miller
Mastered by Scott Clugston
11/11/17

GRATEFUL DEAD
05/06/81
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale NY

–Set 1–
Tuning/crowd
Alabama Getaway ->
Greatest Story Ever Told ;
They Love Each Other ;
105-d1t05 – Cassidy ;
106-d1t06 – Jack-A-Roe ->
107-d1t07 – Little Red Rooster;
108-d1t08 – Dire Wolf ->
Looks Like Rain ;
Big Railroad Blues ->
Let It Grow ->
Deal

–Set 2–
tuning
New Minglewood Blues;
High Time ->
Lost Sailor ->
Saint of Circumstance;
crowd/tuning
He’s Gone ->(1)
Cauton Jam ->
Spanish Jam ->
Drums ->
Space ->
The Other One ->
Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad ->
Wharf Rat ->
Good Lovin’

–Enocre–
Don’t Ease Me In

Source 1:

This is a flac encoded & tagged version of shnid: 17697

gd81-05-06.fob-nak700.glassberg-vernon.sbeok.flac16

Source:AUDMC > DAT > CDR
Recorded by Barry Glassberg w/ Nak 700’s > Sony TC-D5M
Thanks to Jay Jurina for the disks
shn encoding EAC(secure) > mkwact(seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com
shntool confirms tracks on sector boundaries

–disc 1 total time–71:36–
–disc 2 total time–66:59–
–disc 3 total time–36:00–

Deadlists COMMENTS
Show was originally scheduled for May 7.
(1) dedicated to IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

Notes:
disk 2 & 3 can be rejoined for seamless play when longer media are available.
This is a classic show!

Source 2:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 140902

This is a 16/44 fileset. 24 bit > 16 bit via dBpoweramp

Source Info:
Jim Wise’s Master Audience Cassette w/ dolby B; Sennheiser 421’s > Sony TC-D5

Transfer Info:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi Dragon) w/ dolby B > KORG MR1000 (.wav 24 bit-96k) >
Samplitude > Adobe Audition 3.0> TLH flac2496

Notes:
– Thanks to Jim Wise for the master recording
– Thanks to David Minches for the transfer
– Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
– Evidently, Dan Healy was not feeling friendly toward tapers on this night and was shutting down
any tapers he saw. For whatever reason, he allowed Jeff Hellman to set up his Sennheiser 421’s
in the sound booth, Ed Claridge patched out of Jeff Hellman and Jim Wise patched out of Ed Claridge
– Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid: 139786 Sennheiser 421 source which supplies:
a 0:16 patch in the Jam in “He’s Gone”, as well as a 0:18 patch in “Drums”
– Transitions smoothed
– “He’s Gone” dedicated to Bobby Sands
– noodle into “The Other One” included in “The Other One”

Mastered by Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller
February 2, 2018

Source 3:

This is a tagged version of shnid: 144700
This is a 16/48 fileset. 24-bit > 16-bit via dBpoweramp

Source Info:
Mark Severson’s Master Audience Cassettes; (3) x Nakamichi 700 mics (left/right cardioids, omni center – on a handheld pole 30′ from stage in the penalty box)> Custom mixer by Jamie Poris > Sony TC-D5M (Maxell MX)

Transfer Info:
Master Cassettes (Nakamichi DR-1)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp 24/96 > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Notes:
– Thanks to Mark Severson for the master cassettes
– Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
– Thanks to Jim Wise for the Sennheiser 421 source which supplies an 0:08 patch in “Drums”
– Pitch corrected
– “He’s Gone” dedicated to IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands
– Other One space included in “The Other One”

Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 2019

Grateful Dead
10-31-79
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale New York

Bertha Remaster of a combination of soundboard and audience sources.

Set1: SBD>>MC>>REEL>>DAT>>CDA>>WAV(EAC)>>SHN>>DAW(Bertha)>>CDA/SHN – Sound A-
Set2: SBD>>MC>>CASS>>DAT>>CDA>>WAV(EAC)>>SHN>>DAW(Bertha)>>CDA/SHN – Sound A-
Last 20 minutes of show: MAC(Nak 700’s)>>SonyTC-158>>DAT>>CDA>>WAV(EAC)>>SHN>>DAW(Bertha)>>CDA/SHN – Sound B

Set1

d1t01-China Cat Sunflower >>
d1t02-I Know You Rider
d1t03-Cassidy
d1t04-Loser
d1t05-Banter
d1t06-Me & My Uncle >>
d1t07-Big River
d1t08-“Step Back”
d1t09-Althea
d1t10-Lost Sailor >>
d1t11-Saint of Circumstance

Set2

d2t01-Banter
d2t02-Shakedown Street
d2t03-Passenger
d2t04-Ramble on Rose
d2t05-Estimated Prophet >>
d2t06-Eyes of the World >>
d2t07-Jam >>
d3t01-Drums >> (*)
d3t02-Space >> (*)
d3t03-Wharf Rat >> (SBD/AUD patch) (*)(+)
d3t04-Truckin’ (+)

Encore

d3t05-Johnny B. Goode (+)

Notes:

Digitally remastered using a custom built, Dual-DAW, nicknamed Bertha, by jashley@deadacated.com on April 3, 2003.

The first sounds like it was from a different source than the second set. The channels were reversed on the first set, as well. The channels were corrected prior to processing.

Because of the difference in sound quality between the first and second sets, they were processed separately. The objective, as well as improving the sonic quality, was to match the sound from set to set, as close as possible.

The last 20 minutes of the show is patched from a Soundboard/Audience source and was also processed separately.

The patches on d1t01 and d3t03 were done by others prior to receiving the show.

From Charlie’s original text file:

MSC>Reel>DAT>CD-R
(*)MSC>Cass.>DAT>CD-R
(+)MAC w/ Nak 700’s>Sony TC-158>DAT>CD-R