Grateful Dead
February 28, 1981
Uptown Theatre
Chicago, IL
Download FLAC: Google Drive
–Set 1–
01 – Jack Straw
02 – They Love Each Other
03 – Mama Tried ->
04 – Mexicali Blues
05 – Candyman ->
06 – Little Red Rooster
07 – Big RxR Blues
08 – Looks Like Rain
09 – Althea
10 – Let it Grow ->
11 – Deal
–Set 2–
01 – Cold Rain & Snow ->
02 – Greatest Story Ever Told
03 – Ship of Fools
04 – Lost Sailor ->
05 – Saint of Circumstance ->
06 – Terrapin Station ->
07 – Jam ->
08 – Drums ->
09 – Space ->
10 – The Other One ->
11 – Stella Blue ->
12 – Around & Around ->
13 – Good Lovin’
14 – One More Saturday Night
Source 1:
This is a flac encoded & tagged version of shnid: 4668
gd81-02-28.sbd.lutch.4668.sbeok.flac16
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NOTE Updated source info:
These shows were originally incorrectly labeled as SBD > 7 inch reel 7.5 ips
reel master.According to Rob Eaton the correct lineage is:
SBD > Cassette Master.
Source Info:
SBD > Cassette Master > DAT(0) (Reel>DAT transfer by Dick)
DAT(1) > ZA2> Soundforge (15db sampled tape hiss noise reduction filter)> CD
Architect > CDR Master(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)
–disc 1 total time–77:29–
–disc 2 total time–60:12–
–disc 3 total time–41:02–
Alternative tracking:
The show can be fit onto 3×74 minute discs by moving Deal (d1t11) to the
beginning of disc 2.
Known Flaws:
Beginning of Jack Straw abrupt start
Beginning of Althea abrupt start
Beginning of Ship of Fools abrupt start w/ reel warble
End of Good Lovin cuts, faded out
Source 2:
shnid: 20345
Source:
Master: 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
Encoding: EAC(secure) > CDWAV > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by Matt Vernon
Thanks to Mark Cohen for the disks!
notes –
– tape flip after LLR
– tape flip after Ship of Fools
– d2t08 ~4:21 brief anomally
– d2t10 ~ 1:16 patch from sbd to cover tape flip
Source 3:
This is a tagged version of shnid: 28398
Sick Bits Vol. 2c
Source: Matrix:
SBD > 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 >
Soundforge (minor editing and crossfading) > CDWAV > SHNv3
w/seek tables appended (by Jamie Lutch)
AUD Master: 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
Encoding: EAC(secure) > CDWAV > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by Matt Vernon
[complete text files for each source appended at end]
Transfer/Editing:
All sources were snh files downloaded from LMA and converted to
WAV > Vegas 5 > WAV > CD Wave > FLAC 16 (level 8)
Matrixed by Chris Chappell
ScarFire@liquidcity.com
2/28/05
General Notes:
Given the multiple sources available on the Llama, I decided to put the
effort into editing a matrix of all three nights from this wonderful run
at the Uptown. The Glassberg AUDs are very nice and full, standing on
their own as excellent representative recordings. The SBD sources of all
three nights have the reputation of being some of the crispiest boards
out there, and after a simple test on the Ship O’ from the 3rd night I was
motivated to dive into editing land. The result is a worthwile listen,
especially when you turn it up.
Timeline/Tracking Notes:
No much music is missing as both sources have excellent coverage, except
that the end of Good Lovin’ fades out on the SBD source. In order to fit
the first set on one 80 min. disc, I edited out some crowd in between
songs, crossfading so the transitions are smooth. The transition between
the disc 2 and 3 can be put together seemlessly.
Editing Notes:
– Pitch
Both sources were pitched differently, the SBD being the sharpest,
and the AUD being the flatest. I used the SBD as my master timeline
and pitch referenced the AUD to it. The AUD on average had to be pitched
up about .03 (3 cents) to achieve pitch correction – 1.00 being
100 cents which is a semitone. I did not reference A=440 as I did not
desire to pitch adjust the SBD. It is very close though to A=440.
– Synch
Because of the speed fluctuation within a given source, multiple edits
were performed to keep the sources synched. Because the SBD was my
master pitch and time ref, the AUD was synched to the SBD (too many
edits to list).
– Sonic Quality/Matrix ratio
I did choose to employ a slight amount of limiting to the SBD (Waves L2)
to give it a slight amount of punch and presence. Conceptually, all
I was trying to do here is to add some dimension to the SBD, which is
pretty dry but very crisp, by using the ambience of the AUD. The result
is a lively but clear recording, hopefully close to how it sounded at
the show. If I had to guess the SBD/AUD ratio would be somewhere between
3:1 and 4:1, leaning more towards the 4:1 end of things.
– Edits
The following are places where the SBD and AUD had holes or
incomplete coverage in reference to the final matrix timeline.
Source 4:
This is a tagged version of shnid: 142412
Recording Info:
Master Soundboard Cassette > Dat (Panasonic SV-3700 16/48k) > CDR > Dat (Sony PCM R-700 16/44.1k)
Transfer Info:
Dat (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam DA-3000 > Adobe Audition 3.0 > TLH flac16
Notes:
– 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
– The beginnings of “Jack Straw”, “Althea” and “Ship Of Fools” are intact
– Thanks to Barry Glassberg, John Steinthal, Mark Cohen and Matt Vernon for the
shnid: 20345 Nakamichi 700 source which supplies
a few seconds of crowd before “Jack Straw”,
a 0:05 patch in “Drums”,
as well as the final 0:58 of “Good Lovin'”
– Other One space included in “The Other One”
– Between song transitions smoothed
Mastered by Scott Clugston
June 24, 2018
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