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Date Posted: 14:10:19 09/06/05 Tue
In reply to:
Tyler
's message, "Re: what is your favorite GD AUDIENCE recording?" on 19:45:55 09/02/05 Fri
wow, quite a story, I hope that he's not listyening to the master recordings too......
BTW 10-1-94 Boston Garden has the best So many Roads I've ever heard, check it out.....
>Ahhhh, the audience recordings.....so elusive, so
>nebulous....when they suck, they usually suck
>bad....when they are really good, they are simply
>unmatchable.
>
>I have always agonized over the fact that sooooo many
>of the most fabulous, rich, and truly unique
>recordings of the Grateful Dead are probably rotting
>in boxes or on 'tape walls' in the homes of aging
>former tapers (or their heirs).
>
>My brother once passed me a couple of tapes from a
>friend who had befriended an older, longtime taper who
>had died rather suddenly the year before. The taper's
>mother had no idea what to do with his massive master
>collection, so she passed it to my brother's friend.
>These tape, from early 80's-ish to early 90's-ish were
>UNBELIEVABLE.
>
>I don't know what it was, but this guy had the magic
>touch. Even just through a walkman I could close my
>eyes and FEEL that ambient Dead space, the sonic syrup
>that enveloped your body, rather than just entered
>your ears. That ambience that made Phil bombs seem
>like they shook the world to its center, causing a
>roar to ripple through the audience. That ambience
>electrified by the crowd's energy but without drowning
>out or obscuring what was playing.
>
>I begged, BEGGED this kid (who really didn't
>appreciate what he had or why his friend did it, or he
>would have shared them) to let me convert the tapes to
>digital, to preserve and share the life's work of his
>friend. I told him I would pay for everything and make
>sure he had 2 cd or DAT copies back for every show. He
>half-stepped, he hemmed and hawed, he moved here, he
>moved there....and then he disappeared from my radar.
>I was so frustrated. I only hope to GOD he hasn't
>spent the last 7 years since just popping these
>wonderful master tapes into his car tape deck and
>wearing them into worthlessness.
>(DOUG RAUHE, IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, PLEASE CONTACT
>ME!!!! IF ANYONE KNOWS DOUG, PLEASE CONTACT ME).
>
>Anyhow, I would love to help anyone who wants to put
>together an archive type website devoted to gathering
>together all audience Dead recordings discoverable and
>loudly crediting the people who made them. Not just a
>repository, but something to tell their stories, give
>their tech details, post pictures, etc etc.
>
>To the question (crispy tapings) :
>
>1) 8-13-75. I have what sounds like an audience
>recording (maybe its a very raw (in the good way) SBD
>mix) of most of 8-13-75 (really shows you how
>sterilized One from the Vault is (sorry, Phil, it just
>is)). I'd be glad to share it with you out west in Oct.
>
>2) 5-14-83. I got a tape of this that was so crisp I
>thought it was a SBD, until I caught some taper talk.
>Bertha!!! SHAKEDOWN!!!! Here are links to the archive
>AUD recordings available (though neither comes close
>to the tape I have and am glad to share, though it
>only picks up at Bertha) :
>
>http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=15
>296
>http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=18
>742
>
>I have to say, though, these two are very upper
>mid-range heavy and a bit bright for my taste, also
>way heavy on Garcia. Phil (6-string just out of the
>box) seems to cause 'thuddiness' if you don't equalize
>right. But, like any AUD recording, the key is the
>right equalization. If you get it right, you can
>really 'feel' the show, rather than just hear it.
>
>3) 6-15-92. A truly worthwhile show to get, if you can
>find the right recording. Maybe I am biased because it
>was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my
>life, but the AUD tape I have of it says otherwise.
>They were absolutely ON :
>
>Box Of Rain, Saint Of Circumstance-> So Many Roads->
>Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Jam*-> I Need A Miracle*->
>Standing On the Moon*-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade
>Away*, E: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
>
>The So Many Roads is, in my view, the single best
>rendition EVER (including 7-9-95) with Jerry going off
>the charts in the final stanza. Then right into a
>BEAUTIFUL TERRAPIN that is FLAWLESS in almost every
>way. Not to mention SOTM.
>
>After seeing that show (on leave from Germany) I
>returned to Berlin and answered a Relix ad from
>someone named Keir Bailey (you're still a hero to me,
>if you read this, Keir). I'll be honest, I was a
>beggar at this stage. He had mercy on me, being a
>soldier I guess, and sent me a tape of the show, that
>I have kept well-preserved. It is STUNNING in
>capturing the utter beauty of Jerry's notes dancing
>through that giant(s) stadium space. I am happy to
>share it with anyone who can give me notice and who
>can get it at the next DSO show we share.
>
>Damn, I am going to put that one in right now.
>
>Bye-Bye, Everybody!!
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