Greatest Story Ever Told | 1981-02-28 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to David McGee and Chief for the source DAT
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rob Eaton and the folks responsible for the alternate soundboard source supplies a 0:15 patch in "Terrapin Station", as well as a 0:16 patch in "Space"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch verified

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2021

Vocal Phase Repair by Charlie Miller
December 2025
Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 2026

Taper: David McGee and Chief

3:01:57

SBD

Taper:

David McGee and Chief

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.151914.sbd.mcgee.chief.miller.clugston.flac16

Source:

Master Soundboard Cassette > ? > DAT (16/44.1k)

Lineage:

DAT (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam DA-3000 (16/44.1k) > Adobe Audition 2020 > TLH flac16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to David McGee and Chief for the source DAT
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rob Eaton and the folks responsible for the alternate soundboard source supplies a 0:15 patch in "Terrapin Station", as well as a 0:16 patch in "Space"
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch verified

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2021

Taper: Rob Eaton

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.151913.sbd.eaton.miller.clugston.updated.flac16

Source:

This is an updated version of shnid142412 using an alternate soundboard source for patching rather than an audience source Recording Info: Master Soundboard Cassette > Dat (Panasonic SV-3700 16/48k) > CDR > Dat (Sony PCM R-700 16/44.1k)

Lineage:

Dat (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam DA-3000 > Adobe Audition 2020 > TLH flac16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the source Dat
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to David McGee and Chief for the alternate soundboard source which supplies a 0:10 patch in the Jam out of "Terrapin Station" (previously not patched), an 0:08 patch in "Drums", as well as the final 0:57 of "Good Lovin'"
- The beginnings of "Jack Straw", "Althea" and "Ship Of Fools" are intact
- Other One space included in "The Other One"
- Pitch verified

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2021

Taper: Rob Eaton

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.142412.sbd.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1644

Source:

Master Soundboard Cassette > Dat (Panasonic SV-3700 16/48k) > CDR > Dat (Sony PCM R-700 16/44.1k)

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the source Dat
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- 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 shnid20345 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

Transferrer: Chris Chappell

gd1981-02-28.mtx.chappell.sb02c.28398.sbefail.flac16

Lineage:

Matrix of SBD(4668) and AUD(20345)

Transferrer: Dick Latvala

gd81-02-28.sbd.lutch.4668.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

SBD > Cassette Master > DAT(0)

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD > 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); see info file for flaw notes; d1 tracked for 80 min

Taper: Frank Streeter

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.143845.set2.beyer.m160.streeter.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Frank Streeter's Master Audience Cassette; Beyer M-160 mics > Sony D5

Lineage:

Master Cassette (Nakamichi DR-1)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3.01 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to all the folks responsible for the shnid20345 Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:29 patch in "Terrapin Station", a 11:28 patch in "Drums", as well as some crowd and the beginning of "One More Saturday Night" (0:23 total)
- Pitch corrected
- 1st set tape lost

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2018

Taper: Frank Streeter

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.143844.set2.beyer.m160.streeter.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Frank Streeter's Master Audience Cassette; Beyer M-160 mics > Sony D5

Lineage:

Master Cassette (Nakamichi DR-1)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp 24/96 > Adobe Audition 3.01 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Frank Streeter for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to all the folks responsible for the shnid20345 Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:29 patch in "Terrapin Station", a 11:28 patch in "Drums", as well as some crowd and the beginning of "One More Saturday Night" (0:23 total)
- Pitch corrected
- 1st set tape lost

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2018

Taper: Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein

Transferrer:

Transfer by Ray Ackerman Edited & Mastered by Joe Noel September 09, 2025

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.174920.Bernstein.MasterCassettes.t-flac2496

Source:

?? mics > ?? lead deck > ?? Deck > Master Cassettes

Lineage:

Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 > Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96 > Adobe Audition > FLAC 2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes;
- the mics can't be recalled, but a quick listen reveals our taper was up front & centered.
- All tape flips were x-faded

Thanks to;
- Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters
- Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer
- Frank Streeter for the patch source

Source 10 of 12

3:10:37

SHNID:

gd1981-02-28.154897.mtx.seamons.flac16

Source:

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro

Lineage:

FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut w/EQ > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

Jim Wise's SBD source via CDR had digital noise reduction. Levels are overall a little hotter and more brittle. Some light EQ helped throughout as needed.

Set 1 + encore uses Barry Glassberg's recording for the matrix. Set 2 uses Frank Streeter's tape. Streeter's recording becomes muffled for the encore so Glassberg's tape was used instead.

First 0:20 of Lost Sailor cut in the SBD. A splice edit repeated 0:10 of the recording during the Terrapin jam and was removed. 0:06 cut during Space.

0:05 cut at the beginning of Let It Grow in the AUD. 0:15 cut at the end of the Terrapin jam, now patched with Glassberg's tape. 1:11 cut during Drums (patched with SBD in the source).

Taper: Mason B. Taylor

gd1981-02-28.naks.mason.128747.flac16

Source:

Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Nakamichi 550 Cassette Deck, on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones; Transferred on Mason's restored Nak550 properly

Taper Notes:

View Notes"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics.

Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most.

As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening.

Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"

Taper: Barry Glassberg

gd81-02-28.glassberg.steinthal-cohen-vernon.20345.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording: Nak700>Sony TCD5M, Maxell UDXLII, Dolby B

Lineage:

AUDMC> Tascam 112MKII > Sony R500 SBM (pass through) > Delta Dio 2496 > HD > sound forge , CDwav> shn

Taper Notes:

View NotesTaped by 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 via Mark Cohen.  Encoded by Matt Vernon