1983-05-15 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Scott Wiseman for the master cassettes source and transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Dave Kramer and Matt Field for the Sennheiser (x3) 421 source which supplies a 0:23 patch in "Deal", 0:08 and 0:13 patches in "Drums", as well as a 0:10 patch in the "Stella Blue > Throwing Stones" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2025

Taper: Scott Wiseman

2:54:37

Taper:

Scott Wiseman

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.176406.senn421.blend.wiseman.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Scott Wiseman's Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 421 mics (x3) > Sony PCM F-1 > Sony D5 (patched out of Dave Kramer & Matt Field)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi BX-150)> Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2025 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Scott Wiseman for the master cassettes source and transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Dave Kramer and Matt Field for the Sennheiser (x3) 421 source which supplies a 0:23 patch in "Deal", 0:08 and 0:13 patches in "Drums", as well as a 0:10 patch in the "Stella Blue > Throwing Stones" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2025

Taper: Jim Vita

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.163386.nak304.vita.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 300 mics + CP4 capsules > Jim Vita's 1st Generation Cassettes

Lineage:

1st Generation Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the 1st generation cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller for the Sony ECM220t source which supplies "Touch Of Grey" and "New Minglewood Blues", a 0:05 patch in the "Looks Like Rain > Deal" transition, a 0:25 patch in "Drums', as well as a 0:06 patch in the "Stella Blue > Throwing Stones" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2022

Taper: Jim Vita

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.163385.nak304.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 300 mics + CP4 capsules > Jim Vita's 1st Generation Cassettes

Lineage:

1st Generation Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the 1st generation cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller for the Sony ECM220t source which supplies "Touch Of Grey" and "New Minglewood Blues", a 0:05 patch in the "Looks Like Rain > Deal" transition, a 0:25 patch in "Drums', as well as a 0:06 patch in the "Stella Blue > Throwing Stones" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2022

Taper: Bob Wagner

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.158152.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Bob Wagner's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony D5

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller Sony ECM220t source which supplies a 0:10 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:23 patch in the "Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away" transition
- "Drums > Space" with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim
- "Not Fade Away" with John Cipollina
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
June 2022

Taper: Bob Wagner

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.158151.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Bob Wagner's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony D5

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller Sony ECM220t source which supplies a 0:10 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:23 patch in the "Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away" transition
- "Drums > Space" with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim
- "Not Fade Away" with John Cipollina
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
June 2022

Taper: Chris Hecht

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.147899.fob.akg.d330bt.senn421.hecht.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Chris Hecht's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) AKG D330BT mics + (1) Sennheiser 421 > Fostex Mixer > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Chris Hecht for the master recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller for the shnid94397 (FOB) Sony ECM220T source which supplies the first 4:43 of "Touch Of Grey", a 0:06 patch in "Franklin's Tower", a 0:17 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:14 patch in the "Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
August 2019

Taper: Chris Hecht

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.147898.fob.akg.d330bt.senn421.hecht.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Chris Hecht's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) AKG D330BT mics + (1) Sennheiser 421 > Fostex Mixer > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC 2019 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Chris Hecht for the master recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Rango Keshavan and Charlie Miller for the shnid94397 (FOB) Sony ECM220T source which supplies the first 4:43 of "Touch Of Grey", a 0:06 patch in "Franklin's Tower", a 0:17 patch in "Drums", as well as a 0:14 patch in the "Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away" transition
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
August 2019

Taper: Rango Keshavan

gd1983-05-15.fob.sonyecm220t.keshavan.miller.fix.94516.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB) Sony ECM-220T -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Fuji Metal Tape/Dolby B)

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch Info:
Nakamichi 700 -> Cassette Master -> Cassette -> CD (shnid=34167) supplies:
Drums (3:04 - 3:12)
Throwing Stones (0:00 - 0:07)

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Thanks to Rango Keshavan for lending me his masters
-- Drums and Space with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim
-- Not Fade Away with John Cipollina
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Taper: Rango Keshavan

gd1983-05-15.fob.sonyecm220t.keshavan.miller.94397.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB) Sony ECM-220T -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Fuji Metal Tape/Dolby B)

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch Info:
Nakamichi 700 -> Cassette Master -> Cassette -> CD (shnid=34167) supplies:
Drums (3:04 - 3:12)
Throwing Stones (0:00 - 0:07)

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Thanks to Rango Keshavan for lending me his masters
-- Drums and Space with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim
-- Not Fade Away with John Cipollina

Taper: anonymous taper, Jamie Poris, Mark Severson

3:01:51

Taper:

anonymous taper, Jamie Poris, Mark Severson

Transferrer:

Brian Green and SIRMick

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.nak700.anon-severson-poris.LMPP.96565.flac16

Source:

3 Nak 700's (L & R Cardiods, Center Omni - 3 DB Low Pass filter)> -15 db pads > 3 mic mixer Preamp > Patchbay> Sony D6 > MAC (Dolby B )

Lineage:

MAC (Dolby B ) > CR-5A > HD-P2 > 24/96 Wave > Adobe Audition > Wavelab with iZotope Ozone and Waves RBass > iZotope RX Advanced > 16/44.1 wave > CD Wave > TLH > flac16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

- tape flips after Cassidy and, Samson And Delilah crossfaded
- Happy Birthday Dan Healy has problems in the left channel during the first 12 seconds
- the bass on this recording was extremely heavy and has been toned down
- seamless change between discs 2 and 3

patches:

Throwing Stones 7:54 - 8:07
Drums 9:33 - 9:44

patch source: (FOB) Sony ECM-220T -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/Fuji Metal Tape/Dolby B) (shnid 94516)

Taper: Unknown

Mark McCue and Alex Ford

SHNID:

gd1983-05-15.set2.nak700.mccue.34167.sbeok.flac16

Source:

2 Nak 700's > Bass Box EQ > Sony D5 > Sony D5 > Maxell MX 90's

Lineage:

1st gen Cassette>Sony D5>Tascam Stand Alone burner(tracked on the fly)>EAC> HD>CDR>EAC>.wav files joined, patched(CEP 2.0) & retracked (CD Wave Editor)>TLH>FLAC16. Files encoded @ level 6. Sector boundaries verified with TLH.

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

 - d1t07 @ 4:45 patch added (taken from http://db.etree.org/shninfo_detail.php?shnid=2217) to make Drums complete. 
 - d2t04 @ 7:51 missing audio in "ashes, ashes all fall down"
 - d2t07 contains slight digi noise
 - Drums and Space jam with Flora Purim & Airto Moreira
 - Not Fade Away with John Cipollina

Source 13 of 13

gd83-05-15.sony.keshavan.2217.sbeok.shnf

Source:

FOB Aud Sony ECM 220T > Sony D5 using Fuji Metals no dolby> Played back on a Nak DR1 with Azimuth adjustment > Sony PCMR500 DAT 48KHz SBM ON > PC transfer via Turtle Beach Montego II Digital I/O > SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesFOB Aud Sony ECM 220T > Sony D5 using Fuji Metals no dolby> Played back on a Nak DR1 with Azimuth adjustment > Sony PCMR500 DAT 48KHz SBM ON > PC transfer via Turtle Beach Montego II Digital I/O > SHN; via Rango Keshavan