U.S. Blues | 1985-03-12 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Mark Terry for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Greg Holtz and JAZ for the Nakamichi 300 source which supplies a 1:27 patch in the "Drums > Space" transition
- "Little Red Rooster" with Matthew Kelly on harmonica
- Rex Foundation Benefit
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2025

Taper: Mark Terry

2:12:09

Taper:

Mark Terry

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-12.176256.sennheiser.blend.terry.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Mark Terry's Master Audience Cassettes; (2) Sennheiser 421 mics (L/R) + (1) Sennheiser 441 mic (C) blend > Nakamichi 550 > Sony D5 (Maxell XLII-S90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam Hi-Res Editor (.wav 24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2025 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Mark Terry for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Greg Holtz and JAZ for the Nakamichi 300 source which supplies a 1:27 patch in the "Drums > Space" transition
- "Little Red Rooster" with Matthew Kelly on harmonica
- Rex Foundation Benefit
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
September 2025

Taper: Greg Holtz

gd1985-03-12.nak300.holtz.JAZ.96701.flac16

Source:

Nakamichi cm 300's CP-4 guns -> Sony D-5

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Maxell Super Fine Epilaxial XLII-s 90's) -> Tascam 112 -> RCA/XLR -> Edirol m10dx 24bit 96kHz -> SPDIF -> M-Audio MicrotrackII Compactflash -> USB -> Mastered with UAD Technology in Wave Lab 5.0 -> R8brain 16bit 44.1kHz -> Traders Little Helper flac8

Taper: Tazuo Yamaguchi

gd1985-03-12.nak700.yamaguchi.minches.96439.flac16

Source:

Nak 700 cardiods on 12 inch pzm plates> dbx 224> poris preamp> Sony TC-D5; mics were spread 4 seats apart

Lineage:

Master played back on Nak Dragon> Grace Lunatec V3 (24/96)> Digital Audio Labs Card Deluxe> Adobe Audition 2.0> (dither/downsample)> FLAC encoding

Taper: Mark McCue

gd1985-03-12.senn421.mccue.ford.84323.flac16

Source:

Sennheiser 421's > Sony TC-D5M > TDK MA90 Cassettes

Lineage:

Master Audience Cassettes > Nakamichi Dragon > Kind Kables RCA/XLR > Lunatec V3 (@2496) > coax > Audiophile 2496 > WaveLab 5.0 > WAV @24/96 > Waves L2 (dither) > WAV @16/44.1 > CD Wave Editor > TLH > FLAC16.

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

- SBE's fixed w/ TLH. Files encoded @ level 8.
- Tape flip in d2t05 Space smoothed w/ WaveLab.
- 24 bit files archived.
- Master Audience Cassettes provided by Mark McCue.
- Transfer, edits, conversion and seeding by Alex Ford.

Taper: PA Deli Mike

gd1985-03-12.senn441-pa-deli-mike.mrchips.83444.flac16

Source:

2x Sennheiser 441's > Sony TCD5-M > Maxell MX

Lineage:

Nakamichi CR-7A > DAT (Sony DTC-60ES with SBM) > CD > EAC > WAV > FLAC

Taper Notes:

View Notes...And yet another installment from the 'PA Deli Mike' project!!!

If you liked the March 10th show seeded recently, you'll love this one from the 12th, too. Mike's taping location was identical on this evening to two nights prior (Section 'CTR', row 'FF', seat '5'), and the SQ is just as sweet.  As for disc 1 track 7,the 'spray me Bobby Guy' is near the OTS, and not up front as suggested in the text of the FOB recording of this show with source ID 10256.

As with all of Mike's recordings, this source is new to circulation.
Hope you all enjoy it, and stay tuned for the next installment coming soon!!!

MrChips-

Taper: Unknown

gd1985-03-12.senn.andrewf.26433.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Sennheiser MD-421's > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell MX-90 cassettes

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
D2T1: The very beginning of "Touch of Grey" cuts in. Seems to be approximately five seconds missing.
D2T4: At the end of "space", Jerry and Bob tease "Throwing Stones", then the tape is flipped. This was a direct flip (no rewinding); only a few seconds appear to be missing.
D2T7: Deadbase erroneously lists Matt Kelly on "Not Fade Away".

ENJOY! -- :)

Taper: Unknown

gd85-03-12.senn421.barbella.10256.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording FOB Senn421's

Lineage:

Master Cassette > DAT > CD

Taper Notes:

View NotesFOB Senn421's > Master Cassette > DAT > CD; via Raoul Duke; Seeded to etree by Steve Barbella