1977-12-31 | Grateful Dead

View NotesThis updated "version three" was created on January 1, 2021.

...and you may ask yourself, how did we get here? Uncharacteristically, we did a couple fixes to make this show right.  The original seed had one of the two tapes channels reversed by accident, so we fixed that.  Upon listening, scholars let us know that while Keith was on the left side of the stage physically, the mix was done to put him in the right channel, therefore our second fix had the mix flipped channels wise. Though it represented the stage position of Keith, it had the drummers and band in the wrong locations.  Thanks for understanding the process and our desire to present the most accurate possible version. This version three also includes a tiny adjustment to the speed. If you have the previous two versions (151250 + 151297), please don't continue to share them elsewhere.

SOURCE 2 OF 14

2:55:06

SBD

Taper:

Bear

Transferrer:

Transferred and Mastered by Jim Blackwood Speed Correction by Jason Chastain Patched where needed (mostly between song tunings) using shnid=141799 + 20596

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.151332.sbd.bear.gems.V3.flac1648

Source:

Bear's Master Reel > Cassette (Music Never Stopped through Truckin') + Bear's Master Cassette (Wharf Rat through Casey Jones).

Lineage:

Cassette (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X5 > Flac24

Taper Notes:

View NotesThis updated "version three" was created on January 1, 2021.

...and you may ask yourself, how did we get here? Uncharacteristically, we did a couple fixes to make this show right.  The original seed had one of the two tapes channels reversed by accident, so we fixed that.  Upon listening, scholars let us know that while Keith was on the left side of the stage physically, the mix was done to put him in the right channel, therefore our second fix had the mix flipped channels wise. Though it represented the stage position of Keith, it had the drummers and band in the wrong locations.  Thanks for understanding the process and our desire to present the most accurate possible version. This version three also includes a tiny adjustment to the speed. If you have the previous two versions (151250 + 151297), please don't continue to share them elsewhere.

SOURCE 3 OF 14

Transferred and Mastered by Jim Blackwood Speed Correction by Jason Chastain

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.151251.sbd.bear.gems.flac2496

Source:

Bear's Master Reel > Cassette (Music Never Stopped through Truckin') + Bear's Master Cassette (Wharf Rat through Casey Jones).

Lineage:

Cassette (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X5 > Flac24

Taper Notes:

View NotesOriginally aired on 91.3 FM KXCI Tucson on Dead Air, hosted by Jim Blackwood and Jamie Waddell on December 27, 2020 - https://spinitron.com/KXCI/pl/12271700/Dead-Air
and shared to www.shnflac.net

"Part of a collection of about 45 of Bear's tapes bestowed up me years ago.  They came from one of Bear's closest friends, who who travel frequently to Australia to visit his compound.  They would organize his recordings and listen late into the night.  Some of his favorite versions, copies and a few actual master tapes, came back with him stateside, and it is an honor and a pleasure to share some of the sonic journals." - Jamie Waddell

**gems**

SOURCE 4 OF 14

Transferred and Mastered by Jim Blackwood Speed Correction by Jason Chastain

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.151250.sbd.bear.gems.flac1648

Source:

Bear's Master Reel > Cassette (Music Never Stopped through Truckin') + Bear's Master Cassette (Wharf Rat through Casey Jones).

Lineage:

Cassette (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X5 > Flac24

Taper Notes:

View NotesOriginally aired on 91.3 FM KXCI Tucson on Dead Air, hosted by Jim Blackwood and Jamie Waddell on December 27, 2020 - https://spinitron.com/KXCI/pl/12271700/Dead-Air
and shared to www.shnflac.net

"Part of a collection of about 45 of Bear's tapes bestowed up me years ago.  They came from one of Bear's closest friends, who who travel frequently to Australia to visit his compound.  They would organize his recordings and listen late into the night.  Some of his favorite versions, copies and a few actual master tapes, came back with him stateside, and it is an honor and a pleasure to share some of the sonic journals." - Jamie Waddell

**gems**

SOURCE 5 OF 14

3:00:54

SBD

Taper:

Bob Gurman and Alan Berdhaw

Transferrer:

SIRMick

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.141799.sbd.gurman.bershaw.sirmick.flac1644

Source:

Source: SBD > Umatic videotape masters (noted as "remote") - From Bob Gurman;

Lineage:

Umatic masters > Sony VO-2600 > Tascam CDRW-700 > CDR - Transfered by Alan Bershaw November 26, 2002; Lineage: CDR > wav > Adobe Audition 3 > iZotope RX6 Advanced > iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced > CD Wave > Flac 16; edited and master SIRMick April 2018

Taper Notes:

View NotesComments:

From Alan

"I transferred these masters direct to untracked CDs back in 2002. I checked them out and they are spot on for speed (A=440). It seems to be a sort of sbd/ambient blend mix to mono. The masters were labelled as "Remote" so I'm assuming its a unique mix of some sort, possibly as the feed to video cameras. It sounds similar to the audio on Bill Graham's video masters but is superior quality and more complete. It may be the most complete direct source as it does not have any of the cuts on other sbd sources. The only cut is during the tape change in set 2 (during the jam after Truckin')"

SIRMick

I have compared a couple of tracks with the mix used for Bill Graham's video at the Convert Vault and can confirm that it is  the same as this.

Notes:

- The audience which has been mixed in is rather excessive during  Set I so I have toned it down so that it isn't so overpowering.
- I put together a matrix to patch "Jam'" which is a 100/50 mix of shnids 20596 and 140952 (Thank you Brian Heath, Matt Smith and Scott Clugston).    Both sources were speed corrected and some level adjustments made. I made this mono so that it is in keeping with the rest of the source.  The patch is

Thanks to Bob Gurman for this source and Alan Bershaw for the transfer.

edited and masstered
SIRMick
April 2018

SOURCE 6 OF 14

5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k) by Kevin Tobin

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.141127.5-1.tobin.flac1648

Source:

flac16/48kHz; 5.1 LPCM Surround Sound (48k) - SBD (shnid = 20596) Source: SBD > Master Reel > PCM > DAT > CD original discs EAC'd and retracked using CDWave by Brian Heath, shn entry submitted by okcomputerboy + AUD (shnid = 140952) Source Info: Master Audience Reels; AKG D224E mics > Sandy Troy's 1st generation 10" Reels @ 7 1/2 ips; Transfer Info: 1st generation Reels (Technics RS 1506) > Apogee Mini Me > Mini DAC > WaveLab 8(flac 24/96)> Adobe Audition 3.0 (24/96)> TLH flac2496 - mixing by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View Notes5.1 LPCM Surround Sound Mix (48k)

SOURCE 7 OF 14

2:40:37

SBD

Transferrer:

Matrix by Kevin Tobin DTS

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.141126.dts.tobin.flac1644

Source:

DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix; SBD (shnid = 20596) Source: SBD > Master Reel > PCM > DAT > CD original discs EAC'd and retracked using CDWave by Brian Heath, shn entry submitted by okcomputerboy + AUD (shnid = 140952) Source Info: Master Audience Reels; AKG D224E mics > Sandy Troy's 1st generation 10" Reels @ 7 1/2 ips; Transfer Info: 1st generation Reels (Technics RS 1506) > Apogee Mini Me > Mini DAC > WaveLab 8(flac 24/96)> Adobe Audition 3.0 (24/96)> TLH flac2496 - dts mixing by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View NotesDTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix

More On DTS

Today's audio standards are moving towards multi-channel
sound, like DTS and Dolby Digital. While the Audio-CD
standard (Red Book) hasn't changed to accommodate these
new sound formats, it is still possible to go around the
specification and to put a 5.1 surround recording on a
regular Audio-CD. To play a DTS-Audio-CD you must connect
your DVD/CD player via a digital cable (optical or coaxial)
to your DTS Dolby-Digital receiver. It is not 100% sure
that your receiver will recognize a DTS-Audio CD, so the
first time you're trying to playback a DTS-Audio-CD you
must do a test to determine if it can. Begin with the
volume very low, start the disc and raise the volume
gradually. NEVER listen to a DTS-Audio-CD through the
analog audio outputs of your CD/DVD player.

Burning Instructions

Burn them the absolute same way as you would burn any
normal Audio-CD from FLAC files.

Brokedown House Production

SOURCE 8 OF 14

2:40:37

SBD

Transferrer:

Matrix by Kevin Tobin

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.141125.mtx.tobin.flac1644

Source:

Matrix 2 Source Mix - SBD (shnid = 20596) Source: SBD > Master Reel > PCM > DAT > CD original discs EAC'd and retracked using CDWave by Brian Heath, shn entry submitted by okcomputerboy + AUD (shnid = 140952) Source Info: Master Audience Reels; AKG D224E mics > Sandy Troy's 1st generation 10" Reels @ 7 1/2 ips; Transfer Info: 1st generation Reels (Technics RS 1506) > Apogee Mini Me > Mini DAC > WaveLab 8(flac 24/96)> Adobe Audition 3.0 (24/96)> TLH flac2496 - matrix mixing by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by kevtobin@yahoo.com
- FLAC conversion 21-FEB-2018 - Trader Little Helper
- Tagged 21-FEB-2018 - Tag&Rename
---------------------------------------------------------
Brokedown House Production

SOURCE 9 OF 14

gd1977-12-31.141124.patch-sbd.tobin.flac1644

Source:

Patched/Pitch Corrected Soundboard (original shnid = 20596) Source: SBD > Master Reel > PCM > DAT > CD original discs EAC'd and retracked using CDWave by Brian Heath, shn entry submitted by okcomputerboy (dkonrad99@hotmail.com) - pitch correction and patches by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatched and pitch corrected soundboard

SOURCE 10 OF 14

Brian Purvis and Bill Tetzeli

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.sbd.purvis.tetzeli.fix-286.35291.sbeok.shnf

Source:

SBD > Master Reel > DAT > CDR

Lineage:

CDR > EAC > SHN > ? > SHN

SOURCE 11 OF 14

gd1977-12-31.sbd.heath.20596.sbeok.shnf

Source:

SBD > Master Reel

Lineage:

Master Reel > PCM > DAT > CD > CDWave > Wav > SHN

SOURCE 12 OF 14

gd77-12-31.sbd.purvis.286.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

SBD> MR> DAT> standalone burner> CDR> EAC> SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD> MR> DAT> standalone burner> CDR> EAC> SHN;Â  EAC> SHN by B.
Purvis; via offer to PCP; etreed 5/9/00 via A. Jerugim

SOURCE 13 OF 14

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller and Matt Smith

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.140952.akg.d224e.troy.smith.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Source Info: Master Audience Reels; AKG D224E mics > Sandy Troy's 1st generation 10" Reels @ 7 1/2 ips; Transfer Info: 1st generation Reels (Technics RS 1506) > Apogee Mini Me > Mini DAC > WaveLab 8(flac 24/96)> Adobe Audition 3.0 (24/96)> TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Matt Smith for the transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Typical of a New Year's show, there are some minor pops/hand claps and whatnot throughout
- Level fluctuations smoothed
- Pitch corrected
- 1st Audience source in circulation for this date (2/18)

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 8, 2018

SOURCE 14 OF 14

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller and Matt Smith

SHNID:

gd1977-12-31.140951.akg.d224e.troy.smith.miller.clugston.flac1644

Source:

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Matt Smith for the transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Typical of a New Year's show, there are some minor pops/hand claps and whatnot throughout
- Level fluctuations smoothed
- Pitch corrected
- 1st Audience source in circulation for this date (2/18)

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 8, 2018