Franklin's Tower | 1985-03-25 | Grateful Dead

View Notes- Thanks to Dick Latvala for the transfer of the master vault cassettes and 1st generation cassettes, Rob Eaton for the 1st generation cassette > DAT (16/48) transfer and Tim Dalton for the source DAT (16/48)
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for Tim Dalton's DAT transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies the set break announcement, a 0:33 patch in "Eyes Of The World", a 0:39 patch in "Drums", as well as the final 0:42 of "Keep Your Day Job"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2020

SOURCE 2 OF 28

2:41:04

SBD

Rating:

7.23 / 13 ratings

Transferrer:

Pitched and patched by Bill Tetzeli

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.sbd.fix-shinid-15403.tetzeli.84410.sbeok.flac16

Source:

Original SRC: MSC>Cass.>DAT>CDR>SHN

Lineage:

Edit: SHN > WAV > repitch and patch in Cool Edit Pro > FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch source: Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1 Transfer: Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac Recorded by the Oade Brothers (shnid 23222)

- Set 1 was time/pitch stretched 104.635%; set 2 was time/pitch stretched 100.936%.  Oade PCM source cited above used as a reference.
- Fade in and out between CDs 2 and 3 patched with Oade source.
- Day Job patched from 3:07 to end with Oade source.

Given the huge difference in pitch between the two sets I strongly doubt if they're from the same source.  I'm sure Set I has at least an extra C gen or two, also because it's not nearly as clear-sounding as set II.  That said, it still sounds decent, and not nearly as warbly once the pitch was corrected.  


Edited and seeded by Bill Tetzeli (laptaper@adelphia.net)
4/19/2007

SOURCE 3 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.beyerm88.suraci.78800.flac16

Source:

Beyer M88\'s>Sony D5M *At SBD, stand at 9 feet.

Lineage:

Sony D5Pro>Lunatec V3>722@24/96 722>Adobe Aud.>16bit>Cdwav>flac16

Taper Notes:

View Notes*thanks Eugene for the mics. Location was directly behind SBD.
// end of Let it Grow is cut due to battery failure. Thats what I get for trying to
stretch the batterys from the previous night. Never happened again!

Notes: This is the 16bit version. 24bit is archived on DVDA

SOURCE 4 OF 28

CD's supplied by Andy L

Transferrer:

T Brame

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.sbd.brame.15403.shnf

Source:

MSC> Cass. > DAT > CDR

SOURCE 5 OF 28

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.167020.beyer.m160.vita.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Beyer M160 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell XLII-S)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2024 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps source which supplies some crowd and beginning of "Big Railroad Blues" (0:18 total), as well as a 8:49 patch in "Drums"
- Pitch verified

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2024

SOURCE 6 OF 28

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.167019.beyer.m160.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Jim Vita's Master Audience Cassettes; Beyer M160 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell XLII-S)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2024 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps source which supplies some crowd and beginning of "Big Railroad Blues" (0:18 total), as well as a 8:49 patch in "Drums"
- Pitch verified

Mastered by Scott Clugston
February 2024

SOURCE 7 OF 28

Rob, Eaton, Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.163418.akg451.neumann.u87.blend.eaton.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Rob Eaton's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) AKG 451's w/ CK8 shotguns (Left + Right) + (1)Neumann U87 (Center) blend > Nakamichi 550

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon) > Pro Tools 12 > .wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 2022 > TLH2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the recording, as well as the transfer and harddrive
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to all the folks for the Sennheiser 421 source which supplies some crowd and the noodle into "It's All Over Now" (0:16 total)
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies a 3:26 patch in "Drums"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
July 2022

SOURCE 8 OF 28

Rob, Eaton, Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.163417.akg451.neumann.u87.blend.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Rob Eaton's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) AKG 451's w/ CK8 shotguns (Left + Right) + (1)Neumann U87 (Center) blend > Nakamichi 550

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon) > Pro Tools 12 > .wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 2022 > TLH2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the recording, as well as the transfer and harddrive
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to all the folks for the Sennheiser 421 source which supplies some crowd and the noodle into "It's All Over Now" (0:16 total)
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies a 3:26 patch in "Drums"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
July 2022

SOURCE 9 OF 28

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.150739.nak701x3.barnum.miller.flac2496

Source:

3x Nak 701s > MX-100 > D5

Lineage:

Transfer: Cassette Master > Nakamichi DR-1 > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp (24/96) Lineage: Wav24/96 > Wavelab 10 (tracking, patching) > FLAC 2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesThe transition from drums > space patched with the raw Oade PCM source.

Thanks to Charlie Miller for the C > D transfer and Scott Clugston for pitch correction.

Bruce Barnum was a Deadhead and an avid taper from the early 1980’s until his death in 2017 at age 48.  Over the years, he taped dozens of Dead shows throughout the Northeast, and other concerts, some of which have not been heard since then.

After his death, about 60 of his master cassettes turned up in a used record store in Hudson, NY.  Some were bought by random people nostalgic for the days of cassettes.  The rest were purchased by a fellow Deadhead and archivist.  Bruce’s daughter, Jessica, had more, and was kind enough to lend them to be digitized.  Many of these recordings sound excellent for their age.  They are Bruce's legacy.  Thanks to Charlie Miller, Scott Clugstson and others who have helped bring them to light.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2020-10-24

SOURCE 10 OF 28

2:38:39

Taper:

Rob Hunt and Ted Mattes

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.149267.senn441.hunt.mattes.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Rob Hunt and Ted Mattes' Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 441 mics > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

SOURCE 11 OF 28

2:38:39

Taper:

Rob Hunt and Ted Mattes

Transferrer:

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.149266.senn441.hunt.mattes.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Rob Hunt and Ted Mattes' Master Audience Cassettes; Sennheiser 441 mics > Sony D5M

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

SOURCE 12 OF 28

Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Robert Bryant for the master audience cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
- Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid34684 Sennheiser 421 source which supplies the tuning before and first few seconds of "It's All Over Now", as well as a 0:24 patch in "Drums"
- Between song transitions smoothed
- Miracle noodle included in "I Need A Miracle"

Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 25, 2018

SOURCE 13 OF 28

Charlie Miller and Scott Clugston

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Robert Bryant for the master audience cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer
- Thanks to the folks responsible for the shnid34684 Sennheiser 421 source which supplies the tuning before and first few seconds of "It's All Over Now", as well as a 0:24 patch in "Drums"
- Between song transitions smoothed
- Miracle noodle included in "I Need A Miracle"

Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 25, 2018

SOURCE 14 OF 28

2:46:52

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.164911.nak304.thomas.miller.clugston.flac2496

SOURCE 15 OF 28

2:46:52

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.164910.nak304.thomas.miller.clugston.flac1648

SOURCE 16 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.150738.nak701x3.barnum.miller.flac1644

Source:

3x Nak 701s > MX-100 > D5

Lineage:

Transfer: Cassette Master > Nakamichi DR-1 > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp (24/96) Lineage: Wav24/96 > Wavelab 10 (tracking, patching, resample, MBit+ dither) > FLAC 16

Taper Notes:

View NotesThe transition from drums > space patched with the raw Oade PCM source.

Thanks to Charlie Miller for the C > D transfer and Scott Clugston for pitch correction.

Bruce Barnum was a Deadhead and an avid taper from the early 1980’s until his death in 2017 at age 48.  Over the years, he taped dozens of Dead shows throughout the Northeast, and other concerts, some of which have not been heard since then.

After his death, about 60 of his master cassettes turned up in a used record store in Hudson, NY.  Some were bought by random people nostalgic for the days of cassettes.  The rest were purchased by a fellow Deadhead and archivist.  Bruce’s daughter, Jessica, had more, and was kind enough to lend them to be digitized.  Many of these recordings sound excellent for their age.  They are Bruce's legacy.  Thanks to Charlie Miller, Scott Clugstson and others who have helped bring them to light.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2020-10-24

SOURCE 17 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.145311.aud.lamarre.berger.flac16

Source:

source: aud cassette master taped by Doug Lamarre sennheiser 441's > sony d5, maxell xl-IIS90's

Lineage:

nakamichi dragon > benchmark adc1 @ 24/96 > adobe audition cc > fission > xACT flac transferred & seeded by Rob Berger 2019

SOURCE 18 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.145310.aud.lamarre.berger.flac24

Source:

source: aud cassette master taped by Doug Lamarre sennheiser 441's > sony d5, maxell xl-IIS90's

Lineage:

nakamichi dragon > benchmark adc1 @ 24/96 > adobe audition cc > fission > xACT flac transferred & seeded by Rob Berger 2019

SOURCE 19 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.132990.beyers.andrewf.flac1644

Source:

AUD: Beyers M88's > lead deck Sony D5 > Sony TC-D5M > TDK MA-90's, with no Dolby, set up in second row of seats at end of the floor.

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > R8Brain > TLH > FLAC 1644 tagged. Recording and transfer by Andrew F. 05/2015

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes: The recording possibly matches ID-78800, however on this 
tape Let it Grow is complete. There was an annoying high-pitched 
whine coming from the P.A. during most of Slipknot and Estimated.
Voxengo Span and REA-EQ were used to localize the noise and set 
a narrow band to isolate and reduce it, making these segments of 
the show more listenable. Patches from ID-114486; Birdsong 0:00 > 
0:09, It's All Over Now 0:00 > 0:36, and Drums 1:02 > 1:11.

SOURCE 20 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.132989.beyers.andrewf.flac2448

Source:

AUD: Beyers M88's > lead deck Sony D5 > Sony TC-D5M > TDK MA-90's, with no Dolby, set up in second row of seats at end of the floor.

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > CD-Wave (24bit output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged. Recording and transfer by Andrew F. 05/2015

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes: The recording possibly matches ID-78800, however on this 
tape Let it Grow is complete. There was an annoying high-pitched 
whine coming from the P.A. during most of Slipknot and Estimated.
Voxengo Span and REA-EQ were used to localize the noise and set 
a narrow band to isolate and reduce it, making these segments of 
the show more listenable. Patches from ID-114486; Birdsong 0:00 > 
0:09, It's All Over Now 0:00 > 0:36, and Drums 1:02 > 1:11.

SOURCE 21 OF 28

Matrix by Dave Usborne

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.132153.mtx.dusborne.flac16

Source:

2 source matrix by Dusborne; Soundboard (shnid:084410) Pitch fix of shnid 15403 Original SRC: MSC>Cass.>DAT>CDR>SHN; Edit: SHN > WAV > repitch and patch in Cool Edit Pro > FLAC and Audience (shnid:23222) Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1 Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac Recorded by the Oade Brothers

SOURCE 22 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.124626.chasingwilma.flac24

Source:

lineage: (3) audio technica atm 11 (fob)> optimus> d-5mc> sony tc we435> sony pcm m-10 24bit/96khz> soundforge> cdwave> traders little helper encoding option 8; conversion rate: 96000/24 bit

SOURCE 23 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.nak300.morris.114486.flac24

Source:

Nakamichi CM-300 x2 > Cassette Master (Sony TCD5M/Maxell UDII C-90) Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Korg MR-1000 (1-bit/5.6MHz) > Audiogate (1-bit/5.6MHz > 24-bit/96KHz) > Soundforge 9.0 (edits) > flac24

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
 - Tape flips spliced in All Over Now (at 8:22) and Drums (at 0:14).
 - Recorded by Bob Morris. Thanks to Sam for help. 
 - Transfer (Oct 2009) & 2496 conversion/edits (Jun 2011) by Bob Morris.
 - Thanks to dnick926 for assistance getting the shnids.

SOURCE 24 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.112152.BeyerM160.daweez.d5scott.flac16

Source:

Source: 2 Beyer M160 microphones (up front-center) > Sony TC-D5M - analog master cassettes;

Lineage:

Sony TC-D5M (original record deck) > Pre Sonus Inspire GT > Sound Forge > .wav files > Trader's Little Helper > flac files

SOURCE 25 OF 28

gd1985-03-25.nak300.morris.107547.flac16

Source:

Nakamichi CM-300 x2 > Cassette Master (Sony TCD5M/Maxell UDII C-90) Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Korg MR-1000 (1-bit/5.6MHz) > Audiogate (1-bit/5.6MHz > 16-bit/44.1KHz) > cdwav (edits)

Taper Notes:

View NotesTape flips spliced using Soundforge 9.0 in:
All Over Now (8:22) and Drums (0:14).
Recorded by Bob Morris. Thanks to Sam for help.
Transferred & edited by Bob Morris 10/09.
Flaced and shared by Chuck T./Crazyfingers

SOURCE 26 OF 28

Mark McCue, Adam, Monica, Johnny Kelly and Davey the beeker meade

Transferrer:

Alex Ford

SHNID:

gd1985-03-25.senn421.mccue.ford.34684.sbeok.flac16

Source:

MAC: FOB 2 Sennheiser 421s > Sony TC-D5 > 2 TDK MA90s

Lineage:

Master Audience Cassettes > Nakamichi CD2 > RCA > Audiophile 2496 > WinXP Pro > CEP 2.0 > CD Wave Editor > TLH > FLAC 16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
 - d2t01 Help On The Way levels low 0:00-0:44
 - d2t06 Drums missing audio 01:25-01:30 (tape flip)
 - d3t05 Good Lovin' patched from 7:56-8:26 with SHNID = 14497
 - all tape flips and pauses basically left alone

 Mic Config: pointed at the stacks, chest high 
 Location: FOB, 20-25 feet from the stage, DFC

SOURCE 27 OF 28

Doug Oade and Darrin Sacks

SHNID:

gd85-03-25.oade-schoeps.sacks.23222.sbeok.flacf

Source:

Audience - Schoeps CMC441's

Lineage:

Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1 > Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > CD Wave > FLAC16

Taper Notes:

View NotesField:
Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1

Transfer:
Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac 

Recorded by the Oade Brothers
Transferred by Doug Oade, traced by Darrin Sacks (dsacks@pcisys.net)

SOURCE 28 OF 28

Tommy Danscuk and Steve Barbella

SHNID:

gd85-03-25.nak300.barbella.14497.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience - Nak 300's

Lineage:

Nak 300's > Sony D5 > HHb 850 > SHN > Schlisseltronics > SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesPitch corrected AUD
Lineage: Nak 300 mics, Phil's side, next to board, -> Sony D5,
-> HHb 850 -> SHN -> Schlisseltronics -> SHN