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Grateful Dead Live at Freeborn Hall, University of California on 1971-01-21

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1971-01-21 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, Charlie Miller, Sandy Troy, Matt Smith, Joe B. Jones

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Cold Rain & Snow, Me & My Uncle, Smokestack Lightning > Truckin', Dire Wolf, Hard To Handle, Sugar Magnolia, Black Peter, Around & Around, Cumberland Blues, Casey Jones

Set 2

That's It For The Other One > Cosmic Charlie, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Uncle John's Band

New Riders Of The Purple Sage Opened

Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - Keyboards, Harmonica
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums

Notes

Notes:
-- Filler is from same show (SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat -> CD)
-- There are a couple of really short cuts in Truckin'
-- Last Cosmic Charlie till June 4, 1976
-- Thanks to Sandy Troy for lending me his reels
-- Thanks to Matt Smith for transferring the reels
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Addeddate: 2014-10-16 12:01:39

Identifier: gd1971-01-21.131517.aud.miller.flac16

Lineage: Reel (Akai GX636) -> Apogee Mini-Me (24bit/96k) -> Apogee Mini-DAC -> Wavelab v5 -> FLAC/24

Location: Davis, CA

Run time: 114:51.70

Source: AUD (Unknown Gear) -> ? -> Reel (Maxell UD 35-90 @ 3.75ips)

Taped by: Sandy Troy

Transferred by: Charlie Miller, Matt Smith, Joe B. Jones

Type: sound

Venue: Freeborn Hall, University of California

Year: 1971

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Reviewer: Dark Star 101 - - January 22, 2021
Subject: Complain About The Sound? C’mon Man!

Happy 50th Anniversary! We’ve grow spoiled beyond belief with the Archive and its numerous deadicated and talented contributors. Yes there are many shows with much better sound, but this is what we have for THIS beautiful show. Enjoy it for what is, you really get the essence of being there, albeit a bit crusty.

Reviewer: deadmax - - January 8, 2019
Subject: Really Good Show - Bad Sound

Sound is not good but the playing is stellar! They are really going for it here. Seque from Smokestack to Truckin is great. Direwolf gets Pigpen's harmonica which I'm not sure I've noticed before. The Other One that opens the second set is the MONSTER of the show! 25 minutes of gooey goodness! They seem like they are finishing with the "he's got to die" melody but they just somehow turn it into Cosmic Charlie which is short but always nice to hear. China Cat tears the roof off! -last Cosmic Charlie until 6/4/76

Reviewer: clementinescaboose - - April 13, 2017
Subject: What the?!

Sometimes I truly wonder what others hear in the Grateful Dead's music, or if we are even listening to the same performance. This Other One is far from disorganized. In particular, the quiet sections are astonishing, with Garcia and Weir sparring in absolutely remarkable space guitar interplay that is some of the most unique to any Other One. And did njpg even hear the transition from Cryptical reprise into Cosmic Charlie? It ranks right along side 2/17/73 HCS>China Cat and 12/19/78 Stella>NFA as one of the most flawless segues the band ever did.

Reviewer: tanman82 - - November 5, 2015
Subject: truckin

i wanted to hear an aud to see how loud pig's organ was compared to the tapes(ie mixed to tape , not what the aud heard ie pa mix)

pig plays harp on truckin gonna check rest of vshow as this is a 'pet peeve' of mine. the lack of organ in the mix until europe 72

Reviewer: njpg - - July 20, 2015
Subject: -

Unremarkable show with a disorganized Other One & a rushed Cosmic Charlie.

Reviewer: chris phillips - - February 21, 2015
Subject: A+

Cold Rain, Smokestack Lightning + Truckin'

Reviewer: ihor oid - - October 21, 2014
Subject: another aud one

nicely done, guys!

I-) ihor

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