Bouncing around on Archive looking for something to listen to in the background while I grind away at some computer work and WOW! I felt transported to another time and place like only the Dead can do and I am standing up dancing at my desk and mowing down work, it is lunchtime already lol! I would give it the highest rating because I value the more edgy recordings, almost like listening to vinyl, it is original down to the mid-song announcements from Bobby "we need help in back because someone is having a baby..." Makes you wonder who was born at this show, must be a heck of a story.

I love this tape! I rarely log in here, but I had to in order to leave this review. The recording is great, and punchy, and the playing is supoer fun. The GD can be so great sometimes.

please don't dominate the rap- jack

I look for clues for quality of the recording
and stories of people who were there-
many opinions- are amusing
not so much with yours-
yet another long winded 'sermon' from c-f
dried-up bumper sticker slogans
about your vaguely conceived/perceived Jesus

"May the baby Jesus open your mind
and shut your mouth."

-take a pause for your cause
or at least, condense your hyperbole
to 'fan' stuff

God gives us the gift of LIFE
What you and I do with that gift is what we will see judgment day.
It is like a turnstile , one at a time before The Maker.
Only Caveat by the works of our own hands
"THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE"
So the song goes:
"Oh, sinning is a gentilized journey
Take Jesus as your daily guide
Though you may feel pure and saintly
Without Him walking by your side
And when you come to make your crossing
At the end of the pilgrim's way
If you ever will meet your Savior
You will surely meet Him on that day
Now look at that cold Jordan
Look at its deep water
Look at that wide river
Oh, heavy mighty billows roll
You better take Jesus with you
He's a true companion
Oh, I'm sure without Him
That you never will make it home
That awful day of judgment
Is coming in the by and by
We'll see our Lord descending
In the glory from on high
Oh, let us get in touch with Jesus
And in the special love of God
And maybe ever get ready
When he comes on Jordan's tide
Now look at that cold Jordan
Look at its deep water
Look at that wide river
Oh, heavy mighty billows roll
You better take Jesus with you
He's a true companion
Oh, I'm sure without Him that
You never will make it home
Now what you gonna do?
Oh, what you gonna say?
Oh, how you gonna feel
When you come to the end of the way?"

BLUES FOR ALLAH review
Help >Slip - freshly minted in 75
and playing it in Lindley Meadows!
"Doctor in the house"
"Woman having a baby"
Panic in the typical city (involved in a typical daydream)
nothing but a celebration in GD land.
Music-The line that Donna gets in Music is a serious showstopper
A great sign of things to come for Donna Jean
FRANKLIN'S- I don't consider it going out on a limb to say
this is one of my favorite versions of Franklin's Tower.
The Band is in the sweet spot
The HEADS are just losing it big time
When they get to the call and response it is best ever
There is a brother egging the band on ever so briefly but powerfully
I just love that moment!

And a word about this Recording:
Pretty unique perspective on a show here.
I would call this varying from side stage to right in the pit.
The BIODTL gives a glimpse of that Donna/ Bob chemistry.
Also an excellent BIG RIVER.
IMHBTR-one of Garcia's sweeter ballads that blooms real nice here
Hear that Donna/ Jerry connection.

My opinion
Not a concert for the band but this is like playing at a block party.
Everything is cool, time to just relax and let loose and that begins at Truckin that is the jump off. (coming at you)
Not sure where this ranks in the vastness of GD universe
but it is certainly one of the best close up tight in the brain stem audience band experiences ever.
and by the time they hit GDTRFB,,, my oh my!
Saturday Night just icing on the SF Golden Gate rock n roll cake.
"Let's have another party like this again sometime"
CALL IT BACK , YOU NEVER WILL
Hey Brother J --Good Call on 9/27/72

Anyone interested in an honest review from a musical standpoint? Read on. It must be said, this is the last show of 1975. So that’s special, right there. Considering it’s the fourth concert of the year! But seriously. Setting aside the sound quality which is stellar... what about the performance? Shall we be honest? I say we shall. Help starts out BRILLIANT but let’s not ignore the absolutely heinous vocal lapse by Jerry who forgets the words when he comes in after the solo section... it’s Help On The Way! Did you not just play this entire album impeccably the month before without forgetting any words? Come on. Uncritical Deadheads I invite you to come after me. This flub is totally unforgivable in an otherwise great performance. And let’s acknowledge that Jer is having technical difficulties so the band does Slipknot! without him and finishes it before Franklin’s because they clearly didn’t want to do it without Jer. Fair enough. So the rest. MNS is good, maybe not great especially once again compared to the previous month’s show. However... Donna absolutely crushes it! She is ON FIRE 🔥 and this performance shows it. This song was never the same without Donna. TLEO has some great energy and solos but the vocal lapses foreshadow the many flubs to come over the next 20 years where Jer consistently displayed an inability to remember basic lyrics of a song he’d performed so many times before. Now I want to say that the Beat It On is perhaps the best version of this I’ve ever heard. And this song kinda sucks. Way overplayed!! But here Donna and Bobby really nail the crap out of this. It’s absolutely sublime. Don’t listen to any other versions... just this one. They finally do Franklin’s and it’s amazing... at least in part because Jer keeps trying to forget the words but he keeps pulling it out at the last second which is really nice. And Bob and Donna keep picking him up vocally which helps a lot. The rest: Big River is really good, peppy and high energy. No blown lyrics. Roses is pretty good other than a few miscues. I’m gonna be brutally honest now. It really sounds like they are running out of energy at this point. Truckin’ is mediocre at best and has some horrendous mistakes. NFW is not the best by any stretch. The rest of the show basically pales in comparison to 8/13 except GDTRFB which has amazing energy even though it’s really raw. And Saturday Night is filler other than the novelty of it being a 1975. This concert deserves 4 stars by virtue of it being only the fourth (and last) show of ‘75 but if you really want the unvarnished truth, there are some major flaws which in my opinion are inexcusable and warrant legitimate criticism. That’s it. But major shoutout to Donna who in my opinion crushed this show and displayed unbelievable skills in vocal prowess. Keith was spot on, too. Phil brought it, and Bobby. I have to say Jer has some totally unforgivable vocal flubs here that deserve to be pointed out. That’s it, I love Jer but this is an honest review. Drummers are solid but back in the day they used to be way too indulgent and rush the tempo. The music at this show... and every show after this... will never attain the sublime level of 9/27/72 which in my opinion may have been the greatest GD show ever by virtue of the Dark Star which is the best of all time. That’s ok, it’s just my opinion.

Aint it ironic that during the time the band was on hiatis, they performed four of the best shows of their career. Oft overlooked by those who are quick to point out 1977, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1970 or 89-90, the 1975 shows are the source of some serious shifts in style amd substance, feature many tunes never played before or adter from the Blues for Allah album, and are the origin point for my favorite sandwhich jam Help>Slip>Frank. I am not ome to over rate shows. Soumd is good. Show is majestic. 5 star, full om fist

Echoed on an earlier review, there's a depth offered on certain audience recordings I prefer over boards. (Truckin' from Hartford 74, Sugaree from 3-18-77, Dancin'>Franklins from Cape Cod). Lindley Meadows definitely falls into that category. Unfortunately, my favorite snippet is missing here. After Music Never Stopped, Phil chimes in with "Sunny Place, Sunny Place... It's your wife that's having the baby."

* Though the perfect 45 minute sequence from 6-24-70 that filled many a cassette will always remain a favorite... sure wish a board existed!

75 sweetness, Monster sound Quality Meaty balanced bass even @ Hi temp! Help>Slip rich jazzy Music primo. MONSTER Frankins!!!! NFA stellar launchin into MEGA GDTRFBADD ASS!
neat slice, great matrix 5star recording, 4.5 playing

"aegret" needs to listen 2 matrix with BOTH EARS & open mind, as if he was front row hearing both monitors and wall of sound i love both AUD & Boards
! Have a Joygasm on franklins,GDTRFBas ass!!!

This was one of the first tapes I ever got when I started collecting tapes back in the early 80s. I've always loved this AUD, great crowd reaction. I was bummed I didn't see it here on the Archive until now. The SBD, although nice, just doesn't bring the same smile to my face that this recording does

Get it now!

so nice to see this here, i had this a tape years ago, love the banter which is not included on the sbd tape....