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Grateful Dead Live at Cumberland County Civic Center on 1979-05-13

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1979-05-13 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live Concert, audience, Barry Glassberg

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

SET 1:
d1t01. Sugaree
d1t02. Take A Step Back
d1t03. Mama Tried
d1t04. Mexicali Blues
d1t05. Jack-A-Roe
d1t06. It's All Over Now
d1t07. Candyman
d1t08. El Paso
d1t09. Row Jimmy
d1t0a. Jack Straw

SET 2:
d2t01. Scarlet Begonias >
d2t02. Fire on the Mountain >
d2t03. Estimated Prophet >
d2t04. He's Gone >
d2t05. Truckin' (1) >
d2t06. Drums >
d2t07. Space >
d3t01. Space >
d3t02. Wharf Rat >
d3t03. Around & Around

ENCORE:
U.S. Blues (missing)

Notes

Transcriptors note:
The original DAT source was good, but the high end was a bit lacking. I used Cool Edit pro to boost the high end by using FFT filtering (approximately 7.89 db). I found this was a marked improvement on the original sound.

You will notice that the bass floor on this recording is a bit lacking (this is true on the original recording), but it picks up after Candyman.

If you listen closely, you can here the mikes being moved ever so slightly for the first six numbers.

Matt Vernon note:
I have compared this with the Glassberg aud digitized by John Steinthal from Barry's master cassettes. This is the same source, though it has been equalized by increasing the treble as described in the info file. The "brighter" sound of this source is more typical of audience recordings that were recorded with Dolby but not played back to decode the Dolby.

Addeddate: 2008-01-04 04:23:49

Identifier: gd1979-05-13.nak700.glassberg.8037.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: CDR > Cool Edit Pro "Treble Boost Filter" (7.89 db) > CDR-WAV > SHN (MKWACT .97b)

Location: Portland, ME

Source: Nak CM 700 > Sony TCD-D5 > DAT > CD-r (via hhb-800 single wav)

Taped by: Barry Glassberg

Type: sound

Venue: Cumberland County Civic Center

Year: 1979

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Reviewer: onthebus50 - - September 12, 2019
Subject: 1st

My first dead show paid 10 Canadian to a guy on the steps got in just as it started and its never stopped

Reviewer: Folkhippy - - September 10, 2012
Subject: Great looking show; poor sound

This show has a great set list, and most of the performances are stellar, but the poor sound quality (and perhaps microphone placement during the show?) makes it hard to enjoy. It sounds like the mics pulled in all of the rows of audience in front of them, but very little of the band on stage, especially during Sugaree. Lots of hand clapping and delirious audience yelling gets in the way of the music, which sounds distant and muffled.

Quality improves by the second set, but there is still much room noise for me. By the number of sources for the show, it seems like they have been trying to correct some of these issues. Still grateful to have this historical document.

5/5 for a '79 Dead performance
3/5 for sound

Reviewer: jimonline - - January 29, 2011
Subject: What a great show! Thanks for the memories!

I was in the font of the balcony at this show. Pretty good seats! I was happy! I'm glad the "step back jam" made it on the recording.....

Traveled up to Maine after the show at U. Mass the day before. I got pulled over and they took the weed from my front shirt pocket (duh!) and the little hash in the glove compartment. I got a ticket for that and for speeding. I paid one and owed some on the speeding. I live out of state and thought they'd forget... They caught up with me 27 years later when I went to renew my license in another state and they did a data base cross check. lol!

Thanks for the archives and the memories! I love looking up and listening to shows I was at. I miss Jerry....

edit: Track 16 labeled "Drums" is actually the end of Truckin and is an awesome jam with a little Nobody's fault But Mine jam.... well worth a listen!

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