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Grateful Dead Live at Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall on 1979-12-11

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1979-12-11 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, Mason B. Taylor

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Jack Straw, Loser, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Althea, Easy To Love You, Minglewood Blues, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider

Set 2

Shakedown Street-> Samson & Delilah, Ship of Fools, Terrapin Station-> Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Sugar Magnolia, E:Alabama Getaway-> E: Promised Land

Notes

"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics.

Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most.

As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening.

Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"

Addeddate: 2014-05-24 11:42:28

Identifier: gd1979-12-11.128800.naks.mason.partial.flac16

Location: Kansas City, KS

Run time: 138:49.16

Source: Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Nakamichi 550 Cassette Deck, on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones; Transferred on a Nak CR 7A

Taped by: Mason B. Taylor

Type: sound

Venue: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall

Year: 1979

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Reviewer: lilrichwhiteboy - - June 4, 2014
Subject: Best Recording Of This Show

This is a fabulous audience recording from hearing the Jack Straw opening. I thought the Walker/Scotton AUD wasn't too bad, having some distance, or the Hough MTX but, I think this is a cut above both with having the best of both. This capture is closer than Walker's, also being above the crowd, and has the fidelity of the Matrix because of it's perceived proximity to the stage. I couldn't say it's a true FOB but, it sure sounds like one. I just wish the show lived up to the recording. Unfortunately, there is nothing special here except for a very unusual - complete stop - between Sailor > Saint which is quite interesting. The only problem is that both songs, like the rest of the show is lackluster. I wouldn't even call it an average show.

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