gd - Wondering What to Choose 1975
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xx/xx/75Blues For Allah
 blues for allah gdcd4001, grateful dead, initial release : september 1, 1975, grateful dead records la-494, the third lp on the grateful dead label., released on cd in 1988 by grateful dead records gdcd 4001., tracks, help on the way (hunter / garcia), slipknot! (garcia / k.godchaux / kreutzmann / lesh / weir), franklin's tower (hunter / garcia), king solomon's marbles *, part i: stronger than dirt (lesh) *, part ii: milkin' the turkey (hart / kreutzmann / lesh) *, the music never stopped (weir / barlow), crazy fingers (hunter / garcia), sage and spirit (weir), blues for allah (hunter / garcia), sand castles and glass camels (garcia / k.godchaux / d.godchaux / kreutzmann / lesh / weir), unusual occurrences in the desert (hunter / garcia), musicians, grateful dead;, jerry garcia - guitar, vocals, keith godchaux - keyboards, vocals, donna godchaux - vocals, mickey hart - percussion, crickets, bill kreutzmann - drums, percussion, phil lesh - bass, vocals, bob weir - guitar, vocals, guest musician; steven schuster - reeds, flute, credits, producer - grateful dead, engineer - dan healy, assistant engineer - rob taylor, mixing - grateful dead, dan healy, cover painting - philip garris, production assistants - ramrod, steve brown, betty cantor, bob matthews, brett cohen, special thanks to steve barncard, joe winslow, frankie, rondelle and otis, recorded at ace's, mill valley, ca, 6/4/75 - 7/13/75, mastered at artisan sound recorders$A   
xx/xx/75various dates blues for allah studio sessions
 various dates blues for allah studio sessions sbd145780 Not Reviewed Yet   
xx/xx/75"Survival of the Loudest", Blues for Allah session, Ace's, Mill Valley, CA
 survival of the loudest blues for allah session145786 Not Reviewed Yet   
1/xx/75Studio Reel only notated as "The First Day", Ace's, Mill Valley, CA
 studio thefirstday bershaw , source: studio137598A   
2/28/75Bob Weir's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd smith93779A-d1t2 sounded to me more like a sugar magnolia jam ***
3/xx/75Blues For Allah Studio Outtakes
 sbd terrapin station4231A-did not compare to see if overlaps with other rehearsals ***
3/17/75Ace's, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd vernon10111B+  ***
 recorded at bob weir's studio (aka ace's) , kpfa10509B+this session is also filed under jerry garica at etree; this is interview and music which sometimes gets harsh; did not compare to see if overlap with 10111missing d2t2 as noted***
3/21/75Ace's studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd backus14288B  ***
3/23/75Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA
 sbd skankweed13585   ***
 fm unknown32299B heavy spectral band at 19k, light tv band 
 pre fm sbd hope ross32539B drop d2t2 4:35; heavy spectral band at 19k, light tv band***
 fm lee smith94026B+spectral band at 19k, in 4-way comparison on t6, 32539 and 32299 are similarly harshest with more static; this and wgv stream have similar sound and static at beginning of t6; the wgv stream deteriorates on t7 and is not as full of sound or easy to hear the vocals ***
 sbd miller110126A-need 110126 for the sbd portion; in comparison on the fm portion johnny b goode, 94026 has a warmer more natural sound while 110126, 13585, 32539, and 32299 sound sort of similar to each other; 126296 has a harsher sound than 94026; 94026 has additional radio interview and closing bill graham announcement;; in comparison on t5 fm 126296 has a warmer fuller sound than sbd 110126 but 126296 is not as clear because it has the fm static ***
 fm kafer boswell smith 24, fmmr (peter126296    
3/26/75Ace's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd backus14289B+  ***
4/2/75Ace's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd backus14290B+  ***
4/17/75Ace's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd backus14291   ***
 superb sound quality straight from my reel to122863A-in comparison to 14291, 122863's music 21:10 to 49:10 matches to that ones music 0:00 to 24:57; 122863 repeats a track from 50:20 to 56:00; 56:13 to 62:05 matches to 24:57 to 30:40; 62:07 to 1:12:43 matches to 31:44 to 77:10; 122863 has extra at beginning and end; in comparison on d2t16 to t29, that has similar sound but with more hiss especially on the right channel ***
6/xx/75San Rafael - Club Front
 sbd hanno21936A-did not compare to see if overlaps with other rehearsals ***
6/5/75Club Front, San Rafael, CA
 sbd backus14292A-  ***
6/7/75Bob Weir's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 bluesruffs sbd smith94427A-did not compare to see if overlaps with other rehearsals ***
6/17/75Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
 bertrando unknown233   ***
 sbd partial backus20084   ***
 mtx chappell sb729465   ***
 aud unknown87560   ***
 sbd gems96125A-in comparison on me and my uncle, for sbds 96125 had a fuller sound than 20084 and 20084 was more suppressed; sbd 96125 is more upfront fuller and clearer sound than the matrixes or auds; for the matrixes gems 97079 had warmest sound, then sick bits 29465, and then tobin 96148; for the auds motb 97077 has the warmest sound, sony 87560 has the fullest sound; 233 has the harshest narrowest sound; most of 96125 is A quality except the patches ***
 mtx tobin96148   ***
 fob menke motb97077   ***
 fob menke motb97078    
 mtx menke gems97079   ***
 sony ecm bertrando dalton miller sirmick143102 Not Reviewed Yet   
7/7/75Ace's Studio, Mill Valley, CA
 sbd backus14293A-  ***
7/23/75Club Front Studio, San Rafael, CA
 studio bershaw , source/lineage: studio140800 Not Reviewed Yet   
7/24/75Club Front Studio, San Rafael, CA
 studio bershaw , source/lineage: studio140801 Not Reviewed Yet   
8/13/75Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
 fm cousinit18512    
 fm vernon23661    
 oftv;, initial release : april 1991, grateful dead records gdcd-4013-2, the first vault release. recorded live on august 13, 1975 at the great american music hall, tracks, disc 1, introduction by bill graham, help on the way (jerry garcia / robert hunter), franklin's tower (jerry garcia / robert hunter), the music never stopped (bob weir / john barlow), it must have been the roses (robert hunter), eyes of the world (jerry garcia / robert hunter), drums (bill kreutzmann / mickey hart), king solomon's marbles (phil lesh), around and around (chuck berry), disc 2, sugaree (jerry garcia / robert hunter), big river (johnny cash), crazy fingers / drums (jerry garcia / robert hunter), the other one (bob weir / bill kreutzmann), sage and spirit (bob weir), goin' down the road feeling bad (traditional arr. grateful dead), u.s. blues (jerry garcia / robert hunter), blues for allah (jerry garcia / robert hunter), the titles shown above are as listed on the original album cover. some titles used on blues for allah and tapes, for example slipknot!, are not included even though the relevant music appears on the discs. on the 2006 edition of one from the vault the additional title were included on the packaging as follows., disc 1, introduction by bill graham, help on the way (garcia / hunter), slipknot! (garcia / godchaux / lesh / weir), franklin's tower (garcia / hunter), the music never stopped (weir / barlow), it must have been the roses (hunter), eyes of the world (garcia / hunter), drums (kreutzmann / hart), king solomon's marbles (lesh), stronger than dirt (lesh), around and around (berry), disc 2, sugaree (garcia / hunter), big river (cash), crazy fingers / drums (garcia / hunter), the other one (weir / kreutzmann), sage and spirit (weir), goin' down the road feeling bad (traditional arr. grateful dead), u.s. blues (garcia / hunter), blues for allah (garcia / hunter), sand castles and glass camels (garcia / k.godchaux / d.godchaux / kreutzmann / lesh / weir), unusual occurrences in the desert (hunter / garcia)$   ***
9/1/75Club Front Studio, San Rafael, CA
 studio bershaw , source/lineage: studio140813 Not Reviewed Yet   
9/16/75Club Front Studio, San Rafael, CA
 studio bershaw , source/lineage: studio140795 Not Reviewed Yet   
9/28/75Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
 unknown beggs236   ***
 sbd unknown2562    
 sbd fink9392A-in comparison on it must have been the roses; the sbd bertha 22257 has a little fuller less warm sound than 9392 but sounds unnatural as if some effects like echo were added; the matrix 102155 uses the effected bertha source and sounds like it; the auds are less full with motb 91769 being fuller sound than 86250 and 236; 86250 and 236 are very similar to each other except 236 has 45 seconds more tuning at the beginning of show; 91769 is not as warm and has more hiss; 30 trips has a fuller warmer sound than 9392 ***
 sbd bertha ashley22257   ***
 aud gofob86250   ***
 fob menke falanga motb 006991769   ***
 fob menke falanga motb 006991770    
 mtx seamons102155   ***
 thirty trips, 30 trips around the sun, cd1, help on the way > 5:47, slipknot! > 8:35, the music never stopped 6:58, they love each other 7:28, beat it on down the line 3:31, franklin's tower 8:18, big river 5:15, it must have been the roses 6:05, cd2, truckin' > 8:40, the eleven > 5:34, drums > 5:51, stronger than dirt - milkin' the turkey > 6:26, not fade away > 10:15, goin' down the road feeling bad > 6:53, one more saturday night 5:24$A  ***