| Date | Desc | etree id | Rt | Notes | Flaws | dgf |
| xx/xx/72 | Mickey Hart's Barn Novato CA |
| the marin county collective, fire on the mountain, area code 415 1972-73 1cd, recorded at mickey hart's barn novato ca; excellent sound, best version found so far; Area Code 415 Sessions, 1 Fire on the Mountain, 2 Ghost Riders in the sky, 3 It Makes Me Mad #1, 4 You Know I Will, 5 Is Anybody There, 6 Night of the Vampire, 7 It Makes Me Mad #2, 8 Fire on the Mountain Sessions, Fire on the Mountain, 9 Speed Racer, 10 Untitled, 11 Fear & Loathing, 12 Checker Man, 13 Marshmallow Road, 14 Fear, 15 Ariel, 16 Fire On the Mountain (2002 Mix) | A- | click t6 2:28 of analog nature | *** |
| xx/xx/72 | Novato, Marin County |
| fire on the mountain collection, mickey hart & the marin county collective (*), 1972-74, california mickey's ranch, rolling thunder studios aka "the barn", "fire on the mountain" studio collection (m/m1/m? remastered versions), * carefully remastered fixing various issues & pitched (plus pre-eq alternates) *, 01.[03:15]- fire on the mountain ("area code 415" sessions 38f source) +eq, 02.[03:34]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions hart_dead hour source), 03.[05:04]- fire on the mountain ("fire on the mountain" sessions 38f source) +eq, 04.[04:09]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions taperchuck3 source) +eq&nr, 05.[02:02]- fire on the mountain (wbcn hart 'single' tape jd source), listening time ::: 18:05, * * * * * * * * * *, this collection is intended as a five hit trip (**), so stop here. however, if dimetravel eqs are not yr bag, re-sequence to 6,2,7,8,5 using non-eq duplicates below., * * * * * * * * * *, 06.[03:15]- fire on the mountain ("area code 415" sessions 38f source) no added eq, 07.[05:04]- fire on the mountain ("fire on the mountain" sessions 38f source) no added eq, 08.[04:09]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions taperchuck3 source) no added eq or nr, total time ::: 30:33, ::: exc studio outtakes, now better than ever. check samples for 'byte me' potency or instant ear bliss., ::: warts: basically none - couple of small quirks noted below., ::: material recorded and/or mixed for unissued mickey hart and/or jim mcpherson albums., ::: comparison clause: all of these differ in some way from circulating versions - all are worked on., ::: versions 1,3,5 from the same original session but differ in mix, length & much more., ::: versions 2 & 4 partly from the same session but are extremely different - especially the intrumentation., ::: tracks 6,7,8 are non-eq's duplicates of tracks 1,3,5 (in that order)., ::: precursor to an in-progress, remastered mickey hart & the marin county collective collection, but don't hold your breath., ::: corry's cool blog has some background on the barn scene: www.hooterollin.blogspot.de/2012/08/album-projects-recorded-at-mickey-harts.html, ::: (*) "mickey hart & the marin county collective" is not an authentic group name but a description of an ever-changing clan who recorded at the barn circa '71-76., ::: (**) if it's yr 1st 5-hit trip, play by jorma's rules. "stop your doubt, push the world on by with your hand... if your head spins round, try to see the ground if you can"., ===================================, fire on the mountain 01/06 ("area code 415" sessions mix & edit source: 38f) recorded 1972., lineage: multi-track master studio reel -> master stereo reel -> eq -> cd > eac -> wav -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: serious offset fixed, levels lowered slightly, pitch/speed fixed (+.7% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 02 (jim mcpherson sessions source: grateful dead hour #7 1988-10-17) recorded 1974., (later re-broadcast on grateful dead hour #500, #710 [nice number!], #1107 - and others?)., lineage: pre-fm (show #710) -> dat (transfer: fostex d-5 -> tascam us-144 -> soundforge 9.0 (edited w/bias peak pro 5.2 by bruno '09) -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: some peaks lowered & volume increased, fade fixed, slight offset adjustment, pitch/speed fixed (+.7% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 03/07 ("fire on the mountain" sessions mix & edit source: 38f) recorded 1972 (remixed '73?)., lineage: multi-track master studio reel -> master stereo reel -> eq -> cd > eac -> wav -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: reel transfer too hot so levels lowered -5 & clipfix applied at 95%, offset fixed, left channel dropout at 1:06 mostly repaired, pitch/speed fixed (+2% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 04/08 (jim mcpherson sessions source: taperchuck3) recorded 1974. version 2 of 3 from this source tape. versions 1&3 shorten the intro by a beat & have only barely audible mix differences (presumably due to generation degradation). this circulating session tape has been erroneously traded as "mickey hart with steve miller" (mcpherson sounds a lot like miller)., lineage: studio master tapes -> ? (probably only analog generation) -> mid-80s unknown generation cassette, dolby c encoded -> 2015 digital transfer -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: overall levels fixed, offset fixed, pitch/speed fixed (-1.2% = a440), dithered down to 44.1khz from 24/96. the eq'd version has a bit of noise reduction applied., ===================================, fire on the mountain 05 (wbcn-fm grateful dead rarities show source: j.d.) recorded 1972 (possibly remixed '73 or '74?)., perhaps announced as a "mickey hart upcoming single". a shorter edit & quite different mix than the "area code 415" & "fire on the mountain" versions., lineage: wbcn-fm boston stereo radio broadcast circa '74 -> off-air master reel -> 1st generation maxell xlii-90 cassette (circa '79 reel to cassette transfer was possibly eq'd) -> 2014 playback on nakamichi 680zx cassette deck -> sony linear pcm recorder pcm-m10 (lpcm 44.10khz/16bit wav files) -> computer -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: overall levels fixed, offset fixed, pitch/speed fix to a440., ===================================, ===================================, line-up (tracks 1,3,5 - and 6,7) ::: barry melton - electric guitar, background vocals // jerry garcia - electric guitar // robert hunter - vocals // mickey hart - drums, percussion // david freiberg - electric bass, background vocals., line-up (track 2) _unconfirmed_ ::: jim mcpherson - vocals, electric guitar? // mickey hart - drums, percussion // john mcfee - pedal steel // kathy mcdonald - background vocals // john cipollina(?) - electric guitar // barry melton(?) - electric guitar // david frieberg - electric bass, keyboards., line-up (track 5 - and 8) _unconfirmed_ ::: jim mcpherson - vocals, electric guitar? // mickey hart - drums, percussion // john mcfee - pedal steel // steve schuster - flute // kathy mcdonald - background vocals // john cipollina(?) - electric guitar // barry melton(?) - electric guitar // david frieberg - electric bass, keyboards., nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. if i'm wrong, please advise & i'll take the offending trax offline., general dimetravel remaster notes 2014/2015 ::: versions from the same sessions were pitched individually to a440 so may differ very slightly. flacs -> audacity [normalisation to remove dc offset, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, speed fixes as noted above with single pass per song after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, no added equalisation except as noted] -> cd wave (track splits) -> flacs (trader's little helper) -> yr ears. first uploaded week of 2015-04-xx., dimetravel 094 ::: thanks to 38f, bruno, jd, taperchuck3, ckyhim1990, hanwaker ::: corrections welcome ::: this has been a long time coming. some folks may ask why this project exists at all, but they should probably keep their heads buried in the sand as i suspect i am not the only one around who has some emotional attachment to this song of this vintage. some of the versions needed help & some haven't really done the digital world rounds 'til now. the wbcn fire is shortest of 3 different edit/mix versions from the same original studio session but a very different mix & a worthy addition to the puzzle. the taperchuck3 mcpherson source is very different & much longer than the one hart played on the gd hour & has some trippy schuster flute. for some decades i'd wanted to hear the versions in one place & speed corrected, with some continuity & level adjustments. finally did it, hope you dig it. listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. yers truly, knees, support the artists and/or their families! www.mickeyhart.net -- www.dead.net -- www.jimmcpherson.net -- www.counterculture.net/thefish (barry melton) -- www.johncipollina.com -- www.jeffersonstarshipsf.com (david freiberg). special note: check out the jim mcpherson compilation cd "a promise kept"!, do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool! | A- | *** |
| xx/xx/72 | Mickey's Barn, Novato, Ca. |
| and the marin county collective, "area code 415" sessions, master stereo soundboard, master stereo reel to reel > equalizer > cd > eac > wav > flac., i decided to upload this classic for all of you that do, not have it or had a bad quality version...great stuffs, here, with a stellar line-up.....; 1. Fire On The Mountain, 2. Ghost Riders In The Sky, 3. Mad #1 (r.hunter), 4. You Know I Will, 5. I heard you singing,(r.hunter) 6. Night Of The Vampire, 7. Mad #2 (r.hunter), "Fire On The Mountain" sessions, 8. Fire On The Mountain, 9. Speed Racer, 10. Untitled, 11. Fear And Loathing, 12. Checker Man, 13. Marshmallow Road, 14. Fear, 15. Ariel, Line-up :, 1. melton, garcia, hart, freiberg, 2. cipollina, hart, freiberg, jim mcpherson, 3. kathy mcdonald, mcpherson, steve schuster, 4. kathy mcdonald, mcpherson, steve schuster, 5. freiberg, hart, mcpherson, mcdonald, 6. melton, lesh, hunter, hart, 7. melton, garcia, hart, freiberg, 8. melton, garcia, hart, freiberg, 9. melton, hart, lesh, schuster, bill champlin, 10. garcia & hart at the palace of fine arts, 11. ali abkar khan, ali raka, garcia, hart, 12. hart, rob stokes, lesh, melton, freiberg, hunter, 13. hart, melton, bloomfield, la flamme, 14. lagin, lesh, cipollina, 15. melton, hart, lesh, stokes, garcia, freiberg | *** |
| xx/xx/72 | FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN |
| fire on the mountain;, mickey hart & friends - fire on the mountain, planet records 1995, liberated bootleg., i was looking for this bootleg since i saw it listed on, the cipollina's discography web site. well, steve emmerman, kindly sent me this and asked me to upload it, since he has, some computer problems. steve said that the cd came out, with a really poor cover art, with a pix of m. hart on the, front cover and the titles of the songs on the back. so, he just wrote for me the set list, as is it reported below., so listening to it i found out this is a mixture of the area, code and fire on t.m. sessions, that i uploaded sometime, ago, plus some other unreleased tracks, but i think this, is still worths to have it, cause the recording quality is, stunning and a couple of tracks are really hard to find., 1. fire on the mountain 3:08, 2. ghost riders in the sky 3:13, 3. it heard you singing 3:52, 4. night of the vampires 2:47, 5. it makes me mad 2:11, 6. fire on the mountain #2 4:47, 7. speed racer 2:26, 8. checker man 2:22, 9. fear 4:06, 10. on the air 7:38, 11. jesse james 3:02, 12. mountains in dreamland 3:36, 13. looking for a world 3:03, 14. babylon (1 drop at 0:49) 2:36, 15. love is a mistery 3:05, 16. harbinger 3:48, 17. sunshine 3:05, 18. stranger 4:18, 19. kharma 3:43, 20. could you drive forever 3:22, 21. instrumental 2:25, total 72:43, the firends include j. garcia, b. melton, r. hunter, d. freiberg, p. lesh, m. bloomfield, pj creach, j cipollina, soundboard, cd > plextor tool extractor pro > wav > flac., planet records, cd, 1995 | tracks t11-t20 are the unreleased Barry Melton album; not sure what track 21 is from but someone wrote on a torrent that it was "believed to come the sessions for an unreleased Snooky Flowers solo record" |
| xx/xx/72 | Novato, Marin County, California Mickey's Ranch, Rolling Thunder Studios aka "The Barn" |
| fire on the mountain collection mk2 st, & the marin county collective (*), 1972-1974, "fire on the mountain" studio collection mk2 version with upgrade & 2 added versions (m/m1/m3), * carefully remastered fixing various issues & pitched (plus alternate mixes & pre-eq versions) *, 01.[03:15]- fire on the mountain ("area code 415" sessions 38f source) +eq, 02.[03:34]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions gd hour source) no eq, 03.[05:04]- fire on the mountain ("fire on the mountain" sessions 38f source) +eq, 04.[04:09]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions hart source_mix #2) no eq, 05.[02:02]- fire on the mountain (wbcn hart 'single' tape jd source) no eq, listening time ::: 18:05, * * * * * * * * * *, this collection is intended as a five hit trip (**), so stop here. however, if you want to hear the 2 mcpherson session hart source alternate mixes or don't care for the 2 dimetravel eqs above, resequence as you like using the trax below., * * * * * * * * * *, 06.[04:09]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions hart source_mix #1) no eq, 07.[04:08]- fire on the mountain (jim mcpherson sessions hart source_mix #3) no eq, 08.[03:15]- fire on the mountain ("area code 415" sessions 38f source) no added eq, 09.[05:04]- fire on the mountain ("fire on the mountain" sessions 38f source) no added eq, total time ::: 34:41, ::: exc studio outtakes, now better than ever. check samples for 'byte me' potency or instant ear bliss., ::: warts: basically none - couple of small quirks noted below., ::: material recorded and/or mixed for unissued mickey hart and/or jim mcpherson albums., ::: contrast clause: this upgrades & adds to the original upload (now refered to as mk1)., ::: not really possible to combine with the original upload - delete that & grab this., ::: versions 1,3,5 from the same original session but differ in mix, length & much more., ::: versions 2 & 4 partly from the same session but are extremely different - especially the intrumentation., ::: tracks 6 & 7 are alternate mixes not included in the first version of this collection., ::: tracks 8 & 9 are non-eq'd duplicates of tracks 1 & 3 (in that order)., ::: precursor to an in-progress, remastered mickey hart & the marin county collective collection, but don't hold your breath., ::: corry's cool blog has some background on the barn scene: www.hooterollin.blogspot.de/2012/08/album-projects-recorded-at-mickey-harts.html, ::: (*) "mickey hart & the marin county collective" is not an authentic group name but a description of an ever-changing clan who recorded at the barn circa '71-76., ::: (**) if it's yr 1st 5-hit trip, play by jorma's rules. "stop your doubt, push the world on by with your hand... if your head spins round, try to see the ground if you can"., ===================================, fire on the mountain 01/06 ("area code 415" sessions mix & edit source: 38f) recorded 1972., lineage: multi-track master studio reel -> master stereo reel -> eq -> cd > eac -> wav -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: serious offset fixed, levels lowered slightly, pitch/speed fixed (+.7% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 02 (jim mcpherson sessions source: grateful dead hour #7 1988-10-17) recorded 1974., (later re-broadcast on grateful dead hour #500, #710 [nice number!], #1107 - and others?)., lineage: pre-fm (show #710) -> dat (transfer: fostex d-5 -> tascam us-144 -> soundforge 9.0 (edited w/bias peak pro 5.2 by bruno '09) -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: some peaks lowered & volume increased, fade fixed, slight offset adjustment, pitch/speed fixed (+.7% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 03/09 ("fire on the mountain" sessions mix & edit source: 38f) recorded 1972 (remixed '73?)., lineage: multi-track master studio reel -> master stereo reel -> eq -> cd > eac -> wav -> flacs -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: reel transfer too hot so levels lowered -5 & clipfix applied at 95%, offset fixed, left channel dropout at 1:06 mostly repaired, pitch/speed fixed (+2% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 04/06/07 (jim mcpherson sessions source: hart) recorded 1974. versions 1&3 shorten the intro by a beat & have subtle mix differences. this session tape has erroneously circulated as "mickey hart with steve miller" (mcpherson sounds a lot like miller)., lineage: studio master stereo mixdown reel(s) -> hart's listening cassette -> cassette -> maxell xlii-s 90 cassette, dolby b on -> 2015 playback on nakamichi 680zx cassette deck -> sony linear pcm recorder pcm-m10 (lpcm 44.10khz/16bit wav files) -> computer -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: overall levels fixed, offset fixed, pitch/speed fixed (-1/-1.3/-1.3% = a440)., ===================================, fire on the mountain 05 (wbcn-fm grateful dead rarities show source: j.d.) recorded 1972 (possibly remixed '73)., perhaps announced as a "mickey hart upcoming single". a shorter edit & quite different mix than the "area code 415" & "fire on the mountain" versions., lineage: wbcn-fm boston stereo radio broadcast circa '74 -> off-air master reel -> 1st generation maxell xlii-90 cassette (circa '79 reel to cassette transfer was possibly eq'd) -> 2014 playback on nakamichi 680zx cassette deck -> sony linear pcm recorder pcm-m10 (lpcm 44.10khz/16bit wav files) -> computer -> audacity for remastering., 2015 remaster notes: overall levels fixed, offset fixed, pitch/speed fix to a440., new mk2 info: bill lichtenstein, resident wbcn deadhead dj in the early 70s, emailed, "i interviewed the g dead in 1973 on wbcn, & a few weeks later i was sent a tape of that song by one of their engineers, if i recall.", ===================================, ===================================, line-up (tracks 1,3,5 - and 8,9) ::: barry melton - electric guitar, background vocals // jerry garcia - electric guitar // robert hunter - vocals // mickey hart - drums, percussion // david freiberg - electric bass, background vocals., line-up (track 2) _unconfirmed_ ::: jim mcpherson - vocals, electric guitar? // mickey hart - drums, percussion // john mcfee - pedal steel // kathy mcdonald - background vocals // john cipollina(?) - electric guitar // barry melton(?) - electric guitar // david frieberg - electric bass, keyboards., line-up (track 4,6,7) _unconfirmed_ ::: jim mcpherson - vocals, electric guitar? // mickey hart - drums, percussion // john mcfee - pedal steel // steve schuster - flute // kathy mcdonald - background vocals // john cipollina(?) - electric guitar // barry melton(?) - electric guitar // david frieberg - electric bass, keyboards., nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. if i'm wrong, please advise & i'll take the offending trax offline., general dimetravel remaster notes 2014/2015 ::: versions from the same sessions were pitched individually to a440 so may differ very slightly. flacs -> audacity [normalisation to remove dc offset, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, speed fixes as noted above with single pass per song after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, no added equalisation except as noted] -> cd wave (track splits) -> flacs (trader's little helper) -> yr ears. first uploaded week of 2015-05-16., dimetravel 094 ::: thanks to 38f, bruno, jd, taperchuck3, ckyhim1990, hanwaker ::: corrections welcome ::: right after the original collection was uploaded, i discovered i actually had a much better known generation copy of the hart jim mcpherson sessions with the 3 mixes of "fire" (yes, i was embarrassed). this made it possible to upgrade the old one, delete the eq'd version (no longer needed at all!) & add the 2 alternate mixes. if you listen carefully, it is now possible to hear the slight differences in mixes since the quality is so much better. i had originally left those alternates out of the collection. this has been a long time coming. some folks may ask why this project exists at all, but they should probably keep their heads buried in the sand as i suspect i am not the only one around who has some emotional attachment to this song of this vintage. some of the versions needed help & some haven't really done the digital world rounds 'til now. the wbcn fire is shortest of 3 different edit/mix versions from the same original studio session but a very different mix & a worthy addition to the puzzle. the hart mcpherson source versions (3 mixes) are very different & much longer than the one hart played on the gd hour & have some trippy schuster flute, an alternate intro right at the start of one of them & assorted other slight mix variations (between the 3). for some decades i'd wanted to hear all the the versions of "fire" in one place & speed corrected, with some continuity & level adjustments. finally did it, hope you dig it. listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. yers truly, knees, support the artists and/or their families! www.mickeyhart.net -- www.dead.net -- www.jimmcpherson.net -- www.counterculture.net/thefish (barry melton) -- www.johncipollina.com -- www.jeffersonstarshipsf.com (david freiberg). special note: check out the jim mcpherson compilation cd "a promise kept"!, do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool! | A- | *** |