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Marty Thompson's Collection

Grateful Dead   06/18/1974

Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
Source SBD> MR>1 cass> DAT> ZA2> SHN
Media CDR   3 discs
Notes This is definitely a prime example of why the dead were so hot in 1974. Eyes of the World gets 4 stars at least at every '74 show. Here, the sound is kinda screwy until you get past BTW (levels changing...voices hard to hear). After that...hold on! Great Eyes. Highlight for me was the whole TOO>It's a sin jam>Stella. Sound 4.25 stars, performance 4.75 stars = 4.5 stars overall.

Greetings one and all!

Please enjoy this tasty tidbit from Louisville, KY June 18, 1974 courtesy of some anonymous sources, as well as the collective efforts of Darrin Sacks and David Hollister

Here's what we have...Lineage: S:MR>1 cass>DAT>ZA2>SHN [revised from original info file]


This version sounds nothing like the previously-circulating "sbd>reel>reel>dat" version and represents a MAJOR upgrade.

The music actually comes to us from two different tapes with very similar qualities. However, one tape had about the first 1 minute and 40 seconds missing on Promised Land, so I spliced it in from the other tape. The other tape had some other problems, not to mention a good portion of the between song banter cut out, so needless to say, we used the good tape for that.


Here's the setlist:


Grateful Dead, Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY

June 18, 1974

Disc 1:

Set I:

1. Promised Land
2. Roses
3. B.T. Wind
4. Ramble On Rose
5. BIODTL
6. Loser
7. Mexicali
8. Eyes ->
9. China Doll
10. Around

Set II:

11. Loose Lucy



Disc 2:

Set II, cont.

1. El Paso
2. Row Jimmy
3. WRS ->
4. Let It Grow ->
5. Other One ->
6. It's A Sin ->
7. Stella Blue

Disc 3:

Set II, cont.
1. Big River
2. Tennessee Jed
3. Sugar Magnolia

4. Encore: Morning Dew

Questions? comments? got uncirculated/undercirculated shows you'd like to get into circulation? Email dnsacks@usa.net

Tech Notes All
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: 4.5
Reference / Generation 0005507111
Owned by Marty Thompson · Last Updated May 23, 2023