Grateful Dead

May 01, 1981
Hampton Coliseum,
Hampton, VA
Sets I & II

Source: ?? mics > ?? lead deck > ?? Deck > Master Cassettes
Transfer: Master Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 > Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96 > Adobe Audition > FLAC 2496

Master Cassettes Recorded by Jon Bernstein
Transfer, Mastering by Ray Ackerman
Edited, Processed w/ add'l Mastering by Joe Noel
October 10, 2025

Patch info
- Shnid 152904 Jim Vita's Nak DM-500 mics > Sony D5M (Maxell UDXLII-S) > Master Audience Cassettes flac24/96 supplies
- Althea; 08:42 - EoT
- LRR; Sot - 00:33
- Drums 00:26; - 01:22

Notes;
- The mics can't be recalled, but a quick listen reveals our taper was centered and up front.
- All tape flips were x-faded
- The hum in Alabama Getaway & Promised Land was removed

Thanks to;
- Jon Bernstein for his recording efforts & sharing his masters
- Ray Ackerman for the quality transfer
- Jim Vita for the patch source

- Set I -
Alabama Getaway ->
Promised Land
Friend of the Devil
Me and My Uncle ->
Big River
Althea ->
Little Red Rooster
Tennessee Jed
Let It Grow ->
Deal
rt; 1:13:19.906

- Set II -
[crowd - tuning]
Feel Like A Stranger ->
Franklin's Tower ->
Lost Sailor ->
Saint of Circumstance ->
He's Gone ->
The Other One ->
Drums ->
Space ->
The Wheel ->
Wharf Rat ->
Sugar Magnolia
- encore -
U.S. Blues
rt; 1:39:31.786
TRT; 2:52:51.692

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[J.Noel 01 November 2025]












