Grateful Dead

July 04, 1981
Manor Downs,
Austin, TX
Sets I & II

Source: ?? mics > ?? lead deck > Sony TC-D5 > Master Cassettes (Maxell XLIIS-90's)
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
December 20, 2025

Patch info
- Shnid 152650 Jim Vita's Master (FOB) Audience Cassette; Nakamichi CM300 mics > Sony TC-D5 supplies;
Drums; 07:04 - 07:44

Notes;
- while time has claimed the memory of the gear, a quick listen reveals the taper was FOB & centered.
- fresh transfer of shnid 134381 with patched drums makes this an upgrade

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 -
[crowd - tuning]
Jack Straw
Peggy-O
Me and My Uncle ->
Big River
Loser
Little Red Rooster
Tennessee Jed ->
New Minglewood Blues
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider
rt; 1:08:17.440

- Set II -
[crowd - tuning]
Feel Like A Stranger
Bird Song
Playing in the Band ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Not Fade Away ->
Wharf Rat ->
Sugar Magnolia
- encore -
One More Saturday Night
rt; 1:27:52.746
TRT; 2:36:10.186

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[J.Noel 21 December 2025]









