04-07-1972

Empire Pool

Wembley, England

This is an absolutely phenomenal show and the first night of the Dead’s incredible Europe ’72 tour. The Truckin’> Drums> Other One> El Paso> Other One> Wharf Rat is definitely the crux of the evening, but the entire show is special. The boys were clearly trying to prove something on the first night of the tour, and prove they did. Unfortunately, the two audience recordings on Archive – of which this is one – are quite rough because the sound is so horrid. Fortunately, the Dead have released a crisp soundboard from the night.

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Identifier:
gd72-04-07.aud.sirmick.31329.sbeok.flacf
Source:
Audience: Unknown Mics (remaster)
Notes:
This is a remaster of shnid 6161. This show is compiled from two aud masters, one which is no better than average sound and the other which is horrendous. I like a challenge so I thought I’d see what I could do, after all this show is from the golden year of 1972. The year when I stepped on the bus! The worst tape supplies Greatest Story through Loser and Truckin’ 8:30 through The Other One 9:24. The first section was easier than expected to get a better than hoped improvement from and is now very listenable. The second section was more problematic, but sounds less disastrous than it was. The other source now has a better sound. Whilst this will never be an audiophiles’ dream, you can now, for the most part, get a better appreciation of the music. It is a very good show.
Description:
Set 1: intro by Sam Cutler > Greatest Story Ever Told, Sugaree, Chinatown Shuffle, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Big Boss Man, Black-Throated Wind, Loser, Mr. Charlie, Beat It On Down The Line, Tennessee Jed, Playing In The Band, Casey Jones Set 2: Truckin’ > Drums > The Other One > El Paso > The Other One > Wharf Rat, Ramble On Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away > Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad > Not Fade Away, One More Saturday Night
Lineage:
AUD > mac (2 sources) > cass > cdr + M? > low-gen reel > CDR > ??? > wav > SHN > wav > FLAC16
Transferrer:
SIRMick
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intro by Sam Cutler > Greatest Story Ever Told
05:43
2
Sugaree
06:55
3
Chinatown Shuffle
03:14
4
China Cat Sunflower >
05:39
5
I Know You Rider
05:46
6
Big Boss Man
05:08
7
Black-Throated Wind
05:52
8
Loser
06:43
9
Mr. Charlie
03:07
10
tuning & talk
01:29
11
Beat It On Down The Line
04:11
12
Tennessee Jed
07:18
13
crowd & tuning
02:49
14
Playing In The Band
10:46
15
Casey Jones
06:40
16
intro & tuning
03:02
17
Truckin’ >
14:28
18
Drums >
02:52
19
The Other One >
20:19
20
El Paso >
04:50
21
The Other One >
08:40
22
Wharf Rat
10:28
23
talk
02:24
24
Ramble On Rose
06:35
25
Sugar Magnolia//
04:34
26
Not Fade Away >
04:14
27
Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad >
06:20
28
Not Fade Away
02:56
29
crowd & tuning
02:42
30
One More Saturday Night
04:56
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One response to “04-07-1972”

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    50 years and still No Fade in sight. I’m celebrating this milestone by listening to the whole tour. 22 shows by May 26 – Who’s coming along for the ride? And who’s driving the bus!

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