Dead of the Day: 12-11-1972

Winterland Arena

San Francisco, California

The show starts off with tons of energy on Promised Land. Unfortunately, this part of the tape sounds like it was recorded from the bathroom given how muffled and garbled the sound is. But by the time Sugaree comes out next, the tape is quite clear, which is just in time as the band delivers a resonant version that slowly sucks you in. The rest of the set contains so many highlights that it is hard to point out anything that stands above the rest, but any first-set China> Rider, Box, He’s Gone is worth mentioning. And definitely do not miss the set-closing Playin’, which is so big, bright, and beautiful, laced with mind-melting jams.

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Identifier:
gd1972-12-11.153091.sbd.smith.miller.clugston.flac1648
Source:
Master 7″ Soundboard Reels @ 7 1/2 ips > Reel to Reel @ 3 3/4 ips (Kidd dub for Jerry) > Reel to Reel @ 3 3/4 ips(Will Boswell)
Notes:
Notes: – Thanks to Matt Smith for the fresh transfer of the 2nd generation reels in DSD using his rebuilt Revox A77 – Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort and providing the Taper’s Section streams – Thanks to David Lemieux for the “Taper’s Section” broadcasts of “China Cat Sunflower” thru “Playin’ In The Band” from the 1st set, as well as “Dark Star” thru “Casey Jones” from the 2nd Set. These broadcasts provide a soundboard source for 0:18 and 1:57 patches in “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider”, 4:02 and 0:08 patches in “Playin’ In The Band”, 1:04 and 0:19 patches in “Dark Star”, the final 0:53 of “Deal, the final 1:08 of “Tomorrow Is Forever”, as well as “Sugar Magnolia” and “Casey Jones” in their entireties. – Thanks to Bob Menke for the audience source which supplies a 2:28 patch in “Promised Land”, as well as a 0:09 patch in “Me & Bobby McGee” – The Bob Graham intro is from the soundboard source and after the first few seconds of “Promnised Land” the soundboard source becomes severely distorted, the mix fluctuates, the levels fluctuate and is unlistenable, the issues are pretty much sorted out for the final 0:20 “Promised Land” – Thanks to Joe B Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction Mastered by Scott Clugston August 2021
Description:
Set I
Promised Land, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Loser, Me And Bobby McGee, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Box Of Rain, He’s Gone, Around & Around, Friend Of The Devil, Playin’ In The Band
Set II
Mississippi Half Step, Me & My Uncle, Big Railroad Blues, Dark Star-> Stella Blue, Big River, Deal, Tomorrow Is Forever, Sugar Magnolia, E: Casey Jones


Comment
Other artist(s): GD; Sons Of Champlin
Lineage:
2nd generation reels (Revox A77) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp 24/96 > Adobe Audition CC 2021 > TLH flac2496
Transferrer:
Matt Smith, Charlie Miller, Scott Clugston
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00:00
1
Intro/Promised Land
274.39
2
Sugaree
554.04
3
Mexicali Blues
260.64
4
Loser
487.97
5
Me & Bobby McGee
418.46
6
Brown Eyed Women
364.51
7
Beat It On Down The Line
242.35
8
China Cat Sunflower >
369.5
9
I Know You Rider
389.42
10
Box Of Rain
343.37
11
He’s Gone
854.14
12
Around & Around
361.42
13
Friend Of The Devil
322.78
14
Playin’ In The Band
1132.27
15
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
767.88
16
Me & My Uncle
226.42
17
Big Railroad Blues
328.66
18
Dark Star >
2066.83
19
Stella Blue
576.41
20
Big River
311.14
21
Deal
317.71
22
Tomorrow Is Forver
362.14
23
Sugar Magnolia
533.06
24
E: Casey Jones
538.3
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The second set is just as majestic as the first, beginning with the light and dreamy Half Step. Obviously, the highlight of the set – and the show for that matter – is the Dark Star, which has its defenders as the best ever. It would be hard to argue with those folks as this Dark Star is lucid and effervescent, bounding along for the first twenty minutes or so. Then Jerry sends out the lyrics, and the entire song takes a turn into some heady spacey territory before gathering itself again and taking off on a funky, off-kilter jam into Stella Blue. The Stella is as moving as they come, and then the boys pop along with a little Big River. After that, the Deal is a rocker, but the Sugar Mags a song later really sends the set out in fantastic, bone-shaking fashion. All-told, this is a stellar, under-appreciated show from late ’72 that has a lot of treats for the discerning fan.

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2 responses to “12-11-1972”

  1. Sean O'Donnell Avatar
    Sean O’Donnell

    It was a magic nite

  2. P_P_K Avatar
    P_P_K

    Another magic night at a magic site. And some love for covering Dolly Parton.

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