Dead of the Day: 12-12-1980

Swing Auditorium

San Bernardino, California

The show shoots right out of the gate with an Alabama Getaway> Greatest Story, showing a lot of the lightning and speed that they would display throughout the evening. Though the Friend of the Devil that comes out next is anything but fast, Jerry’s picking on it is so tasty. The Althea, Peggy-O, and LL Rain in the first set are all sensational, and this sweet audience tape does a great job of catching the idiosyncrasies of the crowd’s reactions throughout. The second half begins with a ridiculous China Cat where Bobby and Jerry tangle up during some heady runs while Phil pounds out a deep beat. Then the Rider comes out like a cruise across the countryside; with a traveling beat and flighty guitar licks, you can practically feel the breeze in your face. The Estimated up next is powerful, as the boys charge forth for the first half of the tune before meandering and pacing through a garden of musical delights, right into a monumental He’s Gone. Just days after John Lennon’s death, there was nary a dry eye in the place as the boys sent up a poignant, deeply emotional rendition. Some claim that Jerry had tears streaming down his face throughout it. Afterwards, the Dead go into a short Eyes Of The World, which they absolutely shred. After a lengthy Drums> Space, Truckin’ comes out, getting the crowd romping in the aisles and culminating in a fantastic jam that turns a little spacey before coalescing into Wharf Rat. The set goes out with a rocking Around And Around> Good Lovin’, which is, unfortunately, clipped.

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gd1980-12-12.136722.mtx.dusborne.flac16
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3 source matrix by Dusborne; Soundboard(Shnid:31509) Recording Info: SBD -> Cassette Master -> ? -> Cassette; Transfer Info: Cassette (Nak CR7A) -> Dat (Sony R500/SBM On); Dat (Sony D8) -> Sharp MV10 -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC; Audience 1(Shnid:89134) Analog
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Matrix by dusborne 05-26-2016 ———————————————————————————————————— Tagging notes: Show information is embedded within the header of each flac file. It will display on any player capable of directly playing flac files. If converted to wav during processing, all tags will be stripped, however audio data will remain unaffected. If you must transcode to a lossy format, do so directly Flac > Lossy. Use ffp to validate audio integrity. Md5 values will change if tagging is altered. Dave Usborne 05-26-2016
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Set 1 Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried-> Mexicali Blues, Althea-> Little Red Rooster, Peggy-O-> Looks Like Rain-> Tennessee Jed-> Promised Land Set 2 China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider-> Estimated Prophet-> He’s Gone-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Truckin’-> Wharf Rat-> Around & Around-> Good Lovin’, E: Don’t Ease Me In
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2 x Nakamichi CM-700 => Sony TC-D5M >> MAC,Analog Sound Preservation: MAC >> Nakamichi DR-1 => Grace Design Lunatec V3 [Pre-Only] =>Korg MR-1000 >> DSF [1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo] >> Korg MR-1000 => Korg AudioGate >> WAV [24/96]; Taped By: Ron Ellner; Audience 2(Shnid:124542) Recorded by: Ron Goldshine and John Musgrave 2 Sennheiser MKH 406 TUD microphones > Sony D5M (w/ Dolby B, Bias @ 70us on 3 TDK MA C-90 tapes)My Copy of masters:Sony D5M (w/ Dolby, Bias @ 70us) > AkaiiGX-570 D2 (w/ Dolby B, Bias @ 70us on 2 TDK SA C-90 tapes); Transfer: Nakamichi CR-7A (azimuth aligned to tape, Dolby B, Bias @ 70us) > Korg MN-2000S 1 Bit DFF @ 2.822 MHz >AudioGate (convert to 24-96) > Audacity (clean up) > AudioGate (convert to 16-44) > CD wav > Flac (Level 8) > Stamp ID3 Tag editor
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Matrix by Dave Usborne
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Tuning
01:21
2
Alabama Getaway ->
04:14
3
Greatest Story Ever Told
05:41
4
Friend of the Devil
11:16
5
Mama Tried ->
02:29
6
Mexicali Blues
05:53
7
Althea ->
08:28
8
Little Red Rooster
09:27
9
Peggy-O
06:56
10
Looks Like Rain ->
07:58
11
Tennessee Jed ->
08:09
12
The Promised Land
04:14
13
Tuning
01:07
14
China Cat Sunflower ->
07:03
15
I Know You Rider ->
05:12
16
Estimated Prophet ->
10:51
17
He’s Gone ->
11:38
18
Eyes of the World ->
09:57
19
Drums ->
10:44
20
Space ->
09:55
21
Truckin’ ->
08:30
22
Wharf Rat ->
09:39
23
Around & Around ->
04:06
24
Good Lovin’
08:30
25
Don’t Ease Me In
03:23
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2 responses to “12-12-1980”

  1. Samuel Begler Avatar
    Samuel Begler

    Garcia was WEEPING during HE’S GONE. Saw it with my own eyes from about the 8th row

  2. secretfamilyrecipe Avatar
    secretfamilyrecipe

    The Dead play with so much purpose throughout this show, they’re absolutely electric, just crackling right out of the gate. I have to think they’re playing for John, and I’m not sure anyone can convince me otherwise… But what do I know?

    Still, the narrative of the 2nd set is… striking: beginning with the innocent, playful psychedelic whimsy of China Cat that moves into the departure & evolution of IKYR, which then goes into Estimated Prophet – a portrait of a troubled, delusional fan – which finally lands on He’s Gone… it feels like they’re telling part of John’s story, and perhaps what his life and creativity meant not only to the spirit of the 60s, but the world.

    And in typical Dead fashion, as the set goes on, they don’t let the music stop. Everything after He’s Gone feels so intentional. And healing. And fun. (Which is important.) What an incredible show.

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