Day Seven: 1968

I believe that I have been stirring the pot a bit to much, or it could be the PC that I own. I had serious attack last night. I had to update my antivirus software and do a complete scan of my computer. All is good this morning. I am very relieved for this. There was day that I swore off computers. Silly human that I am. I can't imagine my life without one. When you suffer from a dibilitating disease of depression like I do, it can be your only link to the world. That is why when I make comments about going into the world or family I don't say these things lightly.

I am tackling today the file the Grateful Dead 1968. It is very great year indeed. It actually one of my favorite years. The base for the album "Anthem of the Sun" was recorded during the early part of this year. There is a guy that is a much better writer than I, who wrote some killer essays on the subject. Here is his link: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html

Here is another link that I hope you will find just as interesting. It is about the artist who created the album cover art for Anthem. http://www.billzart.net/files/AnthemGuide_2002-12-02_web.pdf

The msuic for today equals 18 hours. Yeah!!!!

Grateful Dead 1-17-68
Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco
SBD>MR>C>D>CD>EAC>SHN
Disc 1 (61:14) set 1:1. Lovelight (12:02)2. stage banter (3:19)3. //Dark Star--> (4:48)4. China Cat Sunflower*--> (3:20)5. The Eleven%*--> (9:46)6. Feedback (0:59)7. //New Potato Caboose--> (8:35)8. Born Cross Eyed*--> (2:30)10. Spanish Jam* (15:50)
Disc 2 (34:29) set 2:1. Beat It On Down The Line--> (2:53)2. Morning Dew (7:40)3. Cryptical Envelopment--> (1:47)4. The Other One--> (3:15)5. Cryptical Envelopment--> (5:04)6. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl (13:49) http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-01-17.sbd.cotsman.11795.shnf

GRATEFUL DEAD Monday, January 22, 1968 Eagle's Auditorium - Seattle, WA
SBDMR > DAT > Sonic Solutions > CD > EAC > Soundforge > SHN(see notes)
1 Alligator 16:052 Cryptical Envelopment > 1:433 Other One > 2:374 Cryptical Envelopment > 3:195 New Potato Caboose > 7:536 Born //Cross-Eyed > 1:57*7 Feedback > 4:508 Spanish Jam > 8:229 Dark Star > 5:4310 China Cat Sunflower > 4:1311 The Eleven > 6:3912 Cau//tion > 4:13*13 Feedback 5:02
total time: 72:36 http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-01-22.sbd.weiner.8583.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
2/2/68 Viola Lee Blues>FeedbackCryptical Envelopment>The Other One>Cryptical Envelopment>Clementine>Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1) http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-02-02.sbd.jools.20299.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead Crystal Ballroom Portland OR
02/03/68
SBD:MR>DAT>Sonic Solutions>CD (I am a bit doubtful of that though)
//Cryptical Envelopment>The Other One>Cryptical Envelopment>New Potato Caboose Born Cross-Eyed>Jam (4)// //Dark Star (1)>China Cat Sunflower>The Eleven>Jam>Feedback http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-02-03.sbd.jools.14987.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead - February 14, 1968 Carousel Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Recording Info:SBD -> (8 Track) Master Reel -> Dat -> CD -> FLAC
Transfer Info:FLAC -> Samplitude Professional v10.02 -> FLAC(2 Discs Audio / 2 Discs FLAC)
Set 1:d1t01 - Morning Dewd1t02 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirld1t03 - Dark Star ->d1t04 - China Cat Sunflower ->d1t05 - The Eleven ->d1t06 - Turn On Your Lovelight
Set 2:d1t07 - Stage Announcementsd1t08 - That's It For The Other One ->d1t09 - New Potato Caboose ->d1t10 - Born Cross-Eyed ->d1t11 - Spanish Jamd2t01 - Alligator ->d2t02 - Drums ->d2t03 - Alligator ->d2t04 - Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) ->d2t05 - Feedback
Encore:d2t06 - In The Midnight Hourd2t07 - Stage/Radio Announcements
http://www.dead.net/road-trips/road-trips-volume-2-number-2 (I have purchased this just before I went to Ireland. I wanted to turn my mom on to early Grateful Dead.)

Grateful Dead Northern California Folk-Rock Festival County Fairgrounds Santa Clara, CA May 18, 1968 Source: Jorma Kaukonen’s On Stage Mic > Reel to Reel Master > DAT x 1Transfer: playback on Sony PCM-R500, AES digital output > Benchmark DAC1, XLR analog output > Grace Lunatec V3, sample rate at 96 KHz, AES digiout) > AES digital input, professional mode/sync - LynxTwo soundcard > HD as 24 bit/96 KHz WAV Mastering: WaveLab > Nomad Blue Tube Limiter LM2S-3 > r8brain to [16/44.1] > CD Wave > TLH > Flac
1. Jorma Banter2. Alligator >3. Drums >4. Alligator > 5. Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) >6. Feedback 7. Weir, Jorma Banter Time: 41:44 http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-05-18.aud.dad.82515.flac16

Grateful Dead 6-19-68 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco
SBD>MC>D>CD
DISC 1
1. //Lovelight--> 2. Not Fade Awa--> 3. Lovelight 4. Stage Banter 5. Chanting
DISC 2
1. Jam--> 2. The Main Ten--> 3. Jam--> 4. The Other One Jam http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-06-19.sbd.cotsman.4511.sbeok.shnf (This show got me high from just listening to it. It is one of my favorites from the year.!!!!)

Grateful Dead 8-21-68
Fillmore West,San Francisco, CA
SDB>MR>C>D>CD>EAC>SHN
Disc 1 [51:49]set 1:1. //Cryptical Envelopment --> [00:29]2. drums --> [00:13]3. The Other One --> [5:23]4. Cryptical Envelopment [9:30]5. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl [14:55]6. Alligator --> [3:31]7. drums --> [3:29]8. jam (Garcia and drums) --> [3:35]9. Alligator --> [9:03]10. Feedback [1:37]
2. Disc 2 [58:56]set 2:1. //Dark Star --> [13:45]2. Saint Stephen --> [3:32]3. The Eleven --> [11:58]4. Death Don't Have No Mercy% [7:43]5. Turn On Your Lovelight// [10:35]Encore6. In The Midnight Hour [11:21] http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-08-21.sbd.cotsman.17355.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead Fillmore West San Francisco CA
08/22/68 #2 stereo
Alligator>Drums>Jam>Drums>Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)>Feedback>And We Bid You Good Night http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-08-22.sbd.jools.20083.sbefail.shnf

Grateful Dead The Matrix San Francisco CA 10/08/68
SBD MR->Reel (x2?)->CDR
Disc 1: (73:47)SET11. [05:32] Clementine Jam 2. [15:32] Clementine Jam > 3. [07:23] The Eleven Jam > 4. [09:49] Death Don't Have No Mercy 5. [19:04] The Seven 6. [12:00] Dark Star Jam > 7. [04:21] Cosmic Charlie
Disc 2: (47:55)SET2 1. [17:26] Next Time You See Me Jam2. [09:20] Jam 3. [13:47] The Other One > 4. [07:19] Jam
Disc3: (55:23)SET3 (1) 1. [06:46] Jam 2. [07:35] Jam 3. [07:17] Jam 4. [13:06] Prisoner Blues 5. [20:35] Jam (2)
show billed as "Mickey and the Heartbeats". Bobby and Pigpenwere absent. http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-10-08.sbd.belaff.17691.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead - October 12, 1968 Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Recording Info:SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (48k)
Transfer Info:Dat (Sony R500) -> Behringer Ultramatch SRC2000 ->Samplitude Professional v9.11 -> FLAC(1 Disc Audio / 1 Disc FLAC)
All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net August 1, 2007
Notes:-- Pigpen was absent-- First notes of 2nd Set missing
Set 1:d1t01 - Introductiond1t02 - Dark Star ->d1t03 - Saint Stephen ->d1t04 - The Eleven ->d1t05 - Death Don't Have No Mercy
Set 2:d1t06 - Cryptical Envelopment ->d1t07 - Drums ->d1t08 - The Other One ->d1t09 - Cryptical Envelopment ->d1t10 - New Potato Caboose ->d1t11 - Drums ->d1t12 - Jam ->d1t13 - Feedback http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-10-12.sbd.miller.86759.sbeok.flac16

Grateful Dead - October 13, 1968 Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Recording Info:SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (44.1k)
Transfer Info:Dat (Sony R500) -> Samplitude Professional v9.11 -> FLAC(1 Disc Audio / 1 Disc FLAC)
All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller charliemiller87@earthlink.net August 1, 2007
Notes:-- Pigpen was absent-- Beginning of Dark Star missing-- Cut in The Eleven at 13:31-- Cut in New Potato Caboose at 2:57
Set 1:d1t01 - Dark Star ->d1t02 - Saint Stephen ->d1t03 - The Eleven ->d1t04 - Death Don't Have No Mercy
Set 2:d1t05 - Cryptical Envelopment ->d1t06 - Drums ->d1t07 - The Other One ->d1t08 - Cryptical Envelopment ->d1t09 - New Potato Caboose ->d1t10 - Drums ->d1t11 - Caution Jam ->d1t12 - Feedback http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-10-13.sbd.miller.86761.sbeok.flac16

10/20/68 - Grateful Dead Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
SBD -> Rm -> Dat -> CD -> Sonic Solutions -> CD
1 Disc SHN / 1 Disc Audio
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Turn On Your Lovelight Dark Star >Saint Stephen >The Eleven >Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
Charlie Millercharliemiller87@earthlink.net http://www.archive.org/details/gd1968-10-20.sbd.miller.9071.shnf

Grateful Dead (aka Mickey and the Heartbeats) The Matrix San Francisco, CA 12/16/68
source: SBD>Rm>Reel>CD (May Be SBD>Rm>Reel>Reel>CD)thanks to c.miller for seeds.
Disc 1:01 Jam
Disc 2:01 Jam > Jam http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-12-16.sbd.hartbeats.4529.sbeok.shnf

Grateful Dead 12/21/68 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
Source: SBDLineage: Soundboard cassette master > cassette > DAT/0 > CDR/0 > CDR/1 > iMac > SHN Disc 11. Turn On Your Lovelight 15:202. Cryptical Envelopment > 1:553. The Other One > 6:574. Cryptical Reprise > 6:375. It Hurts Me Too 5:176. Tuning/Banter 2:48 Total time: 38:56
Disc 21. Alligator > 3:422. Drums > 2:56 3. Alligator > 10:064. Caution > 15:135. Feedback > 5:136. And We Bid You Goodnight 4:40 Total time: 41:53 http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-12-21.sbd.tiedrich.9533.sbeok.shnf