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Grateful Dead Live at Swing Auditorium on 1977-02-26

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1977-02-26 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, Rob Bertrando, Hunter Seamons

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Terrapin Station, Minglewood Blues, They Love Each Other, Estimated Prophet, Sugaree, Mama Tried, Deal, Playing In The Band > The Wheel > Playing In The Band

Set 2

Samson & Delilah, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped, Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower, Promised Land, Eyes Of The World-> Dancin' In The Streets-> Around & Around, E: U.S. Blues

First Terrapin Station, Estimated Prophet

Notes

Pitch adjustments, tracking and FLACing by Hunter Seamons
October 10, 2010

*First time played

Addeddate: 2010-10-11 11:53:36

Identifier: gd1977-02-26.aud.bertrando.110231.flac16

Location: San Bernardino, CA

Run time: 189:24.27

Source: Sony ECM-22P's > 153SD cassette (Maxell UDXLII Dolby) > Technics 1506 reel 3.75 ips Dolby > Tascam CDR > dbPoweramp > wav > FLAC. Recording and transfer by Rob Bertrando. Pitch adjustments, tracking and FLACing by Hunter Seamons.

Taped by: Rob Bertrando

Transferred by: Rob Bertrando

Type: sound

Venue: Swing Auditorium

Year: 1977

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Reviewer: Nick512 - - February 17, 2023
Subject: tabula rasa

extraordinary heights achieved in the first weeks of their simply put best fucking year I am sorry but it's true and for those who can't see it then listen to this show and Cornell and then tell me what you think...

* Nick 2/16/2023

Reviewer: kruchten - - August 11, 2022
Subject: “Hey Bob”

“Hey Bob Weir. Mexicali Blues!”

Stunning recording of a great show.

Reviewer: c-freedom - - January 22, 2021
Subject: Help on the Way!

A major difference in the sound levels here.
Very good work by Hunter S.
Want to check out how good pull up H>S>F
for this show and compare sound
on the different versions.

I already know how nice this show is
with this mix--- it is over the top.

I want to check this out with headphones
so I can furthur discern the crowd buzz
after Terrapin and Estimated

Haven't 'favorited' anything in awhile
also making an exception to my new 'no rating' policy
and giving this five laughing bones..

Reviewer: Magichord - - June 11, 2020
Subject: ...and the music plays the band

Yes, the X-Factor is alive and thriving in this show. And this is one of the very finest audience tapes I've ever heard in the Archive, from H. Seamons or anyone else. It's so great to hear first-ever versions played so well out-of-the-gate, Estimated and Terrapin. I wonder why this show has never been released commercially by now. The performance quality certainly qualifies it- -could be due to the lyric misses in Franklin's Tower.
You won't find a more aggressive "Around & Around" anywhere. One of those rockers where you think Bobby's going to blow the roof off the joint, and ruin his vocal chords for good.

Reviewer: Go Faster, Get Rounder - - April 17, 2020
Subject: Fantastic AUD; Fantastic Show

Huge thanks to Rob Bertrando for sharing this fantastic AUD. Gives me chills hearing the Terrapin opener. were they some cocky SOBs opening with it, or what?

Thanks to Matt Vernon for his tireless work in upping so many great shows so that we can all appreciate them.

Reviewer: Seccombe, Scott S. - - January 31, 2020
Subject: My First G.D. Show

I hitchhiked about thirty miles from Arrowbear to see this show. It was so nice to be able to just walk up to the stage and cruise around where I wanted. I was thrilled to be able to see the guys (and girl) live. On my ride hitchhiking back, the driver got out of the car to help someone and the car started rolling backward down the highway. I leapt from the back seat and hit the brake pedal with my hand. A fun and exciting day all around. Scott

Reviewer: Grateful3680 - - November 25, 2014
Subject: So there...

There are streamed versions of this show available for listening, that are a little bit crisper and clearer....but I will take the audience recording all day long when it sounds this good.

Reviewer: ms42466 - - December 31, 2012
Subject: rob has the BEST audiences ever , check 8/6/71!!

2 much 2 good enjoy all your favorites........
like a kid in the candy shop, sugar on snow !!!!
help>slip>frank>Music on and on...................
4 me this is the "breakpoint" 4 the DEAD , this being the 1ST terripin, estimated and 1 other,
sorta pre 2/26/77 and post 2/26/77
a good place to "cut the deck" if one could do so.
between 66-96
1 of the finest matrixes everenjoy my bookmarks
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Reviewer: yuzabilitee - - July 29, 2012
Subject: It's all about...

the Help>Slip>Frank. and the franklin's lilt with Jerry and Phil. Listening now it's a short flight of drifting smiling while really doing something else.

But pause for a sec and be back there...standing straight with nooooothing around and that journey that crossed a thousand suns there and back and the bass hits and ha hah, dude that was intense and so on. Thank you GD. So much to appreciate on some many levels at so many different times. Fractal spinoffs of new vistas to enjoy. Spring 77..where will we go after this?

Reviewer: BlewJ - - June 9, 2012
Subject: Title of Review

1st Terrapin, 1st Estimated

Love this show!

Reviewer: helios1969 - - May 28, 2012
Subject: Help on the Way

Great second set, especially the Blues for Allah songs. One of the meanest sounds on Help on the Way I have ever heard.

Reviewer: opolaut - - March 23, 2011
Subject: Swing 2-26-77

Great show!!! I was there. Thanks so much for this great sounding free download!!!

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