Set 1



Help On The Way ->

Slipknot! ->

Franklin's Tower

Walkin' Blues

Althea

Me And My Uncle ->

Big River*

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

So Many Roads

The Promised Land



Set 2



Scarlet Begonias ->

Fire On The Mountain

Way To Go Home

Saint Of Circumstance ->

Terrapin Station ->

Drums ->

Space ->

The Last Time ->

Stella Blue ->

One More Saturday Night



Encore

Liberty



* Weir on acoustic

*Matrix*







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SBD:







Bertha remaster of Master DAT source.







SBD>>DAT>>CDA>>SHN>>DAW(Bertha)>>CDA - Sound A+







Digitally remastered using a custom built, Dual-DAW, nicknamed Bertha, by jashley@deadacated.com on March 23, 2002.







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AUD:







Taper: Dave Minor



Source: PMB Microphones (German)(1) FOB> Sony D7 @48k



Transfer: 48k DAT clone> Sony PCM-R300 > Monster SPDIF digital cable > RMEdigi96/8PAD >



SoundForge 6.0 (rec, 48>44 highest setting with anti-alias filter) > CDWav (splits) > mkw > shn (seekable)







SHNtool used to verify track boundaries



Transfered by Marc Pujol 01/30/2003



Source DAT from Dave Minor via Matt Vernon







- some brief overload distortion a few places during drums







"[The PMB mics] were made by a now defunct German company, about 15 years ago. The mic's are self powered (AA batt in each), the 2 sets of capsules that I have are the shotguns (about 12" length) and the small capsules which have a figure-8 pick-up pattern. Balanced output at the mic. They were owned by a speaker designer from England. Before working w/ Home audio, he worked w/ pro sound. He did lots of recording @ small to large venues in the UK. He recorded for broadcasts. He stuck w/ these mic.s through the end of his recording days."







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Thank you to Jay Ashley and Hub Spencer for the SBD transfer,



to Dave Minor for recording the show,



and to Marc Pujol and Matt Vernon for the AUD transfer.







Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Soundtrack/Final Cut Pro(SHN>AIFF>Soundtrack>Final Cut>WAV>FLAC)



October 3, 2008











Notes:







1) Cuts in the SBD between some songs. One momentary cut in the SBD and AUD during Space.







2) Miniscule gaps at points in the sources, sometimes producing faint clicks.







3) Faint clicks removed using Soundtrack (at least the ones I noticed).







4) The show is seamless.

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Reviewer: Garrick III - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 14, 2020

Subject: Every So Often..... With ALL the Grateful Dead I have been listening to for over 40+yrs., every so often I 'happen' across a show like this one. And without getting over-analytical, as to start quoting this 'Stat', or 'that comparison', like SO MANY of my brethren.!!! No-!!!! I just simply kick-back, put on my Skull-Candy headphones, and drift off into a blissful isolation where all the movement around me slips into a primordial dance of rhythm, 'in-time with the band. It never fails to TAKE-ME-BACK' to any given "Peak". A naturally occurring space that's AS GOOD AS ANY CHEMO-'DOSE' soon envelops me, with TOTAL control in 'mindfulness'. THIS SHOW WILL 'GET YA' THERE', again!!!!! - January 14, 2020Every So Often.....

Reviewer: mcgrupp216 - favorite favorite favorite - January 3, 2019

Subject: 29th Trip Around the Sun Going with three stars - mainly to balance out all the fives. Fall 94 is surprisingly good. Of the top six deadbase "favorite tapes" of 94, four are from October. This one ranks fifth with 22 votes. Rare day when I disagree with doug_the_dude, but this is one of them. That said, he's right: Garcia is "absolutely possessed vocally." The So Many Roads ("heal my soul") - featured on the 30 trips definitive live story - and Stella Blue are treasures, real beauties. I also love the Terrapin, the jam leading into drums and - per usual for 94/95 - the 30 minute drums/space set. On top of that, there's of course the Help/Slip/Franklin show opener, set two Scarlet-Fire opener. I keep writing, I might change my rating! - January 3, 201929th Trip Around the Sun

Reviewer: doug_the_dude - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2013

Subject: Pure magic - Thanks soooo much, Mr. HS, for this gorgeous matrix - it helps evoke Jerry's vocals so beautifully and deeply - the band sounds like they're singing from the absolute top of Mt. Everest.



This is one of those shows that seems thoroughly entwined with some kind of heavy magical voodoo - Jerry in particular is absolutely possessed vocally. Don't know of any show before nor since that has him reaching the way he does - and not just on his own tunes - did you ever think such soul could be evoked from the phrase "one more Saturday night..."?



The *only* caveat I'll throw a red flag up on is St. of Circumstance in the 2nd set. Given the many, MANY jaw-dropping, scorching versions of this Weir mini-epic played in the early-mid-80s, this one seems grotesquely out of place, tired, worn, and slow amidst all of this gorgeousness - really, it's like a deflated balloon. So just jostle right over this one and you'll preserve the illusion :)



Guys, this is the real deal, this show. It's as good as every five-star review says it is and then some. Jerome John Garcia I've never heard sing better than this show in his latter years. - January 8, 2013Pure magic -

Reviewer: myhungryhippo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 10, 2010

Subject: sounds like a view from the vault awesome center seat for everyone - May 10, 2010sounds like a view from the vault

Reviewer: TheProdigalSon - favorite favorite favorite - April 8, 2009

Subject: where's Jerry? guys, I've only now just listened to the first set and Jerry is only partially in this. Keyboards and Bobby are covering for him in Big Country way. Listen to M&MU, Big River and Promise Land. great tunes selection but not getting it, here. - April 8, 2009where's Jerry?

Reviewer: Zaorish - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 20, 2009

Subject: Good Lord, Sound is perfect!!! This matrix is the absolute pinnacle of recording type that you want for every show. You can hear all the players loud and clear, you get a taste of the audience, and you get the rumble and 3-d feel of the venue. It's crystalline. The sound on this matrix just /shimmers/.



The show is excellent. Get this matrix if at all possible (there are plenty of sources). Otherwise get the AUD that this is based on--though it is a little crowdy, it contains all the sounds you need to hear from this night, and it's better to hear more sounds than less sounds. - January 20, 2009Good Lord, Sound is perfect!!!