Set 1:

d1t01 - //Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

d1t02 - Dark Star ->

d1t03 - St. Stephen ->

d1t04 - The Eleven ->

d1t05 - Death Don't Have No Mercy

d2t01 - Turn On Your Lovelight



Set 2:

d2t02 - Cryptical Envelopment ->

d2t03 - Drums ->

d2t04 - The Other One ->

d2t05 - Cryptical Envelopment

Patch Info:



SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD supplies



The Eleven (5:54 - 6:09)



All of Set 2







Notes:



-- Disc change is seamless



-- Thanks to Rob Bertrando for the patch source



-- The start of Schoolgirl is clipped, not too much is missing

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Reviewer: harrymflemming - favorite favorite - April 5, 2019

Subject: fdz good - April 5, 2019

Reviewer: lillianlee - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 19, 2018

Subject: This is a great one This is a great one, recorded in excellent quality. From about 15 minutes in to the blazing peak of glory at the 20 minute mark it's way, way beyond great, venturing deep into that rare territory where words simply fail. This is a must listen. soundcloud downloader - October 19, 2018This is a great one

Reviewer: KingDuffyII - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 16, 2018

Subject: Stellar Show! Firstly, that Dark Star is wicked! Definitely one of my favorites! Moving on, The Eleven also stood out - I couldn't help but smiling at so many points.



The last bit of the 2nd Cryptical was also killer. I had to pick my jaw off the floor on multiple occasions.



Overall, this is fantastic Grateful Dead show with a pretty awesome sound. No complaints from me! - April 16, 2018Stellar Show!

Reviewer: gr8fuldad73 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 4, 2017

Subject: Modesto,ca Very fine 69'!! - March 4, 2017Modesto,ca

Reviewer: Go Faster, Get Rounder - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 26, 2015

Subject: TIFTOO !!! Spring of 1969. Great fidelity recording. It just doesn't get much better than this.



Dark Star is a treat. Some great work in the middle segment with Jerry in particular pulling new licks out right and left, some unique almost Sputnik stuff after that, then they move into one of the most powerful climaxes of any Dark Star, and a Sitting on Top of the World tease before the final verse. Exquisite transition into a solid St. Stephen although I find the tempo just a bit hurried and there is a kind of a "what was that moment" where it almost seems like Jerry is about to laugh and another rocky spot.



They recover for a great William Tell bridge-- a really, really well done one in fact. The first 5 minutes or so of The Eleven are just exquisite. Then there is a kind of a weird period--seems like maybe something isn't working quite right--then they muff the lyrics, then they get it working again, then Jerry just drops out, but Bob and Phil get a nice little jam going. Jerry comes back without about a minute left, but they just wind it up. It is a flawed version, for sure, but it has some absolutely great moments too.



A pretty exemplary Death Don't Have No Mercy. Same with Lovelight, which just crackles with energy. Jerry rips it up in the first part, but it doesn't quite finish as strong, which they rarely do.



The That's It for the Other One is one of the best. Superb version, particularly the Cryptical Reprise. Just brimming with originality. They tease an early end and going into Cosmic Charlie, I think later one they did cut short and go there, but this time they come back into another 4 minutes of Cryptical Reprise that is just amazing. I can't recommend this one highly enough. - April 26, 2015TIFTOO !!!

Reviewer: pinga - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 21, 2015

Subject: This is the fire! Great versions of The Eleven and The Other 1. '69 Dead at it's finest! - April 21, 2015This is the fire!

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 29, 2014

Subject: - Excellent show. - March 29, 2014

Reviewer: geobuff - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 23, 2013

Subject: Jerry does it again That Dark Star just gave me the chills. The crescendo at the end is seriously intense. - October 23, 2013Jerry does it again

Reviewer: rrschwz28 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 24, 2012

Subject: 17 seconds 17 seconds of drums gets it's own track? Aren't we getting a little silly now?



Why wouldn't the second set just be one track - That's It For The Other One? - September 24, 201217 seconds

Reviewer: genearida - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 31, 2012

Subject: take some coke? Is that what Jerry says at the end of Lovelight?

Shame on him. Another typically rip roaring '69 set. - March 31, 2012take some coke?

Reviewer: secret8476 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 28, 2012

Subject: This is the stuff Hot hot show - when Dark Star was Dark Star. Pigs harmonica is a little high on Schoolgirl, but a minor volume adjustment is all that's needed to enjoy. I love how he (pig) express' his thanks at the end of the song. As mentioned in another post, The Eleven is really strong- great Philbass comin' through, hearty jamming. I wished this song had remained in the line up over the years, but if i recall correctly, one of the members proclaimed the lyrics to be stupid and hard to sing. Either way, this is a typical smokin' '69 show that should be enjoyed. Thankfully it hasn't been commercially released yet.





~ Let the good times roll - March 28, 2012This is the stuff

Reviewer: disgruntledgoat - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 25, 2011

Subject: Outstanding Death Don't While not the tightest '69 show out there, this show features a typically beautiful Dark Star and one of my all-time favorite versions of Death Don't Have No Mercy. Jerry has two separate solos, and each buzzes and stings like an angry hornet. Though not as magisterial as, say, 2/28 or 3/2/69, this is a Death Don't for the ages. - March 25, 2011Outstanding Death Don't

Reviewer: hunter9999 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 4, 2011

Subject: epic most of 69 are definetly 5stars. this one is another one. fantastic - January 4, 2011epic

Reviewer: clementinescaboose - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 14, 2010

Subject: how bout everything else? i can cite many elevens that are far superior to this; garica fumbles quite a bit on guitar and later seems to be having some equipment trouble...but it does allow for bobby to step up a bit :)



the rest of this is pretty fantastic tho...yet another epic '69 dark star, ranging from brutally intense to quietly psychedelic and beautiful, a serious as death death don't, and a great TIFTOO suite among the highlights... - July 14, 2010how bout everything else?

Reviewer: igrowthehydro - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 16, 2010

Subject: I chose this show for the 11.



Holy shit. - June 16, 2010

Reviewer: VW-Lover - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 11, 2008

Subject: Wow! Jerry is jamming on the Guitar Wow! Jerry is jamming on the Guitar



Man oh man Jerry was in the zone in this tape.



Some of the best dark star jamming I have ever heard.



His picking and jamming is AMAZING! - June 11, 2008Wow! Jerry is jamming on the Guitar

Reviewer: Direwolfman - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 9, 2008

Subject: terrific sound Thank you to Mr. Milller and associates for cleaning up this show. Sounds terrific. This is definately an improvement on the previous version on the site!



Thnak you archive!



Love the early Darkstar found here. - March 9, 2008terrific sound