Disc 1

1. Help On The Way >

2. Slipknot! $

3. The Music Never Stopped*# (w/matt kelly)

x. They Love Each Other (missing)

4. Beat It On Down The Line *

5. Franklin's Tower *

6. Big River

7. It Must Have Been The Roses



Disc 2

1. Truckin' >

2. The Eleven Jam % >

3. Drums >

4. Stronger Than Dirt >

5. Not Fade Away > **

6. Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad >

7. One More Saturday Night

notes: (fresh transfer on 7.3.07)



unfortunately "they love each other" was missing on the dat.



$ slipknot has a minor digi fart at very end that couldn't be fixed.



# with Matt Kelly



* d1t03,t04,t05 all had left channel dropouts,they were patched with the right channels.



d1t03 -> 2:21:556-2:24:787, 4:12:838-4:17:634, 4:27:614-4:31:070



d1t04 -> 2:14:684-2:17:027



d1t05 -> 1:39:768-1:40-:658



** dropout fixed



% 1st since 1.16.70

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Reviewer: c-freedom - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 25, 2020

Subject: Grateful Dead = Stronger than Dirt God gives us the gift of LIFE

What you and I do with that gift is what we will see judgment day.

It is like a turnstile , one at a time before The Maker.

Only Caveat by the works of our own hands

"THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE"

So the song goes:

"Oh, sinning is a gentilized journey

Take Jesus as your daily guide

Though you may feel pure and saintly

Without Him walking by your side

And when you come to make your crossing

At the end of the pilgrim's way

If you ever will meet your Savior

You will surely meet Him on that day

Now look at that cold Jordan

Look at its deep water

Look at that wide river

Oh, heavy mighty billows roll

You better take Jesus with you

He's a true companion

Oh, I'm sure without Him

That you never will make it home

That awful day of judgment

Is coming in the by and by

We'll see our Lord descending

In the glory from on high

Oh, let us get in touch with Jesus

And in the special love of God

And maybe ever get ready

When he comes on Jordan's tide

Now look at that cold Jordan

Look at its deep water

Look at that wide river

Oh, heavy mighty billows roll

You better take Jesus with you

He's a true companion

Oh, I'm sure without Him that

You never will make it home

Now what you gonna do?

Oh, what you gonna say?

Oh, how you gonna feel

When you come to the end of the way?"



BLUES FOR ALLAH review

Help >Slip - freshly minted in 75

and playing it in Lindley Meadows!

"Doctor in the house"

"Woman having a baby"

Panic in the typical city (involved in a typical daydream)

nothing but a celebration in GD land.

Music-The line that Donna gets in Music is a serious showstopper

A great sign of things to come for Donna Jean

FRANKLIN'S- I don't consider it going out on a limb to say

this is one of my favorite versions of Franklin's Tower.

The Band is in the sweet spot

The HEADS are just losing it big time

When they get to the call and response it is best ever

There is a brother egging the band on ever so briefly but powerfully

I just love that moment!



And a word about this Recording:

Pretty unique perspective on a show here.

I would call this varying from side stage to right in the pit.

The BIODTL gives a glimpse of that Donna/ Bob chemistry.

Also an excellent BIG RIVER.

IMHBTR-one of Garcia's sweeter ballads that blooms real nice here

Hear that Donna/ Jerry connection.



My opinion

Not a concert for the band but this is like playing at a block party.

Everything is cool, time to just relax and let loose and that begins at Truckin that is the jump off. (coming at you)

Not sure where this ranks in the vastness of GD universe

but it is certainly one of the best close up tight in the brain stem audience band experiences ever.

and by the time they hit GDTRFB,,, my oh my!

Saturday Night just icing on the SF Golden Gate rock n roll cake.

"Let's have another party like this again sometime"

CALL IT BACK , YOU NEVER WILL

Hey Brother J --Good Call on 9/27/72 - July 25, 2020Grateful Dead = Stronger than Dirt

Reviewer: J. Jonah Jameson - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 1, 2019

Subject: Great... but not GREAT! Anyone interested in an honest review from a musical standpoint? Read on. It must be said, this is the last show of 1975. So that’s special, right there. Considering it’s the fourth concert of the year! But seriously. Setting aside the sound quality which is stellar... what about the performance? Shall we be honest? I say we shall. Help starts out BRILLIANT but let’s not ignore the absolutely heinous vocal lapse by Jerry who forgets the words when he comes in after the solo section... it’s Help On The Way! Did you not just play this entire album impeccably the month before without forgetting any words? Come on. Uncritical Deadheads I invite you to come after me. This flub is totally unforgivable in an otherwise great performance. And let’s acknowledge that Jer is having technical difficulties so the band does Slipknot! without him and finishes it before Franklin’s because they clearly didn’t want to do it without Jer. Fair enough. So the rest. MNS is good, maybe not great especially once again compared to the previous month’s show. However... Donna absolutely crushes it! She is ON FIRE 🔥 and this performance shows it. This song was never the same without Donna. TLEO has some great energy and solos but the vocal lapses foreshadow the many flubs to come over the next 20 years where Jer consistently displayed an inability to remember basic lyrics of a song he’d performed so many times before. Now I want to say that the Beat It On is perhaps the best version of this I’ve ever heard. And this song kinda sucks. Way overplayed!! But here Donna and Bobby really nail the crap out of this. It’s absolutely sublime. Don’t listen to any other versions... just this one. They finally do Franklin’s and it’s amazing... at least in part because Jer keeps trying to forget the words but he keeps pulling it out at the last second which is really nice. And Bob and Donna keep picking him up vocally which helps a lot. The rest: Big River is really good, peppy and high energy. No blown lyrics. Roses is pretty good other than a few miscues. I’m gonna be brutally honest now. It really sounds like they are running out of energy at this point. Truckin’ is mediocre at best and has some horrendous mistakes. NFW is not the best by any stretch. The rest of the show basically pales in comparison to 8/13 except GDTRFB which has amazing energy even though it’s really raw. And Saturday Night is filler other than the novelty of it being a 1975. This concert deserves 4 stars by virtue of it being only the fourth (and last) show of ‘75 but if you really want the unvarnished truth, there are some major flaws which in my opinion are inexcusable and warrant legitimate criticism. That’s it. But major shoutout to Donna who in my opinion crushed this show and displayed unbelievable skills in vocal prowess. Keith was spot on, too. Phil brought it, and Bobby. I have to say Jer has some totally unforgivable vocal flubs here that deserve to be pointed out. That’s it, I love Jer but this is an honest review. Drummers are solid but back in the day they used to be way too indulgent and rush the tempo. The music at this show... and every show after this... will never attain the sublime level of 9/27/72 which in my opinion may have been the greatest GD show ever by virtue of the Dark Star which is the best of all time. That’s ok, it’s just my opinion. - October 1, 2019Great... but not GREAT!

Reviewer: OGDeadKidz420 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 7, 2018

Subject: 1975 Aint it ironic that during the time the band was on hiatis, they performed four of the best shows of their career. Oft overlooked by those who are quick to point out 1977, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1970 or 89-90, the 1975 shows are the source of some serious shifts in style amd substance, feature many tunes never played before or adter from the Blues for Allah album, and are the origin point for my favorite sandwhich jam Help>Slip>Frank. I am not ome to over rate shows. Soumd is good. Show is majestic. 5 star, full om fist - November 7, 20181975

Reviewer: Djangoswing101 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 12, 2017

Subject: Sunny Place, Sunny Place... It's your wife that's having the baby. Echoed on an earlier review, there's a depth offered on certain audience recordings I prefer over boards. (Truckin' from Hartford 74, Sugaree from 3-18-77, Dancin'>Franklins from Cape Cod). Lindley Meadows definitely falls into that category. Unfortunately, my favorite snippet is missing here. After Music Never Stopped, Phil chimes in with "Sunny Place, Sunny Place... It's your wife that's having the baby."



* Though the perfect 45 minute sequence from 6-24-70 that filled many a cassette will always remain a favorite... sure wish a board existed! - March 12, 2017Sunny Place, Sunny Place... It's your wife that's having the baby.

Reviewer: ms42466 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 22, 2012

Subject: Matserful monster AUD! joygasm Frankins/GDTRFB 75 sweetness, Monster sound Quality Meaty balanced bass even @ Hi temp! Help>Slip rich jazzy Music primo. MONSTER Frankins!!!! NFA stellar launchin into MEGA GDTRFBADD ASS!

neat slice, great matrix 5star recording, 4.5 playing



"aegret" needs to listen 2 matrix with BOTH EARS & open mind, as if he was front row hearing both monitors and wall of sound i love both AUD & Boards

! Have a Joygasm on franklins,GDTRFBas ass!!! - October 22, 2012Matserful monster AUD! joygasm Frankins/GDTRFB

Reviewer: jackstraw86 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 1, 2008

Subject: Nice to see this here! This was one of the first tapes I ever got when I started collecting tapes back in the early 80s. I've always loved this AUD, great crowd reaction. I was bummed I didn't see it here on the Archive until now. The SBD, although nice, just doesn't bring the same smile to my face that this recording does



Get it now! - April 1, 2008Nice to see this here!