Mastering notes:



- There are a number of bursts of wind noise throughout. I have been able to remove some of these completely, and the impact of what remains has been reduced.



- It appears that the tape was stopped between some songs, I have crossfaded to smooth these spots.



- (1) there is a cut at 12:56 and an unknown amount missing at the end, I



crossfaded to smooth the cut



(2) unknown amount missing at start



(3) large pop removed in left channel, at 1:45, by copying in right channel, so the sound is briefly in mono



- Editing with Adobe Audition, Sony Soundforge and Steinberg Wavelab (with iZotope Ozone, Waves X-Crackle & X-Noise)



- Downsampled to 16/44.1 with Wavelab and dithered with iZotope Ozone (MBIT+ setting)



- Tracked with CD Wave and flacs encoded with Flac Frontend







Comments:



- * As the song starts Weir says "Tomorrow's Sunday, we're not gonna be here, so we're going to take advantage of today to give you some inspirational words of advice."



- Deadicated to RET, he would have revelled in this Terrapin!

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Reviewer: JohnnyCB - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 4, 2019

Subject: UMass Spring Bash! I attended this show with my first ever boyfriend and I introduced him to my best friend from HS that day. We did some double barrel and had a wonderful time. It was the convolution of punk, R&R and Disco so The Ramones, P Smith and the newly discoed Dead had a day of it. - June 4, 2019UMass Spring Bash!

Reviewer: njpg - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 25, 2016

Subject: - Not as good as the two previous shows. - October 25, 2016

Reviewer: SCI-<>-RAT-<>-MATT - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 2, 2016

Subject: Thank you Thanks for Uploading show, I was at the final Sping Concert, Blues Traveler headlined.

But this allows me to enjoy my alumni status.

And TICKET PHOTO is SICK!!!!

Thank you again. SCI-<>-RAT-<>-MATT -- August 2, 2016Thank you

Reviewer: jjg4762 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 4, 2014

Subject: Nice photo 1st show 4 me http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/fanphotos/thegratefuldeadmay12.1979umassamherststadiumonstage_0.jpg?1384821658

http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/fanphotos/deadatumassstage.jpg?1384820398

http://www.dead.net/sites/default/files/fanphotos/deadatumassfaraway.jpg?1384819542



The photo is copeyed from deadnet. The photo is copeyed from deadnet. - August 4, 2014Nice photo 1st show 4 me

Reviewer: jcameron3 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 19, 2013

Subject: My First Dead Show I was a WMass HS Jr and spent the weekend at UMass I think I saw a great first show and it was a wide-eyed experience for a 16 + year old. I will always remember the following songs from that show: jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Terrapin, Good Lovin, Not Fade Away and Saturday Night. The bikers, semi nude girls, and top-of-the-wall-walkers are also etched into my mind :) - June 19, 2013My First Dead Show

Reviewer: tnschira - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 7, 2010

Subject: Ahmerst- University of Massachusetts We were seniors in High school from Long Island, New York. The five of us drove my "71 Volkswagon to see the DEAD. Whoow sooo smoky... Got here safe and early. Patti Smith opened the show and the Dead Heads were a bit removed from her powerful show but you know it was 79 and the majority was there to see the DEAD.

The Dead opened with a Rockin JACK STRAW. But it was my first show after seeing them through the 70's with Kieth and Donna and Bret was dissapointing. But Jerry, Bob,Phil,Bill,and Mickey prevailed. The show was spirited and when the biker rode up the Football Field to the front of the stage on his Harley it was really unforgetable to this day 31 years later.

Anything Jerry did will last forever. - March 7, 2010Ahmerst- University of Massachusetts