Grateful Dead — 1968-08-21 — Fillmore West, San Francisco

Notes

Includes There Is A Mountain theme and We Bid You Goodnight theme
Released on Grateful Dead Origins (Deluxe Edition) 1 2 3 4
Includes William Tell bridge; first known performance

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SBDMaster ReelStream OnlyTaper unknownSBD > MR > C > D > CD > EAC > SHN75,987 Downloads4.76/5 Stars49 Reviews
ListenArchive.orgRelistenetree17355
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Discs
2
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SBDDATStream OnlyTaper unknownMSR>DAT>DAT>WAV>SHN18,007 Downloads4.29/5 Stars7 Reviews
ListenArchive.orgRelistenetree17689
TransferDAT>SHN conversion by Cousinit
SBDDATStream OnlyTaper unknownDat (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam DA-3000 > wav 16/44; Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel: Wave > Flac 16/44; Checksum & tags created in xACT; the original version of this source was off pitch; please don't circulate that version15,329 Downloads4.67/5 Stars4 Reviews1h 51m
ListenArchive.orgRelistenetree139746
TransferCharlie Miller
SBDDATStream OnlyTaper unknownsdb>>reel master>>cassette>>dat>>cdr15,198 Downloads4.71/5 Stars8 Reviews
ListenArchive.orgRelistenetree1183
TransferMike Lai

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