Transition
Sunday, February 1, 1970
Show stats
- Sunday
- Day 32 of 1970
- Show #
- 11 of 99
- Era
- Transition
- Keys
- Pigpen
- Recordings
- 3
- Top rating
- ★ 4.80 (5)
- Top-rated tape
- SBD
- Total dl
- 75,522
- Show length
- 2h 5m
- Longest track
- Lovelight · 41:34
Curator Score
How this is computed →From the tapers · archive.org · 3
- ★★★★ · Ragged but right. · DeadCoMule · 2022
This is very much a 1970 performance, which carries with it certain connotations. There are segments of beautifully inspired, creative, off the cuff playing mixed with stretches of fast, loud, but fairly standard playing that’s more of a reversion to muscle memory. There’s sound adjustments, tuning, and friendly stage banter, with a cut or two in the recording.
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- ★★★★ · If you like Bobby, have I got a show for you! · Pangolin22 · 2011
In all seriousness, although he's high in the mix, you can definitely hear everything decently. Either it evened out or my ears adjusted. I was doing a 'this day in Dead history' when I stumbled on this show. There are actually only 2 shows from 02/01 on the archive (78 being the other). This is definitely a good listen although by no means the best show of the year. Besides the Lovelight, there are no epic jams here. Strong China->Rider, Black Peter and a beautiful High Time.
- ★★★★ · Historic Show · SilentBell · 2010
A benefit to defray legal expenses coming 2 days after the bust in New Orleans. Bob is way too high in the mix for the first few songs, but after “Bear’s solo” the mix and the sound become quite good. The show begins with the boys debating the number of beats for Beat it on Down the Line, and they settle on 18. The highlight is The Other One -> Lovelight to close the show.
Community reviews from archive.org, not the Curator.
Bust-outs & rarities
- ◦sbd.lee-smith.flaconly ever played here
Setlist
Setlist reconstructed from archive.org recording track listing. Set breaks and segues unknown from this source.
Recordings on archive.org · 3
Top-rated source
gd1970-02-01.126275.sbd.lee-smith.flac16
Lineage: Source 1 SBD > MSR > C > DAT (Biodtl thru O1(7:27); Source 2 MR > Revox A77 > tube pre (O1@7:27 thru Lovelight); Transfer info: Bottlehead tube tape pre pair Tesla tubes circa 1980 > Apogee Mini Me 24/96 > Apogee Mini DAC monitoring and mastering > FLAC · ★ 4.80 (5 reviews) · 21,812 dl
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- gd1970-02-01.126275.sbd.lee-smith.flac16Lineage: Source 1 SBD > MSR > C > DAT (Biodtl thru O1(7:27); Source 2 MR > Revox A77 > tube pre (O1@7:27 thru Lovelight); Transfer info: Bottlehead tube tape pre pair Tesla tubes circa 1980 > Apogee Mini Me 24/96 > Apogee Mini DAC monitoring and mastering > FLAC · ★ 4.80 · 21,812 dl
- gd70-02-01.psbd.cousinit.18121.sbeok.shnfSoundboard (Partial Show) · ★ 4.33 · 9,372 dl
- gd70-02-01.sbd.kaplan.9629.sbeok.shnfSoundboard (Full Show) · ★ 4.10 · 44,338 dl