Hello folks, I've been into cassettes since trading live dead shows in the early 80s and still have all my tapes. I soon got into jazz and lots of other music and accumulated a decent collection. Some time ago my best friend from high school passed away, and all his cassettes and vinyl came to me. At that point I had transitioned to digital for music but have since put together a system starting with a marantz 2252B and refurbished my EPI A70 speakers through human speaker. Then I was lucky to find a Nak RX-505 through a dealer who acquired the unit from an estate in my area, and had it overhauled at ES Labs. The hell with digital! Anyway, I've been reading here for some time now and have really enjoyed everyone's shared wisdom and enthusiasm for great music!
Welcome! Were you recording the Dead? What equipment were you using. Back in the early 90's one of my college hockey mates said "I can't play anymore I'm going on tour with the Dead," never saw him again.
Thanks, wish I had recorded the dead but didn't. I had friends that would disappear like that but I used to catch 3-4 shows per tour. The closest I got to taping was attending the 10-15-83 Hartford Civic Center show with a friend who brought a handheld walkman. After the first notes of Saint Stephen rang out, all you could hear was both of us screaming! It's a fun tape if just for sentimental reasons that didn't circulate. Also went to the 10-14 show, which was quickly eclipsed in my memory by Saint Stephen on the next night until it was released as Dick's Picks 6. A great pair of shows! My friend who recorded later became guitarist for a local dead cover band, Legion of Jerry.
