Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp

The early 70`s (wall of sound years) produced the best live recordings not because i was part of that it just takes one listen.

Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation out there, people claiming this and that and some giving themselves credit for certain things. But who is left to dispute them? and the ones left do not care or have short memories. I just know that at the end of the Wall of sound i was given about 30 PL amps that i slowly sold over the years the last one just a couple of years ago. Some of the amps had printing and not script on the face plates which indicate some of the first.

This has indeed been a fun and informative discussion. A big thanks and a big hug to everyone who participated. What a long strange trip it’s been :)

Too bad their recording quality is not so good.  Eg.  Terrapin station album amazing, but recording seems poor, soooo sad.

But we have so many good concerts to listen to and watch on YouTube and to listen on RELISTEN. Jerry left us with a wealth of beautiful music and he will forever be remembered. 

Agree about the early ‘70’s. 1970 and ‘71 have some darn clear sounding recordings. I so wish it didn’t take the crew almost 6 months after Bear went to jail to get it together and start recording without him or we’d have more from ‘71. And yep, ‘73 and ‘74 are distinct. Clear, bold and up close sounding.
There are certainly better sources than others for some shows and limited with others but far from all poor sounding. If one isn’t used to audience or raw soundboards then stick to the officially mastered multitrack release. We’re not talking Chesky here, but darn good for what they are... All ya need for the Dead is a linear balanced system with good organic flow and the music will do its magic regardless of recording quality (to an extent).