Grateful Dead
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
July 8, 1995

Audience/soundboard mix
Mixed by Nick Crump
Eugene, Oregon
April 2014

Source 1 (audience) gd95-07-08.004362.bk401s.sbeok.t-flac16
Source: FOB B&K 4006 omni's (in hat, 36th row left of center) > Lunatec 316
> Panasonic SV-250 by Marc Nutter
Transfer: Sony DTC-A6 > Dio 2448 > SF 4.5 @ 48K, Resample, add fades> CDWAV>
SHN by Bill Gardner, [email protected]
Notes:
A classic recording from the last of the mega-stadium days.  I think this
show speaks more to
Grateful Dead history than anything spectacular musically.
This was my fist and only trip to Soldier Field and I was totally blown away
by the size.
I had never seen a stadium gig.  By July of '95 I'd managed to hit 23 dead
shows.  And by
number 24 I was beginning to feel like somewhat of a vertaran. (yeah right)
I had no idea
what I was in for.  I had floor seats that night but actually went back to
the taper section
to plug-in. I had a great view of the entire stadium sitting front row of
the balcony-like
section that sat over the entrance to the floor.  The Band opener was
largely
forgettable.  The stadium started filling up in usual style during the
Band's set and
somewhat afterwards.  From the opening notes of Jack Straw I had the most
amazing feeling
and was totally overwhelmed by the size of the whole thing.  I couldn't
believe this many
people, all together all listening to the dead. It was just too much.  And
it was a picture
perfect night.  The sun was going down and had a nice reflection off the
lake, it was simply beautiful.
The hightlight of this show is ofcourse the Visions of Johanna.  Mona Lisa
sure musta had
the highway blues that night.  That moment right there made the entire trip
(from Ohio) worth it.
A classic night sealed in time by Mr. Nutter's terrific recording.
Enjoy these tapes and remember the happiness the Grateful Dead has provided
for all of us.
--Bill Gardner, 06/16/01

Source 2 (soundboard) gd95-07-08.sbd.miller.114363.flac16
Recording Info:
SBD -> Dat (44.1k)
Transfer Info:
Dat (Tascam DA-20) -> Tascam SS-R05 -> Samplitude Professional v11.2 -> FLAC
(2 Discs Audio / 1 DVD FLAC)
All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
[email protected]
June 27, 2011
Notes:
-- Disc change is seamless
-- This is the only purely digital source in circulation

Set 1:
d1t01 - Tuning
d1t02 - Jack Straw
d1t03 - Sugaree
d1t04 - Wang Dang Doodle
d1t05 - Althea
d1t06 - Queen Jane Approximately
d1t07 - Tennessee Jed
d1t08 - Eternity
d1t09 - Don't Ease Me In

Set 2:
d2t01 - Tuning
d2t02 - China Cat Sunflower ->
d2t03 - I Know You Rider
d2t04 - It's All Too Much
d2t05 - Saint Of Circumstance ->
d2t06 - Terrapin Station ->
d2t07 - Drums ->
d3t01 - Space ->
d3t02 - The Other One ->
d3t03 - Visions Of Johanna ->
d3t04 - One More Saturday Night
d3t05 - Crowd

Encore:
d3t06 - U.S. Blues



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     5:39.14       59832572 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6108  gd95-07-08d1t02.flac
    11:39.50      123421244 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5896  gd95-07-08d1t03.flac
     7:10.21       75901436 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5805  gd95-07-08d1t04.flac
     6:40.45       70665884 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5868  gd95-07-08d1t05.flac
     5:15.70       55730684 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5960  gd95-07-08d1t06.flac
     8:23.63       88877420 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5801  gd95-07-08d1t07.flac
     9:30.30      100618604 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5859  gd95-07-08d1t08.flac
     3:18.69       35089532 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5991  gd95-07-08d1t09.flac
     1:28.73       15694940 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.4191  gd95-07-08d2t01.flac
     6:31.08       68991260 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5988  gd95-07-08d2t02.flac
     5:38.71       59790236 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5761  gd95-07-08d2t03.flac
     7:02.00       74440844 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5943  gd95-07-08d2t04.flac
     7:01.17       74304428 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6095  gd95-07-08d2t05.flac
    17:02.18      180323180 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5676  gd95-07-08d2t06.flac
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    10:53.31      115262156 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.4762  gd95-07-08d3t01.flac
     8:29.18       89829980 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5846  gd95-07-08d3t02.flac
     9:22.12       99165068 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5608  gd95-07-08d3t03.flac
     4:52.32       51584108 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6160  gd95-07-08d3t04.flac
     1:26.27       15233948 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.4490  gd95-07-08d3t05.flac
     5:33.09       58762412 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5981  gd95-07-08d3t06.flac
   160:00.52     1693563272 B                            0.5691  (22 files)