Audio Asylum Thread Printer

Get a view of an entire thread on one page

FAQ / News / Events

General Asylum

Had access to the Dead Bible...

108.192.16.34

In Reply to: RE: Grateful Dead Audience tapes are oft times binaural recordings. posted by Geoffkait on January 03, 2025 at 07:59:16

in the early 90's, which was (of course) a physical manifestation of what was available to
trade on tape. Also worked at a record shop where that Bible lived and you could swap tapes
and have copies made for the standard price of a blank tape. We had a libary on hand of hundreds of shows.

Woah to the person that mis-filed any tapes!

Not a Dead fan (though even I like Cornell '77) , so much of the "work" was a PIA for myriad reasons.

My admiration though for the Deadication devoted to the entire process even up to that point was very high.

How the Deadhead recorded experience has grown and expanded since then is one of the greatest examples of fandom ever.
Possibly the greatest example, because it's about the music they created, not the "personalities" involved.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

Follow Ups:

RE: Had access to the Dead Bible... - Jack G 08:02:09 01/05/25 (0)
I had a friend that had over 100 Dead tapes, most were 1, occasionally 2 generations off the originals (he was proud of that). I may have gotten a couple back then, but I generally didn't bother. I did go to about 10-12 concerts between 77 and 81. I'm probably a bigger fan now than when they were around.
Jack
RE: Had access to the Dead Bible... - Byrd69 16:51:54 01/03/25 (1)
I still have my Dead tapes from the mid 70s. Many came from radio broadcasts. Audience tapes sucked.

Your interest may vary but the results will be same. (Byrd 2020)

I can't compete with the dead. (Buck W. 2010)

Cowards can't be heroes. (Byrd 2017)

Why don't catfish have kittens? (Moe Howard 1937)
- RE: Had access to the Dead Bible... - Geoffkait 05:45:36 01/04/25 (0)
  The good ones, not the shitty ones.

Post a Followup:

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?

Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
	Remember my Moniker & Password (What's this?) Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:

Message:	(Posts are subject to Content Rules)

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:	Automagically notify you when someone responds.

To view your new posting or follow-up, click on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: