Fate Music

Category: ABCD

  • The New Alphabet: ABCD GD

    Here is a list of the Betty/Rex Grateful Dead recordings gathered together and returned to the Grateful Dead Vault in November 2016 by the ABCD group. 1971 – 35 REELS*- 1 REEL 10-19-71; + 1 REEL 12-2-71*= 35 REELS DELIVERED*   • 02-18-71 Portchester NY, 2 x 7” REELS ¼ trk 7.5ips Complete • 02-19-71…

  • Twin Wonder Powers, Activate? JGMS, October 11-12, 1973 at Keystone Berkeley

    Tape Archaeology What used to be known by some of us as the Third Batch of Betty Cantor-Jackson tapes proved the most grudging of all the batches in terms of finding broad circulation. This especially vexed Garcia freaks, because it contained a number of drool-inspiring Garcia-Saunders sets. You might imagine where the mind would go,…

  • ABCD and the Betty Boards

    https://denisonmagazine.com/feature/spring-2019-raising-the-dead/ Do you want to know how the Betty Boards got home? This is the true story. Want to know how the May ’77 (including 5/8/77) and January ’78 and Felt Forum ’71 and 2/26/77 and so many other Dead tapes ended up being released from fresh transfers of the master reels, rather than old…

  • Garcia and Saunders at the Lion’s Share

    I see that 7/5/73 is slated for official release as (per B&N) Garcialive 6: July 5 1973 Lion’s Share (Jerry Garcia / Merl Saunders). http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/garcialive-6-july-5-1973-lions-share/29919624;jsessionid=D74E41C2738E4500EC4D90119172BE33.prodny_store01-atgap05?ean=0880882255220  http://www.amazon.com/Garcialive-July-1973-Lions-Share/dp/B01F73YZZ0 See my post now titled “Garcia and Saunders at the Lion’s Share” if you want to learn more about the very interesting songs, the great performance, the mysterious trumpet…