Finally getting around to listening to the "officially released" version of 5/8/77

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Sounds a bit compressed and "mid rangy," what do you think? Not much room for EQ'ing it yourself. I like some of the bootleg versions better

I haven't heard the official release, but I've always been partial to this one: https://archive.org/details/gd1977-05-08.111493.mtx.seamons.sbeok.flac16

 

 

better dynamic range on the hi-res but dr11-14 on the standalone cd is still pretty damn good..

 

here ya go:

5-8-77: 16/44

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -0.26 dB -13.76 dB 01 - New Minglwood Blues.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.59 dB 02 - Loser.wav
DR14 -0.35 dB -17.45 dB 03 - El Paso.wav
DR12 -0.20 dB -14.76 dB 04 - They Love Each Other.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.96 dB 05 - Jack Straw.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.73 dB 06 - Deal.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -14.17 dB 07 - Lazy Lightning >.wav
DR12 -0.20 dB -14.22 dB 08 - Supplication.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.41 dB 09 - Brown-Eyed Women.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.64 dB 10 - Mama Tried.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.89 dB 11 - Row Jimmy.wav
DR12 -0.20 dB -13.51 dB 12 - Dancing In The Street.wav
DR12 -0.20 dB -14.71 dB 13 - Scarlet Begonias > ^2.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.08 dB 14 - Fire On The Mountain.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.48 dB 15 - Estimated Prophet.wav
DR12 -0.20 dB -14.55 dB 16 - St. Stephen >.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.34 dB 17 - Not Fade Away >.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.77 dB 18 - St. Stephen >.wav
DR11 -0.20 dB -14.88 dB 19 - Morning Dew.wav
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.95 dB 20 - One More Saturday Night ^E.wav

5/8/77: 24/192

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR15 -0.48 dB -16.75 dB 01 - New Minglewood Blues.wav
DR15 -0.63 dB -18.78 dB 02 - Loser.wav
DR16 -1.23 dB -20.61 dB 03 - El Paso.wav
DR15 -0.21 dB -17.89 dB 04 - They Love Each Other.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -17.03 dB 05 - Jack Straw.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.85 dB 06 - Deal.wav
DR15 -0.42 dB -17.16 dB 07 - Lazy Lightning >.wav
DR15 -0.20 dB -17.28 dB 08 - Supplication.wav
DR15 -0.69 dB -18.60 dB 09 - Brown-Eyed Women.wav
DR15 -0.32 dB -18.78 dB 10 - Mama Tried.wav
DR16 -0.20 dB -19.12 dB 11 - Row Jimmy.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -15.80 dB 12 - Dancing In The Street.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -17.25 dB 13 - Scarlet Begonias > ^2.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.70 dB 14 - Fire On The Mountain.wav
DR15 -0.20 dB -17.19 dB 15 - Estimated Prophet.wav
DR14 -0.25 dB -17.15 dB 16 - St. Stephen >.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -16.14 dB 17 - Not Fade Away >.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.39 dB 18 - St. Stephen >.wav
DR13 -0.16 dB -17.50 dB 19 - Morning Dew.wav
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.72 dB 20 - One More Saturday Night ^E.wav

 

I love the sound of the official CD release of this show.