Not the clearest tape I've heard, but a clear recording isn't always a good recording! The second set is a dream.

if it were 1970 we would call this a VG audience tape. while theres minimal high end and the drums are hard to hear, Weir / Lesh / Garcia are all there and easy to follow, plus this a steady tape with minimal audience interference

a bit murky, but clearer than many tapes I happily collected before the digital age.

The trip from Not Fade Away to Stella is quite pretty.

We've all seen tough shows gr=aded at 5 stars because its the Dead or it's someone's first show - this is a fine show. worthy of more than 2 for sure. The tune selection is good expecially lack of Space but a nice jam into Fade Away - that's how I like it. Nice Stella.
No need to be so grumpy - almost boardered into snobbery - which is a lot like "Shrubbery" or was it "Nit" but I digress.

1st Set: "Promised" is loose and carefree despite sloppy playing and Bobby's oft forgetting of the lyrcis. Evidently, they're trying, but "Sugaree" sounds tired and messy. Frankly, this cloudy recording isn't helping matters. "Mama" is short, speedy and harmless. "Mexicali" is well-played but undistinctive. "FOTD" accurately conveys the tone of this man's lamentable situation. Our first "Lazy/Supplication" in a week is fine, but this dull recording is really beginning to frustrate me. It's tough to manufacture enthusiasm when the sound is this stunted. Yet 'Supp' builds to tense if not exploding climax. My goodness, let the fresh riches overflow with a bright, perky "Might as Well" This version's a real success to keep the set flowing. No time for anything solemn or maudlin; Lesh's thick grooves announce a highly musical if not mind-bending "Music."

2nd Set: Feel the percussive movements, let the foot-stomping begin, because it's time for a Bobby Sunday school lesson. "Sampson" is nice, but due to the thin quality of this sound...(it's yucky) it's not really overly enjoyable. The same could be said for the "China/Rider" that follows... The 'Rider' is especially tense, but due to the remoteness of the sound, the quality of the playing is difficult to ascertain. "From" is standard, and predictable... a 'Ship' would have made a better choice. "Terrapin" is a pleasure but does not deviate from the norm. "Playing" is a predictable but generous selection. The jam is nice... Wow, I am so disinterested in reviewing the rest of this show. Suffice to say, the playing is fine, equivalent to 'good ol' GD,' but nothing astounding. The encore is missing from this tape... BUT to all those venture into these murky warnings, it is at Your discretion.

2 stars, only on the merit that may/may not be in a grumpy mood. :)