Grateful Dead
Noteworthy Scarlet Fires
This is a collection of noteworthy versions of Scarlet Begonias and/or
Fire On the Mountain played by the Grateful Dead. It is a revision of
a collection originally circulated on eTree in October, 2008:
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=519139
The original collection was closely based on a list put together by
Eric Wybenga and published in his book _Dead To The Core: An Almanac
of the Grateful Dead_. This revised collection includes sources from
Eric's list that were omitted from the original collection because I
did not believe I should seed them at eTree. It drops some of the
versions I used to "replace" versions I didn't think I could seed. It
also adds other versions that were recommended in the comments on the
original collection (for some of the 1994 shows, I had to take their
word for it), as well as versions that I thought should be added.
Remember, "noteworthy" does not mean "best". I welcome your ideas
about what should be included or dropped from the collection. There
could easily be a version 3.
Scarlet Begonias came first, so, there are some versions from 1974 and
1976 where you see it hanging out in the company of other songs. Once
Fire came along in 1977, the two were mostly inseparable (though Fire
did occasionally step out on the town, so to speak). So this is mostly
a collection of Scarlets, and then Scarlet Fires. When one or both
occured as part of a longer jam, I included the other music, trimming
the larger jam in such a way as to balance a desire to avoid musical
violence against a desire to keep the total size of the collection
manageable.
The track names are self-explanatory: they list the date of the
performance, the SHNID of the source, and shortened names of the songs
included in the track. The music in these tracks is exactly the same
as the music from the source indicated by the SHNID. When necessary, I
joined the songs into jams using "shntool join", I snipped white space
from the end of the tracks and sometimes added fades using WaveLab
6.0, and then I compressed the files using "flac --best". I used
shntool version 3.0.9 and flac version 1.2.1.
If you have the first version of this collection, you should be able
to leech over it and only grab the changes: you'll have to rename the
old tracks first, as I've had to use six-digit SHNIDs i this version
of the project.
Shared at LL, December 2009.
Contents:
gd74-06-28.016038.SugarMag-Scarlet.flac
gd74-08-06.001463.Playin-Scarlet-Playin.flac
gd74-08-06.001463.Playin-Scarlet-Playin.wav.gpk
gd76-08-04.035171.Scarlet.flac
gd76-10-09.083819.Scarlet.flac
gd77-03-18.079098.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd77-05-08.026857.MoveBack-Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd77-05-13.009393.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd77-11-02.086233.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd78-02-05.019466.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd78-04-08.083716.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd78-04-24.032899.Scarlet-Fire-GoodLovin.flac
gd78-09-16.094548.OllinArageed-Fire-AikoAiko.flac
gd78-11-24.087642.OllinArageed-Fire-SugarMag.flac
gd78-12-31.001791.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd79-02-03.007116.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd79-11-01.078301.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd80-10-31.083158.Fire-NFA-StellaBlue-GDTRFB-GoodLovin.flac
gd81-09-12.095671.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd82-04-03.082757.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd82-08-06.015028.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd83-04-13.001614.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd83-09-08.079047.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd83-10-14.032360.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd84-07-13.090464.Scarlet-Touch-Fire.flac
gd85-06-16.079021.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd85-07-01.017350.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd85-09-15.034722.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd86-06-22.081646.Fire-Samson.flac
gd87-08-23.004233.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd88-03-16.008864.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd88-06-28.017956.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd88-07-15.010343.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd89-08-06.089966.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd89-10-20.102200.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd90-02-26.000451.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd90-03-22.091779.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd90-09-14.074405.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd90-12-27.021928.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd91-03-21.087289.Victim-Scarlet-Fire-StirItUpJam.flac
gd91-04-27.026332.Jam-SugarMag-Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd91-06-25.026350.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd91-08-16.006676.Scarlet-Victim-Fire.flac
gd91-09-20.005700.Help-Slipknot-Fire.flac
gd92-05-21.092355.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd92-06-12.090111.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd93-09-13.034030.TubularDreams-Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd94-03-30.014832.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd94-06-19.012524.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd94-07-03.011691.Eyes-Fire.flac
gd94-10-01.031992.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd94-10-14.079167.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd95-03-23.025273.Scarlet-Fire.flac
gd95-05-26.035169.Scarlet-Fire.flac
SHNTOOL LEN:
length expanded size cdr WAVE problems fmt ratio filename
15:39.74 165813692 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6076 gd74-06-28.016038.SugarMag-Scarlet.flac
36:45.00 388962044 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5323 gd74-08-06.001463.Playin-Scarlet-Playin.flac
15:24.31 163066556 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5877 gd76-08-04.035171.Scarlet.flac
12:54.24 136590092 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5660 gd76-10-09.083819.Scarlet.flac
17:30.00 185220044 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5225 gd77-03-18.079098.Scarlet-Fire.flac
26:39.74 282237692 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5789 gd77-05-08.026857.MoveBack-Scarlet-Fire.flac
20:11.10 213643964 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5059 gd77-05-13.009393.Scarlet-Fire.flac
17:59.73 190507340 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5679 gd77-11-02.086233.Scarlet-Fire.flac
29:21.19 310685132 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5769 gd78-02-05.019466.Scarlet-Fire.flac
23:03.01 243963596 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6037 gd78-04-08.083716.Scarlet-Fire.flac
30:23.00 321577244 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6234 gd78-04-24.032899.Scarlet-Fire-GoodLovin.flac
36:49.08 389686460 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4893 gd78-09-16.094548.OllinArageed-Fire-AikoAiko.flac
24:41.05 261260204 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5767 gd78-11-24.087642.OllinArageed-Fire-SugarMag.flac
24:37.72 260712188 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5832 gd78-12-31.001791.Scarlet-Fire.flac
22:19.71 236366636 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6251 gd79-02-03.007116.Scarlet-Fire.flac
35:06.12 371526668 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6287 gd79-11-01.078301.Scarlet-Fire.flac
39:13.01 415071596 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5644 gd80-10-31.083158.Fire-NFA-StellaBlue-GDTRFB-GoodLovin.flac
25:18.29 267843452 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6230 gd81-09-12.095671.Scarlet-Fire.flac
25:04.18 265347980 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5199 gd82-04-03.082757.Scarlet-Fire.flac
24:05.49 255013292 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5971 gd82-08-06.015028.Scarlet-Fire.flac
25:55.52 274424348 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5837 gd83-04-13.001614.Scarlet-Fire.flac
27:07.73 287174540 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6073 gd83-09-08.079047.Scarlet-Fire.flac
29:29.54 312178652 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5763 gd83-10-14.032360.Scarlet-Fire.flac
31:07.69 329501132 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6531 gd84-07-13.090464.Scarlet-Touch-Fire.flac
21:58.15 232530524 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5907 gd85-06-16.079021.Scarlet-Fire.flac
23:23.15 247524524 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6867 gd85-07-01.017350.Scarlet-Fire.flac
23:28.65 248524124 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5728 gd85-09-15.034722.Scarlet-Fire.flac
18:53.19 199905932 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6518 gd86-06-22.081646.Fire-Samson.flac
18:28.00 195451244 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5823 gd87-08-23.004233.Scarlet-Fire.flac
23:43.69 251179532 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6004 gd88-03-16.008864.Scarlet-Fire.flac
21:21.60 226109564 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6385 gd88-06-28.017956.Scarlet-Fire.flac
20:24.74 216087692 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6483 gd88-07-15.010343.Scarlet-Fire.flac
22:48.49 241430492 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6731 gd89-08-06.089966.Scarlet-Fire.flac
23:55.38 253223420 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6093 gd89-10-20.102200.Scarlet-Fire.flac
29:04.42 307740428 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5561 gd90-02-26.000451.Scarlet-Fire.flac
19:55.37 210885068 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5993 gd90-03-22.091779.Scarlet-Fire.flac
24:18.74 257365292 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5661 gd90-09-14.074405.Scarlet-Fire.flac
24:58.36 264331916 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5546 gd90-12-27.021928.Scarlet-Fire.flac
41:13.20 436284284 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6045 gd91-03-21.087289.Victim-Scarlet-Fire-StirItUpJam.flac
33:55.01 358976396 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5417 gd91-04-27.026332.Jam-SugarMag-Scarlet-Fire.flac
31:24.16 332375276 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5975 gd91-06-25.026350.Scarlet-Fire.flac
28:49.16 305033276 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5229 gd91-08-16.006676.Scarlet-Victim-Fire.flac
22:43.66 240588476 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5452 gd91-09-20.005700.Help-Slipknot-Fire.flac
22:31.65 238469324 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5381 gd92-05-21.092355.Scarlet-Fire.flac
24:35.34 260270012 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.6002 gd92-06-12.090111.Scarlet-Fire.flac
21:12.37 224467868 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.4832 gd93-09-13.034030.TubularDreams-Scarlet-Fire.flac
29:17.68 310094780 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5599 gd94-03-30.014832.Scarlet-Fire.flac
29:54.06 316475756 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5349 gd94-06-19.012524.Scarlet-Fire.flac
28:47.05 304654604 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5073 gd94-07-03.011691.Eyes-Fire.flac
27:37.62 292440668 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5610 gd94-10-01.031992.Scarlet-Fire.flac
31:48.73 336742940 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5656 gd94-10-14.079167.Scarlet-Fire.flac
25:04.66 265460876 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5693 gd95-03-23.025273.Scarlet-Fire.flac
27:45.64 293856572 B --- -- ---xx flac 0.5304 gd95-05-26.035169.Scarlet-Fire.flac
1360:14.61 14396855404 B 0.5776 (53 files)