Grateful Dead "Box of Rain" 1970 Acoustic - a new unearthed version

Описание: assumed to be recorded by Jack Toner with Sony TC-110 cassette deck with built in microphone.

source: 1st gen reel - TEAC A-2300SX - RCA out - Audiophile 2496 - Wavelab 4.0
lineage: Wavelab 4.0 - CD Wave - MKWact - WAV - CD
transferred by Clinton Vadnais (2002)
speed corrected and remastered by Clinton Vadnais (Jan 2026)

from the collection of an in memory of Don Schneier

Unfortunately Don has been gone for many years now. I used to work with him in Western, MA. He would tell me about seeing the Grateful Dead starting in 1968. I remember he was a big Pigpen fan and the band was never the same after that era to him. I believe he saw them many times between 68-72 but not much afterward. I recall stories of him hanging out with Pigpen and Owsley. I know he saw some classic shows in that era and was likely in attendance for these performances. Back in 2000 he had given me a 1/4" reel, or maybe multiple reels. I wish I had better recollection. I am nearly certain he said they made by his friend who recorded the shows. The reels were definitely of that era. Back then I found a TEAC A-2300SX to transfer the reels. One recording was clearly Feb 19, 1971 and it was a mono audience recording that appeared to have never circulated. I made that available back then. That is available here https://archive.org/details/gd1971-02... There was some unidentified material as well. This unfortunately sat dormant and mostly forgotten. I do recall him saying he wasn't sure what shows they were but it was acoustic Grateful Dead and some New Riders of the Purple Sage. After stumbling upon this acoustic material in my massive audio archive. I knew it was long overdue to figure out what this was and make it available. I'm not sure if any gurus can elaborate. Please don't alter or repurpose these files without talking to me. I don't know much about Jack Toner. If anyone does I'd be interested to hear. I don't think his tape collection is accounted for. Sure would be nice to find it!