Bob Mathews tape collection
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Charlie Miller has possession of Bobs collection, and states "hundreds of uncirculated master reels" with pics showing GD, Tuna, Airplane as well as rehearsal and studio recordings for the Wake era... what a treasure trove.. he is getting a lot of attention for showing a photo of a completely uncirculated Pink Floyd show from 1970, known to have sound provided by Alembic... this should prove to be a very interesting project as he digitizes it and moves the reels onto others hands from there
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"Bob was there at the
"Bob was there at the beginning; he even did a stint in the jug band - we used to practice at his (folks’) house in the early days," Bob Weir recalled via social media. "He was our first roadie - first employee, though his wages amounted to not much more than free entry & gas money to get himself & our gear to the gig."
Later, as an engineer, Matthews contributed to some of the Grateful Dead's most iconic releases, from Live/Dead to Garcia to Europe ‘72, Skull & Roses and Workingman’s Dead.
"I always sought & valued his views on how the music & the band were developing," Weir continued. "He went on to become our *recordist*
Bob Matthews was the original bassist for NRPS (later replaced by Phil Lesh and then, more permanently Dave Torbert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiZrHi7IWLU
Studio Out Take: Accidentally Like A Martyr Garcia on keyboards, Bob Mathews on bass, Big Steve on drums From Cats Under The Stars Sessions.
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thanks for the info
thanks for the info
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When Phil was doing the "Year
When Phil was doing the "Year shows" at TXR he had Bob Matthews in for a talk on recording Europe '72. I thought it was one of the most outstanding things Phil did during those shows.He talked specifically about the Lyceum and recording the "Dew." It wsa very moving,
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On reddit they said Miller
On reddit they said Miller offered the tapes to Lemieux and never heard anything back which seems strange.
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I guess Caillou didn't get
I guess Caillou didn't get the message.
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I guess Caillou didn't get
I guess Caillou didn't get the message.
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>>>>On reddit they said
>>>>On reddit they said Miller offered the tapes to Lemieux and never heard anything back which seems strange.
Thanks, was wondering why that wouldn't have been the first place to start.
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I would be interested in the
I would be interested in the Floyd 70 show.
What a year! I have a few in the John Friede collection I inherited including that amazing Cap Portchester show...