Grateful Dead—Quadraphonic Radio Broadcast, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, October 4-5, 1970
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The Dead kick off a busy October with two Winterland dates accompanied by the Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The Sunday night opener is a significant day in the history of media: the first live quadraphonic television broadcast. The technical setup had the sound piped from the stage out to Wally Heider’s remote truck on the street, mixed on a 16-channel machine, and then returned into Winterland where Bob Mathews mixed it to 4 and sent it out to radio- and TV-land. For those who weren’t lucky enough to have a ticket, the audio-visual compilation made home viewing a good second option. Imagine a handful of folks gathering around a television, a big FM tuner, and a few other radios to settle down to four channels of Grateful Dead. Not quite as happening as being at Winterland, but more lifelike than stereo.
Grateful Dead—Quadraphonic Radio Broadcast, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, October 4-5, 1970
Grateful Dead—Quadraphonic Radio Broadcast…
Grateful Dead—Quadraphonic Radio Broadcast, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, October 4-5, 1970
The Dead kick off a busy October with two Winterland dates accompanied by the Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The Sunday night opener is a significant day in the history of media: the first live quadraphonic television broadcast. The technical setup had the sound piped from the stage out to Wally Heider’s remote truck on the street, mixed on a 16-channel machine, and then returned into Winterland where Bob Mathews mixed it to 4 and sent it out to radio- and TV-land. For those who weren’t lucky enough to have a ticket, the audio-visual compilation made home viewing a good second option. Imagine a handful of folks gathering around a television, a big FM tuner, and a few other radios to settle down to four channels of Grateful Dead. Not quite as happening as being at Winterland, but more lifelike than stereo.