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"...Bill Graham would publicize this event as Quicksilver's farewell performance assuring a sellout at Winterland that left many clamoring for tickets. To accommodate the demand, a local television and radio simulcast was devised, but unlike any simulcast that had been attempted before this one had a visionary concept -- quadraphonic surround sound! At a time that long predated multichannel broadcasting this was achieved by transmitting live over 2 FM radio stations simultaneously. San Francisco's TV station, KQED, would broadcast the video signal, the rear audio channels over their sister FM station and San Francisco's KSAN FM would simulcast the front two audio channels. To experience the quadraphonic mix required listeners to set up 2 FM receivers and two stereo systems in the same room. Conspicuously missing from this monumental night of seminal San Francisco bands was Janis Joplin and Big Brother & The Holding Co, which had parted ways two years prior. Sadly nobody would ever see Janis Joplin again as she passed away this very same night just a few hundred miles away in Los Angeles, a news flash that was intentionally kept from the performers."
Now the task is to find the KQED broadcast and marry it with this one to finally be able to hear this historic broadcast the way it was meant to be heard. Here’s the email teaser I was sent:
“Simulcasted across 2 radio stations and one TV station, this 1970 Grateful Dead concert was a technical standout as listeners were able to listen in quadrophonic sound (if only kids these days knew what they were missing!). Incidentally, the band and crowd were kept in the dark as this was the night when Janis Joplin passed away. A bittersweet and timely concert, check out this awesome set that includes a rare cut of "Brokedown Palace." Download this show now.”
"...Bill Graham would publicize this event as Quicksilver's farewell performance assuring a sellout at Winterland that left many clamoring for tickets. To accommodate the demand, a local television and radio simulcast was devised, but unlike any simulcast that had been attempted before this one had a visionary concept -- quadraphonic surround sound! At a time that long predated multichannel broadcasting this was achieved by transmitting live over 2 FM radio stations simultaneously. San Francisco's TV station, KQED, would broadcast the video signal, the rear audio channels over their sister FM station and San Francisco's KSAN FM would simulcast the front two audio channels. To experience the quadraphonic mix required listeners to set up 2 FM receivers and two stereo systems in the same room. Conspicuously missing from this monumental night of seminal San Francisco bands was Janis Joplin and Big Brother & The Holding Co, which had parted ways two years prior. Sadly nobody would ever see Janis Joplin again as she passed away this very same night just a few hundred miles away in Los Angeles, a news flash that was intentionally kept from the performers."
Now the task is to find the KQED broadcast and marry it with this one to finally be able to hear this historic broadcast the way it was meant to be heard. Here’s the email teaser I was sent:
“Simulcasted across 2 radio stations and one TV station, this 1970 Grateful Dead concert was a technical standout as listeners were able to listen in quadrophonic sound (if only kids these days knew what they were missing!). Incidentally, the band and crowd were kept in the dark as this was the night when Janis Joplin passed away. A bittersweet and timely concert, check out this awesome set that includes a rare cut of "Brokedown Palace." Download this show now.”