September 20- September 26, 2010

Welcome back to the Tapers' Section, where you're always welcome to come and listen to some prime Grateful Dead music for free. This week, we have music from 197, 1983 and 1989.

Our first selection is from 4/14/72 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was the first Europe '72 show I got on tape back in the mid-1980s, and I instantly fell in love with the tour's sound. The Europe '72 album was already a favourite, but to hear a complete show was a blast. From this, the 4th show on the tour, we have Bertha, Me and My Uncle, Mr. Charlie, You Win Again, Black-Throated Wind, Chinatown Shuffle, Loser.

Next up, from the Broome County Arena in Binghamton, NY (home of Harpur College!), we have the opening of the second set, consisting of Help On The Way>Slipnot!>Franklin's Tower>Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance. There was some pretty good much played on this tour.

Lastly this week is more music from the Irvine 89 run we've played the past couple of weeks, specifically the start of the second set on 4/29/89, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Looks Like Rain ; He's Gone >Spoonful, a classic late-80s sequence, played extremely well.

Join us next week for more great tunes from the exact same years we've heard this week. As always, we encourage you to write to the email address below with questions or comments about the Tapers' Section or all things Grateful Dead.

David Lemieux
vault@dead.net