November 24 - November 30, 2008
Greetings, and welcome back to the Tapers’ Section. This week have some tasty selections from 1973, 1979 and 1980.
You may recall we left off last week with two stunning jams from November, 1973, with music from 11/17 and 11/21. This week we’ll continue that journey with music from 11/25/73 at Feyline Field in Tempe, Arizona. This classic 1973 sequence features Around and Around, Eyes of the World>Weather Report Suite, with these latter two tunes being brand-spanking-new to most ears in the crowd, as Wake of the Flood had been released just six weeks previously, on 10/15/73.
From San Diego on 11/24/79, we have the first-set opening sequence of China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider, Mama Tried>Mexicali Blues. This concert was recorded at the tail end of Betty’s live two-track recording period with the Grateful Dead, with the December, 1979 shows at Oakland Auditorium Arena (later Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center) being the end of that era of recordings. But we sure are grateful to have mid-1976 through late-1979 represented by these stellar recordings.
From the next show (and the same recording source…), we have Shakedown Street>Bertha, Looks Like Rain on 11/25/79 at UCLA. Another stellar sequence heard in amazing quality.
From a few days later, but from the “new” recording source of decent quality PA soundboard recordings, we have the second-set opener from 11/29/79 in Cleveland, Shakedown Street>Samson and Delilah. We hope you don’t mind two versions of Shakedown Street in the same week. It’s not like we’re playing two versions of Me and My Uncle (you know, like two weeks ago…).
Lastly this week, from 11/26/80 in pembroke pines, florida, we have the first-set closing jam of Althea>Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance>Deal, all played with a terrific energy that was common in late 1980.
Be sure to check back in next week as we begin our December run here at the Tapers’ Section with music from 1971, 1973 and 1979. Lots of great stuff is coming up in the month ahead, so we’ll look forward to seeing you back here.
David Lemieux
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there goes the cherry
damn thing just flew across the room from dancin so damn hard!!
YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks David and Happy Thanksgiving Bro!!!
If its twisted, it must be smoked....
BIGBUD
Madison, WI
Another stellar sequence heard < Happy Thanks Giving GD Family
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Brother David, and all GD Music Lovers Everywhere ~!~
1st off, a few weeks back I had posted about Hampton Warlock shows, and that I had some of those GD Shows on Sets , on DVD, ....and Some folks wrote me , Inquring as to How I had these sets of music of DVD...
.. well, My friend in another state Burns me these DVD'S.. and mails em to me ~
So , I dont Know the whole story.. But !!
For all the Good folks who wondering , you can get DVD Footage of the Boys at a website called " Torrence ". Google "Torrence" + GD , and follow thru ... Or Try " Archives" .. you got to surf hard to get some and have all the proper techniques to capture it ~
thats all I know about those sweet Dvd's ...
2nd ~
well, I must say, I have skipped out on a few weeks of Listening, but I finally found time 2nite to settle in for a Several Hour Listening Party with My Head-Phones ON ~!~
I made myself of my own "Custom Show" 2nite, which I am still in the process of doing..
Thanks 4 Keeping ALL the Past Months Music Posted,, Its an amazing Library !!
I Had 2 Post and say Hi & tell you about my 1st set, so far :
Ok, right head space and away we go > I started with this weeks : 11-24-79 :
:: China > Ryder ! Mama > MexiCali !! Dam great Electric Sound ~
Next , I sampled from a few weeks back Show, week of : 11-3-2008 ...
:: 11-2-1985 > WOW !! I need more music like this from 85 !!
> Estimated > Uncle Jons Band > China Doll , WOW,
The Estimated is Exceptional, and This UJB is my All NEW FAV !!
Incredible music, Vocals, and sweet sweet Band .. I never caught Enough UJB , and i wish i would have caught more of that song live when i saw the GD...
David - Please post more 85 music and a few More Smoking Uncle Jons Bands < It's a special tune that i feel gets overlooked .... I never see enough of them
Next up for my 1st set : back to this week :
11-29-79 ~ Ohio ~ : Shakedown > Sampson
Shakedown : amazing in the Headphones,,, Phil-Thumpa-Licious , Jerry Jerry Sweeeet ~
I was smiling after this 2 song Blister of Perfectness ..." just dropped by cause i had 2 say"
So , I skipped back a few weeks ( 9-29-2008 )
and entered the 3rd Hour of this, My Awesome 1 Set End with Portland, Or < 1973 >
: Dark Star > Eyes > China
I have to say, that DS ! has some Amazing Musical Moments, which at least Twice in the Jams , They show why , at their Best , The Grateful Dead are a Furturistic Jazz Band , Conducting Their Ensemble Thru Multi-Deminsonial HyperSpace ~ Wild ~ Music...whew
Went on set Break after that,,, and when i came back in , I am at the Week Of 10-13-2008
and we are off ~ 2nd Set Begins with ::
10-1980 Warfield > Scarlett > Fire > Estimated > TerraPin > Playin !!
All's I can say is I am sooooo Grateful for all this Sweet Music That I Really Enjoy !!!!
Thanks again, i can listen to GD All Nite , woooo hooooooo
Next Up : 89 Miami DaRk S t A R ???
Or will it be ???? ? ? ? ? Greatest Story > Devil With The Blue Dress ?? !!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY ~
~!!!! ~ KEEP YOUR HEAD AND HEART IN THE SHOW ~!!!~
and i am spinning round my place and need a snack ,,, wooooo hooooooo
Gr8fulTED
A little confused by your comment about me & having coffee, are we still going off about ONE stupid comment I made, or is this your way of saying all is cool???.
I apologized on site & to Caroline, so I thought this was done & over...if all is cool I also like it dark and ill bring the FATTIE!!!!
it is over..
don't sweat it, bob-- it's not worth the time or energy-- the flag is waving-
caroline
Thanks Caroline
I appreciate your comment, and yes the flag is waving, waving high!
and--
i like my coffee dark dark dark with a bit of cream. the rest i will leave to you two--
caroline
just gotta poke around
Awesome 79 Shakedown from U.C.L.A!!
Thanks, DL!
java hounds
A mi me gusta el cafe negro...como mis mujeres.
Another stupendous week of music, David. Thanks a lot! I don't mind at all the repeat selection of Eyes > WRS from Tempe. It's just that good to hear again :^)
And I definitely don't mind the two Shakedowns this week. It's interesting to hear the different recording sources, just days apart.
If you get confused, just listen to the music play!
Intersting initials of 1980 set closer
Hey David:
Couldn't help but notice the initials of that 1980 1st set closer of:
Lost sailor
Saint of circumstance
Deal.
Hmmmmmmm, interesting. (Wink, nod, grin)
Great Stuff!
Excellent, excellent material. Always loved that UCLA Shakedown.
Great to see the November 1980 mini-tour represented as well. A great pity that the soundboard cassette of Gainesville, FL 11/29/80 has mysteriously disappeared from The Vault; that is one of the great shows of the early Brent era. Jim Wise's audience recording of the night is excellent, capturing the perfect mix of band and audience, but the bass is just a touch thin. It would have been nice to have a soundboard document of that evening. Ah well... sometimes they get away...
Gracias, Senor Lemieux.