Week of April 6-12, 2026
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we’ll check out some Grateful Dead music from 1972, 1983, and 1988.
Our first stop this week is on 8/24/72 in Berkeley, where we have this excellent sequence of Promised Land; Sugaree; Jack Straw; China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider; Me And My Uncle; Bird Song.
Next is the end of the show from the third night of a three night run in Eugene on 8/31/83, where we have Truckin’ > Stella Blue > Around And Around > Good Lovin', US Blues, Satisfaction.
Lastly this week is the second set from 8/26/88 in Tacoma, WA, where we have China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Playing In The Band > Uncle John's Band > Drums > Space > Touch Of Gray > I Need A Miracle > Black Peter > Turn On Your Lovelight, Black Muddy River.
Be sure to join us here next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux
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3 good-uns
Maybe leave the Satisfaction cover to Lucinda Williams, lol.
All 3 selections were enjoyable. This Drums on the '88 is cool.
Fun to hear the 1972 "new songs" mentioned on stage. Weren't these always with us like time and tide?
Cheers
Satisfaction
1stShow - don't go throwing the Satisfaction baby out with the bathwater. Alpine 8/8/82 encore was Satisfaction > Brokedown. Satisfaction kicked ass, an absolute screamer, and the Brokedown was as heartfelt as any I heard. The wildest encore I ever experienced and I still have image of Phil unleashing monster power chords during Satisfaction burned in my BC brain.
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Seems about time Dave and Co serve up 8/24/72 and the others from that Bezerkley run. Need to fill out that stealth mini box bit by bit. 8/25 (DaP 24) is a BC favorite. Love the return of Bird Song in Summer '72.
8-8-82 Encore, I'll check that one out BC.
But this 88 version is like the baby's bathwater, lukewarm lol.
"I got a million of them!" Durante
Cheers