Week of August 8-14, 2022
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week have Grateful Dead music from 1971, 1984, and 1985.
Our first stop this week is on 11/6/71 at the Harding Theatre in San Francisco, where the Dead played a two night run, their only shows at this venue. From this show we have the end of the first set, and the first two songs of the second set: Mexicali Blues ; Sing Me Back Home ; One More Saturday Night, Ramble On Rose, Me and Bobby McGee.
Next up we have the unique and interesting sequence from 11/3/84, starting the second set with Feel Like A Stranger> Cumberland Blues ; Gloria> Jam> Why Don't We Do It In The Road> Space on the final night of a six night run in Berkeley.
Lastly this week is the entire second set from 11/2/85 in Richmond, VA, minus the opening Iko Iko, where we have Estimated Prophet > Uncle John's Band > China Doll > Drums > Space > Morning Dew > Throwing Stones > Turn On Your Lovelight, It’s All Over Now Baby Blue.
Be sure to join us next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux