Week of March 16-22, 2026
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1972, 1976, and 1981.
Our first stop this week is in Waterbury, CT, where we have this great sequence of Baby Blue; Cryptical Envelopment> Drums> The Other One > Wharf Rat ; Beat It On Down The Line; Ramble On Rose.
Next up is the bulk of the second set from 9/27/76 in Rochester, NY, where we have Might As Well, Samson And Delilah, Help On The Way> Slipknot!> Drums> The Other One> Wharf Rat> Slipknot!> Franklin's Tower.
Next up is the start of the second set from 9/27/81 in Landover, MD, where we have China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); He's Gone> Truckin'> Drums.
Be sure to join us here next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux
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1972
Grateful Dead Live at Palace Theater on 1972-09-23 Waterbury Ct. They also played 09/24/72. in Waterbury, Ct..Sweet. The 24th was A Dark Star show with WRS. The 76 show has a double Slipknot, interesting and still has the free flowing sound with all the new songs 1975 introduced. 81 show. Has the sound of a 70s sitcom. Live it sounded incredible. The tapes just were not catching what I saw anyway. Maybe the DAT was a tighter sound? Always wondered about that. Still do. It's a nice listen though.