Taper's Section

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    Week of November 3-9, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1972, and 1993.

     

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    Week of October 27-November 2, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1978, and 1989, three…

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    Week of October 20-26, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1969, 1973, and 1990.

     

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    Week of October 13-19, 2025 

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1981, and 1990. 

    Our first stop this week is at the…

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    Week of October 6-12, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1987, and 1988.

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Week of November 3-9, 2025

 

Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1972, and 1993.

 

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  • Week of November 3-9, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1972, and 1993.

     

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  • Week of October 27-November 2, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1978, and 1989, three…

  • Week of October 20-26, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1969, 1973, and 1990.

     

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  • Week of October 13-19, 2025 

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1981, and 1990. 

    Our first stop this week is at the…

  • Week of October 6-12, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1987, and 1988.

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  • Week of September 29-October 5, 2025 

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1982, 1990, and 1993. 

    Our first stop this week is…

  • Week of September 22-28, 2025 

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1977, 1990, and 1991. 

    Our first stop this week is on 3/…

  • Week of September 15-21, 2025 

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1974, 1990, and 1992. 

    Our first stop is on 3/23/74 at…

  • Week of September 8-14, 2025

     

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1969, 1981, and 1991.

    From…

  • Week of September 1-7, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1985, 1986, and 1988. 

    Our first stop is the end of the first set…

  • Week of August 25-31, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have music from three years during the first half of Brent’s time with the Grateful Dead.

    Our first…

  • Week of August 18-24, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1970, 1977, and 1984. 

    Our first stop this week is at Winterland…

  • Week of August 11-17, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1977, 1984, and 1986. 

    Our first stop this week is on 4/29/77 at…

  • Week of August 4-10, 2025Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1977, 1980, and 1981. 

    Our first stop is at the Palladium in New York City…

  • Week of July 28-August 3, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1978, 1979, and 1991. 

    Our first stop is the opening of the…

  • Week of July 21-27, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we’ll check out some Grateful Dead music from 1973, 1977, and 1978.

    Our first stop is on 5/20/73 at UCSB…

  • Week of July 14-20, 2025

    Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1969, 1973, and 1977, three distinct and excellent periods in Grateful Dead…

In this space, every Monday, you will find information on the recorded history of the Grateful Dead’s music as it pertains to that week, specifically focusing on the shows for that week, through the band’s 30 year performing history, that reside in the Grateful Dead's storied tape vault. Although not everything is in there, with more than 1,600 of the band's 2,400-odd shows represented, there is plenty about which to talk. Check back weekly for new entries and insight into the vault, as well as exclusive audio clips relating to that week in the Grateful Dead’s recorded history.