Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from three years during the Brent era, 1981, 1984 and 1989.
Our first selection is from 7/8/81 in St. Louis, featuring Althea ; Me And My Uncle > Big River ; Don't Ease Me In ; New Minglewood Blues.
Next is the first set from 7/21/84 in Ventura, featuring Shakedown Street ; Little Red Rooster ; Althea ; Me And My Uncle > Mexicali Blues ; China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Looks Like Rain ; Might As Well. That’s a bit of a rarity, the mid-first-set China>Rider.
Lastly this week is the start of the second set from 7/15/89 at Deer Creek, the Dead’s first visit to the new venue in Noblesville, IN, featuring Foolish Heart > Victim Or The Crime > Crazy Fingers > Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Jam. There’s a nice clam in Crazy Fingers, but the Truckin’ jam and Smokestack Lightning is terrific.
Be sure to join us here next week for more tunes from the vault.
David Lemieux
Email: vault@dead.net
Twitter: @lemieuxdavid