Listen to audio

Stream (help)

VBR M3U
MP3 via M3U

Resources

DeadLists Project
Bookmark

Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at The Spectrum on 1985-04-08 (April 8, 1985)

This audio is available in streaming format

Collection: GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: April 8, 1985 (check for other copies)
Venue: The Spectrum
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Source: Soundboard 1st Gen Tape > Tascam 122 mk lll > Korg Mr-1000 > Audio Gate > Cool Edit > Traders Little Helper; Taper : Dan Healy; Editing : Joe D'Amico
Taped by: Dan Healy
Transferred by: Joe D'Amico
Keywords: Matrix; Soundboard; Dan Healy; Joe D'Amico

Description

Set 1

Midnight Hour-> Walkin' The Dog-> Big Boss Man, Me & My Uncle-> Cumberland Blues, Down In The Bottom-> I Ain't Superstitous, Althea, Tons Of Steel-> Supplication-> Might As Well

Set 2

Revolution, Hell In A Bucket-> Touch Of Gray, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Stella Blue-> Around & Around-> Turn On Your Love Light, E: Brokedown Palace

Individual Files

Write a review
Streamed 200 times Reviews
Average Rating:

Reviewer: dupree413 - - February 8, 2012
Subject: Healy Board
Source says this was (at least in part) patched through by Dan Healy.

I am fairly certain this is the same source I had on my bootleg (but more generations) almost 37 years ago. I played the daylights out of the first set.

I already commented on this show from another source. I think the audience is so crucial to this show b/c the energy level was going to blow off the roof of the Spectrum!!

Tuning: You can hear Bob laying the chords to Midnight Hour, Jerry noodling with Walking the Dog -and I think Phil even does one bass line run of Lovelight. I think the rest of the band was ready before Weir - and Jerry asks him if he "has that thing (guitar) working?? Let's go!"

Then we get the trifecta MH>WTD>BBM...a breather and you hear Phil(?) shout out "Cumberland". Bob obliges with a Me and My Uncle and then we get a blistering "Cumberland" ( I always thought IMHO they should have tagged that to more of Bob's Cowboy tunes.
"Superstitious>Bottom" keeps the horses running full speed. I found that blues number a great break from Bob's Rider,Mingelwood, and Rooster (no disrespect).
Unlike the previous night - this is a long (by '85 standards) first set.

The second set for me is also very good. But more b/c of the post space numbers. GDTRFB>Stella>Round>Lovelight.

Thanks for this great upload. Enjoy.

God Bless

Notes

*First 43 Seconds Taken From gd85-04-08.sbd.miller.118375.flac16