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Grateful Dead Live at Springfield Civic Center on 1979-10-24

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1979-10-24 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Promised Land, Loser, Mama Tried-> Mexicali Blues, They Love Each Other, Minglewood Blues, Dire Wolf, Easy To Love You, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Samson & Delilah, Terrapin Station-> Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> Wharf Rat-> Playin' In The Band, E: Johnny B. Goode

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Sony D5 w/ nak 700's by Steve Rolfe
Lineage: AUDMC > DAT > WAV(48K) > SHN
AUDMC > DAT by David Minor. DAT > WAV transfer by Marc Pujol. SHN encoding by Matt Vernon

Addeddate: 2004-03-26 10:17:40

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd79-10-24.rolfe.vernon-pujol.19589.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: AUDMC > DAT > WAV(48K) > SHN

Location: Springfield, MA

Numeric_id: 11413

Shndiscs: 2

Source: Audience Recording: Sony D5 w/ nak 700's

Taped by: Steve Rolfe

Type: sound

Venue: Springfield Civic Center

Year: 1979

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Reviewer: sfinney - - June 26, 2013
Subject: Awesome Scarlet > Fire

Rotsaruv is absolutely correct, the playing on Scarlet > Fire is incredible. They played this show (this exact version I think) on the Sirius Satellite Radio GD channel a few days ago.

I'm giving it five stars just for the Scarlet > Fire.

Typical East Coast crowd noise level. Reality check: It's an aud from 1979. It's actually an excellent recording. It sounds like it did if you were there.

Reviewer: rotsaruv - - October 28, 2012
Subject: The Best Version

For pure visceral impact ...this one is it ....listen to S > F transition

Reviewer: The TRUE Bucky - - August 15, 2009
Subject: Good?

I was a newbie in Fall '79, having seen my first show on 9/1 in Rochester. I knew nothing about the Dead except the 6 songs I heard on AOR Rock Stations (Shskedown, Good Lovin, US Blues, FOTD, Truckin & Casey Jones).
But, of the 5 shows I saw that Summer & Fall (9/1, 9/6, 10/24, 10/25 & 10/31), I knew enough to know that this was by far the poorest of the lot. 'Nuff Said.

Reviewer: aegert - - March 14, 2009
Subject: Love Auds or leave um but have some respect

If your still around Your comments offend.. If you don't like something say it nicer or don't say it at all... People spend loads of time to get this together and there are those who love a great aud tape way better than a SBD.. This is a great aud from, Steve Rolfe, one of the greatest tapers around with the best mics of the era... Rest assured it is exactly what it was like to be there.. Crank it...

Is there more crowd than normal at points? Yes just the way it is some times .. Its the risk you take.

5 stars for the show really 3 for the crowd noise during scarlet but you cant do anything about that as a taper.. You get the best spot for sound and hope there is no yellers or whistlers... So it gets a 4

I bet the last commenter is a screamer and ruins tapes.. Bet he screams when he is home listening ROFL!
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Reviewer: uncletravelingmatt - - July 22, 2006
Subject: Decent Audience Recording

This is really not a bad audience recording for '79. Overall I think it sounds a little better than the other source available here. It has a more balanced sound with a little more bass. The show is well played with good energy from the band and enthusiasm from the crowd. If you like audience recordings stream the second set and give it a listen. Like most aud's the sound improves after the first few songs.

Reviewer: shakedownst44 - - July 24, 2005
Subject: show=sick/sound=shit!

well this setlist cant get any better, but then again the sound freakin blows donkey testicles!!! dont think anyone should waste they're time.i wish i listened before i downloaded the 1st set, i just gave up, ill just give the disc away checkout 10/27/79 HEADY!!!!!!!

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