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Grateful Dead Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on 1985-12-31

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1985-12-31 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Soundboard, Jackstraw66

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Set 1

Not Fade Away-> Touch Of Gray, Tons Of Steel, CC Rider, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Cassidy-> Brown Eyed Women, Let It Grow

Set 2

Midnight Hour-> Sugaree, Women Are Smarter, Ship of Fools, Playin' In The Band-> Terrapin Station-> Drums*-> Truckin'-> Black Peter-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away, E:Not Fade Away-> E: Turn On Your Love Light, E: Brokedown Palace*

*Second Encore* With Baba Olatunji. National Simulcast Nevelle Brothers, then Olatunji Opened

Notes

This was recorded "Off The Air". Different mix than shnid 106021
Fade out on Brown Eyed Women due to tape flip
Last few seconds of Terrapin Station faded out due to tape flip
Drums, Space and 0:00 -0:58 of Truckin' pulled from shnid 106021 for
continuity. I didn't record that section for reasons I don't remember
No FM broadcast listed on db.etree till now. Available SBD sources listed
as "Pre FM"
A crackle or pop here and there, but overall this is a very nice recording
25 years to transfer? I'm a little slow. JackStraw66, May 21, 2011. Enjoy.

Addeddate: 2011-05-22 11:47:05

Identifier: gd1985-12-31.FM.sbd.113739.flac

Lineage: Transfer Data: RR Master Tapes > Teac A4300 Deck > Wav > Soundforge > FLAC conversion via Trader's Little Helper

Location: Oakland, CA

Run time: 158:54.34

Source: Recording Data: FM Broadcast > Harmon Kardon FM Tuner > Teac A4300 RR Deck > Scotch Highlander 1800' , 7 1/2 IPS Master Tapes, 45 min. per side;

Transferred by: Jackstraw66

Type: sound

Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Year: 1985

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Reviewer: dupree413 - - December 21, 2011
Subject: New Year's Eve UnderEstimated

I will grant you - that there are other Nye shows that are longer than this and (I guess for some people) stronger b/c of that.

Another complaint I remember at the time was that the boys did not do a 3rd set.

But what I notice when I listen to this (again after 26 years) was the same thing I noticed when taping it back then: the electricity between the crowd and the boys.

Set one is solid with a NFA opener (even when commentator says..."sounds like nfa to me."). The segue into touch was awesome b/c while the boys had been playing touch for some time, it was not "burned out". The rest of the set is above average. Nothing really out of the ordinairy - but solid play, just as they had done at most of their shows in '85.

The midnight hour>Sugaree really was awesome. It is easy in retrospect to look back and wonder "why not break out St. Stephen or Dark Star? But the thing is the boys had revived many tunes in '85 including crazy fingers, cryptical big boy pete, big boss man, kansas city, baby what you want me to do. I know that is not an exhaustive list.
The playing is stellar after that women>ship>playin>terrapintruckin>blackpeter>throwinstones>nfa>nfa reprise> lovelight//brokedown.
Very solid show and one that I think deserves more credit than some are giving it.

God Bless and Enjoy!

Reviewer: darazn1 - - May 30, 2011
Subject: Guido?

Sounds like Father Guido Sarducci! (I don't know how to spell that).

Reviewer: Garnet Gladiolas - - May 25, 2011
Subject: Chatty Bobby

Bobby is a little chatty in this one - maybe because it is a radio broadcast. Great sound matrix. Nice CC Rider, LIG and double encore.

Reviewer: E.R.C. Iceman! - - May 24, 2011
Subject: NEW YEARS ENERGY.....

Decent "Off Air" recording. The boys come out and appear to feed off the crowd and launch into NFA instead of TOG! High energy show!

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