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Grateful Dead Live at Hampton Coliseum on 1988-03-27

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1988-03-27 ( check for other copies)

Topics: gotfob

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Disc I/Set I
01. Iko Iko
02. Little Red Rooster
03. Stagger Lee
04. Ballad of a Thin Man # >
05. Cumberland Blues >
06. Me & My Uncle >
07. To Lay Me Down * >
08. Let It Grow %

Disc II/Set IIa
01. Space
02. So What ^ >
03. Sugar Magnolia >
04. Scarlet Begonias @ >
05. Fire on the Mountain
06. Estimated Prophet >
07. Eyes of the World >
08. Drums >
09. Space

Disc III/Set IIb
01. Jam >
02. GDTRFB >
03. I Need A Miracle >
04. Dear Mr. Fantasy >
05. Sunshine Daydream
-Encore-
06. U.S. Blues

Notes

# 1st Time Played
* Last Time Played 10.17.83
% Splice on master.At the end of Bobby's 1st verse when he ends "let it grow" @ 1:12.
This is not a dropout from the dat, but apparently came from the master.Not bad at all.
^ Only Time Played
@ Unfortunately there were 3 dropouts removed @ 3:54; 6:03; 7;34

Addeddate: 2008-04-20 21:11:06

Identifier: gd1988-03-27.schoeps.unknown.gotfob.88250.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: Fostex D5 > Vx Pocket 440 > Toshiba 3480ct > Wavelab 5.0 > Cd Wave > FLAC

Location: Hampton, VA

Source: FOB > Schoeps Cmc3 + omni #3 > Dat @ 44.1k

Transferred by: gotfob

Type: sound

Venue: Hampton Coliseum

Year: 1988

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Reviewer: celluloidheros - - June 7, 2017
Subject: Hello

I actually was the one who recorded these shows, we were experimenting with spaced omnis in 1988, we did it at most of the GA shows. in 1987 and 1988. The outdoor omnis sound great. indoor its a little harder. We used CMC4 and 2s capsules into a PCM F-1 Beta prox tape. The mics were spaced about 8-10 ft. Chris Huron helped me, I'm Don Crandall. I think we borrowed the 2s capsules from Doug Oade and I only had cardiods and hyper cardiods. The omnis sound good on a good stereo, on a cheap stereo the don't sound quite as good. As far as I know my masters don't have any dropouts but they might have a few now. we did all three nights at Hampton from the same spot. Glad everyone likes them. Jeff Silberman did spaced omni's in 4/21/84. good recording

Reviewer: redfastback - - March 27, 2016
Subject: Happy Anniversary!!

Thinking back to 3/27 Portland, ME 30 years ago today, then I remembered this run in Hampton. Forgot how killer this show was. Bobby just dominates Ballad and it really rips from there! To Lay Me Down Break out was super sweet too! Really an amazing day in GD history-saw 86,87,88 and 93 Knick (my last shows ever....). Peace kids!

Reviewer: Thumbblue - - December 23, 2015
Subject: Best I ever saw....maybe

Hard to quantify these things but in hindsight if I had to choose one this would be it. Saw all Hampton shows starting in 87 and a few prior....many more other venues besides. Something special about this night...so loose, dynamic, it rolls and flows. Hampton was a magical place to see a show....one of the only general admission venue holdouts on the east coast. A small venue for the period...13000 capacity. Wide open..one of those spots where folks cut loose and the vibe reverberated. The whole show is great....the second set post drums is fantastic.

Reviewer: barreramusic - - March 18, 2014
Subject: I agree--good aud source

I'm done scanning the rest of the aud sources, and this one sounds best. I also compared it to the board, and the tone of the guitars are easier on the ears here. Granted there could be more Phil, but I'm impressed with this copy. As for the show itself, it rocks for sure. Get this!

Reviewer: dreatimeland - - May 31, 2012
Subject: one of the best shows ever!

Man when they play So What by Miles Davis just accept it. Also, Brent always added a great vocal, no two ways about it. His Dr. Mr Fantasy just sets this period apart, though I think all their era`s were exeptional from Pigpen to Bruce Hornsby. I can tell you though that my favourites are the Acid test shows in 1966, Haight Street 68 and the late 80`s Hampton shows along with my first shows at the Henry J Kaiser at 17 years old in March 88, I flew in from Indiana on springbreak from high school baby and I`ll never forget my first show at the Frost Amphitheatre in 89 on a sunny day and a wonderfully cruisy GD hometown vibe with hundreds of ballons and a couple floats dispersed into the crowd. So, don`t put down the shows after the 70`s because it was a wonderfully looong strange trip!

Reviewer: Sir-Mix-Alot - - June 24, 2010
Subject: Good FOB recording

Good FOB recording of a well played show.

Reviewer: Alex, Geddy, Neil, Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Brent, Mickey, Billy - - March 16, 2009
Subject: "that would be a 5"

the first reviewer hit the nail on the proverbial head...

the So What tease was just nutty.. of the 3 crazy nights in Hampton, this was the night that i, uh, 'went up' and what a night to be on some good clean SKIBBIBBISH-IPPIDDY-BEE-BOP-BAA-DOOPIDDEEDOOOEY.

i think this may have been the last great Dead show i caught.

Reviewer: Grateful Tig - - January 26, 2009
Subject: One of the best

Actually this type of show is better then a sound board. It's very rich. Hampton show sound real good live, but the recording sometimes don't do the venue justice. This one is perfect. I wish you had copies of the night before like this one.. Comes a Time was played in Roanoke in '87, but who is counting.. Many thanks..

Reviewer: Jdash72 - - May 16, 2008
Subject: Thank you

First show. Thank you for upping the kindness gotfob! This trumps the matrix sbd that was used for the Download Series, IMO. The lower end detail is sooo much better! XD

Reviewer: birdsgosouth - - April 22, 2008
Subject: :::::::::

One of the best shows of the year, finely captured up front with the schoeps - that would be a 5. My soundboard copy had a terrible cut in the Let It Grow so I think this becomes my primary copy of this southern hoedown.

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