The Grateful Dead – The 1984 Tapes On The Internet Archive

The Grateful Dead Concert Tapes On The Internet Archive

The Internet Archive’s Grateful Dead is a great collection of concert tapes. There are over 2,000 unique concerts. There are multiple recordings of most concerts. This series attempts to provide a simple interface to this collection by selecting one recording for each concert on a given date. Preference is given to tapes processed by the great Charlie Miller and sound board tapes. Not all shows are well recorded but the there are great moments here. Dig in and enjoy! You didn’t have to be there. Good Luck.

The Grateful Dead Version 2.0 ( 1979 – 1990 )

With the departure of the Godchaux’s in 1979, Brent Mydland joined the Grateful Dead on keyboards starting on April 16, 1979. Brent continued with the band throughout the eight’s and played his last show with the Grateful Dead was on 23 July 1990. The Grateful Dead, although dominated by the (non-leader) Jerry Garcia, are always defined by the keyboard player and how he interacts musically (on keyboards and on backing vocals) with Jerry. With the addition of Brent the band moved from the bluesy, slow, highly controlled style of the 1970 to a more open, faster and ultimately funk / R&B approach. Just listen to the transformation of Scarlet Begonia / Fire On The Mountain from its classic form in the late 1970s with a version played later in the 1980s. The crowds and arenas were bigger with 10s of thousands packing in to show. The sound system and the sound board recordings improve dynamically, especially with the introduction of digital recording technology (DAT). Jerry was hospitalized in 1986 in a diabetic coma induced by bad life style choices (to say the least) and with the help of Merl Saunders had to learn to re learn how to play the guitar.

In This Series:

____	1970	1980	1990
____	1971	1981	1991
____	1972	1982	1992
____	1973	1983	1993
____	1974	1984	1994
____	1975	1985	1995
1966	1976	1986	____
1967	1977	1987	____
1968	1978	1988	____
1969	1979	1989	____

Additional details of the Internet Archive Collection and how these lists were generated can be found here.

My blogs on individual Grateful Dead show can be found here.

A list of all soundboard tapes of Dark Star performances on the Internet Archive can be found here.

A list of all soundboard tapes of Scarlet Begonia -> Fire On The Mountain performances on the Internet Archive can be found here.

The 1983 Concert Tapes

1984-02-21 – 1984 Studio Material Listen

1984-03-28 – Marin County Veterans Auditorium Listen

1984-03-29 – Marin County Veterans Auditorium Listen

1984-03-31 – Marin County Veterans Auditorium Listen

1984-04-01 – Marin County Veterans Auditorium Listen

1984-04-06 – Aladdin Theater Listen

1984-04-07 – Irvine Meadows Listen

1984-04-13 – Hampton Coliseum Listen

1984-04-14 – Hampton Coliseum Listen

1984-04-16 – The Community War Memorial Auditorium Listen

1984-04-17 – Niagra Falls Convention Center Listen

1984-04-19 – Philadelphia Civic Center Listen

1984-04-20 – Philadelphia Civic Center Listen

1984-04-21 – The Philadelphia Civic Center Listen

1984-04-23 – Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum Listen

1984-04-24 – Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum Listen

1984-04-26 – Providence Civic Center Listen

1984-04-27 – Providence Civic Center Listen

1984-04-29 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Listen

1984-04-30 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Listen

1984-05-06 – Silva Hall, Hult Center Listen

1984-05-07 – Silva Hall – Hult Center for the Performing Arts Listen

1984-05-08 – Silva Hall at the Hult Center Listen

1984-06-09 – Cal Expo Listen

1984-06-10 – Cal Expo Listen

1984-06-12 – Red Rocks Amphitheater Listen

1984-06-13 – Red Rocks Amphitheater Listen

1984-06-14 – Red Rocks Amphitheater Listen

1984-06-21 – Kingswood Music Theatre Listen

1984-06-23 – City Island Listen

1984-06-24 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center Listen

1984-06-26 – Merriweather Post Pavilion Listen

1984-06-27 – Merriweather Post Pavilion Listen

1984-06-29 – Blossom Music Center Listen

1984-06-30 – Indianapolis Sports and Music Center Listen

1984-07-01 – Pine Knob Music Theater Listen

1984-07-03 – Starlight Theatre Listen

1984-07-04 – Five Seasons Center Listen

1984-07-06 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre Listen

1984-07-07 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre Listen

1984-07-13 – Greek Theatre – University of California Listen

1984-07-14 – Greek Theatre – University of California Listen

1984-07-15 – Greek Theatre – University of California Listen

1984-07-21 – Ventura County Fairgrounds Listen

1984-07-22 – Ventura County Fairgrounds Listen

1984-10-05 – Charlotte Coliseum Listen

1984-10-06 – Richmond Coliseum Listen

1984-10-08 – The Centrum Listen

1984-10-09 – The Centrum Listen

1984-10-11 – The Augusta Civic Center Listen

1984-10-12 – The Augusta Civic Center Listen

1984-10-14 – Hartford Civic Center Listen

1984-10-15 – Civic Center Listen

1984-10-17 – Brendan Byrne Arena Listen

1984-10-18 – Brendan Byrne Arena Listen

1984-10-20 – Carrier Dome, Syracuse U Listen

1984-10-27 – Berkeley Community Theater Listen

1984-10-28 – Berkeley Community Theater Listen

1984-10-30 – Berkeley Community Theater Listen

1984-10-31 – Berkeley Community Theater Listen

1984-11-02 – Berkeley Community Theatre Listen

1984-11-03 – Berkeley Community Theater Listen

1984-12-28 – San Francisco Civic Auditorium Listen

1984-12-29 – San Francisco Civic Auditorium Listen

1984-12-31 – San Francisco Civic Auditorium Listen