The Grateful Dead – The 1978 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.
- Grateful Dead Members During the 1970’s
- Jerry Garcia
- Bob Weir
- Phil Lesh
- Bill Kreutzmann
- Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (Left in June, 1972)
- Mickey Hart (Left in Febuary, 1971 and rejoins in October 1974 for the duration)
- Keith Godchaux (Joins In October, 1972 and left in Febuary, 1979)
- Donna Godchaux – (Joins In March 1972 and left in Febuary, 1979)
- Brent Mydland (Joins in April 1979 and left in July 1990)
The Grateful Dead In The 1970 – From The Hippie Cowboys of 1970 to the Jazz Age
While the core Grateful Dead members (Garcia, Weir, Lesh & Kreutzmann) remain members through out the 1970’s there were several changes in the band line up during this time. PigPen left the band in ill health in 1972. Keith Godchaux joined that same year on key boards (primarily on a concert Grand piano but also on a Hammond B3 organ). His wife Donna joined as a vocalist that same year. Both of the Gordchaux’s left the band in Febuary, 1979. Brent Mydland joined the band as a key board player and vocalist in April 1979). Micky Hart (whose father controversially manager the band for a while) left the band under a cloud in 1971 but later rejoined in 1974. This decade began with signature songs such as Truckin’, Me & My Uncle and Jack Straw. The Grateful Dead Movie (1972) solidified the band’s image in the public mind. Later in the decade the band sound changed considerably. The massive Scarlet Begonias –> Fire On The Mountain –> Estimated Prophet was perfected on stage and redefined the band. The colorful marital discord and unhealthy lifestyle choices of the Godchaux (and Jerry and Bob’s search for a different (more electric and funk oriented) keyboard sound lead to the Godchaux leaving the band and Brent Mydland joining the band in 1979.
In This Series:
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.
1978-01-06 – Swing Auditorium Listen
1978-01-07 – Golden Hall – San Diego Community Concourse Listen
1978-01-08 – Golden Hall – San Diego Community Concourse Listen
1978-01-10 – Shrine Auditorium Listen
1978-01-11 – Shrine Auditorium Listen
1978-01-13 – Arlington Theater Listen
1978-01-14 – Bakersfield Memorial Auditorium Listen
1978-01-15 – Selland Arena Listen
1978-01-17 – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Listen
1978-01-18 – Stockton Civic Auditorium Listen
1978-01-22 – McArthur Court, U of Oregon Listen
1978-01-30 – Uptown Theater Listen
1978-01-31 – Uptown Theater Listen
1978-02-01 – Uptown Theatre Listen
1978-02-03 – Dane County Coliseum Listen
1978-02-04 – Milwaukee Auditorium Listen
1978-02-05 – Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa Listen
1978-04-06 – Curtis Hixon Convention Hall Listen
1978-04-07 – Sportatorium Listen
1978-04-08 – Veterans Memorial Coliseum Listen
1978-04-10 – Fox Theater Listen
1978-04-11 – Fox Theater Listen
1978-04-12 – Cameron Indoor Stadium Listen
1978-04-14 – Cassell Coliseum – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Listen
1978-04-15 – William And Mary Hall – College Of William And Mary Listen
1978-04-16 – Huntington Civic Center Listen
1978-04-18 – Pittsburgh Civic Arena Listen
1978-04-19 – Veterans Memorial Auditorium Listen
1978-04-21 – Rupp Arena Listen
1978-04-22 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium Listen
1978-04-24 – Horton Field House – Illinois State University Listen
1978-05-05 – The Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College Listen
1978-05-06 – Patrick Gymnasium – University of Vermont Listen
1978-05-07 – Field House – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Listen
1978-05-09 – Onongada County War Memorial Listen
1978-05-10 – Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum Listen
1978-05-11 – Springfield Civic Center Arena Listen
1978-05-13 – The Spectrum Listen
1978-05-14 – Providence Civic Center Listen
1978-05-16 – Uptown Theater Listen
1978-05-17 – Uptown Theater Listen
1978-06-04 – Campus Stadium – University Of California Listen
1978-06-25 – Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon Listen
1978-07-01 – Arrowhead Stadium Listen
1978-07-03 – St. Paul Civic Center Arena Listen
1978-07-05 – Omaha Civic Auditorium Listen
1978-07-07 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre Listen
1978-07-08 – Red Rocks Ampitheatre Listen
1978-08-01 – Studio (Shakedown Street Rehearsal) Listen
1978-08-18 – Studio Listen
1978-08-30 – Red Rocks Ampitheatre Listen
1978-08-31 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre Listen
1978-09-02 – Giants Stadium Listen
1978-09-13 – Sphinx Theatre Listen
1978-09-14 – Sphinx Theatre Listen
1978-09-15 – Sphinx Theatre Listen
1978-09-16 – Sphinx Theatre Listen
1978-10-17 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-10-18 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-10-20 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-10-21 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-10-22 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-11-08 – Capitol Center Listen
1978-11-13 – Boston Music Hall Listen
1978-11-14 – Boston Music Hall Listen
1978-11-16 – Uptown Theater Listen
1978-11-17 – Rambler Room, Loyola College Listen
1978-11-18 – Uptown Theatre Listen
1978-11-20 – Cleveland Music Hall Listen
1978-11-21 – Community War Memorial Auditorium Listen
1978-11-23 – Capital Centre Listen
1978-11-24 – Capitol Theatre Listen
1978-11-25 – Veterans Coliseum Listen
1978-12-12 – Jai-Alai Fronton Listen
1978-12-13 – Curtis Hixon Convention Hall Listen
1978-12-15 – Boutwell Auditorium Listen
1978-12-16 – Nashville Municipal Auditorium Listen
1978-12-17 – Fox Theatre Listen
1978-12-19 – Memorial Coliseum, Mississippi State Fairgrounds Listen
1978-12-21 – The Summit Listen
1978-12-22 – Dallas County Convention Center Arena Listen
1978-12-27 – Golden Hall, Community Concourse Listen
1978-12-28 – Golden Hall – San Diego Community Concourse Listen
1978-12-30 – Pauley Pavilion – University of California Listen
1978-12-31 – Winterland Arena Listen
1978-20-22 – Winterland Ballroom Listen
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