Grateful Dead
12/29/88
Oakland Coliseum Arena
Oakland, CA

OTS; AKG D-190E Dynamic Cardioids (ORTF) >Sony WM-D6C >(patch) >Sony WM-D6C [MX90]

Cassette Masters Transferred Via Denon DR-M12HR >Tascam DR100mkII (24bit/48kHz)
WAV >Audacity (Amplify, Track Splits, Down Sample To 16bit/44.1kHz, Minor Edits [Tape Flips] & Fades) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Transferred, Audacity Post Production, FLAC, Tags, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Set I
Disc I:
01. Tuning
02. Hell In A Bucket >
03. Sugaree
04. New Minglewood Blues
05. Friend Of The Devil
06. Queen Jane Approximately  (tape flip)
07. To Lay Me Down >
08. Let It Grow


Set II
Disc II:
01. Tuning
02. Playing In The Band >
03. Crazy Fingers >
04. Samson & Delilah >
05. Playin' Reprise >
06. Eyes Of The World >
07. Drums >  (tape flip)

Disc III:
01. Space >
02. The Other One >
03. Stella Blue >
04. Throwing Stones >
05. Not Fade Away  (tape flip)

Encore:
06. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)


Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Brent Mydland - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was the first show that I recorded with my, at the time, brand new Sony WM-D6C PRO. I had purchased an adapter to convert the 1/4' phone plugs from my microphones to work with the 1/8" stereo microphone input but I had inadvertently bought a headphone adapter and didn't realize that it only worked in one direction and was not compatible for my purpose. I was frantic when sound checking my gear to find that I was only getting one channel so I had no choice but to take a patch from the taper to my left who was also using a D6 and running AKG microphones. A BIG thanks to whoever that taper was, because I have long ago forgotten.

I have ticket stubs, and my ex wife Nikki's handwritten set list in my setlist book, for the previous night's show on December 28 at the Coliseum, so I was definitely there, but I have no idea why I didn't at least try to record that one. I also included scans of those stubs, along with that set list, with this show from the 29th. It's a mystery that I have no memory at all of. I definitely remember the 29th show as being the first time I had taken a patch from another taper (I liked to be self contained and use my own microphones) but if I was to have discovered that I had a problem with the cables for my new D6 I would have thought that it would have been apparent the night before on 12/28. I always tried to record every show I went to, starting with the Mother's Day show at the Frost on 5/11/86. If I had found the problem with the microphones at the first show, I don't know why I didn't at least try to get a patch the night before, but maybe I wasn't able to buy the adapter until the 29th. Who knows. (These things bother me.)  ;)

After recording the 12/29/88 Dead show at the Coliseum, and apparently watching the 12/28/88 show, we trouped off to San Francisco on the 30th to see Hot Tuna acoustic at the Fillmore on the off night. I didn't attempt to record that one because I still didn't feel comfortable attempting a stealth recording yet, (my first stealth show wasn't until Miles Davis at Cal Poly SLO in 1990), but I helped out my friend Dick who took in his Marantz PMD-430 in while ace bandaged to his lower back and padded with hotel towels. The doorman kept patting him down and said, 'You're really tight. Do you work out?' and he said 'Yeah'. Too funny! My friend Taper Ron tried to bring his D6 into the Fillmore and they found it on the pat down and made him bring it back to the truck. I remember the bouncers that kept coming by and shining flashlight beams under all the cocktail tables, where we were sitting. I don't know if they were looking for drugs, alcohol, or taping gear, or maybe any and all of the above. At the end of the show I took the master tape out with me because Dick, Dave, and their friends were also staying for the late show and all Ron, Nikki and I had tickets for was the early show and Dick wanted the master tape from the early set to be safe. Looking back now his recording was really poor and I was happy to eventually find digital soundboards of both the early and late Tuna sets. On the way back to Oakland we stopped at Giant Burger for a late dinner. We recorded the Dead's New Year's Eve show off of KFOG FM from Ron's house in Oakland, so at least I felt I was a part of all of those shows in that run. Later, I bought good quality Switchcraft adapters to use my Superscope EC7s with my new D6 and was all set for the February '89 Kaiser Dead shows.

I think this was the first time that I used Metal Tape, as my Sony TC-153SD was built before that formulation was available.

Do NOT Convert To MP3.
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