Forum MVP bs69 Posted February 12, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 The Barton hall thread got me thinking about this. My first shows on tape were 6-24-85 (Riverbend)and 10-31-85(Columbia) and i acquired them sometime in 87' from a high school buddy that got me into the band. I acquired a few more over the next couple of years including the Barton hall show, but did not start acquiring them in bunches until around 89-90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taper Ron Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 My first tape was 12/31/83 SF Civic Auditorium. We had just moved to Oakland. We were messin' around in the city and happened to wander by the venue. I didn't have a clue about the Dead, Kim (my ex) knew a little about the scene. Anyway, we hung out a little while and talked to some of the heads and found out they were broadcasting the show on the radio so we headed home and I busted out my deck. Over the years I've lost the tape, but wish I still had the setlist I wrote. At the time I had heard Truckin' & Casey Jones on the radio, I had no albums and no idea what the song titles were. They broadcast a lot of Dead on the radio back then and I taped a lot. It was several years before I made any deadhead friends when they read my setlists they howled. I don't remember many anymore, but two that come to mind are "Franklin's Tower" I called it "Roll Away Purdue" (figured it was a college song) and "I Know You Rider" listed it as "Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone). On another note, overheard after a show: Girl: "I like it when they do the historical songs" Her Friend: "Whatta ya mean?" Girl: "You know - They Raped The Women Of Sparta" (That's right the women are smarter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP FunkyBass13 Posted February 13, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 My first tape was 12/31/83 SF Civic Auditorium. We had just moved to Oakland. We were messin' around in the city and happened to wander by the venue. I didn't have a clue about the Dead, Kim (my ex) knew a little about the scene. Anyway, we hung out a little while and talked to some of the heads and found out they were broadcasting the show on the radio so we headed home and I busted out my deck. Over the years I've lost the tape, but wish I still had the setlist I wrote. At the time I had heard Truckin' & Casey Jones on the radio, I had no albums and no idea what the song titles were. They broadcast a lot of Dead on the radio back then and I taped a lot. It was several years before I made any deadhead friends when they read my setlists they howled. I don't remember many anymore, but two that come to mind are "Franklin's Tower" I called it "Roll Away Purdue" (figured it was a college song) and "I Know You Rider" listed it as "Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Gone). On another note, overheard after a show: Girl: "I like it when they do the historical songs" Her Friend: "Whatta ya mean?" Girl: "You know - They Raped The Women Of Sparta" (That's right the women are smarter). Damn it, TR. Now I'm going to have to go find some of my really old tapes because I know some of the "names" that I wrote down, weren't even close. I think my first tape was either 10/31/91 or one of the Cal State Domingues shows. Really love both of those to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP kdubfan Posted February 13, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 TR you crack me up. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted February 13, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 There's a bathroom on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodpile Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 There's a bathroom on the right. Don't go on the wall,just move on down the hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK1 Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Harpur College 5.2.70 First generation cassette from Reel to Reel soundboard. My alma mater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy digits Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Harpur College 5.2.70 First generation cassette from Reel to Reel soundboard. My alma mater. englishtown....easy to understand why I got on the bus quickly :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advisory Board Herdygerdy Posted February 15, 2010 Advisory Board Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Good ol reliable Barton Hall 5-8-77.... Remember hearing that Scarlet>Fire for the first time like it was yesterday..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Dstone5553 Posted February 16, 2010 Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 They broadcast a lot of Dead on the radio back then and I taped a lot. It was several years before I made any deadhead friends when they read my setlists they howled. I don't remember many anymore, but two that come to mind are "Franklin's Tower" I called it "Roll Away Purdue" (figured it was a college song) That's some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJones Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Binghamton 11-6-77 I wore that tape out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charles from Oregon Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm pretty sure my first one was a 81' Greek show with a hot Estimated Eyes, I also had a Long Beach 81' that had a ripping They Love each other, Brent was incredible on that particular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimo Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Barton Hall 5-8-77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakada Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 5/8/77 Ithaca 4/27/71 Fillmore East 11/1/85 Richmond 2/9/73 Palo Alto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbf3 Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Closing of the Winterland on cassette. The version I had did not include the Fire on the Mountain. An amazing feat of tape splicing. What a surprise when I finally discovered that Fire........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodpile Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Good ol reliable Barton Hall 5-8-77.... Remember hearing that Scarlet>Fire for the first time like it was yesterday..... It was actually only the second set,it took me a while to get my hands on the first. Do you remember who I got that from?--- The Bumking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP bs69 Posted February 17, 2010 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 It was actually only the second set,it took me a while to get my hands on the first. Do you remember who I got that from?--- The Bumking!! I also had the second before I acquired the first. I wonder if this was common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taper Ron Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 For a time a lot of DAT Traders were only trading / collecting second sets I suppose because of the cost of tapes. It was frustrating - I always wanted whole shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted November 4, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I had heard my brothers play a bunch of the Dead but the first tape I ever had that was mine was 11.1.85 (Richmond). When I got it, a just popped it into the deck and G-L-O-R-I-A came on. I was like....WOW! I played that sucker till it sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks covering the Dead. Once my brother heard me listening to this sped up tape, he laughed so hard and gave me Englishtown and 2.28.69. After that....it was ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Mike Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Never owned a tape or even seen one for that matter, I know I know, but hell, at least I had Jurassic Park on VHS. First show I ever got was 8-6-1971. Still probably is my favorite Hard to Handle and Lovelight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChemistry Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 It was a 1970 Fillmore East cassette with Bill Graham introducing the band. First Obsession with a Bootleg was 5.1.81 Hampton Coliseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP John A Posted November 4, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Never owned a tape or even seen one for that matter.... Thanks for making (most of) us feel old, Mike. At least as a Deadhead you know what tape hiss sounds like - although most of that has been weeded out as well. When I made the 100% commitment to digital in 1990 (and yes, I'm talking digital TAPES) I had 1,200+ cassettes to get rid of. I think I sold most of them in bulk to a few different folks at $1 a tape. I think the unwritten rule is that it's okay to "sell" Dead music so long as you're charging less than the cost of the media itself. To answer the original question, I think my first tape was 4-17-84 2nd set (Niagara Falls). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 First Obsession with a Bootleg was 5.1.81 Hampton Coliseum. You mean this? Man I loved making labels for my cassettes and drawing some stealies and the like. Labor of love I remember accedentially hitting 'record' on a couple tapes - DOH! As luck would have it, the oops always seemed to happen during a part where Jerry was shreddin and crestin! Especially crushing would be when you'd bring a tape with you to play in your buddies deck and your tape would get eaten. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Good Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP John A Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Especially crushing would be when you'd bring a tape with you to play in your buddies deck and your tape would get eaten. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Good Times. I was visiting a friend at college in Boston in the late 80s. A guy she knew had a pretty serious collection and he was the quintessential anal taper. We were listening to a tape in his apartment, and then he was gonna show us around the city in my car. I asked if we could take the tape with us to continue it in the car. He was horrified at the thought of taking one of his precious tapes in some random dude's vehicle. So I said, "I understand man, but I got a Nak deck in the car!" He realized I was serious, changed his tune immediately, and along came the tape. You didn’t see too many in dash Nakamichi cassette decks after all…I think that car stereo was worth about as much as the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Never owned a tape or even seen one for that matter, I know I know, but hell, at least I had Jurassic Park on VHS. First show I ever got was 8-6-1971. Still probably is my favorite Hard to Handle and Lovelight. Wow. Never saw a tape? Youngster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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