Golden Age
Sunday, August 12, 1979
Show stats
- Sunday
- Day 224 of 1979
- Show #
- 39 of 79
- Era
- Golden Age
- Keys
- Brent
- Recordings
- 11
- Top rating
- ★ 5.00 (1)
- Top-rated tape
- AUD (FOB)
- Total dl
- 121,618
- Songs played
- 22 · 3 sets
- Show length
- 2h 33m
- Longest track
- Estimated Prophet · 13:26
Curator Score
How this is computed →From the tapers · archive.org · 3
- ★★★★★ · My Seminal Dead Show-biased Review · BCP_10261960 · 2005
Well, what can I say. This was THE dead show for me aside from Radio City Oct 29,1980 when I sat next to Peter Paul and Mary and toasted Hawaiin from Dan Healy with old Puff the Magic Dragon man himself this was by far the most explosive Dead Show in my life. I was out in Colorado for the summer of '79 working as a Roofer in Fort Collins when the Dead Show was announced on the Radio- being in Colorado probably improved my chances of nailing seats as Red Rocks is usually a tough venue to land a…
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- ★★★★★ · Glad they made a board of this one! · Augy · 2008
I was taping during the 1st set and got busted by an obviously ignorant Red Rocks security employee who confiscated my equipment. So what was I to do, other that go up to the front, being consoled by a nice "Fenario" and as usual hot "Lazy Lightin"? Not to mention the "Looks like Rain" for the impending weather that later manifested itself heavily during the 2nd set; the very new "Althea", a fun "Passenger" which was entering its best but last period of performances i.e.
- ★★★★★ · Big Mac Express to Jerry World · Greyfoldedsom · 2009
One of many reasons Red Rocks was so special was their policy of admitting those who had used public transportation or had been dropped off BEFORE those who came in cars. So on day 2 we were among about 200 'pedestrians' being led by security guys in golf carts along the lane from the main road up to the amphitheatre, an hour before the lots opened for cars.
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Setlist
Set 1
Set 2
Encore
Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)
Recordings on archive.org · 11
Top-rated source
gd1979-08-12.fob.nak700.menke.motb-0137.107166.flac16
Nak CM 700s => Sony TC-D5 >> MAC. Aud Master Cassettes (MAC) Medium Stock Brands: MAC = 3 x Maxell UDXLII 90 Analog · ★ 5.00 (1 reviews) · 12,655 dl
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- gd1979-08-12.145471.sony.ecm270.severson.miller.clugston.flac1648Mark Severson's Master Audience Cassettes; Sony ECM-270 mics (row 13, seats 68 & 69 - 1st set held head high, 2nd set mounted on pole)> Sony TC-158SD (Maxell UDXLII) · ★ 4.00 · 1,889 dl
- gd1979-08-12.145472.sony.ecm270.severson.miller.clugston.flac2496Mark Severson's Master Audience Cassettes; Sony ECM-270 mics (row 13, seats 68 & 69 - 1st set held head high, 2nd set mounted on pole)> Sony TC-158SD (Maxell UDXLII) · 2,887 dl
- gd1979-08-12.157083.aud.hicks-fong.flac1644Handheld deck (mono) > MAC > 1st-Gen back-up tapes · 913 dl
- gd1979-08-12.164359.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac1648Bob Wagner's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony TC-158SD (Maxell XLII-C90) · 634 dl
- gd1979-08-12.164360.nak700.wagner.miller.clugston.flac2496Bob Wagner's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 700 mics > Sony TC-158SD (Maxell XLII-C90) · 1,105 dl
- gd1979-08-12.168028.sbd.clugston.miller.menke.flac16SBD > Cassette Master > PCM > CD · ★ 3.00 · 2,426 dl
- gd1979-08-12.aud.cousinit.97683.flac16Master AUD>C>C · ★ 3.00 · 4,921 dl
- gd1979-08-12.fob.nak700.menke.motb-0137.107166.flac16Nak CM 700s => Sony TC-D5 >> MAC. Aud Master Cassettes (MAC) Medium Stock Brands: MAC = 3 x Maxell UDXLII 90 Analog · ★ 5.00 · 12,655 dl
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