Brent era

Monday, March 23, 1981

London, XE · Rainbow Theater

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Monday
Day 82 of 1981
Show #
18 of 91
Era
Brent era
Keys
Brent
Recordings
5
Top rating
★ 4.57 (7)
Best source
SBD
Total dl
54,808
Songs played
20 · 3 sets
Show length
2h 40m
Longest track
Playing In The Band · 17:14

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From the tapers · archive.org · 3
  • ★★★★★ · My first Dead concert! · Rob M · 2005

    Not only was this my first Dead concert - it was also the first time I had heard any music by the Dead! 25 years later it is a pleasure to listen to this - what a long strange trip it has been! Thanks for making this available. I do not remember much from the show after all those years. What I do remember was a stunning song, early in the concert, where 3 or 4 of the musicians did a solo, 1 after the other (at the time I did not know who was who!).

  • ★★★★★ · Close to '81 summit · Ivan Balakhonov · 2017

    Among the audience recordings of this show I prefer this one: it is much clearer though lacks ambience and Phil in comparison with Koucky recording. As for the music itself I'm ready to proclaim this gig one of the best of 1981. Fantastic energy, almost perfect (to my opinion) song selection and flawless execution. I believe this is the best first set of the spring run. And ye, pay your attention to Stella Blue.

  • ★★★★★ · One of best shows of the year · stratocaster · 2022

    This is the best aud source. Although Rainbow Theatre acoustics didn’t do much to help Phil, this is a very listenable recording and my thanks for this effort. Outstanding TLEO, Terrapin, Playin, Stella Blue and the Sugar Magnolia rocks…5 performance 4 recording

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Setlist

Set 1

  1. 1.Jack Straw
  2. 2.They Love Each Other
  3. 3.Cassidy
  4. 4.It Must Have Been the Roses
  5. 5.El Paso
  6. 6.Ramble on Rose
  7. 7.New Minglewood Blues
  8. 8.Sugaree
  9. 9.Lazy Lightnin'
  10. 10.Supplication

Set 2

  1. 1.Bird Song
  2. 2.Samson and Delilah
  3. 3.To Lay Me Down
  4. 4.Terrapin Station
  5. 5.Playin' in the Band
  6. 6.drums
  7. 7.The Other One
  8. 8.Stella Blue
  9. 9.Sugar Magnolia

Encore

  1. 1.Casey Jones

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 5

Best source

gd1981-03-23.139842.senn421.streeter.miller.clugston.flac1644

Source Info: Frank Streeter's Master Audience Cassette (at the soundboard); Sennheiser 421 > Sony TC-D5M (TDK MA90); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.8 MHz)> KORG AudioGate 4 > Adobe Audition 3.0> TLH flac2496; Transfer by Charlie Miller; Mastered by Scott Clugston · 2,972 dl

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