[Pigpen]

Well for a while i completely avoided 80s dead, i dont really know why probably because theres non in my house. Well i listened to Nassau and i liked it a lot. So can anyone recommend me some 80s dead that i can make a transition too easily enough? thanks

[tigerstrat]

NO problem, and I'll limit it to Ten for starters (and for my own sanity):

6/27/83
8/19/80
2/27/81
9/12/81
10/10/82
4/26/83
5/1/81
7/2/87
4/15/89

[lostsailor8782]

9-2-83
10-11-83
6-8-80
10-17-83
grel theater in 84 july 14th I believe Dark Star encore was sweet .... it is hard for me to say, I saw ALOT and I mean ALOT or shows in the 80's each year had it's moments ... the spring tour of 84 on the east coast was alot of fun ...

[Billbbill]

One of my favorites, and an excellent aud thats still available. 3-9-81

Here I'll even do the legwork for ya.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd81-03- ... sbeok.shnf

Now all you gotta do is click your mouse a few times.

[grateful4booze]

DP 5 12/26/79 early Brent
10/20/88 Houston
8/12/87 Red Rocks
3/25/81 Rockpalast

[ronster]

Barton Hall 05/16/1981 is by far an away the best aud recording of a show I have ever heard. Great show with excellent versions of Shakedown, Stella, GDRFB, and Let it Grow. Fire one up, turn up the volume and this will take you right back to the way it sounded in 1981 on a good night.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd81-05- ... beok.flacf

The best show of the 80's IMO is Rochester 9/2/80. The recording is a good aud (not near the quality of 5/16/81) but the Iko> Morning Dew > Sugar Mags ending was the highlight of any show I have ever been to. Don't get the soundboard copy, it's flat.

http://www.archive.org/details/gd80-09- ... sbeok.shnf

[GratefulFloyd]

8-10-82 in iowa city, one of the best shows of the decade.

[groovemongrel]

Summer and fall of 89 rocked.

[G'Dad]

Reckoning and Dead Set especially with the 'bonus' disc which I think completes the Dead Set recordings

[Rev_Roach]

I really like Dicks Picks 13. Its Nassau Colliseum in 1983 (forgot the exact date). First set is decent, second is amazing.

[AugustWest]

4/18 and 4/19 82. Fun shows with cool spaces (phil's earthquake space and the raven space)

Everyone says that the early 80's is kinda the same old thing each and every night, but my favorite set lists are from 81-84.

76-77 had boring setlist (with out of this world playing!) Anyone else feel the same way?

[shakedown_04092]

5/11/80 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME. Great show.

[caspersvapors]

check out July 89

[spdolan]

10/9/82

[jdasa]

9/9/87

Providence Civic Center

Short but sweet. One of my favorites....