Grateful Dead Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA on 12/30/89 1st Set Only

Grateful Dead
December 30, 1989
Oakland Coliseum Arena
Oakland, CA
Brokedown House Production
Taped by Anon
Tape Provided by Andrew Tatkow
Capture & Edit by P.Togos
Synch & Author by Kevin Tobin
Video: AUD (Tripod) } 1st Gen (Maxell XL HiFi 120)
Transfer: VHS 1st Gen } Panasonic AG-7150 } Canopus ADVC-300 } Firewire } HD } Sony Vegas 9 (.avi) } MPEG2 } TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0 } DVD Architect Pro 6 } DVD5
[NTSC, 4:3, 8.0 Mbs, 720x480, 29.97 fps]
Audio: Ultramatrix SBD } Cassette Master (TDK MA-XG90)
Transfer: Cassette Master } Nakamichi CR-7A } Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz } Korg AudioGate 4 } Samplitude Pro X3 Suite } FLAC/24 - (shnid=141200)
All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller - February 4, 2018
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]
Set 1
Bertha
Good Lovin'
Sugaree *
Walkin' Blues *
Jack-A-Roe *
When I Paint My Masterpiece *
West L.A. Fadeaway *
The Music Never Stopped *
00:56:29
Notes:
00:00:00-00:00:15 - Filled With Graphics
Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Brent Mydland - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums
Airto Moreira - Percussion *

[@jpwjr1199]

What a fantastic show! And the second set is EVEN BETTER, if that can be believed. Brent Mydland; holy shit! What a damn shame he couldn't get to a better place while he was alive. He was just fantastic on stage with them.

[@chrisrutherford9216]

Thanks again, Kevin. In Days past, when the world got to be too much to you could slip off to a theater, ballroom, stadium, with a few thousand of your close friends and get lost, high, focused, whatever you needed with Jerry & crew. Now we can get close with a little help from our dear friend Kevin T. Anyone who shares these gems with you is certainly your friend, do not doubt.

[@fvgdrywall8261]

A BUDDY of mine is here with me on our first west coast trip....never went home....Cali and Oregon pretty much since then for both of us

[@tflyer98]

Amazing first set with a lot of crackling energy. So great to see Jerry and Bob smiling, interacting and having a lot of fun. 38:40 check it out. Thanks Kevin.

[@ScottWilbour-bk9mj]

1989 was a great year ❤😊

[@billweisberg5216]

Kevin Tobin... Thank you for a wealth of great music. Your talent feeds my musical passion!

[@jcmahoney3514]

Thanks so much. Saw this with a dear friend who ain’t around anymore. What a smokin show.

[@shawnomalley7398]

dont know that I have seen Jerry this animated, happy and w no shades....wow.. and then Brent! animal

[@aaronhudlow5649]

What a treat on the Masterpiece finish, Bobby launches, Jerry chimes in and gives Brent a nod for the grand finale. Good ole Grateful Dead!

[@mattyboyb523]

Yeah man!! That’s what it’s all about.

[@bpbatlaw]

So great to see that smile!

[@lindaburrows9863]

Music makes my day thanks for sharing the memories

[@davidgreenwald3415]

I was there! Great magical night!

[@jeffriley2218]

I was at this wonderful show. Soo nice to see this, I was lucky I got to see 28th, 30th & NYE that year.

[@lunac7596]

Me too 😊 such a great show ❤⭐️🌀

[@george.s.8491]

Powerful Bertha! Wow!

[@Twotontessie]

Garcia is playing the shit out of that Music Never Stopped

[@gratefuldawgs2738]

Dean Just woke me to this show!!! no glasses and the Wolf !!! What a Year!! my first show was 4-9 birthday i should say lolololo thanks KEV

[@scottcrowley77]

SET 2....?? PLEASE.....??

[@tenuis70]

32 years ago this very day I was there

[@davidjacuk4286]

I saw this night ! Garcia with no glasses tripped me out, what great day they were !

[@scottcrowley77]

As always thank you from me Kevin. You are amazing!!!!!

[@se5321]

I was there. probably my favorite show of the run

[@george.s.8491]

Jerry with no glasses? Wow! Contacts maybe? I guess that didn’t last long 😊

[@michaellee2387]

Rumor was that Anabelle (Garcia) gave her dad contacts for Christmas. Jerry also had no glasses for Chinese New Year/Mardi Gras stand a few months later, but gradually segued back into 👓 by summer '90. Several times in this run at Oakland, we saw him turn to his amp stack (2 days including here, we sat behind the stage) to push his non-present glasses back up 😂.

[@jimmyhawke]

Scrum-diggety-umptious!

[@griffithpugh2979]

No glasses Jer!

[@scottcrowley77]

I think this is the night my friend Claire found me in the tapers pit n said you have to come with me. You have to see where I am. I gave her a red ticket u get at the coliseum in the morning. She brings me to the rail in front of Phil. Every note he played vibrated my entire body. It was something I never felt before or since. I think I met Davis Davis from Davis this night too. It was so long ago. Thanks for the memories Kevin!!!!

[@lindaburrows9863]

They were on fire that night is was one hot December night I believe when we left the show the sun was just risen

[@chriskrogermusic6288]

was there. such fun :)

[@lindaburrows9863]

I remember one of the shows it was raining when we left so we took a walk in mission in the rain and seen Jerry talking a walk too

[@molcs]

Thanks Kevin!

[@gratefuldawgs2738]

DUDE ! THAR WEST LA fadaway SOLO!!!!!! Geeezzz Jerry 1

[@bjenkin100]

how bout very end of Masterpirce,!!

[@johnholland723]

Is this Brett on the organ is harmony is incredible plus his piano organ is fantastic I don't think Jerry ever could have done it without him!

[@jpwjr1199]

Brent Mydland - played with the Dead from late 1979 to early 1990 when he died of an overdose, it's been speculated that he was either unconsciously or, dare one say, consciously trying to avoid having to spend time in the joint for a multiple DWI's. From everything you can read about it, he was never totally at peace, which is tragically sad, because in retrospect, once he was gone it was never the same. Didn't help that the band never took even a slight break to acknowledge and grieve their loss.

[@MrSnappy67]

Spirited Jack-a-Roe...! (That second solo in West L.A., too : )

[@bighupp3081]

thank you

[@BigMRagingAgainst]

Hey Kevin Tobin. Where's the video for set 2? I can't find it

[@justinsater7050]

Quality

[@ВикторАгеев-ь2р]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@erikmorse5089]

How much do we need to Patreon for the second set pretty please with Cherry Garcia on top?

[@erikmorse5089]

Because this is EASILY one of if not THE best West LA ever (not only the growl ONE will do at the end but the "Got a steady job... HAD a steady job." If you ever worked for them, it's priceless) and it starts a run through the end of Rider that is nonstop 5 star turned up to 11. Whole show is absolute top notch. Whole run. GARCIA EYEBROW POWER!

[@erikmorse5089]

And the "YEAH" at 44:58. it's all so money. We all just wanna know who's the babe he's flirting with in the front row that he got the contacts for 😜

[@shawnomalley7398]

Bob's hair man....:)))

[@earthling2519]

Which guitar is Garcia playin?

[@pauzer922]

Earthling25 Wolf

[@chiefvan]

In all my years......... jerry isn't wearing glasses. Wtf!!!!!!!!

[@chiefvan]

This is better than first set opening dark star

[@michaellee2387]

Annabelle (Garcia) was rumored to have given her dad contacts that Christmas. Tho U can't see it, he kept turning to his amp stack during this run to push his absent glasses back up. Priceless! Glad I sat behind the stage just for that.