Grateful Dead Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/30/85 Complete Show

Grateful Dead
December 30, 1985
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland, CA
Brokedown House Production
Taped by Jeff Silberman & Ian
Tape Provided by Ian
Capture & Edit by P.Togos
Synch & Author by Kevin Tobin
Video: AUD (Tripod) } 1st Gen VHS (Maxell HGX Gold 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 & DVD9
[NTSC, 4:3, 8.0 Mbs, 720x480, 29.97 fps]
Audio: SBD } Sony D5 } Cassette Master (Maxell MX-90) - (shnid=106019)
Transfer: Cassete Master (Nakamichi DR-1) } Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) } Samplitude Professional v11.03 } FLAC/16
All Transfers & Mastering By Charlie Miller - February 12, 2010
Thanks to Joani Walker & Paul Scotton for the tapes
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]
Set 1
Gimme Some Lovin'
Greatest Story Ever Told
West L.A. Fadeaway
My Brother Esau
Stagger Lee
Little Red Rooster
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Don't Ease Me In
01:01:05
Set 2
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Samson & Delilah
He's Gone
I Need A Miracle
Crazy Fingers
Drums
Space
The Other One
Wharf Rat
Sugar Magnolia
Sunshine Daydream
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
01:19:12
Notes:
Set 1
00:00:49-00:00:51 - Filled With Graphics
00:47:21-00:56:55 - Filled With Grapihcs
Set 2
00:58:27-00:58:47 - Filled With Graphics
01:12:00-01:19:16 - Filled With Graphics
Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Brent Mydland - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums

[@keithfr7095]

And thanks Kevin Tobin for posting this!!! Back then , it would have blown our minds to see our fave shows with great sound, and on video, too!! It blows my mind now! And always will. BIG Thanks!!!!

[@charlesclark8568]

As always, thanks so much for the fantastic work. I "got on the bus" in 85 and it's probably my favorite year, not to compare it to any like the beloved older 70's era. Just what i grew up with and IMO a really, really overlooked top notch year featuring some neat lists (before i could call set lists a few years later with ease, basically). Great playing. Just kicking stuff showcasing why us heads LOVE the band like no other.

[@briandrum1]

Being a drummer who plays A LOT of GD music, this video is so much fun to watch! The camera is fixated on Billy and Mickey essentially the entire video!

[@archstanton_live]

This arena also had seating behind the stage above the drummers. Bill G. had a whole set of speakers back there for us drumophiles. It was very easy to drift up there and find seats just a couple rows over Mickey's or Billy's shoulder at any point (but particularly during drums). The whole place was general admission. If you brought a joint and made it clear to the folks there that you just passing by, you would always be welcome, there were always available seats. The empty seats were always "being saved" for someone who had not been seen in quite a while (likely they had found a juicy place on the floor). It was one of the best parts of the Oakland Coliseum Arena imho. Sitting 40 feet up behind Mickey at 1:38:00. Anyone with a ticket could have been there if they knew what they were looking for, like Mickey on the Beam. Stereo does not do justice to the way the sound was rolling around the auditorium leading up to 1:45:47 when Mickey looks up to watch. Then, you can just hear/see Jerry's silhouette reenter @1:46:20. Later, there is this whole other thing... 🌹

[@archstanton_live]

I love how the boys make all the emphasis notes into 2 person flams.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

Sounds Great My Man !!!

[@stevelafler]

AWWW HELL! This sounds F'ing G-R-E-A-T. The boys are on. Jerry's on fire, Bobby's a Diva, Billy is pumped and LISTEN TO BRENT!

[@DadHusbandRealtor]

Amazing dude!!!!

[@joespencer8782]

My 1st show!!

[@chiefvan]

One of my top 10 shows of all time. Absolutely on fire-ex-factor show!! Every song is blistering. Best LLR and Crazy fingers ever! The outro crazy fingers jam is what fuking dreams are made of. Feel it!!! Feel it!! This is what happens when the drummers and Phil are in domination zone

[@petesink2224]

Awesome to see this Kevin!! The Quinn night!! Many, many, many thanks to all you are doing with these video/audio sync uploads!! Cheers to you and our favorite band!

[@goodwi11]

Another stellar '85 show! I would have loved to hear what a 90's Esau would have sounded like.

[@TheMowgs]

Thank you for what you do Brother. This is why I subscribed to your page

[@stevenmarsh9889]

Thank you again Kevin for everything you do !! :)

[@keithfr7095]

One of the soundboard shows available quickly in 86-87, this is one of the recent shows that made me want to go in 86. This sound source is the same sounding soundboards, (thanks Dan Healy, and tapers section!!) of the tapes we got back then. Great to see it synched with the video!! 82-85 was the bomb! I was just a year or two late. Check Oakland 2-19-85 1st set, Berkeley March shows, Nassau 3-27-85, Red Rocks, and many more from that year! We were reading the papers, at this time, when we could have been at the awesome Dead shows going on!! Hot stuff!!! Many thanks!! My getting on the bus period, but didn't see em until Hampton 87 . The tapes still play! Love to all! Jerry in red! ( earlier in 85) I'm glad I used my time to make the tapes I did.The band was cranking in the early 80's!!! Still love it! Thanks to Maxell tape Corporation, too!

[@kenlobel2965]

Awesome! One of my facile shows. So much better then the next night.

[@brucekaufer]

I was there!

[@ralphmccracken7156]

Bobby is still waiting to get into the mix

[@archstanton_live]

This was one of those years when the night before NYE was a better Dead show than the one on NYE. Not that we didn't all have a great time on NYE, Bill G. saw to that.

[@archstanton_live]

By playing Sugar Magnolia on this night, they made it clear that they would not play Bill's favorite NYE midnight request on NYE. Midnight NYE would be a Jerry tune, for those keeping score.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

This is the tits! Thank you for posting this. I discovered this show on archive but it wasn t loud enough! Oh my God Thank You!!!

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

super duper, kevin !!!!!!!!

[@bricktonyb]

I was here! One of my favorites. I so miss going. Thanks Kevin. Pretty good sound too! Where were the mics? Was this dat?

[@charleslecuyer3653]

WOWZA!!

[@ralphmccracken7156]

7:20 into everything is back to normal from the sound check

[@bill1144]

the last two days "X" = was still over the counter! X marks the spot shows. 20 year Bday cake next show.

[@brianogrady4410]

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[@ralphmccracken7156]

This is y Dan lost his spot

[@josephhart5329]

I missed this show. I was busted on the way there and spent the night in jail.

[@shawnomalley7398]

sorry the sheriff was on your trail man....hope you got out by NYE 86

[@davenelson9505]

Love the video. Thank You! , but could you people please stop with the amateur effects you add to the pure performance of a classic show. I'll make my own hallucinatory effects if I chose to. IMO it takes away from the moment and is for teenagers.