Grateful Dead
05-08-1984
Silva Hall
Hult Center
Eugene OR

Disc One [60:17]
01 [04:00] tuning and ditties ("This place got mice" - Bobby)
02 [06:21] Jack Straw
03 [06:08] Cold Rain & Snow
04 [07:56] Minglewood Blues
05 [06:51] Candyman
06 [02:55] Me & My Uncle >
07 [05:41] Mexicali Blues
08 [07:55] Tennessee Jed
09 [08:02] Looks Like Rain >
10 [04:23] Might as Well
          -- set break --

Disc Two [44:21]
01 [00:20] tuning
02 [10:51] Scarlet Begonias >
03 [05:59] Touch of Grey >
04 [08:01] Women Are Smarter
05 [10:42] Terrapin >
06 [02:03] Jerry jam >
07 [06:42] Drums

Disc Three [66:14]
01 [10:12] The Thunder Machine >
02 [12:24] Space > long O1 intro >
03 [06:56] The Other One >
04 [09:31] Wharf Rat >
05 [04:22] I Need a Miracle// >
06 [11:53] Morning Dew
           -- encore --
07 [00:25] Bob's thank you
08 [05:11] Sugar Magnolia >
09 [05:17] Brokedown Palace

Source: Sony ECM-939LT stereo mic > Marantz PMD-340 cassette deck.
Sony UCX-S 90 cassettes, with Dolby B On. Taped by Andrew F.
Mic on 7-foot tent pole, center seat of 30th row (rear orchestra).

Transfer:
MAC > Sony TC-D5M > Marantz CDR-500 > EAC > Soundforge > CD-Wave > FLAC
Soundforge used for fades and to smooth out a few rough spots.
There were too many yells and hand-claps to deal with, so I left those as-is.
CD-Wave used for track-ID?s, and FLAC Frontend for lossless compression.

Notes:

My seat was in the center, but far back and under the roof of the mezzanine. This 
resulted in the tape sounding a bit distant, and with a ton of audience noise. 
This tape is definitely of the "warts-n-all" variety, but I decided to release it 
since the circulating sbd is muffled and has static, and I haven?t yet found a
good audience upgrade.

On the plus side, it?s a great show for mid-80?s fans, and Brent give a great 
performance. The sound mix coming from the stage improves in the second set. The 
30-minute Thunder Machine > Space > Other One segment is the show's highlight. 

For those who don't know, the Thunder Machine was a day-glo painted contraption 
on bike wheels that was made of old car fenders, piano wires, things to bang on, 
and pieces of horns attached to hoses. Kesey and the Pranksters "played" it by 
hitting it and manipulating it in various ways. It also appeared at 8/16/81 and a 
few other shows. At this show, Jerry, Bob, Mickey, and Billy played along.

d2t07: There was a moment when the drummers left and the stage was empty while 
they wheeled out the Thunder Machine. I used this opportunity to flip the tape.

d3t05: The little wind-down jam at the end of Miracle is cut where I faded and
changed tapes. I managed to get it done before the start of Morning Dew.

d3t08: The band skipped Sunshine Daydream and went straight to Brokedown.

Enjoy!
