Set 1



Bertha-> Jack Straw, Bird Song, Mexicali Blues-> Big River, Althea, Hell In A Bucket-> Deal



Set 2



Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Playin' In The Band-> Drums-> The Wheel-> Playin' In The Band Reprise-> Morning Dew, Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away-> Touch Of Gray, E:Don't Ease Me In-> E: One More Saturday Night

Notes:



-- Set 2 is seamless



-- Best Morning Dew ever!!!



-- Each set sounds different due to mic placement and mic mix



-- Thanks to Rudy Huston for lending me his master cassettes



-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

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Reviewer: kingrandy65 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 15, 2019

Subject: SARADOSA! I remember this show so so well. I traveled to show with 3 fellow heads from Toronto. Quickly got separated from them & ran into other friends from Toronto. I dosed right before Bertha. Not being satisfied, dosed again at setbreak..... WHOOPS!!! I remember being on lawn just about 20 rows up & the balcony had morphed into a wooden structure & planks of wood where falling off of it during a thundering Scarlet Begonias. By the time Fire on the Mountain came Iwas absolutely freaked & was running AWAY from the stage up the hill. Absolutely freaked!!!! Spent the next 40 or so minutes in a psychedelic dream space, could not see 3 feet in front of me due to hallucinations!!!! My god & I was only17years old. I came somewhat down to earth at the recognition of the opening notes to Morning Dew & the dead wrapped their musical arms around me. Was sooo happy by the time show ended... just gleaming. I remember asking a security/ usher guy where the exit was & I swear he was absolutely freaked by the scene he had witnessed yelling “I DONT KNOW MAN! I DONT KNOW MAN! Hilarious!Just one of those magical shows with a very high percentage of audience not just dosed, but heavily dosed! I recently heard a Garcia interview where he said that sometimes he’d walked off stage feeling that he had dosed , knowing full well he hadn’t. I guarantee this was one of those nights! Absolutely stunning. My 4th show. But this one was the best I’ve seen FOR SURE! And I only saw a couple lemons, so that’s saying something. Thanks Charlie Miller for finally getting a great sounding version of this show on the Archive!!! - February 15, 2019SARADOSA!

Reviewer: Sparklemahn - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 18, 2018

Subject: Not the best Morning Dew Charlie Miller has given us so many GREAT shows! He is to be appreciated and I certainly do. But this isn't the best Morning Dew: the best Morning Dew is from 6/14/85, a show that Charlie has six soundboards of on this archive! It happened to be a one of a kind Dew where you could hear a pin drop. Sorry, Charlie! Thanks, as always, for all you do. - June 18, 2018Not the best Morning Dew

Reviewer: Sponge487 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 6, 2018

Subject: Another killer solstice killer The Boys love a solstice.



Everyone has a favorite show — this is mine. Where do I start? Bare naked heads swimming in the stream, big police chasing others, then there was the guy who jumped off the balcony. And the doses. Lots of doses. Some guys walked the lawn handing them out like candy. I understand this was the biggest SPAC show ever — the town immediately passed an ordinance limiting crowd size.



The music was nice but then Althea and everything changed... the energy changed... the weather changed... everything.



The other reviews are so right: Scarlet, Fire, Wheel, Dew... any one could be a tour best and they were all one night. Some things others didn't mention: the boys played the complete intros to Scarlet and Fire. And the second set was LOUD — real loud. I love the Fire — Bobby leads a chant in the second set... I don't know if it was his intention but the whole place rang with the crowd singing Fire! Starts about 5:40. Did I say it was loud? Then there was the Dew. Oh my God, what a Dew.



Yup a magical show. If you can only listen to two songs, pick Fire and Dew. Then maybe play the whole thing... you won't be sorry! - March 6, 2018Another killer solstice killer

Reviewer: Franklin's Towel - favorite favorite favorite - October 26, 2017

Subject: This pull Sucks that Jerry's guitar is just not very loud at all in the first set, kinda weird nobody mentioned it. Everything else sounds great but I stopped listening after Althea. It's better in the 2nd set. Going to re-listen with the Wise 421 - October 26, 2017This pull

Reviewer: Niass200 - favorite favorite favorite - June 20, 2016

Subject: Thanks, but no soundboard? That's weird, or am I complaining cause it was my 4th show, or am I developing a bad case of ignorance of audience recordings. All that,and am being forced to go see a surrogate band in the same venue, in the morn. Go Bob, back to my meaningless complaints, the 84 boards are lacking, not there, check the spring tour. And for what is in the vault, listen to Hult May 567 84, as an example those are useful on a cloudy day. - June 20, 2016Thanks, but no soundboard?

Reviewer: redfastback - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 19, 2016

Subject: Epic SPAC! Wow, 33 year ago....what an amazing show this was. Saw 83-85 SPAC, and I think this was my fav of those 3; Massive Morning Dew!! Scarlet/Fire.

Truly amazing interplay between nature and the boys, w/ lightning during Wheel and the gorgeous transition back into Playin. Great Althea too! - June 19, 2016Epic SPAC!

Reviewer: kbmill - - June 9, 2016

Subject: bread crumb There is not a lot of dialogue in this show. - June 9, 2016bread crumb

Reviewer: Humboldter - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 5, 2013

Subject: What a night - 30 years ago! SPAC 1983 was quite the show! I had just got home to the east coast from my first year of school at Humboldt State University - had also just seen all 3 shows at the Greek in Berkeley (check out the Sunday show - Dan Healy's b-day). Great road trip up to SPAC from NJ, camped in the parking lot, excellent party scene. The monster 2nd set with the rain, thunder and lightening was freaking amazing - especially the huge bolts of lightening during the Wheel. The boys just kept playing with no let-up after the killer Morning Dew. This recording brings back some great memories - have listened to the 2nd set twice in the past few weeks. Enjoy! - July 5, 2013What a night - 30 years ago!

Reviewer: mklsgl - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 23, 2013

Subject: In a perfect world... ...there would be a pristine SBD of this show. Yes, there are great Auds but none capture the truly unique percussion during the Scarlet intro. Mickey and Billy treated us to something akin to Afro-Caribbean that I've never heard before or after. - March 23, 2013In a perfect world...

Reviewer: 81Bus - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 23, 2013

Subject: One of my favs Will never forget the rain, and the Fire, and the lightning and the Wheel ... was at this show with Mr. Miller. Doesn't get much better than this my friends. Thanks for the memories, thanks for the stellar tunes. - March 23, 2013One of my favs

Reviewer: jjg4762 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 17, 2013

Subject: Start of Scarlet I can see clearly now the rain is gone. At the start of Scarlet and just before Fire. As we all know it wasn't just raining it was down pouring .This show and the merryweather shows it rained as hard as i can recall its ever rained for an out door show.... Brent plays I can see clearly now a few times during the opening of the 2nd set. This sounds pretty darn good to me. - March 17, 2013Start of Scarlet

Reviewer: zzzboxofrainzzz - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 29, 2011

Subject: definitely an upgrade Hadn't listened to this one in a while because the other postings just didn't do that night at SPAC justice. From the lightning during Wheel to the mellow scene on the lawn to the great time at the campground to the wonderful energy this show packed to the great friends I was hanging with, just a tremendous way to spend a weekend in June of '83. Dare I say there was not better way to spend a weekend in June of '83? And to finally here it so crisply brings a smile to this old boys face. Keep on rocking in the free world my friends..... - November 29, 2011definitely an upgrade

Reviewer: nigeldavahah - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 11, 2010

Subject: nice setlist Great Recording - November 11, 2010nice setlist

Reviewer: nwgj - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 4, 2010

Subject: the upgrade I concur. As wonderful as it is to have three(!) Charlie Millerized sources for this monster, this one takes the crown. All three have their strengths (and the Jim Wise runs this a very close second, imho), but this is the all-around best. Upgrade yourself. Thank you! - July 4, 2010the upgrade