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11-30-79 aka 11/30/79 aka 79-11-30 Stanley Theater - setlist & soundboard mp3 download

Grateful Dead -- November 30, 1979
Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1st Set: Alabama Getaway-> Greatest Story Ever Told, Peggy-O,
Cassidy, Friend Of The Devil, Easy To Love You-> El Paso,
Tennessee Jed, Dancin' In The Street-> Deal

2nd Set: Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain, Passenger,
Terrapin Station-> Playing In The Band-> Drums-> Space->
Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Wharf Rat-> Good Lovin'

Encore: Don't Ease Me In

All photos on this page are from the Stanley Theater
on 11-30 and/or 12-1-79 by Jay Blakesberg.

Let's see what someone in the Compendium has to say about the show:

by TOM DONALDSON The Stanley is a beautiful theater along the lines of the Warfield; it sounds great everywhere. Although more folks are more familiar with what followed "He's Gone" the next night, this night definitely holds its own. The "Alabama" is hot, with Brent's keyboards up front. This version of "Greatest Story" is sensational--one of the densest, most solid performances I know of. "Peggy-O" is real purty, and "Cassidy" is hot. Both songs, as well as the "Friend of the Devil," are accentuated by the keyboards: Brent was very active this show. Jerry totally rips on "Friend of the Devil," which is very strummy. Brent continues his dominance with "Easy to Love You," which smoothly segues into an ordinary "El Paso." The "Tennessee Jed" that follows can best be described as simply "implacable"--the instrumental at the end cannot be reasoned with, only obeyed. Ya gotta love the "Dancin'" here: fourteen minutes of funk that borders on hypnotic in its intensity and leads into a hot, short "Deal." About an hour and a quarter: "Greatest Story," "Tennessee Jed," and most of all, the "Dancin'" are most memorable. The "Scarlet" > "Fire" that opens the second set is a solid twenty-five minutes, although there are hotter performances of both songs this year. The "Passenger" is on fire for the whole song. "Terrapin Station" is unusually spacey for this period, and, after a brief pause, it flows into a nice long "Playing in the Band," which winds down after some mellow jamming into "Drums." Alas, the "Drums" on this tape is largely edited out, and the tape resumes with the last of "Drums" into a "Space" that totally telegraphs "Lost Sailor"--the Goodyear blimp would have been less obvious--but just as they are about to start the song, dive-bombing pterodactyls make an appearance. Really. Seriously. Well, it sounded that way--you never heard "Space" like this before or since. After the last of the dive-bombers descend, the gentle opening chords of "Lost Sailor" appear as advertised. It's a laid-back version that concludes with a long-drawn-out note as the "Saint" takes over. It's a slow, methodic kinda "Saint" that gathers energy at the end. The "Wharf Rat" > "Good Lovin'" is a more routine workout but nonetheless satisfying. "Don't Ease Me In" rocks out! transcribed from: The Deadhead's Taping Compendium, Volume II: An In-Depth Guide To The Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1975-1985 [out of print]

Source: Soundboard Master Cassette> Cassette> DAT> CDR Audio Quality:	11/30/79 Pittsburgh @ Archive.org: the SBD for Listening Only, the AUD(FOB) for downloading
Download The Soundboard Here GD -- Stanley Theater -- Nov 30, 1979 -- Set 1 11/30/79 Pittsburgh -- Set 2, Part 1 Set 2, Part 2 -- Stanley Theater, 11/30/79