''Live at Hampton Coliseum'' is an album by the rock band the

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. It was recorded on May 4, 1979, at the

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. Produced as a two-disc vinyl LP, in a limited edition of 7,900 numbered copies, it was released on April 19, 2014, in conjunction with

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. The May 4, 1979 concert was the band's first show at Hampton Coliseum, and their third with then-new keyboardist Brent Mydland.

Track listing

;Side one #"Loser" (

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, Robert Hunter) – 7:39 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:14 #"Don't Ease Me In" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:20 #"Passenger" (

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, Peter Monk) – 5:36 ;Side two #"I Need a Miracle" (

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, John Barlow) – 4:26 #"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:26 #" Good Lovin'" ( Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 6:51 #"Ship of Fools" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36 ;Side three #"Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:24 #"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:21 ;Side four #" Truckin'" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter) – 8:14 #"Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:39 #"

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Personnel

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* Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals *

– guitar, vocals ;Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Executive producer: Mark Pinkus *Associate producers: Doran Tyson, Ryan Wilson *LP mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Lacquers cut by: Chris Bellman *Recording: Dan Healy *Illustrations:

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*Photography: James R. Anderson *Art direction, design: Jonathan Lane

Concert set list

The complete set list for the May 4, 1979 concert at Hampton Coliseum was: *First set: "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" > "Franklin's Tower", "Mama Tried" > "Mexicali Blues", "Candyman", "Lazy Lightning" > "Supplication", "Loser"*, "New Minglewood Blues"*, "Don't Ease Me In"*, "Passenger"* *Second set: "I Need a Miracle"* > "Bertha"* > "Good Lovin'"*, "Ship of Fools"*, "Estimated Prophet"* > "Eyes Of The World"* > "Drums" > "Space" > "Truckin'"* > "Stella Blue"* > "Around and Around"* * Included in ''Live at Hampton Coliseum''

References

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