The Taper Section represented an explicit acknowledgment of Dead culture: the practice of recording concerts, sharing recordings, and building a distributed archive of performances. Official recognition of the Taper Section in venue signage was revolutionary; most bands discouraged taping, but the Dead built infrastructure to support it.

This poster marks a venue's understanding that the Dead attracted tapers and that accommodating them was part of the concert experience. It's a document of Dead philosophy: that recordings mattered, that the community of tape traders was important, that the music belonged to all who experienced it.

• Condition: Original concert poster
• Significance: Documents the Dead's official recognition of tape culture
• Era: Mid-to-late Dead touring period
• Size: 22" x 28"