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Grateful Dead March 12, 1966
Danish Center Los Angeles, CA | Listen on archive
6
Viola Lee Blues
Acid test, date is possibly wrong according to some people. The performance is a butt kicker.
3
King Bee
Really bluesy, love the Guild Starfire sound Jer had here. Flows into a groovy early Caution.
3
Caution
Pigpen drives hard here, harmonica all the way. Early fireball, only giving us a glimpse of what Caution would turn into in only a year!
4
Beat it on Down The Line
This could have been the debute of this song. A very young Bobby is kind of yelling it. It's interesting to hear how these early covers evolved.
2
I Know You Rider
Still in its infancy, but listen to Jerry swarming all over it like ten thousand honey bees. Lightning fast, almost a "let's do this for 50 years".