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King Bee
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Overlooked. Fine fine Pigpen here. Warm voice, swagger and just enough whisky-soak on the sound.
8
Cold Rain and Snow
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Firing on all cylinders. Hot ensemble singing. Great sound.
10
Cumberland Blues
Jan. 24, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Beautiful, tight show opener. Incomplete recording of this show on the archive. TC's last show, too.
8
Hard to Handle
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Classic "single" version, meaning shorter and more compact than the '71 hyperspace megas.
4
Dire Wolf
Jan. 17, 1970
Oregon State University

Cuts in, but otherwise sublime. This and the night before's are almost studio-quality perfect.
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Dark Star
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Mellow or not, this one doesn't have a note or flam out of place. Everything is recording-studio perfect. What a beautiful night this must of been, full of the mahalo spirit of these magical islands.
Black Peter
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Here in Hawaii for work (!!!) and I just had a few minutes to tune in to some good old Grateful Dead, then remembered this show. Wow, just wow, this is a perfect version. The band is pristine and perfect, the vocals are aching and beautiful. I know I listed it here, and now I'm commenting on it, but jeez if any of you don't know about the Hawaii shows, I recommend you check out this beautiful version: They definitely flowed perfectly with the mahalo spirit. Historically important too, as these were the last shows with Tom Constanten, ending the Aoxamoxoa era and ushering in the Country Dead.
Tomorrow Is Forever
Oct. 23, 1972
Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

Comes as part of a nice down-to-earth half-set after the audience got slingshot past Mars with an epic Star. Donna sounds so good here - this was always her time to shine with Jerry.
Dark Star
Oct. 23, 1972
Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

Out of the chaos and violence of the crashing stars at the heart of this meltdown coalesces a resonant ohm unlike any other re-entry I know of from this era of enormous Dark Stars. What a wild ride these krazy kids got in Milwaukee on this night. It sounds like they're just about to go back into the melody and theme for another round when MHUT pops up in all its earthiness and probably helped more than one shaken head rediscover that both their feet were indeed still on the ground.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

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