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Mexicali Blues
Sept. 17, 1972
Baltimore Civic Center

Serious giddyup.
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Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Streaks across the sky like a comet. Choose the SBD version, you won't regret it. Bobby and Donny are totally on together.
2
Big Railroad Blues
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Really needs a cleanup, or some miracle tapes to clear the sound on this little gem. They were on. Where's the rest of the SB?
3
Jack Straw
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Listen through the murky AUD and you'll find a powerhouse version that clearly blew the doors off. Crowd energy contributes to a great version.
2
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

No bad ones at all from this era, but listen in and you can hear Jerry drive Bobby higher and higher. Great powerful emotive energy.
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Comments

Not Fade Away
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Extra-special jam thrown in around 03:00 on this one. Show is full of hidden nugs and deserves big upping.
Sitting on Top of the World
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This show is full of outrageous gems. The Playin' right before this looks forward to their '73 style of jamming, then right into this brilliant throwback to their '69 sound. It's almost like they loved playing London and wanted them to have a good time or something.
Playin' In The Band
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

"Hot mellow" is what I call this type of playing. It's somehow laid-back on the tempo, which I'm more and more convinced has something to do with the Bobby-Billy combination, and of course Jerry's light-speed explorations and Phil and Keith's collective soloing behind the soloing, which hots up the furnace beyond description. This style really comes together during the Spring/Summer of '73, but there definitely developing it here. Great version, which needs much more love. Good catch.
Chinatown Shuffle
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

The rare Keith & Pigpen synergy is on full display here. They slaughter it together. Fully agreed with the original post.
Dark Star
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Is nobody going to mention the psychosis-inducing phase effect on Keith and Jerry's conversation around minute 21? It's like they submerged the whole room into a helium-enhanced bubble tea-filled pool, and then drained it backwards through a black hole into a super pretty re-entry for that killer Dew. The audience got a hella good dose of the weird on this one.
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