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6
Beat it on Down The Line
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Has one of Jer's longest continuous strings of up-tempo 16th note solo lines (in the changes) I can recall. Wicked fast and right as rain.
3
He's Gone
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

This version, and the one on the 12th, are just butter. I admit to sometimes not even noticing He's Gone, but this is a high spot for it.
2
Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

One of those amazing versions of this underrated song where everyone is blazing along in collective improv to genius effect. Just beautiful.
3
Sugaree
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

Damn fine swagger on this one, in spite of a murky tape. Show cleans up after a few songs - thanks to C. Miller.
2
Truckin'
Aug. 12, 1972
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

High voltage 18-wheel Truckin'. Mix and sound on this show keep it in the shadow of others this month, but the music is all there.
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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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