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Hard to Handle
Nov. 11, 1970
49th Street Rock Palace

Hot soloing and '71 levels of intensity. Listenable in spite of some tape wobble and distortion. Fun to watch H2H expanding during this era.
1
Deep Elem Blues
Nov. 9, 1970
Action House

Headphones only very rough AUD, but one of the rare electric funky Deep Elems. Historical rarity.
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Morning Dew
Nov. 9, 1970
Action House

Pity about the C- sound quality, because a new tape of this would show us a real corker.
10
Good Lovin'
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Final jam in an enormous show. Just killer. Follows the one NRPS set you need to hear. Whatta world.
2
Brokedown Palace
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Through the AUD fuzz and chatter comes a beautifully rendered vocal performance. Enjoy this hidden treasure.
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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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