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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

One of those note-for-note perfect versions that leave you staggered and smiling. Just beautiful.
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Sugaree
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

Not a song I usually get so swept up by, but on this one Jer's vocals are just perfect, capturing the sweetness and sorrow of the lyrics. A beaut.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

High-powered and tight. This show has nothing but complaints about the mix on the archive. Listen to the Ashley transfer, and see what you've missed.
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Tomorrow Is Forever
Oct. 27, 1972
Veterans' Memorial Hall

Such sweet harmony, such sweet sentiment - turning on a dime after the white-hot Dew. Shows the beautiful country chops Donna at her best brought.
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Nobody's Fault But Mine
Oct. 27, 1972
Veterans' Memorial Hall

Jam starts at around 05:45, never fully forms. Am I crazy? This sounds like NFBM and it continues about 3min into TOO. Very very cool stuff here.
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Truckin'
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

A Truckin' that reminds you exactly why this is the one Dead song that everyone knows, whether or not they've ever even heard of the bus, let alone got on it. Hard driving rocker here with great great jams. I love how you know they're gong to go into TOO at around 09:00, but decide collectively to explore together for about ten more minutes before coming back to it.
Good Lovin'
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

Cgarces is right. This needs more attention. Nicely balanced between the smoky rap and the hot jam, with a hint of out-of-bounds tripiness that does ever quite tip over into deep madness. Good catch.
Playin' In The Band
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

This version sneaks up on you. It starts very calm and spacey, almost more absent than present, then gets quite heavy right quick, as mentioned by others. A compact explosive demonstration of what Playin' was all about in Spring '72.
Cassidy
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Brand new song, (alright except that one outlier in '74) that sparkles and shines right out of the gate. A beautiful kick-off to the most under-rated tour of the 1970s.
Good Lovin'
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Came back to this one and rushed to this site to make sure it was up here. Thanks, Earlier Me, for pointing out how frickin' ballsy and hot this one is. Check out the first mini-jam before Pig's rap, starting about 2:15 in. That's what tight playing's all about. These guys smoked it....
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