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Long Black Limousine
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

Showcases their versatility: Switched mid-way through an electric set into this moody beauty after Phil's amp blew out. Gorgeous.
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Hard to Handle
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

More like the great '71s than the others from 1970. A hard enough rocker that it apparently nuked Phil's amp, leading to a wonderful acoustic set.
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Dire Wolf
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

Introduced as a "paranoid fantasy song", but oh so sweet for all that. Perfect rendition.
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Not Fade Away
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Part of an epic jam, plus an enormous China Cat tease at 10:45 in a 5-year spell without them. Very interesting groove, too.
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Mason's Children
Jan. 31, 1970
The Warehouse

For anyone with a soft spot for psychedelic bubblegum, the jam the shit out of this one. Ruff cut in the middle though.
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Not Fade Away
Oct. 11, 1970
Action House

Only the second GDTRFB ever - let that sink in for a moment - and you can hear them still ironing out its form. The crowd sure takes to it though and claps along from the start.
Dark Star
Oct. 11, 1970
Action House

Totally underrated. This has everything the best Dark Stars of the era have. The Multi-gen AUD source may be putting folks off, but it shouldn't. The sound is totally listenable if you're not expecting pristine soundboard quality. Don't miss this one. It has solid rhythmic pulses that push us off into the outer spheres before kicking into weird gear and tweaking space time into that eternal return of giant space bugs and koto-sounding melodic haikus followed by the jagged galactic pinball that the enormous Stars offer us. All DS lovers should give this one another deep listen.
Dark Star
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

A freaking time machine. I turn this on and in the space of a blink, it's 19 minutes and 23 seconds later, with a beeyootiful Feeling Groovy Jam too. It flows with the perfect logic of a river through spacetime. It's a cruel cut indeed though but we enjoy what we get, eh?
New Speedway Boogie
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

Kind of. They actually sound like they're having a ball with it. The lyrics are heavy, of course, but the 'Walkin' the Dog' strut rhythm to it, the experimental harmonies and the form are all still being tweaked, so I'd say this is remarkable for a rare glimpse into the development of the song - it's only the fourth or fifth time they performed it - more than any specific heavy presence linked to Altamont.
Deep Elem Blues
Oct. 10, 1970
Action House

Gritty down and dirty like sand-in-the-sandwich. This one has a little funk on it. The recording multi-gen AUD, and maybe not for everyone.
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