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Born Cross Eyed
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Wild and scrambled with lots of hooting and yelping. Lots of scary fun on this rare gem folks, with a Spanishy jam at the end.
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China Cat Sunflower
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Killer power bridging Dark Star into an atomic The Eleven. Not kidding, but all the early ones belong up here to spread more heads into '68 Dead.
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Not Fade Away
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

High-energy and very tight. Opens (?) an immortal show with a big bang. Great clear sound quality, too.
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The Other One
Feb. 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Super-charged, but unfortunately incomplete. From the era when TOO took over from Cryptical, but this reprise has surprising power: PHIL.
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Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

Explosive and uptempo with a high-pressure energy that blows the tubes.
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Comments

Dark Star
April 24, 1970
Mammoth Gardens

A tremendous musical accomplishment. AUD quality probably stops a few, but that's their loss. It's really just muffled, and lo-fi, but there isn't much hiss and no tape speed issues, so quite listenable. In addition to the named jams, there's a beautiful quiet space, and then some interesting chordal jamming. And as cgarces sez, the outjam is skullfuckingly good. If anyone knows Charlie Miller's e-mail address and thinks he might be looking for suggestions, this one would be high on my list.....
Dear Mr. Fantasy
July 2, 1989
Sullivan Stadium

Hella strong version from what is probably my favorite Brent song. It was always a treat to see this live, and Summer '89 is known as peak Dead for a reason... even for crusty 70s Heads like me. This show has the magic.
Crazy Fingers
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Hmmmm, gotta disagree with some of my brothers here. Pristine orchestration, sweet outo, Donna's gentle touches... but I don't feel like Jerry's soloing - after the 'Gone are the days...' verse, for example - flows as gracefully as some of the great '76 versions. This is one of my all time favorite songs of any band or musician in any genre, and it's a chops breaker to solo on. Don't get me wrong this is one of the shows I want playing out of my tombstone, but I'd vote for the Beacon over this one.
King Solomon's Marbles
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

Listed as "Stronger Than Dirt" on the archive. Whatever you call it, this will steal yer face big time.
The Music Never Stopped
Aug. 13, 1975
Great American Music Hall

They beautifully nail the swimming vocal harmonies, too. All '75 rare treasures are worth an extra look. This show is full of amazing energy, and this TMNS is right there.
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