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Black Peter
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Stunningly good. Mysterious. My favourite - for now!
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Bertha
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Just a full-on rocking get-up-and-jump version. Keith's blazes here.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Long fast and beautiful China jam to open 2nd set. Forgotten show? Check it out, heads, you won't regret it.
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Ramble On Rose
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Crowd pumped up for this 1st set opener. Juiced and tight. Starts one hell of show.
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Playin' In The Band
July 31, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Stealth Show. Blazing Playin' - hot and fast, no summertime mellow here folks. Under the radar massive Dead.
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Dark Star
Feb. 8, 1970
Fillmore West

Simmers, yes, but also tweaks, gronks, facemelts, reduces the cosmos to a vibrating ping pong ball, and slingshots your mind through a Mickey-gong wave of endless return. This Dark Star sounds almost '73-'74 in its meltdown, and should be much much higher. There's also a beautiful melodic jam about 23 minutes in that sounds somehow between a FGJ and a Mountain Jam, but doesn't quite coalesce. Don't overlook it.
Sitting on Top of the World
Feb. 8, 1970
Fillmore West

Right on Beavernugs. Starting with the New Orleans shows - and the departure of Tom C. after Hawaii - they develop a grittier grungy swamp rock sound alongside the emerging and better-remembered bluegrass/country. This show (the Smokestack is outrageous) and this SOTOTW display it nicely.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Feb. 8, 1970
Fillmore West

Rivals Bear's Choice from a week later in sheer intensity and grit-in-the-gears crunchiness. Bobby and Jerry go at each other in a duel like swamp voodoo Jedi masters.
Dark Star
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

Always faithful Dagwood? Well you're always welcome here.
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1970
Fillmore West

Explosive power on this one. Pig on organ swhooshes and soars over Phil and the Devils laying down some deep voodoo. And Jerry's just blazing away like finger fire. Don't overlook this show.
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