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The Other One
Oct. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

Wild and reckless - a supernova.
2
Born Cross Eyed
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

It rocks. A tight first Born Cross Eyed after a pretty rough New Potato Caboose. Love the '68 sound.
6
The Eleven
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

First version, out of the first China Cat ever. Epic show. Pigpen is on fire the whole night.
4
Turn On Your Love Light
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Blazing start to an awe inspiring, historically massive show. It's pure. Pig and Bobby are especially fun during the hocket (vocal back and forth).
9
Born Cross Eyed
Jan. 20, 1968
Eureka Municipal Auditorium

Massive, sprawling, acid rock bursting at its seams. "Primal Dead" bending space-time.
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Wharf Rat
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

MAMU>TOO>Mexicali>TOO>Wharf Rat. More or less one of the most mind-boggling combination of sounds, songs, ideas, jams, and outer-spheres weirdness of this rare beautiful period of one drummer, Keith, Pigpen, and not-yet-Donna.
The Other One
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

You're both right on about this one. I'd add that the TOO>Mexicali>TOO reinforces the point. I mean, how often was Mexicali an island of form inside a deep-space soundscape? They had already found the TOO>MAMU segues in November a couple of times, and I love the idea that they just said, 'that works, now let's turn it inside out and see what happens...'.
Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Part of a great 40+ minute NFA>LL>GDTRFB>NFA gobsmacker. Significant, I reckon, because Pigpen was just back from his sick leave and this was his first time stretching out.
Casey Jones
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Ridiculously heightened energy. Playing so intensely that they almost fall into an exploded, exhausted pile, but they pull themselves, up and keep going one more time around the track. Great fun.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Deep deep Pig. Sounds so nice to have him back after the Fall tour without him.
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