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Let It Grow
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre

How is this not here?!? Shoots out of cannon at light speed (after a slooooooow '76 Wharf Rat).
6
China Doll
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

China Doll always helped bring us back down. Listen to this one coming after 62+ minutes of high-powered jamming and fully comprehend its beauty.
2
Brown Eyed Women
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

A beauty. Jer's vocals are spot on. Gears up for a mega-epic 2nd half of the set. Listen through the hiss on the archive and enjoy.
18
Playin' In The Band
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

28 minutes of groove. Playin' at its finest - but the hiss on the archive version is bad. C. Miller cleaned up part of this show - keep going sir!
11
Here Comes Sunshine
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Never a bad '73 version: Listen through the hiss (headphones, folks) for a diamond in the rough. Apparently a rainbow emerged during it, really.
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Cumberland Blues
June 23, 1973
Jai-Alia Fronton

This is from '74, not '73. No show on this date, as far as I know.
Wharf Rat
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

May and June '74 are both pretty awesome. They were definitely putting something new into the song during this time. This is a great version, interesting and exploratory - coming out of a killer Eyes, too.
Scarlet Begonias
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

June '74 is Scarlet all over. Listen to a few from this era in sequence and you hear how they're still discovering where they want to go with it. This one has great energyand bounce. Perfect.
China Doll
June 20, 1974
The Omni

This is really the sweetest version I know. I've always felt this song was under-appreciated, but that it played an important role in smoothing out the bumps at the end of especially wicked jams. This is the one for that. Just perfect.
Scarlet Begonias
June 20, 1974
The Omni

Fun good times Scarlet with his royal Philness.
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