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St. Stephen
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

Worth it for the stoned giggles after the cannon shot alone. Part of a great '69 show filled with rare gems.
5
Casey Jones
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

2nd ever, with a long cool intro that sounds a bit like Row Jimmy. This one's a beaut from a show full of great rarities (Slewfoot opener!).
2
Me and My Uncle
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

Slow, clear version from a beautiful show placed right between the primal psychedelia and the emerging country Dead. Check it out.
6
Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater

Buried under some sound quality issues is a 25 minute epic with massive jams and a dollar and quarter Pig rap for the ages.
3
Caution
Feb. 5, 1970
Fillmore West

This will chop you into tiny pieces and put you back together again. Ballsy dark Dead from a cool show.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
June 8, 1974
Coliseum Stadium

Just cruising around nicely until about 15:00 and then they hit the warp drive and it just goes everywhere. Great '74 sound. Good, show maybe a bit underated.
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Nov. 17, 1978
Rambler Room

First time played by the Dead, 9 years before it went into regular rotation. Was Jerry already playing this in solo gigs?
Scarlet Begonias
June 8, 1974
Coliseum Stadium

Very beautiful ensemble playing.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 30, 1979
Stanley Theater

Deeply weird meltdown coming out of a deceptively light and intricate jam. Real bugs under the skin and voices in the head carpet crawling towards the end.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Nov. 30, 1980
Fox Theatre

Read about this in a New Yorker article about tapers. "Deadhead" by Nick Paumgarten in the 26.11.2012 edition. Thanks Nick, if you're lurking here, it's a beauty, and you pulled me into the 80s for a nice minute. Had this tape too and always found it... mystical. Great fun.