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St. Stephen
Nov. 2, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

One of the definitive DS>SS>11 suites and it power rocks on its own. Young'uns: don't forget good '69...fear not and dive in!
5
Wharf Rat
April 14, 1971
Davis Gym, Bucknell University

Stretches further out than earlier ones, like the Birdsong before they seemed to find WR's deeper groove and go furthur with it. Result? Beeyootiful.
5
Sing Me Back Home
April 14, 1971
Davis Gym, Bucknell University

Saddle up heads, this is one of the nicest ones I know. Pre-Donna Jean, but the boys cover it with driving intensity and its nicely mixed for the era.
2
Bertha
April 14, 1971
Davis Gym, Bucknell University

Nailed it. Part of the great April run that coalesces the '71 sound. Killing 1st set with manageable mix and saturation issues.
4
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
April 12, 1971
Civic Arena

One of the tightest and best jams I've ever heard. Absolute magic. Goes straight into a killer Lovelight. This is an amazing show. Check it out.
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Comments

Cream Puff War
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Maybe the best one so far. They nail the changes in meter and syncopated transitions better than any time before it in rehearsal or live, and the jam just kicks ass, closing out a set that must have blistered the unsuspecting's eyeballs. I think they shelved parts of it, but mined it for juicy bits that you can pick up in the Anthem of the Sun era: It sounds to my rusty old ears that there are pieces of Cream Puff War that then informed Caution, and also parts of the CE>TOO suite.
Beat it on Down The Line
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Bobby's just a baby and he sounds like a demented carny. "Surf punk" doesn't even begin to describe it. I love this so much.
Dancin' in the Streets
July 3, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

It's incorrectly listed as the first Stealin' track on this link. You can also get to it - and y'all really should - by clicking on the link, "check for other copies", then follow the white rabbit put there by the heroic Charlie Miller for a whole set of other beauties from this show.
New Minglewood Blues
May 19, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

Proof that Bobby didn't start shrieking in the '80s here. They sound so punk-rock, 10 years before that scene hit California. So cool to go all the way back to the beginning. Check out this whole show, for one of the first live recordings of a whole set out there. Thanks Archive!
Hurts Me Too
May 19, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

Pigpen was a fully formed and mature blues singer at this point. The rest of the band is still getting it together, still primal and not fully formed. But Pig... oh man. Pure Pig.
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