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3
Truckin'
Nov. 12, 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

They come charging out of the gate to open a great, maybe underrated Texas tour. Great opener.
1
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 11, 1971
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

If you can get past some severe tape wobble and speed issues, the mix is oddly clear and Jerry's ideas are just off the chain. Completists only.
15
Dark Star
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

A short but fascinating star, starts way out, filled with melodicism and beauty, almost yearns for the TOO>MAMU to emerge out of it. Give it a chance.
6
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

Jerry's Strat sound is so perfect here. This whole show (and the 6th) highlight the sound of this era perfectly.
5
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre

They're having a great time here, you can tell. Even the monitor problems are the source of fun.

Comments

Good Lovin'
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Not only is this version hot, but it's the bust-out too, setting up for all the great Bobby-Donna ones.
Comes A Time
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Agreed with Ernie5 here, this is a cool little one-off jam, which doesn't seem lost at all. Almost sounds like they were going into something else, but then got into one of the year's best Dancin's.
The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Dude 420, you are hearing that correctly. It appears the night before too. Check out this cool site on some of the recognisable jams: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html
Scarlet Begonias
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

This and the stand alone on two days earlier are just bonkers-good. I love how this one comes way down for tree-skimmingly low-altitude high speed chase.
The Other One
Oct. 2, 1976
Riverfront Arena

Weak outro though. This show has some soft spots.