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Black Peter
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

One of the first, and its strong and tight and powerful. Is there a bad show from Dec. '69?
2
Turn On Your Love Light
July 12, 1969
NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Goes way off the rails with Bobby, Pig, audience members and Phil all acting quite mad. Reminds me of some of the Acid Test recordings. A rarity.
4
The Eleven
July 12, 1969
NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Expanding over 14 minutes, this one covers different themes and vibes with great streches for soloing. Low-fi AUD.
4
Dark Star
July 12, 1969
NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Some AUD probs but a glowing, surging perfect slice of '69 Dead. Begins acoustically. A rare treat from under the radar.
2
Mountains of the Moon
July 12, 1969
NY State Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park

Buried in bad AUD murk and hiss, this was the last one ever performed. It's longer, slower and beautiful. A gem for completist collectors only.
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Comments

Operator
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Pristine version. Love hearing Pigpen on this sweet diddy.
Alligator
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

What power. They are so charged up for this. Did they know this almost the last one? To me, admittedly anachronistically, this sounds like the 1960s turning into the 1970s, going out with a bang as they move one mercurial square closer to the future. And yes, they execute a perfect hang glider landing into NFA.
Dark Star
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

I imagine it could be much higher indeed. Part of a 90+ min odyssey (very odd, this sea...). This DS definitely takes off from the rocket ship TOO before it and starts right away in outer-space. Not the most melodic of jams - until you get to the beautiful jam around the 14th or 15th minute - but it is full of tripped-out space bugs, cozmic whalesongs, and clashing robot weirdos that may be just a bit much for those who aren't so into the dissonant sonic landscapes. They do bring it back, and everything returns to "normal" just exactly perfectly in the end. I don't use the word "epic" often, but this time it fits.
The Other One
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Capitol Theater shows are an embarrassment of riches. They really live up to the hype, and I'm sorry for those who can't take the roughness of 40-year old AUDs, 'cause the Ken Leigh library is a buried treasure. This Truckin>Drums>TOO>DS>SS>NFA>GDTRFB>NFA>LL is goddamned glorious time machine in two senses: It takes you back to 1970, and it will send you on an hour-and-a-half journey through space time. The TOO here is a rocket ship, burning brightly through the atmosphere. It never breaks apart, but certainly lifts us off this sphere and puts us into space for one of the most beautiful DSs of 1970. Enjoy.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 27, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

;^)
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