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Candyman
April 9, 1970
Fillmore West

2nd one ever, and doesn't flow perfectly yet. They're working out the lovely 3-part harmonies and it's just fantastic transitional Dead.
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Deep Elem Blues
April 9, 1970
Fillmore West

Sweetness in the '70 acoustic key. Confusing setlist/archive on this show, but worth a listen.
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Mama Tried
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

In spite of a bit of tape wobble, this is an otherwise pristine version, with everyone keyed up right. A tight solo and a fun time.
5
Friend of the Devil
April 3, 1970
Field House, U. of Cincinnati

Fast acoustic pickin' with alternative lyrics. Sounds almost like a 12-string in places. Is that possible?
6
St. Stephen
March 24, 1970
Pirates World

All the power and, let's admit it AMBIVALENCE by our boys is on here. They flub the lyrics but bigbang the jam. We are the answer to the answer, man.
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Not Fade Away
Oct. 11, 1970
Action House

Only the second GDTRFB ever - let that sink in for a moment - and you can hear them still ironing out its form. The crowd sure takes to it though and claps along from the start.
Dark Star
Oct. 11, 1970
Action House

Totally underrated. This has everything the best Dark Stars of the era have. The Multi-gen AUD source may be putting folks off, but it shouldn't. The sound is totally listenable if you're not expecting pristine soundboard quality. Don't miss this one. It has solid rhythmic pulses that push us off into the outer spheres before kicking into weird gear and tweaking space time into that eternal return of giant space bugs and koto-sounding melodic haikus followed by the jagged galactic pinball that the enormous Stars offer us. All DS lovers should give this one another deep listen.
Dark Star
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

A freaking time machine. I turn this on and in the space of a blink, it's 19 minutes and 23 seconds later, with a beeyootiful Feeling Groovy Jam too. It flows with the perfect logic of a river through spacetime. It's a cruel cut indeed though but we enjoy what we get, eh?
New Speedway Boogie
Dec. 30, 1969
Boston Tea Party

Kind of. They actually sound like they're having a ball with it. The lyrics are heavy, of course, but the 'Walkin' the Dog' strut rhythm to it, the experimental harmonies and the form are all still being tweaked, so I'd say this is remarkable for a rare glimpse into the development of the song - it's only the fourth or fifth time they performed it - more than any specific heavy presence linked to Altamont.
Deep Elem Blues
Oct. 10, 1970
Action House

Gritty down and dirty like sand-in-the-sandwich. This one has a little funk on it. The recording multi-gen AUD, and maybe not for everyone.
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