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Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Subtle(!) melodic inventiveness, slow boil for 27 minutes, nice channel separation between Bob and Jerry, Phil solo. A forgotten Dark Star.
11
Big River
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Very hot energy and great soloing, plus it goes into an epic Dark Star. Forgotten concert: But the boys hotted this one up big time.
7
Bertha
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Short and sweet with lots of character. This show has mix / sound issues, but is quite worth the listen.
11
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Listen past some sound quality problems for a sweet, thoughtful version - especially the outro.
6
El Paso
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

The boys ripped out some shit-kickin' high energy shredding on this one.
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The Music Never Stopped
Nov. 6, 1977
Broome County Arena

Jerry plays like a man possessed.
Viola Lee Blues
July 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Needs a cleanup, but certainly beyond fathom. Serious brain melter, with experimental sections before the wild crescendo/accelerando leading to the last verse. Only one other version after this, as I guess they were leaving the psychedelic repertoire behind for other bigtime jam vehicles. Hot stuff, and the audience having their collective minds blown apart adds to the high energy. This whole show rocks, but definitely needs a cleanup!
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
July 11, 1970
Fillmore East

A precious gem, in a beautiful set full of rare beauties.
I Hear A Voice Calling
July 11, 1970
Fillmore East

Wow. That's amazing.
Sugar Magnolia
July 1, 1970
Winnipeg Fairgrounds

Not quite a Sugar Mag, and not quite a "Pick a Bail of Cotton" on which, it should now be totally evident, the former is based. Who knew? Fun and historically important. Worth a once-over, at least.
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