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Playin' In The Band
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Really Heads? Not here yet? 21 minutes of super fine hotandheady jam. Blazing hot, capping off a year of just outrageous Playin' playing.
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Candyman
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

Don't know the '70s versions enough to say "unique", but check this one out for beeeautiful vocals over light-as-light sweet acoustic playing.
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Cold Rain and Snow
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

The boys start the show with all guns blazing. Seems like they'd open with this when they were most massive. Ahhhh, Winterland.
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Jack Straw
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

The band has come together, the vocals are warm, the solos are sharp, so strap on boys and girls 'cause this show just ignites from here on out....
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Caution
Sept. 20, 1970
Fillmore East

Great Caution, but absofreakinglutely outrageous feedback into the deep deep space and back. Face stolen, body floating -> Bid You Goodnight. Damn.
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Good Lovin'
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

You knew Good Lovin' could rock hard, you knew it could be a greasy sex party, but did you know they could take it so far out and back, bending it so much that you might think it was Dark Star - before Pig's rap? Now you do.
Dark Star
Aug. 16, 1969
Yasgur's Farm

Play this without the Woodstock banter before it and you'd swear it came from the '70 or '71 country Dead (excepting TC's organ, of course). It just doesn't convulse with explosive pyschedelic power like the great ones of the Live Dead era. It is, however, a beautiful and trippy star that never quite tips over the edge. It's a nice listen and deserves a bit more love.
Dark Star
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

A fascinating DStar. At about six minutes in Bobby and Billy seem to signal a 'The Other One' vibe and they riff in 6/8 time for a few minutes before digging into deeper space. Lo and behold, this is a rare instance where the TOO actually overtakes the Dark Star, with 30 more minutes of deep Dead later on. A great show.
Playin' In The Band
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

"What do I think" is not the right question, Heady Version. Maybe for this monster you should ask "where is your face now?" (Answer: stolen) or "how massively tripped are your balls after hearing this?" (Answer: well tripped indeed). Check it out my heady friends, this one rips.
Playin' In The Band
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

A big station on the way towards Playin's full realization as a jam vehicle masterpiece. The magic's in there, just ready to burst. Listen to how densely packed these 10 minutes are. Seems so much more....
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