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Stella Blue
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Beautiful comedown after an epic Eyes. Forgotten show or not, this is one of the best 2nd sets of the year - and that says a hell of a lot.
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Let It Grow
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Unique Dead with the whole horn section. In places sounds like Nigerian Juju pop from the same era (King Sunny Adé or Fela's big band). Very cool.
3
Loose Lucy
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Sweaty funky and a little bit loose - just like the lady in the song.
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Bird Song
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Extremely beautiful version with some AUD problems. Sparkling melodicism out of the perfect collective mind. A forgotten diamond.
4
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 12, 1973
William and Mary College Hall

Impassioned version like few others, with both Jer and Keith firing on all cylinders. Terrible AUD probs keep this show unknown, but worth a listen.
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Comments

Ramble On Rose
Sept. 25, 1976
Capital Centre

There's a lot more grit and gravel in Jerry's voice on this one than on most from the era. I think he and Bobby poured on some heat to warm up at the start of this set, with the Minglewood before this one really blazing as well.
Bertha
Sept. 25, 1976
Capital Centre

The piano is really high up in the mix, especially on the archive version, almost to the point where it sounds like a totally different arrangement. Interesting... but I wouldn't call it as one of my favorites.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Really special Slipknot > Drums here. On its own the Slip is amazing, but I swear that half the band is trying to go into Dancin' in the Streets, making for a really beautiful transition back out of the Drum section. It's definitely there in the alchemical mix, but 'twas not to be.
Might As Well
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Jerry sounds positively joyous. This song always brought on the good times, but this one is really worth something extra.
Eyes Of The World
March 19, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Thank you Charlie Miller! Could you be a lurker on this site??? Yes or no, your work has given me/us 1000s of hours of pleasure. This cleanup should put this Eyes way up higher on the list, and the whole show too.
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