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Submissions

17
Scarlet Begonias
July 29, 1974
Capitol Center

Everything's perfect and beautiful in this one. Can we just say "All Scarlets from Summer '74 are epically heady", cause I don't know a bad one.
16
Playin' In The Band
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

As brilliant an example of Billy K's genius as I know on the Archive. Great meltdown, too. Put it in the same category as 02.12.73. It's that good.
8
Me and Bobby McGee
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

Starts simply enough, then around the four-minute mark just explodes into a beautiful carnival funride of musical unity and sweet sweet soul.
4
It Must Have Been The Roses
July 27, 1974
Civic Center

Very sweet and right out of a grooving MHUT. Summer '74 is chock-full of goodness, and this Roses doesn't disappoint one little bit.
15
Row Jimmy
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

2nd ever, very interesting. Sounds like they're working out the feel, quite uptempo almost rocksteady (not reggae, yo) beat.

Comments

Samson and Delilah
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Even though the cleanup isn't so clear, Bobby is audible in the mix, which gives a good sense of what it could sound like if the magic soundboard ever gets found.... Apparently there isn't anything in the vault from this show.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Brilliant extended Slipknot, and one of the Franklin's that I used to dream about. The outro is sublime.
The Music Never Stopped
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Don't let the B/B+ sound quality scare you away from this beast. Tremendous energy on this one. Deserves more votes!
Crazy Fingers
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Sounds like a bit of a tuning issue at first, but they sharpen up and roll on. "Majestic" describes it perfectly. This one goes an extra mile, extending gloriously on and sweeping you away with it.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 23, 1976
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

Great show opener for this mostly overlooked show. The McDonald cleanup of the only known source is most welcome.