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Candyman
July 12, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Spare, almost vulnerable take on this classic. Godchaux brings the church and Garcia brings the stained glass. An American beauty.
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Estimated Prophet
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

You can hear the swagger in their mutterings before they play. And the performance bears that out. Sure, smooth, and effortless.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

Letter perfect - the Godchauxs take this to a loftier level. Beautiful dynamic push-and-pull by the whole group.
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Tennessee Jed
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Planting the Flag of Civilization on this tight scorcher. New from factory - Inspector #9. Under penalty of law, this tag may not be YEAH GARCIA!
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Candyman
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Dreamy, motionless rendition on a sea of individual human reactions [audience tape]. A wonderful time for this gem.
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The Other One
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

From a great Drums into peak band telepathy. Were they ever better than this? And Garcia never gets his due full, faith, & credit for being one the great Strat players of all time.
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Spending quality time with this rendition for the first time, really. Muscular. In total, absolute command throughout. Swiss Watchish. Switch Washish. You know what I'm attempting to say. Top El Sleevo! Grooves for weeks.
Estimated Prophet
July 1, 1978
Arrowhead Stadium

Nothing amiss here. Garcia pushes out in the outro. And that always sounds fucking kick-ass.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Definitely don't prefer this show over 6/18, but it's still amazing. A super mighty China Cat with crazy good Garcia playing. The guitar. Electric. Godchaux on electric piano works like gangbustas, too. And the Trips version sounds great.
The Other One
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

By this point in its history, the Grateful Dead was starting to muscle people around. This version is that great combo of nitro-burning funny muscle car and precision instrument.
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