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Casey Jones
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Strong finish to a great first set at a strangely overlooked show...
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Loser
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

They capture the vibe nicely here...
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Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Not to be that guy, but every '72 version ought to be here...
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El Paso
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Another nice one from '72...
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Tennessee Jed
Dec. 15, 1972
Long Beach Arena

Not the very best of the year, but still darn good...
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Comments

The Other One
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

I ranked this fourth of the tour last year, but I now realize that was a mistake. I'd put it ahead of Bickershaw for third at least (had Paris first and Frankfurt second). Goes very far out and covers some crazy terrain, yet stays every bit as refined as the gorgeous venue it was performed in...A++
Dark Star
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Fantastic 15-min pre-verse...on pace to be one of the best before it gives way to Drums and TOO after just 19:50
Good Lovin'
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

One of the most sophisticated versions ever...somehow jazzy and out there, yet still totally Good Lovin'
Playin' In The Band
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

One of the most gracefully intense jams I've heard...criminally underrated.
Dark Hollow
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

There are 20 votes for the night before that actually belong to this one, as it wasn't played on the 13th...
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