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Estimated Prophet
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Filter attack on the bridge, contrasts well with the burst-into-flames version from the night before
1
Bird Song
Nov. 13, 1987
Long Beach Arena

Clean and exploratory, with active Brent, yet not as telepathic as others
1
Bertha
Nov. 13, 1987
Long Beach Arena

Quite enthusiastic/ recording is crip --- test me, test me... BOOM!
1
New Minglewood Blues
Jan. 6, 1978
Swing Auditorium

Elastic and lilting drive – perfect for those somersaulting leads out of the halfpipe
2
Here Comes Sunshine
March 29, 1993
Knickerbocker Arena

But a snippet of its ancestral epics, Jerry delivers enough HCS concentrate to raise more than a few goosebumps
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Cumberland Blues
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

And Bobby strummin' those phrases from Viola, down to the Jugband Mine ;)
Deal
April 26, 1977
Capitol Theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXnAXfjzD4&t=330s
Me and My Uncle
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Routine excellence.
Dark Star
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

^ OrangeT, exactly. I've come along way since that TDK D90 copy in the 70s! Love how Jer ducks down to the lower registers. Spine tinglage throughout. Staple listening.
Dark Star
Feb. 18, 1971
Capitol Theater

Guilty as charged.
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