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Turn On Your Love Light
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

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Turn On Your Love Light
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

smokin version

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Jack Straw
May 26, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Played with all the poetry of the lyrics. The overly busy versions lose all all the beauty and soulfulness. Nobody listens to Louis Armstrong doing What A Wonderful World and wanting a faster guitar solo.
Jack Straw
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

I think less is being asked of Phil here than an average jazz bassist warming up. Past their prime vocals and lousy mix, too.
Jack Straw
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Yeech. Jerry plays some fast arpeggios all over the place but it just turns one of their most haunting and picturesque stories into an overly busy rocker without the ebb and flow of 72-73 versions. The wrong song for this sort of soloing usually in Good Lovin', Playing, etc
China Cat Sunflower
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

More of a rough psych rocker than later versions
Morning Dew
April 27, 1969
Labor Temple

Dick's Picks 26. Good clean sound, more of a rocker Morning Dew, strong vocal performance from Jerry. Lots better than some higher up on this list.
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