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New Potato Caboose
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Triumphant jamming!
25
Alligator
Feb. 24, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

Alligator>China Cat>Eleven>Alligator - speaks for itself. The only crime here is I wish the 2nd Alligator was way longer!
5
New Potato Caboose
Aug. 22, 1968
Fillmore West

Ragged but Right! The boys lift this jam up into the cosmos...
12
New Potato Caboose
March 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

You can clearly hear the first part of this jam was used on Anthem of the Sun - it's out of this world!!
6
New Potato Caboose
Jan. 30, 1968
??

Longish jam starts off pretty loose with an early Thirteens from Phil, but tightens up nicely with some killer Jerry to bring it on home!

Comments

Eyes Of The World
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Love it! Speedy with a good dose of fusion jamming. Keith sounds really cool on these early summer '73 shows.
New Potato Caboose
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Agreed! Such a special moment from the early era that I love so!
Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Amazing Dark Star!!! The jams in and around Phil's "unidentified 6/8 jam", especially Garcia's playing, are simply extraordinary. Lesh repeats this theme in a lot of '73 Stars and Other Ones, but this one is the very best IMO, and the song as a whole is perhaps the best unsung version of the '73-'74 period. More heads should know about this one!
Dark Star
Oct. 31, 1971
Ohio Theatre

THIS
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

Indeed, the 'Stronger than Dirt' especially cooks!