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Submissions

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Fierce ChinaCat!!
17
Cumberland Blues
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Wow, this one is a heater
8
Black Throated Wind
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Nice early version. Jerry hits a sweet spot at the end licks
15
Playin' In The Band
March 27, 1972
Academy of Music

Shorter than later incarnations, this one is a full throttle cosmic adventure condenced neatly into an 11min package
2
Not Fade Away
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Very fine NFA > GDTRFB > NFA Sandy

Comments

Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Man, this one is absolutely triumphant. This show is criminally underrated, given the shadow of following May gigs. Don't overlook this show just because it happened in April - it is the BUSINESS
Brown Eyed Women
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Minor lyrical flubs could not be of lesser relevance for my enjoyment. This one is a solid rendition. Some nice emotive vocal chaw from Jerry in the final verse/chorus
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Super flowing, mellow transition. Dig it on a breezy spring day. Great feel
Run Run Rudolph
Dec. 14, 1971
Hill Auditorium

Carrion's description - NAILED it
Not Fade Away
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

Fully agree. The boys hammered NFA's in '71 and this one is no different. Nice Keith/Jerry interplay before the transition!