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Cumberland Blues
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Wow, this one is a heater
7
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
3
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Smokin' hot version
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Comments

Spanish Jam
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Ethereal jam, the sound of what floating would feel like. Less aggressively "Spanish Jam" chord crunches like other versions, more hints of the song structure in deep exploration while jamming
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

This needs more dap. Peppy, tight, fluid jamming throughout and the highlight outro solo is like peeking into a spiritual musical conversation between Brent and Jerry. So, so good.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Finally scooped this on vinyl and my god, this second set holds up perfectly. Over an hour of top tier playing and perfect setlist choices. It starts with this all-timer Scarlet > Fire, which has literally everything you could want from this famed jam vehicle. Precise Scarlet with fluid dreamy transition, absolutely scorching Fire solos - this version is transcends.
Scarlet Begonias
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

First ever and surprisingly good, with a different type of sound. They don't hesitate to let it breath a bit after the verses, with some communicative playing (relatively speaking in duration - I think it tops out at ~7 min, but not bad at all for the first time played)
Black Throated Wind
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Good Bobby chaw on vocals, Jerry swirls in beautiful leads to close. Choice
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