China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 26, 1973
Baltimore Civic Center
^Hey Blade, I’ll have to agree with your assessment here. I’ll have to say I think they were more successful with this pairing ten days earlier in Nassau, which witnessed the debut of “Feelin’ Groovy” being slated into the jam that leads into Rider. Check out the China->Rider from 2/15/73 if you haven’t already. It predates the “Feelin’ Groovy” inclusion, and the outro jam just blazes into Rider with inspired gusto. It’s got that great ’73 sound (also my favorite year), but it very much carries the spirit of ’72.
