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Scarlet Begonias
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Great standalone sandwiched between a Sugar Mag and her Sunshine Daydream. Nice combo.
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Sugar Magnolia
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Cool Sugar Mag>Scarlet Begonias>SSDD sammy. Is this the only one like it? The SSDD kicks ass.
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Friend of the Devil
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

I won't say best, but there's a very cool Hawaiian vibe with Jerry and Bobby backing Keith's solo around the fifth minute.
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Samson and Delilah
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Swaggering gospel here, with all the muscle and might befitting the song. Bobby's having a blast.
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Not Fade Away
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Jam starts to bubble and boil and rolls on with great creative force. Very cool '76 sound, and a great mix with Bobby and Phil interaction on display
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Comments

Sitting on Top of the World
July 29, 1966
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium

Completely bonkers. Sounds like ten-thousand rubber pingpong balls shot through a particle accelerator.
Cream Puff War
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

There's some debate about the dates and tapes in the different Archive and Setlists.net listings. Some claim that this is actually the set from 16th, but this is undoubtedly a different version than the one played on the 16th... for starters it's a full minute and a half shorter. Of the two the 16th is better in my opinion: tighter and more expansive, showing off the how they could be wild, muscular, dangerous, and virtuoso. Great to have this record of them both today. Enjoy!
Dancin' in the Streets
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

The tension between their melody-solo-melody format on the psychedelic pop songs and their need to stretch-out the forms into longer jams is present throughout this show. The Viola Lee, the Cream Puff War, and especially this Dancin' are already going way further out.
Cold Rain and Snow
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

S p e e d y indeed. The whole show has a benzedrine feeling to it.
Cream Puff War
July 16, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Maybe the best one so far. They nail the changes in meter and syncopated transitions better than any time before it in rehearsal or live, and the jam just kicks ass, closing out a set that must have blistered the unsuspecting's eyeballs. I think they shelved parts of it, but mined it for juicy bits that you can pick up in the Anthem of the Sun era: It sounds to my rusty old ears that there are pieces of Cream Puff War that then informed Caution, and also parts of the CE>TOO suite.
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