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Not Fade Away
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

For a show that sometimes lacks a little energy in places, they end it with quite a bang. This outro is exceptionally good.
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Truckin'
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Slow star builds up huge head of steam and a slamin' jam. Ends funny, unsure whether >He's Gone or something else. Nice version, overlooked show.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Not too polished yet, but full of that new-song exhuberence. Great key work from Keith, and a funforall Reeeee-o Grand outro.
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Playin' In The Band
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

A thing of (overlooked) beauty. Tight, muscular and coherent. It never drags. A perfect '72 Playin' here.
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Crazy Fingers
Feb. 28, 1975
Bob Weir's Studio

You've never heard it like this: Rehearsal tape, listed as "Distorto". Track 2. An absolute treasure. Hard-freaking-core. No words, just rock.
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Wharf Rat
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

MAMU>TOO>Mexicali>TOO>Wharf Rat. More or less one of the most mind-boggling combination of sounds, songs, ideas, jams, and outer-spheres weirdness of this rare beautiful period of one drummer, Keith, Pigpen, and not-yet-Donna.
The Other One
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

You're both right on about this one. I'd add that the TOO>Mexicali>TOO reinforces the point. I mean, how often was Mexicali an island of form inside a deep-space soundscape? They had already found the TOO>MAMU segues in November a couple of times, and I love the idea that they just said, 'that works, now let's turn it inside out and see what happens...'.
Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Part of a great 40+ minute NFA>LL>GDTRFB>NFA gobsmacker. Significant, I reckon, because Pigpen was just back from his sick leave and this was his first time stretching out.
Casey Jones
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Ridiculously heightened energy. Playing so intensely that they almost fall into an exploded, exhausted pile, but they pull themselves, up and keep going one more time around the track. Great fun.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Deep deep Pig. Sounds so nice to have him back after the Fall tour without him.
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