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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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Comments

Turn On Your Love Light
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Right about the 10 minute mark this goes into some deep funk straight out of the era: Buddy Miles-ish type stuff. The funk influence on the Dead can be overlooked, but it's certainly there. Plus for a few short seconds right at the end it sounds like they almost went into a Caution jam. Hot stuff.
The Other One
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

The boys are in perfect form here. TOO's with Phil high in the mix have that added intensity, and the whole saga: Trucking>TOO>MAMU>TOO>Wharf Rat is just full-force Philzone madness. Beautiful spaced-out jam in the middle too. Great recording allows us to hear every piece separately, with the rare fine Bobby jam segment before MAMU particularly nice.
Cumberland Blues
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Hot damn, its lickety-split and turns on dime after dime. What a fun song this must be to play so well.
The Other One
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Wow. This one goes everywhere. Prepare yourself to be blown into individual atoms, then reassembled from the electromagnetic cloud into a slightly older, wiser, and maybe just a little freaked-out version of your "self". Not a first-time-dosing kinda version, okay? You've been warned, now go at it. Oh, and as stated above, the jam is full of wonderful beauties. Enjoy.
Brokedown Palace
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Great pure version, as good as they come. A lot of subtlety to Jer's voice here and throughout the show.
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