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Deep Elem Blues
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Sweet opener. This is about where in the year the immortal Country Dead takes off: 6 hour shows, three sets, NRPS, what a time. This one's a beauty.
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St. Stephen
April 24, 1970
Mammoth Gardens

The last DS>SS>11 ever, and doesn't disappoint. Sounds like they still had TC's celeste, even tho he'd already left. Perfect cannon shot, tight jam.
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Friend of the Devil
April 24, 1970
Mammoth Gardens

Deep levels of intimacy on the AUDs here, and Jer's voice and playing are just spectacular. Brilliant fresh playing from a historic transitional era.
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Turn On Your Love Light
April 11, 1970
Fillmore West

Incomplete show, but a perfect artifact preserves the LL in all its sweaty greasy glory. Pig's on form, the band is in swampfunk mode. All good here.
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Turn On Your Love Light
April 9, 1970
Fillmore West

Pig asks some couple to "do something nasty" and to come up on stage, then the band almost soulds like they're starting Purple Haze. Wild times.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Oct. 22, 1967
Unknown

Can't overdo this date at all. This rocks. Pigpen just sounds so good.
Turn On Your Love Light
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Absolutely blisteringly hot, a rockin' cauldrin with Caution-like moments. Could be my favorite.
The Other One
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

A long exploration transitioning from hard rock into spacejazz into dark-melting cozmik goo emitted from cybernautic giant praying mantises, back to rock and landing safe and sound in a lovely Comes a Time. One long strange trip indeed.
Playin' In The Band
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Maybe the single 'missing link' in the 71 - 72 evolution from an odd-metered but still recognizable "song" into an the inter-stellar vehicle for massive heady goodness that Playing' becomes. Right there at 3:00 Jerry flips a switch and suddenly we all go a wee but furthur.
Dark Star
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

The show as a whole is testament to the band's exploration and search for new direction, and this star doesn't disappoint. Abstract and full of conceptual complexity - not surprising after the first 'Phil and Ned', which incidentally could mark the origins of the 'Space' segment that I always loved loved loved. Dark Star >> Spanish Jam never showed so much of electric Miles Davis' influence to my ears.
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