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Monkey and the Engineer
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Sweet fun in a gorgeous acoustic set. Clapalong crowd adds to the joy.
2
El Paso
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Slow waltz tempo. Bobby's voice gorgeous, Jerry's cantina filigree perfect. A perfect gem. AUD quality B-.
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Deep Elem Blues
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

Whoa sweet mama! Back to this show and every note seems worth a shoutout.
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Turn On Your Love Light
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Pigpen gets a woman pregnant on stage. Rough AUD but utterly worth it. The jam starting around 16:00 is very hot.
4
The Other One
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

A barnburner that suffers a bit from compressed sound quality (and a mic. problem), but still hot & worth a spin. Cryptical outro gets going nicely.
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Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Ok, that's the real deal. 17 and 19 May '74 are both just amazing shows and amazing CCS>IKYRs. Seems like they had finally ironed out some of the kinks in the Wall of Sound. Yee-haw!
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 28, 1975
Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park

Slipknot is really powerful, extensive and searching. Powerful enough to put a woman or two into labour apparently.
Black Throated Wind
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

The song seems chronically underrated, perhaps because some of the rhymes are predictable/amateurish. That said, I think the emotional arc of BTW is up there with their best songs (who hasn't felt this powerful after a break-up?). And this one is just killer, deserving its place in the rankings.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

Perfect melodic soloing in the China Jam, great transition. Killer show.
Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Little help here? Not sure that's a Supplication tease - someone else recognise it? Addendum from months later: my bad... It's very clearly a 'dancin' in the streets' quote. It came to me while listening to Dark Star from 23.06.74 for some unidentifiable reason.
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