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Alligator
Jan. 1, 1967
Studio Rehearsals
Outtakes from Anthem: '67 comes in hot! The transition from '66 pop is complete. B/B- sound quality though. Worth it.
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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Aug. 1, 1966
Unknown
Filthy. Pig's voice is very clean here. The dates are probably wrong.
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You Don't Love Me
Aug. 1, 1966
Unknown
Dates are debatable, but the band isn't. Brilliant insert between Schoolgirl sections.
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Dancin' in the Streets
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium
Cuts out in the out-chorus, but shows the initial move from cover band into exploratory jams and bendy form. Very cool testament to where they were.
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King Bee
July 17, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium
Pig is in perfect form, the band throbs behind him with intensity and purpose. Pristine recording.
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Wharf Rat
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Gets my vote for best of the year, but I also think it hard to say just where comes back into the Playin' space during the deep jam... They're so far out of the WR structure and into the wild outer spheres before coming back into the recognisable reprise. Not too often that Wharf Rat dips into Dark Star territory, but this is something special.
Playin' In The Band
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Brings the expansive length and transitive madness of the most epic pre-hiatus versions if you take it as part of the whole suite. I don't say 'under-rated' often, but it fits here.
Deep Elem Blues
May 7, 1981
Tomorrow Coast To Coast with Tom Synder
Here it is with great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chADQBmosEQ. It's quite cool to see this era with a decent/professional camerawork: Nice in-focus closeups of the band, Jerry singing beautifully and his fretwork. A beaut of a version any way you look at it.
Dire Wolf
May 7, 1981
Tomorrow Coast To Coast with Tom Synder
What a rare treat. Sweet video of the performance on the "Tomorrow Show": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chADQBmosEQ.
Estimated Prophet
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater
Agree with Ernie5 - this is right in the sweet spot for the development of the song. Jerry's coda solo is a wild ride through the scrambled madness of the narrator. Bobby's voice in the C.Miller clean-up (I didn't get the box set!) is smoky and beautiful. For me this song has always been *the* emblem of '77 perfection and here it is on display.
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hot songs
Dark Star
Playin' In The Band
Eyes Of The World
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
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Space, Alexandra Palace, Sept. 10, 1974
Cassidy, Oakland Coliseum, Dec. 31, 1985
Deal, Berkeley Community Theatre, Nov. 3, 1984
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