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Candyman
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Almost a prayer. Stripped down, pure, harmonized and beautiful. Fans of the acoustic Candyman shouldn't pass this one by.
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Don't Ease Me In
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Sweet and solid show opener. A pure expression of the peak '70 year sound. Strap in and enjoy the show....
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Sawmill
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

Yeehaw, but that's a sweet rare tune. Put Sawmill next to Slewfoot for gems from the era. Awesome stuff.
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Uncle John's Band
May 7, 1970
DuPont Gym - MIT

An acoustic lovely. I think DG is there on backup. It's rough-hewn, like just a couple offriends jamming on the verge of the bad crazy 1970s.
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Uncle John's Band
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Acoustic wow factor, with beautiful harmonies. Unfortunate gap towards the end, but worth it still.
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The Eleven
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Massive electric pychedelia at its most heady.
St. Stephen
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Tight and energetic. Must I've got to admit a very strong preference for the Stephen's of this era over any other. Plus Bob can be heard saying "the funniest thing I've ever heard" right after "one man gathers what another man spills", to general merriment.
Dark Star
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

Massive early version (just 15 minutes). Check out the new C. Miller for great cleanup work.
Morning Dew
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

The Pig's Hammond is all over this one.
Playin' In The Band
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

Playin' ('72 forward) is one indicator for me of how much collective energy the boys had for exploration. That's what makes the earliest versions of the song so interesting - when it was just a song and not a ticket to Mars and back. Here Bobby sings like his life depended on it. Very cool.
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