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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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Dark Star
Sept. 2, 1968
Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm

Fab revisit. What a show opener!
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Can't see why this powerhouse doesn't have more of a voice on this list. Weir's 345 comps alone make this one better than anything after 1978. Godchaux is having a blast & that always bodes well. Garcia's cartoon Bakersfield divining rod is some high high Stratocaster to behold. Yes, electric twang, CC. Voltage on wire. Euw!
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Ba-ba-barn burner, indeed!
Not Fade Away
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Up there with the very best May '77 NFAs. Nothing from this show is anything less than restaurant quality. Garcia's waist deep. They achieved such heaviosity at times like this (here).
St. Stephen
May 15, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

So much swagger. The bridge is one of the sweetest and most playful I've ever heard - and it more than makes up for the boozy, off-balance re-entry. I'm guessing on the boozy part.
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