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The Other One
Feb. 28, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Oversight Alert! Conversational then a violent row ensues. A total taste treat. 1970.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Voice shot, Garcia hums through his spidery 13 lb. guitar. With a lovely China Cat peak @4:30.
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Tennessee Jed
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

(a) Garcia with aluminum pipe, (b) Purdie Shuffle '77 Pace, (c) Perfect Dynamic Control
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Sugaree
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there,/ Or a general raises his hand and is given the field-glasses
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Big River
Dec. 4, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens

Dictionary entry: 1973 Big River - effortless & downstream. Exhibit A.
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Comments

Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

parrott56: adds to the lovely darkness.
The Other One
March 22, 1973
Utica Memorial Auditorium

Fab revisit. Garcia's Strat is palpable. And, yeah Sally, this is a fabtastic Other One. Improv: top sleeeeve.
Bertha
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Garcia is definitely in complete control with the guitar break. Zesty. Otherwise, this version is a little clumsy to me - part Hart flopping all over like a carp. Flip side there is this one has lots of energy. And when the band catches a wave, it rides it beautifully. Still, to me earlier '77 is a great breeding ground for some top flight Berthas. A little rot feels like it had started to settle in by the fall. Missed connections, forgotten words. But the soul is still there.
Playin' In The Band
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Like many from this period, things develop slowly, but the long improv is always top sleeve. An underrated time for spaced out Dead. Group is in elite form.
The Other One
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

I think one sounds pretty kick ass. Granted, a ton of kick (assuming its Kreutzmann b/c its pretty steady for all the wild shit they're doing). This shouldn't be tied in the standings with a version featuring Edie Brickell. I don't care what you think of her. Just wrong. By the way, Garcia crushes.
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