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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
3
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
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Terrapin Station
May 7, 1977
Boston Garden

Top tier Terrapin. Love the pace. They mosdef played Terrapin on 5/7/1977 and it swung like a motherfucker.
Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Just the right touch. Another up vote for Fall71. The E72 crew is just about there, but I love all of the iterations leading up to that classic group. Lesh gets a little quiet spotlight action. Well-earned.
Ramble On Rose
Dec. 5, 1971
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden

Garcia - the perfect guitar/song formula. Wire-on-magnet opening. Obvious cool stuff to come. An unheralded time period for a bunch of great songs. Edgier than E72 but still total confidence and dominance. This is also a beautiful recording. Fall71 man.
The Other One
Nov. 16, 1970
Fillmore East

Well said DS67. Enjoying a nice re-visit to this perfect pine cone. An all-timer.
The Eleven
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Oh yeah: this beast. GRX speed. So be careful. Garcia's from another planet obviously. Obviously.
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