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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
7
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
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Comments

The Wheel
Oct. 10, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

I don't really separate these two nights. This Wheel is a highlight either way. Part of a big cosmic stretch out. Lovely.
Eyes Of The World
March 30, 1973
Rochester Community War Memorial

The intro alone is worth the visit - Godchaux going all Debussy on us. The breaks are mellowwww in the nicest way.
Dark Star
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Sometimes this is my favorite version of this group. Spacious but some interesting, gothic TC flavorings. A really interesting time - they were developing and changing so rapidly. There is much to love here.
Terrapin Station
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Beautiful entry by Weir. They were really playing this song as a narrative by now. Top notch.
Playin' In The Band
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

Really some of Garcia's most beautiful playing.
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