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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Sugaree
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

As much as I love May 77 Sugarees, Spring 76 is where it's at for me. Subtlety, separation, and Garcia's whispery, silver-dipped guitar breaks.
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Candyman
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

1978: Prime weather for Candyman. This performance, like many from then, highlights the bleak world of the narrator. Garcia's break: spidery.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Bubbly, bratty storyboard version. Character & twang for miles. I'd pay to see this band. Two for a tenner? Four please.
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Terrapin Station
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

This is a very sweet Terrapin. Everyone's fired up to play it. All you need to do is watch the vid to see the pure joy this brings Garcia. Memorable.
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Tennessee Jed
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

I am not indifferent about this song at all! I think it's genius - practically a standard. And early '73 is a beautiful time for TJs. As are '71, '72, the rest of '73, '74, '76, '77, '78.
St. Stephen
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

This one cooks. And a newly-liberated Kreutzmann gleefully leads the charge.
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Out of the gates, this Dark Star is a towering achievement. Best of E72 b/c in 32 "short" minutes it goes everywhere and never runs out of steam. All of the players are in constant INVENT mode - a long, optimistic conversation about past, present, future. These first two E72 shows demonstrate just how ready for the tour these guys were. And how excited they were to be there.
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Quiet, conversational. Could easily be a practice in a garage. Or a living room. Very much has its own thing. Garcia's break underlines how EXP this version was/is. Coalesces into an explosive end. This could be a go to. Oh yeah - sick show.
The Other One
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Back for another inhale - this is a gorgeous Other One. Garcia's going for max tunefulness. Never bad. That.
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