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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.
6
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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St. Stephen
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Lazy smooth - the best kind of smooth. Almost as good as smoothe. Garcia's at his bubbly '76 clean-as-a-bean TB best. Weir is sneaky kick ass throughout. In the bridge, he goes Phase City and the whole song just shimmers.
Deal
June 21, 1971
Chateau d'Herouville

Thanks for bringing it up!
Deal
June 21, 1971
Chateau d'Herouville

Taste-laden - essentially quartet format. 1971 gives so many cool different looks.
Playin' In The Band
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

May '77 Playin's seem to have extra gravitas & purposefulness. Garcia is in full shaman guitar visitation mode.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1973
Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois

Q_76 - yeah, '73 is delightful. Great as Garcia is, listen to that bass. Whew!
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