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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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Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Breathtaking entrance into the space out. Sets a rich, elegant tone and slips easily into gear. Then things get really weird.
The Other One
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

Ragnaroar - hard to argue with that. It's epic.
Here Comes Sunshine
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Some of these early '73 Sunshines get short-shrift b/c they're aren't as exploratory as versions from a few months later. There's really nothing lacking in this baby.
Cumberland Blues
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

What an alarming Strat attack in a show opener! My general take on a Dave's Pick is that if it involves Garcia playing a Strat, count me in: 4 please.
New Minglewood Blues
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

If all Minglewoods were like this, I'd tune them in more often. Everyone is slaying on this version - especially Kreutzmann and Pig. As good as this song gets - and then some.
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