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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Actually, nothing wrong with this recording at all - especially if you opt for the v.Miller: https://archive.org/details/gd1973-10-29.sbd.miller.32352.sbeok.flac16/gd73-10-29d1t03.flac
The Other One
Oct. 10, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Thanks for the tip! This song more than still had teeth - accomplished and declarative. '76 always has another treat around the next corner. That clean Garcia sound weaves through tunnels over bridges under overpasses and brings the whole story to your nez perce.
Playin' In The Band
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

Should, btw, have more votes. Explores some undiscovered country.
Playin' In The Band
April 22, 1977
The Spectrum

I think maybe I still prefer 2/26, but there is some clever-ass 1977ing going on here. Godchaux's synth is such a strange color, but it works. He's patient with it and happy to do some drones, which is rarely a bad thing. It's an interesting texture, but it also really does distinguish this version.
The Other One
May 10, 1978
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Garcia and percussion usher in a classic Other One with some textured magic. Crispedelic! Some of the last amazing-sounding Lesh and it's glorious. This is a patient group. & then it's Garcia blast-off! Should probably have more votes. A serious fucking Other One!
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