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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
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Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
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Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
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Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Tennessee Jed
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

A superb show - Garcia using the old T-Beaner and sounding all loopy and bubbly. Hence, the "[e]xtra twang." Garcia's spoken-work guitar is so deft, I can even handle Weir's odd slide work. Take that slide out, and there's a definite 1976 feel to this one. And 1976 Jeds . . . smoooch. To this point, this is my 2nd favorite TJ from 1978 - first being 1/22. High on the zest-O-meter.
Ship of Fools
Oct. 18, 1978
Winterland Arena

Although there's a nice matrix available, I think I go with this board: https://archive.org/details/gd78-10-18.sbd.shakedown.298.sbeok.shnf/gd78-10-18d2t04.shn
Candyman
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

I like the Seamons Matrix of this show: https://archive.org/details/gd1976-06-21.mtx.seamons.ht98.124864.flac16/gd76-06-21d2t03.flac
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East

Wonderful show - great version of a favorite! Always a treat!!!
Here Comes Sunshine
Nov. 17, 1973
Pauley Pavilion - University of California

Top gun Sunshine! Like all great versions, the interplay between the guitars and bass pushes the pace, sets the background, some of the foreground. Garcia pushes it hard as he can - as he seemed to do every night @ around this time. Just brings the fucking cream cheese to the shiva. Really: everyone brings the noise. Top kwality, tight as a drum real-time shit.
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