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Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Another example of how Sugaree thrived in 6/76: Garcia's sweet, mellow, bubbly silver thread guitar and group dynamics both jaunty & subtle. Primo.
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Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

If possible, a very contemplative TJ. Everyone's in apex '73 form, esp. Godchaux who's mixed fairly high to good effect.
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St. Stephen
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Of the heavenly 1970 Capitol Theater St. Stephens. Just a beautiful union between audience and group. Killer Stephen! CRUNCH!
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Here Comes Sunshine
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Show opener - the perseverence is what really sells me on this one. A struggle, but a worthy one b/c the spoils are lush. Sneaky great.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.
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Estimated Prophet
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Garcia makes himself right at home during the coda - great, squooshy guitar playing. Altogether, a sweet version of Estimated.
The Other One
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

This one has everything a heavy, mindfuck early '69 Other One should have, but air-sealed into a tidy 6 minutes. Garcia and Lesh are both on absolute fire. A go-to.
Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

The two drummers steer this vista cruiser - Kreutzmann keeps the pulse and Hart mostly adds texture and color. When it works, it works really . . . er, good. I've really grown to appreciate '76 Playin's - they absolutely have their own game. By the mid-point, they're well into the bizarro &, of course, making it smoke.
Tennessee Jed
April 7, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Like everything else from 4/7 and 4/8 - dead perfect and enthralling. Garcia's break is cracked - just cuckoo.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Typical silky smooth Spring 77 version. And by typical, I mean righteous. Not sure why they felt the need to segue into Good Lovin' - really ever. I actually really enjoy Garcia's break in Scarlet - his approach at this time was really unique - like he's just reading the defense, taking what they give him. No other guitarist has really ever sounded like this. And the Fire is a luxury liner.
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