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Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

An intimate very early Bird Song - Quartet-styled, which serves this song really well. Also: you can hear the thinking, especially between guitars.
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Tennessee Jed
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Ho-Hum: Another outstanding 1972 TJ. This gem from the sorta overlooked summer tour. Garcia aces the break, natch. Band - unconscious. Whew! at end.
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Candyman
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

From Garcia's cheeky intro on, this graceful cabochon throws a faint, warm light. 1976 elegance w/a sick, raw spider web guitar break.
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Wharf Rat
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

First show - I didn't know this gem very well & after this criss-crossy version, I was hooked. Dark & murky.
3
Loser
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Download Series - An intimate, casual living room Loser. Garcia coming out of the guitar break is divine. Not the actor.
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New Potato Caboose
Jan. 20, 1968
Eureka Municipal Auditorium

One of the great great versions of this gemerald. Precise, fuzzy, tiny, huge - and yeah: great organ playing by Pig. And the crazy logic of the drums makes this a psychedelic waterslide. So to speak.
The Wheel
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Crafty, smooth Wheel - just as one would expect from an October 1976 evening in Detroit. Spiraling Garcia Travis Bean work throughout, natch - always reaching out and up, always giving you his deluxe ideas. The jam before Good Lovin' just sweetens the deal.
Bertha
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A brand-spanking newly freed Kreutzmann drives this version home. Could he sound more thrilled? This one is hyper-fast, but killer and fresh.
Brown Eyed Women
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

While, for me, May 77 is probably the zenith for this number, it's hard to find anything lacking here. Playful, bubbly, and silvery in that June 76 way. Crisp, mellow, smooth, and inviting. A treat.
Candyman
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Taken at a nice pace, but never impatient. Garcia's guitar break is, as it should be, clammy and intimate - like he's playing in his favorite chair on a warm summer evening.
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