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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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Here Comes Sunshine
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

This is a real saucy take on a classic. Very fond of this show - so no surprise the Here Comes Sunshine gleams like a fleam. All the subtleties are thrown in for the price of the ham. Garcia's floating on a cloud - at the height of his bendy years. The world moves in slow motion for him.
Terrapin Station
Jan. 11, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

Nice, aggressive version. Plenty of P&V. Godchaux key sound is a little cheesy, but everyone's playing is really strong & assured. And Garcia's in fine voice. Sweet outro and fade.
Sugaree
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Epic, but never feels overlong. Right in the comfort zone of killer Sugarees.
Cryptical Envelopment
April 12, 1969
Student Union Ballroom, U. Utah

Spacey, awkward, strange, and some absolute peak period Grateful Dead in a not-so-neat little package. Imperfect and essential- like a living organism.
The Eleven
April 20, 1969
Clark University

Powerhouse is RIGHT! This one's not significantly behind the two Ark versions, which is some of the best Grateful Dead you can find. Anywhere. This is the Garcia who defies physics and history. Thick slices of vault-aged SG/Fender Twin. Nothin' but the best! KYUUUCK! Post-script: not behind the Ark versions at all, really.
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