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The Other One
Feb. 28, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Oversight Alert! Conversational then a violent row ensues. A total taste treat. 1970.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Voice shot, Garcia hums through his spidery 13 lb. guitar. With a lovely China Cat peak @4:30.
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Tennessee Jed
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

(a) Garcia with aluminum pipe, (b) Purdie Shuffle '77 Pace, (c) Perfect Dynamic Control
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Sugaree
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there,/ Or a general raises his hand and is given the field-glasses
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Big River
Dec. 4, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens

Dictionary entry: 1973 Big River - effortless & downstream. Exhibit A.
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The Other One
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Garcia out of the blocks with that clean spun silver whirl. Here, two drummers works - they're locked in for the most part. Jeez - look at that: "for the most part" and yeah I still had to be Negative Nipsy. It totally works; don't let me tell you different.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Likely THE Dew among Dews. Is there anything this Dew can't Dew?
Dark Star
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

The song starts and Garcia's already in mid-song form. He's five chapters ahead. And he stays that way throughout. Six minutes in he's onto the next book - telling a completely different story. Heady fucking shit.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Lesh is practically plugged direct into my stereo. Characteristically hi-fi 1973 Braniff airport lounge soundtrack. Captain Trips flies through the lush changes in clear grey-blue sky.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

With Kreutzmann skittering along, I'd put this Playin' up against pretty much any other. This one's a long family conversation at the kitchen table. A beautiful, high-speed, skipping in the daisies Playin'.
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