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Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
6
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
8
Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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The Other One
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

From a great Drums into peak band telepathy. Were they ever better than this? And Garcia never gets his due full, faith, & credit for being one the great Strat players of all time.
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Spending quality time with this rendition for the first time, really. Muscular. In total, absolute command throughout. Swiss Watchish. Switch Washish. You know what I'm attempting to say. Top El Sleevo! Grooves for weeks.
Estimated Prophet
July 1, 1978
Arrowhead Stadium

Nothing amiss here. Garcia pushes out in the outro. And that always sounds fucking kick-ass.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 16, 1974
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Definitely don't prefer this show over 6/18, but it's still amazing. A super mighty China Cat with crazy good Garcia playing. The guitar. Electric. Godchaux on electric piano works like gangbustas, too. And the Trips version sounds great.
The Other One
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

By this point in its history, the Grateful Dead was starting to muscle people around. This version is that great combo of nitro-burning funny muscle car and precision instrument.
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