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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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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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Comments

The Other One
Jan. 17, 1969
Civic Auditorium

re-visit just singed my eyebrows. Colossal interplay. Kick is high in the mix and proves that Hart's not necessarily a drummer, but it's a great sound.
St. Stephen
March 20, 1977
Winterland Arena

Just how good the group was at the time - the beginning sounds like it's going to be a royal clusterfuck, but they yield to Garcia who leads them seamlessly into bliss. This version has pockets galore.
The Other One
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

This one is Garcia's from the start - and his brief visit to Wahland early on is a real head-turner. The drums support Garcia's extended speech to the troops. A favorite.
Sugaree
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

With joeshafer - sometimes the '77 ones are almost too much. '76 Sugarees are right in the sweet spot. May '76 is the peak for me, but this is such a great great show.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Smooth as glass - even when Weir fucks everyone up in the 2nd verse. They just drive on. Pros.
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