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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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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Kreutzmann and Weir go atomic - fantastic version from a classic show.
Not Fade Away
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Oh sister! I love this show - and this version has it all! Fab revisit!
The Other One
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Should be better recognized. Silky smooth '73 groove and then they cross over into the netherworld. Garcia, as usual, is sublime. The group and he are almost in a dialogue - supporting the other when each loses his/its mind. Then @12:30: the bottom drops out: pure abstraction but with a melody. Yes, Garcia's trying to lead them back into the song, but the band is in its own spirit world. Almost lost forever, Garcia reels them in and it's all on again. A melodrama.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 23, 1973
Metropolitan Sports Center

Driving version - love 1973 Dead. Never liked the Feelin' Groovy jam, but this one is top seed material. Godchaux is on top of matters.
Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Although the new WD 50th is quite lovely. Lesh is playing an electrified redwood.
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