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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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Tennessee Jed
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

I am not indifferent about this song at all! I think it's genius - practically a standard. And early '73 is a beautiful time for TJs. As are '71, '72, the rest of '73, '74, '76, '77, '78.
St. Stephen
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

This one cooks. And a newly-liberated Kreutzmann gleefully leads the charge.
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Out of the gates, this Dark Star is a towering achievement. Best of E72 b/c in 32 "short" minutes it goes everywhere and never runs out of steam. All of the players are in constant INVENT mode - a long, optimistic conversation about past, present, future. These first two E72 shows demonstrate just how ready for the tour these guys were. And how excited they were to be there.
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Quiet, conversational. Could easily be a practice in a garage. Or a living room. Very much has its own thing. Garcia's break underlines how EXP this version was/is. Coalesces into an explosive end. This could be a go to. Oh yeah - sick show.
The Other One
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Back for another inhale - this is a gorgeous Other One. Garcia's going for max tunefulness. Never bad. That.
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