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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
3
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
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Comments

Loser
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Yeah mellowspace, this '77 version is super-integrated. You can hear all systems go. Garcia's got the half-harmonics screaming - some ass-kicking feedback leakage. Possibly the most ferocious Loser guitar explosion ever. Fantastic.
Sugaree
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

Can't decide between the Dusborne and this: https://archive.org/details/gd76-06-15.sbd.bertha-ashley.8732.sbeok.shnf/gd76-06-15newd1t02.shn
Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

My favorite 1976 Sugaree is still probably 6/15, but there are many worthy competitors.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Another subspace narrative from '76. Agree w/Phigment - a lot of story in a relatively brief telling. They move from episode to episode with vigor and in high spirits. Not sure what that means. But a robust Playin'!
Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

friedas - what's not to like? Such a rich vein.
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