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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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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

No - not definitive, but a lovely rendition that brings its own charms.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

Not sure this trinity can be done a whole lot better than this.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 18, 1977
Winterland Arena

First time out? VERY self-assured and smooth! Great, high-spirited Scarlet, but you can sorta hear the excitement/jitters. That's how good they were - even w/some discomfort, they just fuckin' kick its neck off! As it were. I imagine the crowd was like "where's this jam going?" NEW THANG! The envelope filter sounds like its coming out of the sea! STINGRAY! + I'm not sure I know what Garcia's singing, but the words in this song are sounds > meaning; not sure I've heard Garcia sing the same thing twice w/this number. + That said - WOW THE GUITAR! Garcia amidst one of his several peaks.
Estimated Prophet
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

grendel - I too have much love for the 10/29/77 Estimated. A gem.
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

My sense is that any TJ from 1971-77 is going to be, at least, zesty. Some are super kick! For some reason, I tend to focus on 1972 and 1976, but I've heard a few 1973 versions recently that kill. And 10-26-71 (see Download Series #3) is on fire & a personal fave.
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