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Candyman
July 12, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Spare, almost vulnerable take on this classic. Godchaux brings the church and Garcia brings the stained glass. An American beauty.
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Estimated Prophet
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

You can hear the swagger in their mutterings before they play. And the performance bears that out. Sure, smooth, and effortless.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

Letter perfect - the Godchauxs take this to a loftier level. Beautiful dynamic push-and-pull by the whole group.
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Tennessee Jed
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Planting the Flag of Civilization on this tight scorcher. New from factory - Inspector #9. Under penalty of law, this tag may not be YEAH GARCIA!
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Candyman
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Dreamy, motionless rendition on a sea of individual human reactions [audience tape]. A wonderful time for this gem.
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The Music Never Stopped
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Super fluid Garcia rides the waterslide. They have this tricky little number so in their hip pocket. A flask version.
Truckin'
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

This one's gonna be good from the excellent Weir intro banner. You can tell. The band is loose, confident, almost bullet-proof. Clearly, a lovely time is being had - including a Weir crack-up. From Kreutzmann on out, high test. Garcia just comes smoldering out of the gates - Stratocaster thrusters a GO!
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 24, 1976
William and Mary College Hall

Listening to the DP4 version, which is pretty plush. Not quite the triumphant march of 12/31, but sparkling and plenty assured. The exit out of Supplication sounds like very little else in the collection. Cool show.
Brown Eyed Women
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

Carrion: interesting question. Will have to listen another 16 times at least before I can even begin to think about it. It is a nimble ride, however. One of the great Garcia-Hunter confections and Weir is fucking Willie Wonka. Note: I mean not literally sleeping with him.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

A torrid C>R from a favorite show. 1972 might be the year of the perfect C>Rs and this version, like most of them, demonstrates how easy and natural playing the fuck out of this showpiece became for them. And like so many 1972 shows, Kreutzmann is exceptional.
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