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The Other One
Feb. 28, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Oversight Alert! Conversational then a violent row ensues. A total taste treat. 1970.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Voice shot, Garcia hums through his spidery 13 lb. guitar. With a lovely China Cat peak @4:30.
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Tennessee Jed
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

(a) Garcia with aluminum pipe, (b) Purdie Shuffle '77 Pace, (c) Perfect Dynamic Control
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Sugaree
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there,/ Or a general raises his hand and is given the field-glasses
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Big River
Dec. 4, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens

Dictionary entry: 1973 Big River - effortless & downstream. Exhibit A.
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New Potato Caboose
Jan. 20, 1968
Eureka Municipal Auditorium

One of the great great versions of this gemerald. Precise, fuzzy, tiny, huge - and yeah: great organ playing by Pig. And the crazy logic of the drums makes this a psychedelic waterslide. So to speak.
The Wheel
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

Crafty, smooth Wheel - just as one would expect from an October 1976 evening in Detroit. Spiraling Garcia Travis Bean work throughout, natch - always reaching out and up, always giving you his deluxe ideas. The jam before Good Lovin' just sweetens the deal.
Bertha
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A brand-spanking newly freed Kreutzmann drives this version home. Could he sound more thrilled? This one is hyper-fast, but killer and fresh.
Brown Eyed Women
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

While, for me, May 77 is probably the zenith for this number, it's hard to find anything lacking here. Playful, bubbly, and silvery in that June 76 way. Crisp, mellow, smooth, and inviting. A treat.
Candyman
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Taken at a nice pace, but never impatient. Garcia's guitar break is, as it should be, clammy and intimate - like he's playing in his favorite chair on a warm summer evening.
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