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Loser
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Garcia crushes the guitar break and everything else.
2
Candyman
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Warm, gooey, and dynamic.
2
Jack Straw
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Casually Regal - An Eatery
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Crackling with energy. Tight as a single drummer.
5
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Garcia skipping to the lou in warm stereo ooze
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Comments

He's Gone
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

A lovely wandering version - then things get psychedelic and pastorale @8min.
Not Fade Away
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

One of my all-time favorites. Really, everything in this show is Limited Edition Premium with all of the options. Love it! If this show doesn't do it for you, the Grateful Dead will probably never do it for you.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 19, 1981
Sports Palace

From the opening flag, this one has juice to spare. A big Garcia show. So much sunny energy and Garcia's singing is top flight. I feel like I've just been let in on a secret. One of the great 80s S>Fs I've ever heard. And I was at 7-1-85. [Looks down at the floor in mock modesty]
Candyman
June 21, 1980
West High Auditorium

You can't really lay Candyman down any better than this dream of a rendition. [I just saluted]
Bird Song
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Man-O! Hearing this for the first time and can't believe I'm hearing t [you know . . .] Everyone is completely on top of his or her game in this delightful smoked sable on pumpernickel. Beautiful stereo articulation of the guitars makes them sound like they're steering us through some kind of waterway. But cleaner.
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