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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.
2
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.
3
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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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

This entire show has it all. Even an average play-thru of this sequence would be worth a visit and this is restaurant quality all the way through.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Holy Mother of Pearl!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Viva la difference, Marmon! I just can't see how this matches up to Spring 77 - energy, groove, cohesion, soul. It's excellent and I do visit b/c I think it has its own thing that I dig.
The Other One
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Just one of my favorite iterations of the group. An essential part of the trip, although a relatively short jaunt.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

11/2/85 better than this one? I was at 11/2/85 and it was killer, but it isn't even in the same biodome as this one. The 5/8/77 hate sorta baffles me. I like tilting at windmills, too, but c'mon.
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