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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
7
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Lively on DP38, Garcia's particular wiry. Then during the build-out, compressed and underwater. And blistering. So ace. Did I mention blistering? Nothing not to like here. Great shit.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

A searchlight Slipknot!
The Other One
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Garcia has a bottomless well of ideas and comes out slingin' - never looking back. One of the truly mighty shows.
Sugaree
July 17, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

As is so often the case in Spring-Summer '76, Garcia's Bean lends class, panache, and silkiness. Some very sweet dynamics in this rendition.
Playin' In The Band
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

Am I missing something here? They played this on 6/18 - but not 6/21.
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